{
  "title": "International Development Job Market Trends",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-10-30",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "attribution": "Source: Civium, mycivium.com - International Development Job Market Trends, data as of 30 October 2026",
  "methodologyUrl": "https://mycivium.com/international-careers/market-trends#methodology",
  "totals": {
    "activeVacancies": 3013
  },
  "organisationTypes": [
    {
      "name": "International NGOs",
      "vacancies": 1301,
      "sharePercent": 43.2
    },
    {
      "name": "UN agencies, funds and programmes",
      "vacancies": 1242,
      "sharePercent": 41.2
    },
    {
      "name": "Other international organisations and development banks",
      "vacancies": 401,
      "sharePercent": 13.3
    },
    {
      "name": "Think tanks and policy institutes",
      "vacancies": 69,
      "sharePercent": 2.3
    }
  ],
  "roleTypes": [
    {
      "name": "consultant",
      "vacancies": 374,
      "sharePercent": 12.4
    },
    {
      "name": "assistant",
      "vacancies": 197,
      "sharePercent": 6.5
    },
    {
      "name": "intern",
      "vacancies": 197,
      "sharePercent": 6.5
    },
    {
      "name": "coordinator",
      "vacancies": 161,
      "sharePercent": 5.3
    },
    {
      "name": "advisor",
      "vacancies": 86,
      "sharePercent": 2.9
    },
    {
      "name": "analyst",
      "vacancies": 81,
      "sharePercent": 2.7
    },
    {
      "name": "director",
      "vacancies": 57,
      "sharePercent": 1.9
    },
    {
      "name": "lead",
      "vacancies": 45,
      "sharePercent": 1.5
    },
    {
      "name": "project manager",
      "vacancies": 35,
      "sharePercent": 1.2
    },
    {
      "name": "project officer",
      "vacancies": 28,
      "sharePercent": 0.9
    },
    {
      "name": "engineer",
      "vacancies": 26,
      "sharePercent": 0.9
    },
    {
      "name": "program manager",
      "vacancies": 24,
      "sharePercent": 0.8
    },
    {
      "name": "project coordinator",
      "vacancies": 21,
      "sharePercent": 0.7
    },
    {
      "name": "program associate",
      "vacancies": 17,
      "sharePercent": 0.6
    },
    {
      "name": "program officer",
      "vacancies": 16,
      "sharePercent": 0.5
    },
    {
      "name": "country director",
      "vacancies": 14,
      "sharePercent": 0.5
    },
    {
      "name": "deputy director",
      "vacancies": 11,
      "sharePercent": 0.4
    },
    {
      "name": "researcher",
      "vacancies": 11,
      "sharePercent": 0.4
    },
    {
      "name": "developer",
      "vacancies": 10,
      "sharePercent": 0.3
    },
    {
      "name": "programme coordinator",
      "vacancies": 9,
      "sharePercent": 0.3
    }
  ],
  "skills": [
    {
      "name": "Stakeholder engagement",
      "organisations": 125
    },
    {
      "name": "Project management",
      "organisations": 121
    },
    {
      "name": "Training & facilitation",
      "organisations": 120
    },
    {
      "name": "Monitoring & evaluation",
      "organisations": 117
    },
    {
      "name": "Humanitarian response",
      "organisations": 107
    },
    {
      "name": "Microsoft Office",
      "organisations": 101
    },
    {
      "name": "Compliance",
      "organisations": 99
    },
    {
      "name": "Capacity building",
      "organisations": 95
    },
    {
      "name": "Partnership building",
      "organisations": 93
    },
    {
      "name": "Budgeting & budget management",
      "organisations": 92
    },
    {
      "name": "Writing & editing",
      "organisations": 87
    },
    {
      "name": "Strategic planning",
      "organisations": 84
    },
    {
      "name": "Excel",
      "organisations": 82
    },
    {
      "name": "Financial management",
      "organisations": 81
    },
    {
      "name": "Risk management",
      "organisations": 79
    },
    {
      "name": "Fundraising",
      "organisations": 76
    },
    {
      "name": "Quality assurance",
      "organisations": 76
    },
    {
      "name": "Research",
      "organisations": 75
    },
    {
      "name": "Donor relations",
      "organisations": 74
    },
    {
      "name": "Data collection",
      "organisations": 73
    }
  ],
  "commonRequirements": [
    {
      "name": "Communication",
      "organisations": 176
    },
    {
      "name": "Analytical skills",
      "organisations": 113
    },
    {
      "name": "Leadership",
      "organisations": 113
    },
    {
      "name": "Teamwork & collaboration",
      "organisations": 104
    },
    {
      "name": "Coordination",
      "organisations": 101
    },
    {
      "name": "Reporting",
      "organisations": 96
    },
    {
      "name": "Cross-cultural competence",
      "organisations": 95
    },
    {
      "name": "Integrity & professionalism",
      "organisations": 82
    },
    {
      "name": "Interpersonal skills",
      "organisations": 74
    },
    {
      "name": "Management",
      "organisations": 72
    }
  ],
  "languages": [
    {
      "name": "English",
      "organisations": 200
    },
    {
      "name": "French",
      "organisations": 74
    },
    {
      "name": "Arabic",
      "organisations": 57
    },
    {
      "name": "Spanish",
      "organisations": 29
    },
    {
      "name": "Ukrainian",
      "organisations": 17
    },
    {
      "name": "Portuguese",
      "organisations": 16
    },
    {
      "name": "Russian",
      "organisations": 13
    },
    {
      "name": "Swahili",
      "organisations": 12
    },
    {
      "name": "German",
      "organisations": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Chinese",
      "organisations": 8
    }
  ]
}