Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation registered in Berlin. We promote the political participation of citizens, accountability of state bodies, and the development of democratic institutions worldwide.
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Our staff of around 90 work across seven countries: Germany (DRI headquarters is located in Berlin), Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Ukraine. We value our dynamic team, which represents 29 nationalities and contributes to our diverse and dedicated work environment. Our working language is English.
"Working with DRI in finance has been a satisfying and productive experience for me. I get to be creative and work with a dynamic team that puts effort into each and every step. DRI provides amazing support to Sri Lanka to ensure democratic standards and good governance, which in turn make for good citizens. The events that we put on stimulate my mind and help expand my knowledge. I am blessed to be holding my current role, which provides me with such enrichment."
"I joined DRI in 2019 during my postgraduate studies in Peace and Conflict Studies, following my dream of promoting social justice, and it has been an inspiring journey. I truly enjoy this valuable opportunity to develop democracy-related projects worldwide. My work on monitoring, evaluation and learning gives me both strategic and operational know-how to formulate and implement different social projects. Each day we face different challenges, and it is very motivating to be part of our diverse, dynamic, and friendly work environment. I enjoy interacting with colleagues from our seven country offices and growing together on DRI’s mission of promoting democratic values."
"What I like the most about DRI’s work in Lebanon is our commitment to enabling a democratic system in which everyone is empowered to participate freely and openly. Growing up in a post-war setting, I witnessed the transformation of my country into a fragile state grappling with institutionalised corruption and an ever-shrinking civic space. That is why I wanted to become a change agent and be part of a larger community of democracy advocates. Working on good governance, the rule of law, and democratic change for me is a vocation, and joining DRI has been a wonderful journey of learning and contributing to this mission."
"I joined DRI in 2011 after the Jasmine Revolution to contribute to the democratic transition and help my country, Tunisia, in addition to working in my preferred field of finance and administration. The most interesting moment of my day is monitoring budgets and playing with figures to manage our budgets effectively. When I started, I thought that it would only be short-term. But I saw our office grow step by step, increasing in size, getting more and more valuable projects and developing a good reputation in Tunisia. I was proud to accompany this gradual growth and now, after 10 years, I am the Office Director of DRI Tunisia. Working with a competent, open, complementary and friendly team is such a joy."
"I started working for DRI in 2010. As a financial management professional, I worked with people from different nationalities and diverse professional backgrounds. What I love most about DRI is its work environment. Employees are respected and cared for with recognition and career growth opportunities. I think that a good working environment is a key factor in forming great teams who produce great results. At DRI, you feel a real sense of ownership of what you are doing. Teams are highly committed to contribute and add value to people’s lives."
"I joined DRI in 2019 to be part of the democratic transition in Tunisia. As Human Resources Officer, I provide the programme team with the support they need to put our projects for a better Tunisia into action. We all dream about a democratic Tunisia, and I want to contribute to this."
Each member of our team plays a vital role in our mission. We therefore seek candidates who strongly identify with DRI’s vision and who embody our values and organisational culture.
We seek candidates who demonstrate:
We believe the following qualities are non-negotiable:
We offer:
We appreciate the time and effort each applicant puts into their DRI application. We therefore make an effort to respond to each and every application, so that our applicants receive a confirmation of receipt as well as a confirmation of whether their application was ultimately successful or not. In addition, it is important to us that we provide a timely recruiting experience to all of our applicants.
Interested in joining DRI? Find a position that matches your experience, skills, and interest and apply online today!
Please fill in our brief online form and attach all requested documents (including your CV, cover letter, or perhaps writing samples). Do make sure that you complete your application fully, as we can only consider you for a role with a complete application.
After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation of submission. Then, our team will review it and get back to you shortly, to let you know whether or not you will be invited to the next step in our recruiting process. This can include virtual interviews via Teams, in-person interviews in our offices, and written tests. Once you have made it through our interview process, we will gather your preferred references, to ensure that you are the right fit for us. Finally, we will make you an offer and look forward to having you join our team!
We are proud to be an inclusive employer. We are committed to diversity and treat everybody equally, independent of gender identity, sex, pregnancy, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, age, ability, socio-economic status, political opinion (as long as respectful of democratic principles), or any other status protected by the laws in the locations where we operate. Women and men (in their diversity) are integrated into the organisation’s structures and are equally represented in all positions on all hierarchy levels.
DRI enables its employees to identify and feel comfortable with the organisation irrespective of their gender or diversity attributes. We also empower employees to balance work and family. Internally, all supervisors are required to actively implement countermeasures to potential barriers to female staff and empower them in taking leading positions within the team and in events with stakeholders.
In recruitment processes, DRI commits to a minimum 30%-70% ratio between the genders. This includes taking affirmative action to ensure equity along the process.
DRI ensures equal pay for equal work through monitoring and correcting any gender-based pay gap.
