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As many of you are aware, the new Trump administration’s flurry of executive orders and policy reviews is having major impacts on global development professionals and their work.
Devex is reporting every day on the latest implications for those working for and with USAID and the broader effects on the development sector. I am also tracking how these changes are directly impacting the sector’s workforce through Trump’s first 100 days in office.
We are also busy reaching out to recruiters and professionals and will be reporting back in the coming weeks on how organizations and professionals are weathering these uncertain times. At the same time, we will continue bringing you the latest and best job opportunities and insider career advice to help you best position yourself in an increasingly competitive job market.
With this in mind, we will start sending you two editions of Career Hub per week from Monday, Feb. 3. Based on feedback from our recent survey, while most of you are happy with this newsletter overall, many expressed an interest in receiving more job postings, and our additional send will allow us to meet this need. So, look out for many more free job postings next Monday.
In the meantime, in this edition of Career Hub, the latest fallout from the U.S. aid freeze that development professionals need to know. Plus, insights from our recent event on getting your CV back in shape, and new job opportunities at Tetra Tech, Project HOPE, and more leading organizations.
Top jobs this week
1. Chief Development & Communications Officer
Project HOPE
United States
2. Gender Expert
Speak Up Africa
Benin | Senegal (Remote)
3. M&E Director – CDC, Strengthening MOH Capacity in Eswatini
Pact
Eswatini
4. Chief of Party, McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program (Pakistan)
Global Communities
Pakistan
5. Deputy Head - Strategic Growth
Tetra Tech
Australia
6. Senior Specialist, Nature Finance
Financial Sector Deepening Africa (FSD Africa)
Kenya
Devex Talent Solutions, our very own boutique recruitment agency, is assisting Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) in its search for a strategic programs, associate manager, to work remotely from anywhere across the globe. Those interested should apply by Feb. 20.
+ DTS is also seeking candidates for an underwriter (sovereign risks) with Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (closing March 2), among many others. See more roles DTS is helping to fill.
Trump’s aid freeze: Assessing the impact
We’re tracking the impact on development staff as the new U.S. administration continues its efforts to realign government policies and priorities with Trump’s “America First” agenda. Here are a few key recent developments:
• Confusion persists over the stop-work order for existing USAID grants and the humanitarian aid waiver that soon followed. Despite media reports that the waiver applied to the PEPFAR global health program, this has not been confirmed, and at least one INGO tells us they have yet to be told they can resume work.
• Furloughs hit 500 contractors in the USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, or BHA. This accounts for up to 40% of the bureau’s workforce. The ones affected include those working on risk mitigation, information management, and operations.
• The International Organization for Migration, or IOM, the Geneva-based U.N. agency, has ordered an immediate freeze to its U.S. resettlement program and is preparing the groundwork for up to 5,000 job cuts.
• The U.S. decision to exit the World Health Organization has led to a hiring freeze and other cost-cutting measures. Staff members received an email from Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who cited the departure as making the agency’s financial situation “more acute.”
Read latest updates: Tracking the impact on development work during Trump’s first 100 days
+ Join us on Feb. 6: Devex is hosting a free digital event featuring a panel of career experts who will offer guidance on how to best weather this uncertain period for development professionals. We’ll take your questions and cover a range of topics, including transferable skills, resilient mindset, networking tips, and more.
Members-only jobs this week
1. Programme Officer
United Nations agency
Madagascar
2. Country Director
Global nongovernmental humanitarian aid organization
Kenya
3. Senior Management Consultant, Organizational Planning and Key Initiatives
Health and development consulting organization
Worldwide (Remote)
4. Communications Lead, Education Programs
Philanthropic organization
United States
5. Research Lead, Population Health Research
Health research, charitable foundation
United Kingdom
6. Senior Individual Consultant in Financial and Budget Management
International financial institution
Brazil
+ For more opportunities, check out the weekly Devex Jobs Alert newsletter on LinkedIn as well as Devex’s Job board.
The long and short of an ideal globaldev CV
“No one ever sat down in front of ‘War and Peace,’ and said, ‘I’m not going to read this. It’s too long.’ I mean, things will get read if they’re well-written.”
— Kathryn Harper, professional development CV writerWe recently hosted an AMA session with professional development CV writer Kathryn Harper, who fielded questions on a range of topics, from emerging trends such as the artificial intelligence role to age-old queries such as the ideal CV length.
“I think that your professional story needs to be as long as it needs to be to tell it in a compelling way, and that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be concise,” Harper said. “My CV is three pages long, and I’ve been in the working world for 20-plus years. And so far, it hasn’t stopped me from getting an interview,” she added.
+ Devex Career Account members can read more of Harper’s tips and watch the event in full. To gain access to this and all digital events, advice guides, and full job board, sign up for a Career Account with a free 15-day trial. To learn more, watch our recent AMA session on how to best use your member benefits.
Around the watercooler
News and views from around global development worth knowing about.
USAID staff being ‘thrown away.’ USAID's teams are “being thrown away like they’re nothing,” and America’s global health infrastructure may never truly recover, says Dr. Atul Gawande, the former head of the agency’s global health programming.
The U.K. slashes conflict funding. At least seven NGOs have been warned to expect cuts to program funding because of an anticipated £117 million reduction, the peacebuilding organization Saferworld revealed to Devex.
U.S. Paris pullout ‘good’ for European firms? The EU’s development chief attacked Trump’s move to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement but argued it will be “good” for European companies that can plug the investment gap left behind.
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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.
