Programmes

Integrated Experts

Companies and institutions in developing and emergent countries are often unable to find the right people to fill key positions on their local job market. Through the Integrated Experts Programme, CIM links up partner country organisations needing qualified employees with highly qualified experts from Germany and other European Union countries – quickly and unbureaucratically. By doing so, CIM paves the way for know-how transfer to developing, transition and emergent countries.

Of special note: CIM experts are integrated into local structures on site. Thus the name of the programme: Integrated Experts.

Responsibility and ownership always remain with the local employer. Following a CIM pre-selection process, the employer decides which candidate is appropriate for the position on offer, enters into a local employment contract with that person, determines the goals of the position and pays a salary commensurate with local standards. CIM then tops up this local salary to bring it up to market levels.

During their assignments, CIM experts pass on professional knowledge to the organisation and its employees on site. When they complete their work and leave, local employees are then in a position to carry on by themselves. CIM promotes assignments lasting between one and six years.

The CIM programme, which has now been operating successfully for more than 25 years, shows that one person can make a big difference: the right person in the right place can initiate important changes.