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HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER / OPEN-SOURCE INVESTIGATOR (Temporary Job Opening), P3
Job ID : 276685
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : May 1, 2026
Deadline : May 14, 2026
INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE OFFICER (Temporary Job Opening), P3
Job ID : 276692
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 : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : May 1, 2026
Deadline : May 14, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER / INVESTIGATOR (Temporary Job Opening) – 2 Positions, P3
Job ID : 276699
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : May 1, 2026
Deadline : May 14, 2026
Social & Environment Safeguards expert-Tanzania
Job ID : 276821
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : May 1, 2026
Deadline : May 14, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER / LEGAL ADVISER (Temporary Job Opening), P4
Job ID : 276679
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : May 1, 2026
Deadline : May 14, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER – ANALYST/REPORTING OFFICER (Temporary Job Opening), P4
Job ID : 276757
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : May 1, 2026
Deadline : May 14, 2026
ASSOCIATE INTERPRETER, ARABIC (Temporary Job Opening), P2
Job ID : 276650
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family : Language
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-2
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : May 1, 2026
Deadline : May 14, 2026
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER, P4
Job ID : 274004
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 : Apr 30, 2026
Deadline : May 29, 2026
Market Development
Job ID : 276460
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI, UAE – OTHER CITIES
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 30, 2026
Deadline : May 29, 2026
Intern – Project Support (Shanghai Award)
Job ID : 276654
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Apr 30, 2026
Deadline : May 14, 2026
Junior Legal Consultant
Job ID : 276740
Job Network :
Job Family : Legal Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 30, 2026
Deadline : May 11, 2026
Communications
Job ID : 276475
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 30, 2026
Deadline : May 29, 2026
Fundraising & Market Research
Job ID : 276472
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 30, 2026
Deadline : May 29, 2026
Public Financial Management (PFM) Consultant (Uganda)
Job ID : 276326
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Date Posted : Apr 29, 2026
Deadline : May 6, 2026
National Recovery Coordinator – Uganda
Job ID : 276538
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Date Posted : Apr 29, 2026
Deadline : May 6, 2026
Project Development Lead, Maldives Project (GBFF12031) and Indonesia Policy Coherence Project (GEF12073)
Job ID : 276450
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 28, 2026
Deadline : May 7, 2026
INFORMATION SYSTEMS OFFICER, P3
Job ID : 275041
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 : Apr 28, 2026
Deadline : Jun 11, 2026
Administrative and Financial Support Assistant
Job ID : 276541
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 27, 2026
Deadline : May 10, 2026
Biodiversity and Health Expert
Job ID : 276389
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 24, 2026
Deadline : May 14, 2026
COORDINATION OFFICER, P4
Job ID : 276018
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 : Apr 24, 2026
Deadline : May 8, 2026
Support Evaluation Consultant
Job ID : 276381
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Apr 23, 2026
Deadline : May 4, 2026
Business model expert
Job ID : 276287
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 23, 2026
Deadline : May 7, 2026
Programme Evaluation Specialist – Home based
Job ID : 275631
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 23, 2026
Deadline : May 6, 2026
Digital Project Manager/Coordinator
Job ID : 276153
Job Network :
Job Family : Public Information
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 22, 2026
Deadline : May 8, 2026
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND SPOKESPERSON, UN-HABITAT, (Fixed-Term Appointment Limited), D1
Job ID : 276150
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, D-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Apr 22, 2026
Deadline : May 6, 2026
Finance and Budget Assistant
Job ID : 276220
Job Network :
Job Family : Finance
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 22, 2026
Deadline : May 1, 2026
Technical Advisor for the CBD COP17
Job ID : 276258
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 22, 2026
Deadline : May 3, 2026
LEGAL OFFICER, P3
Job ID : 276100
Job Network : Legal
Job Family : Legal Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Office of Human Resources
Date Posted : Apr 21, 2026
Deadline : May 4, 2026
Technical Specialist – Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)
Job ID : 276030
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 21, 2026
Deadline : May 6, 2026
LEGAL OFFICER, P3
Job ID : 275554
Job Network : Legal
Job Family : Legal Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 21, 2026
Deadline : May 20, 2026
SENIOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS OFFICER, P5
Job ID : 275052
Job Network : Information and Telecommunication Technology
Job Family : Information Management Systems and Technology
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 21, 2026
Deadline : May 20, 2026
Programme Specialist , Somalia – Environmental Governance and Peacebuilding
Job ID : 276024
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 20, 2026
Deadline : May 3, 2026
CHIEF OF SECTION, AUDIT, P5
Job ID : 270733
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Audit
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of Internal Oversight Services
Date Posted : Apr 17, 2026
Deadline : May 31, 2026
SPECIAL ASSISTANT, POLITICAL AFFAIRS, (Fixed-Term Limited), P4
Job ID : 275738
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Political Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : UN-HABITAT OED: Office of the Executive Director
Date Posted : Apr 17, 2026
Deadline : May 1, 2026
TRAVEL ASSISTANT, G5
Job ID : 275176
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 14, 2026
Deadline : May 13, 2026
Knowledge Management Expert
Job ID : 275336
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 9, 2026
Deadline : May 4, 2026
Programme Management Assistant, G5
Job ID : 274673
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-5
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Apr 9, 2026
Deadline : May 8, 2026
Programme Management Assistant, G6
Job ID : 274316
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 : Apr 8, 2026
Deadline : May 7, 2026
CHIEF OF BRANCH, PROGRAMME, D1
Job ID : 274069
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, D-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 26, 2026
Deadline : May 9, 2026
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, D2
Job ID : 274026
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, D-2
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Mar 24, 2026
Deadline : May 25, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER, P3
Job ID : 274317
Job Network : Political, Peace and Humanitarian
Job Family : Human Rights Affairs
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-3
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date Posted : Mar 19, 2026
Deadline : May 2, 2026
