Project Officer

Kenya is a unique and beautiful country and its capital city, Nairobi, is a vibrant metropolitan city and serves as a major UN hub where it hosts 2 headquarters, UNEP and the UN-HABITAT. Since the city provides an enriching environment, the UN plans to establish three more HQs in Nairobi and these proposed offices include UNFPA, UNCEF, and UN Women. The city experiences an all-year round mild temperatures weather, with short rains between October and December, long rains between March and May, and dry seasons between July and October and January and February. The city is well connected to other states by Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Wilson Airport, with good a good road network with many transport options including buses, taxis, and motor bikes. The country has multiple tribes, and one needs cultural awareness due to the diversity. The city has several public hospitals and more private hospitals with better services. The banking facilities are widespread and easy to access, and the internet access in the city is efficient. The cost of living is relatively affordable with ease access of food, water and electricity. The security in the city varies depending on the neighbourhood with some areas (normally not lived by international communities) having incidents of theft and carjacking. It is important to be familiarized with area’s security recommendations. 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. A UN Volunteer receives a Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) per month and is paid at the end of each month to cover housing, utilities, transportation, communications and other basic needs. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are provided a settling-in-grant (SIG) at the start of the assignment (if the volunteer did not reside in the duty station for at least 6 months prior to taking up the assignment) and in the event of a permanent reassignment to another duty station. UNV provides life, health, permanent disability insurances as well as assignment travel, annual leave, full integration in the UN security framework (including residential security reimbursements). UN Volunteers are paid Daily Subsistence Allowance at the UN rate for official travels, flight tickets for the final repatriation travel (if applicable). A resettlement allowance is paid for satisfactory service at the end of the assignment. UNV will provide, together with the offer of assignment, a copy of the Conditions of Service, including Code of conduct, to the successful candidate. You may check the full benefits and allowances applicable to the duty station using the UVP calculator. Please see the Conditions of Service for UN Volunteers for more information and details. Disclaimer The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) is an equal opportunity programme which welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture