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 5% 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 (55) , 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 75 reviews)); "Great colleagues working together to meet goals." ((in 56 reviews)); "you learn alot and good pay" ((in 36 reviews)); "Great people and place to work" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good work environment and camaraderie among peers (usually consultants)" ((in 34 reviews))

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

"No job security and shorter contracts." ((in 22 reviews)); "Slow career progression is a negative" ((in 14 reviews)); "Demotivated when there are influenced by some bad managers creating toxic working environment." ((in 8 reviews)); "Sometimes really too much bureaucracy" ((in 5 reviews)); "Bossy supervisors" ((in 5 reviews))

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4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(800 total reviews)

Cindy McCain

61% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

World Food Programme has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 800 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 Gemeinnützige Organisationen & NGOs industry (3.7 stars).

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800 reviews

5.0

Oct 21, 2025

Good organisation

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice environment good pay good experience

Cons

Work load, systematic, no creativity

4.0

Oct 19, 2025

Fast paced

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Face paced, great cause and mandates, challenging work

Cons

Not much stability, difficult to have a work life balance

4.0

Oct 11, 2025

international enviroment, but outdated system which urgently needs reform

Reporting analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

international professional setting, surrounded by talent, good work life balance

Cons

outdated system, some old people taking high positions without doing anything, lack of accoutability system

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