humanitarian advisor
Humanitarian advisors ensure strategies to reduce the impact of humanitarian crises on a national and/or international level. They provide professional advice and support and this in collaboration with different partners.
humanitarian advisor humanitarian advisors ensure strategies to reduce the impact of humanitarian crises on a national and/or international level. They provide professional advice and support and this in collaboration with different partners. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include identify emerging issues in humanitarian area, work in crises areas, own management skills, use communication techniques, write work-related reports.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £58,341 a year for Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £44,939 to £68,194 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2439). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only humanitarian advisor, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Psychology
- Education and Training
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Therapy and Counseling
- Public Safety and Security
What you'd actually do
- Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by boards of directors or senior management.
- Direct activities of professional and technical staff members and volunteers.
- Evaluate the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources are used effectively.
- Participate in the determination of organizational policies regarding such issues as participant eligibility, program requirements, and program benefits.
- Prepare and maintain records and reports, such as budgets, personnel records, or training manuals.
- Provide direct service and support to individuals or clients, such as handling a referral for child advocacy issues, conducting a needs evaluation, or resolving complaints.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does humanitarian advisor do?
Humanitarian advisors ensure strategies to reduce the impact of humanitarian crises on a national and/or international level. They provide professional advice and support and this in collaboration with different partners.
What skills does humanitarian advisor need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include identify emerging issues in humanitarian area, work in crises areas, own management skills, use communication techniques, write work-related reports, develop professional network. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace humanitarian advisor?
Our AI-durability model gives humanitarian advisor a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.