Does World Food Programme pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, World Food Programme employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at World Food Programme. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at World Food Programme?

82% of World Food Programme employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated World Food Programme 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at World Food Programme?

Consultant (80) , Intern (54) , Internship (35) , Programme policy officer (25) , Business Support Assistant (23) , Programmer Policy Officer (17) , Logistics Assistant (16) , Administrative Assistant (15) , Programme Associate (15) , Monitoring Assistant (14) , Programmer Officer (14) , Project Manager (14) , Programme Assistant (13) , Finance Officer (12) , Junior Consultant (11)

What are the pros of working at World Food Programme according to real employee reviews?

"Good salary not that good but is the least good thing they got especially WFP Djibouti" ((in 81 reviews)); "Great colleagues working together to meet goals." ((in 51 reviews)); "Great people and place to work" ((in 38 reviews)); "Good work environment and camaraderie among peers (usually consultants)" ((in 35 reviews)); "you learn alot and good pay" ((in 33 reviews))

What are the cons of working at World Food Programme according to real employee reviews?

"No benefits included in this position" ((in 24 reviews)); "No job security and shorter contracts." ((in 23 reviews)); "Slow career progression at the technical level" ((in 14 reviews)); "Demotivated when there are influenced by some bad managers creating toxic working environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "Long hours" ((in 5 reviews))

World Food Programme reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(799 total reviews)

Cindy McCain

61% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (799 reviews)

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World Food Programme has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 799 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The World Food Programme employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit e ONG industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

799 reviews

3.0

Jun 19, 2015

Wonderful mission

Communications

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm proud to work for a place making such an impact on the world.

Cons

Low salary, especially as a consultant. I can feel very small in such a big organization.

2.0

Apr 14, 2023

No induction for new staff

Finance officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Yearly salary increment by moving a step within salary grade for Fixed term staff

Cons

No induction plan for new staff Hoarding of information by long serving employees "Institutionalised employees" many of the longer serving employees feel like owners of the organisation and treat others are less valuable

4.0

Feb 3, 2021

Great growth opportunities

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Experience at UN System Tons of work to learn Ever growing demand for humanitarian professionals

Cons

Lack of benefits UN service contract system

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