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 81 reviews)); "great office atmosphere and colleagues!" ((in 47 reviews)); "Great people to work with and learn from" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great Working environment" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great team and you give back to people in" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UNHCR according to real employee reviews?

"The HR is awful and there is no job security." ((in 24 reviews)); "Poor work life balance." ((in 10 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy" ((in 7 reviews)); "seekers thus get sacrificed regularly on the altar of this revolving door of international managers." ((in 6 reviews)); "not much work to do" ((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

(843 total reviews)

António Guterres

76% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 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 Non-profit e ONG industry (3.7 stars).

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843 reviews

1.0

Feb 17, 2019

Toxic Working Enviroment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working for a humanitarian organisation

Cons

Bullying behaviour tolerated by managers. External Relations and Private Sector Fundraising being probably the worst departments to work for.

2.0

Feb 9, 2019

Good mandate ruined by poor leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The mandate , the ability to work closely with persons of concern, and some good mid-level technical people.

Cons

The worst leadership I have witnessed in 25 yrs. Internal recruitments, nepotism is rife, diversity at HQ is a question mark, senior managers are people who have never worked anywhere else and therefore have developed a horrible arrogant attitude towards all other stakeholders and believe they know best but havent kept abreast with any changes outside the agency. Many of them are horribly incompetent with serious bouts of 'savior complex'. Leadership is focused on their own branding and external communications. Technical areas suffer as have to report to incompetent managers. Dont work at HQ, go to the operations (after you have checked who your manager will be).

4.0

Jan 13, 2019

An organisation plagued by burnout

Protection associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A liberal-minded bubble of hopeful (but exhausted) employees trying to make-do with very little

Cons

Lack of career progression and employees are expected to suck it up and do the job regardless

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