IDLO Reviews

2.7

35% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

Jan Beagle

41% approve of CEO

16% positive business outlook

IDLO has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The IDLO employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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64 reviews
4.0
18 Jan 2021

Great

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great colleagues, mission, work - life balance and interesting projects.

Cons

Lack of transparency and appraisal

1.0
3 Mar 2019

toxic & dangerous - needs external intervention

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Mission, global field offices that survive and can do good work when the are quarantined from HQ

Cons

Toxic work place, nepotism, institutionalized bullying, led from the top, the CEO and her to enforcers from Amnesty stormed in and ruined the organisation, leaving damaged people in the wake of their narcissism and lack of intelligence... legacy of all 3 lives on at Amnesty still... read expose of bullying and harrassment at Amnesty in the Guardian, this all blossomed under the IDLO CEO leadership and has still not been fixed... the same will happen at IDLO the sooner she and her pet rottweilers leave

1.0
29 Feb 2016

Mismanaged organization

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good and talented people in Rome and in field offices who know how to run programs. IDLO's mission to promote the rule of law is admirable and important.

Cons

The organization is marred by mismanagement and incompetence in the senior leadership. There is no evidence of forward planning and decision making skills. Because crucial decisions are not made there is constant uncertainty. When decisions are made people in the field are not listened to. Recruitment is a major problem. There is no transparency and a lot of nepotism. There are people who have worked for IDLO for years both in Rome or in field offices who are not competent and may even harm the organization but are not let go or are rehired because they have been working for IDLO for many years. At the same time talented people are let go or they resign because they are so frustrated and demotivated by the nepotism, incompetence and mismanagement they witness.

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