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      3.4

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (85 total reviews)
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      Sean Cairncross

      65% approve of CEO

      42% positive business outlook

      Millennium Challenge has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Millennium Challenge employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      85 reviews
      3.0
      24 Oct 2016

      Contractor

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      Flexible multi country program options

      Cons

      Slow to gather best practices and developing efficiencies and innovative products

      2.0
      8 Mar 2010

      Don't believe the hype

      Program officer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      If this is your first non-field job in development, then MCC is a great start. Because the organization is understaffed and in disarray, they're forced to give junior staff more responsibility. It's a govt job, so the pay and benefits are decent, and the building is nice, too. Travel can be a nice perq if that's part of your job.

      Cons

      If you're thinking about staying beyond 18 months, be prepared for disappointment. The organization is six years old, yet the leadership (civil servants and appointees) still haven't figured out the basics of how to run an organization. For example, we just did our annual performance plans *six months* after the performance period began. As you can see, they are completely meaningless. And be prepared for very little structure and direction. This is definitely a place where you have to be self-motivated or you will be totally lost. And be prepared to push a lot of paper!

      1.0
      1 Dec 2015

      Underwhelming, disorganized, self-promoting

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      This agency pays well outside the typical pay range for any given position, conspicuously so since it's supposed to focus on reducing poverty.

      Cons

      MCC's ratings on the Employee Viewpoint Survey have slid precipitously since the current CEO took over, and her shortcomings as a CEO have trickled down into middle management. The most recent survey (which was conveniently not published along with the bulk of other agencies' surveys) showed serious doubts among the majority of the staff about the integrity of the leadership. Overall the atmosphere is negative and focused on the promotion of a few key personalities, not the agency mission. If you're looking for a job, keep looking.

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