The Play and Heal project is targeting children with mental health and psychosocial support needs following the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Northwest Syria and the protracted humanitarian crisis and recent conflict escalation in Lebanon. The project supports the most vulnerable children, including refugee children, by integrating play based facilitated activities that target mental health outcomes in UNICEF's emergency response and Early Childhood Development, Education, and Child Protection Programmes, with the aim of providing children at risk of poor mental health with emotionally safe and healing experiences.
LEGO’s Play and Learn has been rolled out already in 2024 in the project’s target areas in Northwest Syria, earthquake affected areas of Türkiye, and southern Lebanon, in preparation for the training later in the year with the new Play and Heal model.
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.
The national consultant will be helping the MoES and its affiliated institutions to develop a framework for CBE learning materials, develop sample units for selected subjects and grades, and design a financial model to support a sustainable approach to CBE learning materials.
UNICEF Sudan is looking for a Drivers to provide reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
The Programme Specialist provides technical guidance to UNICEF Myanmar to strengthen programme management to support an agile and strategic approach to expanding coverage of services and supplies, and in accordance with the Humanitarian Response Plan and other planning frameworks. The programme specialist works closely with Field Operations, the Emergency Unit, PME, and programme sections, to capture programming adjustments and to strengthen internal coordination.
The function also contributes to maintaining and enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to fulfil Core Commitments for Children.
The Education Specialist position is required on temporary appointment, to continue technical support to the Ministry of Education on planning, monitoring and reporting of results with a focus on programmes funded by the GPE. The incumbent will also support planning and implementation of key interventions under the national foundational learning strategy, including remedial education, and inclusion of children with disability.
Under the direct supervision of Chief Education, the Education Specialist will work with the Education Section team and government partners, most notably the Ministry of Education and Rwanda Basic Education Board, that leads implementation of GPE funded programmes.
UNICEF’s core mission is to deliver measurable and sustainable results that improve the lives of children globally. In alignment with the 2022–2025 Strategic Plan (SP) and our continued commitment to strengthening results-based management (RBM), it is essential to reinforce the linkage between organizational results and the resources allocated to achieve them.
To support this objective, UNICEF is implementing the eZPLAN solution—an integral initiative designed to enhance strategic planning and optimize resource allocation. eZPLAN facilitates a more results-driven approach by aligning financial planning with expected outputs and outcomes, ensuring its full integration into existing programming processes and supporting the Strategic Plan both now and in future cycles.
This initiative will enhance evidence-based spending analysis and enable a shift in focus from inputs to the results those inputs are intended to achieve. In doing so, eZPLAN will replace the Integrated Budget Costing System (IBCS), providing a more accurate, efficient, and results-oriented framework for resource management.
UNICEF Libya Country Office is seeking to hire a qualified and experienced national consultant to provide construction engineering services for its construction-related projects. The construction engineer will offer technical support, which includes managing amendments, variations, duration extensions, and the application of liquidated damages to contracts.
Under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative, the incumbent is responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, nutrition, child protection, water and sanitation, and climate change.
UNICEF Office for Croatia is looking for a Consultant/Lead Expert to join our team and provide technical support in all stages of the project “Strengthening the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Framework of the National Action Plan to implement the EU Council's recommendations on establishing the European Child Guarantee (NAP CG)”, as the Croatian national component of the multi-country project supported by and in partnership with the European Commission - SG Reform, Technical Support Instrument (TSI). Under the overall coordination, management and technical guidance of UNICEF staff, the consultant is expected to provide expert advice and inputs, and coordination support services to achieve more effective planning, coordination, and monitoring of the implementation of all measures and activities planned by the national action plan for the implementation of the European Child Guarantee (NAP CG). So, if you are a self-driven professional, experienced in planning, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of social protection / education / public health policies and programs who understands child rights and the situation of children in Croatia, and possess a good knowledge of EU funding mechanisms and regulations as well as the Government’s budget processes, we invite you to apply for this job opportunity.
