Careers at GAIN

GAIN staff are dedicated professionals who share a vision of a world without malnutrition. Drawn from over 35 countries, GAIN staff work together to improve the food system and make it work better for the world’s most vulnerable people.

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Our core values

PASSION

We are committed to achieving change for the most vulnerable

We have high expectations of ourselves. We hold ourselves and each other to account.

VOICE

We embrace equity, diversity and inclusion

We listen to and learn from each other. We are respectful and appreciative. We have a climate of openness and trust.

INNOVATION

We seek new solutions to problems

We embrace healthy risk-taking. We are willing to think and act “outside the box”. We invest in learning. We are ambitious, open and curious.

INTEGRITY

We are honest and transparent

We deliver on our promises. We have consistently high standards of conduct. We aim to respect the environment and planetary boundaries.

TEAMWORK

We work together as ONE GAIN

We care about each other. We are good allies. We invest in relationships.

HUMILITY

We celebrate success but learn from our mistakes

We recognise our limitations as well as our strengths. We aim to listen to and serve our stakeholders.

At GAIN, we share six core values: passion, voice, innovation, integrity, teamwork, and humility. Our core values define what is important to us and guide the way we conduct business.

We support our staff with a Code of Conduct and policies that address issues including gender, equality and diversity, as well as anti-bullying and harassment. We care about workplace well-being and we invest in professional development. We learn from each other in regular all-staff meetings and other events; and we listen to their concerns and suggestions in our regular staff engagement survey.

GAIN has a global staff handbook setting out the common conditions for all staff, and there are handbooks for each location setting out local conditions where these differ.

We have a job classification system that helps ensure we have consistent expectations of jobs in each location. We have a reward policy that seeks to achieve fairness, equity and consistency; to be competitive for talent; to be ethical; and to be sustainable. When we set salaries, we take account of local market conditions and changes in the cost of living. As part of our reward package, in addition to a competitive base salary, we offer a number of comprehensive staff benefits to ensure that employees feel valued and are recognised for their contribution to GAIN’s success and to our vision of a world without malnutrition. We have an annual appraisal process designed to support setting and achieving individual objectives and identifying professional development.

Benefits

37 days paid leave a year including national public holidays

Pension scheme/gratuity

Health insurance tailored locally

Life insurance

Hybrid working policy

Mental health and wellbeing support

Investment in staff professional development

Policies

GAIN’s organisational policies are underpinned by our purpose and core values as an organisation. Our policies strive to improve our external messaging and enrich the working life for all our employees by embedding best practice on compliance, laws and regulations, and decision making which shapes our organisational culture and behaviours at GAIN. We have developed a set of policies to ensure that our staff and Board members comply with the highest accountability and transparency standards.

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Our people

Michael Ojo

Elizabeth Maddison

Chloé Ribal-Vigneau

Saul Morris

Become a GAINER

Our GAINERS work together to improve the food system and make it work better for the world’s most vulnerable people. If you are a talented and passionate individual with a drive to make a change and share our vision of a world without malnutrition, then GAIN wants to hear from you.

Any questions?

If you are experiencing difficulty applying for a vacancy, or you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact a recruitment team member at recruitment@gainhealth.org and we will get back to you.