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UNICEF Health Policy Advocacy & Health Political Strategy Consultant, Office of Director, Health, Programme Group, NYHQ, remote. Req#590496
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United States
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| To provide strategic guidance, political analysis, and high-level advocacy support for UNICEF’s global health agenda, ensuring that UNICEF’s priorities are reflected in the G7, G20, and IFI policy and financing outcomes throughout 2026.
• Develop and implement a political advocacy strategy targeting G7, G20, and IFIs to advance UNICEF’s health priorities.
• Strengthen UNICEF’s influence through coordinated messaging, policy briefs, and support engagement with key governments and institutional stakeholders.
• Provide political intelligence and forecasting to anticipate policy shifts and opportunities for UNICEF.
• Support global advocacy moments such as replenishments, ministerial meetings, and high-level political events.
UNICEF’s global health agenda in 2026 will be shaped by major geopolitical and financial trends affecting child survival and development. The agendas of the G7, G20, and International Financial Institutions (World Bank, IMF, regional development banks) are critical in defining global priorities, financing flows, and political commitments.
To ensure UNICEF is clear on its value proposition, and to align with UNICEF’s new Strategic Plan, the existing UNICEF Health Strategy 2016-2030, has undergone a ‘refresh’ and finalization of the revised Health Strategy, including the development of an Executive Summary, will support the above advocacy objectives and will be undertaken by the consultant. |
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Consultant International / National Private Sector Engagement, Conakry Guinea (7 months)
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Guinea
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| Under the direct supervision of the Representative, and the day-to-day work with the Partnerships Specialist, the Private Partnerships consultant is a seasoned professional in the field of private sector engagement and Corporate Social Responsibility. S/He follows UNICEF established procedures but is expected to make recommendations on strategies for engagement and communications products for the private sector. The private sector Partnership consultant is required to engage the private sector for resource mobilization as well as influence private sector practices. |
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Monitor Municipal de Gobernanza para la SAN, San Gaspar Ixchil – Colotenango, Huehuetenango, 14 meses
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Guatemala
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| ¡UNICEF Guatemala esta contratando! Busamos a un consultor que nos apoyo facilitando y acompañando a la Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SESAN) en el fortalecimiento de la gobernanza en SAN a nivel municipal y comunitario. |
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Monitor Municipal de Gobernanza para la SAN, Santa Bárbara – San Rafael La Independencia, Huehuetenango, 14 meses
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Guatemala
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| ¡UNICEF Guatemala esta contratando! Busamos a un consultor que nos apoyo facilitando y acompañando a la Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SESAN) en el fortalecimiento de la gobernanza en SAN a nivel municipal y comunitario. |
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Monitor Municipal de Gobernanza para la SAN, San Juan Atitán – San Sebastián Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, 14 meses
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Guatemala
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| ¡UNICEF Guatemala esta contratando! Busamos a un consultor que nos apoyo facilitando y acompañando a la Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SESAN) en el fortalecimiento de la gobernanza en SAN a nivel municipal y comunitario. |
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Internal Vacancy Announcement: Gender Programme Specialist (PSEA) NO3, Post # 108908, Fixed Term, Lusaka, Zambia
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Zambia
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| UNICEF Zambia Country Office is looking for a dedicated professional individual to take up the role of a Gender and PSEA Specialist. The successful candidate will support management, sector and operations staff in the Country Office to meet their accountabilities for GAP results and institutional standards. The Gender and PSEA Specialist may be directly involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of selected gender-specific programmes, the role will also focus on advising management and colleagues across different sections to identify strategies and methods that will enable the integration of gender results and build the further capacity of colleagues to incorporate gender equality into their own areas of work. |
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Internal Vacancy Announcement: Child Protection Specialist, NO-C, Fixed Term, Juba-South Sudan
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South Sudan
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| The Child Protection Specialist (NOC) will provide technical and operational leadership to strengthen national and sub-national child protection systems, with a particular focus on the development, professionalization, and sustainability of the social service workforce. The role supports government counterparts and partners to design, implement, and monitor child protection policies, legislation, and service delivery models including Justice for Children and civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) that are aligned with regional and international standards and responsive to country contexts. The Specialist leads efforts to strengthen workforce planning, capacity development, supervision, and case management systems, ensuring quality, accountability, and continuity of services for children. The incumbent will support child-friendly justice processes and strengthen birth registration and legal identity systems as foundational elements of child protection. Working across sectors and with civil society, the Specialist contributes to institutional capacity building, data and information systems, and evidence-based programming that advance system coherence, equity, and long-term impact for children. |
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Game Changers Coalition - Innovative Curriculum Designer Consultant, Office of Innovation, 18 months (Remote)
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Sweden
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| UNICEF's Office of Innovation is hiring a consultancy covering the "Gender Equality and Gaming Industry: Innovative Curriculum Design of UNICEF’s forthcoming co-creation and partnership initiative with the gaming industry". |
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INTERNAL ADV: Technology for Development (T4D) Specialist, NO-C, Jakarta, Indonesia, Post# 134995
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Indonesia
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| UNICEF Jakarta is looking for Technology for Development (T4D) Specialist who will coordinate and support T4D program demands, offer relevant technical advice to Government on digitalization and safeguarding children’s well-being and also oversee and guiding Information & Communication Technology (ICT) activities. UNICEF-supported Programmes increasingly leverage digital means for effective programme delivery, systems strengthening and monitoring. The T4D Specialist will work with programme teams in the identification, assessment and integration of ICTs and digital innovation into UNICEF programming; strengthening internal capacity to lead and support T4D related initiatives; identifying and engaging with key partners; building business relationships; applying reusable and replicable technical buildings blocks; and maximizing the potential for the scale-up and sustainability of technology and digital innovation for UNICEF supported government-led programmes.
