Applying for a job in the UN can be challenging, but extremely rewarding. With that in mind, we prepared five great tips for you to keep in mind during the application process:
Choose the right job for you
Apply only to those jobs that are suited to your strengths and aspirations and make sure to update your application to highlight important facts relevant to the job you are applying for.
Highlight your achievements
When describing past experiences, focus on what you’ve accomplished and achieved, as opposed to what you do on a daily
Research, prepare and train for your interview
If you are called for an interview, train for competency-based interviewing techniques by preparing a wide range of brief real-life stories about your accomplishments. The structure of your answer should be: Situation, Action, Result.
Apply for as many as you can
But be targeted! The UN’s selection process is very competitive, so you should not be discouraged to apply for other jobs for which you feel you are qualified in case you are declined for a position. And remember, customize your application according to each position you apply for.
Environment Engineer (National)
Job ID : 261658
Job Network :
Job Family : Engineering
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 24, 2025
Deadline : Jul 31, 2025
Human Rights in Conservation Specialist
Job ID : 261541
Job Network :
Job Family : Legal Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 23, 2025
Deadline : Jul 30, 2025
National Consultancy for Technical Coordination – PLEAD II (Judiciary & NCAJ), Kenya
Job ID : 261696
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 23, 2025
Deadline : Aug 2, 2025
International Consultant (Communications Expert)
Job ID : 261103
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 23, 2025
Deadline : Jul 31, 2025
Consultant for Climate Transparency-GSP III PPG on IPCC Inventory Software
Job ID : 261537
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 23, 2025
Deadline : Jul 30, 2025
National Consultant: Criminal Justice Expert for Review and Strategic Planning of Kenya’s Justice System
Job ID : 261714
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 23, 2025
Deadline : Aug 2, 2025
Early Warning Expert (EW4All)
Job ID : 261303
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Date Posted : Jul 22, 2025
Deadline : Jul 30, 2025
National Consultant – Technical Support for Crime Prevention & Justice Interventions under PLEAD II, Kenya
Job ID : 261646
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 22, 2025
Deadline : Aug 2, 2025
Climate Finance Specialist
Job ID : 261283
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 22, 2025
Deadline : Aug 4, 2025
National Consultant; E-Learning Content Specialist
Job ID : 261664
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 22, 2025
Deadline : Aug 2, 2025
Learning Components Development Consultant
Job ID : 261367
Job Network :
Job Family : MPA
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 22, 2025
Deadline : Jul 31, 2025
National Consultant – Criminal Justice Expert
Job ID : 261650
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 22, 2025
Deadline : Aug 2, 2025
Local Consultant – Civil Engineer (Building Services for Witness Protection Judiciary, ODPP & NPS in Kenya)
Job ID : 261656
Job Network :
Job Family : Engineering
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 22, 2025
Deadline : Aug 2, 2025
National Consultant: E-Learning & Andragogy Specialist
Job ID : 261663
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 22, 2025
Deadline : Aug 2, 2025
Local Consultant – Civil Engineer (Building Services for Kenya Prisons & Judiciary)
Job ID : 261539
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 21, 2025
Deadline : Aug 2, 2025
PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT (Multiple JO)
Job ID : 259780
Job Network : Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain
Job Family : Procurement
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Jul 21, 2025
Deadline : Aug 19, 2025
Human Resource Assistant Intern
Job ID : 261461
Job Network :
Job Family : Human Resources
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Jul 18, 2025
Deadline : Jul 27, 2025
Local Consultant to Assess and Design Community-Based Programmes for At-Risk Children in Kenya
Job ID : 261354
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 18, 2025
Deadline : Aug 2, 2025
Intern – Budget and Finance
Job ID : 261245
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 18, 2025
Deadline : Aug 1, 2025
GIS Specialist Consultant
Job ID : 260883
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 18, 2025
Deadline : Jul 27, 2025
Community Mobilization Expert
Job ID : 261353
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 18, 2025
Deadline : Jul 27, 2025
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER (Electronics)
Job ID : 260715
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 17, 2025
Deadline : Aug 15, 2025
Programme Support Intern
Job ID : 261050
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 17, 2025
Deadline : Aug 16, 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Job ID : 260762
