Does DAI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DAI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DAI. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DAI?

76% of DAI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DAI 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DAI?

Project Manager (32) , Associate (27) , Consultant (15) , Manager (14) , Intern (9) , Director (8) , Project Associate (8) , Senior Manager (7) , Program Manager (6) , Deputy Chief of Party (5) , New Business Coordinator (5) , Operations Manager (5) , Program Assistant (5) , Senior Associate (5) , Senior Project Associate (5)

What are the pros of working at DAI according to real employee reviews?

"Some great people and really committed to development and quality technical outcomes" ((in 52 reviews)); "great colleagues who are passionate about the work" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great benefits, including medical aid, pension and data." ((in 22 reviews)); "Friendly staff." ((in 17 reviews)); "Offers good work life balance" ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DAI according to real employee reviews?

"low salaries and lack of learning exchange visits to other countries/projects during life projects" ((in 36 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 23 reviews)); "Hard to move up if you start at the bottom/ low pay for lower level positions" ((in 20 reviews)); "Lack of support, lack of protections for those not in leadership, lack of leadership skill" ((in 10 reviews)); "Limited training and development opportunities/funding." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about DAI layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about DAI layoffs and their outlook for job security at DAI in 2026.

DAI reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(560 total reviews)

James Boomgard

71% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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DAI has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 560 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DAI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

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560 reviews

1.0

Aug 24, 2017

Don't work here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The job itself was interesting but work you can do at an development company without putting up with severely poor good ol' boys management style.

Cons

Severely poor mismanagement that is very lax about serious issues. Depending on the manager, sexual harassment, hostile working environments, discrimination and more, are allowed to fester (or engaged in by the manager himself) when working abroad. A cowboy mentality to development work.

2.0

Aug 21, 2017

Great Job, Awful Company

Technical program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was a great role to spend time learning the systems and how international development works.

Cons

- Home office seems content to maintain the status quo. - HR is a joke, no responses on very serious issues

3.0

Jul 30, 2017

Finance Manager Enterprise Partners and WEDP

Finance manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

highly professional staffs, working in a highly challenging development model called "Marketing for the poor (M4P)"

Cons

focused mostly on programs (delivery) and less on administrative and finance matters

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