UNICEF reviews

if your goal is to improve children's welfare, then work somewhere else. thanks to its successful branding, unicef is probably the most effective fundraiser in the non profit world. and perhaps just like any other organizations in the real world, when money comes so easily, wasteful spending behaviors tend to follow. these guys send people out to india for 3 days on a $7000 budget just to count computers in a field office. it gives me chills thinking how many children can be fed with that money.

It's all contract work with no benefits unless it's a long contract, so Unicef saves money. Year round job opportunities don't exist unless you're living in the city where the main national HQ is. Even supervisors are hired on contracts so there's always this crazy learning curve where everyone adjusts to new staff frequently due to new staff coming on board and "old" (meaning more than 3 months) staff leaving as their contracts end. As a result, training can be sub-par depending on the manager. Screw ups on paycheques are normal, and you're not compensated for using your cell phone to do company business outside office hours, and getting overtime pay is as tough as scaling Mt. Everest without a Sherpa guide. Don't count on a job reference after your contract is up, as most likely your manager will be gone too as his or her contract ends, or you may have worked with 3 supervisors in 3 months. Work hours can be sporadic depending on the department's budget.