UNICEF Pacific seeks to contract three evaluators/consultants with appropriate skills, expertise and capacities, to work as a team to conduct a formative evaluation of UNICEF VII pooled procurement mechanism in Pacific region countries. The evaluation will assess whether the VII pooled procurement mechanism is achieving the intended cohesiveness, efficiencies, and complementarities within UNICEF Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), and whether all efforts are positioned to advance the goal for every child to survive and thrive, with access to nutritious diets, quality health care, nurturing practices and essential supplies. The consultancy is for 140 working days divided between the three consultants, spread over a 5-month period. Contracts will be issued on an individual basis.
Following the completed first phase of UNICEF technical support in standard, curriculum and TLM revision, the consultant is expected to further support development and expansion on the comprehensive capacity building programme, while supporting in delivering a series of workshops for curriculum and textbooks writers on the principles of CBE for Tajik Language. This includes ensuring consistency of teaching and learning materials (including textbooks) with the curriculum and basic principles of development of inclusive, age-appropriate materials.
UNICEF Sudan seeks Climate, Energy, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED), ESS and innovation Specialist role that will allow the Country Office to scale up its resilience building activities, to strengthen emergency preparedness and leverage in-country capacities in WASH, to provide child-responsive disaster risk reduction support and encourage low carbon, renewable energy & application of innovative approaches to service delivery and in the CO’s operations and programming and ensuring ESS requirements. In addition, the WASH Specialist will be required to strengthen climate responses programme delivery, monitoring and document lessons learning. The Specialist will report to the WASH Manager for UNICEF Sudan country office and will be located in Port Sudan, Sudan.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea Office is looking for an engaged consultant to assist the National Department of Education (NDoE) in collaboration with the Local Education Group (LEG) to ensure that the National Education Plan (NEP) 2020-2029 is sound and
robust by carrying out an independent appraisal based on the IIEP-UNESCO/GPE Guidelines for Education Sector Plan Appraisal.
Are you passionate about promoting the rights of every child and ensuring equitable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services? UNICEF is seeking a dedicated WASH Officer to join our team in Deir Ez Zor.
Under the guidance of the Senior Programme Manager, provide professional technical assistance and support for programme coordination, planning and implementation, and management, especially with regards to integrated and cross-cutting programmes in support of programme goals and objectives.
The Programme Specialist will be expected to work closely across all relevant project teams (Education, WASH, Child Protection, Field Operations and Emergency) and liaison with the field, while also acting as secretariat to statutory programme meetings focusing on the Makanna programme, which is being implemented in multiple states, and possibly other multi-sector programmes / interventions.
UNICEF is looking for an individual national consultant to enhance further development of the platform and ensuring growth in the number of U-Reporters in Uzbekistan by operationalizing new functions of Rapidpro, strengthening collaboration with UNICEF programme sections, RapidPro vendor and young people known as “U-Reporters”, continuing best practices in partnership building and youth engagement.
The Child Protection Officer (Child Online Protection and Digital Rights) will provide technical
and operational assistance for the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluating and
reporting for the child online protection and digital rights programme.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a consultant for a (remote) assignment of approximately 90 working days. The consultant will be engaged to implement the quantitative component of a mixed-method study on the costs associated with raising a child with disability in the Tunisian context.
Under the supervision of the Chief of the Health Section (P4) and mobilized by the Project Manager, Ezaka Ho Tomady, the Health Specialist for Health System Strengthening, Monitoring, and Evaluation (HSS/M&E) is responsible for overseeing the EU-funded health projects, with a focus on health systems strengthening. Reporting to the Project Manager for project-specific matters and to the Chief of Health for overall strategic guidance, the specialist works closely with both to ensure smooth project implementation.
The specialist monitors and evaluates the health projects, providing technical expertise throughout the program cycle. This includes ensuring the projects align with results-based management (RBM) principles, organizational strategic objectives, performance standards, and accountability frameworks. The specialist also prepares strategic insights for the Project Manager, participates in steering committee meetings, and helps resolve challenges and bottlenecks with implementing partners.
In collaboration with the Project Manager, the Health Specialist ensures the integration of interventions into health systems at the regional and district levels. Additionally, the role requires close coordination with the technical assistance entity on operational and implementation research components, ensuring alignment with program goals. The position also demands frequent visits to project regions, approximately 50% of the time.
