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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.
Legal Specialist
Job ID : 269617
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 23, 2025
Deadline : Jan 1, 2026
Legal Officer, P3
Job ID : 269497
Job Network : Legal
Job Family : Legal Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI, NEW YORK
Department/Office : Office of Administration of Justice
Date Posted : Dec 23, 2025
Deadline : Jan 10, 2026
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P4
Job ID : 269249
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 : Dec 23, 2025
Deadline : Dec 29, 2025
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 23, 2025
Deadline : Dec 30, 2025
Principal Evaluator for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF GOLD Programme Child projects, “Global knowledge management (GEF 9697)” & “PlanetGold Programe (GEF 9602)”
Job ID : 269340
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 22, 2025
Deadline : Jan 14, 2026
Communications Consultant
Job ID : 268943
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 22, 2025
Deadline : Dec 30, 2025
Environmental Law Specialist
Job ID : 269199
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 22, 2025
Deadline : Jan 1, 2026
Terminal Review Consultant: for E-mobility Armenia project, GEFID 10280
Job ID : 269598
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 20, 2025
Deadline : Dec 29, 2025
INFORMATION SYSTEMS OFFICER, P3
Job ID : 268476
Job Network : Information and Telecommunication Technology
Job Family : Information Management Systems and Technology
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Dec 19, 2025
Deadline : Feb 1, 2026
Human Rights Officer, NOC
Job ID : 269543
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : National Professional Officers, NO-C
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : Dec 19, 2025
Deadline : Jan 2, 2026
Chief Technical Advisor-Georgia NAP
Job ID : 264674
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 19, 2025
Deadline : Dec 29, 2025
External Relations and Resource Mobilization Consultant
Job ID : 269112
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 19, 2025
Deadline : Dec 27, 2025
Associate Human Rights Officer, NOB
Job ID : 269548
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : National Professional Officers, NO-B
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : Dec 19, 2025
Deadline : Jan 2, 2026
Evaluation Specialist for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF GOLD Programme Child projects, “Global knowledge management (GEF 9697)” & “PlanetGold Programe (GEF 9602)”
Job ID : 269511
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 19, 2025
Deadline : Jan 11, 2026
GEF PPG consultant – Global Food Waste Project
Job ID : 269599
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 19, 2025
Deadline : Dec 26, 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
Programme Management Assistant, G6
Job ID : 268113
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 : Dec 18, 2025
Deadline : Jan 16, 2026
Programme Management and Resource Mobilization
Job ID : 269114
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 18, 2025
Deadline : Dec 26, 2025
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
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
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
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
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 : Jan 11, 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
