Last week, the United States swore in a new commander-in-chief, leaving the global development community to wonder what it will mean for our work.
With any transfer of political power comes uncertainty — but more doubt and ambiguity than ever is swirling around the incoming Trump administration when it concerns development. Since the election results were confirmed in the wee hours of Nov. 9, the most frequent question I’ve received has been: How will a Trump presidency impact global development jobs?
Whenever I am asked to make hiring trend predictions, my answer is always simple: follow the money. Where the funding goes, so too go the jobs. Predicting the funding priorities of the new administration is still mostly guesswork, but there are a few expected trends already, as well as ways to prepare for them.
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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.
