UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Programme Associate, GS6 level on a temporary appointment to be based in Honiara, Solomons Islands. Under the general supervision of the Chief Field Office the Programme Associate supports the 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. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the Country Office, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of projects through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
UNICEF Pacific is seeking two dynamic and experienced international consultants with complementary expertise to lead a comprehensive dietary intake assessment in Kiribati. This 100-day consultancy, spread over 8 months, will combine multidisciplinary approaches to address five key components of the assignment. If you are passionate about improving nutrition outcomes and have a strong background in dietary assessment, food systems, or public health nutrition, we invite you to apply.
The GSSC`s Finance and Master Data Management department offers opportunities for talented students and recent graduates to gain professional experience and greater familiarity with UNICEF’s core values while being exposed to the work of UNICEF and the Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC).
Interns will learn about the various business processes performed as well as about UNICEF’s mission and programs. This role will further develop analytical and transactional skills while allowing participation in project work and providing support to senior colleagues. Interns will also perform ad hoc administrative tasks, analysis, coordination and support functions of the overall Finance and MDM team.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation seeks an early-career professional to produce 7-8 engaging videos that explain and promote two Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) frameworks. Working remotely and embedded within the Office of Innovation’s MEL and Knowledge Management (KM) team, the consultant will support efforts to strengthen the capacity of innovation actors to adopt an evidence-based approach to scaling innovations. Our mission is to generate evidence on what works, why it works, and how to scale it. From shaping global guidance to data-driven evidence, we bring rigor to innovation.
To support the effective implementation of the Cash Plus Project in the provinces of Sistan and Balouchestan, Kerman, and Khouzestan, with a focus on empowerment and improving the economic resilience of Female Heads of Households (FHHs) and young girls.
Support UNICEF Education section and the Ministry of Preschool and School Education in implementation and monitoring of the ISDB funded project aimed at raising the quality of Preschool Education in Uzbekistan (in particular, CCTV equipment installation and monitoring repair in 6 regional centers for successful and efficient establishment of the regional centers for In-service training for preschool teachers)
Under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist - GBViE, the consultant will be responsible for completion of the following deliverables:
1. Support compilation of 2025 annual results reporting and trend analysis of GBViE CSI data (3.1.7 and H5.5);
2. Strengthen capacity on M&E to support GBV risk mitigation and GBViE specialized programming;
3. Contribute to strengthen the coordination of the GBViE planning and reporting cycle;
4. Facilitate the establishment of a pool of local trainers on CCS Resources in the Arabic speaking countries;
5. Support the development and uptake of the CCS remote learning in the Arabic speaking countries.
The consultancy will be home-based with travels to emergency-affected contexts relevant to the above tasks, as feasible.
This 12-month consultancy will support the management and implementation of UNICEF’s Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) team’s Youth-Led Action commitments to donors in both the development and humanitarian space, including country technical assistance and the global digital learning and skilling hub Youth-Led Action. The consultant will also play a key supportive role in building partnerships and resource mobilization for this agenda, including supporting work with country government and stakeholder partners for long-term systems strengthening and country ownership of this work.
With the work in this space evolving and engaging a broader range of donors, the ADAP team seeks to engage a consultant who will contribute to delivering on the Youth-Led Action agenda by producing a set of targeted deliverables, outlined below, and supporting resource mobilization and partnerships.
The consultancy will be managed by UNICEF’s Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) team, in close collaboration with colleagues from Health and Mental Health.
The consultant will be under the overall supervision of the Senior Education Advisor (Management, Advocacy and Partnerships), and work in close collaboration with the Global Director, thematic area Team Leaders, DGCA, regional and country offices. For deliverables in support of the Safe to Learn Secretariat, the consultant will work under the guidance of the Head of Secretariat.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation is seeking a highly motivated consultant to advance UNICEF’s evidence-based approach to innovation by strengthening the generation, use, and dissemination of high-quality evidence across UNICEF’s innovation portfolio. This role also includes exploring how innovation, including emerging technologies such as AI and blockchain, can be leveraged to improve data collection, analysis, and validation processes, and fostering a culture of impact-based decision-making across the organization.
The UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) is proposing an evaluation of UNICEF’s response to the Level 2 Ebola Response in Uganda. The purpose of the evaluation is to strengthen UNICEF’s accountability to affected populations, partners, and donors supporting humanitarian response and will support the learning towards strengthening preparedness and response capacities to build resilience for increase integration within the humanitarian- development-peace nexus.
Under the supervision of the Education Specialist (Emergency) NO3, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical support with focus on physical learning/school environment and logistics including climate change to facilitate access and inclusion in school, programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
The DRC has been certified free of wild poliovirus since 2015. However, the country has been facing outbreaks of circulating variant poliovirus (cVDPV1 and 2) since 2017. Today, DRC is still the country in the African region with most at risk of polio and the priority country in the efforts of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Thus, the Social and Behavior Change play a crucial role in improving child immunization in general and for polio particularly, by fostering understanding of childhood diseases, creating demand for services and acceptance of the vaccines.
