UNICEF’s Education Financing team within the Centres of Excellence provides strategic guidance, economic analysis, and technical assistance to help governments design equitable, efficient, and sustainable education systems aligned with national priorities. By addressing challenges like low investment, fragmented financing, limited policy capacity, and fiscal constraints, the team supports evidence-based reforms, capacity building, and cross-sectoral collaboration to advance inclusive learning outcomes and achieve education-related SDGs.
The Chief (Nutrition and Child Development Centre) leads the design and execution of strategic procurement strategies that ensure timely, cost-effective, and context-specific access to life-saving supplies
If you are a committed, creative professional and you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better and safe world for children, we would like to hear from you. The State of Palestine office is seeking a dynamic qualified candidate to join our team as a Health Specialist at the P-4 level based in the Gaza Strip, SOP.
As Health Specialist (Emergencies), P-4 you will lead the additional emergency health response programmes focusing largely but not exclusively on secondary care activities and outbreak preparedness. You will also be OIC when the Health Manager is on leave.
The Health Specialist (Health Economics and Financing), based in UNICEF’s Nairobi Centre of Excellence, plays a pivotal role in advancing the Financing for Scale agenda. As part of UNICEF’s first cross-cutting health economics and financing team (IHEFPI), the Specialist strengthens internal capacity across health teams while positioning UNICEF as a trusted partner in global health financing. The role delivers high-quality technical assistance to over 20 countries in sub-Saharan and North Africa, supporting governments in designing sustainable health financing strategies, improving efficiency in resource allocation, and embedding resilience into systems.
Join UNICEF in Advancing Child Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). This role will be part of the Deputy Representative Programme’s Office. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and overall guidance of the Deputy Representative Programmes and will collaborate closely with all Programme sections, including dedicated MHPSS specialists or focal points in Health, Child Protection, ADAP, and Education at national level and subnational level, to provide strategic and technical guidance to support the MHPSS intersectoral agenda and related thought leadership across UNICEF programme areas, including its leadership areas in the Ukraine Country Programme 2025-2029 ( Better Start, Better Care, and Better Learning and Skills). The incumbent will also engage key partners (government counterparts, WHO, UNHCR, other UN agencies, CSOs, subject matter experts, academic research institutions, to assist in ensuring that quality MHPSS services are developed, monitored and effectively scaled up and integrated for children, adolescents, and caregivers.
While this position is Kyiv-based, the incumbent should expect to travel to field locations throughout Ukraine as per programmatic needs and in coordination with UNICEF field teams and partners.
UNICEF Lebanon is looking for an Education Specialist (P3) to support UNICEF’s Education Section across three priority areas:
1. Education in Emergencies response and back‑to‑learning initiatives.
2. Strengthening education sector coordination and supporting the transition toward nexus programming and sustainable systems through platforms such as the Local Education Group .
3. Supporting implementation of the Transition and Resilience Education Fund (TREF) and strengthening national institutional capacity.
The Logistics Specialist will support the implementation of the ADEPT Project in selected countries by improving or building systems that will ensure a faster importation and clearance of health products, vaccines, and other commodities; and make the global case on policies, process improvement initiatives, and stronger public-private collaboration (globally and at country-level) aiming to ensure timely, efficient and cost-effective delivery of essential goods to children and vulnerable communities. Under the ADEPT project activities, the incumbent will also support the streamlining of in country logistics activities.
The Communication and advocacy specialist accountable for developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities on on-going basis with public audiences, with the objective of promoting awareness, understanding, support and respect for children’s and women’s rights, and support for UNICEF's mission, priorities and programmes in the country office and at a global level and those of the UN Country Team. In a Temporary Assignment context, the incumbent supports continuity and reinforcement of priority communication and advocacy actions during periods of organizational transition, ensuring alignment with the Country Programme, management priorities and partner expectations.
