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 basis.
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.
Youth Officer
Job ID : 262280
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 22, 2025
Deadline : Sep 2, 2025
Wildlife Data Specialist (1 post)
Job ID : 262930
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 22, 2025
Deadline : Sep 4, 2025
Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP project “Environment in Humanitarian Action (EHA), including disaster waste management: Scaling-up resilience to disasters and conflicts” (SMA
Job ID : 262970
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 21, 2025
Deadline : Sep 10, 2025
CHIEF OF STAFF, D1
Job ID : 262954
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 Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 20, 2025
Deadline : Sep 2, 2025
Conseiller technique principal (CTP)
Job ID : 261253
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 19, 2025
Deadline : Aug 28, 2025
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P3
Job ID : 262164
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of Counter-Terrorism
Date Posted : Aug 19, 2025
Deadline : Sep 1, 2025
SENIOR HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER/ COORDINATOR (TEMPORARY JOB OPENING), P5
Job ID : 262868
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : Aug 18, 2025
Deadline : Sep 1, 2025
Exhibition Design Expert Consultant
Job ID : 262787
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 15, 2025
Deadline : Aug 26, 2025
Human Rights Intern (2 posts)
Job ID : 262838
Job Network :
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 15, 2025
Deadline : Aug 29, 2025
Technical Support Consultant – Dialogue Series on Synergies under the Rio Conventions
Job ID : 261659
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 15, 2025
Deadline : Aug 26, 2025
Intern – Project Development
Job ID : 262679
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 15, 2025
Deadline : Aug 29, 2025
Technical Expert – Support to the 1st National Report for the Nagoya Protocol
Job ID : 262650
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 14, 2025
Deadline : Aug 25, 2025
Technical Expert – Support to the 5th National Report for the Cartagena Protocol
Job ID : 262597
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 14, 2025
Deadline : Aug 25, 2025
Land Governance Expert
Job ID : 262737
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 14, 2025
Deadline : Sep 4, 2025
Expert Consultant – The First National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in Argentina
Job ID : 262651
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 14, 2025
Deadline : Aug 25, 2025
Sustainable Housing Expert
Job ID : 262773
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 14, 2025
Deadline : Aug 25, 2025
Project Midterm Evaluation Expert – South Africa Pillar 1 Project
Job ID : 260942
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 13, 2025
Deadline : Aug 22, 2025
Programme Officer, Partnerships, P4
Job ID : 261357
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 Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 13, 2025
Deadline : Sep 26, 2025
Information Technology (IT)
Job ID : 262598
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 13, 2025
Deadline : Aug 31, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation Concept Note Development Consultant
Job ID : 262504
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 13, 2025
Deadline : Aug 22, 2025
Chief Technical Advisor (CTA)
Job ID : 262652
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 13, 2025
Deadline : Aug 27, 2025
Project Midterm Evaluation Expert – South Sudan ABS Project
Job ID : 262659
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Aug 13, 2025
Deadline : Aug 25, 2025
Intern – Information Technology
Job ID : 262677
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 13, 2025
Deadline : Aug 27, 2025
Intern – Communications & Design
Job ID : 262594
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 13, 2025
Deadline : Aug 27, 2025
Situation Room Design Expert
Job ID : 262673
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Date Posted : Aug 12, 2025
Deadline : Aug 23, 2025
Local Housing Sector Consultant
Job ID : 262501
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 12, 2025
Deadline : Aug 27, 2025
CHIEF OF BRANCH, PROGRAMME, D1
Job ID : 260946
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 : Aug 11, 2025
Deadline : Aug 24, 2025
Inclusive Housing and Urban Development Expert – Regional Coordinator
Job ID : 262503
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 11, 2025
Deadline : Aug 27, 2025
Local Housing Sector Consultant
Job ID : 262502
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 11, 2025
Deadline : Aug 27, 2025
Disaster Data Specialist
Job ID : 262178
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 : Aug 7, 2025
Deadline : Aug 22, 2025
Disaster Data Specialist
Job ID : 262066
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 : Aug 7, 2025
Deadline : Aug 22, 2025
Disaster Data Specialist
Job ID : 262325
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 : Aug 6, 2025
Deadline : Aug 22, 2025
Housing Policy and Housing Solutions Expert
Job ID : 262001
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Aug 1, 2025
Deadline : Aug 24, 2025
Senior Technical Adviser, Senior Programme Officer, Human Settlements, P5
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 : Aug 28, 2025
DIRECTOR, PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT, D2
Job ID : 258792
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, D-2
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Jun 13, 2025
Deadline : Aug 22, 2025