If you're a committed individual, a creative professional and passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Sudan is seeking an Education Specialist to support the development and planning of the Learning and Skills Development Programme and lead the coordination of the Education Cluster within the Country Programme in the West Area, covering five states. The Specialist will provide technical guidance and managerial support throughout the programme cycle and will supervise Education Officer(s) in the West Area.
The International Consultant will design and deliver a capacity development programme for 50 model schools. This will include online professional development modules, virtual learning support and mentoring, and in-person practicums and workshop, in alignment with academic calendar.
The National Consultant will provide technical/operational support and monitoring throughout implementation of activities to facilitate the management and delivery of results and to strengthen national ownership of the activities, ensuring efficiency, quality assurance and value for money.
We are seeking a skilled professional to conduct a comprehensive mapping of how the private sector in Romania engages with and influences child rights. The insights from this analysis will inform future strategies for meaningful collaboration, advocacy, and program development between businesses and organizations working to advance child well-being. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to assess the potential for UNICEF Romania's engagement with business and on business policies/practices to deliver outcomes that make a real difference for children.
The ultimate goal of this assignment is to generate evidence to provide policy recommendations to support planning on financing for increased access to WASH in Madagascar. Additionally, the assignment will consider an analysis of the WASH sector financing landscape on the period from 2020 to 2024 to appraise the adequacy or inadequacy of WASH budget invested through different sectors, to evaluate the cost of needed services to achieve ambitious SDGS and national targets, as well as to determine strategic financing approaches to cover the gaps. Specifically, the purpose of this assignment is to:
(i) Assess the fiscal space of the government budget, leading to the formulation of policy measures to substantively improve efficiency in the use of public resources as well as identify avenues for additional financial leveraging for implementation of climate resilient WASH interventions for the period 2025-2030.
(ii) Develop a high-level WASH Financing Strategy that will set out approaches on how the WASH sector will finance its overall programmatic and operations to meet the sector’s objectives in the medium-term (up to 2030) and long term (15 years planning horizon or as guided by the sector).
UNICEF Maldives is seeking a Local Consultant to develop a case-study on the Kudhinnaa Gaathun initiative. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply!
Under the guidance of the supervisor, provide professional technical assistance and support for programme design, planning and implementation, management and evaluation of programme/project activities, data analysis and progress reporting, in support of programme goals and objectives.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Programme Associate, GS6 level on a temporary appointment to be based in Honiara, Solomons Islands. Under the general supervision of the Chief Field Office the Programme Associate supports the 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. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the Country Office, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of projects through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
UNICEF Pacific is seeking two dynamic and experienced international consultants with complementary expertise to lead a comprehensive dietary intake assessment in Kiribati. This 100-day consultancy, spread over 8 months, will combine multidisciplinary approaches to address five key components of the assignment. If you are passionate about improving nutrition outcomes and have a strong background in dietary assessment, food systems, or public health nutrition, we invite you to apply.
The GSSC`s Finance and Master Data Management department offers opportunities for talented students and recent graduates to gain professional experience and greater familiarity with UNICEF’s core values while being exposed to the work of UNICEF and the Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC).
Interns will learn about the various business processes performed as well as about UNICEF’s mission and programs. This role will further develop analytical and transactional skills while allowing participation in project work and providing support to senior colleagues. Interns will also perform ad hoc administrative tasks, analysis, coordination and support functions of the overall Finance and MDM team.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation seeks an early-career professional to produce 7-8 engaging videos that explain and promote two Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) frameworks. Working remotely and embedded within the Office of Innovation’s MEL and Knowledge Management (KM) team, the consultant will support efforts to strengthen the capacity of innovation actors to adopt an evidence-based approach to scaling innovations. Our mission is to generate evidence on what works, why it works, and how to scale it. From shaping global guidance to data-driven evidence, we bring rigor to innovation.
To support the effective implementation of the Cash Plus Project in the provinces of Sistan and Balouchestan, Kerman, and Khouzestan, with a focus on empowerment and improving the economic resilience of Female Heads of Households (FHHs) and young girls.
Support UNICEF Education section and the Ministry of Preschool and School Education in implementation and monitoring of the ISDB funded project aimed at raising the quality of Preschool Education in Uzbekistan (in particular, CCTV equipment installation and monitoring repair in 6 regional centers for successful and efficient establishment of the regional centers for In-service training for preschool teachers)
Under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist - GBViE, the consultant will be responsible for completion of the following deliverables:
1. Support compilation of 2025 annual results reporting and trend analysis of GBViE CSI data (3.1.7 and H5.5);
2. Strengthen capacity on M&E to support GBV risk mitigation and GBViE specialized programming;
3. Contribute to strengthen the coordination of the GBViE planning and reporting cycle;
4. Facilitate the establishment of a pool of local trainers on CCS Resources in the Arabic speaking countries;
5. Support the development and uptake of the CCS remote learning in the Arabic speaking countries.
The consultancy will be home-based with travels to emergency-affected contexts relevant to the above tasks, as feasible.
