Is International Rescue Committee a good company to work for?

International Rescue Committee has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 2,222 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 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 (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 151 reviews)); "The environment and colleagues are great!" ((in 88 reviews)); "Great staff and very helpful." ((in 77 reviews)); "Good benefits and some of the people were wonderful to work with" ((in 75 reviews)); "Good work environment and work/life balance" ((in 36 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 114 reviews)); "Poor Management Structure" ((in 67 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 44 reviews)); "Salary is low but encouraging" ((in 43 reviews)); "Reported to an outsourced employee which led to poor leadership and no direction" ((in 36 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?

New York , Atlanta , San Diego , Silver Spring , Baltimore , Dallas , Oakland , Salt Lake City , Phoenix , Elizabeth , Washington , Sacramento , Tucson , San Jose , Charlottesville , Seattle , Boise , Richmond , Denver , Los Angeles , Wichita , San Francisco , Miami , Glendale , Abilene , Tallahassee , Turlock , SeaTac , Newark , Lebanon

International Rescue Committee reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(220 total reviews)

David Miliband

73% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (220 reviews)

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2.0

Jan 21, 2021

I loved this nonprofit, but the nonprofit didn't love me

Employment specialist

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Pros

I really enjoyed working with my clients and colleagues. I was given many professional development opportunities (often because I was given tasks outside my job description).

Cons

Culture of burnout in which passionate staff work unpaid overtime and outside their job responsibilities. Very vertical, hierarchical power structure.

5.0

Dec 13, 2020

Great place to work, but feels top down sometimes

Employment specialist

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Pros

Great workplace culture. Amazing coworkers. Passionate interns. Benefits are good. Paid time off is well above average and generally very flexible. The pay is around the living wage for the area. The best thing is working with the clients. Every day you feel like you're really making a difference in someone's life. It's possible to take temporary assignments at other offices in other states and countries after you've been there for a while and maintain high performance.

Cons

The workload is very large for some programs. Sometimes the quotas feel unreasonable and there really need to be more direct service workers, but it is understandable that there isn't/wasn't enough funding during the Trump administration to have them. The organization is very top-down and sometimes feels more focused on meeting grant requirements to secure very limited funding than being focused on what is best for the clients. It can feel like you're stuck between a rock and a hard place. If I tell a refugee that they should get a Master's degree because that's better in the long term than trying to find a small job upgrade, I can't count that towards my quota because they won't have a new job within one year. However, if I say they should just try to get a slightly better, low level job then it does count towards my quota.

4.0

Dec 2, 2020

Inspirational company with amazing CEO, marketing and smart people. Development department not that transparent.

Director of donor relations

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Pros

Inspiring, global mission and very smart, interesting workforce

Cons

Lack of transparency in decision making; bureaucratic

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Jobs at International Rescue Committee

Food and Agriculture Assistant

Officer, President's Office