Nairobi is the only UN headquarters city in the Global South, anchored by UNEP and UN-Habitat at the UN Office at Nairobi, plus a large regional hub for UNICEF, WFP and OCHA serving East and Southern Africa. Environment, humanitarian and operations roles feature heavily.
UN Careers aggregates current United Nations and international-organization vacancies in Nairobi from official career portals, refreshed every day so the newest roles from the last few days appear first. Each lists its grade and deadline and links to the official page to apply at the source. See how this duty station compares with other active markets in the July 2026 UN hiring pulse.
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UNUNEP - United Nations Environment Programme · NAIROBI
UNUN-Habitat - United Nations Human Settlements Programme · NAIROBI
WFPWorld Food Programme · Nairobi, Kenya, The Republic Of
WHOWorld Health Organization · Kenya-Nairobi
UNOffice of Administration of Justice · NAIROBI; NEW YORK
UNDepartment of Global Communications · NAIROBI
UNUN-Habitat - United Nations Human Settlements Programme · NAIROBI
UNResident Coordinator System · NAIROBI
Additional UN portalsUN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women · Nairobi, Kenya
IOMInternational Organization for Migration · Nairobi, Kenya
Additional UN portalsUN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women · Nairobi, Kenya
UNICEFUnited Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) · Nairobi, Kenya
UNOCHA - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · NAIROBI
UNUNEP - United Nations Environment Programme · NAIROBI
UNUnited Nations Office at Nairobi · NAIROBI
UNOffice of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on the Great Lakes Region · NAIROBI
UNUNEP - United Nations Environment Programme · NAIROBI
UNUNEP - United Nations Environment Programme · NAIROBI
UNDPO - Department of Peace Operations · NAIROBI
UNDepartment of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Office of Human Resources · NAIROBI