Careers at UNHCR · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Overview
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, protects and assists refugees, asylum-seekers, stateless people, and forcibly displaced communities. It works on protection, shelter, registration, legal support, resettlement, cash assistance, livelihoods, education, health, and emergency response.
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Programme Intern
Protection Intern - Translation
Retainer Interpreter (Khmer)
Associate External Relations Officer
Project Support Intern (Data Analysis)
Programme Associate
Protection Associate
PSP Fundraising Intern (Donor Care & Development)
Protection Assistant
Associate Communications Officer
Senior Human Resources Assistant
Procurement Assistant
Driver
Senior Administrative Assistant
Senior PSP Assistant (Digital)
Senior PSP Individual Giving Associate
Private Sector Partnerships Associate
Senior Communications Associate
Senior Private Sector Partnerships Assistant (Digital)
PPH Associate
Administrative Assistant
Senior Supply Assistant
Education Associate
Data Management Associate
Senior Finance Assistant
Senior Finance Assistant
Senior PSP IG Assistant
Finance Associate
Supply Associate
Senior Finance Assistant
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Career context
Working at UNHCR
UNHCR careers include protection, field coordination, program management, registration and identity management, supply, shelter, public health, community-based protection, data, partnerships, communications, and operations. Field experience, languages, and readiness for complex duty stations can be important where stated.
UNHCR is headquartered in Geneva and operates through country, regional, and emergency offices worldwide.
Verified application guide
How to apply for UNHCR jobs
UNHCR directs candidates to its official careers site for vacancies and program information. Contract categories, eligibility, and the application system can differ by role, so the vacancy must be read in full.
How to apply
- 1Choose an advertised UNHCR role and check the contractual category, location, languages, and stated eligibility.
- 2Register and complete the online profile, then apply to the specific post or talent-pool requisition. UNHCR says applications must be in English and fully completed.
- 3Save the draft while preparing it, submit before the deadline, and retain the system-generated confirmation.
Selection process
UNHCR describes screening against education, experience, qualifications, language needs, diversity, and gender; candidates who pass basic eligibility screening may complete relevant language and functional assessments before competency-based interviews. Successful candidates receive an official offer after verification steps.
Requirements and selection stages vary by vacancy. Check the individual job page for the exact criteria, deadline and application instructions.
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Quick answers
Frequently asked questions about UNHCR careers
What types of work does UNHCR offer?+
UNHCR recruits for protection and solutions work as well as operations, supply, registration, program, data, and corporate functions.
Are UNHCR careers field based?+
Many are. The organization works through country and regional operations, including emergency contexts, alongside headquarters functions.
What should an applicant emphasize?+
The vacancy’s required experience, languages, operational context, and ability to work with displaced communities and partners should determine the evidence used.
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