CDP reviews

In terms of cons, none really. It has to be acknowledged that CDP has grown beyond that magic number of 150 employees which means operational change is required. This has been acknowledged and the organisation is about to roll out a programme of change to address many of the points raised in previous posters comments. So they have listened and are aiming to do something about it, the poster would know this if they had been here for 12 months. This will create fundamental challenges to the management team and challenge some of the politics that exists (show me an org where it doesn’t). The organisation does lack a lot of internal structure and key operational controls to deliver its work, but that is coming too. There has also been an acknowledgement that there isn’t enough management experience or formalised structures for management. The organisation has been investing in this over the last 18 months and bringing in some very experienced people into senior roles. Obviously there is a time lag to seeing the whole benefits of this, especially in an organisation whose model doesn’t allow for the most efficient deployment of these skills and experience but I feel the organisation and its new hires should be measured when this has come together in the next 12 months. It is not the most dysfunctional organisation out there, not by a country mile. The data isn’t abysmal as it is being used by some big players with little complaint. The salaries aren’t low for the non-profit sector. I have not witnessed any low level sexism, the organisation has a very healthy level of gender balance at all levels.

If you've read the previous reviews, the are 100% accurate . CDP was recently acquired by a private equity firm and has two company-wide reorgs in the past few years, resulting in around 20% of colleagues to be laid off. Many of us have accepted lower salaries because we believed in the orgs mission and the positive impact of its work. Meanwhile, senior leadership continues to receive very substantial compensation packages, often exceeding $500K. With this recent sale, there is considerable uncertainty about what lies ahead. Many employees are concerned about further org changes, additional cost-cutting measures, and the possibility of future redundancies. While nobody can predict exactly what will happen, morale has been significantly affected by the level of uncertainty. Don't walk, RUN!