- Le gouvernement du Benin vient de lancer en partenariat avec UNICEF /Child Nutrition Funds (CNF) et d’autres partenaires un programme intégré de 1000 premiers jours de l’enfant d’envergure nationale basé sur la supplémentation en micronutriments des enfants de 6 mois à 23 mois et des femmes enceintes/ allaitantes. Ce programme a une grande ambition de protéger et promouvoir des régimes alimentaires, des services et des pratiques qui favorisent une nutrition, une croissance et un développement optimaux chez les jeunes enfants et les femmes enceintes et allaitantes. Ce programme a pour objectif de fournir de manière holistique les interventions à haut impact dont la supplémentation avec les SQ-LNS à au moins 75% des enfants de 6 à 23 mois dans les communes à très haut risque, à 75% des femmes enceintes et allaitantes, des capsules de vitamine A à plus de 80% d’enfants de 6 mois à 59 mois, le déparasitage et la prise en charge par l’approche communautaire au moins 75% d’enfants affectés par la malnutrition aiguë sévère et la malnutrition aiguë modéré.
The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Supply and Logistics Manager and will be responsible to support achievement of the construction and rehabilitation of school’s facilities, Health centers, latrines and water points, mobilize local communities, in compliance with project's goals and objectives and national standards and innovations in construction techniques.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief of Field Office and technical guidance of the Chief of Education, the Specialist is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting the progress of the education & skills programme portfolio within a respective Field Office. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of humanitarian and recovery results within the education & skills programme, ensuring that all Ukrainian children, including adolescents, acquire the competencies required for their well-being and development.
The Specialist contributes to achievement of results in their respective field office according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework
We are looking for a T4D Specialist to primarily work on the TeamOne initiative, while also supporting strategic priorities and partnerships for the DCOE team. The T4D Specialist reports to the Chief, Digital Centre of Excellence (DCOE).
JPO Education Officer (Digital Learning), P-2, Luanda, Angola.
Join UNICEF Angola as a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) – Education Officer (Digital Learning) and help accelerate innovative learning solutions that reach every child. This P‑2 role, funded by the Government of Finland, offers an exceptional opportunity for a motivated early‑career professional to contribute to high-impact digital learning initiatives in one of UNICEF’s priority countries.
The P4 Disability Inclusion Specialist is a strategically vital role for UNICEF Ukraine, designed to address a critical gap in disability-inclusive technical expertise at a time when national reform momentum and donor expectations are rapidly increasing. The position is essential not only for the Social Policy Section and the Social Recovery Unit, but for the broader country office and the country programme leadership areas (Better Start, Better Learning and Skills and Better Care), enabling UNICEF to effectively engage in and influence disability-inclusive reforms and where applicable, support service delivery scalable models. To ensure comprehensive support and alignment across the organisation, the role will have a dotted reporting line to the Deputy Representative – Programmes, while being line-managed by the Chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis to ensure strong technical leadership and integration within core social policy workstreams.
This position will equip UNICEF Ukraine to provide high-level, technically sound guidance that ensures disability inclusion is embedded in the design and implementation of national reforms. It will support the development of inclusive policies, legislation, and service delivery systems that align with international standards and UNICEF’s strategic priorities.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking a dynamic Child Protection Officer to join our team. The Officer will provide technical and coordination support to integrate climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and humanitarian–development linkages into national child protection systems. The assignment will contribute to evidence generation, systems strengthening, and preparedness efforts that reduce inequalities, protect vulnerable children, and enhance the resilience of social welfare and child protection services in Ghana. This is a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) position. Opportunity is open to Norwegian nationals only.
This is a NYHQ position in the Treasury and Structured Finance Section under the Division of Finance and Administrative Management (DFAM) reporting to the Deputy Director D1 level. The incumbent will lead the Liquidity Management Unit which provides timely and efficient execution of all treasury payments as well as treasury accounting matters to ensure data integrity is refeleted in the financial statements.
