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 56 reviews)); "great colleagues who are passionate about the work" ((in 32 reviews)); "They offer really good benefits" ((in 20 reviews)); "Friendly staff." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great opportunity to do innovative work and further develop development experience" ((in 13 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 35 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 23 reviews)); "Hard to move up if you start at the bottom/ low pay for lower level positions" ((in 19 reviews)); "Lack of support, lack of protections for those not in leadership, lack of leadership skill" ((in 10 reviews)); "Communication was also poor from managers regarding performance and development and I had received little to no support." ((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.

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3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(559 total reviews)

James Boomgard

71% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

DAI has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 559 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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559 reviews

2.0

Nov 3, 2018

Great work, little employee retention

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

DAI is a wonderful place to build experience in the international dev sector, work with passionate colleagues within a culturally diverse and dynamic sector. Some potential for travel and opportunities to take initiative and build skills. Brings in smart, educated and forward thinking young professionals.

Cons

The CEO focuses on profit over people. Rather than investing in professional development of staff, paying a competitive salary or trying to retain talented staff, the focus is on “winning” and boosting profit. HR and the culture has little flexibility, especially regarding working from home or travel compensation. This means living affordable in London is not an option.

4.0

Oct 5, 2018

Why to be with DAI?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment, best experts, worldwide experience, career opportunities, good benefits

Cons

Middle management, administrative procedures, socializing

3.0

Sep 10, 2018

Could do so much better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Some of the best and most inspiring people in the industry to work with - Opportunities are there after a few years tenure to travel and explore new teams - Can be very collaborative - Great share and ownership scheme - Most are very friendly and welcoming, mainly the US team. - Strong ethics and compliance.

Cons

- Company can get bogged down a bit in bureaucracy, some are very territorial - Can be very risk averse to new ideas or approaches despite many innovative projects - Outlook for the Europe business looks poor - very high turnover for about 4 years, not much work awarded, senior management seem ignorant to the turnover and loss of talent, location is very poor outside of London (even those living locally can struggle to get in!) - UK md has been known to bully and intimidate more junior staff, and clearly has favourites as a few seem to be busy there but they don't really do anything.

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