UNHCR reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(841 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 841 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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841 reviews
2.0
Dec 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you're lucky, you'll get a great manager. After eight postings, I only had a good one once.

Cons

If you're on a non-staff contract, you're not even human to them, and you're treated accordingly.

3.0
Nov 21, 2025

Overall

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility to work from home, supportive team

Cons

Unstable work environment, lack of transparency from higher ups

3.0
Nov 21, 2025

Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

it's meaningful and gives purpose

Cons

exploitative and a messy bureaucracy

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