Vacancy title:
Senior Programme Management Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management, Social Services & Nonprofit, Civil & Government, Environment]
Jobs at:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, October 31 2026
Duty Station:
NAIROBI | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global 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 global environment. UNEP’s Ecosystem Division drives conservation, restoration and sustainable use of ecosystems to achieve benefits for nature and people: today and future generations. The division works with Member States and partners to strengthen resilience by providing policy and technical support to catalyze sustainable social and economic transformation for biodiversity, people and peace. The overall objective of the Division is to support countries in conserving, restoring and sustainably managing their terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems, the biodiversity they contain and the products and services they provide for human well-being and prosperity. The Ecosystems Division’s Marine and Freshwater Branch provides science, governance, and strategic communications expertise to drive action across the marine, coastal, and freshwater ecosystems, responding to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity and pollution. This post’s location is in UNEP’s Ecosystems Division, Marine and Freshwater Branch, at the Nairobi duty station. The incumbent will be responsible for the direct implementation of the work plan, monitoring and evaluation and other activities in the Source to Sea Pollution Unit.
Under the general guidance of the Director or Deputy Director of UNEP’s Ecosystem Division and under the direct supervision of the Principal Coordinator of the Marine and Freshwater Branch, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
Responsibilities
The incumbent will be responsible for the direct implementation of the work plan, monitoring and evaluation and other activities in the Source to Sea Pollution Unit.
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Work Hours: 8
Experience: No Requirements
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
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