CANBERRA — The role of a country director is highly sought after in the development space. After reporting on the challenges facing female country directors, Devex was contacted by a number of women who shared obstacles they faced getting a foot in the door — and by others inspired to take a leap and throw their hat into the ring.
Many asked whether it is necessary to have already worked in a country director capacity — with women saying they were commonly seeing only those with experience getting the job.
To assist in answering the question, Devex has analyzed the top-listed 1,000 country director profiles among nonprofit organizations on LinkedIn to determine what experience better enables success — and developed an interactive to delve into the insights further.