Does UNICEF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UNICEF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UNICEF. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UNICEF?

72% of UNICEF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UNICEF 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UNICEF?

Consultant (190) , Intern (81) , Fundraiser (43) , Internship (34) , Administrative Assistant (23) , Specialist (21) , Project Manager (20) , Communications Officer (18) , Communications Specialist (17) , Education Specialist (16) , Health Specialist (16) , Education Officer (15) , Officer (15) , Program Officer (15) , Senior Consultant (15)

What are the pros of working at UNICEF according to real employee reviews?

"Salary are good and often they allow you to work remotely" ((in 97 reviews)); "Cause & Colleagues are great at unicef" ((in 96 reviews)); "Great people that think alike" ((in 87 reviews)); "Good benefit and a conducive work environment" ((in 83 reviews)); "Great team to work with." ((in 71 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UNICEF according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and very bureaucratic" ((in 46 reviews)); "No job security in the long term" ((in 19 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager it will be difficult to progress." ((in 14 reviews)); "No growth opportunities (reason for 3 stars)" ((in 13 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and paper work." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the top reviewed UNICEF locations?

New York , Washington , Chicago , Sudan , Panama City , Jordan , Houston , Lebanon , Los Angeles , Jersey City , Lyndhurst , Syria , Mexico , Denmark , Astoria , Flushing , New City , Sunnyside , Denmark , Charlotte , Turkey , Italy , Red Oak , D Lo , Finland , Jordan , Lebanon , Irvine , San Bernardino , San Francisco

UNICEF reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(1,364 total reviews)

Catherine M. Russell

70% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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UNICEF has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,364 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNICEF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

4.0

Jan 23, 2020

Great people, bad leadership.

Digital content editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful people, committed to the cause. Open, friendly environment.

Cons

Leadership had no coherent strategy or at least if they did it was not communicated to the rest of us well.

4.0

Oct 18, 2019

UNICEF cares and values their employees

Programmer officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent colleagues with high motivation, work that matters and can impact people's lives, the new ED is proactively initiating strategies for work-life balance, support to personal development and learnings, multi-cultural work place

Cons

Overwhelming workload, a lot of travels, strongly hierarchical, contract-based positions with limited years per position (1-5 years)

3.0

Jun 27, 2019

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Human resources officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great missions and well respected

Cons

Abusive managers and bad morale in HR

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