UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
This position will play a pivotal role in guiding Giga’s programmatic activities, ensuring effective oversight, alignment and coordination. As a key team within the Office of Innovation (OoI), this role also involves close collaboration with other OoI teams, particularly those focused on education, to foster education-focused collaborations and enhance the initiative's impact.
The Senior Adviser will supervise several key teams, each with distinct goals: Capital Fund, Connectivity Credits Marketplace, Market Influence & Procurement Centre, and Country Support. These teams collectively aim to innovate financial structures, reduce connectivity costs, and enable on-the-ground implementation in numerous countries, ensuring that Giga's objectives are met efficiently and effectively.
UNICEF Slovakia Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for a qualified Communications Consultant to strengthen the communication efforts towards the wider public (host community) in support of social cohesion and sensitization of the topic of refugee and migrant inclusion.
The Internal Auditor (Professional Practices) supports the Internal Audit Manager and Deputy Director in upholding high standards of audit performance and management. The role focuses on ensuring the efficient operation of the audit function through technical, administrative, and quality assurance support. Key responsibilities include maintaining and supporting the TeamMate+ audit application, managing vendor relations, overseeing audit knowledge systems, and coordinating outsourced talent.The position also involves quality assessments of audit engagements, ensuring compliance with IIA Standards, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts. Additionally, the incumbent supports reporting processes, including public disclosures, committee updates, and executive board reports. Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, along with expertise in Microsoft Office and audit tools, are essential.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF Czech Republic RRO is looking for a qualified Youth Engagement and Participation Consultant to serve as a key point supporting young people in shaping the programme that impacts their lives, amplifying their voices and facilitating safe and supportive pathways for learning, skills building, jobs engagement, mental health services and community participation.
UNICEF Czech Republic RRO is looking for a qualified Youth Outreach Consultant to serve as a key point supporting youth representatives and other service providers to develop outreach strategies that will bring refugee adolescents and youth to connect to the CESTY programme that will help them stay on the pathway to learning, skills building, jobs engagement, with support of mental health services and community participation.
Under the supervision and guidance of the CEED programme specialist, this consultant will work in collaboration with country offices, regional offices, and headquarters to advocate for increased sustainable energy commitments in investments, as well as child sensitive commitments in energy programming.
**This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.**
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is looking for a qualified Regional Administrative Data Consultant to provide strategic advice to governments and UNICEF on maximizing the use of administrative data for children.
The Consultant on Girls Vision for the Future – Cameroon Girls Movement will support the UNICEF Cameroon office by making girls ‘voices heard. The consultant will support in the preparation of the National and Regional Summit, ensure all logistics and administrative assets, while in parallel, contribute to the Girls' Movement's success until October 2025.
Along with the DOers and THINKers team, the consultant is expected to facilitate and accompany the success of the Girls Movement from June to December 2025. He/she will be held accountable for the success of the activities in a synchronized way in all 10 Regions. The consultant will ensure that the Girls' agenda in Cameroon is effectively represented at regional and global levels, aligning it with national priorities, the context of the country, and actions of the Country office.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Programme Assistant on fixed term appointment to be based in the Apia field office in Samoa. Under the supervision and guidance of the Chief Field Office in Samoa the Programme Assistant supports the Field Office by carrying out a range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks, to help develop, implement and monitor their country programme, ensuring timely and effective delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
The objective of this consultancy is to lead a functional review and skills gap analysis of the UNICEF Venezuela Country Office structure, taking into account current funding constraints and the programme planned for implementation in 2026. The process should be consultative and inclusive, ensuring the participation of all office staff and empowerment of all management levels.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a WASH Officer (Engineer) at the NOB level to be based in Tarawa, Kiribati. The WASH Officer will report to the WASH Specialist and provide technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The WASH Officer will prepare, and implement a variety of technical, management, and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme. Specifically, this position will provide dedicated WASH engineering expertise to the WASH Programme in the country office including working closely with key government stakeholders and selected contractors in planning of improvement works and to provide close technical oversight and regular reporting of implementation of the construction works.
UNICEF Country Office in Croatia is looking for Face-to-Face (F2F) Fundraiser for the direct recruitment of pledge donors during all of 2025. Fundraising activities will be conducted in Zagreb and Rijeka as well as in cities across the country with mobile teams. To reach our fundraising targets, a team of 35 - 50 Fundraisers is required continuously.
to seek professional, consultancy services to support with coordination, communication and advocacy efforts for community health and the Community Health Delivery Partnership (CHDP). The target audience includes governments, key private and public sector audiences, implementing partners and donors, and UNICEF regional and country offices. This workstream is closely linked with the broader goals and objectives of the CHDP and contributes to UNICEF’s renewed vision for community health and corporate priority on community action for better health and nutrition outcomes for vulnerable populations especially women and children.
