Making smart moves to futher your development career means navigating a few tough decisions along the way.
In a recent live Google+ Hangout I hosted, a viewer posed this question: Should I take a promotion within a local NGO or make a lateral move to a larger, global organization?
Here’s what the viewer said: “I am a development practitioner and M&E officer with a national NGO implementing project in Pakistan. Recently I have been promoted to a HIV/AIDS project officer and will be implementing and managing projects in eight districts. I was also offered a position by a well-known international development and relief institution. But the position is M&E Officer and I have about two years of experience already in the same position. Now I am confused about which opportunity to take. The contract length is about two and a half years in both organizations and the monetary benefit is likely better with the international organizations. Can you please advise?”
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Kate Warren@KateDWarren
Kate Warren is the Executive Vice President and Executive Editor of Devex, where she leads a global team of journalists, event producers, and communications and marketing professionals to drive conversations around the most pressing and urgent issues of our time, including climate, global health, food security, philanthropy, humanitarian crises, and foreign aid funding. Through live journalism — via in-person and virtual events — along with insider news, analysis, podcasts, content series, and special reports, Kate and her team ensure the most important ideas, voices, and debates reach an influencer audience to drive impact and make progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
