Top UN Agencies Hiring in Kenya Right Now

Many of Kenya’s most impactful UN agencies are currently opening job opportunities—from consultancies to full professional roles. If you’re looking to make a difference, now’s a good time. Here are some of the agencies hiring, what roles they are filling, and what you should know.

1. UNICEF — United Nations Children’s Fund, Kenya

• Recent Vacancy: Consultancy: Adolescent Girls Investment Case & Costing Consultant 
  This is a short‑term consultancy, focused on costing and investment analysis relating to adolescent girls' programs. 

• What this means: UNICEF is investing in research/data & budgeting roles. They are looking for someone who can crunch numbers, propose investment cases, and help design programs targeting adolescent girls.

2. United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)

• Vacancy: Finance & Budget Assistant (Temporary) 
  A number of temporary positions open. The role involves helping with budget preparation, monitoring, ensuring financial transactions comply with UN rules, preparing reports, etc. This is not a long‑term post; some roles are temporary or contract‐based. Also, the required experience is quite high. In this role, for instance, candidates with only high school diploma plus relevant training are considered, but those with university degrees may have shorter required years of experience. 

3. UNEP — United Nations Environment Programme

• Recent role: Finance & Budget Assistant among multiple positions. 
  This involves administering budgets, monitoring financial performance, analyzing accounting data, perhaps working with platforms like ERP / SAP, and ensuring donor reporting.

4. UN‑Habitat & Other UN Agencies

• UN‑Habitat has announced roles such as Urban Development Expert Consultant (French & English speaking) based in Nairobi, Geospatial Information Systems and Urban Economy expert, etc. 

• The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) also features among the agencies with consultant roles in Kenya. 

5. Volume and Variety of Roles in Nairobi

• There are dozens of vacancies currently open in Nairobi across UN agencies, including administrative positions, technical / professional positions, general services, and consultancies. 

• Some roles are at senior levels (e.g., specialists, evaluators), while others are entry‑level or internships. This diversity means not all roles require decades of experience.

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