When the Sector Feels Uncertain, Your Career Doesn’t Have to Be
Strategic Career consulting for aid professionals planning their next move, navigating career transitions, and repositioning for a changing sector.
For experienced humanitarian and development professionals from organisations such as UNHCR, ICRC, UN agencies and INGOs planning a career transition, repositioning for their next role, or exploring opportunities within or beyond the sector.
Meet The Founder
A short introduction (1min)
I am Chahrazed Anane, a former senior humanitarian professional with 15+ years of international experience, now supporting aid professionals in navigating job search, career transitions, and positioning in a rapidly changing sector.
• Regain direction and traction in a competitive and uncertain job market
• Navigate career transitions within or beyond the aid sector
• Move forward with a clear, structured approach not random applications.
“Chahrazed’s deep understanding of humanitarian recruitment and her ability to provide tailored, strategic guidance made a real difference in my career.”
— Myrthe Bergsma, Programme Manager, Collective Aid
Choose the Level of Support You Need
Support Designed for Today’s Humanitarian Market
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The Kickstart
Focused foundations for a stronger job search.
Who it is for:
Mid-career humanitarian and development professionals who already know the roles they want to target but are not getting the traction they expect.Best suited to professionals with a clear target. It is not designed for major career transitions or complex repositioning.
Duration: 3 hours of personalised 1:1 career consulting over 4–6 weeks.
What you walk away with
Clearer professional positioning for the roles you are targeting.
A strategically reviewed CV with priority changes identified and worked through during our sessions.
A focused action plan showing what to adjust in your applications and job-search approach next.
Email support during the programme for brief implementation questions.
Investment: €499 + VAT (21%)
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The Strategic Launchpad
A structured career and job-search strategy for your next move.
Who it is for:
Experienced humanitarian and development professionals who know broadly where they want to go but need to clarify where they are competitive, how to position their experience, and which opportunities are worth pursuing.Duration: 6 hours of tailored 1:1 career consulting over 3 months.
What you walk away with:
Clear career targeting and positioning around the roles and organisations where your experience has the strongest value.
A stronger CV and LinkedIn profile that translate your experience clearly for your target market.
A personalised job-search strategy to prioritise opportunities and avoid unfocused applications.
A strategic networking approach focused on relevant organisations, decision-makers and professional relationships.
Support on priority opportunities during the programme, allowing us to adjust the strategy as the market responds.
Includes email/message support between sessions for brief strategic questions and adjustments.
Investment
€800 + VAT (21%)
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The Full Transformation
Strategic repositioning for a significant career transition.
Who it is for:
Experienced professionals preparing a major career shift: whether moving beyond the humanitarian and development sector, transitioning into mission-driven work from another field, changing professional direction, or rethinking where their experience can create the most value next.Duration: 10 hours of personalised strategic career consulting over 6 months.
What you walk away with
Career & Market Mapping: Clarity on where your experience is transferable, where you are competitive, and which pathways are worth pursuing.
Professional Repositioning: A clear narrative that translates your experience and professional value for your new target market.
CV & LinkedIn Repositioning: Career materials aligned with your new direction and the language of the market you want to enter.
Transition Roadmap: A structured strategy for targeting opportunities, networking and navigating the transition over time.
Priority support between sessions for brief strategic questions and key opportunities during the programme.
Investment
€1,200 + VAT (21%)
Frequently Asked Questions Career Transitions, Job Search, and Executive Accompaniment
Choosing the right professional support is an important decision. The questions in this section aim to offer clarity so you can determine whether this accompaniment is the right fit for you.
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The right package depends on the level of support you need and the complexity of your situation.
If you already know the type of roles you are targeting but your applications are not converting, the Kickstart Package is usually the best starting point.
If you are not yet clear about your target roles, the type of employers you should approach, or why your job search is not moving forward, the Strategic Launchpad is more appropriate. It offers more structured support around job search strategy, positioning, networking, and interview preparation over several months.
