UNHCR reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(843 total reviews)
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António Guterres

76% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

UNHCR has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 843 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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843 reviews
3.0
Oct 28, 2025

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Recommend
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Pros

Perks of working in a multicultural environment Fulfilling working with vulnerable communities

Cons

Very bureaucratic organization Inequality between international and national colleagues Managers yield extreme power

2.0
Oct 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you care about the mission, it's probably better to work for NGOs. Love the organization in general, but it differs greatly from office to office and when it's bad, it's terrible.

Cons

The workload is very poorly managed in this office.

5.0
Oct 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

i like working there and like my team

Cons

no problems to mentioned. nothing to record

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