This work is essential to advancing community health and nutrition related priorities by effectively documenting and communicating impact, advocating for countries’ priority needs in advancing and scaling community health and nutrition and showcasing UNICEF’s efforts to support countries in these efforts and protecting children’s right to health. As such, the consultant will produce communication and advocacy materials, enhance the visibility of countries’ and regional priorities for resource mobilization by developing fact sheets and keeping existing resources and materials up-to-date, and coordinate advocacy and communication work. She/he will also work in coordination with other teams/units in the MNCAH section to ensure complementary of efforts and linkages across workstreams and liaise with regional and country offices as well as external partners to ensure there is robust visibility around UNICEF’s work and that of the CHDP related to community health and nutrition.
Under the guidance of the Lead for the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future (PLF) and in collaboration with the PLF Secretariat, UNICEF divisions, and the Health Environments for Healthy Children Team, the Consultant will create and aggregate best practices and technical tools through a central knowledge and resource hub to support country-led efforts.
The Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships Section (PSFP) within the UNICEF Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) works with National Committees and UNICEF Country Offices to maximize revenue and drive income growth. Inside PSFP, the Digital Fundraising team is implementing a new Digital Revenue Strategy to Inspire, Collaborate and Enable markets to improve their digital fundraising results. The vision: become the largest and most successful non-profit digital fundraising program in the world. The overall objective of the Digital Revenue Strategy is to increase donations through improved digital capabilities, integrating digital channels to support activities such as telemarketing, face-to-face fundraising, DRTV, telethons, and others.
As a Digital Paid Media Specialist (Paid Social and Paid Search), the consultant will focus on driving performance marketing and ad operations on respective paid media channels (Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram and Google, Bing, and YouTube), primarily focused on Paid Social, Paid search and programmatic display, but also exposed to mobile DSP, video DSP, and direct publisher (direct buys or affiliate marketing-based buying), providing digital marketing consultancy across paid media channels (Meta and Google ads).
UNICEF internship programme aims to provide a framework by which eligible undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds are assigned to UNICEF offices, where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work assignments. Additionally, the programme aims to expose the interns to the work of UNICEF, while providing UNICEF offices with the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields.
With over 35 active donors, including two international financial institutions, the office produces more than 250 donor reports and updates annually, each requiring significant donor visibility and acknowledgment, the Communication and Advocacy section at UNICEF Afghanistan is seeking an experienced communication professional to produce donor visibility content and compile donor visibility inputs for the regular donor reports produced by the Resource Mobilization team.
Sign a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with UNICEF Syria Country Office and open the door to exciting opportunities. As an LTA holder, you’ll be eligible for direct Individual Contracts with the UNICEF Syria Country Office, whenever your expertise is needed, within the scope of the agreement. Your role will focus on delivering individual and group counseling, as well as psychosocial support, to UNICEF Syria staff and their dependents.
UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
This position will play a pivotal role in guiding Giga’s programmatic activities, ensuring effective oversight, alignment and coordination. As a key team within the Office of Innovation (OoI), this role also involves close collaboration with other OoI teams, particularly those focused on education, to foster education-focused collaborations and enhance the initiative's impact.
The Senior Adviser will supervise several key teams, each with distinct goals: Capital Fund, Connectivity Credits Marketplace, Market Influence & Procurement Centre, and Country Support. These teams collectively aim to innovate financial structures, reduce connectivity costs, and enable on-the-ground implementation in numerous countries, ensuring that Giga's objectives are met efficiently and effectively.
UNICEF Slovakia Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for a qualified Communications Consultant to strengthen the communication efforts towards the wider public (host community) in support of social cohesion and sensitization of the topic of refugee and migrant inclusion.
The Internal Auditor (Professional Practices) supports the Internal Audit Manager and Deputy Director in upholding high standards of audit performance and management. The role focuses on ensuring the efficient operation of the audit function through technical, administrative, and quality assurance support. Key responsibilities include maintaining and supporting the TeamMate+ audit application, managing vendor relations, overseeing audit knowledge systems, and coordinating outsourced talent.The position also involves quality assessments of audit engagements, ensuring compliance with IIA Standards, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts. Additionally, the incumbent supports reporting processes, including public disclosures, committee updates, and executive board reports. Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, along with expertise in Microsoft Office and audit tools, are essential.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF Czech Republic RRO is looking for a qualified Youth Engagement and Participation Consultant to serve as a key point supporting young people in shaping the programme that impacts their lives, amplifying their voices and facilitating safe and supportive pathways for learning, skills building, jobs engagement, mental health services and community participation.
UNICEF Czech Republic RRO is looking for a qualified Youth Outreach Consultant to serve as a key point supporting youth representatives and other service providers to develop outreach strategies that will bring refugee adolescents and youth to connect to the CESTY programme that will help them stay on the pathway to learning, skills building, jobs engagement, with support of mental health services and community participation.
Under the supervision and guidance of the CEED programme specialist, this consultant will work in collaboration with country offices, regional offices, and headquarters to advocate for increased sustainable energy commitments in investments, as well as child sensitive commitments in energy programming.
**This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.**
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is looking for a qualified Regional Administrative Data Consultant to provide strategic advice to governments and UNICEF on maximizing the use of administrative data for children.
The Consultant on Girls Vision for the Future – Cameroon Girls Movement will support the UNICEF Cameroon office by making girls ‘voices heard. The consultant will support in the preparation of the National and Regional Summit, ensure all logistics and administrative assets, while in parallel, contribute to the Girls' Movement's success until October 2025.
