Vacancy title:
Environmental Affairs Intern

[Type: INTERN, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Environment, Internships, Civil & Government, Social Services & Nonprofit]

Jobs at:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 17 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, July 6 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the world's environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the environment.

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Environmental Affairs Intern

Job TypeFull Time

QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA , PhD/Fellowship

Experience

LocationNairobi

Job FieldEnvironment Health and Safety , Internships

The intern will support the team in the furtherance of its work on energy efficiency and sustainable cooling. Tasks to be undertaken under the supervision of substantive experts will include:

• Analysing submissions from parties and conducting related research on energy efficiency and sustainable cooling;
• Developing sections of background documents for key meetings, fact sheets and policy briefs and online resources and conducting the associated research;
• Supporting meetings taking place during the internship period.

Qualifications/special skills

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) in engineering, environmental policy or a related field; (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme in engineering, environmental policy or a related field (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.

Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.

Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application.

Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.

Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Job application procedure

Deadline : July 17, 2026

Application Link:Click Here to Apply Now

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) in engineering, environmental policy or a related field; (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme in engineering, environmental policy or a related field (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.

Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.

Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application.

Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.

Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.

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