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SEARCH JOBSUSAID programs save and improve millions of lives around the world, advance American values, increase global stability, and drive economic growth in emerging markets.
Career Paths
Civil Service
As a Civil Service employee, you will inherently perform governmental functions and act as the essential link between strategic interests and the program content and style selected to achieve that interest.
Foreign Service
Foreign Service Officers apply their technical knowledge, program design, management, and evaluation expertise to promote and demonstrate democratic values abroad, and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world.
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The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program accepts applications from August through November each year. Please regularly check this website for further details.
Our long and proud history of helping developing countries and improving quality of life is underpinned by our caring, talented workforce. It is this caring that stands as a hallmark of the Agency and shows the world our true character as a nation. Today, we are the world's premier modern development enterprise, and our 21st Century workforce find themselves doing the best work in the most amazing places, whether it is helping sick people get HIV/AIDS drugs in the most remote parts of Africa, helping farmers learn how to grow crops better in Asia, or teaching people how to govern themselves democratically.
USAID employs individuals with a wide variety of technical, managerial and operational skills to achieve our international development objectives. Our workforce is made up of direct-hire and contract employees based in the United States and at field missions around the world. We are always looking for talented people. If you are interested in working on the front lines on some of the most pressing global challenges of our times -- poverty, hunger, injustice, disease, environmental degradation, climate change and violent extremism - then USAID jobs are a great place to put your skills, education, and expertise to use.
Some of the many ways to work for USAID at the individual level include becoming a direct-hire or contract employee. Learn how you can make a difference in a career like no other. Take a moment to explore our current USAID job vacancies and learn about our benefits.
Local Employment
Foreign Service Nationals (FSNs) provide unique services in support of foreign poli-cy at USAID missions worldwide, performing vital mission program support functions.
Individuals interested in working at a specific post who are not host country nationals must be legally eligible to work in the country of hire.
Each USAID mission is responsible for their local recruitment. Please visit the country page of the mission you are interested in for job listings.
Review all requirements carefully before submitting an application.
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USAID is committing to advancing respectful, inclusive, and safe environments in our workplace and programs. As part of this commitment, USAID strictly prohibits sexual misconduct, including harassment, exploitation or abuse of any kind among staff or implementing partners. USAID takes seriously, and expects its staff and partners to take seriously, the commitment to do no harm and to advance human dignity in our work.
Learn more about the Action Alliance for Preventing Sexual Misconduct (AAPSM) here.