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Updated 12 Jan 2021
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Peter Maurer
125 Ratings
Pros
"Great working environment and amazing satisfaction gained from helping beneficiaries" (in 20 reviews)
"ICRC mandate is to alleviate suffering from people affected by conflict all around the world" (in 19 reviews)
Cons
"May make it less suitable for non-medical outsiders with non-ICRC experience" (in 17 reviews)
"Bureaucracy and the way they treat local staff is sometimes rather unfair" (in 10 reviews)
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Reviews about "working environment"
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"Best humanitarian organization in the world"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at International Committee of the Red Cross full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great working environment and amazing satisfaction gained from helping beneficiaries
Cons
Consumes life and work balance, hazardous working locations (at times), skills gained are seldom usable outside the organization
Thank you for your feedback - we are delighted to hear that you enjoyed time at the ICRC. If you have any further feedback to share please email us at talent.attraction@icrc.org
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- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at International Committee of the Red Cross part-time
Pros
Very comfortable work environment to improve yourself
Cons
Right now it is just a part time job.
"Good organization"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at International Committee of the Red Cross full-time
Pros
Positive working environment and a great opportunity to work in the humanitarian field, help people and support a cause
Cons
Difficult or no promotion is the main challenge for many employees
- Helpful (4)
"such a bad environment at ICRC lebanon"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendApproves of CEOI worked at International Committee of the Red Cross full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Such a bad work environment at ICRC lebanon
Cons
the lack of professionalism of the HR team is really obvious in this organisation. You will never be recruited if you don't know someone from within this organisation or if you are not supported by a political party. what a shame!
Continue readingInternational Committee of the Red Cross Response
November 11, 2020 – Talent Attraction Associate
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We are taking your feedback on HR seriously. Our staff all undergo several training sessions to provide them with suitable skill sets, and we take care to ensure our recruitment process is done without bias or subjectivity, with the help of both training and digital tools. If you believe there has been any misconduct please report it here https://icrc.integrityplatform.org/. If you would like to elaborate on your feedback or discuss anything else, please email us at talent.attraction@icrc.org
"Great work environment"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at International Committee of the Red Cross full-time for more than a year
Pros
Highly professional working environment and ethical
Cons
Might sometimes lack monitoring old managers
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August 19, 2020 – Talent Attraction Associate
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We appreciate your input and are happy to hear you enjoyed your experience here. If you have any further feedback to share please email us at talent.attraction@icrc.org
"Medical advisor specialist occupational medicine"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at International Committee of the Red Cross full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
company with highly diversified professional challenge and international working environment
Cons
moderately disorganized stile of work , discontinuity of strategic choices which prevents employee to acquire full maturity in their endeavors
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August 14, 2020 – Talent Attraction Associate
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback, we are happy to hear you’re enjoying your experience here. We value your input and would be happy to discuss any further feedback you might have - please email us at talent.attraction@icrc.org
"Great organization to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at International Committee of the Red Cross full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
The ICRC is a fantastic work environment. A lot of hard work and lessons learned. The organization offers capacity building and education fund.
Cons
For national staff, the room for growth is limited as is salary.
International Committee of the Red Cross Response
August 19, 2020 – Talent Attraction Associate
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We appreciate your input and are happy to hear you enjoyed your experience here. If you have any further feedback to share please email us at talent.attraction@icrc.org
- Helpful (1)
"Great organisation with mission"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at International Committee of the Red Cross full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Motivated employees. Highly professional and hard-working environment.
Cons
Might be too hierarchical.
"Driver"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at International Committee of the Red Cross full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Want to go more higher in another working environment to aquire more knowledge and skills
Cons
It will improve me more higher
Continue reading"Protection Field Officer"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at International Committee of the Red Cross full-time for more than a year
Pros
A challenging environment to work with
Cons
Working to help the needed becoming the order of the day
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August 19, 2020 – Talent Attraction Associate