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-6
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 16, 2025
Deadline : Aug 14, 2025
Consultant -Development of Climate Risk Assessment Briefing Note
Job ID : 261202
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 16, 2025
Deadline : Jul 25, 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Job ID : 260976
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-6
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 16, 2025
Deadline : Aug 14, 2025
Finance Intern
Job ID : 260689
Job Network :
Job Family : Finance
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 16, 2025
Deadline : Jul 31, 2025
Stagiaire en Communication numérique, Graphic design et Gestion de Connaissance et Réseaux sociaux
Job ID : 260910
Job Network :
Job Family : MPA
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : DAKAR
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Jul 15, 2025
Deadline : Jul 29, 2025
Local Consultant to Conduct Technology Stack Analysis for the Kenya EACC Case Management System
Job ID : 261195
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 15, 2025
Deadline : Jul 26, 2025
Local Consultant – Information Technology Specialist (Web Development)
Job ID : 261262
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 15, 2025
Deadline : Jul 26, 2025
Programme Support and Knowledge Sharing Associate (Bilbao-Based)
Job ID : 261175
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 15, 2025
Deadline : Jul 28, 2025
GEF Project Specialist II
Job ID : 261016
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 15, 2025
Deadline : Aug 13, 2025
SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Job ID : 258959
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 15, 2025
Deadline : Aug 13, 2025
Local Consultant to undertake technical support for the PLEAD II project in Kenya
Job ID : 261254
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Jul 15, 2025
Deadline : Jul 25, 2025
Internship – Disaster Risk Reduction
Job ID : 260987
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 14, 2025
Deadline : Jul 29, 2025
Intern – Practice and Policy Research
Job ID : 260875
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 14, 2025
Deadline : Jul 28, 2025
Stagiaire Programme et Recherche analyste
Job ID : 260911
Job Network :
Job Family : MPA
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : DAKAR
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Jul 14, 2025
Deadline : Jul 28, 2025
Digital Policy & AI Researcher
Job ID : 261104
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 14, 2025
Deadline : Jul 30, 2025
Intern – Programme Administrative Support
Job ID : 260944
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 14, 2025
Deadline : Jul 28, 2025
Finance and Administration Intern
Job ID : 260602
Job Network :
Job Family : Finance
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 11, 2025
Deadline : Jul 25, 2025
PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Job ID : 260625
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Political Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, D-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Jul 7, 2025
Deadline : Aug 20, 2025
LEGAL OFFICER
Job ID : 258692
Job Network : Legal
Job Family : Legal Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jul 3, 2025
Deadline : Aug 1, 2025
Artificial Technology Intern
Job ID : 260350
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 1, 2025
Deadline : Jul 31, 2025
Programme Management Assistant
Job ID : 259509
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-6
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jun 30, 2025
Deadline : Jul 29, 2025
Market Systems Development Expert for the Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Programme Leapfrogging Markets to High Efficiency Products [GEF ID 9083]
Job ID : 260308
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jun 30, 2025
Deadline : Jul 24, 2025
Senior Technical Adviser, Senior Programme Officer, Human Settlements
Job ID : 259012
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Human Settlements
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jun 30, 2025
Deadline : Jul 29, 2025
Principal Evaluator for the Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Programme Leapfrogging Markets to High Efficiency Products [GEF ID 9083]
Job ID : 260303
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jun 30, 2025
Deadline : Jul 24, 2025
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Job ID : 247318
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jun 28, 2025
Deadline : Jul 27, 2025
SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Job ID : 256803
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jun 25, 2025
Deadline : Aug 8, 2025
Public Information – Communication
Job ID : 258967
Job Network :
Job Family : Public Information
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jun 11, 2025
Deadline : Jul 25, 2025
EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR, PROGRAMME
Job ID : 255424
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, D-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jun 9, 2025
Deadline : Aug 6, 2025
