The Child Protection Specialist reports to the Deputy Representative for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist leads the development and preparation of the Child Protection programme(s) and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of the child protection programmes/projects within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. H/She facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm, and to protect their rights to survival, development and well being as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies. H/She leads engagement with the Child Rights Commissioner to support implementation and monitoring of the CRC Action plan.
The Specialist contributes to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
Le Bureau de l’UNICEF en RDC est à la recherche de quatre (4) professionnel(les), engagé(es), créatif(ves) pour une consultance nationale « Vaccine Management Specialist » basés à Kinshasa, Lubumbashi et Kisangani.
Si vous êtes cette personne passionnée par l'idée de faire une différence durable pour les enfants, rejoignez l'UNICEF, la première organisation mondiale de défense des droits de l'enfant.
To support information and data management of the Afghanistan Education Programme across the entire portfolio including sector wide reporting in education.
Under the general guidance of the Chief, SBC Section and in close coordination with
Sectoral and Cross-Sectoral Specialists and Officers, contributes to/responsible for the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based, inclusive and innovative SBC strategies in support of the country programme. UNICEF Ukraine country programme 2025-2029 is built around key leadership areas, namely Better Start, Better Learning and Skills and Better Care with inclusion of children/persons with disabilities; mental health and psychosocial support; and parenting cutting across all these areas, thus, the incumbent will be expected to provide significant contributions to these cross-cutting themes.
The position of Fundraising Officer (Donor Cultivation) (#87231) at the NO-A level in the Malaysia Country Office, in the section of Private Sector Fundraising & Partnerships, reports to the Fundraising Officer (Pledge Retention) #94996, who is at the NOB level.
The Health Specialist (MHPSS) role is situated in the Ukraine Country Office and reports directly to the Chief of Health and Nutrition. This position is essential for bridging health-focused MHPSS programming with broader organizational goals, ensuring a comprehensive approach to mental health and psychosocial support by integrating efforts across both internal sectors and external partnerships. The Health Specialist supports MHPSS programming primarily within the health sector while coordinating with other crucial UNICEF sectors such as education, child protection, Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP), and Social and Behavior Change (SBC). This role also entails significant collaboration with external entities, including government agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, to embed MHPSS into their programs, thereby fostering a unified approach to health and well-being across various sectors.
Additionally, the Specialist is instrumental in shaping and influencing national MHPSS policies. By offering expert guidance to external stakeholders such as the national MHPSS coordination center, Ministry of Health, educational leaders, and community organizations, the Specialist ensures that MHPSS initiatives are harmoniously integrated into the broader health and social systems. This effort is complemented by UNICEF’s collaboration with the “All-Ukraine Health Program”, which aims to establish a far-reaching support network impacting various societal dimensions.
UNICEF Romania is looking to identify qualified candidates (specialists) to be included as part of the roster of child participation consultants who will contribute to key processes, in line with international and national legal and policy frameworks regarding child rights and child participation, such as the Child Rights Strategy, European Child Guarantee and its National Action Plan etc. and the amendments to the 272 Law on child participation.
The Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results. In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results.
UNICEF is supporting the government of Indonesia to scale up the free meal programme in Papua province. The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical expertise in reviewing and assessing the architectural layout and cost estimates of kitchen facility infrastructure to ensure functional, cost-efficient, and aligned with national standards for food safety, hygiene, and nutrition service delivery. This will support the effective implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal Programme for children and pregnant women in Papua by ensuring that physical infrastructure is well-designed, appropriately budgeted, and capable of sustaining high-quality meal preparation and distribution. The consultant will work for approx. 3-4 months, based in Jayapura. This is a Re-advertisement, applicants who had previously applied will be considered and need not re-apply.
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.
UNICEF Jordan Office is seeking to hire several illustrators to produce engaging, high-quality illustrations for the Kawakbna series.
Kawkabuna (Our Planet) –is an innovative remedial reading programme that integrates foundational literacy with climate action and life skills education. The programme targets children in Grades 4–9 who are significantly behind in reading and at risk of dropping out of the education system.
UNICEF RDC recrute un(e) consultant(e) international(e) expérimenté(e) pour appuyer le processus participatif du CLAC (Cadre Logique d’Action Climatique), en étroite collaboration avec le Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD) et les ministères sectoriels concernés.