The Play and Heal project is targeting children with mental health and psychosocial support needs following the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Northwest Syria and the protracted humanitarian crisis and recent conflict escalation in Lebanon. The project supports the most vulnerable children, including refugee children, by integrating play based facilitated activities that target mental health outcomes in UNICEF's emergency response and Early Childhood Development, Education, and Child Protection Programmes, with the aim of providing children at risk of poor mental health with emotionally safe and healing experiences.
LEGO’s Play and Learn has been rolled out already in 2024 in the project’s target areas in Northwest Syria, earthquake affected areas of Türkiye, and southern Lebanon, in preparation for the training later in the year with the new Play and Heal model.
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.
The national consultant will be helping the MoES and its affiliated institutions to develop a framework for CBE learning materials, develop sample units for selected subjects and grades, and design a financial model to support a sustainable approach to CBE learning materials.
UNICEF Sudan is looking for a Drivers to provide reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
The Programme Specialist provides technical guidance to UNICEF Myanmar to strengthen programme management to support an agile and strategic approach to expanding coverage of services and supplies, and in accordance with the Humanitarian Response Plan and other planning frameworks. The programme specialist works closely with Field Operations, the Emergency Unit, PME, and programme sections, to capture programming adjustments and to strengthen internal coordination.
The function also contributes to maintaining and enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to fulfil Core Commitments for Children.
The Education Specialist position is required on temporary appointment, to continue technical support to the Ministry of Education on planning, monitoring and reporting of results with a focus on programmes funded by the GPE. The incumbent will also support planning and implementation of key interventions under the national foundational learning strategy, including remedial education, and inclusion of children with disability.
Under the direct supervision of Chief Education, the Education Specialist will work with the Education Section team and government partners, most notably the Ministry of Education and Rwanda Basic Education Board, that leads implementation of GPE funded programmes.
UNICEF’s core mission is to deliver measurable and sustainable results that improve the lives of children globally. In alignment with the 2022–2025 Strategic Plan (SP) and our continued commitment to strengthening results-based management (RBM), it is essential to reinforce the linkage between organizational results and the resources allocated to achieve them.
To support this objective, UNICEF is implementing the eZPLAN solution—an integral initiative designed to enhance strategic planning and optimize resource allocation. eZPLAN facilitates a more results-driven approach by aligning financial planning with expected outputs and outcomes, ensuring its full integration into existing programming processes and supporting the Strategic Plan both now and in future cycles.
This initiative will enhance evidence-based spending analysis and enable a shift in focus from inputs to the results those inputs are intended to achieve. In doing so, eZPLAN will replace the Integrated Budget Costing System (IBCS), providing a more accurate, efficient, and results-oriented framework for resource management.
UNICEF Libya Country Office is seeking to hire a qualified and experienced national consultant to provide construction engineering services for its construction-related projects. The construction engineer will offer technical support, which includes managing amendments, variations, duration extensions, and the application of liquidated damages to contracts.
Under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative, the incumbent is responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, nutrition, child protection, water and sanitation, and climate change.
UNICEF Office for Croatia is looking for a Consultant/Lead Expert to join our team and provide technical support in all stages of the project “Strengthening the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Framework of the National Action Plan to implement the EU Council's recommendations on establishing the European Child Guarantee (NAP CG)”, as the Croatian national component of the multi-country project supported by and in partnership with the European Commission - SG Reform, Technical Support Instrument (TSI). Under the overall coordination, management and technical guidance of UNICEF staff, the consultant is expected to provide expert advice and inputs, and coordination support services to achieve more effective planning, coordination, and monitoring of the implementation of all measures and activities planned by the national action plan for the implementation of the European Child Guarantee (NAP CG). So, if you are a self-driven professional, experienced in planning, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of social protection / education / public health policies and programs who understands child rights and the situation of children in Croatia, and possess a good knowledge of EU funding mechanisms and regulations as well as the Government’s budget processes, we invite you to apply for this job opportunity.
