How to land an MDB Job: Time, Targets, and Persistence
How I think about this newsletter (and why it might help you)
I started this job board because I was wasting entire weekends hunting for MDB positions.
The World Bank has multiple portals. The Asian Development Bank has its own system. Then there’s the African Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, EBRD, and dozens of smaller institutions. Each with different interfaces, posting schedules, and search quirks.
By the time I’d checked them all, I’d burned through 3-5 hours and felt exhausted before even starting a single application.
So I built a system to pull everything into one place. That’s what lands in your inbox.
Time is EverythingJob hunting shouldn’t eat your weekends. When you’re spending hours just collecting positions, you have less energy for what actually matters - writing tailored applications, preparing for interviews, and networking.
My approach is pretty simple.
I do the collection work each week, you get the results in a format you can scan in a couple of minutes, not hours.
Signal Over NoiseIt’s not just about saving time. It’s about relevance.
I don’t just dump every single opening into your inbox. I filter for quality positions across major MDBs, pull out the important details - job title, link, location, and closing dates, and present them in a format that lets you scan quickly and decide what’s worth your application.
The Long GameThe truth about MDB jobs is they’re competitive.
Lots of people from around the world are after them.
But most of them don’t get alerted to the job openings you do when you sign up for this newsletter.
Most people apply to dozens of positions before landing an interview, let alone an offer. The process is slow, competitive, and often opaque. It’s easy to get discouraged after a few rejections and stop applying altogether.
The people who land these roles aren’t necessarily the most qualified. They’re the ones who kept applying, kept refining their applications, and stayed in the game long enough for the right opportunity to come along.
My goal with these posts is pretty simple. Lower the effort required to stay persistent. If finding jobs takes ten hours a week, you’ll burn out fast. If it takes ten minutes, you can keep going for months or even years until you land the role you want.
And when you do land it, the grind will have been worth it.
The Bottom Line
I built this system for myself and figured others might find it useful too. I’m not promising shortcuts or secret strategies. Just a more efficient way to stay on top of opportunities.
Every Monday you get permanent staff positions.
Every Friday you get consultant roles.
Frequently, I’ll send mid-week thoughts on the MDB space.
Keep opening the emails. Keep applying to what fits. And remember - landing these roles is a marathon, not a sprint.
