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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.
Gender and Social Inclusion consultant
Job ID : 269360
Job Network :
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Date Posted : Dec 18, 2025
Deadline : Dec 25, 2025
Climate Resilience Specialist
Job ID : 269276
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 18, 2025
Deadline : Dec 30, 2025
Evaluation Consultant for the Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP Project “Supporting Inclusive Green Economy Approaches to Sustainable Development” [PIMS ID 2095]
Job ID : 269116
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 17, 2025
Deadline : Jan 11, 2026
Team Assistant – Protocol
Job ID : 269428
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Dec 17, 2025
Deadline : Dec 31, 2025
DRIVER, G2
Job ID : 268203
Job Network : Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain
Job Family : Transportation
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-2
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : Dec 17, 2025
Deadline : Dec 31, 2025
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSISTANT, G6
Job ID : 263613
Job Network : Information and Telecommunication Technology
Job Family : Information Management Systems and Technology
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-6
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 16, 2025
Deadline : Dec 30, 2025
Communications and Advocacy – Shanghai Award
Job ID : 269066
Job Network :
Job Family : Public Information
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Dec 16, 2025
Deadline : Dec 24, 2025
Policy Coherence and Integration Analyst
Job ID : 269321
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 16, 2025
Deadline : Dec 31, 2025
Programme Associate
Job ID : 269030
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Dec 15, 2025
Deadline : Dec 24, 2025
Gender-Inclusive Investment and Industry Strategies for E-Mobility
Job ID : 268630
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 15, 2025
Deadline : Dec 29, 2025
Data Specialist
Job ID : 268941
Job Network :
Job Family : Information Management Systems and Technology
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Dec 12, 2025
Deadline : Dec 22, 2025
Programme Management Assistant, G6
Job ID : 268024
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 : Department for General Assembly and Conference Management – DCS Nairobi
Date Posted : Dec 11, 2025
Deadline : Jan 9, 2026
Intern for Programme and Administrative Support
Job ID : 268703
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 11, 2025
Deadline : Dec 25, 2025
Freshwater & Urban Expert
Job ID : 268076
Job Network :
Job Family : MPA
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 10, 2025
Deadline : Dec 18, 2025
Fitness Instructor
Job ID : 268987
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Dec 10, 2025
Deadline : Dec 19, 2025
Urban Observatory and Data Systems Specialist
Job ID : 268942
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Dec 10, 2025
Deadline : Dec 19, 2025
Mobilization of EECCA Regions towards WUF13
Job ID : 268631
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Dec 9, 2025
Deadline : Dec 30, 2025
Internship on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction
Job ID : 268895
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 9, 2025
Deadline : Dec 23, 2025
Environmental Affairs Intern
Job ID : 268745
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 8, 2025
Deadline : Dec 23, 2025
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, P3
Job ID : 267597
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family : Public Information
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Dec 3, 2025
Deadline : Jan 1, 2026
Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of UNEP/GEF project “Closing the Gaps in Great Green Wall: Linking sectors and stakeholders for increased synergy and scaling-up” (GEF 5811)
Job ID : 268242
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 1, 2025
Deadline : Dec 19, 2025
Principal Evaluator for the Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project “Strengthening national and regional capacities to reduce the impact of Invasive Alien Species in the Pacific” [GEF ID 9410]
Job ID : 267557
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 1, 2025
Deadline : Dec 26, 2025
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P3
Job ID : 267609
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Date Posted : Dec 1, 2025
Deadline : Dec 30, 2025
Invasive Alien Species Specialist for the Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project “Strengthening national and regional capacities to reduce the impact of Invasive Alien Species in the Pacific”
Job ID : 267561
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Nov 28, 2025
Deadline : Dec 26, 2025
Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of GEF project “Generating Economic and Environmental Benefits from Sustainable Land Management for Vulnerable Rural Communities of Georgia” (GEF ID 9730)
Job ID : 267960
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Nov 28, 2025
Deadline : Dec 19, 2025
Evaluation Consultant for the Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project “Preventing COSTS of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Barbados and the OECS Countries” [GEF ID 9408]
Job ID : 267552
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Nov 28, 2025
Deadline : Dec 26, 2025
SENIOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSISTANT, G7
Job ID : 263443
Job Network : Information and Telecommunication Technology
Job Family : Information Management Systems and Technology
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-7
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Nov 28, 2025
Deadline : Dec 27, 2025
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, P4
Job ID : 265759
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family : Public Information
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Nov 13, 2025
Deadline : Dec 27, 2025
