1 Humanitarian Logistics Association HLC 2007
HLA Genesis • The Marco Polo Declaration 2005 – Committed to establish association of humanitarian logistics professionals • Enhance the level of support provided to humanitarian programs to improve lives of beneficiaries • Strongly emphasize the key role of field logistics practitioners in the successful provision of humanitarian relief programming 2
WHY HLA Mission of HLA: To build a community of practice for advancing the humanitarian logistics profession by promoting cross organizational learning and collaboration HLA will: • Be the leading, independent organization for professional development of humanitarian logisticians • Provide fora for exchanging knowledge and experience and developing concrete solutions • Develop best practice standards by working with academia, commercial organizations and others to build up humanitarian logistics practice 3
What are we trying to Achieve? Value Proposition Critical Components • Requires critical mass of logisticians as members • Must have support and recognition by Support professional development humanitarian organizations to its value of humanitarian logisticians • Central human resources repository is accessible to and used by organizations and individuals • Bridge commercial logistic issues with Leverage combined knowledge humanitarian logistics and experience of humanitarian • Clearly articulate challenges in and commercial logisticians humanitarian logistics that impact services to beneficiaries 4
HLA Value Proposition Value Proposition Critical Components • Create standardized processes Enhance collaboration among • Develop common vocabulary different actors • Recognition by Stakeholders of clear linkage and implication of logistics to Link logistics activities to various success of programs programs • Define role of logistics in ensuring programs reach their objectives • Able to benchmark best practices • Provide a central body that will analyze Foster innovation in humanitarian field practices and propose solutions to logistics practices on-going challenges 5
HLA is Unique • First sector-wide individual membership organization of professional humanitarian logisticians • Neutral and objective body – above organizational politics • Focus on humanitarian logistics, ensuring proper level of dedication and understanding of specific needs of it members • Potential to bring systemic changes through operational efficiency and organizational effectiveness *Promote a broader understanding of the relevance of the logistics function to the humanitarian objective 6
The Opportunity Professionalize Improve the Lives Increase Logistics and Dignity of Effectiveness Beneficiaries Leverage Knowledge Coordinate investments • Move beyond emergencies, define what we can to make organizations’ missions succeed • Need to be more precise about how logistics can contribute to organizational objectives 7
Programs and Priorities • CHL owned by community Certification and Training • Ensures sustainability of programs • Provide periodic review of content over lifetime of CHL Communication • Annual meetings • Regional workshops and Career Development networking events • Access to new developments • Enhance career Solutions/Tools development • Provide networking • Link to broader initiatives Conferences • Robust website • Database of membership • Mentorship • Career development Research and Knowledge Leadership 8
Path Forward How can HLA: • Become the leading independent organization for professional development for humanitarian logisticians? • Create regional workshops and networking events What subjects? – Where should workshops take place? – Who is our target audience? – • If our goal is about enhancing the humanitarian logistics profession, how do all the different players fit together? Fritz Institute – Donors – CILT – Private sector – Can HLA be the umbrella organization? – Opportunity for you to share your ideas 9
Phased Approach Phase 1 Phase 2 Progress to date Activities and Milestones Characteristics • Created Steering • Self-sufficient At HLC: Committee • Endorse HLA • Registered as legal • Defined membership entity • Review and agree on structure Value Proposition • Formal constitution • Put forth interim officers • Review and agree to • Defined and prioritized move forward with programs specific actions to support HLA • Initial contact made with donors • Developed Business Plan Ongoing: • Articulated Value • Secure additional funding Proposition • Recruit members • Set priorities for • Build awareness among programs both organizations and individuals 10
Mandate and Roles Fritz Institute Steering Committee HLC Act as Secretariat Represent fellow Give feedback to humanitarian logisticians steering committee Provide funding for Ensure strategic direction Provide new approaches incubation/start up in line with original intent Perform leadership, Establish and manage Act as communication execution, and coordination sub-committees channel to general public functions 11
Path Forward Key Success Factors Challenges Approach • Funding • Traditional donors more likely to • Define HLA around major fund specific programs logistics challenges • Link areas of donor interest with HLA programs that help in resolving these challenges Diversify funding Define appropriate • Pursue sponsorship of corporations programs and events with corporations • Charge fees for regional workshops and seminars • Sustainability • What is HLA’s role in projects? • Stress diversity of HLA membership; capacity building • Increase Membership • Define membership benefits • Demonstrate tangible results more clearly Newsletter – Website – Regional workshops – 12
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Membership Structure Grade Definition / Criteria for Selection Membership dues Senior • Individuals who brought significant contribution to $150 Member the profession • Individuals who have the Level 3 of CHL or a recognised degree (master level) and 7 years of experience in logistics in the humanitarian sector, including at least 2 at the strategic level Member • Individuals with 5 years of experience and $100 managerial level (at field or HQ) in logistics within humanitarian sector • Individuals who have the Certification in Humanitarian Logistics and 2 years of experience • Individuals currently working for humanitarian organizations or donor organizations who have the Certification in Humanitarian Logistics or a recognised degree in supply chain but have no or very limited work experience in the field 14
Membership Structure Grade Definition / Criteria for Selection Membership dues Associate • Open to an individual who is currently working as a $20 logistician for a humanitarian organization or donor organization • Open to in Affiliate • Professional in logistics who show an interest and $100 involve themselves in the sector and/or the work of the association Student • Individuals going through the Certification process. $20 • Students working in humanitarian logistics • Those with less than 3 years working experience in logistics within the humanitarian sector and are not currently employed by a commercial company 15
HLA Board of Governors - proposed • Carsten Voelz, CARE • Jean-Christophe Crespel, ACF • Chairman: ?? 16
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