Challenging, but rewarding - Anonymous employee Pathfinder International Employee Review

Pathfinder has been around since 1957, and it has been able to continually attract technically sound and dynamic staff to help promote and deliver rights-based programming in sexual and reproductive health and economic development, especially focused on women. In the past few years, it has taken steps to decentralize operations, establishing regional offices for Africa and Middle East/Asia and supporting greater functional autonomy for regional and country office staff.

On the other hand, during the past years, Pathfinder International has re-organized itself at the headquarters level multiple times, leading to some level of confusion and unease. Additionally, as with other non-profit organizations, it is currently beset with funding problems, given the near-shuttering of USAID, a primary donor for Pathfinder programming. While it has been trying to broaden its source for revenue from other sources, income levels have been dropping, and culling of staff has become necessary.

Key strengths of the organization include its attractive compensation in order to recruit talented staff and a compelling mission that resonates with employees.

The company is executive-centric, showing loyalty to leadership while neglecting prudent financial management. The company has challenges with employee retention.