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.
Senior Consultant – G7 Nature Compact Progress Review
Job ID : 268271
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 2, 2025
Deadline : Dec 12, 2025
Junior Urban Resilience and Stakeholder Engagement Consultant
Job ID : 268360
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Dec 1, 2025
Deadline : Dec 9, 2025
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 11, 2025
Public Information – Communication
Job ID : 268273
Job Network :
Job Family : Public Information
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Dec 1, 2025
Deadline : Dec 15, 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
SECURITY OPERATIONS ASSISTANT, G6
Job ID : 267285
Job Network : Internal Security and Safety
Job Family : Security
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-6
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : UNON Security and Safety Services
Date Posted : Dec 1, 2025
Deadline : Dec 15, 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 15, 2025
Sustainable Mobility and Gender Consultant
Job ID : 268032
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Nov 29, 2025
Deadline : Dec 13, 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
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 11, 2025
Communication Lead
Job ID : 268060
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Nov 28, 2025
Deadline : Dec 9, 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 11, 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 12, 2025
Finance and Budget Specialist
Job ID : 268016
Job Network :
Job Family : Finance
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Nov 27, 2025
Deadline : Dec 8, 2025
Tennis / Squash Instructor
Job ID : 268094
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Nov 27, 2025
Deadline : Dec 6, 2025
Waste Management Intern
Job ID : 267990
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Nov 27, 2025
Deadline : Dec 11, 2025
Special Class Instructors
Job ID : 268095
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Nov 27, 2025
Deadline : Dec 8, 2025
Environmental Affairs Intern
Job ID : 267957
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Nov 27, 2025
Deadline : Dec 11, 2025
Lifeguard/Swimming Instructor
Job ID : 268093
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Nov 26, 2025
Deadline : Dec 5, 2025
Local Housing Sector Consultant
Job ID : 268097
Job Network :
Job Family : HST
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Nov 26, 2025
Deadline : Dec 9, 2025
Anti-Corruption and Peacebuilding Advisor (National Consultant)
Job ID : 267938
Job Network :
Job Family :
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Date Posted : Nov 24, 2025
Deadline : Dec 2, 2025
Fitness Instructor
Job ID : 267436
Job Network :
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Office at Nairobi
Date Posted : Nov 20, 2025
Deadline : Dec 4, 2025
Project Sourcing Consultant – Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Job ID : 267283
Job Network :
Job Family : Programme Management
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Nov 19, 2025
Deadline : Dec 2, 2025
CBIT Mozambique PPG consultant(GEFID: 12090)
Job ID : 267393
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Nov 19, 2025
Deadline : Dec 2, 2025
Europe and Central Asia GEF Specialist
Job ID : 267453
Job Network :
Job Family : Environmental Affairs
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Nov 18, 2025
Deadline : Dec 2, 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, G6
Job ID : 266635
Job Network : Management and Administration
Job Family : Administration
Category and Level : General Service and Related Categories, G-6
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Support Office in Somalia
Date Posted : Nov 18, 2025
Deadline : Dec 17, 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
Communications and Research Intern
Job ID : 266548
Job Network :
Job Family : IMA
Category and Level : Internship, I-1
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Nov 10, 2025
Deadline : Dec 9, 2025
Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements, P4
Job ID : 266823
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : Human Settlements
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
Duty Station : NAIROBI
Department/Office : United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Date Posted : Nov 5, 2025
Deadline : Dec 6, 2025
YPP Exam: Global Communications (for external applicants), P2
Job ID : 265848
Job Network : Public Information and Conference Management
Job Family :
Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-2
Duty Station : OTHER, VIENNA, SANTIAGO, ADDIS ABABA, NAIROBI, BEIRUT, BANGKOK, NEW YORK, GENEVA
Department/Office : Department of Operational Support
Date Posted : Oct 28, 2025
Deadline : Dec 14, 2025
