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UN jobs in Aden, Yemen 🇾🇪
UN-system agencies post vacancies based in Aden, Yemen, Yemen. UNlockit aggregates every currently-open role assigned to this duty station — across regional offices, country offices, peacekeeping and special-political missions, and headquartered programmes. Each posting links back to the official application page.
- Open roles
- 4
- Organisations
- 3
- Last refreshed
- 7/21/2026
Latest open roles
Head of Aden Field Office
World Food Programme · 🇾🇪 Aden, Yemen
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking a Head of the Aden Field Office to provide strategic leadership and overall management of field operations in the Southern Areas of Yemen, a highly complex and volatile humanitarian context. The incumbent will oversee the effective and efficient use of human, financial, and operational resources to deliver high-quality programme activities aligned with the Interim Country Strategic Plan. Key responsibilities include leading the field office team, managing staff performance, and ensuring strict compliance with WFP policies, security protocols, and donor requirements. The role involves overseeing day-to-day programme activities such as emergency food assistance, livelihoods, school feeding, nutrition, and logistics. The Head of Field Office acts as the Security Focal Point, ensuring the safety of staff and assets, and represents WFP in external relations with government authorities, donors, cooperating partners, and UN agencies. The position requires strong leadership, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively in high-risk environments. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in managing offices, implementing emergency responses, and supervising staff, along with an advanced university degree in a relevant field. Fluency in English is required, while Arabic is an asset.
Closes 7/31/2026Programme Analyst Climate Change, Water, Energy & Environment [Open to internal and external applicants]
United Nations Development Programme · 🇾🇪 Aden, Yemen
The Programme Analyst (NOB) supports the Climate Change, Water, Energy & Environment (CCEE) Unit in UNDP Yemen, operating in a fragile and conflict-affected setting. The role provides high-level analytical, programmatic, and operational support for a portfolio funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Green Climate Fund (GCF), and other partners. Key responsibilities include contributing to programme strategy formulation, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and quality assurance. The incumbent tracks progress against results frameworks, validates data, and ensures compliance with UNDP standards and donor requirements. The position involves coordinating with government counterparts, implementing partners, and UN agencies to facilitate information flow and support project delivery. Additional duties include supporting resource mobilisation efforts, preparing concept notes, and managing knowledge products. The role requires strong analytical skills to identify implementation challenges and recommend corrective actions, as well as the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams within a high-risk context. The ideal candidate possesses a relevant advanced or first-level university degree and significant experience in development project management, M&E, and stakeholder coordination, with fluency in English and Arabic.
Closes 7/30/2026Programme Coordinator (Programme Support Unit (PSU)) (P)
International Organization for Migration · 🇾🇪 Aden, Yemen
The Programme Coordinator (Programme Support Unit) at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Yemen coordinates and implements programme support activities under the Chief of Mission. Key responsibilities include identifying project opportunities, securing funding through donor liaison, and developing project proposals and reports. The role involves coordinating programme design, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and IOM standards, and supporting project managers with operational, administrative, and financial oversight. The coordinator also contributes to annual appeals, humanitarian reporting, and monitoring strategies. Additionally, the position requires representing the Chief of Mission in donor meetings, inter-agency forums, and strategic planning, while supervising and training team members. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical, planning, and communication skills, with experience in international organizations, migration issues, and grant management. Fluency in English is required, with working knowledge of Arabic and another UN language preferred. The role demands mobility, integrity, and the ability to work under pressure in a humanitarian context.
Closes 7/22/2026Chief Technical Advisor (Improved Water Management, Food Security and Social Protection Projects and Senior Coordinator to all WB projects in Yemen) Open to all Tiers
United Nations Development Programme · 🇾🇪 Aden, Yemen
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is recruiting a Chief Technical Advisor to manage three World Bank-funded projects in Yemen focused on improved water management, food security, and social protection. This senior role involves providing strategic technical oversight, ensuring high-quality project delivery, and coordinating with Yemeni institutions, the World Bank, and other stakeholders. The incumbent will lead results-based project management, financial oversight, and monitoring and evaluation activities while promoting strategic partnerships and resource mobilization. A key responsibility is providing top-level coordination support to all World Bank projects in Yemen, advising senior management on compliance, and supervising a team of five staff members. The role requires integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment into all project phases, managing knowledge systems, and building capacity among partners. The position operates in a fragile, conflict-affected context, requiring the ability to navigate complex operational environments, manage risks, and ensure adherence to UNDP and World Bank safeguards standards. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical skills, experience in large-scale project management, and the ability to drive scalable results in crisis settings.
Closes 7/22/2026
Top organisations
- United Nations Development Programme2
- International Organization for Migration1
- World Food Programme1
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- Yemen4
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