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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,410 total reviews)
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David Miliband

72% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

International Rescue Committee has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,410 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The International Rescue Committee 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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1K reviews
5.0
May 18, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Gain work experience and work with diverse community

Cons

No any major downside of this company

5.0
May 17, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A very good organisation to work in, good systems in place and give back to the community

Cons

No cons I can think of

2.0
May 16, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Due to the pressure, you learn a lot, fast - which can be really good for career progression. The IRC is carrying out important, impactful work around the world, and because of the flat, globalised team structures your place in that work can feel very close, and your impact visible. With the global structure, it's very engaging to learn from, and share with, global colleagues in creative, channels and propositions. Large budgets and in-house creative resources for fundraising mean that creativity with messaging and formats is very open. Compensation is comparable for NGOs in the UK, and for the wider sector is higher.

Cons

Distinct lack of visible leadership, and communication due to confused global team management structures - resulting in hasty email 'announcements' and decisions spreading through word-of-mouth - approved fundraising language; HR recruitment policies; project changes; org-wide policies; concerns etc. - this impacts all levels of decision-making and planning for teams. Basic business processes across markets are in the process of being implemented but are still very problematic and confused - impacting many areas of working at the IRC. Flat team structures mean that there can be very little support in-role as managers aren't able to spare time to look after their people- increasing stress and burnout. Due to the structure of globalised teams, there is a lack of homogenous IRC Global / IRC UK culture, and direction - resulting partly in a hierarchical organisation where title drastically impacts your experience of getting things done- as you have to involve, and convince, lots of stakeholders to affect change.

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