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27 reviews
2.0
29 Sept 2024

UNFPA

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Salary, international work community, no support, racist

Cons

Horrible Management. Lack of proper on boarding and guidance toxic environment

3.0
16 Apr 2024

Good and Bad things you may find in UNFPA

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Good Salaries recently - Exposure to different cultures - Stress free in some areas

Cons

- Career Path except if you can jump from Agency to another - Might reallocate to the new capital

4.0
11 Jan 2025

Salary Review

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Pros

Good Salary with good support from the office

Cons

No part time work available.

2.0
21 Dec 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Salaries are high and non-taxable

Cons

Need more friendly working environment

3.0
10 Jan 2025

Salary

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Pros

Good work team and diversity

Cons

Very bad stipend and salary

5.0
7 Jan 2025

Salary

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Pros

Good salary and good conditions overall

Cons

The charge of work is very hard

3.0
18 Apr 2024

Research Assistant

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Pros

good salary, good benefits, good benefits,

Cons

working hours differ from place to place

1.0
1 Jun 2026

Strong salary and valuable experience, but toxic culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very good salary as an international staff, the experience looks good on a CV, UNFPA's mandate is extremely important in Africa.

Cons

The local leadership (specifically at the representative level) operates with absolute authority and expects uncritical compliance. There is a distinct "workaholic" expectation where boundaries are not respected—such as routinely requiring staff to prepare for Monday morning meetings during Sunday afternoons. Serious internal issues including nepotism, abuse of authority, and unethical behavior are prevalent. Unfortunately, oversight bodies (like OAIS) and top management fail to intervene. Instead of addressing the root problems, the environment tends to penalize those who speak up or attempt to reform bad habits, leading to intimidation and harassment. Because proactive change and ethical pushback are met with hostility, the system inadvertently rewards complacency. To avoid conflict, one is almost forced to remain passive, allowing self-interest and compromised practices to thrive among certain staff members. There is a profound gap between the organization's noble global mission to help women at the local level and the self-serving political maneuvers happening internally within management. Despite being a UN agency, the office lacks true geographic and international diversity in its staffing, particularly in country offices.

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