TechnoServe Reviews
Updated Dec 30, 2020
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Pros
"Healthy working environment and lots of learning" (in 15 reviews)
"Great experience in International Development" (in 8 reviews)
Cons
"Unrealistic promises made to donors for getting funds" (in 8 reviews)
"Significantly low benefit and professional development" (in 5 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"great place"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at TechnoServe part-time for less than a year
Pros
flexible. location. mission. work life. meaningful work
Cons
budget. budget. budget. budget. budget
- COVID-19
"Good work/life balance and job security"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at TechnoServe full-time for more than a year
Pros
The company has been performing very well, despite the pandemic. Competitive salary compared to others in industry
Cons
Very corporate work environment even though it is a non-profit. Very business-focused. Disconnect between each country office- no effort made by SMT or HR to connect staff from different offices, despite working together over emails. Few opportunities for those not wanting business admin or development role.
Pros
Comfortable work setting for employees
Cons
Significantly low benefit and professional development
- Helpful (3)
"Do NOT recommend working here."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at TechnoServe full-time for more than a year
Pros
Wonderful supportive colleagues, but many have left due to one particular senior manager.
Cons
I can’t speak for the entire organization, but one of the VPs that I worked with at HQ is extremely toxic, unethical, and filled with fear, which made for a difficult and unsettling work environment.
"Mission-driven, hard working people"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNo opinion of CEOI have been working at TechnoServe full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great people who are mission-driven and very focused - working here you feel like you are actually contributing to some sustainable change. Many staff come from the private sector, so it feels different than a traditional NGO.
Cons
As a non-profit, there are limited resources and a lot of work - people at TechnoServe end up working really hard (for not as much pay as in the private sector). Also, there is a bit of a disconnect between the work on the ground and the HQ in DC - all the teams feel very separate and far apart.
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at TechnoServe full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great coworkers, supportive environment, flexible hours
Cons
Some organizational inefficiencies but otherwise good
"Youth Program"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at TechnoServe full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great company to work at.
Cons
My boss used to call me on weekends.
- Helpful (2)
"Kind-hearted organization, but a questionable model"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at TechnoServe full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- There are lots of smart, talented people who work here. - Many leaders seem to genuinely care about making TechnoServe a good place to work.
Cons
- Like any nonprofit, this place is stretched pretty thin. - TechnoServe is extending the reach of capitalism, a system that can lift millions out of poverty but is also clearly making the planet uninhabitable. - Is it OK for TechnoServe to take money from institutions to help the poor when that charitable giving is probably meant to whitewash the institution's misdeeds?
"Effective mission, operational pain points"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at TechnoServe full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Extremely dedicated, skilled and knowledgeable staff, both in the field and at headquarters. Pragmatic, grounded approach to solving poverty. With the right champions and support, entrepreneurial culture enables you to carve your own path.
Cons
Limited opportunities to progress within the organization, internal processes vary from highly structured (veering on bureaucratic) to undefined.
"Intern"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at TechnoServe full-time for more than a year
Pros
-work is really interesting, and coworkers are clearly passionate about their projects and the organization's mission -CEO genuinely cares about the interns and makes time to talk to them about their experience -Interns are expected to do real, high-impact work, and get a real firsthand look at the nonprofit world
Cons
-can be a bit disorganized, since everyone tends to have a lot on their plate and turnover is a bit high
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