Pluspunten
CEE is an environment of smart, motivated people who work together well. Everyone in the organization is a facilitator and those skills transfer to how people interact with one another in the office. The organization allows for great work-life balance and is flexible. Probably 25% regularly bike commute. It is possible for a smart person to have a big impact in the industry and learn a lot in a short time. Colleagues are all intelligent, well-read, informed and NICE. No egos, great respect between staff. Best people I ever worked with.
Minpunten
Because the work is organized into specific areas, I think staff can feel a bit isolated. Mostly they interact with industry except when pulling together 3 meetings per year. You must be comfortable with running/managing/facilitating conference calls and working with details that take a long time to develop. There is significant autonomy--but this means you have to figure out what you are supposed to be doing--or, if you are a junior person, you will be working almost exclusively with one other person who is the senior one. You have to figure out how to navigate the culture--like anywhere. Pay is non-profit scale.