United Nations Environment Programme

Last updated 2 August 2026

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Where it posts vacancies

careers.un.org

What it hires

Environmental scientists and policy specialists (climate, biodiversity, pollution, chemicals)
Programme management officers running donor-funded portfolios
Environmental lawyers (multilateral environmental agreements, environmental governance)
Communications, data and digital specialists for assessment and advocacy work

Contract types

FTA / TA via Inspira; consultancies and UNV assignments are common at programme level, and much delivery runs through project funding.

Headquarters and footprint

Nairobi HQ (the UN's principal Global South headquarters); regional offices on every continent and treaty secretariats in Geneva, Bonn and elsewhere.

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 · www.unep.org. This entry was last verified 2026-06.

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