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Underwhelming and shortsighted - Anonymous employee Danish Refugee Council Employee Review

2.0
May 22, 2015
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.

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Danish Refugee Council Response
8y
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

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Dear colleague, Thank you for your feedback. We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. We hope you have also shared your thoughts through the DRC Voices survey. /Iosif S. - People and Organization, HQ
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Thank you for your feedback. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. We take all feedback seriously and continuously strive to improve our workplace. Your insights help us in that process. / Iosif S. People and Organization, HQ
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