UNDP reviews

3.9

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,344 total reviews)
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Achim Steiner

85% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

UNDP has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,344 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNDP employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
5.0
Oct 27, 2013

Intern

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Lots of interesting assignments that give you a great deal of responsibility and experience.

Cons

Interns are not paid, which makes living in New York quite challenging. I had to find an outside scholarship to fund my three months at UNDP.

3.0
Sep 12, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- access to high-level meetings - insight into the inner workings of the UN system - interactions with influential policy-makers

Cons

- high bureaucracy - low-impact projects - programs have limited affects on local communities - advising stays within high-level officials who do not transfer knowledge, skills, and values to their constituents

4.0
Sep 10, 2013

Great organization

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits. International environment

Cons

difficult to get a long term contract. Bureaucracy.

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