Not for everyone - Education Officer UNICEF Employee Review

3.0
Jan 8, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is very attractive and excellent benefits for staff

Cons

Even though UNICEF always likes to promote healthy work/life balance they never expect it from you. Work environment is HIGHLY political Staff act as if donors are gods and literally bow down to their every word AND how dare you try to make new suggestions that could possibly further development. Sometimes I wonder if these so called donors actually want to help poor countries succeed and be more independent. Lots of spending on development projects takes place every year but little results are achieved and senior level management don't seem to have (or fail to act on) real solutions.

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5.0
May 15, 2026
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Pros

-great exposure to a UN agency with one of the strongest and clearest mandates

Cons

-the exposure and experience does not make up for the fact that interns are unpaid

4.0
Apr 10, 2026
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Pros

friendly team, smart people, flexible work environment

Cons

precarious conditions - difficult to get a full time contract, pay is OK

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