Is International Rescue Committee a good company to work for?

International Rescue Committee has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,225 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at International Rescue Committee to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about International Rescue Committee have been left by employees working as Economic Empowerment , Immigration Intern and Resettlement Intern .

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 improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at International Rescue Committee?

70% 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 (144) , 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 (16) , 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 147 reviews)); "The environment and colleagues are great!" ((in 90 reviews)); "Great staff and very helpful." ((in 84 reviews)); "Good benefits and some of the people were wonderful to work with" ((in 80 reviews)); "great organizational values and culture" ((in 33 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 68 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 43 reviews)); "Salary is low but encouraging" ((in 40 reviews)); "Reported to an outsourced employee which led to poor leadership and no direction" ((in 30 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?

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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(189 total reviews)

David Miliband

73% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

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2.0

Jan 24, 2024

Organizational Mess and Lack of Good Leadership

Caseworker

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good PTO and flexibility with taking time off; helping clients achieve their goals can be rewarding

Cons

toxic work environment - understaffed and unequipped teams who feel the pressure of managing large and complex caseloads combined with a lack of quality leadership is a recipe for burnout. many people at the Seattle office were guilt-tripped and gaslit by managers. caseworkers/hourly employees do not get paid for overtime, despite insane overtime hours, and you rarely ever see changes implemented based on feedback from the direct service staff, which is why they all leave within 1-2 years. IRC also does not do a good job of hiring from within for excellent internal candidates who are looking to change roles or move to roles at HQ. more entry-level staff or looking into unionizing, or quitting, because they feel completely disillusioned by the leadership there.

2.0

Jan 24, 2024

Manager position

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

the team has a lot of enthusiastic and knowledge on the topic

Cons

- HR is not involve and it is part of the conflict between staff and supervisor - They create position even when they don´t have budget - Don´t gave the full conditions to the staff and force them to achieve the outcomes of the project - they have supervisors that doesn´t have the full background for the position - the office depends from El Salvador, and they provide opportunities to the El Salvador staff for grow up in the company

1.0

Jan 16, 2024

Competitive/hostile workplace with lack of management

Dc office

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Pros

The teams doing programming (resettlement and humanitarian programs abroad) are very mission oriented.

Cons

Very low morale. Competitive/cut throat approach internally. Lack of management/leadership creates tensions and passive aggressive internal issues. High degree of turnover for years in External Relations department without any steps to address it. DEI issues have not been meaningfully addressed. Constantly changing goals every other year due to turnover.

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