World Health Organization reviews

Too bureaucratic, leading to the agency becoming more and more irrelevant, especially in comparison to UNICEF, UNHCR, etc. It’s an old boys’ club, and it’s difficult to suggest any new ideas nor do any meaningful work if you are junior-mid level staff, because there will be so much outsourcing that you’ll mostly be left with contract management. Funding situation is pretty bad too, which translates to job insecurity.

The potential of the organization is rarely optimally translated. Overall the place is stuck in 1960's bureaucracy including an outdated HR system that leave little room to get rid of dead wood and reward young and dynamic talent. This is a place where work is a place you go to not something you do, and where it pays to keep your head down so you avoid doing the 'wrong' thing.