Vous souhaitez contribuer à un avenir meilleur pour les enfants de la RDC ?
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The Education & Adolescent Development Section of Programme Group (PG) at New York Headquarters (NYHQ) requires the services of an Advocacy Specialist to deliver critical and time-bound interventions for the implementation of 2025-26 advocacy activities on the learning crisis.
This includes ensuring strategic and aligned roll-out of advocacy and communication efforts for Foundational Learning; a) developing strategic advocacy planning documents, resources and materials as key deliverables under a number of external partnerships; and b) developing and monitoring delivery under advocacy and communications workplans.
UNICEF Liberia is seeking to hire an individual consultant with expertise to provide technical leadership in revising the existing national IMAM guidelines in line with the 2023 WHO recommendations, integrating best practices, stakeholder input, and the country’s context, health systems and review and consolidate the current training materials in line with the revised National Guidelines for Acute Malnutrition. If you have the required expertise and is interested, kindly post your application.
In order to reinforce its expertise in sustainable energy UNICEF is seeking a consultant who will support UNICEF with
implementation, communications, knowledge management, and research-related work in transitioning energy systems to
net zero and adapting essential social services in an integrated and low-carbon manner for children. This includes support to
knowledge management and communications action plan on tools and training for UNICEF staff to strengthen their
understanding of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean cooking that can be then integrated across UNICEF’s
programs in healthcare, nutrition, WASH, education, social protection and child protection, and supporting UNICEF in its
assessing the market landscape and demand for the provision of solar energy in UNICEF’s key sectors (WASH, education and
healthcare) to generate the evidence base to inform UNICEF’s value add and future interventions to meet several Sustainable
Development Goals. This will contribute to UNICEF-related work in transitioning energy systems to net zero and adapting
essential social services in an integrated and low-carbon manner for children.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the CEED Programme Specialist, the Sustainable Energy Consultant shall have
the following responsibilities:
Human Resources
United Nations Children’s Fund
1) Solar Hub Helpdesk: Support the solar hub helpdesk with dedicated hotline hours to provide real-time technical support
and guidance on renewable energy solutions for Country Offices (COs).
2) Global Guidance Pack on Solar Systems for UNICEF.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the implementation of the ICF thematic window on child marriage and social norms to integrate an innovative qualitative methodology to capture programme outcomes and impacts into the “Impact evaluation of Türkiye’s adolescent girls’ and boys’ empowerment program for elimination of child marriage.” More specifically, the consultant will support development of a design, study instruments, training, analysis and dissemination of an imbedded Qualitative Impact Protocol (QuIP) focused on adolescent girls affected by the 2023 earthquake and who now live in container cities and have benefited from the intervention. This sub-set of adolescent girls represents a highly vulnerable group and an opportunity to understand the perceptions of impact within a smaller purposefully selected sample affected by natural disasters. This is a strategic investment for the ICF impact evaluation portfolio, as learnings from this effort will feed into broader institutional efforts which may benefit from this methodology to investigate sub-group impacts of interest to UNICEF and broader stakeholders across studies. The EO seeks a highly motivated impact evaluation consultant who strives to excel and stays abreast of the latest evaluative knowledge and methodological innovations.
The incumbent is accountable for expanding partnerships and building strategic alliances. This includes developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring a Partnership and Alliance building strategy, along with related products and activities, aimed at engaging public audiences and key stakeholders on an on-going basis.
In addition, the Partnership Specialist provides support for the leads the creative planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of an integrated communication strategy. This includes managing and coordinating media relations and communication initiatives to ensure alignment with national priorities and UNICEF’s as well as youth engagement portfolio.
The main objective of the consultancy is to provide technical assistance to UNICEF Country Office in scaling up results in the area of meaningful youth engagement as agents of change in climate agenda through the expansion of the Young Climate Champions network, community-based youth climate actions, especially in Karakalpakstan, and advocacy at national and international levels.
To bring unique external expertise in supporting current initiatives by the Ethics Office, and through specialized skills and knowledge, provide programmatic support, including in coordinating and supporting the increasing number of ethics volunteer corps, ‘Ethics and Culture Champions Programme (ECCs)’ (around 500), delivering training, outreach and communications to UNICEF staff and other special and ad hoc assignments from Ethics leadership.
