With 2024 in the books, we now have another year’s worth of Devex job board data to determine who the most active global development employers were. With nearly 85,000 job postings to analyze, we were able to also identify further trends in terms of salary transparency and geographic location of these roles.
The complete picture of our findings is now available in our new downloadable report, which includes data on 50 organizations across five categories: international NGOs, or INGOs, United Nations organizations, multilateral development banks, or MDBs, bilateral and government agencies, and development consulting agencies.
To get an idea of last year’s development recruitment landscape, here is a closer look at some of the organizations that were busy recruiting on Devex in 2024, and what we learned from speaking to insiders on how to stand out as an applicant with these leading employers in 2025.
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Justin Sablich
Justin is a contributing writer and editor who previously led Devex’s careers content strategy. Before joining Devex, Justin served as the managing editor of Springwise, covering sustainable and climate-tech innovation across all business sectors. He also spent over 13 years as an editor and writer for the New York Times, specializing in digital content production and strategy while producing written and multimedia content on a range of topics, including travel, sports, and technology.