UNICEF’s Education Financing team within the Centres of Excellence provides strategic guidance, economic analysis, and technical assistance to help governments design equitable, efficient, and sustainable education systems aligned with national priorities. By addressing challenges like low investment, fragmented financing, limited policy capacity, and fiscal constraints, the team supports evidence-based reforms, capacity building, and cross-sectoral collaboration to advance inclusive learning outcomes and achieve education-related SDGs.
The Chief (Nutrition and Child Development Centre) leads the design and execution of strategic procurement strategies that ensure timely, cost-effective, and context-specific access to life-saving supplies
If you are a committed, creative professional and you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better and safe world for children, we would like to hear from you. The State of Palestine office is seeking a dynamic qualified candidate to join our team as a Health Specialist at the P-4 level based in the Gaza Strip, SOP.
As Health Specialist (Emergencies), P-4 you will lead the additional emergency health response programmes focusing largely but not exclusively on secondary care activities and outbreak preparedness. You will also be OIC when the Health Manager is on leave.
The Health Specialist (Health Economics and Financing), based in UNICEF’s Nairobi Centre of Excellence, plays a pivotal role in advancing the Financing for Scale agenda. As part of UNICEF’s first cross-cutting health economics and financing team (IHEFPI), the Specialist strengthens internal capacity across health teams while positioning UNICEF as a trusted partner in global health financing. The role delivers high-quality technical assistance to over 20 countries in sub-Saharan and North Africa, supporting governments in designing sustainable health financing strategies, improving efficiency in resource allocation, and embedding resilience into systems.
Join UNICEF in Advancing Child Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). This role will be part of the Deputy Representative Programme’s Office. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and overall guidance of the Deputy Representative Programmes and will collaborate closely with all Programme sections, including dedicated MHPSS specialists or focal points in Health, Child Protection, ADAP, and Education at national level and subnational level, to provide strategic and technical guidance to support the MHPSS intersectoral agenda and related thought leadership across UNICEF programme areas, including its leadership areas in the Ukraine Country Programme 2025-2029 ( Better Start, Better Care, and Better Learning and Skills). The incumbent will also engage key partners (government counterparts, WHO, UNHCR, other UN agencies, CSOs, subject matter experts, academic research institutions, to assist in ensuring that quality MHPSS services are developed, monitored and effectively scaled up and integrated for children, adolescents, and caregivers.
While this position is Kyiv-based, the incumbent should expect to travel to field locations throughout Ukraine as per programmatic needs and in coordination with UNICEF field teams and partners.
UNICEF Lebanon is looking for an Education Specialist (P3) to support UNICEF’s Education Section across three priority areas:
1. Education in Emergencies response and back‑to‑learning initiatives.
2. Strengthening education sector coordination and supporting the transition toward nexus programming and sustainable systems through platforms such as the Local Education Group .
3. Supporting implementation of the Transition and Resilience Education Fund (TREF) and strengthening national institutional capacity.
The Logistics Specialist will support the implementation of the ADEPT Project in selected countries by improving or building systems that will ensure a faster importation and clearance of health products, vaccines, and other commodities; and make the global case on policies, process improvement initiatives, and stronger public-private collaboration (globally and at country-level) aiming to ensure timely, efficient and cost-effective delivery of essential goods to children and vulnerable communities. Under the ADEPT project activities, the incumbent will also support the streamlining of in country logistics activities.
The Communication and advocacy specialist accountable for developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities on on-going basis with public audiences, with the objective of promoting awareness, understanding, support and respect for children’s and women’s rights, and support for UNICEF's mission, priorities and programmes in the country office and at a global level and those of the UN Country Team. In a Temporary Assignment context, the incumbent supports continuity and reinforcement of priority communication and advocacy actions during periods of organizational transition, ensuring alignment with the Country Programme, management priorities and partner expectations.
