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 2,221 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at International Rescue Committee to a friend and 39% 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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at International Rescue Committee?

69% 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 145 reviews)); "The environment and colleagues are great!" ((in 91 reviews)); "Most local office staff are dedicated to the work and care about clients." ((in 71 reviews)); "Good benefits and some of the people were wonderful to work with" ((in 69 reviews)); "Good work environment and work/life balance" ((in 41 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 115 reviews)); "Poor Management Structure" ((in 65 reviews)); "Salary is low but encouraging" ((in 45 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 42 reviews)); "Reported to an outsourced employee which led to poor leadership and no direction" ((in 32 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

69% would recommend to a friend

(1,412 total reviews)

David Miliband

73% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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International Rescue Committee has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,412 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The International Rescue Committee 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

Dec 26, 2022

Great mission, a little disorganized

Program assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

You get to work with people from all over the world, different walks of life, and different cultures- to me that is invaluable life experience and I appreciate it so much. A very important mission and the work is actually making a difference in our clients lives. Lots of PTO, pretty good benefits (health is changing in 2023, a little more expensive for the option that was most comparable to 2022's plan), a culture of addressing and speaking about systemic racism and power imbalances, but... it feels like it ends at that conversation. at least there is a conversation for a start. Pays better than other NGOs.

Cons

Pay is underfunded for the work being done, disorganized, leadership isn't really aware of the day to day of program staff. lots of policies, procedures, and systems. Feels quite silo'd. I have provided professional feedback about my manager more than once and haven't seen any sort of change in their behaviors, which is a bit disheartening.

4.0

Sep 3, 2021

A place of work that stretched me. Pay is not high, but good-grounded coworkers.

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

-Close-knit, supportive work environment -Monthly team-bonding activities, occasional non-work-related events to know co-workers outside of the office -Changing departments or offices is supported -Great PTO and benefits -Meeting clients at first is intimidating, but after being a trusted face, you will build great relationships with clients and their families (Be sure to have professional boundaries though)

Cons

-You will have a workload. The 9-5 with some weeks did not feel like enough (and I worked over for sure, my full amount of flex-time was never compensated by the time I left lol) -Structure is pretty loose -Individual departments are not big (e.g. 1-3 people for departments). Do not be surprised in being a one-man show of your department -Most days, expect your to-do list or schedule to change if your supervisor notifies you of a new deadline or a client comes in. It is not even done in an intruding way most of the time, it is just the environment -Training is limited. You will learn hands on (both a pro and con) -Weeks up to monitoring (e.g. like auditing in a way) are stressful.

3.0

Aug 17, 2021

idealistic organization, great people, poor management

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with great colleagues, receive good benefits, enjoy the flexible attitude to remote work and location, while being part of a mission driven organization

Cons

You have to deal with really top heavy management without inspiring leadership. There is a heavy focus on growing the budget without enough attention to the real barriers to providing quality services. And they have been handling DEI issues really badly; even if their intentions are tone deaf and come across as defensive and mostly interested in risk management.

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