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?

69% 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 142 reviews)); "The environment and colleagues are great!" ((in 85 reviews)); "Great staff and very helpful." ((in 75 reviews)); "Good benefits and some of the people were wonderful to work with" ((in 74 reviews)); "great organizational values and culture" ((in 35 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 66 reviews)); "Salary is low but encouraging" ((in 43 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 41 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

3.8

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,411 total reviews)

David Miliband

73% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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International Rescue Committee has an employee rating of 3.8 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

1.0

Oct 17, 2023

Overwhelming demand and very little support

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredibly dedicated colleagues with passion to support refugees

Cons

Numerous. Management is so out of touch of what the daily needs of clients are and provide no support. Under-resourced staff are charged with finding solutions to systems or issues they are vastly underpaid to solve. The pay is horrible, there is no safe place to raise concerns and management retaliate against anyone who raises concerns. Extremely toxic work environment and constant harm is being done to clients because of how poorly run the organization is. If I could give zero stars I would.

2.0

Oct 14, 2023

Leadership is out of touch, leading to clients harmed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The team and coworker support

Cons

The burnout experienced by almost every person I worked with, and myself, led to clients and staff being harmed. There is no acknowledgment of the huge personal struggles that staff go through due to their work In this organization. When leadership does not like the feedback they are getting, they simply remove those voices from being invited to important meetings. Most often, this includes field staff so the only people making decisions are those who don’t work with clients directly. The IRCs goals to be the biggest and best in resettlement means clients aren’t receiving good services because staff are so burnt out due to their huge caseloads paired with poor compensation. Leadership knows this and does nothing, caseworkers are expendable.

4.0

Oct 10, 2023

Amazing culture!

Case manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing culture - Collaborative environment - Supportive management

Cons

- Work/life balance isn't the best

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Jobs at International Rescue Committee

Oficial de Socios y Transferencias Metodológicas

México

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Oficial de coordinación de proyecto

México

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