United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

careers.un.org

What it hires

Urban planners and housing specialists
Municipal finance and local governance experts
Programme officers for urban resilience, land and basic services projects

Contract types

FTA / TA via Inspira; heavy use of consultancies and project posts given its largely voluntary funding base.

Headquarters and footprint

Nairobi HQ; regional and country offices, with project presences concentrated where urban programmes are funded.

Before you apply

Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: careers.un.org · unhabitat.org. This entry was last verified 2026-06.

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