International development job market trends: October 2026
As of 31 October 2026, its last update in October 2026, Civium analysed 2,888 active vacancies. International NGOs accounted for 43% of them, and consultant was the most common role type (359 vacancies).
Month-over-month comparison
No month-over-month comparison is available for October 2026: the previous month is not in the archive.
Vacancies by organisation type
| Organisation type | Active vacancies | Share of active vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| International NGOs | 1,241 | 43% |
| UN agencies, funds and programmes | 1,189 | 41.2% |
| Other international organisations and development banks | 389 | 13.5% |
| Think tanks and policy institutes | 69 | 2.4% |
1 group with fewer than 5 vacancies is not shown.
Most common role types
| Role type | Active vacancies | Share of active vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| consultant | 359 | 12.4% |
| intern | 190 | 6.6% |
| assistant | 186 | 6.4% |
| coordinator | 152 | 5.3% |
| advisor | 79 | 2.7% |
| analyst | 76 | 2.6% |
| director | 53 | 1.8% |
| lead | 43 | 1.5% |
| project manager | 33 | 1.1% |
| project officer | 27 | 0.9% |
| engineer | 26 | 0.9% |
| program manager | 24 | 0.8% |
| project coordinator | 19 | 0.7% |
| program associate | 17 | 0.6% |
| country director | 14 | 0.5% |
| program officer | 14 | 0.5% |
| deputy director | 11 | 0.4% |
| researcher | 10 | 0.3% |
| developer | 9 | 0.3% |
| programme coordinator | 9 | 0.3% |
Most requested skills
| Skill | Organisations listing it |
|---|---|
| Stakeholder engagement | 120 |
| Training & facilitation | 115 |
| Project management | 114 |
| Monitoring & evaluation | 111 |
| Humanitarian response | 102 |
| Microsoft Office | 96 |
| Capacity building | 91 |
| Compliance | 90 |
| Partnership building | 88 |
| Budgeting & budget management | 85 |
| Writing & editing | 79 |
| Excel | 77 |
| Strategic planning | 77 |
| Financial management | 74 |
| Risk management | 74 |
| Quality assurance | 73 |
| Fundraising | 71 |
| Research | 69 |
| Data collection | 67 |
| Logistics | 67 |
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