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6 reviews
2.0
27 Mar 2025

Chaotic

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Pros

Some lovely colleagues who try their best. Flexible working. Interesting learning about the profession and being around creative people trying to do good in the world. Freedom to develop projects and direct your own workload.

Cons

The organisation is very hierarchical and political with frequent infighting amongst senior leadership team. Too many managers without enough frontline staff to actually deliver the work, leading to stress and burnout. Lack of career progression with high turnover and hardworking people leaving.

3.0
5 Dec 2023

It's ok

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Pros

Easy workload, decent salary, nice people.

Cons

Career progression limited, Old-fashioned processes.

2.0
12 Sept 2022

Fantastic staff. Lacking leadership.

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Pros

Fantastic people. Lots of dedicated, passionate and professional people doing great things. Good flexible/hybrid working options.

Cons

Senior management are invisible and there is very little leadership. Seemingly no strategy (long term or short term). Staff are treated poorly. Decision making is very slow. There are no career progression policies. Currently undertaking a organisation restructure that has caused lots of staff to leave.

2.0
4 Mar 2023

Terrible management

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Pros

Some great intentions to work inclusively.

Cons

Terrible management and very too heavy. Lack of training and career progression. Badly paid.

3.0
3 Nov 2021
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Pros

brilliant people who care about their jobs deeply average/fair pay

Cons

no career progression low staff morale old fashioned leaderships/decision making process - very slow to make progress on anything

2.0
11 Oct 2022

From bad to worse

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Pros

Generous annual leave provision, flexible working available for some, hybrid working between home and office

Cons

Outdated, unpleasant offices - working spaces are cramped and tired, everything feels broken. No value given to professional expertise. Rather than engaging with staff and empowering them to achieve exciting new things, Board dictates infeasible priorities without any budget or resource to deliver them, having just made swathes of staff redundant. Other staff members have been left at risk of redundancy for months with no timeline for reaching a decision. A single 2% pay increase for staff since 2020 (with inflation around 9% and members’ subscription fees having been increased by 7%) Very few opportunities for career development and progression

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