Talent Shortlist, a must-have service for companies operating within the aid sector

ByNatalia Turcan

Talent Shortlist, a must-have service for companies operating within the aid sector

Talent Shortlist is a service that identifies suitable candidates who are interested and available to then enter the contracting company’s recruitment process. This unique service is offered by the most experienced recruiter in the international aid sector – DevelopmentAid Recruitment Solutions. The process of selection undertaken by our recruiters involves an extensive search in our database of over 65,000 junior-, mid-, and senior-level professionals, one of the largest on the market. After screening numerous candidates, we then share up to five of the most qualified experts with the client company following a specific framework that facilitates an effective evaluation of the applicants.

The entire process takes approximately 10 working days and is offered at a very competitive service cost.

DevelopmentAid Recruitment Solutions (DRS) provides talent acquisition support for roles in the international development sector working with non-profit organizations and donors as well as consulting and engineering firms.

With 12 years of experience, we are now established as the best providers of recruitment services for clients working with donor-funded projects including framework contracts. In fact, more than 1,700 candidates have been placed in short- and medium-term projects through our services.

Talent Shortlist knows no geographical boundaries – DRS has successfully identified candidates for companies from all over the world – Europe, Central and South East Asia, Western, Northern and sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the Pacific. The sectors that use our Talent Shortlist service the most are Human Rights and Democracy, Agriculture and Rural Development, Education, Employment and Culture and Transport and Telecommunications as well as environment, the private sector, and trade.

Our clients confirm that we create a stress-free experience during the hiring process, even calling us ‘life-savers’.

Elizabeth Opee, the Director of Human Resources and Culture at AWF comments:

“Over the last three years we have worked with Development Aid (DRS) in a number of targeted searches. These have been from mid to senior leadership positions. These roles have ranged from Programs, Finance, Youth leadership, Fundraising, and Country leadership at both national and global levels. They were able to provide us with shortlists that were aligned with our role profiles in a range of countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Germany, and Kenya among others. We are impressed by their professionalism, client engagement, quick turnaround times, and cost-effectiveness. They assigned specific leads for the different searches which made the experience stress-free. We look forward to our continued collaboration with them.”

Genevieve McGann, Human Resources Business Partner from Women for Women International, shares her experience with working with DevelopmentAid DRS:

“DevelopmentAid was a life-saver for us when we had a hard-to-fill position located outside of the U.S. We were unsuccessful in finding the right candidates through our own methods. Once we engaged with DevelopmentAid, they supported us right away. They were very quick and responsive to our feedback – each candidate they sent us was closer and closer to what we were looking for. In the end, we moved forward with formal interviews with five of the candidates they provided. After working with them, we contracted them to work on two additional positions for us and will be keeping them in mind for more hard-to-fill positions for us!”

These opinions from valuable clients not only reflect the DRS performance in the best way but also offer some insight into the process and the results we can achieve.

Contact us to find out more about how we can help you to identify the best candidates for your projects or vacancies by clicking the link request recruitment. Our representative will get in touch with you to discuss any of our services. Subscribe and follow the DRS and DevelopmentAid Facebook and LinkedIn pages.