We are looking for people who come from one of our partner countries, who have completed a degree course in Germany or gained considerable expertise in the working world, and who now wish to return to their country of origin and make a useful contribution.
The term ‘returning expert’ is used for those who have gained technical or managerial skills through study and work in Germany and who then go on to use their knowledge and expertise in their country of origin. We provide all the support you need for your return, from finding a job with a suitable employer through to establishing a network of contacts in your home country. We are there to guide you through the entire process and ensure that your return is a success – for you, your employer and your home country.
CIM’s returning experts programme focuses on the transfer of knowledge in specific areas. We do this by recruiting people from one of our partner countries who have studied or worked in Germany and placing them with local employers in their home country. Our aim is to find exactly the right position for you, where you can use your knowledge, experience and contacts to everyone’s benefit – yourself as a returning expert, but also your employer, your home country and, not least, Germany.
CIM also places students and graduates in internships in fields related to development in the specified partner countries. In addition, it provides financial support for internships lasting three to six months. If you are interested in applying, please send an email to return@cimonline.de at least three months before the scheduled start date of the internship.
Apekshya Dhungel was studying landscape architecture in Freising when an earthquake struck Nepal in 2015. She returned to Kathmandu to apply her knowledge to the reconstruction efforts. Her area of expertise: open spaces.
If you would like to work as a returning expert in your country of origin, you have two options:
1. You can apply for a vacancy, and CIM will place you with the local employer. We will provide individual advice, and once you have been placed with an employer, you can apply for a top-up on your local salary and to have your travel and relocation costs met.
2. If there is no suitable post for you on our ‘Job opportunities’ page, you can submit a speculative application. Alternatively, if you have already found a post, you can apply for the support funding we offer.
CIM organises country seminars at regular intervals. These events are designed to offer information and advice to potential returning experts on the programme in each of our priority countries.
