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Gates Foundation Project Manager/Associate Program Officer reviews

3.7

53% would recommend to a friend

(107 total reviews)
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Mark Suzman

79% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Project Manager/Associate Program Officer employees have rated Gates Foundation with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 107 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Project Manager/Associate Program Officer professionals have a good working experience there. Gates Foundation is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Project Manager/Associate Program Officer professionals compared to other employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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107 reviews
3.0
Apr 26, 2020

Positive, with caveats

Recommend
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Pros

Compensation and benefits are field leading

Cons

Your experience at BMGF is highly team dependent — so someone’s experience on the Global side vs US side, for example, can be completely different. It’s such big place that many parts don’t often talk to each other Leadership is extremely, shockingly white (e.g. all global divisions which serve largely serve Africa and China are led by white male Presidents), and not reflective of the population being served. Missed opportunity with Sue Desmann-Hellman’s recent departure as CEO to conduct an open search that could have surfaced a diverse candidate pool (vs another white privileged man), which is sadly indicative of how the Foundation hires senior leadership. Constant re-orgs and unclear paths to promotion. Some individuals stay in their roles / titles for many years.

5.0
Jan 6, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Mission and total compensation is unparalleled

Cons

Constant change at every level is difficult for people who don’t work well in those environments.

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Gates Foundation Response
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Thank you for taking time to share your feedback. Talent and career development is a priority for 2020 and we look forward to supporting people managers in this important work. -Randi Clark, BMGF, Talent Team
5.0
Dec 20, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent benefits and work/life balance

Cons

Hard to move up in the company from an assistant position

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