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SUMMARY:CGHR Expert Practitioner Series: Working in Human Rights\, Peacebu
 ilding\, Humanitarian Aid and Development - Richard Moncrieff\, Principal 
 Analyst for Central Africa\, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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CONTACT:Annette LaRocco
DESCRIPTION:The Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR) has launched 
 a practitioner seminar series\, partnering with expert speakers from key o
 rganisations to delve into the gritty realities of what working in field l
 ike human rights and international development really involves.\n\n*Richar
 d Moncrieff* is the  Principal Analyst for Central Africa in the *Africa R
 esearch Group* in the *Foreign and Commonwealth Office*. He was previously
  the UK Chargé d’affaires in Abidjan and West Africa Director for Inter
 national Crisis Group. Richard has published in various academic and media
  outlets on the politics of conflict and the search for stability in Afric
 a and on the continent’s international relations.\n\nThe sphere of work 
 known variously as the ‘Third Sector’\, ‘Development and Humanitaria
 n Aid’ or simply – doing good in tough places – is notoriously impen
 etrable\, and frustratingly difficult to navigate for the uninitiated. For
  somebody hoping to pursue a career within this field\, the range of agenc
 ies and institutions\, initiatives and centres is at the very least bewild
 ering. Most areas intersect\, and organisations work with an array of cros
 scutting issues and contexts. Yet what at first glance can appear to be a 
 morass of very similar organisations doing generally related things\, is i
 n fact often sharply delineated\, with different sectors requiring surpris
 ingly different competencies and operating under quite specific mandates. 
 Working as an international human rights advocate would demand a different
  skill set and working environment from a project officer of a first phase
  emergency response – and both would have relatively different routes to
  entry. And a Master’s degree isn’t always the best option. Cambridge 
 University educates and trains many of the best young minds in the country
  and provides a critical insight into the issues surrounding international
  politics\, security\, development and humanitarianism. But with little cl
 arity around what is involved in working in this sector\, attempting to tr
 anslate this theoretical knowledge into a meaningful start to a career can
  be a minefield. With this in mind\, the CGHR series will allow students t
 o listen and speak to a selection of high-level experts working in these f
 ields\, and address key issues and questions. There will be two one-and-a-
 half hour seminars throughout Easter 2013\, designed to equip students wit
 h an in-depth and critical look at what each area involves\; the type of w
 ork carried out\, contingent challenges and essential competencies. The fi
 rst 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 opportu
 nity for students to engage with the topics discussed. The event will be f
 ollowed by a drinks reception.
LOCATION:ARC Cafe\, Ground Floor\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site
 \, 7 West Rd\, CB3 9DT
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