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 Non-profit e ONG industry (3.7 stars).

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843 reviews
3.0
Apr 7, 2026

Toxix

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, you really do help people

Cons

Human Resources takes a highly specialized approach to talent management. In that you cannot really change functions easily in UNHCR. You have to hyper-specialize in one area. So if you are a protection staff, you tend to burn out from trauma without an internal mechanism to alleviate the burnout. The higher you go in UNHCR, the crazier you become.

4.0
Feb 10, 2026

Motivating

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting varied work, great cause.

Cons

Difficult to change or improve processes.

5.0
Jan 29, 2026

Fun

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cool work interesting people Growth Nice food

Cons

Bad management burnout Office smells

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