The Development and Investment Branch is promoting employment-intensive investment strategies, economic diversification and structural change for enhancing employment and productivity growth. It develops programmes to maximize the employment impact of trade and sectoral policies including in infrastructure.

The work includes the development of approaches for employment and productivity enhancements in the rural economy and the development of integrated policies and guidelines to facilitate transitions to formality.

Public Employment Programmes which are part and parcel of Social Protection Floors, offer employment and income security to un- and under-employed people and in particular disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.

DEVINVEST support employment-centred policies in Fragile States countries recovering from conflicts and building resilience.