Careers
Employment opportunities and careers with UNHCR.
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Join our growing team to help refugees and displaced people worldwide by applying to the latest UNHCR job postings. UNHCR is an equal opportunity organization that seeks talented individuals from all backgrounds to join our mission to create a better world for refugees. UNHCR staff work in legal protection, community services, health, public affairs, communications, fundraising and more. Learn more about our work or volunteering with us.
About UNHCR
UNHCR, also known as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or the United Nations Refugee Agency, was established in 1950 by the General Assembly of the United Nations. UNHCR operates in 133 countries, working to protect the lives of millions of displaced people worldwide, including refugees, internally displaced people, asylum seekers and stateless communities. With over 17,000 staff members, the UN Refugee Agency is dedicated to ensuring that all who have fled violence, disaster, persecution or conflict has the right to seek asylum and find refuge. Learn more about us.
Canadian Opportunities
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Individual Giving Assistant ( Montreal Based) - Application Deadline: 27 July 2026
The role of PSP Individual Giving Assistant will report to the Donor Relations Manager. This position is vital to ensure overall donor satisfaction, by acting as the first point-of-contact to UNHCR’s supporter base. The position will be required to respond to donor inquiries in a timely manner through the monitoring of our donor care inbox, as well as outbound and inbound call management. Attention to detail is an essential in this role, as the accuracy in maintaining donor records within the CRM (Raiser’s Edge and/or Salesforce) is a primary functionality within the role. This role will also work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders outside of our donors, including third-party vendors, our bureau office in Ottawa, our HQ colleagues, our greater PSP Canada teams (IG, Major Gifts, Data team, Comms team), therefore strong communications skills is essential. This role will also look to support multiple teams in their bespoke needs, including gift processing, coding and tracking of gifts, reporting and assistance in data work as needed. Bilingualism in French is a preference for this role.
Individual Giving Associate - Donor Care (Maternity Leave Cover) - Application Deadline: 28 July 2026
The role of PSP Individual Giving Associate will report to the Assistant PSP Officer within the Fundraising Support Unit. As the lead of our Donor Care team, this position is vital in the management of our growing donor file, ensuring they are communicated with in a timely manner and maintaining an excellence in donor care and customer service that they have come to expect. This role will also look to build upon the donor care practices currently in place to ensure we are communicating effectively with all our donors across a variety of channels and identifying areas of improvement, such as additional retention strategies for monthly donors and streamlining processes and current systems in place. Alongside the management of our donor care systems, including currently working in Raiser’s Edge and assisting our Data Team with a CRM transition to Salesforce, this role also manages two Donor Care Assistants. This role will also work closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including our bureau office in Ottawa, our Communications team, our Individual Giving team, our Major Gifts team and our Data team as well as various vendors to troubleshoot donor specific inquiries and needs. Bilingualism in French would be an asset to this role.
International Opportunities
UNHCR works in more than 133 countries around the world—learn more about international opportunities here.
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