Mercy Corps reviews

Delegating too much powers to Country Directors means some are like mini-gods in their own right. When you have a Country Director who goes into a country and turnover is at almost 100%, HQ most times turn a blind eye to issues like this, and sometimes simply send the CD to a different country.

Almost 100% staff turnover within a 6-9 month period. Security, human resources and morale of staff were not taken seriously. Program activities were problematic with little follow-through and insufficient oversight. Many people were greatly under-supported in their role. Headquarters was aware of problems and yet failed to act. Widely known amongst mid-level program staff that very senior staff were not fired because Mercy Corps was unable (unwilling?) to find someone to replace them. Very poor rate of local staff promotion. This was in one of Mercy Corps' largest country operations, can't say that headquarters in Portland were unaware of the wide ranging issues.