[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]IDA Global Development Class 2015

(find at the bottom how to apply)

Background: IDA Global Development events have a considerable participation of young professionals with keen interest in global development. However, they often find it difficult to get started with a career in their fields of interest as the traditional entry-points have more or less closed. However, other often less obvious entry-points and avenues have emerged. During a tour of the engineering schools in Aalborg, Aarhus, Odense and Copenhagen in September 2014, a focus group of more than 60 students was established. Based on email exchanges with this group, the below programme for IDA Development Class 2015 was formulated.

Purpose: The IDA-Global Development Class 2015 is intended as an opportunity for young people who are at the beginning of their careers to build networks, learn about and shape a career in the field of global development.

Initially a one year process starting from the end of February 2015 is foreseen with a total enrolment of 40 – 50 people from across a range of disciplines.

Specific objectives:

  • To get to know and understand the main generic and some specific operators in the global development field, their driving forces, approaches, and recruitment policies and processes
  • To get to know and prepare oneself (professionally and socially) with respect to a career in global development, align expectations with realities, and produce a marketable profile
  • To establish a professional network in global development and understand how to use and further expand this
  • To actively engage the participants to take responsibility for key parts of the Class’ events and processes.

Eight events and five project-groups

  • Kick-off meeting: the global worker (how is it to work internationally – a personal experience); global recruitment (what’s looked for, where to look, and how is it done); optimizing LinkedIn profile and the social network opportunities; and formation of five project-groups (to prepare topics 2-3-5-6-7, including to analyse opportunities and constraints, etc.)
  • United Nations: at UN city; how is it to work for UN; entry-points, barriers and the profiles required; competition and chances; etc.
  • Private [for-profit] sector: at one of the major actors, involving several private firms; the role of private-for-profit sector in global development (including CSR); how is it to work for the sector; entry-points, barriers and the profiles required; competition and chances; etc.
  • Mid-way meeting: review of interim reports from project-groups, fine-tune way forward; adjust personal expectations and define limitations – refine profiles and development plans; how to contact, apply and go through a recruitment process (including actually going through a mock recruitment process); and personal experiences from careers in global development and mentor-mentee matching
  • Private [not-for-profit] sector: at one of the major actors – but involving several NGOs (large and small); how is it to work for the sector; entry-points, barriers and the profiles required; competition and chances; etc.
  • Government and inter-government (Danida, SIDA, Norad, EU, etc.): at Danida; how is it to work for the sector; entry-points, barriers and the profiles required; competition and chances; etc.
  • Global entrepreneurship for development (starting up globally and with a global reach): at IDA with invitees (or preferably at an alternative relevant place, e.g.,: funding opportunity or global entrepreneur).

Close-out: present project-group reports (individual and consolidated), including: what the Class-members can offer, opportunities, constraints, etc.; meet the bosses; and certificates

Certificate-requirement: Participated in at least six [or five?] out of the eight events and actively contributed to one of the project-groups

Total number of participants: minimum 30 and maximum 50

Target audience: Young current and to become members of IDA Global Development (< 39 years of age) aiming for a career with focus on global development, specifically:

  • University students within last two years of their study
  • University graduates within first five years after graduation
  • Multidisciplinary mix of humanities, natural sciences, business and economics, technical sciences, etc. (40 – 60 % IDA or potential IDA members)

We can offer some travel compensation for up to ten of participants from Jutland and Funen.

Participation in IDA Global Development Class 2015 is free. However, it requires that you are a personal member of IDA Global Development for which an annual membership costs:

  • Personal member – DKK 400
  • Students – DKK 200
  • Members of the Danish Society of Engineers – Free

For more details please see our website: https://ida-globaldevelopment.dk/

If you are interested in participating in IDA Global Development Class 2015, please apply by sending an email before 30th of January, 2015 to: Troels Stru Schmidt (Board member) at troelsstru@gmail.com

In the email kindly provide the following information:

Name and age:

Profession / education:

Year of graduation:

Address:

Motivation: two to three lines about why you would like to participate in IDA Global Development Class 2015

We will let you know by 9th of February, 2015 if you have been selected to participate

 

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