There are many bilateral organizations, however the most commonly heard ones are: 

List of 50+ bilateral organizations

1. International Development Research Centre - IDRC
2. China International Development Cooperation Agency- CIDCA
3. Danish International Development Agency - DANIDA
4. European Aid Development and Cooperation
5. French Development Agency
6. Deutsche Gessellschraft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
7. Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
8. Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD
9. Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development 
10. Italian Agency for Development Cooperation - AICS
11. International Cooperation and Development Fund
12. Saudi Fund for Development - SFD
13. Spanish Agency for Development Cooperation - AECID
14. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - SIDA
15. United Kingdom Department for International Development -DFID
16. United States Agency for International Development - USAID
17. African Development Foundation - ADF
18. Argentina White Helmets Commission (Comisión Cascos Blancos)
19. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Development Cooperation Division)
20. Austrian Development Agency - ADA
21. The Austrian Development Cooperation
22. Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft
23. Azerbaijan International Development Agency
24. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development: Belgian Policy Plan for Development Cooperation
25. Belgian Technical Cooperation - BTC/CTB
26. Agência Brasileira de Cooperação
27. Canadian International Development Agency 
28. Agencia de Cooperación Internacional de Chile - AGCI
29. Czech Development Agency (CzDA)
30. Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development
31. Finland Department for International Development Cooperation (FINNIDA)
32. France Department for International Cooperation
33. French Development Agency - AfD
34. Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany
35. Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
36. Organization for Investment, Economic, and Technical Assistance of Iran
37. Irish Aid
38. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: MASHAV - Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation
39. Japan - Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA
40. Japan Bank for International Cooperation - JBIC
41. Korea - Korea International Cooperation Agency - KOICA
42. Liechtensteinische Entwicklungsdienst
43. Lux-Development
44. Mexico AMEXCID
45. New Zealand Agency for International Development - NZAid
46. Poland Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Development Co-operation Department
47. Portugal Camões - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua
48. Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme
49. Palestinian International Cooperation Agency - PICA
50. Romania Assistance for Development - AOD
51. Russia Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation
52. Slovak Aid
53. Development Bank of Southern Africa - DBSA
54. Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund - Taiwan ICDF
55. Thailand International Cooperation Agency - TICA
56. Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency - TİKA 

Can you work for a bilateral without being a national of the country of the bilateral agency?

Yes, you can. You do not have to be a national of the donor country to be working at a Bilateral Agency. Some positions outside of the headquarters are open to nationals of the recipient country, third-country nationals, or all groups of qualified individuals. I would say that there are two opportunities for non-nationals. If you are a national of a country where one of these organizations has programs, there is always a need for local experts. If you are an ex-pat looking for opportunities, there may be fewer opportunities though. 

Many of the donors fund sub-organizations as executors on the ground and in these sub-organizations you can find international ex-pats contracts. So, if you want to work for a project funded by a Bilateral, follow the funds and you can find interesting job opportunities in the organizations supporting the delivery. From my own experience, while living in Japan, I know that JICA and JBIC recruited many international experts for their programs.

Keep an eye out for the second part of this content by Impactpool Career Coach Ronda Ansted which we will share in the coming weeks.