Fulfilling Careers at the Local Level

In this video recording, Impactpool Members Amber Çakar and Manoj Kumar share their experiences 

Amber Çakar is an Impactpool Fellow since November 2022, who has worked in many local positions in Turkey despite being American

Manoj Kumar is an Impactpool Fellow who has worked as Country Director in many well known NGOs: BRAC, VSO, Save the Children, CARE, Plan, Concern Worldwide, and ActionAid.

The conversation is facilitated by Impactpool Career Coach, Linda Bawazir Davin with over 18 years of experience as a Human Resources Manager and Talent Acquisition Partner with the US Department of State, UNICEF, UNRWA and World Food Program (WFP); working and living in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. She will be facilitating the panel discussion. 

In the video recording below, some of the topics that were discussed include:

• The skills and qualities a Regional Director looks for when hiring their teams
• The power of networking to get opportunities (Can you believe Amber got her break in through a Facebook group?)
• Free resources to upskill and aquire knowledge
• How a Non-Native Resident overcame language barriers and other obstacles to seize Local Opportunities
• The differences between working in the African Region and Asian Regions (different skillsets needed)
• Taking calculative risks
• Looking at failure as a learning opportunity (Senior level professionals do fail sometimes)
• Psychosocial Support (Mental Health) in this sector and many very important topics.