Mandate in flux - Anonymous employee UNDP Employee Review

2.0
Aug 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Unrivaled access to ministries, some leading minds in the field, and to build an understanding of the dynamics of programming in a large bureaucracy and complex environment.

Cons

Waning reputation with donors; belief that salary and known risks are substitutes for guidance in managing those risks and to devoting life to work in conflict environment, or for any semblance of work-life balance; attracts people in it for the money rather than the impact; decision-making is virtually non-existent, especially where it matters; impossible to manage staff based on results.

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