Does Danish Refugee Council pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Danish Refugee Council employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Danish Refugee Council. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Danish Refugee Council?

83% of Danish Refugee Council employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Danish Refugee Council 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Danish Refugee Council?

Protection Officer (25) , Project Manager (14) , Officer (13) , Protection Assistant (13) , Administrative Assistant (12) , Area Manager (11) , MEAL Officer (11) , Manager (11) , Finance Assistant (8) , Head of Programmes (7) , Information Management Officer (7) , Livelihoods Officer (7) , Project Officer (7) , Team Leader (7) , Economic Recovery Assistant (6)

What are the pros of working at Danish Refugee Council according to real employee reviews?

"Good salary and exposure to the refugee crisis in Greece" ((in 32 reviews)); "great colleagues and purpose of the organisation" ((in 32 reviews)); "Working environment is good and co" ((in 25 reviews)); "good work environment like working here" ((in 21 reviews)); "Office staff are friendly and frequently eat/do sports together." ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Danish Refugee Council according to real employee reviews?

"(it allows for weak & bad management to thrive especially at grassroots & area" ((in 19 reviews)); "Senior management has become very corporate with few with experience in the humanitarian sector." ((in 8 reviews)); "2. High workload and less administration." ((in 6 reviews)); "Lack of vision and leadership." ((in 5 reviews)); "extended working hours without extra pay" ((in 5 reviews))

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3.7

83% would recommend to a friend

(547 total reviews)

Charlotte Slente

76% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

Danish Refugee Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 547 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Danish Refugee Council 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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2.0

May 22, 2015

Underwhelming and shortsighted

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Strong reputation in emergencies, clearly dedicated staff, less bureaucratic than many other NGOs making it more agile to pursue different opportunities in programmes.

Cons

Mandate and program direction is poorly communicated and understood. Operational systems needs significant improvement. Technically strong in protection related work, however other program areas are underdeveloped and uncoordinated. Regional and HQ have on again off again relationships with COs making support highly unpredictable. Lastly, salaries are really no longer competitive with the drop in the Euro and the imposition of a 10% "solidarity pool" deduction meant to offset taxation losses in other countries. This in particular is high untransparent.

Danish Refugee Council Response

Dear colleague, Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry to hear you had a negative experience of DRC. We take your comments on board for further discussion. During 2017-19 we have the largest investment ever in DRC's history, launching new IT systems which should ideally address some of your concerns. /Marcos - Talent Management

3.0

Dec 9, 2013

Great potential but not a great employer when it comes to employee conditions

Deputy regional safety advisor

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Pros

The work is interesting and for an INGO the conditions are good

Cons

The employment conditions are still based on Danish citizens, with access to the welfare state, not on an international staff base so no access to pension, relocation or career development.

4.0

Nov 2, 2013

A tremendous learning experience.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

DRC offers a good challenge and learning experience or the independant-minded manager. People at HQ are very humane and genuinely take everyone's well-being at heart. Being much less taxed on my salary than a Dane, I can say that the salary and benefits are among the highest you can have by working for a humanitarian NGO (i.e.: non-UN, non-ICRC). Very professional and knowledgeable staff when it comes to Program.

Cons

DRC is too decentralized, most Country Directors are local barons, using every nepotistic trick in the book to hire people they like without any consideration for competence. Support aspects (admin, finance, logistics and security) are seemingly considered as "optional", making it a sub-par NGO on that level. Donor-driven organization lacking a proper, standard program identity ("we do eveything but healthcare" approach). Sweatshop (80 hrs.+/week job, every week of the year). Over-reliant on national staff for key, senior positions, especially in terms of logistics and administration.

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