The Child Protection Specialist reports to the Deputy Representative for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist leads the development and preparation of the Child Protection programme(s) and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of the child protection programmes/projects within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. H/She facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm, and to protect their rights to survival, development and well being as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies. H/She leads engagement with the Child Rights Commissioner to support implementation and monitoring of the CRC Action plan.
The Specialist contributes to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
Le Bureau de l’UNICEF en RDC est à la recherche de quatre (4) professionnel(les), engagé(es), créatif(ves) pour une consultance nationale « Vaccine Management Specialist » basés à Kinshasa, Lubumbashi et Kisangani.
Si vous êtes cette personne passionnée par l'idée de faire une différence durable pour les enfants, rejoignez l'UNICEF, la première organisation mondiale de défense des droits de l'enfant.
To support information and data management of the Afghanistan Education Programme across the entire portfolio including sector wide reporting in education.
Under the general guidance of the Chief, SBC Section and in close coordination with
Sectoral and Cross-Sectoral Specialists and Officers, contributes to/responsible for the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based, inclusive and innovative SBC strategies in support of the country programme. UNICEF Ukraine country programme 2025-2029 is built around key leadership areas, namely Better Start, Better Learning and Skills and Better Care with inclusion of children/persons with disabilities; mental health and psychosocial support; and parenting cutting across all these areas, thus, the incumbent will be expected to provide significant contributions to these cross-cutting themes.
The position of Fundraising Officer (Donor Cultivation) (#87231) at the NO-A level in the Malaysia Country Office, in the section of Private Sector Fundraising & Partnerships, reports to the Fundraising Officer (Pledge Retention) #94996, who is at the NOB level.
The Health Specialist (MHPSS) role is situated in the Ukraine Country Office and reports directly to the Chief of Health and Nutrition. This position is essential for bridging health-focused MHPSS programming with broader organizational goals, ensuring a comprehensive approach to mental health and psychosocial support by integrating efforts across both internal sectors and external partnerships. The Health Specialist supports MHPSS programming primarily within the health sector while coordinating with other crucial UNICEF sectors such as education, child protection, Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP), and Social and Behavior Change (SBC). This role also entails significant collaboration with external entities, including government agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, to embed MHPSS into their programs, thereby fostering a unified approach to health and well-being across various sectors.
Additionally, the Specialist is instrumental in shaping and influencing national MHPSS policies. By offering expert guidance to external stakeholders such as the national MHPSS coordination center, Ministry of Health, educational leaders, and community organizations, the Specialist ensures that MHPSS initiatives are harmoniously integrated into the broader health and social systems. This effort is complemented by UNICEF’s collaboration with the “All-Ukraine Health Program”, which aims to establish a far-reaching support network impacting various societal dimensions.
UNICEF Romania is looking to identify qualified candidates (specialists) to be included as part of the roster of child participation consultants who will contribute to key processes, in line with international and national legal and policy frameworks regarding child rights and child participation, such as the Child Rights Strategy, European Child Guarantee and its National Action Plan etc. and the amendments to the 272 Law on child participation.
The Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results. In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results.
UNICEF is supporting the government of Indonesia to scale up the free meal programme in Papua province. The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical expertise in reviewing and assessing the architectural layout and cost estimates of kitchen facility infrastructure to ensure functional, cost-efficient, and aligned with national standards for food safety, hygiene, and nutrition service delivery. This will support the effective implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal Programme for children and pregnant women in Papua by ensuring that physical infrastructure is well-designed, appropriately budgeted, and capable of sustaining high-quality meal preparation and distribution. The consultant will work for approx. 3-4 months, based in Jayapura. This is a Re-advertisement, applicants who had previously applied will be considered and need not re-apply.
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.
UNICEF Jordan Office is seeking to hire several illustrators to produce engaging, high-quality illustrations for the Kawakbna series.
Kawkabuna (Our Planet) –is an innovative remedial reading programme that integrates foundational literacy with climate action and life skills education. The programme targets children in Grades 4–9 who are significantly behind in reading and at risk of dropping out of the education system.
UNICEF RDC recrute un(e) consultant(e) international(e) expérimenté(e) pour appuyer le processus participatif du CLAC (Cadre Logique d’Action Climatique), en étroite collaboration avec le Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD) et les ministères sectoriels concernés.
Vous souhaitez contribuer à un avenir meilleur pour les enfants de la RDC ?
