Thread: Employment Opportunities

An honestly insightful account from one of my mates over there in Sierra Leone:

Gold Coast Health News

A bookI tells ya,

ya need to write all this into a book!!

Keep up the good work.

(on the thread and obviously in real life!)

A brilliant report, as always. Thanks.
Don.

Gday all,

Out of quarantine.

Been busy in the last couple of weeks. First, project work with the organisation that I used to wear a uniform in before, delivering emergency warden training for significant base locations between Syd and Melb.

Then, last Wed I was flown up to Canberra by a company who are submitting a tender for the provision of services to the govt on two islands in the pacific...one starts with an M ...and the other with an N . They want me to come on as the Transition Manager prior to the award of the contract. It is really weird that a Duntroon mate of mine, is the man that is currently running it....anyway.

Then, I have just come back from Perth today....another company flew me over to meet with their CEO. Subject to them getting the finance in place...I will be going back to a country I have worked in before.

It is a crazy world to be caught between such prospects..anyway...day by day.

Will let you know what happens....when it happens.

To All,

I am still linked and keeping in touch with our Ebola Team over in Sierra Leone. Things are always changing there. For those that are interested, this is a valuable information source maintained by International SOS:

https://www.internationalsos.com/ebo...anguage_id=ENG

Again, great thread,

again... time for a book!

Its a busy world and we sit here knowling so little of it, Your thread opens
up and illuminates bits we'd never ever think or know anything of.

I thank you for taking the time to move that looking glass about and letting us see through it.

My goodness.....

Had a great afternoon, attended the Black Harmony Gathering this afternoon, here in Melbourne.

It was a close gathering and had a really good feel to it. One of the shows were the Burundi Drummers, a really vibrant and engaging act, done by a dozen Burundians. I have a real connect with Burundi, given that I had supported their military (between 3 - 4000 troops) in Mogadishu as part of AMISOM between 09-12.

After they had finished their event, I went down and introduced myself with the Burundians....a great experience. I had worked with thousands of Burundians in Mogadishu, flying them in and out, providing their water, food, fuel, ammo, and armoured vehicles etc.

I had two Burundi names on my phone. One was their Commander during 2010 and another was their Logistics Commander in 2011. The oldest member of the Burundi Drummers identifed the LogComd as being his cousin....he SMSd his cousin...and the SMS message came back in French..."BBC ... il est un homme bon"...BBC ...he is a good man.

Burundian contingent being flown into Mogadishu on one of the flights I managed.

Another one of those small world stories...really made my day.

Have signed off on a 3mth contract starting soon, to become the Transition Manager for a company that is competing to take on the service to a certain government...on two interesting islands called:

Nanus and Marau...

At least they will be a bit bloody warmer than what Melbourne is at the moment!!

Have also got my name in with some Australian entities that have a growing interest in mining in Mozambique...for graphite...we shall see.