- Le gouvernement du Benin vient de lancer en partenariat avec UNICEF /Child Nutrition Funds (CNF) et d’autres partenaires un programme intégré de 1000 premiers jours de l’enfant d’envergure nationale basé sur la supplémentation en micronutriments des enfants de 6 mois à 23 mois et des femmes enceintes/ allaitantes. Ce programme a une grande ambition de protéger et promouvoir des régimes alimentaires, des services et des pratiques qui favorisent une nutrition, une croissance et un développement optimaux chez les jeunes enfants et les femmes enceintes et allaitantes. Ce programme a pour objectif de fournir de manière holistique les interventions à haut impact dont la supplémentation avec les SQ-LNS à au moins 75% des enfants de 6 à 23 mois dans les communes à très haut risque, à 75% des femmes enceintes et allaitantes, des capsules de vitamine A à plus de 80% d’enfants de 6 mois à 59 mois, le déparasitage et la prise en charge par l’approche communautaire au moins 75% d’enfants affectés par la malnutrition aiguë sévère et la malnutrition aiguë modéré.
The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Supply and Logistics Manager and will be responsible to support achievement of the construction and rehabilitation of school’s facilities, Health centers, latrines and water points, mobilize local communities, in compliance with project's goals and objectives and national standards and innovations in construction techniques.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief of Field Office and technical guidance of the Chief of Education, the Specialist is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting the progress of the education & skills programme portfolio within a respective Field Office. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of humanitarian and recovery results within the education & skills programme, ensuring that all Ukrainian children, including adolescents, acquire the competencies required for their well-being and development.
The Specialist contributes to achievement of results in their respective field office according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework
We are looking for a T4D Specialist to primarily work on the TeamOne initiative, while also supporting strategic priorities and partnerships for the DCOE team. The T4D Specialist reports to the Chief, Digital Centre of Excellence (DCOE).
JPO Education Officer (Digital Learning), P-2, Luanda, Angola.
Join UNICEF Angola as a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) – Education Officer (Digital Learning) and help accelerate innovative learning solutions that reach every child. This P‑2 role, funded by the Government of Finland, offers an exceptional opportunity for a motivated early‑career professional to contribute to high-impact digital learning initiatives in one of UNICEF’s priority countries.
The P4 Disability Inclusion Specialist is a strategically vital role for UNICEF Ukraine, designed to address a critical gap in disability-inclusive technical expertise at a time when national reform momentum and donor expectations are rapidly increasing. The position is essential not only for the Social Policy Section and the Social Recovery Unit, but for the broader country office and the country programme leadership areas (Better Start, Better Learning and Skills and Better Care), enabling UNICEF to effectively engage in and influence disability-inclusive reforms and where applicable, support service delivery scalable models. To ensure comprehensive support and alignment across the organisation, the role will have a dotted reporting line to the Deputy Representative – Programmes, while being line-managed by the Chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis to ensure strong technical leadership and integration within core social policy workstreams.
This position will equip UNICEF Ukraine to provide high-level, technically sound guidance that ensures disability inclusion is embedded in the design and implementation of national reforms. It will support the development of inclusive policies, legislation, and service delivery systems that align with international standards and UNICEF’s strategic priorities.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking a dynamic Child Protection Officer to join our team. The Officer will provide technical and coordination support to integrate climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and humanitarian–development linkages into national child protection systems. The assignment will contribute to evidence generation, systems strengthening, and preparedness efforts that reduce inequalities, protect vulnerable children, and enhance the resilience of social welfare and child protection services in Ghana. This is a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) position. Opportunity is open to Norwegian nationals only.
This is a NYHQ position in the Treasury and Structured Finance Section under the Division of Finance and Administrative Management (DFAM) reporting to the Deputy Director D1 level. The incumbent will lead the Liquidity Management Unit which provides timely and efficient execution of all treasury payments as well as treasury accounting matters to ensure data integrity is refeleted in the financial statements.
