Humanitarian Jobs Barometer

The humanitarian job market in figures, recalculated twice a day from 2,635 open vacancies. Data as of 6 November 2026.

Key figures

2,635open vacancies
155countries
360hiring organizations
12.8 %of vacancies posted by local or national NGOs
16.5 %of positions open to national staff
835vacancies closing within 7 days
40open emergency missions

Key facts

  • On 6 November 2026, 2,635 humanitarian job vacancies are open in 155 countries, posted by 360 organizations (source: Humanitaires Jobs).
  • The country hiring the most humanitarian workers is India (228 vacancies, 8.7%), ahead of Ukraine (193) and United States (176).
  • United Nations agencies post 37% of vacancies, international NGOs 45% and local or national NGOs 12.8%.
  • The most in-demand field is "Programme management" (43.2% of vacancies), followed by "Finance, HR and admin" (11.6%).
  • 16.5% of positions are open to national staff and 12.4% are consultancies.
  • The Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement (ICRC, IFRC and National Societies) posts 2.4% of vacancies.
  • 40 vacancies are emergency missions (1.5% of the total), mostly in DR Congo (5). The most in-demand profile is "Intern" (27 vacancies).

Top 25 hiring countries

VacanciesShare
India2288.7 %
Ukraine1937.3 %
United States1766.7 %
Afghanistan1485.6 %
Kenya1315 %
Nigeria1013.8 %
France903.4 %
Switzerland853.2 %
Ethiopia793 %
Philippines642.4 %
DR Congo632.4 %
Venezuela451.7 %
South Sudan391.5 %
Italy381.4 %
Sudan371.4 %
Senegal361.4 %
Haiti361.4 %
Syria321.2 %
Mozambique311.2 %
Indonesia291.1 %
Somalia281.1 %
Zambia271 %
Thailand271 %
Uganda261 %
United Kingdom261 %

Top 20 most in-demand profiles

VacanciesShare
Intern271 %
Consultant261 %
Manager230.9 %
Driver160.6 %
Project Manager160.6 %
Program Officer140.5 %
National Consultant130.5 %
Officer130.5 %
Programme Associate130.5 %
Technical Officer120.5 %
Project Assistant120.5 %
Project Officer120.5 %
Project Associate120.5 %
France110.4 %
Project Coordinator100.4 %
Communications Officer100.4 %
Monitoring100.4 %
Director90.3 %
Batch Recruitment90.3 %
Mission France90.3 %

Vacancies by region

VacanciesShare
Europe56521.4 %
Asia46417.6 %
Horn and East Africa30911.7 %
Latin America and Caribbean28210.7 %
West Africa1997.6 %
Central Asia and Caucasus1816.9 %
North America1816.9 %
Middle East1345.1 %
Great Lakes1274.8 %
Southern Africa1184.5 %
Sahel542 %
Central Africa461.7 %
North Africa351.3 %
Pacific301.1 %

Vacancies by field

VacanciesShare
Programme management1,13843.2 %
Finance, HR and admin30611.6 %
Health and nutrition2108 %
Monitoring, evaluation and data1857 %
Logistics and procurement1736.6 %
Communications and partnerships1565.9 %
Protection1385.2 %
Education893.4 %
Safety, security and access592.2 %
Food security and livelihoods511.9 %
Water, sanitation, hygiene511.9 %
Gender and GBV411.6 %
IT381.4 %

Vacancies by type of organization

VacanciesShare
International NGO1,18645 %
United Nations97637 %
Local / national NGO33612.8 %
Foundation / donor742.8 %
Red Cross / Red Crescent632.4 %

Vacancies by contract type

VacanciesShare
Job2,13681.1 %
Consultancy32612.4 %
Internship1606.1 %
Volunteer130.5 %

Vacancies by position level

VacanciesShare
National staff43516.5 %
International staff (expat)26410 %

Top 20 organizations by number of vacancies

VacanciesShare
UNICEF2369 %
OIM / IOM1626.1 %
World Vision1576 %
PNUD / UNDP1134.3 %
PAM / WFP993.8 %
Danish Refugee Council (DRC)702.7 %
Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)622.4 %
Humanité & Inclusion (HI)622.4 %
UNESCO602.3 %
TechnoServe562.1 %
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)481.8 %
PATH471.8 %
ONU Femmes / UN Women461.7 %
One Acre Fund371.4 %
World Relief371.4 %
Evidence Action361.4 %
FHI 360341.3 %
Fondation Gates301.1 %
ACTED271 %
Médecins du Monde271 %

Emergency missions by country

VacanciesShare
DR Congo50.2 %
Switzerland40.2 %
United States40.2 %
Philippines30.1 %
Kenya20.1 %
Haiti20.1 %
France20.1 %
Ukraine20.1 %
Mexico10 %
Somalia10 %
South Sudan10 %
Tanzania10 %
El Salvador10 %
Italy10 %
Norway10 %

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 yesterday
EmergencyProgramme managementJob
Deadline: see the posting

Epidemiology Officer

Amref Health AfricaDar es Salaam, TanzaniaPosted 2 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 6 November 2026, https://humanitairejobs.org/en/humanitarian-jobs-barometer/

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Updated on 6 November 2026.