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.

What are the top reviewed UNHCR locations?

Monterrey , Tapachula , Ciudad de México

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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 ONG y Organizaciones sin fines de lucro industry (3.7 stars).

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843 reviews

3.0

May 5, 2021

Job Satisfaction

Assistant programmer officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job Satisfaction; humanitarian work; helping people for better future

Cons

Can be demoralizing due to lack of solutions and office politicking

3.0

May 5, 2021

Has great potential, severely mismanaged though

Ict assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The organisation has strong policies to keep staff happy, from good leave management, to great salaries. Inclusive place, somewhat friendly, and tries hard to take care of staff.

Cons

Extremely stressful understaffing. The overload means that management misses most staff complaints. Supervisor/Supervisee reports are meaningless formalities that no one acts upon.

3.0

Apr 27, 2021

Not a bad place for a graduate job

Reporting officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, team work, salary, diverse work environment

Cons

Stressful work environment, bureaucratic and slow

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