Along with the DOers and THINKers team, the consultant is expected to facilitate and accompany the success of the Girls Movement from June to December 2025. He/she will be held accountable for the success of the activities in a synchronized way in all 10 Regions. The consultant will ensure that the Girls' agenda in Cameroon is effectively represented at regional and global levels, aligning it with national priorities, the context of the country, and actions of the Country office.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Programme Assistant on fixed term appointment to be based in the Apia field office in Samoa. Under the supervision and guidance of the Chief Field Office in Samoa the Programme Assistant supports the Field Office by carrying out a range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks, to help develop, implement and monitor their country programme, ensuring timely and effective delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
The objective of this consultancy is to lead a functional review and skills gap analysis of the UNICEF Venezuela Country Office structure, taking into account current funding constraints and the programme planned for implementation in 2026. The process should be consultative and inclusive, ensuring the participation of all office staff and empowerment of all management levels.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a WASH Officer (Engineer) at the NOB level to be based in Tarawa, Kiribati. The WASH Officer will report to the WASH Specialist and provide technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The WASH Officer will prepare, and implement a variety of technical, management, and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme. Specifically, this position will provide dedicated WASH engineering expertise to the WASH Programme in the country office including working closely with key government stakeholders and selected contractors in planning of improvement works and to provide close technical oversight and regular reporting of implementation of the construction works.
UNICEF Country Office in Croatia is looking for Face-to-Face (F2F) Fundraiser for the direct recruitment of pledge donors during all of 2025. Fundraising activities will be conducted in Zagreb and Rijeka as well as in cities across the country with mobile teams. To reach our fundraising targets, a team of 35 - 50 Fundraisers is required continuously.
to seek professional, consultancy services to support with coordination, communication and advocacy efforts for community health and the Community Health Delivery Partnership (CHDP). The target audience includes governments, key private and public sector audiences, implementing partners and donors, and UNICEF regional and country offices. This workstream is closely linked with the broader goals and objectives of the CHDP and contributes to UNICEF’s renewed vision for community health and corporate priority on community action for better health and nutrition outcomes for vulnerable populations especially women and children.
This work is essential to advancing community health and nutrition related priorities by effectively documenting and communicating impact, advocating for countries’ priority needs in advancing and scaling community health and nutrition and showcasing UNICEF’s efforts to support countries in these efforts and protecting children’s right to health. As such, the consultant will produce communication and advocacy materials, enhance the visibility of countries’ and regional priorities for resource mobilization by developing fact sheets and keeping existing resources and materials up-to-date, and coordinate advocacy and communication work. She/he will also work in coordination with other teams/units in the MNCAH section to ensure complementary of efforts and linkages across workstreams and liaise with regional and country offices as well as external partners to ensure there is robust visibility around UNICEF’s work and that of the CHDP related to community health and nutrition.
Under the guidance of the Lead for the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future (PLF) and in collaboration with the PLF Secretariat, UNICEF divisions, and the Health Environments for Healthy Children Team, the Consultant will create and aggregate best practices and technical tools through a central knowledge and resource hub to support country-led efforts.
The Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships Section (PSFP) within the UNICEF Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) works with National Committees and UNICEF Country Offices to maximize revenue and drive income growth. Inside PSFP, the Digital Fundraising team is implementing a new Digital Revenue Strategy to Inspire, Collaborate and Enable markets to improve their digital fundraising results. The vision: become the largest and most successful non-profit digital fundraising program in the world. The overall objective of the Digital Revenue Strategy is to increase donations through improved digital capabilities, integrating digital channels to support activities such as telemarketing, face-to-face fundraising, DRTV, telethons, and others.
As a Digital Paid Media Specialist (Paid Social and Paid Search), the consultant will focus on driving performance marketing and ad operations on respective paid media channels (Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram and Google, Bing, and YouTube), primarily focused on Paid Social, Paid search and programmatic display, but also exposed to mobile DSP, video DSP, and direct publisher (direct buys or affiliate marketing-based buying), providing digital marketing consultancy across paid media channels (Meta and Google ads).
UNICEF internship programme aims to provide a framework by which eligible undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds are assigned to UNICEF offices, where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work assignments. Additionally, the programme aims to expose the interns to the work of UNICEF, while providing UNICEF offices with the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields.
With over 35 active donors, including two international financial institutions, the office produces more than 250 donor reports and updates annually, each requiring significant donor visibility and acknowledgment, the Communication and Advocacy section at UNICEF Afghanistan is seeking an experienced communication professional to produce donor visibility content and compile donor visibility inputs for the regular donor reports produced by the Resource Mobilization team.
Sign a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with UNICEF Syria Country Office and open the door to exciting opportunities. As an LTA holder, you’ll be eligible for direct Individual Contracts with the UNICEF Syria Country Office, whenever your expertise is needed, within the scope of the agreement. Your role will focus on delivering individual and group counseling, as well as psychosocial support, to UNICEF Syria staff and their dependents.