Work for us
At Development Initiatives we are always keen to work with talented individuals who share our passion and vision.
We provide great benefits to support a happy and thriving workforce. Staff wellbeing is a priority for DI, and we go the extra mile to support people’s passions and interests both in work and beyond. This might be flexible working to support your lifestyle, or paid leave to support you with volunteering or additional studies. We are a Living Wage and Disability Confident employer in the UK and apply these principles to our staff worldwide.
View our recruitment policy, Candidate GDPR privacy notice, and details of our Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
Benefits of working at DI
Flexible working
Our flexible working policies support the wellbeing of our staff as well as our commitment to equality and diversity. As a member of the team you could benefit from homeworking, flexible hours, and our enhanced policies around sick pay and maternity, paternity and adoption leave. We also offer enhanced holiday allowances, which can be further increased with long service and adjusted to suit you using our buy/sell holiday scheme.
Photo credit: Russell Watkins/DFID
Fair pay
Since 2013 we have been an accredited Living Wage Employer in the UK and apply the same principles to salaries across the world. We recognise the talents of all employees equally, regardless of gender, and choose to monitor our gender pay gap – which you can see in our annual progress report. Our staff have access to pension schemes and excellent healthcare benefits. All our interns are paid and have access to many of our employee benefits too.
Photo credit: Thomas Cristofoletti/USAID
Supportive environment
We provide the conditions you need to excel in your role and career. We offer paid leave to volunteer, donate blood and study, and we support staff in paying professional course and membership fees. Our offices are informal environments offering a range of location-specific amenities from cycle-to-work schemes to free fruit, and you can expect to work with colleagues as passionate as you are about ending poverty.
Photo credit: Lakshman Nadaraja/World Bank
Our values
Our values define us, the way we work and how we interact with others.
Empowering
Collaboration is inherent in how we work and we strive to be a driving force that supports and facilitates others who are working to end poverty.
Transparent
Openness is in our DNA. We believe that honesty brings out the best in people and encourages a positive learning culture.
Innovative
We know that where there’s a will there’s a way to end poverty. If an idea fails it is never the end, but a catalyst to keep seeking until we find the solution.
Agile
We look to the future and adapt as our external environment changes because we are always striving to best meet the needs of our stakeholders.
Quality
We are proud to be specialists, allowing us to truly nurture our expertise and ensure a rigorous approach to all that we do.
