Global Washington Events
Global Workers Series: Intro to Careers in Global Development
February 24th from 5pm to 6.30pm
Global Washington Office
500 Union St, Suite 801
Seattle, WA 98101
Are you looking for a job that matters? Are you wondering how to become a part of the sector
that is improving the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world?
With millions of jobs lost since the recession started and fresh graduates scrambling for work opportunities, there are still plenty of avenues in which you can find meaningful career in the global development field. This series is designed to help you:
- Develop your Network
- Learn about current professional trends, popular job offers and needs in global develop sector
- Connect with potential future employers from different sectors
- Develop your job search skills: learn best strategies for successful job search
Come join Global Washington and our special guest Andy Dwonch, Senior Director for Social Innovations at Mercy Corps in order to learn about career opportunities in global development and hear the inspirational story of our speaker’s career path.
We are convinced that you a have a lot to offer and that our members will be delighted to connect with you! If you are interested in participating in our next “Global Workers Series, check out our calendar for more events!
Guest speaker: Andy Dwonch, Senior Director for Social Innovations, Mercy Corps
Based in Seattle, Andy is the Senior Director for Social Innovations at Mercy Corps. He focuses on the expansion of mobile technology enabled programs in the Middle East region, and the launch of new social innovations and large scale programs for Mercy Corps around the world. From 2006-2010, Andy served as Mission Director for Mercy Corps in Palestine and Israel, providing strategic vision for design and managerial oversight of implementation of humanitarian relief and development programs, staff and operations. Andy’s international relief and development career spans eleven years and six countries in the Balkans and Middle East, serving in civil engineering roles for four years in Albania and Serbia, and later moving on to senior management positions in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine/Israel.
We are in the process of planning our programming for 2012. Please check back soon for our workshops and events!
