Department for International Development (DFID)
Leading the British government’s fight against world poverty.
Private Sector Development Advisers
Based in our overseas offices and UK headquarters in London and East Kilbride, Scotland
Our aim is to bring private sector ideas, innovation and investment into the heart of what we do. In summary DFID’s new approach to working with the private sector is to do more with private enterprise, extend the reach of our programmes with business into new areas and ramp up the value for money and impact of our private sector work.
The Engine of Development; The Private Sector and Prosperity for Poor People. DFID 2011

Would you like to help DFID rise to the challenge of reducing world poverty and do all that we can to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by engaging the private sector in development?
To increase our capacity to provide international development advice around the developing world DFID wants to recruit a pool of professional advisers to fill vacancies as the programmes expand.
We are looking for Private Sector Development Advisers, and would especially welcome applications from specialists in business and the broader private sector, as well as government, non-governmental organisations, universities and think tanks.
Vacancies will be based in our overseas offices and UK headquarters in London and East Kilbride, Scotland. Many vacancies will be in post-conflict and conflict affected countries and you will be required to visit and work in such countries during your first few years of employment with DFID.
DFID is an equal opportunities employer and selection is on merit. Candidates must be UK nationals, nationals of a member state of the European Economic Area (EEA), Swiss or Turkish Nationals or Commonwealth citizens.
Closing date for applications: 4th November 2012.
To find out more about our vacancies please visit our website www.dfid.gov.uk
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