What is global development’s current relationship status with remote working? It’s complicated.
In this edition of Career Hub, I’m sharing some of what we learned from a job posting data analysis focused on available remote opportunities on the Devex board over the past 12 months. Plus, new job postings from USAID DDI, UNOPS, and much more.
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Top jobs this week
1. Knowledge Management and Learning Specialist
USAID Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation
United States (Remote)
2. Research and Data Use Team Lead
Management Sciences for Health
Worldwide (Remote)
3. Programme Management Officer
UNOPS
Thailand
4. Project Director, Malawi Clean Energy Cooperatives Program
NRECA International
Malawi
By the numbers: Remote jobs in development
In our ongoing efforts to investigate the SDG talent gap and shed light on related trends such as remote work, we’ve analyzed postings from the Devex job board. While there is an overall upward trend of remote jobs being posted across the sector since 2021, a closer look at the last 12 months paints a more nuanced picture.
Here are some of the key numbers we uncovered:
11.7% — The percentage of remote jobs advertised on Devex over the first eight months of 2023 compared to the total number of postings during the same time period.
5 — The number of U.N. organizations that account for almost one-third of remote opportunities posted over the last 12 months.
500+ — Number of development organizations with at least one full-time remote position available on the Devex job board during the last 12 months.
Read: What’s driving the remote jobs trend in global development? (Career)
Read more: Does global development have an SDG talent gap?
Recruiter insights from UNOPS
“We highly value experience that will demonstrate a commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals and … people with an understanding of what it's like to be working in diverse cultures and environments.”
— Satomi Ogata-Knutsen, HR specialist for talent outreach, UNOPSFrom experts in marine plastics to national NDC coordinators, translators, and partnerships specialists, UNOPS is currently hiring for more than 80 positions around the world on the Devex job board.
A top HR professional from UNOPS recently shared with us what the agency’s current hiring needs are, what skills are in demand, and how job seekers can make their applications stand out.
Read: A UNOPS recruiter shares what the agency looks for in top candidates (Career)
More recruiter insights from: IFRC | Chemonics | UNHCR
Members-only jobs this week
1. Social Development Specialist
International financial institution
Mozambique
2. Head of Refugee Programs
Nonprofit organization
Austria
3. People First Community Coordinator
Global organization
United Arab Emirates | Bangladesh | Thailand + 18 more (Remote)
4. Human Rights Individual Contractor
United Nations office
United States (Remote)
Curated Candidate Lists: Recruiter pick
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Career level: Senior-level with 21 years of experience.
Areas of expertise: Agricultural finance and value chain development, food security, WASH, project and program management, and more.
Elevator pitch: “I am an experienced chief of party and international program management expert with two decades of work with international development organizations overseeing the development, implementation, and management of large-scale projects with cumulatively of more than $100 million across multiple sectors — access to finance, nutrition, government systems strengthening, climate resilience, market systems, agricultural policy, and food security initiatives to improve the lives of people and communities we work with especially children, women, and youth.”
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Around the watercooler
News and views from around global development worth knowing about.
• More and more development organizations are saying they no longer have a headquarters. But what are they actually doing? Are they selling the building, or is it the word they are abandoning, rather than the concept?
• Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar sits down with our resident U.N. expert Colum Lynch to discuss what we learned at UNGA 78.
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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.
