Does Comic Relief pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Comic Relief employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Comic Relief. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Comic Relief?

48% of Comic Relief employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Comic Relief 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Comic Relief?

Fundraiser (2) , Grants Administrator (2) , Manager (2) , Portfolio Manager (2) , Senior Account Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Comic Relief according to real employee reviews?

"Great people" ((in 13 reviews)); "Friendly staff and good events" ((in 6 reviews)); "The team is great" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great energy and atmosphere in the office" ((in 3 reviews)); "work life balance is great" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Comic Relief according to real employee reviews?

"Vision/strategy is confused; leadership is poor; lack of processes and systems." ((in 6 reviews)); "Some senior management have limited leadership skills and personal development not really a priority." ((in 4 reviews)); "Can be a hostile environment during stressful campaign time" ((in 3 reviews)); "Such teams are being run dictatorially and the culture is very toxic." ((in 3 reviews))

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3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)

Samir Patel

78% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.1

Culture and values

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Career opportunities

Comic Relief has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 92 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Comic Relief employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

92 reviews

5.0

Dec 31, 2025

lovely group, hard workers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

lovely people that are dedicated to the cause

Cons

small office and limited meeting space

4.0

Apr 13, 2025

Good experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice people and senior leadership

Cons

direction unclear and questionable recruitment choices

2.0

Feb 13, 2025

Great cause, poor strategy and management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent grant giving organisation that clearly has a positive impact on grantees Modern, central London office Very hard working teams who genuinely believe in the cause Free fruit

Cons

Pay not benchmarked with similar roles in the charity sector Frequent overtime with little TOIL respected by management Frequent restructures Projects organised last minute, with no clear strategy leaving teams unable to get on with their work Management working on low capacity, so unable to provide any structure or support to their reportees Bad work life balance causing a high turnover in staff and muted office culture

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