Does International Rescue Committee pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, International Rescue Committee employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at International Rescue Committee. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at International Rescue Committee?

68% of International Rescue Committee employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated International Rescue Committee 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at International Rescue Committee?

Intern (143) , Caseworker (55) , Project Manager (32) , Program Manager (31) , Employment Specialist (27) , Immigration Intern (24) , Program Coordinator (23) , Program Officer (19) , Case Manager (18) , Coordinator (17) , Director (17) , Internship (17) , Manager (15) , Finance Officer (14) , Economic Empowerment Intern (13)

What are the pros of working at International Rescue Committee according to real employee reviews?

"Meet great people committed to the cause and learning better ways to conduct comms work." ((in 146 reviews)); "The environment and colleagues are great!" ((in 86 reviews)); "Great staff and very helpful." ((in 85 reviews)); "Good benefits and some of the people were wonderful to work with" ((in 75 reviews)); "Great work environment and super cool" ((in 41 reviews))

What are the cons of working at International Rescue Committee according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and you will be overworked" ((in 113 reviews)); "Poor Management Structure" ((in 72 reviews)); "The only downside is that it's an unpaid internship and it caters more to privileged individuals who can afford an unpaid internship." ((in 42 reviews)); "Salary is low but encouraging" ((in 40 reviews)); "Reported to an outsourced employee which led to poor leadership and no direction" ((in 32 reviews))

What are employees saying about International Rescue Committee layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about International Rescue Committee layoffs and their outlook for job security at International Rescue Committee in 2026.

What are the top reviewed International Rescue Committee locations?

Ciudad de México , Acayucan , Ciudad Juarez

International Rescue Committee reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,411 total reviews)

David Miliband

72% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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International Rescue Committee has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,411 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The International Rescue Committee 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

May 18, 2020

Rating

Executive director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional Environment and qualified staff

Cons

Low pay for amount of work

4.0

Mar 19, 2020

Client Services Resettlement Intern

Client service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most employees are dedicated to the mission and so everyone is working very hard. They have a wide variety of resources and provide lots of support for their clients. Office morale was good and the perfect amount of hustle and bustle. The staff that works with the clients really cares deeply about what they’re doing.

Cons

The organization has some flaws in terms of employee appreciation. Unfortunately because their funding has been cut, they have had to lay off some people etc and it had shuffled around some personnel in the office that seemed ill-informed. Some people were getting praised and recognized and getting raises for no reason and some staff was given more work with no recognition. From higher up, they seemed pretty blind to what their employees were actually achieving.

3.0

Jan 27, 2020

Nice people, no practical solution for work life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On the whole the people who work at the IRC are nice and good at what they do. People are cause-driven which creates a common set of values and goals. The London office is good socially. Some of the Senior Programmes staff in New York are excellent leaders.

Cons

Driving business development with insufficient consideration for the need to properly resource teams or even to fill existing vacancies before raising targets. This puts staff under huge amounts of pressure and leads many to work constant overtime and creates a poor working ethic/environment. There is an inconsistency of salary amongst staff members both within the same and different units. People management skills should be ensured, and invested in more heavily.

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Jobs at International Rescue Committee

Oficial de coordinación de proyecto

México

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Oficial de Socios y Transferencias Metodológicas

México

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