Rejoignez-nous et mettez votre savoir-faire au service d’une initiative ambitieuse et porteuse de changement.
The Education & Adolescent Development Section of Programme Group (PG) at New York Headquarters (NYHQ) requires the services of an Advocacy Specialist to deliver critical and time-bound interventions for the implementation of 2025-26 advocacy activities on the learning crisis.
This includes ensuring strategic and aligned roll-out of advocacy and communication efforts for Foundational Learning; a) developing strategic advocacy planning documents, resources and materials as key deliverables under a number of external partnerships; and b) developing and monitoring delivery under advocacy and communications workplans.
UNICEF Liberia is seeking to hire an individual consultant with expertise to provide technical leadership in revising the existing national IMAM guidelines in line with the 2023 WHO recommendations, integrating best practices, stakeholder input, and the country’s context, health systems and review and consolidate the current training materials in line with the revised National Guidelines for Acute Malnutrition. If you have the required expertise and is interested, kindly post your application.
In order to reinforce its expertise in sustainable energy UNICEF is seeking a consultant who will support UNICEF with
implementation, communications, knowledge management, and research-related work in transitioning energy systems to
net zero and adapting essential social services in an integrated and low-carbon manner for children. This includes support to
knowledge management and communications action plan on tools and training for UNICEF staff to strengthen their
understanding of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and clean cooking that can be then integrated across UNICEF’s
programs in healthcare, nutrition, WASH, education, social protection and child protection, and supporting UNICEF in its
assessing the market landscape and demand for the provision of solar energy in UNICEF’s key sectors (WASH, education and
healthcare) to generate the evidence base to inform UNICEF’s value add and future interventions to meet several Sustainable
Development Goals. This will contribute to UNICEF-related work in transitioning energy systems to net zero and adapting
essential social services in an integrated and low-carbon manner for children.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the CEED Programme Specialist, the Sustainable Energy Consultant shall have
the following responsibilities:
Human Resources
United Nations Children’s Fund
1) Solar Hub Helpdesk: Support the solar hub helpdesk with dedicated hotline hours to provide real-time technical support
and guidance on renewable energy solutions for Country Offices (COs).
2) Global Guidance Pack on Solar Systems for UNICEF.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the implementation of the ICF thematic window on child marriage and social norms to integrate an innovative qualitative methodology to capture programme outcomes and impacts into the “Impact evaluation of Türkiye’s adolescent girls’ and boys’ empowerment program for elimination of child marriage.” More specifically, the consultant will support development of a design, study instruments, training, analysis and dissemination of an imbedded Qualitative Impact Protocol (QuIP) focused on adolescent girls affected by the 2023 earthquake and who now live in container cities and have benefited from the intervention. This sub-set of adolescent girls represents a highly vulnerable group and an opportunity to understand the perceptions of impact within a smaller purposefully selected sample affected by natural disasters. This is a strategic investment for the ICF impact evaluation portfolio, as learnings from this effort will feed into broader institutional efforts which may benefit from this methodology to investigate sub-group impacts of interest to UNICEF and broader stakeholders across studies. The EO seeks a highly motivated impact evaluation consultant who strives to excel and stays abreast of the latest evaluative knowledge and methodological innovations.
The incumbent is accountable for expanding partnerships and building strategic alliances. This includes developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring a Partnership and Alliance building strategy, along with related products and activities, aimed at engaging public audiences and key stakeholders on an on-going basis.
In addition, the Partnership Specialist provides support for the leads the creative planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of an integrated communication strategy. This includes managing and coordinating media relations and communication initiatives to ensure alignment with national priorities and UNICEF’s as well as youth engagement portfolio.
The main objective of the consultancy is to provide technical assistance to UNICEF Country Office in scaling up results in the area of meaningful youth engagement as agents of change in climate agenda through the expansion of the Young Climate Champions network, community-based youth climate actions, especially in Karakalpakstan, and advocacy at national and international levels.
To bring unique external expertise in supporting current initiatives by the Ethics Office, and through specialized skills and knowledge, provide programmatic support, including in coordinating and supporting the increasing number of ethics volunteer corps, ‘Ethics and Culture Champions Programme (ECCs)’ (around 500), delivering training, outreach and communications to UNICEF staff and other special and ad hoc assignments from Ethics leadership.
