Positive - Manager Oxfam Employee Review

4.0
Apr 22, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Organization and staff focused on values and mission of the organization, high collegiality among staff, and over time steady leadership by the current executive team most of whom have been at Oxfam for many years. Good, solid, thoughtful leadership - one may not always agree with them, but there's no question they are good people. Competitive pay and benefits with peer NGOs.

Cons

Oxfam at global and US levels going through a restructure to better position for the future. As inevitable with many restructures, it can take a bit of time to settle into rhythms and the new structure.

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Cons

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