Vantaggi
Benefits are amazing and why I stayed at the organization. Boston office has casual dress code and a 35-hour work week (if people work more, that's their choice. I used to do more, but no one even noticed when I dropped down to regular hours as I work got done). Most teams are flexible when it comes to working from home and office hours. Salaried employees have ample time off regardless of vacation policy (i.e. as a salaried union worker, you start at 3 weeks, but given comp time, school days, religious holidays, etc., it's essentially an unlimited vacation policy. DC office/managers get 30 days PTO, but many take much more). Lots of opportunities to attend and present at professional conferences, take external trainings, travel domestically/internationally, etc.
Svantaggi
If you're already an expert in the field or the job requires a specific expertise, Oxfam is a great place to do what you love and run with it. However, if you are a generalist or in the first few years of your career, you won't be respected here and constantly fighting the stigma of confusion on what value you can add. Pay is decent by nonprofit levels, but overall low and most people could make dramatically more elsewhere. Unless you're one of the experts, it will be difficult to connect to the mission and feel like you are making a difference. Most all of the administrative assistant positions (also called Coordinator in the Boston/DC offices) are held by young women, so if you are a young woman, staff tend to treat you like an admin regardless of your expertise or professional position. Unless you are hired in at an expert level/position, I wouldn't recommend working here. If you do, stay for a year or two to get the Oxfam name on your resume, then move on.