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Making a Difference: Workingin International Development

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Working in International Development

About VanessaOverheardOverview of the IndustryInternal and External Industry DriversInternational Development Sectors Jobs in International DevelopmentWhat are Organizations Looking For?How to Research the IndustryJob SitesQ&A

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About Vanessa

• Senior Consultant at Deloitte• Two years in Lesotho as the Pediatric

HIV/AIDS Program Manager with The Clinton Foundation

• Previous international development work with World Vision, Ashoka, and Overseas Private Investment Corp

• Graduate of The George Washington University (MBA and MA, International Affairs, ’08) and Ithaca College (BS, Corporate Communications, ’00)

• Lifelong traveler, wine aficionado, Chicago Bears fan, and Moleskine addict

Lesotho

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Overheard

The Truth• The day-to-day work of an

international development worker is just like any other job – often unglamorous and mundane

I can’t wait to meet Bono!

Isn’t an MBA

enough?

I just want to help poor

people.I built a

school in Africa.

• Just like any field of work, there are areas of deep specialization and technical expertise

• Donors and development organizations expect measurable outcomes, not just outputs

• International development is about a commitment to changing the system

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Overview of the Industry

Multilateral Organizations

Bilateral Organizations

Civil Society Organizations

Research Institutions

Private Sector

• United National Development Programme (UNDP)

• World Bank• Inter-American

Development Bank (IDB)

• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• U.K. Department for International Development (DFID)

• Clinton Foundation

• Gates Foundation

• CARE• One Home

Many Hopes

• Johns Hopkins (School of Advanced International Studies)

• Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

• Chemonics• DAI• John Snow Inc

• ‘Super-national’ bodies

• Created/staffed by representatives from multiple countries

• Government body representing one nation

• Funds are usually handled between two governments

• Owned by private individuals or organizations.

• Independent of governments, but may receive govt funding

• Focused on scientific study and research

• Can be private, public, or non-profit

• Privately owned organizations

There can be blending between these organizations

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Internal and External Industry Drivers

• Theoretical divide: Jeffrey

Sachs vs. William Easterly

• Complexity of the work

• Multiple stakeholders

• Sustainability focused on

enabling local capacity

• Economic pressures on

government funding

• Cycle of development

fads

• Drive towards

measurable performance

• Bad publicity

Internal Drivers

External Drivers

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International Development Sectors

• Water and sanitation• Health

– Infectious diseases– Maternal and child health– Reproductive health– Health systems

• Education• Shelter• Human rights• Livelihoods• Resource management• Finance• Emergency disaster relief

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Country Director/Chief of Party

Program Officers Monitoring & Evaluation

Advocacy & Public Policy

Field Office

Executive Director/CEO

Programs Regions Monitoring & Evaluation Finance Development Advocacy &

Public Policy

Headquarters

Jobs in International Development

Volunteers Interns Consultants

Additional

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What are Organizations Looking For?

• More than a good heart• Humility• Tolerant of well-laid plans being tossed• Commitment and passion

• Transferrable skills• Multi-disciplinary background• Field experience• Ability to work across cultures

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How to Research the Industry

• Read up– The Guardian (www.guardian.co.uk/global-development)

– United Nations Development Programme (www.undp.org)

– Hand Relief International (www.handrelief.blogspot.org)

• Talk to people– Leverage resources like LinkedIn and alumni networks– Schedule coffees and informational interviews

• Check out Career Fairs– Look up the Career Fairs for the public policy, public

health, or international affairs schools• Visit organization websites

– Industry and organization specific information

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Job Sites

• Devex - http://www.devex.com• Reliefweb - http://reliefweb.int• AlertNet - http://www.trust.org/alertnet/jobs• Bond - http://www.bond.org.uk• Net Impact - http://netimpact.org• CDC – http://www.cdcdevelopmentsolutions.org • Idealist - http://www.idealist.org

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Good Resources

Development as FreedomBy Amartya Sen

The Bottom BillionBy Paul Collier

How to change the world: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas By David Bornstein

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty By Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo

Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a

Better Way for Africa By Dambisa Moyo

The Poisonwood BibleBy Barbara Kingsolver

Invictus Cidade de Deus(City of God)

État de Siège(State of Siege)

The Constant Gardener

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Questions?

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Questions & Answers

Question 1:

Is the MBA profile becoming more valuable to international organizations?

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Questions & Answers

Question 2:

Are there particular areas within international development that appreciate MBAs more than others?

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Questions & Answers

Question 3:

Do you need a finance background to get into impact investing?

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Questions & Answers

Question 4:

How do you balance the financials of going into a for-profit vs. a non-profit organization?

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Question 5:

What has surprised you the most about your experience in international development?

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