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      UNHCR reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (841 total reviews)
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      António Guterres

      75% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      UNHCR has an employee rating of 3.8 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
      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.

      2.0
      Jul 15, 2015

      Associate Data Management Officer

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Systematic, organized, good compensation and benefits

      Cons

      Bureaucratic, very much political, not good if someone is more creative, job insecurity and contract expiry, difficult to maintain work and life balance if a person is based in non-family duty station

      1.0
      Oct 29, 2014

      Just Terrible

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are very few bright spots working at this place. The only one I can think of is that for full time employees, vacation and holidays are OK and there is a 401k match.

      Cons

      The management is horrible, practically incompetent. There is little to no respect for others and their expertise or opinions. The turnover is incredibly high. I can't even count how many Executive Directors there have been in the past couple years. So don't even bother getting to know any fundraisers, they will be gone in a matter of weeks. Don't be fooled by these bogus positive reviews they are posting -- avoid working at this place at all costs, in all locations, at all levels. There is no room for growth, learning, or employee development. The organizational culture is terrible, and makes you sick having to go into the office every day.

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