In partnership with the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) launched the South Africa ECCE Outcomes Fund (“Fund 1.0”) in December 2025. Over three years, five implementing partners (IPs) will open around 1.4k new Early learning programmes (ELPs) and support around 600 existing ones throughout the country. The Outcomes fund is a form of outcomes-based financing, wherein payment to IPs is dependent on their progress towards pre-specified target outcomes. Under this model, EOF, IPs, and pre-financers providing working capital and performance management to the IPs, will frequently collect monitoring and evaluation data related to the interventions.
Fund 1.0 was developed as a way to learn about how to improve ECCE quality, to provide space for innovation, and as an opportunity for the DBE to broaden partnerships with non-state ECCE providers. Towards the scaling objectives of the 2030 ECD strategy and as outlined in the Bana Pele Blueprint, the DBE and EOF are interested in surfacing learnings from Fund 1.0 to inform the design of a future outcomes fund (“ELP Fund 2.0”). To support that effort, EOF is looking to collaborate with a consultant who will serve as a full-time member of the South Africa country team, to lead the learning, scaling, and evidence synthesis agenda for Fund 1.0.
The consultancy aims to support UNICEF Serbia’s Child Protection Programme by advancing efforts to strengthen family-based care and prevent child-family separation. Under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist, the consultant will provide technical and operational assistance to ensure effective implementation of child protection and family strengthening initiatives within the Country Program. The role includes advising on a broad range of child protection issues and supporting UNICEF’s technical assistance in family strengthening and continued child care reform, contributing to a safe and nurturing environment for every child in Serbia.
The consultant will provide strategic guidance on the implementation of EOF’s Education Outcomes Fund in Lagos State, Nigeria, to ensure the timely achievement of key programme milestones, support stakeholder engagement (Lagos State Universal Education Board (LASUBEB), Local Government Area (LGA) departments, Federal Ministry of Education (FME), evaluators, donors), support implementation of outcomes-based financing to enable sustainability and evidence uptake into public systems.
Consultant will assess the impacts of climate change on children and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) services and assist local authorities in developing local climate policies, strategies, methodology and solutions regarding drinking water, and develop actionable recommendations for improving climate resilience.
UNICEF China Office is seeking an experienced international consultant to undertake a developmental evaluation (DE) of the strategic transition of the Office between 2026 and 2027.
UNICEF currently has a few active Corporate Agreements (CoAg) with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Under this consultancy, the CoAg titled “Global Emergency Response and Recovery Partner Engagement: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Improve Rapid Response to Public Health Emergencies Globally” is the focus and other relevant CDC projects supervised by the principal investigator (PI for the CoAg, currently the associate director of Health section).
In close collaboration with WASH chiefs and project managers at the country level, the consultant will support the third-year CDC CoAg management, including communication with the donor and coordination of activities. The third-year projects to be managed is two pronged: 1) projects funded directly through the third-year of the CoAg (September 2025 – September 2026), including Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) for Mpox (monkeypox) response, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH), and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); 2) multisectoral cholera response projects and an Ebola response project whose funds were awarded through an immunization CoAg to the same PI which runs through June 2026 with high possibility of carryover beyond June
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.
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.
Le bureau de l'UNICEF Mali recrute un consultant international afin d'aider à la production de rapports ana-lytiques sur la situation des enfants et des services so-ciaux de base dans les con-textes de développement et humanitaire au Mali.
Le bureau de l'UNICEF Mali recrute un consultant national afin d'aider à la production de rapports analytiques sur la situation des enfants et des services sociaux de base dans les contextes de développement et humanitaire au Mali
UNICEF is establishing a Roster of National Loss and Damage Consultants. The roster will play a central role in supporting the CoE’s Global Policy Team during its inception phase by providing specialized technical support to UNICEF Country Offices and government counterparts in developing project-based funding requests and related technical assistance submissions under the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Paris Agreement, and in full compliance with the Barbados Implementation Modalities (BIM). The consultant will ensure that all proposed activities are pre-defined, pre-assessed, and implementation-ready, meeting BIM requirements and donor standards.
