Does UNICEF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UNICEF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UNICEF. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UNICEF?

71% of UNICEF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UNICEF 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UNICEF?

Consultant (190) , Intern (81) , Fundraiser (43) , Internship (34) , Administrative Assistant (23) , Project Manager (20) , Specialist (20) , Communications Officer (18) , Communications Specialist (17) , Education Specialist (16) , Health Specialist (16) , Education Officer (15) , Officer (15) , Program Officer (15) , Senior Consultant (15)

What are the pros of working at UNICEF according to real employee reviews?

"Cause & Colleagues are great at unicef" ((in 95 reviews)); "Salary are good and often they allow you to work remotely" ((in 93 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 86 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 74 reviews)); "Good benefit and a conducive work environment" ((in 74 reviews))

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

"Poor management and very bureaucratic" ((in 46 reviews)); "No job security in the long term" ((in 21 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager it will be difficult to progress." ((in 13 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and paper work." ((in 13 reviews)); "Long hours and a lot of emotional energy needed." ((in 9 reviews))

UNICEF reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,360 total reviews)

Catherine M. Russell

68% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

UNICEF has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,360 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNICEF 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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1K reviews

2.0

Jul 31, 2024

Good cause, poor culture

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful people that truly care about the cause. UNICEF does amazing work globally.

Cons

UNICEF Canada has a toxic, hostile work culture where harassment and bullying are not addressed. Not able/willing to accommodate employees with disabilities. Mandated return to work and moving away from hybrid/remote options. Leadership lacks strategy. They set unrealistic goals with no real plan to accomplish them. Canadian CEO is new and fully out of her depth. Very high turnover and generally unhappy staff.

3.0

Jan 12, 2022

Bureaucratic dysfunction, toxic workplace culture

Human resources business partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security / benefits are excellent, and you can have good work-life balance in the UN system.

Cons

There are serious workplace culture issues at UNICEF that were identified by an independent task force in 2019 including abuse of authority, discrimination, etc. In the two years since, I have not seen serious efforts to address these issues. It also requires a certain personality and a lot of patience to function inside of a bureaucratic organization like UNICEF. In many ways, it is a dinosaur.

2.0

Apr 22, 2019

Great mandate, management needs improvment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great unifying mandate - Vast field presence doing very interesting work - Opportunity to affect change on a large scale

Cons

- A great organisation resting on the laurels of its past performance and unifying mandate - Managers make decisions that lack of transparency and can be authoritarian - Lack of merit-based hiring practices and deeply entrenched systems of favoritism.

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