DFID Leadership

DFID is represented in Cabinet by the Secretary of State for International Development (Douglas Alexander MP), and in the House of Commons by three Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State (Gareth Thomas MP), (Gillian Merron MP) and (Shahid Malik MP).

The senior civil servant in DFID is the Permanent Secretary (Nemat (Minouche) Shafik), assisted on DFID's Management Board by three Directors-General and two Non-Executive Directors.

Organisational Charts

DFID's structure(18 kb) including a list of divisions and departments.

DFID Directory

An abbreviated Directory of DFID divisions and departments, including an explanation of their principal areas of responsibility and contact details for heads of divisions and departments.

The Blue Book - Essential Guide to Rules and Tools

The Blue Book sets out the core information about how to do things in DFID that we expect most staff to know. It explains the rules governing key corporate activities including programme management, finance, people management, security, IT and propriety.  Essential Guide to Rules and Tools(3 mb)

DFID Alumni Association

The Alumni Association is an organisation for former members of DFID, ODA and ODM. The Alumni Association provides a forum for alumni to maintain and reconnect their links with the Department and with each other.

Last updated: 27 June 2008

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