Does Build Change pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Build Change employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Build Change. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Build Change?

44% of Build Change employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Build Change 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Build Change according to real employee reviews?

"the staff are collaborative and experienced at their work." ((in 3 reviews)); "Good colleagues dedicated to the mission" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Culture and values

2.7

Senior management

Build Change has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Build Change employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

20 reviews

1.0

9 Jan 2023

Disappointing

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Field staff are dedicated and mission-focused.

Cons

Major problems with top leadership which is like a conveyor belt, and that makes staff fearful. Although things seem Ok at first, they are not - the environment is awful, people don't share information, stuck doing things "the way they've always been done for 15 years", staff are regularly put down by the CEO (in front of other staff!). They claim diversity but there is almost none because incoming staff don't want to stay.

2.0

18 Aug 2021

Good Mission - bad leadership

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good values and intentions by the vast majority of staff

Cons

Very bad communication and collaboration at the top level - culture of fear.

1.0

13 Sept 2023

Stay Away

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Global staff are kind and a pleasure to work with.

Cons

Working at Build Change will drain you. There’s deep mistrust of staff even if you work hard. Favoritism runs rampant. Boils down to whether CEO likes you. This feeds into a culture of fear provoked by leadership and carried out by those in the inner circle. Same two executives closest to the CEO get promoted often (check track record). Expressing one’s opinions or appearing to want change to antiquated ways will get you blackballed or ousted. Turnover amongst POC over the past 2 years is alarming. Build Change goes against what its name states.

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