Life at UNICEF
Work, live and grow.
Working at UNICEF is highly rewarding. With attractive compensation and benefits, a culture that helps staff thrive and diverse opportunities for personal and professional development, we aim to help you maintain a fulfilling life both at and outside the office.
Compensation, benefits and wellbeing | Professional and Career Development
Compensation, benefits and wellbeing
We make sure you and your loved ones receive the resources and care that you need to thrive. Our contracts, benefits and wellbeing policies and initiatives ensure that you are well equipped to effectively deliver for children.
Contract & salary
Fixed-term, temporary and consultancy contracts
Attractive remuneration package with competitive pay and benefits
Benefits
Tax exemption
Family allowances
Rental subsidy
Relocation support
Hardship benefits
Holidays and leave
Maternity, paternity, adoption
Medical and dental insurance
Pension
Career support
Wellbeing
Staff wellbeing programme
Flexible working
Family support
Policies & initiatives
Professional and career development
We offer the tools and resources you need to grow in your career. Our career management, learning, performance and mobility programmes ensure that you are well equipped to advance personally and professionally.
Career development
Workshops
Interactive guides
Career coaching
Webinars, videos & articles
Mobility programme
Stretch assignments
Learning
Suite of learning programmes
Executive and team coaching
UN official languages programme
Online learning hubs
Performance management
Ongoing and honest feedback culture
Performance management workshops
Online tools and resources
Working in humanitarian emergencies
UNICEF is on the ground before, during, and after emergencies, working to reach children and families with lifesaving aid and long-term assistance. Working in emergency and high-risk settings can be extremely fulfilling, and every emergency duty station presents its own unique opportunities and challenges.
