Good place to start your career in International Development or M&E - Anonymous employee Social Impact Employee Review

4.0
Jul 18, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Good learning and growth opportunity for young people who want to start a career in International Development or Monitoring & Evaluation - Junior staff members can get a great exposure to project management and a significant amount of responsibilities - Great opportunity to work on evaluation projects in different sectors (public health, education, capacity building, agriculture, environment, etc.) - Lots of dedicated, smart and fun people - Some improvements in work/life balance after the company adopted a clearer flex time policy - Good benefit (health care package, professional development fund, flexible/teleworking schedule)

Cons

- The company relies heavily on USAID work, and its ability to diversify the client base is unknown - Little training or guidance on how to manage a project - most project managers/assistants are learning by doing

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Pros

Incredible work culture, wonderful people.

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

The name of the company leads people to believe it is an impactful place to work for. It's not.

Cons

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