CONTACT · CAREERS

Let's start a conversation.

Whether you have a problem worth solving, a story worth telling, or a career worth building — we’d like to hear from you.

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OUR PURPOSE

Transforming data, information and knowledge into wise decisions, systems and impact.

WHAT WE DO

Internationale Development Stories (IDS) supports governments, development institutions, and private sector actors to strengthen knowledge systems, institutional learning, strategic communications, and evidence-driven transformation.

CONTACT US

Get in touch with our team.

Tell us about your organisation and what you’re trying to change. We respond within two working days.

Offices

  • Nairobi

    Westlands Square, 4th Floor Ring Road Parklands, Nairobi 00100

  • Lagos

    34 Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island Lagos 101241, Nigeria

  • Washington, D.C.

    1717 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20006

General enquiries

hello@idsafrica.com

Media & press

press@idsafrica.com

Partnerships

partners@idsafrica.com
CAREERS

Build with us.

We hire strategists, researchers, communicators, engineers, and storytellers across Africa and beyond.

View all open roles

Open roles — 6

ALL LOCATIONS · ALL TEAMS

  • Senior Knowledge Management Specialist

    Knowledge Management · Full-time

    Nairobi

  • Lead, Strategic Communications

    Strategic Communications · Full-time

    Lagos

  • Senior Research Translator

    Research & Learning · Full-time

    Addis Ababa

  • WASH Programme Engineer

    WASH & Climate Resilience · Full-time

    Dakar

  • Development Storyteller — Video & Film

    Development Storytelling · Contract

    Remote — Africa

  • Director, Governance & Learning

    Governance & Learning · Full-time

    Washington D.C.
WHY IDS

More than a job.

We work on the questions that decide whether a generation lives differently than the last one did.

  1. 01

    Work that matters

    Live programmes across 30+ African countries, with ministries, multilaterals, and communities who use what we build.

  2. 02

    Continental, not remote

    Our centre of gravity is African — colleagues, decisions, and accountability all sit on the continent.

  3. 03

    Built to learn

    A learning budget, peer reading groups, secondments with research partners, and a working culture that expects curiosity.

  4. 04

    Designed for life

    Flexible working, generous leave, and a culture that treats rest, family, and depth as serious commitments.

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JOIN US

Send us your story.

Even if no role fits today — write to us. We keep promising work in view.

Apply now careers@ids.africa