Career in Development Sector
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Spending time in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Burma, Indonesia, Lebanon, Sudan and many other places is much more than just the worst nightmare for most of the people because of wars, bloodshed and natural disasters.
Consulting has always seen as a lucrative career option for development professionals. Of course this fascinating option has its ups in terms of exposure, varied expressions in assignments and most importantly out of Institutional bounds i.e. freedom of notions. Along with these ups, the profile has got its own challenges.
The need of M & E in development sector: Monitoring and Evaluation is key to successful programming in the development programming context.
In 2013, I started my Masters in Development Studies and after some courses and a better understanding of development I decided to do an internship in this area. I already had a stable job I enjoyed at a research agency in Sydney, but I wanted to experience a totally new culture and the different working dynamics at a not-for-profit. I always dreamt of working for the United Nations and an internship was my best shot at making this dream come true.
Doing what that matters is a great way to achieve job satisfaction if you are someone who loves to do things that affect the society positively. Working in the non-profit sector can be often a thankless one where nobody, other than the ones who are touched by your work, appreciates you. Though it doesn’t look that colourful at first, non-profit jobs can be more than what it is often visioned as. Working in a non-profit sector does not always mean there is no career development for you. Never let the thought cross your mind that it is only for the belief that you have in the organisation’s mission that is keeping you in the job. There are a lot of ways you can develop your career in the right direction if you have the understanding and the passion. There are a lot of things that you can learn and new skills you can gather along the way. And there’s more than that which will push your career up the ladder of success.
Everyday hundreds and thousands of contents are getting uploaded on internet. Competing with them in terms of search engine ranking & usefulness is quite challenging. Adapting to the changing algorithm (rules of promotion) and practices change quite frequently. But there are many fundamentals which remain constant and never changes.
Development in 2015 is so many intersections of so many facets of the human condition that you cannot gain a full understanding of how it occurs unless you tackle that understanding in an interdisciplinary manner
The term “Social Change” is normally used to refer some kind of major alternations, changes or improvements over a course of time in social behavior or cultural patterns, norms and values
While people thought, “who has a care in the world for a social cause on the internet?”several organizations proved this wrong by running the most successful campaigns. It is true that for something to go viral, creativity, intellect, and little bit of luck is vital. However, sometimes the exploded content is merely a great idea gone popular. This is definitely something non profits and other organizations seeking social change can do while crafting their content for online users.
A cover letter is an introductory dispatch. It is mostly attached with the resume, portfolio or any other demanded document for an approach to any job or admission in any organization. In the case of the job application, the major purpose of it is to pay response to any known vacancy or to probe about the possible designation. The cover letter basically sets an image of the person in front of the employers. It prompts out the commanding factors of the applicant. It is a formal document, but it is about the personal side of information of the career of the applicant. It also addresses the candidate’s career expectations.