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Birches Group LLC is pleased to introduce the TIPS Salary Survey – Targeted International Public Sector Salary Surveys – a new initiative to help meet the unique labour market data needs of international public sector employers. TIPS is a total compensation survey specifically for the international public sector community, focused on leading embassies, development organizations and selected international organizations.
For over 20 years, Birches Group consultants have conducted surveys in more than 140 countries on behalf of international public sector clients. We have survey datasets containing the leading international public sector employers, including the US Embassy, the World Bank, Canadian Embassy, European Union and many others. These employers are often used as the central benchmark reference for the international public sector. Through the TIPS initiative, we are seeking to broaden access to this important information to the larger international public sector community, to deepen and enrich its utility to serve the needs of this group of employers.
The TIPS Survey is a dedicated labour market survey for the international public sector. The survey covers salaries, cash allowances, in-kind benefits and incentives, providing clients with a total compensation perspective of the labour markets. While targeting the international public sector, the TIPS report also provides the context of broader market conditions through links to the Birches Group multi-sector survey report, which includes both leading public and private sector employers.
The TIPS report provides a wide range of information about salaries, allowances and benefits, enabling you to easily determine your market position and update your salary scale. It’s easy, too, to add your data to the survey so that you can directly compare your data to the market from within the report--each TIPS survey report is individually customized for each participant. Your participation also helps to enrich the dataset and sustain the survey in the future. The reporting formats are standardized and consistent across all the countries, yet flexibile enough to capture the unique characteristics of each market. You can request data on a gross or net of tax basis, in local currency or the currency of your choice.
The TIPS survey includes detailed information about cash allowances and in-kind benefits common in developing markets. In addition, a full range of other employment practices common in the market regarding leave, insurance and pensions, as well as summary data on national social insurance, labour law and taxation is provided.
A full range of positions commonly found amongst international public sector organizations are in the TIPS survey. Benchmarks include managers and professionals across many occupations; jobs involved with development programme management; and clerical and support staff. Position comparisons across employers have been thoroughly examined with in-depth assessment of structures and job grading policies, to ensure consistent job matching. In the future, we plan to add new positions unique to the international public sector covering consular, public information and economic analysis fields.
We offer a range of options to meet the needs of organizations large and small:
Survey data is available now in over 140 emerging markets. Targeted Public Sector Reports will be available in the near future once the current testing programme is completed.