Does UNFPA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UNFPA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UNFPA. This rating has improved by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UNFPA?

61% of UNFPA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UNFPA 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UNFPA?

Intern (41) , Consultant (39) , Internship (13) , Programme Analyst (13) , Administrative Assistant (6) , Project Assistant (6) , Program Assistant (5) , Technical Specialist (5) , Program Officer (4) , Programme Assistant (4) , Project Manager (4) , Analyst (3) , Communications Intern (3) , Finance Associate (3) , Finance Specialist (3)

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

"International environment and friendly colleagues" ((in 22 reviews)); "Wonderful madate and great people to work with" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great teams of highly motivated individuals doing impactful work; they actually provide a stipend to interns unlike many other UN agencies" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good Salaries recently" ((in 11 reviews)); "Very good benefit and good collueagues" ((in 10 reviews))

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

"In small field offices there are not many opportunities to go up on higher positions." ((in 10 reviews)); "It was an unpaid internship (as all UN internships are) and I felt stagnant." ((in 9 reviews)); "Pay is low (though it actually exists)." ((in 6 reviews)); "It's shocking that UNFPA, an agency committed to advocating for human rights and universal health coverage, doesn't provide health insurance for consultants and limits their contracts to a certain amount of months, offering little job security and long" ((in 5 reviews)); "Too political, new senior management is not great, impossible to grow if not connected with the highest echelon of the corporate ladder (or not from the right regional group), mediocre/politicized change management processes" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(254 total reviews)

Natalia Kanem

70% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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UNFPA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNFPA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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254 reviews

3.0

19 Apr 2026

Not good

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Not enough funding or money

Cons

Very bureaucratic, supervisor got fired

4.0

3 Feb 2024

Overall good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work load not too intense.

Cons

Unclear career prospects for personnel.

5.0

16 Mar 2022

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Salary plus insurance coverage and pension

Cons

Locations: Developing countries, where it might be uncomfortable to work

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