Does IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board). This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board)?

83% of IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board)?

Program Associate (28) , Program Officer (26) , Program Coordinator (25) , Senior Program Officer (11) , Intern (5) , Director (4) , Program Assistant (4) , Consultant (3) , Intern - Hourly (3) , Anonymous (2) , MEL Specialist (2) , Manager (2) , Mid-Level Manager (2) , Officer (2) , Program Director (2)

What are the pros of working at IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) according to real employee reviews?

"Good colleagues overall." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good people at many levels of the organization." ((in 11 reviews)); "Staff are amazing, great room for professional growth, many international travel opportunities" ((in 8 reviews)); "Decent benefits" ((in 8 reviews)); "Flexible work environment, good office space." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) according to real employee reviews?

"Salaries for junior staff low with higher work burden." ((in 11 reviews)); "pay is low, programs can be severely demanding with limited staffing budgets" ((in 10 reviews)); "Bad management, work overload, not family" ((in 9 reviews)); "ed and inflexible senior management." ((in 5 reviews)); "not enough work life balance" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) locations?

Washington , New York , Jordan , Palestine , Worlds , Remote

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IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) reviews

3.8

83% would recommend to a friend

(198 total reviews)

Aleks Dardeli

100% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Career opportunities

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Compensation and benefits

IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 198 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.5 stars).

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198 reviews

3.0

Dec 26, 2025

Internal review

Program coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- some amazing co-workers with international development experience

Cons

- going through a transition period of who they are as a company & the all the pain points that come alone with it

5.0

Nov 24, 2025

Salary for a Senior Comms Officer at IREX (USAID funded program) with 10 years of experience

Senior communications officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote and flexible work environment Diverse Team from all around the world Severance package 20 annual leave days Laptop Cellphone allowance

Cons

Not meeting the team regularly because we live in different countries No team spirit Not a lot of room for development when you are on one project

4.0

Oct 25, 2025

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer Review

Monitoring and evaluation officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have a allocated budget for professional development. they have a hybrid working system.

Cons

90% of there work, project are donor based. so its all depends on the donor needs and it might be terminated according to the donor needs.

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