This 12-month consultancy will support the management and implementation of UNICEF’s Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) team’s Youth-Led Action commitments to donors in both the development and humanitarian space, including country technical assistance and the global digital learning and skilling hub Youth-Led Action. The consultant will also play a key supportive role in building partnerships and resource mobilization for this agenda, including supporting work with country government and stakeholder partners for long-term systems strengthening and country ownership of this work.
With the work in this space evolving and engaging a broader range of donors, the ADAP team seeks to engage a consultant who will contribute to delivering on the Youth-Led Action agenda by producing a set of targeted deliverables, outlined below, and supporting resource mobilization and partnerships.
The consultancy will be managed by UNICEF’s Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) team, in close collaboration with colleagues from Health and Mental Health.
The consultant will be under the overall supervision of the Senior Education Advisor (Management, Advocacy and Partnerships), and work in close collaboration with the Global Director, thematic area Team Leaders, DGCA, regional and country offices. For deliverables in support of the Safe to Learn Secretariat, the consultant will work under the guidance of the Head of Secretariat.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation is seeking a highly motivated consultant to advance UNICEF’s evidence-based approach to innovation by strengthening the generation, use, and dissemination of high-quality evidence across UNICEF’s innovation portfolio. This role also includes exploring how innovation, including emerging technologies such as AI and blockchain, can be leveraged to improve data collection, analysis, and validation processes, and fostering a culture of impact-based decision-making across the organization.
The UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) is proposing an evaluation of UNICEF’s response to the Level 2 Ebola Response in Uganda. The purpose of the evaluation is to strengthen UNICEF’s accountability to affected populations, partners, and donors supporting humanitarian response and will support the learning towards strengthening preparedness and response capacities to build resilience for increase integration within the humanitarian- development-peace nexus.
Under the supervision of the Education Specialist (Emergency) NO3, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical support with focus on physical learning/school environment and logistics including climate change to facilitate access and inclusion in school, programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
The DRC has been certified free of wild poliovirus since 2015. However, the country has been facing outbreaks of circulating variant poliovirus (cVDPV1 and 2) since 2017. Today, DRC is still the country in the African region with most at risk of polio and the priority country in the efforts of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Thus, the Social and Behavior Change play a crucial role in improving child immunization in general and for polio particularly, by fostering understanding of childhood diseases, creating demand for services and acceptance of the vaccines.
If you're a committed individual, a creative professional and passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Sudan is seeking an Education Specialist to support the development and planning of the Learning and Skills Development Programme and lead the coordination of the Education Cluster within the Country Programme in the West Area, covering five states. The Specialist will provide technical guidance and managerial support throughout the programme cycle and will supervise Education Officer(s) in the West Area.
The International Consultant will design and deliver a capacity development programme for 50 model schools. This will include online professional development modules, virtual learning support and mentoring, and in-person practicums and workshop, in alignment with academic calendar.
The National Consultant will provide technical/operational support and monitoring throughout implementation of activities to facilitate the management and delivery of results and to strengthen national ownership of the activities, ensuring efficiency, quality assurance and value for money.
We are seeking a skilled professional to conduct a comprehensive mapping of how the private sector in Romania engages with and influences child rights. The insights from this analysis will inform future strategies for meaningful collaboration, advocacy, and program development between businesses and organizations working to advance child well-being. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to assess the potential for UNICEF Romania's engagement with business and on business policies/practices to deliver outcomes that make a real difference for children.
The ultimate goal of this assignment is to generate evidence to provide policy recommendations to support planning on financing for increased access to WASH in Madagascar. Additionally, the assignment will consider an analysis of the WASH sector financing landscape on the period from 2020 to 2024 to appraise the adequacy or inadequacy of WASH budget invested through different sectors, to evaluate the cost of needed services to achieve ambitious SDGS and national targets, as well as to determine strategic financing approaches to cover the gaps. Specifically, the purpose of this assignment is to:
(i) Assess the fiscal space of the government budget, leading to the formulation of policy measures to substantively improve efficiency in the use of public resources as well as identify avenues for additional financial leveraging for implementation of climate resilient WASH interventions for the period 2025-2030.
(ii) Develop a high-level WASH Financing Strategy that will set out approaches on how the WASH sector will finance its overall programmatic and operations to meet the sector’s objectives in the medium-term (up to 2030) and long term (15 years planning horizon or as guided by the sector).
UNICEF Maldives is seeking a Local Consultant to develop a case-study on the Kudhinnaa Gaathun initiative. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply!
Under the guidance of the supervisor, provide professional technical assistance and support for programme design, planning and implementation, management and evaluation of programme/project activities, data analysis and progress reporting, in support of programme goals and objectives.
