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Benefits for Expatriate Employees

Everything about private and professional life at Welthungerhilfe

We offer our employees a wide variety of benefits. This is an overview of the benefits available to employees deployed to Welthungerhilfe’s project countries.

Onboarding

We warmly welcome all new employees and offer an extensive, cross-departmental induction week at the start of their employment at Welthungerhilfe.

Familiarisation and Preparation

Induction
We offer all new employees extensive onboarding weeks, where they gain their first insight into the organizational processes of Welthungerhilfe. This is followed by an additional familiarization period in the respective departments, where they learn how things work in their area of speciality.
Medical examination
In order to prepare for the stay abroad, a medical examination of our employees is initiated by Welthungerhilfe. We compensate occurring costs, in example for required vaccinations.
Accommodation costs first month
As long as our employees are searching for an accommodation on site, we take over hotel/accommodation costs for up to one month.

Insurance

We offer our employees actuarial support.

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Health insurance
For the duration of the contract period, we pay the health insurance contributions for our employees and the family members who have accompanied them to their posting (this also applies to common-law marriages).
Accident insurance
We pay accident insurance contributions for our employees.
Contributions to personal pension plans
Upon request, our employees receive a contribution to a personal pension plan.
24-hour evacuation service; medical and psychological support
Our health insurance package includes both medical evacuation as well as medical and psychological consultations if required.

Family

Employees whose families accompany them to their posting receive additional support through grants and allowances.

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Schooling allowance
We grant employees whose dependent children accompany them to their posting a schooling allowance for expenses necessary for general schooling until graduation at the Abitur or comparable level.
Free flight home for the whole family
Employees and their families are compensated for a flight home every two years if their families moved to their posting with them.

Remuneration

In addition to monthly remuneration, our employees can enjoy additional benefits such as bonuses, allowances, or contributions to capital formation.

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Organisation-wide, customised wage scale
Our gender-blind remuneration system is based on our own wage scale.
Rental allowance
We grant employees a rental allowance if rental costs at their posting exceed 18 percent of their salary.
Expatriation and repatriation lump sums
We grant our employees a lump sum for transporting personal equipment to and from their posting in the course of expatriation and repatriation.
Guard services
We reimburse our employees for guard services required for their local accommodations.
Child allowance
Employees receive a monthly allowance for dependent children under the age of 15.

Professional Development

Welthungerhilfe takes the professional development of its employees seriously, providing the opportunities outlined below.

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Learning Management System (LMS)
Our internal learning management platform "Einstein" offers you various opportunities for individual training - with new learning content every day!
Professional development opportunities
We offer our employees opportunities for professional development in the form of in-house training sessions and external professional-development events.
Educational leave
Welthungerhilfe employees are given up to five days’ paid leave every year for purposes of professional and political education.

Professional and Private Life

We strive to enable our employees to maintain a healthy balance between their private and professional lives.

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Free flight home
Employees are reimbursed for one flight home per year if their family did not move with them to their posting.
Professional development opportunities
We offer our employees opportunities for professional development in the form of training events.
Rest and recreation
Employees working in crisis regions are granted additional days off.

Voices of Welthungerhilfe

Alex Maina, System Developer, Liberia

“I worked voluntarily for different organisations in a variety of roles, including in IT. This eventually led me to a position as Data Officer in the Welthungerhilfe project office in Makindu. Over time, there were more duties and a move to the Kenyan country office in Nairobi. The thing I most like about my job: Being able to make a positive change in the lives of other people. There is nothing more fulfilling than the smiling face of a beneficiary or a colleague. It is a priceless feeling!”

Today Alex Maina works for Welthungerhilfe in Liberia.

Welthungerhilfe Junior Expert Hanna Maass

Hanna Maass, Expert Project Coordination

Here at Welthungerhilfe, I feel that we all constantly learn from each other in an open and enabling work environment. The most interesting moments occur when you visit project regions. It is amazing to experience how our projects are put into practice in often very difficult contexts, and how the teams on the ground try to overcome the everyday challenges in order to make a positive impact. I also appreciate the opportunity to take part in in-house trainings, workshops and language courses.

Annalisa Lombardo, Country Director, Haiti

I joined Welthungerhilfe in 2018, taking over the very challenging position of Country Director in Haiti. I have the responsibility to develop and manage an impact-oriented country program with the ambitious goal of helping Haitian households to achieve their right to a dignified life free from hunger and poverty. In a nutshell, this captures exactly what I am passionate about: human rights and social justice – and this beautiful yet torn Caribbean island with its vibrant people, ancient spirituality and colorful art.

Welthungerhilfe Mitarbeiter Balasubramaniam Ramasubba, Bangladesch 2022.

Balasubramaniam Ramasubba, Finance Expert, Bangladesh

I have been working for Welthungerhilfe for 15 years and in various countries. I am currently responsible for finances and logistics in a camp for Rohingya families who were forced to flee from their home country. For me, Welthungerhilfe is above all an organization that is transparent and meets its accountability obligations. It supports its employees so that they can develop skills and build capacity on the ground. Welthungerhilfe is like a university where everyone can learn about innovative ideas and other cultures. I am proud to work for this organization.

Joseph Ogayo, Project Manager, Sudan

Currently, I am leading a dedicated and committed team in North Darfur, where we support internally displaced people and vulnerable rural populations with food and cash. We also work on the prevention and treatment of malnutrition and promote home gardens, which include vertical gardens, for example. We focus on empowering vulnerable families to sustainably produce their own nutritious food. I am motivated and honored to be working with a respected organization like Welthungerhilfe and have been doing so for 13 years. I strongly believe that with simple innovative solutions, we are on the right path to 'One Planet – Zero Hunger'.

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