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Pros
"Multicultrural and stimulating working environment" (in 23 reviews)
"International environment, good salary, Rome is a beautiful city" (in 13 reviews)
Cons
"Improving of WFP and myself is a big challenge for me" (in 21 reviews)
"no job security, you may be subjected to harrassment and mobbing" (in 13 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
end world hunger and interaction will international staff
Cons
FT contracts is the biggest issue
- Helpful (1)
"World Food Programme"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at World Food Programme full-time
Pros
An international organization with a great team
Cons
I haven't enough data information about this organization
"Amazing company doing feel good work."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at World Food Programme full-time
Pros
I learned a lot working here and worked with a diverse group of people.
Cons
Very difficult work and can take up your time.
- Helpful (1)
"World Food Program USA (specifically) was the worst work experience of my life."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendI worked at World Food Programme full-time for more than a year
Pros
Colleagues. Mission. Benefits. WFH Fridays
Cons
To be clear, I am talking specifically about World Food Program USA. Toxic leadership among some of the senior team. Lack of transparency. Blaming. Lack of integrity. Fear induced work environment. Act like employees are disposable.
Continue reading Pros
Good salary for the new recruiter and the old one
Cons
Recruitment process is very long in all aspects
"Diverse, exciting, and you know exactly what you're working for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at World Food Programme full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
- A great cause to work for. - Visible outcomes of the work you put in. - Great team environment where everyone, no matter what level or nationality, has a voice. - Exciting and important missions to various disaster- and conflict-affected communities. - Generous travel/mission compensation. - Great HR presence. - International healthcare benefits.
Cons
- Although rare, you may encounter some staff who are racist. - Who you know can make or break your career moves within the organization. - Long missions are great for single folks, but people with families may encounter difficulties from being away from their loved ones for extended periods of time. - Limited number of holidays.
- Helpful (2)
"The World Food Programme"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at World Food Programme full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good work Impact on the less fortunate Tools for self learning are available Ability to grow as a professional and as a person
Cons
Long hours/weekends. Very hard to extract time for family. Salary could be better, considering the devotion expected Not all employees share the same humanitarian vision Middle and upper management is plagued with careerists Opportunities for advancement are few and far between Self learning is in you own (rare) free time HR has little time to assist staff
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"Hr officer"
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at World Food Programme full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Warm working enviroment, humanitarian work
Cons
Burn out, under staffing, no work life balance
- Helpful (12)
"Programme Policy Officer"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at World Food Programme full-time for 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.
- Helpful (6)
"Mixed thoughts, all-in-all just an "OK" place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at World Food Programme full-time for 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
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