Pros
Elements of the programmes work are very good. 'Dunkirk' culture in London office keeps people going.
Cons
Just one con. The founder and CEO. The whole operation is run as a family business. If you don't have the family surname, you'll never have a chance to fully contribute. Work is not about what is best for supporters or those using our programmes. It is purely about what the CEO will agree with. There is no discussion or debate. Disagreement is all but banned. If you do disagree, you are sidelined and may as well quit. There is flexibility for the family. But not for anyone else. Scheduled meetings are frowned upon (as the CEO doesn't do diaries) and when they do occur, the CEO is often late or doesn't even bother turning up. Whilst he is allowed to take time out to play with his kids, the truth isn't the same for staff - who must always be ready to drop everything. Communication is almost non-existent. Emails and messages will frequently go unanswered. But again, if you don't respond to his emails in a few hours, you will are likely to receive a sarcastic chaser. Worst of all he will hire young, inexperienced staff, drop them in it and then make snap judgements, from which it is almost impossible to recover. Stress levels are very high and morale very low. Staff feel like they are utterly expendable and unvalued. A charity that should be changing lives abroad is instead destroying lives here.