The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is known for its efforts to fight disease, poverty and inequality around the world. Since its inception, the foundation has allocated US$65.6 billion in grants, including US$6.7 billion in 2021. To manage its huge portfolio, the foundation relies on over 1,700 high-skilled employees who it describes as “an incredible group of compassionate, committed individuals”. How were they noticed by the Foundation in the first place? Do CVs really matter and how do they help you to stand out? What is the recruitment process at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?
DevelopmentAid, jointly with Kathy Koo, a Senior Recruiter at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Irina Bondarenco, Career Center Director at DevelopmentAid, invite you to a webinar to answer the above questions, to update you on the best-in-class job search tools, to talk about CV tailoring processes, and to help you to ensure that your CV stands out in a competitive field.
With years of experience in talent acquisition, Kathy will discuss the differences between a ‘find me’ resume and a ‘targeted’ resume and explain exactly how to format and target your CV in order to be shortlisted for projects, while Irina will present DevelopmentAid’s job search tools.
Whether you’re just starting out as an expert in the field of international development or are an experienced professional looking to expand your opportunities, our webinar will take you through all the do’s and don’ts of how to get noticed by recruiters and allow your CV to successfully shine a light on your skills and qualifications.
Invitation to a Webinar
DevelopmentAid cordially invites you to attend the webinar, Job Hunting in a Development Sector: Tips from Top Recruiter, which will take place online on April 11, 2023, at 16:00 CEST (Brussels time zone) or 10:00 AM Eastern (Washington, D.C. time zone).
At the conclusion of the webinar, all the participants who logged-in will receive a certificate of attendance.
Key takeaways
- Learn how to use a sample CV to improve your own
- Should you tailor your CV for each project/donor?
- Discover the difference between a ‘find me’ and a ‘targeted’ resume
- Learn what the hiring process looks like at the Gates Foundation
- DevelopmentAid membership for experts (job search tools)
- What CV Tailoring services DevelopmentAid offers
Speaker
Kathy Koo, Recruitment Advisor for Gates Foundation.
Kathy Koo is a Senior Recruiter with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Prior to joining the foundation, she worked in international development gaining 13 years of significant experience with global and corporate talent acquisition in multicultural environments.
Kathy has been responsible for the comprehensive full-cycle recruitment of international staff for proposals and active projects in Africa, Asia, South and Central America and Europe for USAID, USDA, DOS, FCDO/DFID, MCC and the Global Fund. She has worked with implementers such as Palladium, Cardno (now DT Global) Counterpart and Social Impact, providing talent acquisition support for active projects/proposals and HQ positions. Her international sector experience includes health, economic growth, governance, public finance, and humanitarian engagement. At the Gates Foundation, she has worked across multiple practices including health systems strengthening, policy, program management, finance, IT, monitoring and evaluation, grants and contracts, and project management.
Irina Bondarenco, Career Center Director at DevelopmentAid.
Irina has been the Director of the Career Center at DevelopmentAid for more than 10 years. Together with her team, Irina assists individual consultants to create winning CVs, connect with potential employers, and identify short- and long-term projects in the development sector. She is an expert on the DevelopmentAid platform and all the career aid tools that can help experts to secure international projects.
Host
Elizaveta Gladun, External Relations & Events Coordinator at DevelopmentAid.