The consultant will develop and implement UNICEF’s communication and visibility plans of polio eradication donors under the guidance of the supervisor and in close consultation and collaboration with the UNICEF Polio Resource Mobilization (RM) team and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). This includes creating and implementing visibility activities for multiple donors in coordination with country and regional offices teams, supporting donor reporting, producing videos and multimedia content in-house, managing and reporting on social media plans and activations.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive national or international consultant to be based in the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) in Samoa. The consultancy is for a period of 18 months. The consultant will be based in Apia, Samoa for the entire duration of the assignment.
The primary purpose of the Technical Advisor Education Monitoring, Evaluation and Research is to provide high quality, accurate and evidenced based technical advice and guidance on the monitoring of the MEC annual workplan and the development, implementation, coordination and monitoring of research and evaluative projects implemented by the Ministry. S/he will also contribute to strengthening the understanding and use of data and data analysis to inform decision-making, planning, and reporting across the Ministry. Significant capacity building and skills transfer is expected from approaches used in carrying out the work as well as specific focused training sessions. The Technical Advisor is also expected to assist MEC in setting up systems and processes (e.g. dashboards, guidance, SOPs, etc.) to enable the team to sustain stronger Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning approaches even after completion of the consultancy.
The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
UNICEF Mozambique seeks an Individual Consultant to support the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Unit within the Advocacy, Communications and Partnerships team by developing and delivering high-quality written materials, including donor reports, proposals, and other donor communications.
UNICEF Tajikistan is looking for the national expert who will support the development of the Mid-Term Education Action Plan (MTEAP) 2027–2030 in joint collaboration with MoES technical teams and under the technical guidance of UNESCO IIEP and UNICEF. The consultant will work closely with relevant MoES departments, the Local Education Group (LEG), and other stakeholders to ensure technical coherence, policy alignment, and quality assurance throughout the process.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Public Partnership Specialist, the consultant will assist the UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland’s Communication, Advocacy, and Partnerships team with: (1) coordination of events and visits; (2) development and production of multimedia content; (3) web-related activities and content management; and (4) planning and executing activities organized by the office in line with the anniversaries and special days calendar.
In partnership with the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) launched the South Africa ECCE Outcomes Fund (“Fund 1.0”) in December 2025. Over three years, five implementing partners (IPs) will open around 1.4k new Early learning programmes (ELPs) and support around 600 existing ones throughout the country. The Outcomes fund is a form of outcomes-based financing, wherein payment to IPs is dependent on their progress towards pre-specified target outcomes. Under this model, EOF, IPs, and pre-financers providing working capital and performance management to the IPs, will frequently collect monitoring and evaluation data related to the interventions.
Fund 1.0 was developed as a way to learn about how to improve ECCE quality, to provide space for innovation, and as an opportunity for the DBE to broaden partnerships with non-state ECCE providers. Towards the scaling objectives of the 2030 ECD strategy and as outlined in the Bana Pele Blueprint, the DBE and EOF are interested in surfacing learnings from Fund 1.0 to inform the design of a future outcomes fund (“ELP Fund 2.0”). To support that effort, EOF is looking to collaborate with a consultant who will serve as a full-time member of the South Africa country team, to lead the learning, scaling, and evidence synthesis agenda for Fund 1.0.
The consultancy aims to support UNICEF Serbia’s Child Protection Programme by advancing efforts to strengthen family-based care and prevent child-family separation. Under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist, the consultant will provide technical and operational assistance to ensure effective implementation of child protection and family strengthening initiatives within the Country Program. The role includes advising on a broad range of child protection issues and supporting UNICEF’s technical assistance in family strengthening and continued child care reform, contributing to a safe and nurturing environment for every child in Serbia.
The consultant will provide strategic guidance on the implementation of EOF’s Education Outcomes Fund in Lagos State, Nigeria, to ensure the timely achievement of key programme milestones, support stakeholder engagement (Lagos State Universal Education Board (LASUBEB), Local Government Area (LGA) departments, Federal Ministry of Education (FME), evaluators, donors), support implementation of outcomes-based financing to enable sustainability and evidence uptake into public systems.
