Does UNHCR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UNHCR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UNHCR. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UNHCR?

73% of UNHCR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UNHCR 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UNHCR?

Intern (84) , Protection Associate (30) , Senior Protection Assistant (22) , Internship (21) , Protection Assistant (20) , Registration Assistant (20) , Protection Officer (18) , Rsd Associate (18) , Associate (13) , Consultant (12) , Interpreter/Translator (12) , Administrative Assistant (11) , Interpreter (11) , Officer (11) , Associate Protection Officer (10)

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

"Salary is good and high." ((in 77 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 46 reviews)); "Great people to work with and learn from" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great team and you give back to people in" ((in 29 reviews)); "good working environment and very respectful" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UNHCR according to real employee reviews?

"No job security since our contracts where only for a year" ((in 24 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 11 reviews)); "seekers thus get sacrificed regularly on the altar of this revolving door of international managers." ((in 7 reviews)); "not much work to do" ((in 6 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about UNHCR layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about UNHCR layoffs and their outlook for job security at UNHCR in 2026.

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3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(841 total reviews)

António Guterres

76% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

UNHCR has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 841 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNHCR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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841 reviews

1.0

Sep 18, 2019

Learnt nothing

Administrative - hong kong department

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can't think of any, honestly.

Cons

Most of the time I was miserable because my supervisor was away most of the time and there were little guidance on my tasks. I spent effort and time on doing the given tasks and ended up not being appreciated. Also hard to mingle with the staff in the org even I tried to, just awkward.

5.0

Sep 11, 2019

Assistant

It assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They take good care of employee

Cons

They don't select young people with no experiance

4.0

Sep 1, 2019

Good organisation with well funded operation

Assc im officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good leadership, motivated people, high capacity of national staff

Cons

Tough relationship with difficult authorities

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