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      UNFPA Reviews

      3.7

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (254 total reviews)

      Natalia Kanem

      70% approve of CEO

      85% positive business outlook

      UNFPA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNFPA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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      254 reviews
      3.0
      4 Oct 2018

      Good place, but impossible to grow

      Programme analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great salary and benefits, engaged staff, fantastic mandate

      Cons

      Too political, new senior management is not great, impossible to grow if not connected with the highest echelon of the corporate ladder (or not from the right regional group), mediocre/politicized change management processes

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      UNFPA Response
      7y
      Thank you for your feedback, we are pleased to see such strong support of our important mandate and of our staff. UNFPA is investing in building management and leadership capability to ensure all staff feel empowered and respected through targeted training and coaching opportunities. Career development remains a key priority for UNFPA, to this end we have been running a series of webinars on career development opportunities and how make yourself stand out as a candidate. We have two dedicated colleagues working on career development to help staff achieve their career goals. UNFPA has a Career Guide for UNFPA Staff/ Former Staff Members http://www.unfpa.org/resources/career-guide-unfpa-staff-members which may be of help. This publication provides a broad range of career guidance and advice for current and former staff at UNFPA and beyond. We have created a Change Secretariat with a focus on process improvement and change management in order to maximize our efficiency and impact. We are committed to continuously improving as an organization and feel confident that the changes processes underway will allow us to better deliver on our mandate.
      1.0
      20 Mar 2022

      Mandate incongruent to the reality of everyday work

      Senior project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great and important mandate which focuses on improving the lives of women, girls (and all youth) in the most vulnerable of settings through interventions in GBV and SRH.

      Cons

      Retention, rotation, promotion of senior leadership needs a complete overhaul. Place over-run by senior level incompetents and bullies who either get shifted from country office to regional office, to HQ and back again after something has gone very very wrong (e.g. harassment, mis-management, insubordination), making the place unsafe and toxic. Political appointments are way too many, esp. of persons who are ill-fit for the job and can bring entire divisions down and put the place at severe risk. Basic background checks needs improvement- hiring persons under investigation, who have been fired in previous jobs, who been reported against in previous roles can easily be found out if checks are done well- but having reference checks that can be filled out by your cousins won't capture that!

      3.0
      15 Apr 2016

      UNFPA

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good salary, Benefits: 6 weeks annual leave, paid sick leave, insurance, pension plan, flexible work schedule, above-average office environment, you can meet interesting people from all over the world. Overall work environment is calmer than before.

      Cons

      Uneven management, Internal and International Politics can influence many things, Recruitment can be slow, favoritism, Morale can be low especially for long time staff and general service, a cumbersome review process which doesn't seem to serve any real purpose. Funding is not always reliable.

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      UNFPA Response
      9y
      Thank you for your feedback. As an organization UNFPA is committed to continually improving our operations, systems and processes. To address this we have established an Innovation Fund which promotes and seed funds innovative initiatives in order to improve our operations, programmes and outcomes. We have also created an Internal Consulting Team with a focus on process improvement and change management. By investing in management capability, we aim to maximize our efficiency and impact. If you feel comfortable, feel free to contact us to discuss this further: recruiting@unfpa.org
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