Studies and analyses

Questions around pay and human resources in the international solidarity sector regularly resurface in public debate, often by comparison with the wider labour market.

For NGOs, this is a truly strategic issue: human resources lie at the heart of associative and solidarity work, and the professionalisation and growth of humanitarian and development action have led to comparison — if not competition — between NGO salaries. Against this background, the Coordination Humanitaire et Développement (CHD) decided to commission this study from a trusted third-party firm, Deloitte, with the aim of giving NGOs a clear picture of their current salary practices and helping them implement more effective remuneration policies, aligned with their culture, their way of working and their strategic objectives, while keeping watch on current trends and emerging practices. The study is based on the analysis of data provided by 58 participating NGOs, members of the CHD and of Coordination SUD. The population covered comprises employees on permanent and fixed-term contracts, based in France or expatriate (excluding Civic Service Volunteers, International Service Volunteers, unpaid volunteers, apprentices and interns), representing 8 557 employees, 61% of them managerial staff and 39% non-managerial staff.