Every August, Devex gets a week off to recharge and reflect, so next week you’ll have to go without your Career Hub. To make up for it, I promise to make the Aug. 16 edition really amazing!
But before the lights go out, in this edition of Career Hub, I’d like to share with you 2024’s most popular career articles published so far, as read by our Career Account members, so you can catch up on some of the best advice for development professionals that you may have missed.
If you missed our latest digital event, I have some key takeaways on how to stay sane on the development job hunt as well. Plus, featured job postings from the likes of Tetra Tech, World Vision, and more.
+ Devex is taking its annual summer break next week. We will be back with our next edition of Career Hub on Friday, Aug. 16. In the meantime, be sure to sign up to the Newswire to get daily deep dives into the year’s biggest globaldev stories.
Top jobs this week
1. Senior Officer - Communications for Learning - Asia
Girls not Brides
India
2. Chief of Party for USAID Biodiversity in Timor-Leste
Tetra Tech
Timor-Leste
3. Finance Director
World Vision
Central African Republic
4. New Business Development Coordinator
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
United States
Featured opportunity: Devex Talent Solutions, our very own boutique recruitment agency, is leading the search for a Senior Director of Environment and Climate Action for The Asia Foundation. The role can be based in the United States or across Asia and the Pacific region.
+ DTS is also seeking candidates for a gender expert with Tanager and a resilience and solutions advisor with IOM, among others. See all roles DTS is helping to fill.
2024’s top career articles: Member’s picks
The following five articles, published this year exclusively for our Career Account members, resonated particularly well with our community, as they were among the most viewed by our readers.
1. 3 questions to ask yourself before starting a development job hunt. One of our first events of the year featured insights for aspiring professionals looking to transition into the sector. Here were the key takeaways, including how to tell if you’re applying for the right jobs.
2. UNEP recruiters share what they look for in top candidates. One of many pieces this year where we spoke directly with recruiters from top organizations, the HR team at UNEP shared what its looking for in top job candidates and other insights.
3. What we know about job salaries at USAID. Combining two of our most popular topics, USAID and salaries, we dug into our job board data to reveal what you can expect to earn with the bilateral giant, depending on skill level, location, and more.
4. 3 CV mistakes to avoid during your 2024 job hunt. Published at the end of 2023, this piece featured tips from our go-to CV writing expert Kathryn Harper on how to get your CV into shape for the year ahead, including some trendy approaches to avoid.
5. What we know about project manager salaries in global development. Another from our series of salary insights, we uncovered the most salary-transparent organizations hiring project managers, and provided an overview of the earning potential for this profession.
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Members-only jobs this week
1. Data Analyst
International development organization
United States
2. Business Intelligence Reporting Analyst
International humanitarian organization
Philippines
3. Human Resources Manager
Humanitarian nonprofit organization
Tanzania
4. HIV/AIDS Advisor
International development agency
Ukraine
Take the stress out of job hunting
“The main thing that causes us stress are the things that are out of our control.”
— Simone Anzböck, international coach and development careers expert
Looking for a new job is one of the most stressful things you’ll do in your career, especially in a sector as complex as global development. In our most recent Devex digital event, coach Simone Anzböck offered practical advice to help job seekers maintain their motivation and mental health while seeking their next development role.
One strategy she offered involves identifying the parts of a job search that you can directly impact, what you can influence, and the things you can’t do anything about:
Circle of control. This group represents the elements that you can have the most impact on, and what you should be focusing much of your attention on. These include preparing for interviews and tailoring your CVs for each application.
Circle of influence. These additional aspects you may not have direct control over, but you are able to have an impact based on the actions you take. Examples are “the way you cultivate your relationships” and how “you write your emails,” Anzböck said.
Circle of concern. “We can’t control who is going to apply to these jobs. We can’t control the job market. We can’t control how many people we’re up against,” she said, referring to things you should stop focusing on should you not land a role.
Instead, to reduce stress and feeling overwhelmed and improve our chances of securing a job “we want to focus on our circle of control [and] a bit on our circle of influence,” she said.
Watch: How to stay sane during during a global development job search (Career)
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Around the watercooler
News and views from around global development worth knowing about.
• A women’s NGO melts down. An investigation found evidence that Women in Global Health had a toxic work environment and a “white supremacy culture.” It’s the latest in a series of controversies that has left the organization’s future on shaky grounds and has damaged morale.
• Global health’s gender pay gap is widening. Growing inequity in compensation, coupled with the concentration of men in leadership roles at larger organizations, underscores the urgent need for systemic change in the sector, write two global health leaders for Devex Opinion.
• The race is on for WHO’s top Africa job. Four men are vying for the role of the next regional director of the World Health Organization’s Africa office. During a candidates’ forum, they worked to set themselves apart from the others.
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About the author
Justin Sablich
Justin is a contributing writer and editor who previously led Devex’s careers content strategy. Before joining Devex, Justin served as the managing editor of Springwise, covering sustainable and climate-tech innovation across all business sectors. He also spent over 13 years as an editor and writer for the New York Times, specializing in digital content production and strategy while producing written and multimedia content on a range of topics, including travel, sports, and technology.
