Pros
Lovely colleagues. Open, supportive and inclusive culture among colleagues. Interesting and meaningful work. Delivery of impactful services for children, young people and families. Flexible and remote working available.
Cons
Flat structure with no opportunities for progression. Inconsistencies in salary benchmarking. Experience, performance and skills not valued and not considered during appraisal. No training opportunities. No support for line managers. Lack of project KPIs and managers try and hide poor results. Lack of accountability and transparency in senior management. Favouritism plays a significant role and who you know in the organisation. Some of the projects seem to be more to the liking of the top-level management compared to some of the others. Erratic crisis management. Sign-off and internal bureaucracy take too long. 5-year strategy not well communicated and understood by staff. Concerns and criticism from staff members frequently ignored and dismissed. A lot of money spent on slow and mediocre work from consultancy agencies.