Hiring someone involves considering each candidate’s abilities and talents as well as the responsibilities they will be given. This is a difficult task when engaging a person for a key role like a CEO or when the sector in which the company works is so narrow, there are barely a few dozen people who match the stated requirements. Another limiting factor is that only a few candidates are willing to work in a dangerous environment, such as is the situation in the majority of the developing or poor countries. The pressure on recruiters is therefore massive and excellent strategies are needed to do the job well.
DevelopmentAid’s Recruitment Solutions (DRS) has been dealing with these difficulties for more than 10 years.
Companies usually approach DRS because we do the job faster and can provide higher-quality candidates in a shorter period of time. Nevertheless, some of our clients only ask for our services after having tried every other recruitment method they could and failing.
Who is most wanted and where?
Looking at our internal statistics, most of the requests we get, almost a quarter, come from the Human Rights and Democracy sector. Senior and middle-level managers in agriculture and rural development, education, and culture are also in high demand with companies constantly looking for professionals.
Fig.1. Recruitment by sector
Source: DRS
In terms of the geography of recruitment, there are specific areas or continents that are far more challenging than others. We have observed that sub-Saharan and Eastern Africa feature the most in our daily contracts as well as Europe, where the opportunities are numerous, followed by the Middle East and Central Asia regions.
Fig.2. Recruitment by region
Source: DRS
Most of the difficulties recruiters face with regard to these regions are related to the abilities and the experience sought by our clients. In our portfolio, we can be seen to have successfully shortlisted candidates and filled the positions of Directors, Presidents, Chief Executive Officers, Managers, Coordinators, Team Leaders, Chiefs of Party, Country Representatives, Consultants, Specialists, and Researchers. None of these jobs are easy, nor insignificant, so we are given a great deal of responsibility and therefore pay careful attention to all the necessary steps during the process of assessing and proposing candidates.
Source: DRS
Our database allows us to choose from the CVs of 87,000 experts with experience in the development sector who have a reliable record in implementing aid projects.
Our satisfied clients are a good indicator that DevelopmentAid Recruitment Solutions knows how to handle difficult tasks.
Here are some testimonies related to these success stories.
Associate Director – Education and Adolescent Empowerment
At DRS, we don’t just find a suitable person for a job, we also contribute to the development of the company and the country. We understand each company’s needs and have a solution for dilemmas that may seem unsolvable. People make the difference and our role is to provide support for talent recruitment for roles in the international development sector.
