HOW MANY EMPLOYEES DOES GIZ HAVE?

As at 31 December 2017, GIZ had a total of 19,506 staff. Of these, 3,753 were working in Germany and 2,305 were employees seconded abroad. In addition, 13,448 staff were working as national personnel in the partner countries. Eighty per cent of GIZ’s total workforce were working abroad.

There were also 590 development advisors working for GIZ. In addition, the Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM), a joint operation of GIZ and the German Federal Employment Agency, places experts with local employers: At the end of 2017, 385 integrated experts had employment contracts with organisations and companies in the field. A total of 484 returning experts were receiving financial support and advice from CIM.