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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Kerry Kennedy

49% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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24 reviews
4.0
7 Aug 2016

Good NGO, public interest

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Dedicated staff, highly intelligent colleagues, well-resourced, as well as having a true determination to uphold human rights. Connections means that they can get stuff done

Cons

Difficulty in properly quantifying the actual impact of their work, tough to actually get a paid position

2.0
3 Oct 2014

Ask how many staff have resigned in the last year

Anonymous employee
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Pros

You may have the opportunity to rub elbows with celebrities or visit Hyannis Port, and you get to say you work for the Kennedys. That looses its appeal after a while. Management has big ideas and aims to help people, but their success is questionable

Cons

Despite good intentions, there are often no real plans on how to accomplish goals (no theory of change) or whether goals are really feasible. There isn't really a central mission to the organization and the diversity of programs they have really reflect their tendency to chase money (private money, not grants) instead of being strategic. Junior staff are not supported and there is little hope for advancement. Most staff are unhappy. I know online reviews are hard to judge for their honesty, but I'll say this, if you are considering a position, ask them how many people have resigned in the past year. There tends to be a mass exodus about every 2 years.

1.0
2 Oct 2014
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Pros

I worked at RFK Center as a legal intern. While my immediate supervisor was caring and concerned about my learning and grown, the senior staff could care less. Nothing else positive to say.

Cons

Senior staff could care less about their interns. All they care about are fancy parties, congressional shin-digs and brown nosing. They do not obtain any RESULTS. They have their laureates fly into DC for for speeches at events to show them off then they fly the laureates back to their home country to face the same strife they came here to get help for but instead get No help in the cause!

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