VSO Business Partnerships
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The document discusses partnerships between international development organization VSO and corporations. VSO sends skilled professionals to developing countries to share their expertise and fight poverty. They have placed over 43,000 professionals worldwide. Corporate partners benefit by implementing corporate social responsibility programs, boosting their image, and developing employees' skills. Employees gain experience working overseas on issues like education, health, and livelihoods. The document provides examples of partnerships with Accenture and Randstad that involved employees providing advisory support to organizations in countries like India, Cambodia, and Malawi.
VSO Business Partnerships
- 1. WHAT CAN A MANAGER iIN AFRICA LEARN FROM A DUTCH MANAGER?
- 2. WHAT CAN A DUTCH MANAGER LEARN?
- 3. VSO business partnerships VSO - introduction Vision People to people Development goals Worldwide presence Corporate partnerships Partnership options Send a talent Online support Support VSO offices Sponsoring Benefits
- 4. Our vision A world without poverty in which people work together to fulfil their potential
- 5. People to people VSO does not donate money, food or equipment; We provide people Skilled professionals with the expertise to make a lasting difference. “ Sharing skills, changing lives”
- 6. VSO International development organization that sends professionals who share knowledge, experience and creativity to fight global poverty More than 50 years experience Working in 42 development countries in Africa, Asia and South-America Has placed more than 43,000 professionals world-wide
- 7. VSO’s development goals Disability Education Health HIV and AIDS Participation and governance Secure livelihoods
- 9. Why corporate partnerships? Involvement of corporate world in development is necessary to make real progress in development countries Corporate partners can increase the impact of VSO’s work and sustainable fulfill the increasing demand for high profile (management) skills either by: Sharing skills of own staff Support in a financial way
- 10. Corporate partners Randstad Holding 55 employees have worked overseas Joint program development in Namibia, Zambia and Indonesia Accenture 100 employees have worked overseas Support the Secure Livelihood Goal Knowledge sharing & learning Global Kilimanjaro treks, fundraising activities AstraZeneca Support the Health Goal in Cambodia 4 employees have worked overseas
- 11. Accenture employee in India “ It has been great to share my skills and change lives. It has improved my adaptability, patience and persistence to achieve results” The organisation Sinduartola Gramodaya Vikas Vidalaya aims to empower disadvantaged people in one of the poorest parts of the country Local counterpart “We have great expertise in our area of work but miss the skills to be more efficient and effective” Accenture employee takes the role of organizational advisor with the following responsibilities: Training staff in reporting, documentation, time management and planning Data management, data analysis & report writing
- 12. Randstad employee in Malawi The South Viphya Craft Cooperative focuses on food security by supporting the local communities around the Luwawa Forest reserve to increase production and access to markets Randstad employee takes the role of business development advisor with the following responsibilities: Revise the business plan Liase with Malawi Bureau of Standards to ensure compliance with relevant standards Further develop marketing systems Identify new potential sales outlets Improve current input supply systems
- 13. Partnership options Partnership options Send a talent Online support Support VSO offices Sponsoring
- 14. Partnership options... Employees are seconded abroad. They will share their knowledge with people who need it and develop key management and leaderships skills in the process Employees are linked to organizations in developing countries to provide remote advise and support Support VSO offices Sponsoring
- 15. Send a Talent Every year ___ employees are sent for 3 – 9 months to a development country to share their skills and knowledge in the field of for example: ICT Knowledge management Audits (processes) Engineering advisor Small business development Increasing organizational effectiveness Corporate Social Responsibility (Needs/Risk) Assessments Training
- 16. Partnership options.. Employees are seconded abroad. They will share their knowledge with people who need it and develop key management and leaderships skills in the process Employees are linked to organizations in developing countries to provide remote advise and support Support VSO offices Sponsoring
- 17. Online support & mentoring Employees are linked to ‘colleagues’ in developing countries to provide support Resource centre Online mentors
- 18. Partnership options.. Employees are seconded abroad. They will share their knowledge with people who need it and develop key management and leaderships skills in the process Employees are linked to organizations in developing countries to provide remote advise and support Support VSO offices Sponsoring
- 19. Support VSO offices ISO advise Business controls ICT support Training
- 20. Partnership options.. Employees are seconded abroad. They will share their knowledge with people who need it and develop key management and leaderships skills in the process Employees are linked to organizations in developing countries to provide remote advise and support Support VSO offices Sponsoring
- 21. Sponsoring Program funding Placement funding Donation
- 22. Benefits of a partnership Implementation of CSR policy Image building and public relations Competence development of staff Employee engagement/retention and teambuilding Attractive employer on the job market Expanding international network
- 23. Thank you
Editor's Notes
- #5: VSO is an international development charity that works through volunteers. Our vision is a world without poverty in which people work together to fulfill their potential. VSO sends professionals who share their knowledge. Knowledge that saves lives, knowledge that helps local professionals to improve their skills. This is how VSO plays a significant role in fighting poverty, deprivation and HIV/AIDS.
- #6: VSO professionals Are highly skilled (min. 3-5 years’ professional experience) Undertake placements lasting from 3 months to 2 years Share their skills with local organizations and professionals Earn a local salary & employed by a local partner Live in locally appropriate accommodation
- #7: VSO: Voluntary Service Overseas. Sending skilled professionals, not money or goods. This makes us different. Works at all levels – from grass roots to national ministries Recruits volunteers through the UK + Ireland, Canada, Netherlands, Kenya, India and the Philippines
- #10: VSO: Voluntary Service Overseas. Sending skilled professionals, not money or goods. This makes us different. Works at all levels – from grass roots to national ministries Recruits volunteers through the UK + Ireland, Canada, Netherlands, Kenya, India and the Philippines
- #12: 1 year placement (July 2008 – July 2009) New retail outlets have been identified and some new products have been added to the core range which now covers aloe vera soap, peanut butter, tomato sauce, banana wine and dried fruits (mangoes, tomatoes and mushrooms) cosmetics, honey, bird boxes. Production levels and sales are still very small and there is need to develop these to more sustainable levels.
- #13: 1 year placement
- #15: Employee engagement & Talent development Your employees will be seconded abroad. They will share their knowledge with people who need it and develop key management and leaderships skills in the process. Changing lives partner programme Using the expertise of your company to coordinate and develop projects which help improve live in developing countries. Business Challenge Treks & fundraising activities Organise fundraising for treks, sport events, photo competitions to raise money and stimulate teambuilding. VSO organises the Treks, employee raises funds to join Trek. Sponsoring programme Financial support of an existing project of VSO that fits with the strategy & goals of your company.
- #20: Training arbo & security, IT, knowledge management ICT, HSSE business controls
- #22: Training arbo & security, IT, knowledge management ICT, HSSE business controls
- #23: Menu card New skills Responsibility – being in a position of authority with accountability for results Communication – with all levels of management and different types of people Creativity & flexibility – having to be resourceful and find ways around problems Commitment – to deliver results in a different environment