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Today's global environmental challenges can be overcome but only with the best and the brightest on our team.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) regularly seeks qualified professionals in a wide range of fields. The UNEP workforce is made up of different categories and levels of personnel, consultants, UN Volunteers and interns. Some posts are temporary in nature.

Over 2000 people, led by the Executive Director and Senior Management Team, are involved in the implementation of UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy. They work at UNEP’s headquarters in Nairobi, Multilateral Environment Agreements and country offices around the world.

UNEP is committed to:

The United Nations-wide Gender Parity Strategy.
The UN Secretariat's Geographical Diversity Strategy and
The UN Disability Inclusion Strategy.

View current and recent vacancies below:

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Young Talent Pipeline with UNV
Office: UNEP headquarters
Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Application Deadline: 8 August 2024

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), REPUBLIC OF KOREA, JPO Programme, Climate Information and Early Warning
Office: Early Warning and Assessment Division, Climate Early Warning and Capacity Building Unit
Duration: One-year fixed term appointment, with the possibility of renewal for a maximum of two years
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Application deadline: Friday, August 9th, 2024, at 11:59 PM KST

Please read the vacancy carefully. In addition to the job specific requirements outlined in the above pdf vacancy announcement, the following requirements are applicable:

Korean citizenship
Fluency in Korean and English
Not older than 32 years of age as of 31st December 2024 (born after 1st January 1992).

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