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SUMMARY:CGHR Expert Practitioner Series: Working in Human Rights\, Peacebu
 ilding\, Humanitarian Aid and Development - Dr Tom Ling\, Save the Childre
 n
DTSTART:20130306T170000Z
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CONTACT:Annette LaRocco
DESCRIPTION:_Talk will be followed by drinks reception in the Alison Richa
 rd Building._\n\nThe Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) has laun
 ched a practitioner seminar series\, partnering with expert speakers from 
 key organisations to delve into the gritty realities of what working in fi
 eld like human rights and international development really involves.\n\nTo
  help us with organisation\, please register your interest by emailing: aa
 l33@cam.ac.uk.\n\n*Tom Ling* is Head of Impact\, Innovation and Evidence a
 t *Save the Children* where his responsibilities include ensuring that eva
 luations contribute to policy and change in the challenging environment of
  International Development. He joined Save the Children in March 2012. He 
 studied Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge University and complete
 d a PhD in Government at Essex University. Prior to Save the Children\, To
 m spent eight years at RAND Europe\, where he was Director for Evaluation 
 and Performance Audit following four years as Senior Research Fellow at th
 e National Audit Office in the UK. Before that he taught and researched in
  various Universities. He has over twenty years of experience in researchi
 ng on and leading research projects and has worked on and led evaluation p
 rojects with the European Commission\, UK Government departments\, the Nat
 ional Audit Office\, the Health Foundation in the UK and many others. He h
 as published widely on evaluation\, accountability and related topics. He 
 recently co-edited _Performance Audit: Contributing to Accountability in D
 emocratic Government_\, following his _Performance Audit Handbook and The 
 Evidence Book_\, a critical examination of the use of evidence in public p
 olicy and service delivery. His roles outside Save the Children include a 
 professorship (Emeritus) at Anglia Ruskin University\, and an honorary sen
 ior visiting research fellowship\, University of Cambridge. \n\nThe sphere
  of work known variously as the ‘Third Sector’\, ‘Development and Hu
 manitarian Aid’ or simply – doing good in tough places – is notoriou
 sly impenetrable\, and frustratingly difficult to navigate for the uniniti
 ated. For somebody hoping to pursue a career within this field\, the range
  of agencies and institutions\, initiatives and centres is at the very lea
 st bewildering. Most areas intersect\, and organisations work with an arra
 y of crosscutting issues and contexts. Yet what at first glance can appear
  to be a morass of very similar organisations doing generally related thin
 gs\, is in fact often sharply delineated\, with different sectors requirin
 g surprisingly different competencies and operating under quite specific m
 andates. Working as an international human rights advocate would demand a 
 different skill set and working environment from a project officer of a fi
 rst phase emergency response – and both would have relatively different 
 routes to entry. And a Master’s degree isn’t always the best option. C
 ambridge University educates and trains many of the best young minds in th
 e country and provides a critical insight into the issues surrounding inte
 rnational politics\, security\, development and humanitarianism. But with 
 little clarity around what is involved in working in this sector\, attempt
 ing to translate this theoretical knowledge into a meaningful start to a c
 areer can be a minefield. With this in mind\, the CGHR series will allow s
 tudents to listen and speak to a selection of high-level experts working i
 n these fields\, and address key issues and questions. There will be four 
 one-and-a-half hour seminars throughout Lent 2013\, designed to equip stud
 ents with an in-depth and critical look at what each area involves\; the t
 ype of work carried out\, contingent challenges and essential competencies
 . The first hour will introduce the speaker\, chaired by a discussant from
  CGHR\, and will open up to the audience in the second hour to provide the
  opportunity for students to engage with the topics discussed.
LOCATION:Room S2\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, C
 B3 9DT
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