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Today’s global environmental challenges can be overcome but only with the best and the brightest on our team.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) regularly seeks qualified professionals in a wide range of fields. The UNEP workforce is made up of different categories and levels of personnel, consultants, UN Volunteers and interns. Some posts are temporary in nature.
Over 2000 people, led by the Executive Director and Senior Management Team, are involved in the implementation of UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy. They work at UNEP’s headquarters in Nairobi, Multilateral Environment Agreements and country offices around the world.
UNEP is committed to:
- The United Nations-wide Gender Parity Strategy.
- The UN Secretariat’s Geographical Diversity Strategy and
- The UN Disability Inclusion Strategy.
View current and recent vacancies below:
For latest UNV positions please check here.
UNEP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, or training). UNEP does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts. See more on employment-related fraud.
Job Level:AllConsultantI-1
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Job Family:AllADMINISTRATIONENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRSPROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
Total: 8
CHIEF TECHNICAL ADVISOR (CTA)
Level: Consultant
Job ID: 262652
Job Network:
Job Family: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Application Deadline: 08/27/2025 23:59:59 PM (New York time)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)
Level: I-1
Job ID: 262598
Job Network:
Job Family: ADMINISTRATION
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Application Deadline: 08/31/2025 23:59:59 PM (New York time)
CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE PRINCIPAL (CTP)
Level: Consultant
Job ID: 261253
Job Network:
Job Family: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Application Deadline: 08/31/2025 23:59:59 PM (New York time)
YOUTH OFFICER
Level: Consultant
Job ID: 262280
Job Network:
Job Family: PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Application Deadline: 09/02/2025 23:59:59 PM (New York time)
GREEN FREIGHT CORRIDOR CONSULTANT
Level: Consultant
Job ID: 262900
Job Network:
Job Family:
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Application Deadline: 09/03/2025 23:59:59 PM (New York time)
WILDLIFE DATA SPECIALIST (1 POST)
Level: Consultant
Job ID: 262930
Job Network:
Job Family: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Application Deadline: 09/04/2025 23:59:59 PM (New York time)
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
Level: Consultant
Job ID: 262970
Job Network:
Job Family: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Application Deadline: 09/10/2025 23:59:59 PM (New York time)
CONSULTANT – PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
Level: Consultant
Job ID: 263333
Job Network:
Job Family: PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Application Deadline: 09/10/2025 23:59:59 PM (New York time)
