DFID Graduate Development Scheme 2016

Hi everyone,

I thought I would create a 2016 thread for the DFID Graduate Scheme to get a discussion going. There's only 16 places, with no doubt few thousand applicants, so I imagine this year will be super competitive.

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Thanks for your help!

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Reply 1

Tigger46

Surprised to see no activity here. Is there another forum where people are talking about this years applications? I would be interested in keeping up to date with when people hear back.

Reply 2

Tigger46

Also how do you know there are only 16 places?

Reply 3

Lillybingo

Original post by Tigger46

Also how do you know there are only 16 places?

There are currently only sixteen teams hiring one graduate each :smile:

I've applied for the Africa Regional Humanitarian and Central Team.

Reply 4

Tigger46

Original post by Lillybingo

There are currently only sixteen teams hiring one graduate each :smile:

I've applied for the Africa Regional Humanitarian and Central Team.

Oh I see, thank you. That's super competitive. I applied for the Youth and Education Department. Hopefully we hear something at some point soon.

Reply 5

Tigger46

Original post by Lillybingo

There are currently only sixteen teams hiring one graduate each :smile:

I've applied for the Africa Regional Humanitarian and Central Team.

Just looking back at the job advert and it mentions that you could either work in London or East Kilbride, so does that mean there are 16 places in each?

Reply 6

Lillybingo

Original post by Tigger46

Just looking back at the job advert and it mentions that you could either work in London or East Kilbride, so does that mean there are 16 places in each?

I'm not entirely sure, but I know for the team that I applied for there was only one position and that it only offered a London placement. I'm sure that for the other placements that there are options when it comes to location, as when I applied there was a opportunity to express your preference.

Reply 7

IIXIXV

Original post by Tigger46

Just looking back at the job advert and it mentions that you could either work in London or East Kilbride, so does that mean there are 16 places in each?

Depends on the role. In some roles there is a choice of location, in others (like the Human Development role I applied for), it is based in Scotland only.

P.S - totally agree about how quiet this thread has been! The DFID grad scheme this year was barely advertised, perhaps why the deadline was extended!

Reply 8

Tigger46

Original post by IIXIXV

Yeah I was quite annoyed when I heard it was extended because I sent mine before the original deadline but didn't spend as much time as I would have liked on it because I suffered a break up just before haha, oh well c'est la vie.

Reply 9

IIXIXV

Original post by Tigger46

Do you have any idea as to the timeframe DFID work with for the Grad Scheme?

Reply 10

Tigger46

Original post by IIXIXV

Do you have any idea as to the timeframe DFID work with for the Grad Scheme?

What do you mean? Sorry

Reply 11

IIXIXV

Original post by Tigger46

What do you mean? Sorry

As in when they may get back to people, when assessment days are etc.

Reply 12

Tigger46

Original post by IIXIXV

As in when they may get back to people, when assessment days are etc.

It says on the website that assessment centres are July/August, but they just got back to me today about my application informing me it was unsuccessful. Good luck to everyone else!