How to get started as a global development consultant

For many professionals navigating today’s uncertain global development job market, consulting has become an increasingly attractive, if sometimes daunting, career option.

“We recognize that this can be a really intimidating thing to step into if you’re used to having full-time employment, but we really want to … reduce some of those mental barriers [so you’re] able to make that transition,” Jami Johnson Darkoh, a veteran development consultant in the global health space, said during a recent digital event.

She was joined by fellow global health specialist and consultant Candela Iglesias Chiesa in offering a candid look at how to break into consulting in the development sector and build a sustainable practice.

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