UNEP Hiring Insights & Trends

Based on UNjobnet job posting data from the last 12 months. Updated automatically.

Hiring Activity

Active jobs

396

Last 3 months

646

Last 6 months

646

Last 12 months

High

Momentum

Aug 13, 2026

Last posted

Typical posting stays open ~14 days before the deadline.

Top Job Categories (last 12 months)

Top Locations

Duty stations

Nairobi189
Paris146
Geneva122
Panama City34
Bangkok22

Countries

Kenya189
France146
Switzerland122
Panama34
Thailand22

Mostly HQ-based hiring

Grade / Level Mix

Other/Unspecified 44%
Consultant 32%
Internship 12%
G-level 4%
P-4 3%
P-3 3%
P-5 2%
P-2 1%
D-1/D-2 0%
NO-level 0%

Contract Types

Staff position · 54% Consultancy · 32% Internship · 12% Volunteer · 3% Fellowship · 0%

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