Pros
The organization provides a strong benefits package and 401k. This is largely due to a well-established union within the organization that collectively bargains for the rights and benefits of its workers.
Cons
As my colleague mentioned in their March 21, 2018 post, don’t be fooled by the positive reviews written with boilerplate language - they are fraudulent reviews written for the executive leadership by absurdly overpaid consultants to recruit new employees in DC. After ousting an incompetent, authoritarian, and manipulative President, whom they hired, the Board took the reigns and decimated its technical and operational talent. Instead of engaging staff, who have expertise and experience in the SRHR sector, and owning missteps, they continued with the former President’s plan to re-structure and move the NY office to DC. Prior to the President’s departure, an external consultant came onboard to interview staff across departments and recommend a new structure that would better support EngenderHealth’s strategic plan. At that point, the strategic plan was (and still is), a PowerPoint, filled with immeasurable objectives, antiquated jargon, and inspiring photographs. We were told the re-structure assessment would be a participatory process and an opportunity for staff to provide input. Instead, three months later (post-President’s departure), the Board and VPs presented the new organogram (with no accompanying narrative or rationale) that eliminated many operational positions critical to the organization’s functioning – and there was no time for Q&A. The rationale for the move (and the process by which it is being carried out) has never made any sense to staff. I can be sympathetic to lay-offs when there is a sound rationale and feasible plan in place, but leadership has never authentically communicated the logic behind their decisions. They continue to autocratically plow forward with hubris, treating those beneath them as insubordinate nuisances, rather than human beings with dignity or professionals who have relevant expertise and training in SRHR and who have committed their life’s work to social change and gender equality.