Are you an English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian or any other language speaker? Around 7500 jobs are posted daily on the DevelopmentAid website. The requirements for these jobs span over 290 different languages. If you are wondering which are the best languages to learn for humanitarian work or which are the most demanded in international development, we have already found the answer for you. While Italians may say that “All roads lead to Rome”, experts would insist, “All job searches lead to DevelopmentAid”.
More than 7500 job opportunities can be found daily on the DevelopmentAid website. The majority of these jobs require competencies in English (over 7400 positions), French (over 1100 positions), Spanish (over 300 positions), Arabic (over 250 positions), and Russian (over 110 positions), since these are the most demanded languages in the world. With this level of choice available, be prepared to greet your potential recruiter with a “Hello”, “Bonjour”, “Hola”, “مرحبا” or “Привет”!
ENGLISH. Out of the approximate 7.5 billion inhabitants of the world, 1.5 billion speak English, representing 20% of the Earth’s population. More than 2000 job opportunities are located in Northern and Latin America and an average of 1400 positions can be accessed in the Asian, African or European regions. Most of these jobs are found in Programme & Resource Management, Administration and Media & Communication. To check the jobs requiring English, you can simply click here.
FRENCH. There are around 220 million French speakers worldwide. This number is expected to reach 700 million by 2050, with the majority of French speakers residing in the African region. Our job board has more than 550 positions open in Africa, the European region having the second highest with over 300 opportunities and Northern and Latin America having around 50 vacancies, all of which require talented French-speaking individuals. The top three sectors for those job opportunities are Programme & Resource Management, Administration and Finance & Accounting. To find out more information about opportunities to identify jobs requiring French, check here.
SPANISH. Spanish is the mother tongue of 350 million people, the official language in 20 countries and the fastest-growing language in the USA. The greatest demand for Spanish-speaking experts is in Latin and Northern America, where there are more than 240 open positions, followed by Europe with an average of 40 opportunities. Most of these can be found in Programme & Resource Management, Administration and Humanitarian Aid & Emergency. To find out more information about jobs requiring Spanish, click here.
ARABIC. There are more than 300 million Arabic speakers across the world, Arabic being the official or co-official language in 25 independent states and territories. When searching for a job in this language, prepare yourself for the diversity of the Asian region or the excitement of Africa. There are more than 100 employment opportunities requiring fluency in Arabic. The main sectors include Programme & Resource Management, Humanitarian Aid & Emergency and Administration. To find out more information about these jobs requiring Arabic, click here.
RUSSIAN. Russian is the most commonly spoken language in Europe and the most geographically widespread language in Eurasia. You can apply to more than 100 job opportunities from Asia and Europe that require fluency in Russian. If you want to exit your comfort zone or simply visit another region or country, you can consider positions that require Russian speakers in Northern and Latin America and Africa. Most of these are linked to Monitoring & Evaluation, Environment & NRM and Administration. Find all the jobs in international development which require Russian speakers, by a simple click here.
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