13 UNV Assignments with UNEP - Nairobi/Kenya

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UNEP - Kenya is currently recruiting International UNV Specialists for the following substantive positions based across the UNEP house all at the Nairobi duty station. To Learn more about the requirements for each assignment click on the related vacancy link and apply directly via the same platform.

1- Water Ecosystems Specialist

2- Ocean Governance Specialist

3- Climate Early Warning Systems Portfolio Specialist

4- Digital and Emerging Technology Specialist

5- Sustainable Textiles Specialist

6- Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

7- Sustainable Mobility Specialist

8- Information Technology Infrastructure Specialist

9- Carbon Markets Specialist

10- Greener Cities Specialist

11- Associate Legal Officer (Climate Law)

12- Science Policy Specialist

13- Internal Communications Specialist

Living conditions and remarks
The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighboring Somalia, Ethio-pia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s popula-tion of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita esti-mated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% an-nually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Ken-ya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO). Nairobi is a modern metro-politan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN person-nel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topo-graphic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

International UN Volunteers (Specialist category) in Kenya-Nairobi are entitled to:
• Monthly Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) equivalent to USD 2,692.11
• Annual and learning leaves
• Medical and life Insurance
• Free access to different learning platforms.

For more information on UN Volunteer benefits, entitlements and support, please visit: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service.

Conditions of Service for national UN Volunteers

The contract lasts for the period indicated above with possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity, and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment.

The applicable Volunteer Living Allowance is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included (health insurance for up to 3 dependents - except for UN Community Volunteers), as well as final repatriation (if applicable). You can check full entitlements at https://app.unv.org/calculator.

Furthermore, in non-family duty stations that belong to hardship categories D or E, as classified by the ICSC, a Well-Being Differential (WBD) will be provided monthly.