Public Policy and Human Development

Career prospects

Our graduates are trained policymakers and analysts, who go on to work in public policy and academia or for NGOs and consultancies. Thanks to the skills acquired in the programme, they can identify and review different policy options and implement the adequate policy. 

Our alumni work all over the world in public and private institutions of both economically strong and economically unstable countries, including national, regional and local governments, ministries, regional organisations, NGOs, international organisations, pension funds and consultancies.

Employers

A 2019 alumni census conducted among graduates revealed that 58 per cent of graduates served in an analytical capacity, as advisors, analysts, researchers or consultants, while 30 per cent served in an operational role as a manager, or as a desk officer with responsibility for a case or programme. 

Example of employers:  

• UN bodies: the WFP, UNICEF, ILO, IOM,
• Multilateral development banks and technical development support agencies: World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Central Bank, GIZ,
• regional governance bodies: European Commission, European Parliament
• government ministries and civil services in the following countries: Ecuador, Germany, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, Uganda, UK, and USA,
• Research-based organisations and academic institutions: Leiden, LSE, Maastricht, McGill and Sydney, Berlin Institute for Population and Development, GIGA, EPRI, IIED, UNU-MERIT, UNU-CRIS, and UNU-WIDER.