Careers in the Humanitarian Sector: Meet Laura Heykoop, International Organisation for Migration

This is the second event in our Enterprise series, and the first in a pair of events looking specifically at careers in the humanitarian sector (the second, with Katie Bisaro, will be held in February 2021).

Laura is a Shelter and Settlements Officer at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), based in Geneva and at this highly interactive online session you'll hear about her career journey so far and how she came to be in her current role. You are encouraged to ask Laura questions and she'll offer her perspective on working in the sector. 

About Laura

Laura has a background in architecture, urban development planning, and humanitarian response and recovery. Since 2008 she has worked for multiple international development and humanitarian organisations in a variety of project management, technical advisor and consultancy roles. These roles have focused primarily on shelter/housing, participatory planning, social infrastructure, disaster risk reduction and resilience building programming, and have involved working in Haiti, Bangladesh, Nepal, Lebanon, Iraq, DRC, South Sudan and Ethiopia. Laura also has several years of experience working in housing and planning policy, strategy, advocacy and capacity building in the UK.