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    World Food Programme Reviews

    Updated January 15, 2019
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    World Food Programme Executive Director Ertharin Cousin
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    • "Half of the staff is on short term contracts, with little job security" (in 9 reviews)

    • "Service Contracts have no benefits and may never be converted to fixed term contracts" (in 5 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Hr officer"

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      Former Employee - Human Resources Officer in West Hills, CA
      Former Employee - Human Resources Officer in West Hills, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at World Food Programme full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Warm working enviroment, humanitarian work

      Cons

      Burn out, under staffing, no work life balance

    2. Helpful (2)

      "Programme Policy Officer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at World Food Programme full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      The work WFP does is truly on the front line to helping those in dire emergencies.

      Cons

      People don't care about your growth within the agency and make few accommodations for people with small children. There are HUGE sexism issues, and it often feels like an old boys' club.

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    3. "Mixed thoughts, all-in-all just an "OK" place to work"

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      Former Employee - Program Officer
      Former Employee - Program Officer
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at World Food Programme full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      + Of UN organizations, one of the orgs that actually gets things done
      + Some committed, passionate co-workers
      + Get to travel a lot, particularly to unusual places

      Cons

      - Still a UN organization bogged down with bureaucracy and inefficiency
      - Has more hardship/emergency duty stations than most other UN agencies
      - Promotion is slower than some other UN agencies

      Advice to Management

      HR practices need to be changed to attract and retain committed and talented workers.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Intern"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at World Food Programme full-time

      Pros

      global organization with wide reach

      Cons

      not much room for upward mobility

    5. Helpful (14)

      "M&E Officer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at World Food Programme full-time

      Pros

      Fantastic mission and dedicated staff. I had some of the most rewarding working relationships both inside and outside of work with my fellow WFP colleagues. WFP hires young, bright, talented, and progressive staff.

      Cons

      Not very family-friendly. You are expected to go anywhere the organization sends you. Little regard for individual needs; the needs of the organization come first. Management practices are also quite poor.

      Advice to Management

      Invest in building management capacity and policies better oriented to promoting staff development.

    6. "its good"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Ore, MO
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Ore, MO
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at World Food Programme full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      good place to start. wide array of talent. good people to work with. decent atmosphere most of the time.

      Cons

      strict hours during summer slow down. commute can be hard at times especially during rush hour and with the hours being all over the place

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Logistics Officer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at World Food Programme full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Posibility to access with food aid to needed people worldwide and with development projects to ensure their livelihood health and nutrition rights.

      Cons

      lack of funding due to unexpected external events that restrain the service efforts in favour of chikdren, women and elder people mainly.

      Advice to Management

      get the neccesary competent team to work in a good work environment which will guarantee the fullfillment of objectives and plans elaborated.

    8. Helpful (3)

      "Wonderful mission"

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      Current Employee - Communications
      Current Employee - Communications
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at World Food Programme full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      I'm proud to work for a place making such an impact on the world.

      Cons

      Low salary, especially as a consultant. I can feel very small in such a big organization.

      Advice to Management

      There are tons of consultants doing really important work--there should be more opportunities to grow from those roles.

    9. Helpful (4)

      "Great experience, but only if you know the right people"

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      Former Employee - Consultant
      Former Employee - Consultant
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at World Food Programme full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Authority on food security in the world, opportunities to go to the field for those who are seeking.

      Cons

      Terrible HR; consultants are given no job security, benefits or incentives; no emphasis on employee development; arbitrary promotion process.

      Advice to Management

      Focus on retaining your talent! You're losing the best people because you refuse to get rid of money sucking, deadweight P and D staff, and the consultants (mostly young people) are paying a huge price, and as a result, leave.

    10. "I have worked for WFP as a field operator."

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      Former Employee - Business Financial Analyst in Entebbe (Uganda)
      Former Employee - Business Financial Analyst in Entebbe (Uganda)
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      It one of the organizations which really value employees

      Cons

      long term experience requirement and strict compliance to the rules

      Advice to Management

      There should encourage youth to apply for the jobs they advertise by emphasing what the person is up to instead of what he has ever done in the past