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 90 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and helpful." ((in 46 reviews)); "Great people to work with and learn from" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great team and you give back to people in" ((in 26 reviews)); "good working environment and very respectful" ((in 26 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)); "Poor work life balance." ((in 11 reviews)); "not much work to do" ((in 7 reviews)); "Plus, no career progression (you have to basically apply for a job that is higher than your position to climb the ladder, THAT IS if there is a vacancy)" ((in 7 reviews)); "seekers thus get sacrificed regularly on the altar of this revolving door of international managers." ((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

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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

4.0

Dec 13, 2017

Community Development & Protection Officer

Community development specialist, gender & education

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Feeds my soul to work as a humanitarian at the hearts of refugees, orphans and vulnerable children and the destitute.

Cons

Saddening when these poor people are denied their rights to be resettled to Third countries as a durable solution.

2.0

Dec 8, 2017

Lot of internal politics, process and not result-oriented

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You learn about international protection There are so many opportunities to do great things in partnership with local NGO and other actors

Cons

Poorly managed - there's a lot of very negative office politics - people with the right connexions get high-level jobs created for them, internal competition between sections working towards the same goal, interns are not paid and work weekends and late night. Absolutely no work-life balance. It's normal to call you at 11pm during the weekend for nothing urgent.

4.0

Nov 30, 2017

Charty worker looking for people interested in helping refugees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work enviroment, team working, good salary

Cons

Stressing, tiring, unstable and sometimes need to work in nreaby cities.

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