Last week, Devex convened over 200 global development professionals — representing more than 35 nationalities based in Ethiopia and the surrounding region — together with dozens of international organizations to discuss career and job opportunities in East Africa at the first Devex Career Forum in Addis Ababa.
Throughout panels, breakout sessions and conversations with both professionals and international development leaders, three emerging trends impacting current and future career prospects for aid workers became clear.
1. The localization of aid movement has drastically changed career opportunities for both international and local national professionals.
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Kate Warren@KateDWarren
Kate Warren is Executive Vice President and resident talent and careers guru at Devex. With 15 years of global development recruitment experience advising international NGOs, consulting firms, and donor agencies, she has a finger on the pulse of hiring trends across the industry and insider knowledge on what it takes to break in.
