A quick 3-minute overview
of DEVJOBS

DEVJOBS - the first Internet service to specialize in development jobs. DEVJOBS provides the largest number of jobs announcements in various development fields.

What is DEVJOBS?

DEVJOBS is an Internet service that announces thousands of international development jobs online. It effectively links employers and employees. This is a free service to all job-seekers in the development fields.

DEVJOBS is also an informal network of development professionals; currently, we are an informal "network" of 82,000 development people worldwide.

DEVJOBS is the first and premium international job announcement service; designed for announcing (and getting informed about) jobs related to microfinance, poverty alleviation, community development, institution development, governance, health care, population, food security, agriculture, education, human resource development, disability rehabilitation, natural resource management, information technology, and rural development. Other fields are mentioned in our homepage.

DEVJOBS is the most active in this field in the Internet. We provide the largest amount of job announcements in various development fields.

What are benefits for job seekers?

For job seekers, the benefits are obvious. It is your free source of valuable information. They are able to know what development jobs are available, and can correspond directly with the employer. Job announcements arrive directly into their mailbox 4 times a week. There are absolutely no fees involved, for members and job-seekers.

Is DEVJOBS service for me?

DEVJOBS is open to all people from different countries. But this job announcement service is most appropriate and suitable to highly experienced people, with 3 to 20 years of actual field experience, and focusing in the key development fields.

Specifically, we focus into these fields (but not strictly limited to): microfinance, poverty alleviation, small enterprise development, community development, healthcare, agriculture and natural resource management (full list shown in the homepage).

This job announcement service list is not recommended for those without work experiences or fresh college graduates, although there are a few job ads on volunteers and entry level jobs here.

How can I join DEVJOBS?

Anyone may use DEVJOBS to look for jobs and there is no joining fee or membership fee whatsoever. Just go to the main homepage of DEVJOBS to see the list of jobs, which we update 3 to 4 times a week.

Optionally, interested people who want to join the DEVJOBS mailing list (although we have temporarily disabled the mailing list due to technical problems) may click here or to our subscribe page to join our mailing list.

[Currently, we stopped sending out emails of job listings due to some technical problems and the prevalence of spam in the Internet. We shall resume sending them out after we have sorted these problems.]

If I join your mailing list as member, how much email will I get?

As a member of our mailing list, you will get the job ads in your email inbox 3 or 4 times a week. Each email contains several messages which are mostly job listings and announcements. We only send out job vacancies and accouncements, and we do not send you any further emails beyond this.

[Currently, we have stopped sending out emails of job lists due to some technical problems and the prevalence of spam in the Internet. We shall resume sending them out after a few weeks.]

Is there a fee to pay?

For ordinary members or job seekers, this service is completely free of charge. Unlike other services in the Internet. There is nothing to pay for job-seekers. There is absolutely no membership fee or service fee that we collect from job-seekers.

Only employers are asked to pay a small fee to help sustain this service, while members or job-seekers do not pay any fee.

There are two basic non-monetary obligations of members: a) always mentioning to employer that job info was obtained from DEVJOBS whenever applying for job, and b) inviting others to join the list.

DEVJOBS is asking members to make voluntary contributions to help support DEVJOBS. But it is purely voluntary on the part of members to give. Please help us.

What basic rules to follow when using DEVJOBS?

There are three simple basic rules that we implement to maintain order:

Rule 1. Write directly to employers. Members or job-seekers who are interested in inquiring about a certain posted position or in applying for it must write directly to the employer or person indicated in the job ad, and not to the DEVJOBS Office, Editor or Moderator.

If you want to send your resume as file attachment, please send it directly to the employer which posted the ad, and not to DEVJOBS Office, Editor or Moderator.

Rule 2. Always mention DEVJOBS whenever you apply for a job with an employer. This is essential to keep the employer aware about this service, and it could lead to more postings from employers.

Rule 3. Invite your friends and colleagues to join our mailing list, because we want to deliberately increase our membership base, to attract more postings fom employers.

These basic rules are needed to minimize confusions, maintain order and increase usefulness.

Can I use DEVJOBS without becoming a member?

Yes, you may use our services without becoming a member of our database. You simply visit our webpage (www.devjobsmail.com) to see the latest job listings and vacancies.

Our service is being used by 82,000 development professionals each month, mainly to check the job listings regularly.

Should I send DEVJOBS my CV or resume?

No. DEVJOBS is purely a job announcement service at this time. We do not have any facility to store resume and Cvs of members. You should send your resume directly to the employer with which you are applying for a job.

Need more info?

For further information, see our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page.

If our FAQ pages does not cover your question, you may write to us anytime, using our online comment form.