Pros
DRC manages to have some standing and presence in major humanitarian crises. There is a lot of work that could be done by the organisation. Some very technically-competent staff, however, with very little opportunity to influence management.
Cons
Arbitrary management, non-transparent decision-making processes, without a possibility to influence senior management. Senior management can increase its own benefits, while remuneration for middle management goes down. Too concerned about its own turn-over, resulting in agreeing on any kind of project in return for some donor overhead money and added PR, rather than focusing on high-quality impact for beneficiaries. Too much political positioning instead of concern about the actual programme delivery. Weak and flawed internal procedures (on admin, finance, programming, etc.), weakly followed up, resulting in an organisation style without any guidance. The head office in Copenhagen fails dearly in this role; local initiatives are not allowed to develop further.