UNICEF Pacific seeks to contract three evaluators/consultants with appropriate skills, expertise and capacities, to work as a team to conduct a formative evaluation of UNICEF VII pooled procurement mechanism in Pacific region countries. The evaluation will assess whether the VII pooled procurement mechanism is achieving the intended cohesiveness, efficiencies, and complementarities within UNICEF Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), and whether all efforts are positioned to advance the goal for every child to survive and thrive, with access to nutritious diets, quality health care, nurturing practices and essential supplies. The consultancy is for 140 working days divided between the three consultants, spread over a 5-month period. Contracts will be issued on an individual basis.
Following the completed first phase of UNICEF technical support in standard, curriculum and TLM revision, the consultant is expected to further support development and expansion on the comprehensive capacity building programme, while supporting in delivering a series of workshops for curriculum and textbooks writers on the principles of CBE for Tajik Language. This includes ensuring consistency of teaching and learning materials (including textbooks) with the curriculum and basic principles of development of inclusive, age-appropriate materials.
UNICEF Sudan seeks Climate, Energy, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED), ESS and innovation Specialist role that will allow the Country Office to scale up its resilience building activities, to strengthen emergency preparedness and leverage in-country capacities in WASH, to provide child-responsive disaster risk reduction support and encourage low carbon, renewable energy & application of innovative approaches to service delivery and in the CO’s operations and programming and ensuring ESS requirements. In addition, the WASH Specialist will be required to strengthen climate responses programme delivery, monitoring and document lessons learning. The Specialist will report to the WASH Manager for UNICEF Sudan country office and will be located in Port Sudan, Sudan.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea Office is looking for an engaged consultant to assist the National Department of Education (NDoE) in collaboration with the Local Education Group (LEG) to ensure that the National Education Plan (NEP) 2020-2029 is sound and
robust by carrying out an independent appraisal based on the IIEP-UNESCO/GPE Guidelines for Education Sector Plan Appraisal.
Are you passionate about promoting the rights of every child and ensuring equitable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services? UNICEF is seeking a dedicated WASH Officer to join our team in Deir Ez Zor.
Under the guidance of the Senior Programme Manager, provide professional technical assistance and support for programme coordination, planning and implementation, and management, especially with regards to integrated and cross-cutting programmes in support of programme goals and objectives.
The Programme Specialist will be expected to work closely across all relevant project teams (Education, WASH, Child Protection, Field Operations and Emergency) and liaison with the field, while also acting as secretariat to statutory programme meetings focusing on the Makanna programme, which is being implemented in multiple states, and possibly other multi-sector programmes / interventions.
UNICEF is looking for an individual national consultant to enhance further development of the platform and ensuring growth in the number of U-Reporters in Uzbekistan by operationalizing new functions of Rapidpro, strengthening collaboration with UNICEF programme sections, RapidPro vendor and young people known as “U-Reporters”, continuing best practices in partnership building and youth engagement.
The Child Protection Officer (Child Online Protection and Digital Rights) will provide technical
and operational assistance for the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluating and
reporting for the child online protection and digital rights programme.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a consultant for a (remote) assignment of approximately 90 working days. The consultant will be engaged to implement the quantitative component of a mixed-method study on the costs associated with raising a child with disability in the Tunisian context.
Under the supervision of the Chief of the Health Section (P4) and mobilized by the Project Manager, Ezaka Ho Tomady, the Health Specialist for Health System Strengthening, Monitoring, and Evaluation (HSS/M&E) is responsible for overseeing the EU-funded health projects, with a focus on health systems strengthening. Reporting to the Project Manager for project-specific matters and to the Chief of Health for overall strategic guidance, the specialist works closely with both to ensure smooth project implementation.
The specialist monitors and evaluates the health projects, providing technical expertise throughout the program cycle. This includes ensuring the projects align with results-based management (RBM) principles, organizational strategic objectives, performance standards, and accountability frameworks. The specialist also prepares strategic insights for the Project Manager, participates in steering committee meetings, and helps resolve challenges and bottlenecks with implementing partners.
In collaboration with the Project Manager, the Health Specialist ensures the integration of interventions into health systems at the regional and district levels. Additionally, the role requires close coordination with the technical assistance entity on operational and implementation research components, ensuring alignment with program goals. The position also demands frequent visits to project regions, approximately 50% of the time.
