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{UAH} FW: National staff: 8 ways to support the +90%

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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:20:37 -0500
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International organizations rely on national staff, and an increasing number of INGOs are focusing on growing partnerships with local groups. Still more resources are flowing directly to national NGOs.

But better support for national staff isn't keeping up with a rapidly changing industry.
 
National staff: 8 ways to support the 90-plus percent
 
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People are key to the success or failure of humanitarian response, "yet we often manage and reward staff as if we didn't know this reality," David Loquercio, head of policy, advocacy and learning at CHS Alliance, which supports the humanitarian sector in applying standards and good practices, told Devex.

Most international aid agencies already employ more than 90 percent of national staff in countries where they operate when they don't exclusively work through national partners. Overall, it's likely that more than 95 percent of aid workers work in their own country, Loquercio added.

Enabling local response to play a more important role in humanitarian response was one of the key items on the agenda of the World Humanitarian Summit. But while local staff are increasingly delegated more risks and responsibilities, they still tend to get least attention and resources in terms of duty of care and staff support — which was also reflected by the issue of staff care being "nearly invisible" at WHS, Loquercio said.

If the development community believes staff deserves the support of their employer or back donor, Loquercio points to the Core Humanitarian Standard, which includes people management as one of its commitments and defines corresponding requirements. Devex caught up with Loquercio about how to apply the standards to national staff care.
 
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Whether it's data or storytelling, artificial intelligence or engineering, development needs to be innovative first and foremost in its model for crafting policy. Today at Devex World, chief technology officer of the United States Megan Smith urged the community to "add a chair to the table" for the tech-savvy in conversations about development.
 
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Jake and Jennie Calhoun recently moved their young family from New York to Rwanda. The two share how they got where they are today — CFO and director of global recruitment for One Acre Fund, respectively — and why mid-career professionals with kids at home can still build long and happy careers in international development.
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Thomson Reuters' Bankable Farmer project aims to connect the farming sector and the traditional banking sector to create a business opportunity for both. Ahead of Devex World, Saidah Nash Carter, project leader at Thomson Reuters, discusses her experience of building the project, how it has evolved, and the importance of partnerships for innovation.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Today, June 14, over 300 organizations are gathered at The Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, D.C. Organizations from xPrize to Uber, Cordaid to Oxfam, Malala Fund to Omidyar Network will be there along with speakers such as Ben Rhodes, Gayle Smith, Ellen Stofan, Pam Scott and Michael Faye.

Devex is covering the event live on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, bringing you the inside track on how business is transforming development; what it means to innovate at scale; the challenge of not just telling stories but building movements; and what new models of funding will mean for our fast-growing and dynamic ecosystem. You'll hear from the luminaries and leaders who are driving the future of development.

Global development has become a more global, dynamic, competitive ecosystem. Today, we'll help you understand and chart this future. Stay tuned for more coverage.
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Follow Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for live coverage of Devex World, the global development event of the year. Check out our preview for other noteworthy events.
 
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Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting June 14:
June 14. Washington, D.C., United States
June 15-16. Brussels, Belgium
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