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      3.5

      55% would recommend to a friend

      (563 total reviews)

      Agnes Callamard

      53% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

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      Amnesty International has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 563 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amnesty International employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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      563 reviews
      3.0
      Dec 10, 2014

      There were ups and downs - the research was exciting but the bureaucracy was intense, and a lot of restrictions.

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      Pros

      Amnesty has several important pros: - Great core values. - Wonderful mission. - Good learning experience. - Impressive past track record and reputation, powerful name recognition

      Cons

      Amnesty can often be overly bureaucratic, with far too much time spent on paperwork, internal processes, meetings, and office-work as opposed to field work that can uncover crucial information about serious abuses.

      4.0
      Sep 22, 2014

      Dynamic, challenging, constantly changing

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      Pros

      Diversity of work, internal mobility, ability to learn and grow in new areas, international travel, flexibility of role. This has been a post I've been given wide responsibility to shape and make my own. The content of the work is diverse and stimulating, if often challenging. It is great to be able to learn from areas different to your own (law & policy, research, campaigns and communications).

      Cons

      It is a major bureaucracy. It requires patience in order to get things moving. A proportion of almost every role is therefore spent on internal advocacy and coordination. It has been a difficult couple of years with major internal restructuring, which has taken toll on staff morale. Jury is out on the overall leadership of the international secretariat but things seem to be moving in a more positive direction again.

      3.0
      Apr 15, 2014

      Not for the faint of heart

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      Pros

      Great people. Fun environment. Emotionally satisfying. Experience that opens up a lot of doors. Opportunity to work on a range of projects and take on a lot of responsibilities.

      Cons

      Lots of turnover in the past few years; upper management still struggles to connect with the rest of staff. Organization needs to make more decisions based on proven successes and likely returns instead of gut feelings and competitive attitudes.

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