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.
Consultant: Maritime Law Enforcement Expert
Job ID : 273271
Job Network :
Job Family : Drug Control and Crime Prevention
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Feb 28, 2026
Deadline : Mar 13, 2026
Principal Evaluator for Interim Evaluation of the UNEP Project “Saudi Arabia Environment Sustainability Programme” (SMA ID 43366)
Job ID : 273260
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 28, 2026
Deadline : Mar 12, 2026
Consultant: Maritime Engineering expert
Job ID : 273266
Job Network :
Job Family : Drug Control and Crime Prevention
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 13, 2026
Evaluation Specialist for Interim Evaluation of the UNEP Project “Saudi Arabia Environment Sustainability Programme” (SMA ID 43366)
Job ID : 273265
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 11, 2026
Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project “Sustainable Cities Impact Program Global Platform” (GEF ID 10452) and“ Sustainable Cities Impact Program” (GEF ID 10391)
Job ID : 273326
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 10, 2026
Expert for conducting ODS Banks of unwanted ODS Survey
Job ID : 273078
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 8, 2026
Digital Marketing & Communications Specialist
Job ID : 273156
Job Network :
Job Family : Public Information
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 10, 2026
Evaluation Specialist for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF project Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Rural Resilience in Tanzania (GEF ID 5695)
Job ID : 273253
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 11, 2026
Evaluation Consultant for Terminal Evaluation of UNEP/GEF project “Enhancing National Development through Environmentally Resilient Islands (ENDhERI)” and “GEF ID 9668”
Job ID : 273278
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 18, 2026
Expert for conducting ODS Banks of unwanted ODS
Job ID : 272882
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 9, 2026
Consultant – Research and Analysis on Maritime Crime
Job ID : 272204
Job Network :
Job Family : Drug Control and Crime Prevention
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 11, 2026
Ecosystem Technical Specialist
Job ID : 273229
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 9, 2026
National Environmental Law Expert
Job ID : 273132
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 12, 2026
Principal Evaluator for Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF project Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Rural Resilience in Tanzania (GEF ID 5695)
Job ID : 273248
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 11, 2026
Project Coordinator and Technical Advisor (LICA 11)
Job ID : 273235
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : International Trade Centre
Date Posted : Feb 26, 2026
Deadline : Mar 5, 2026
Intern – United Nations 2026 Water Conference
Job ID : 272419
Job Network :
Job Family : Public Information
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 26, 2026
Deadline : Mar 27, 2026
Senior Procurement Assistant FT-L, G7
Job ID : 272382
Job Network : Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain
Job Family : Procurement
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-7
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Feb 26, 2026
Deadline : Mar 12, 2026
Marine Environment Management Planning Specialist (Moma and Machanga districts, Mozambique)
Job ID : 273107
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 26, 2026
Deadline : Mar 7, 2026
Consultant: Maritime Law Enforcement Expert
Job ID : 273231
Job Network :
Job Family : Drug Control and Crime Prevention
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Feb 26, 2026
Deadline : Mar 8, 2026
National consultant for the development of CEO endorsement request package for Ecuador CBIT II project
Job ID : 272781
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 25, 2026
Deadline : Mar 6, 2026
Communications Intern
Job ID : 272295
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 25, 2026
Deadline : Mar 12, 2026
Land Governance Expert
Job ID : 273008
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Feb 24, 2026
Deadline : Mar 15, 2026
Urban Planner
Job ID : 273001
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Feb 24, 2026
Deadline : Mar 15, 2026
Market Research Consultant
Job ID : 272314
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 23, 2026
Deadline : Mar 4, 2026
Senior Advisor, Urban Finance & Local Economic Development
Job ID : 272809
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Feb 23, 2026
Deadline : Mar 4, 2026
Policy Coherence and Integration Analyst
Job ID : 272811
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 21, 2026
Deadline : Mar 2, 2026
Data Analysis Assistant
Job ID : 269774
Job Network :
Job Family : Information Management Systems and Technology
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 19, 2026
Deadline : Mar 1, 2026
Programme Support
Job ID : 272082
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 19, 2026
Deadline : Mar 6, 2026
National Reporting Consultant
Job ID : 272087
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 19, 2026
Deadline : Mar 1, 2026
EDITORIAL AND DESKTOP PUBLISHING ASSISTANT, ENGLISH, G6
Job ID : 272001
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family : Language
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 : Feb 18, 2026
Deadline : Mar 4, 2026
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P4
Job ID : 266760
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 : Feb 13, 2026
Deadline : Mar 14, 2026
Legal Assistant, G6
Job ID : 271260
Job Network : Legal
Job Family : Legal Affairs
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-6
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of Administration of Justice
Date Posted : Feb 13, 2026
Deadline : Mar 5, 2026
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT, G6
Job ID : 271495
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 : Feb 12, 2026
Deadline : Mar 13, 2026
CHIEF OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION – (Temporary Job Opening), P5
Job ID : 271375
Job Network : Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain
Job Family : Logistics and Supply Chain
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Feb 9, 2026
Deadline : Mar 10, 2026
SENIOR INTERPRETER, ARABIC, P5
Job ID : 269216
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family : Language
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Department for General Assembly and Conference Management – DCS Nairobi
Date Posted : Feb 5, 2026
Deadline : Mar 21, 2026
ASSOCIATE FINANCE AND BUDGET OFFICER, P2
Job ID : 271111
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Finance
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-2
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Feb 5, 2026
Deadline : Mar 6, 2026
Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP)
Job ID : 270964
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jan 29, 2026
Deadline : Mar 29, 2026
DATA SCIENTIST, P4
Job ID : 266487
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family : Data Analytics and Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jan 27, 2026
Deadline : Mar 12, 2026
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST, P5
Job ID : 268031
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family : Data Analytics and Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jan 23, 2026
Deadline : Mar 8, 2026
