As part of the female leaders in education and philanthropy series, I am excited to share with you a recent exchange I held with Wendy Kopp , CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All . Teach for All is a global network of organizations in over 60 countries that are developing leadership to ensure all children can fulfill their potential. Previously, she founded and led Teach For America for 24 y
Leadership in education and philanthropy can take various forms. Nishat shares more about her authentic leadership style and how what young women in the education sector should think about when embarking on their career.
If you want to find a job or career in the social impact world, you might be using language that is highly connotated with a specific sub-sector, such as impact investing, NGO formal government slang. I reflect on what it takes to master the different languages and how it helps when building trust and multi-stakeholder coalitions.
I've seen firsthand the challenges when it comes to finding a job or consultancy in education, EdTech, evidence or philanthropy. It's scattered and hard to find. At the same time, it is also quite hard to find specific expertise or talent for hiring organizations. That's why I've created this job and talent board to make it easy to find a job in education and philanthropy.
The HR person at Save the Children International gives recommendations about CV, motivation letters, red flags and career gaps. He also highlights the importance of LinkedIn for job applications.
What does it mean to work in jobs that improve implementation and research in the global education sector? Jenny Pearlman give great insights into what it means to be an evidence-driven organisation.
This is about how to navigate a job transition in the social impact space, particularly as a female leader.
Consulting work is more than what we all might think. Particularly individual consultants have invisible skills in finding synergies and ensuring learning beyond individual organisations.
In the world of philanthropy, Program Managers play a pivotal role. They are the architects of change, orchestrating programs that tackle some of society’s most pressing challenges. But what does it take to step into this role? What skills do you need, and how can you acquire them? Let's explore. I first engaged with ChatGPT to determine core skills for a Program Manager in Philanthropy. The lis
How many income streams do you have? I only realized some time after I started working on different income streams, that what I do is actually called "work portfolio". Work portfolios allow for flexibility and independence. But they are not for everyone nor for any life stage. I recently spoke to Julie Fedele who has planned and worked for several years to make her work portfolio a reality.
To which extent has your passport influenced your career trajectory? As a holder of a Swiss passport, I have been lucky throughout my career to get jobs and travel in different countries in the world without major administrative hurdles. I am fully aware of that privilege, having worked for years in the migration and refugee field where I have seen firsthand how harsh the study and work realiti
I've twice almost gone through a burnout. Both of the times after giving birth to a child, a few months back into work mode. This, despite the fact that my employer at that time was generally very supportive of mothers and motherhood in the work setting where I could reduce my FTE and get some time off. And despite the fact that we didn't have the pressure of continuously getting funds like NGO
I today's blogpost I am excited to share with you an interview with Rashmir Balasubramaniam , a coach supporting clients who want to identify and strengthen their core purpose. I've previously described my journey to become an independent and remote consultant and hotel manager with a fractional work portfolio in Greece. My coach at that time played a key role in this process: he allowed me to
In today's edition I am excited to share with you an interview with Emiliana Vegas , whom I know and highly value from my time at the Jacobs Foundation where she serves as a Board of Trustee member. She has just recently written a book called " Let's Change the World " where she shares her reflections and recommendations from her career in international organisations. Emiliana has been highly
I just recently read a thought-piece here on LinkedIn about the different types of major transitions a professional can go through. And that there is need for a dedicated community support for each of these types of transitions. Among them were those involving changing from 9-5 job to flexible work, changing from in-person office work to remote set-up, changing countries and language contexts, ch
