Does Breast Cancer Now pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Breast Cancer Now employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Breast Cancer Now. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Breast Cancer Now?

66% of Breast Cancer Now employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Breast Cancer Now 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Breast Cancer Now?

Manager (7) , Fundraising Manager (5) , Fundraiser (3) , Senior Manager (3)

What are the pros of working at Breast Cancer Now according to real employee reviews?

"Important work with lovely colleagues" ((in 12 reviews)); "great team and good work ethics" ((in 7 reviews)); "BCN has some absolutely lovely people working there." ((in 7 reviews)); "Good culture and constant communication throughout organisation" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Breast Cancer Now according to real employee reviews?

"Clueless management unable to accept new approaches." ((in 4 reviews)); "Low salary and not always progression" ((in 3 reviews))

Breast Cancer Now Reviews

3.4

66% would recommend to a friend

(94 total reviews)

Claire Rowney

48% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Breast Cancer Now has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 94 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Breast Cancer Now employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

94 reviews

1.0

4 Sept 2023

Terrible management, terrible culture, strongly suggest you avoid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice office in central London

Cons

Truly awful culture Entire departments are micromanaged by senior staff with little to no management skills People who are in favour are promoted with little thought given to process There's little respect for expertise: everything is rewritten by senior managers and entire plans are changed on their whims Senior staff are driven by ego and are jostling for position, they aren't driven by what's right for the charity Most junior staff are unhappy No strategic vision for where the charity should go Conflict between departments - no cohesion across the charity whatsoever

Breast Cancer Now Response

2y

Thanks for your review. I am sorry to read that you felt like this during your time working at Breast Cancer Now. Our 2023 staff survey suggested this is not the experience of the majority of staff with 91% enjoying the work they do and 95% enjoying working with their colleagues. 88% felt trusted to do their job and make decisions and 96% understand what we want to achieve as an organisation. I would be happy to listen if you would be prepared to share your experiences as to what went wrong for you in terms of support in raising the issues you mention. Associate Director People & OD

2.0

24 Sept 2023

Used to be great but changed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

CEO and Fundraising Director are very good, its a brilliant cause, many staff are so dedicated to the cause and its been a friendly place to work.

Cons

Very poor understanding of how to effectively manage people through change so no buy in and support for big changes being made. This starts near the top with some old school command and control leadership (not the CEO who is highly respected) HR function needs modernising and brought up to date. Ego driven and bullying tactics used high up unfortunately

Breast Cancer Now Response

2y

Thanks for your review. I’m pleased to read you felt a strong sense of commitment and dedication to the cause from colleagues across the organisation and that it is a friendly place to work, many others feel that way too. I am sorry to read that during your time working at Breast Cancer Now you felt as you did about some leadership styles. Across the organisation we work hard to build the best leadership and culture and to make us a great place to work. Your feedback helps us to do this. We do not tolerate bullying and if you would be prepared to share your experiences as to what went wrong in terms raising this and the other issues you mention I would be happy to listen. Director of Fundraising, Communications & Engagement

1.0

8 Apr 2023

Bullying

Fundraising manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Lovely colleagues in the wider organisation

Cons

Terrible bullying in the fundraising department, across several teams. No mechanism to raise a complaint about those more senior to you. Very poor HR support.

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Jobs at Breast Cancer Now

Research Grants & Evaluation Officer