Not great - Advocacy Manager Blue Ventures Employee Review

2.0
14 Jun 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Colleagues are very nice. Travel.

Cons

Hard work with no real consideration for work life balance

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Blue Ventures Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback on your experiences at Blue Ventures. I am sorry to hear that you feel there was not enough consideration for work-life balance during your time here. Work-life balance is an area we have been focusing on as part of our wellbeing plan, along with other changes/initiatives that support this, including people manager training and development, support with work-life balance through our employee assistance provider, use of the feedback mechanisms as part of our Develop to Perform approach etc. If you are happy to, it would be great for us to chat so your feedback can be used to inform our ongoing plans and work in this key area - please let me know if you would be happy to do this. Best wishes, Kevin Moyes - Chief People Officer.

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3.0
15 Aug 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Incredibly inspiring colleagues from across the globe, working on a great mission. With the right attitude, you can progress, take ownership of projects, and get amazing travel opportunities. Salaries (once passed entry level) are not too bad

Cons

Some real internal comms issues - people leave the organisation all the time, often with no notice and no explanation - creates uncertainty and mistrust. Upper management is not reflective of global organisation and makes rash decisions. Currently bad morale in the org.

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Blue Ventures Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback and positive comments. We do recognise the impact of growth and change on our colleagues and as you know, last year and this year has seen a big focus on people and culture in BV (as per our new people strategy) with lots of positive changes coming through. We also plan to develop a more diverse internal communication and plan to deliver more improvements in this area. If you would like to discuss your feedback with us then please do reach out to the People Team, I am happy to meet if you would prefer to speak to me. Best wishes, Kevin (Director of People and Culture).
5.0
30 Nov 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great mission: protecting our oceans through community-led conservation - Friendly, engaged, and fun colleagues from all over the world who are passionate about the mission - get to work with people based in other countries on a daily basis - Opportunities to travel with work - Committed to being an inclusive and equitable organisation, evidenced by initiatives such as the women's network, and women in leadership programmes - Great opportunities to develop through training, online courses, stretch opportunities, free coaching and a yearly mentoring programme - I had a brilliant manager who trusted me, gave me autonomy and practised compassionate leadership - Is getting better at managing change - Great winter and summer social events to build team solidarity and have fun

Cons

Just the usual challenges around working in a remote/hybrid setting. BV is doing more than most organisations to deal with these challenges.

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Blue Ventures Response
4mo
Thank you for your feedback, I am pleased you had such a positive and enriching experience at BV. We are doing more intentional work around the hybrid/remote working piece to ensure colleagues are engaged, connected and have good wellbeing. We are also doing more to develop our people manager training and embedding compassionate leadership principles and practices across BV. Best wishes, Kevin Moyes - Chief People Officer.
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