Working for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Anonymous employee UNHCR Employee Review

5.0
7 June 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Hands-on experience dealing with some of the most consequential matters in the world.

Cons

The bureaucratic structure of the organization makes it difficult to do your best.

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Cons

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3.0
7 Apr 2026
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Pros

Good benefits, you really do help people

Cons

Human Resources takes a highly specialized approach to talent management. In that you cannot really change functions easily in UNHCR. You have to hyper-specialize in one area. So if you are a protection staff, you tend to burn out from trauma without an internal mechanism to alleviate the burnout. The higher you go in UNHCR, the crazier you become.

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