UNHCR reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(841 total reviews)
avatar

António Guterres

76% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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).

Reviews by job title

841 reviews
1.0
Oct 26, 2024

More than a toxic work environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

UN status, good salaries timely paid

Cons

A “black hole in PI” through which friends were hired initially as interns and immediately as staff members without any break, staying there permanently. This core of staff was limitless upgraded after 2015 emergency and became abusers of new staff being hired and fired under harsh conditions of work included. Political and exterior interventions in recruitment. No penalty but rather protection of abusers. Spouses/relatives in units and spouses/relatives in political and government positions. They can fire or hire whoever they like. Manager of a position not present during interview. Anything can happen to you by other UN staff especially in the field, without you ever having the chance to prove it as UN is above local law. Academic education is not considered, especially if you are considered as a threat for the position of someone else. Previous UN experience as well. Persons with important academic education are working as G level at lowest level than others with secondary education. You can be considered as overqualified to stay away from upgrading in a more proper position to your background because positions are predestined for friends. Vacancies are predestined for specific persons before even being announced and published. Persons with irrelevant education are leading units.

Viewing 106 - 108 of 841 Reviews

Glassdoor has 1,321 UNHCR reviews submitted anonymously by UNHCR employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if UNHCR is right for you.