Humanitarian Jobs Barometer

The humanitarian job market in figures, recalculated twice a day from 2,604 open vacancies. Data as of 7 November 2026.

Key figures

2,604open vacancies
155countries
357hiring organizations
12.9 %of vacancies posted by local or national NGOs
16.4 %of positions open to national staff
850vacancies closing within 7 days
40open emergency missions

Key facts

  • On 7 November 2026, 2,604 humanitarian job vacancies are open in 155 countries, posted by 357 organizations (source: Humanitaires Jobs).
  • The country hiring the most humanitarian workers is India (225 vacancies, 8.6%), ahead of Ukraine (191) and United States (177).
  • United Nations agencies post 36.9% of vacancies, international NGOs 45% and local or national NGOs 12.9%.
  • The most in-demand field is "Programme management" (43.6% of vacancies), followed by "Finance, HR and admin" (11.8%).
  • 16.4% of positions are open to national staff and 12.7% are consultancies.
  • The Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement (ICRC, IFRC and National Societies) posts 2.3% of vacancies.
  • 40 vacancies are emergency missions (1.5% of the total), mostly in DR Congo (5). The most in-demand profile is "Consultant" (29 vacancies).

Top 25 hiring countries

VacanciesShare
India2258.6 %
Ukraine1917.3 %
United States1776.8 %
Afghanistan1485.7 %
Kenya1305 %
Nigeria1023.9 %
France903.5 %
Switzerland863.3 %
Ethiopia803.1 %
Philippines642.5 %
DR Congo622.4 %
Venezuela441.7 %
Italy391.5 %
South Sudan391.5 %
Mexico351.3 %
Sudan351.3 %
Senegal341.3 %
Syria321.2 %
Haiti311.2 %
Mozambique311.2 %
Indonesia291.1 %
Thailand281.1 %
Somalia271 %
Zambia271 %
Uganda261 %

Top 20 most in-demand profiles

VacanciesShare
Consultant291.1 %
Intern251 %
Manager230.9 %
Driver160.6 %
National Consultant140.5 %
Project Manager140.5 %
Program Officer130.5 %
Officer130.5 %
Programme Associate130.5 %
Project Officer120.5 %
Technical Officer120.5 %
Project Associate120.5 %
Project Assistant110.4 %
Director110.4 %
France110.4 %
Project Coordinator100.4 %
Monitoring100.4 %
Communications Officer90.3 %
Mission France90.3 %
Batch Recruitment80.3 %

Vacancies by region

VacanciesShare
Europe56121.5 %
Asia45717.5 %
Horn and East Africa30611.8 %
Latin America and Caribbean28811.1 %
West Africa1947.5 %
North America1817 %
Central Asia and Caucasus1796.9 %
Middle East1355.2 %
Great Lakes1284.9 %
Southern Africa1114.3 %
Central Africa491.9 %
Sahel471.8 %
North Africa351.3 %
Pacific281.1 %

Vacancies by field

VacanciesShare
Programme management1,13543.6 %
Finance, HR and admin30611.8 %
Health and nutrition2098 %
Monitoring, evaluation and data1817 %
Logistics and procurement1686.5 %
Communications and partnerships1535.9 %
Protection1325.1 %
Education873.3 %
Safety, security and access572.2 %
Water, sanitation, hygiene522 %
Food security and livelihoods512 %
Gender and GBV411.6 %
IT321.2 %

Vacancies by type of organization

VacanciesShare
International NGO1,17345 %
United Nations96036.9 %
Local / national NGO33512.9 %
Foundation / donor752.9 %
Red Cross / Red Crescent612.3 %

Vacancies by contract type

VacanciesShare
Job2,10580.8 %
Consultancy33012.7 %
Internship1586.1 %
Volunteer110.4 %

Vacancies by position level

VacanciesShare
National staff42816.4 %
International staff (expat)2529.7 %

Top 20 organizations by number of vacancies

VacanciesShare
UNICEF2369.1 %
OIM / IOM1636.3 %
World Vision1626.2 %
PNUD / UNDP1074.1 %
PAM / WFP973.7 %
Danish Refugee Council (DRC)682.6 %
Humanité & Inclusion (HI)622.4 %
Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)602.3 %
UNESCO592.3 %
TechnoServe572.2 %
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)481.8 %
ONU Femmes / UN Women421.6 %
PATH401.5 %
World Relief371.4 %
One Acre Fund361.4 %
Evidence Action361.4 %
FHI 360321.2 %
Fondation Gates311.2 %
ACTED271 %
Médecins du Monde271 %

Emergency missions by country

VacanciesShare
DR Congo50.2 %
Switzerland40.2 %
United States40.2 %
Philippines30.1 %
Haiti20.1 %
France20.1 %
Ukraine20.1 %
Yemen10 %
Somalia10 %
Kenya10 %
Mexico10 %
South Sudan10 %
Tanzania10 %
El Salvador10 %
Italy10 %

Positions linked to an emergency response (epidemic, conflict, disaster, rapid deployment), identified from the job title.

Latest emergency missions

National Surge Coordinator

Nonviolent PeaceforceKololo - Juba, South SudanPosted 2 days ago
EmergencyProgramme managementJob
Deadline: see the posting

Epidemiology Officer

Amref Health AfricaDar es Salaam, TanzaniaPosted 3 days ago
EmergencyHealth and nutritionJob
Deadline: see the posting

Methodology

Vacancies are read twice a day from the official recruitment sites of United Nations agencies, international NGOs, local NGOs and humanitarian coordination forums, then de-duplicated. Only vacancies whose deadline has not passed are counted. A vacancy open in several countries is counted in each of them, so the sum by country can exceed the total. The field is inferred from the job title.

How to cite these figures

Humanitaires Jobs, "Humanitarian Jobs Barometer", data as of 7 November 2026, https://humanitairejobs.org/en/humanitarian-jobs-barometer/

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Updated on 7 November 2026.