Consultant will assess the impacts of climate change on children and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) services and assist local authorities in developing local climate policies, strategies, methodology and solutions regarding drinking water, and develop actionable recommendations for improving climate resilience.
UNICEF China Office is seeking an experienced international consultant to undertake a developmental evaluation (DE) of the strategic transition of the Office between 2026 and 2027.
UNICEF currently has a few active Corporate Agreements (CoAg) with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Under this consultancy, the CoAg titled “Global Emergency Response and Recovery Partner Engagement: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Improve Rapid Response to Public Health Emergencies Globally” is the focus and other relevant CDC projects supervised by the principal investigator (PI for the CoAg, currently the associate director of Health section).
In close collaboration with WASH chiefs and project managers at the country level, the consultant will support the third-year CDC CoAg management, including communication with the donor and coordination of activities. The third-year projects to be managed is two pronged: 1) projects funded directly through the third-year of the CoAg (September 2025 – September 2026), including Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) for Mpox (monkeypox) response, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH), and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); 2) multisectoral cholera response projects and an Ebola response project whose funds were awarded through an immunization CoAg to the same PI which runs through June 2026 with high possibility of carryover beyond June
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.
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.
Le bureau de l'UNICEF Mali recrute un consultant international afin d'aider à la production de rapports ana-lytiques sur la situation des enfants et des services so-ciaux de base dans les con-textes de développement et humanitaire au Mali.
Le bureau de l'UNICEF Mali recrute un consultant national afin d'aider à la production de rapports analytiques sur la situation des enfants et des services sociaux de base dans les contextes de développement et humanitaire au Mali
UNICEF is establishing a Roster of National Loss and Damage Consultants. The roster will play a central role in supporting the CoE’s Global Policy Team during its inception phase by providing specialized technical support to UNICEF Country Offices and government counterparts in developing project-based funding requests and related technical assistance submissions under the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Paris Agreement, and in full compliance with the Barbados Implementation Modalities (BIM). The consultant will ensure that all proposed activities are pre-defined, pre-assessed, and implementation-ready, meeting BIM requirements and donor standards.
The consultant will develop and implement UNICEF’s communication and visibility plans of polio eradication donors under the guidance of the supervisor and in close consultation and collaboration with the UNICEF Polio Resource Mobilization (RM) team and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). This includes creating and implementing visibility activities for multiple donors in coordination with country and regional offices teams, supporting donor reporting, producing videos and multimedia content in-house, managing and reporting on social media plans and activations.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive national or international consultant to be based in the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) in Samoa. The consultancy is for a period of 18 months. The consultant will be based in Apia, Samoa for the entire duration of the assignment.
The primary purpose of the Technical Advisor Education Monitoring, Evaluation and Research is to provide high quality, accurate and evidenced based technical advice and guidance on the monitoring of the MEC annual workplan and the development, implementation, coordination and monitoring of research and evaluative projects implemented by the Ministry. S/he will also contribute to strengthening the understanding and use of data and data analysis to inform decision-making, planning, and reporting across the Ministry. Significant capacity building and skills transfer is expected from approaches used in carrying out the work as well as specific focused training sessions. The Technical Advisor is also expected to assist MEC in setting up systems and processes (e.g. dashboards, guidance, SOPs, etc.) to enable the team to sustain stronger Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning approaches even after completion of the consultancy.
The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
UNICEF Mozambique seeks an Individual Consultant to support the Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Unit within the Advocacy, Communications and Partnerships team by developing and delivering high-quality written materials, including donor reports, proposals, and other donor communications.
UNICEF Tajikistan is looking for the national expert who will support the development of the Mid-Term Education Action Plan (MTEAP) 2027–2030 in joint collaboration with MoES technical teams and under the technical guidance of UNESCO IIEP and UNICEF. The consultant will work closely with relevant MoES departments, the Local Education Group (LEG), and other stakeholders to ensure technical coherence, policy alignment, and quality assurance throughout the process.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Public Partnership Specialist, the consultant will assist the UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland’s Communication, Advocacy, and Partnerships team with: (1) coordination of events and visits; (2) development and production of multimedia content; (3) web-related activities and content management; and (4) planning and executing activities organized by the office in line with the anniversaries and special days calendar.
