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Term Review Expert – GF4SL
Job ID : 273909
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 12, 2026
Deadline : Mar 22, 2026
Spatial Data Application Developer
Job ID : 273872
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 : Mar 12, 2026
Deadline : Mar 22, 2026
INTERN – POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Job ID : 273982
Job Network :
Job Family : Political Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on the Great Lakes Region
Date Posted : Mar 11, 2026
Deadline : Mar 26, 2026
Climate Services Financing and Sustainability Consultant (International)
Job ID : 273530
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 11, 2026
Deadline : Mar 19, 2026
Consultancy – Specialist in Sustainable Blue Economy for Vanuatu
Job ID : 273841
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 11, 2026
Deadline : Mar 24, 2026
Biodiversity Knowledge Management and Learning Consultant
Job ID : 273606
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 10, 2026
Deadline : Mar 19, 2026
SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P5
Job ID : 273400
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 10, 2026
Deadline : Mar 16, 2026
Communications and Knowledge Management officer
Job ID : 273682
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 10, 2026
Deadline : Mar 24, 2026
Intern – Meeting Services
Job ID : 273577
Job Network :
Job Family : Political Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Mar 10, 2026
Deadline : Mar 24, 2026
Principal Evaluator for Terminal Evaluation of the GCF-UNEP project“ Large-scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation in The Gambia” GCF ID FP011 and SMA ID 34765
Job ID : 273730
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 9, 2026
Deadline : Mar 23, 2026
Individual Contractor – Associate Programme Management Officer
Job ID : 272878
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 9, 2026
Deadline : Mar 17, 2026
Senior Procurement Assistant (Multiple TJOs), G7
Job ID : 271855
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 : Contracts and Procurement Section
Date Posted : Mar 9, 2026
Deadline : Mar 16, 2026
Programme Evaluation Specialist – Home based
Job ID : 272794
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 9, 2026
Deadline : Mar 23, 2026
Principal Evaluator for Terminal Evaluation of the GCF-UNEP project“ Large-scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation in The Gambia” GCF ID FP011 and SMA ID 34765
Job ID : 273731
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 9, 2026
Deadline : Mar 22, 2026
Project Development Expert ; Natural Ecosystems Restoration And Integrated Landscape Management Specialist GEF ID 11862 & Establishing New terrestrial protected areas in Djibouti GEF ID 12018
Job ID : 273515
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 7, 2026
Deadline : Mar 16, 2026
Assistant Field Coordinator
Job ID : 273665
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Mar 6, 2026
Deadline : Mar 16, 2026
Technical Lead, PPG Operations ; Natural Ecosystems Restoration And Integrated Landscape Management Specialist GEF ID 11862 & Establishing New terrestrial protected areas in Djibouti GEF ID 12018
Job ID : 273532
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 6, 2026
Deadline : Mar 17, 2026
Remote Sensing and GIS Specialist; Natural Ecosystems Restoration And Integrated Landscape Management Specialist GEF ID 11862 & Establishing New terrestrial protected areas in Djibouti GEF ID 12018
Job ID : 273537
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 5, 2026
Deadline : Mar 16, 2026
Mid Term Review Expert – Mongolia
Job ID : 273504
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 5, 2026
Deadline : Mar 15, 2026
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P4
Job ID : 272105
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 : Mar 5, 2026
Deadline : Apr 3, 2026
FINANCE AND BUDGET ASSISTANT, G5
Job ID : 272796
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Finance
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 4, 2026
Deadline : Apr 2, 2026
Stakeholder Engagement Support
Job ID : 272976
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 3, 2026
Deadline : Mar 12, 2026
Intern – Programme Support
Job ID : 272892
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 3, 2026
Deadline : Mar 18, 2026
Programme Support Intern – Environmental Communications/Sustainable Mobility
Job ID : 273440
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 3, 2026
Deadline : Mar 18, 2026
DATA SCIENCE ASSISTANT, G5
Job ID : 272688
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family : Data Analytics and Management
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 2, 2026
Deadline : Mar 16, 2026
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 20, 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
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
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
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 16, 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
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
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
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
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 14, 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
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
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
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