This position is open for internal staff only (UNICEF Staff members on Fixed-Term, Permanent, Continuing Appointment), contract duration is for 2 years. |
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INTERNAL ADV: Programme Associate, GS-6, Ambon, Indonesia, Post# 135010
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Indonesia
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| UNICEF Ambon is looking for Programme Associate who will support the respective sections by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations. This position is open for internal staff only (UNICEF Staff members on Fixed-Term, Permanent, Continuing Appointment), duration of contract is for 2 years. |
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Operations Associate, GS6, Fixed Term, Kyiv, Ukraine, post # 120615
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Ukraine
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| The Operations function is a strategic role, assuring the best use of UNICEF assets in alignment with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results for children. As a Operation Associate, the incumbent will support the operations functions, facilitate change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in specific operational contexts. The Operations Associate will be entrusted with the following five pillars, the core focus of all operations functions: Valuing People, Valuing Money, Valuing Risk Management, Valuing Systems and Structures, Valuing Partners. |
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Nutrition Specialist (P-3), Tripoli, Libya #00135986 (Temporary Appointment-6 Months)
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Libya
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| Join UNICEF Libya as a Nutrition Specialist, where you will be responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Nutrition in Emergency (NiE) component of the Nutrition Programme. Your primary focus will be on the emergency response to the Sudanese refugees' crisis in Libya, under the general guidance of the Chief of the CSD section. |
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Batch Recruitment: Information Comm. Technology Assistant, G5 Nairobi, Kenya #135161#135162#315163
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Kenya
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| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Assistants perform some procedural and
specialized activities pertaining to UNICEF’s ICT systems. Specialized activities include
systems administration, support to connectivity and communications services, back-end cloud
server operations. Regular activities pertain to the support to office automation digital tools,
installation and configuration of ICT system components and user orientation. Procedural
activities include all other processes that may not require the application of specialized
information technology training and knowledge, such as maintaining ICT assets registry,
technical and and user documentation and/or serving as focal point for receipt and processing of
user requests. |
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Consultant(e) national(e) en appui gestion de la chaine d’approvisionnement des vaccins et équipements de chaine de froid à Mahajanga, Madagascar (07 mois)
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Madagascar
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| Dans le cadre du déploiement pilote du Nouveau Design de la Chaîne d’Approvisionnement (NDCA) des vaccins à Madagascar, l'objectif de cette consultance est d'appuyer la gestion efficace des vaccins, des equipements de la chaine de froid pour garantir la qualite et la disponibilite des vaccins dans la region. |
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Supply & Logistics Specialist (TA), P-3, Amman-Jordan, #135816
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Jordan
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| Under the direct supervisor of the Regional Chief of Supply, The Supply and Logistics Specialist will manage collaboration with programmes at countries level and with Centres of Excellence in defining supply interventions to meet programmatic needs primarily for emergency response, and achieve results for children, and provide technical and advisory support to MENA country offices, governments, national systems, and partners on all aspects of supply chain management. |
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Partnerships Specialist, NO-3, Fixed Term, New Delhi, India, South Asia Region (SAR), #112051
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India
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| India Country Office is seeking an experienced Partnership Specialist responsible for full range of development functions for global private-sector partners, including prospect research, cultivating new donors, stewarding existing donors and engaging professional advisers and other key connectors. It is also responsible for strengthening UNICEF’s donor base—positioning UNICEF NatComs as the premier “go-to” platform for philanthropy—and for maintaining and evolving a best-in-class development programme that adapts to changing market trends and conditions. |
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Internal VA: Partnerships Officer (Donor Reporting & Resource Mobilization), P2, TA, Yangon, Myanmar, # 135964 (Open to Non-Myanmar Nationals Only, 364 days, extendable)
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Myanmar
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| Partnerships Officer, P2, Temporary Appointment vacancy in UNICEF, Myanmar, Yangon office. Interested internal non-Myanmar national applicants with relevant qualifications and experience are eligible to apply. The initial contract duration is 364 days and extendable subject to programme requirements and funding availability. |
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Internal & External VA: Security Officer, NO1, Fixed Term Appointment, Yangon, # 110033, Myanmar (Open to Myanmar Nationals Only)
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Myanmar
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| Internal & External VA for replacement of Security Officer, NO1 in Yangon Country Office UNICEF, Myanmar. Interested internal & external Myanmar nationals with relevant qualifications and skills are eligible to apply. |
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Internal Vacancy Announcement: Programme Officer (Climate & DRR), NOB, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, #135023 (Open for Malaysian only)
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Malaysia
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| Join UNICEF as a Programme Officer (Climate & Disaster Risk Reduction) and help shape a resilient future for every child in Malaysia. Drive impactful initiatives that promote clean, safe, and sustainable environments, strengthen resilience, and amplify children’s voices. |
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Consultant Individuel National - "Renforcement de l’engagement numérique des jeunes via U-Report", Maroc, 7 mois
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Morocco
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| Le/la Consultant.e va appuyer l’UNICEF dans la consolidation et l’optimisation de U-Report Maroc, en innovant sur les contenus et l’expérience utilisateur, en renforçant des parcours d’engagement orientés action, et en assurant la capacité de la plateforme à soutenir différents cas d’usage, notamment en contexte d’urgence via RapidPro/WhatsApp et sur des thématiques santé-nutrition (dont les 1 000 premiers jours). |
