The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi is more than an office—it’s a global hub where policy, science, and action converge to tackle the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. For professionals in Kenya and across the region, this presents a unique opportunity to contribute to high-level international work without leaving home.
Here are four impactful roles currently open for application, each playing a distinct part in the machinery of global sustainability:
| Job Title | Role Type / Level | Brief Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Principal Evaluator – Finance & Economic Transformations | Consultancy / Senior Level | Lead the independent evaluation of a critical UNEP subprogramme, assessing how effectively it has shifted global finance toward sustainable development. Your analysis will shape future UN strategy and billions in funding flows. |
| 2. Senior Data Scientist (P5) | Professional Staff / P5 | Be the analytical engine for UNEP. Transform complex environmental, social, and economic data into predictive models and insights that drive policy decisions and measure progress toward global goals. |
| 3. Environmental Affairs Specialist | Professional / Consultancy | Provide the essential policy and regulatory expertise needed to ensure UNEP initiatives and partnerships are strategically sound, compliant, and effectively implemented on the ground. |
| 4. REDD+ Process Evaluator (DRC) | Consultancy / Specialist | Conduct a deep-dive evaluation of a major forest conservation and climate initiative in the Congo Basin. Your findings will influence critical strategies for protecting the world’s second-largest rainforest. |
These roles illustrate the diversity of expertise needed at the highest level: from evaluation and data science to policy and ground-truth assessment. Working with or for UNEP in Nairobi means your work in Kenya has a direct line to the global stage.
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