If you are facing a major career transition, repositioning beyond the humanitarian sector, returning home after years in the field, or redefining your professional identity, the Full Transformation offers deeper strategic accompaniment.
If you are unsure, the best first step is to book a Career Strategy Call. We will clarify together which level of support makes sense for your situation.
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Yes, especially if the issue is not your experience, but how your experience is being positioned.
In today’s humanitarian job market, strong experience is no longer enough on its own. Your CV, LinkedIn profile, cover letters, and networking strategy need to clearly show your value, your fit, and your ability to respond to current market needs.
The work usually focuses on identifying where your applications are losing traction and rebuilding your profile so recruiters can understand your relevance faster.
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The Kickstart Package is designed for professionals who need focused, practical support to improve their positioning quickly.
It is best suited if you already have a target direction but need to strengthen your CV, LinkedIn profile, and application strategy so your profile becomes clearer, more competitive, and more recruiter-ready.
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If you are applying for a specific role and want expert feedback before submitting, the Application Audit under the Quick Support section, may be the best option.
It includes a review of one CV and one target role or application, written feedback, and a strategic 45minutes feedback call.
This is a good option if you do not yet need a full package but want to understand why a specific application may not be strong enough.
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Yes. Many humanitarian and development professionals are now targeting remote, hybrid, or internationally based roles.
Remote job search requires a different positioning strategy. Your profile needs to show autonomy, written communication, cross-cultural collaboration, remote coordination, and the ability to deliver without constant supervision.
This can be addressed through the Application Audit, Kickstart Package, or Strategic Launchpad, depending on the level of support you need and the type of role you are targeting.
If you are also changing sector, relocating, or redefining your professional direction, the Full Transformation may be more appropriate.
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My work is mainly designed for humanitarian and development professionals who are navigating job search, career transitions, leadership growth, or repositioning in a changing sector.
This includes professionals who want to:
move within the humanitarian or development sector
transition into adjacent spaces such as NGOs, foundations, universities, international organisations, consulting, human rights, migration, or social impact
reposition their experience for the private sector
explore entrepreneurship, independent consulting, or portfolio careers
This can be especially relevant for professionals leaving or repositioning after working with organisations such as UNHCR, ICRC, UN agencies, INGOs, or international NGOs, and needing to translate their experience for new markets.
I occasionally support professionals who want to transition into the aid sector, especially when they bring relevant transferable experience. But my core expertise is supporting aid professionals who need to clarify, translate, and reposition their experience for their next step.
The common thread is not only the sector. It is the need to make your experience understandable, credible, and strategic for the market you are targeting.
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Yes. Many of the professionals I support have 10, 15, or 20+ years of experience.
Senior profiles often face specific challenges: being perceived as too senior, too specialized, too field-based, too expensive, or difficult to “translate” into new markets.
The work is not about reducing your experience. It is about making it clearer, more strategic, and easier for the right employers to understand.
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Yes. This is often part of the work.
Many humanitarian professionals have strong transferable skills, but they struggle to explain them in a way that makes sense outside the sector.
We work on translating your experience into language that resonates with your target market, while keeping your professional identity coherent and credible.
This may include transitions toward foundations, universities, consulting, social impact, the private sector, entrepreneurship, or portfolio careers.
For deeper transitions, the Full Transformation is usually the most appropriate option.
For senior leaders navigating complex repositioning, organisational change, or executive-level transitions, the Executive Path may be more suitable.
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My approach combines humanitarian sector expertise, career strategy, positioning, and practical recruitment insight.
I do not only review documents. I help you understand how your profile is being perceived, where the gaps are, and how to reposition your experience for the roles, organisations, or sectors you are targeting.
The work is strategic, tailored, and grounded in the realities of today’s humanitarian and development job market.
Beyond the immediate outcome — a stronger CV, LinkedIn profile, application strategy, or transition plan — the goal is for you to learn how to position yourself with more clarity and confidence throughout the rest of your career.
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The goal is to help you gain clarity, improve your positioning, strengthen your applications, and approach your job search or transition with a more strategic system.
I cannot guarantee interviews or job offers, because recruitment depends on many external factors. But the accompaniment is designed to increase the quality, relevance, and competitiveness of how you present yourself.
For many clients, the first result is not only a stronger CV or LinkedIn profile, but a clearer understanding of where they fit and how to move forward.
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This is not therapy, and it is not generic coaching.
The focus is professional: career direction, job search strategy, positioning, applications, LinkedIn, interviews, transitions, and decision-making.
It can include reflection and confidence-building, especially during difficult career moments, but always with a clear strategic and practical objective.
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The Career Strategy Call is a 30-minute conversation to understand your situation, your goals, and the challenges you are facing.
After the call, I will recommend the most appropriate level of support if I believe I can help. You can then decide whether you want to move forward.
There is no pressure to commit during the call.
The Executive Path
Bespoke strategic career architecture for senior leaders planning a significant move before it becomes urgent.
Who is it for
For Directors, Country Representatives, Senior Executives and C-Suite leaders who want to shape the next stage of their career deliberately, whether that means moving within their organisation, preparing for broader leadership responsibilities, transitioning to another institution, returning to their country, entering government or public leadership, or building an advisory, consulting or board portfolio.
At this level, the question is rarely simply “What job should I apply for?”
It is about deciding what you want your next chapter to look like, what you need to start building now, and how your positioning, reputation, relationships and visibility can support that move.
The Executive Path provides a confidential strategic partnership to plan and navigate those decisions over time.
The Partnership :
Duration: 6 months of personalised 1:1 strategic advisory.
Strategic Direction & Scenario Planning: Explore possible next chapters, assess trade-offs and define where to invest your time, relationships and professional capital.
Executive Positioning: Clarify the leadership proposition, expertise and value you want to carry into your next stage.
Reputation Architecture: Strengthen how your leadership expertise and contribution are recognised across your network, sector visibility and digital footprint, in a way that supports your future direction.
Strategic Network & Stakeholder Mapping: Identify the relationships, decision-makers, institutions and networks that need to be developed before the move.
Opportunity & Decision Advisory: Assess senior opportunities, internal moves and key career decisions as they arise.
Bespoke Support: Career materials, market research, visibility strategy or preparation for high-stakes conversations are addressed where relevant to your individual strategy.
Dedicated Access: Priority WhatsApp/email access between sessions for brief strategic questions and time-sensitive decisions.
Investment:
From €1,800 + VAT (21%)
The final scope and investment are defined according to the complexity of the situation and level of advisory support required.
Need targeted support, fast? One session. One clear outcome.
€250 (+VAT 21%)
These individual services offer targeted support to help you move forward with clarity and strategy.
Individual Services
Application Audit
Price: €250 (+VAT 21%)
Description:
Understand why your applications are not converting.
This strategic audit identifies the “translation gaps” between your experience and what employers are actually looking for and shows you how to reposition your CV and profile for stronger impact.
What’s included:
Review of 1 CV
Review of 1 application (or target role)
Written feedback report with concrete corrections
45-minute strategic feedback session
LinkedIn Identity Shift
Price: €250 (+VAT 21%)
Description:
Recruiters visit your profile and move on. This session identifies why and fixes it. We rewrite your headline and About section, align your keywords to your target roles, and turn your profile into something that works for you between applications.
What’s included:
Full Review of your LinkedIn profile
Rewritten headline and About section (delivered in writing before the session)
Strategic keyword alignment for your target roles
45-minute feedback session with actionable recommendations
Interview Prep
Price: €250 (+VAT 21%)
Description:
Prepare for interviews with clarity, structure, and confidence.
This intensive 1 session helps you refine your narrative, strengthen your answers, and communicate your experience effectively at a senior level.
What’s included:
Preparation based on your target role or upcoming interview
Identification of key questions and positioning gaps
Mock interview and real-time feedback
75-minute strategic session with actionable recommendations
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