Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Chief of the Investigations Unit, and based in Nairobi, the Investigation Manager carries out investigations into allegations of fraud, abuse of authority, mismanagement, harassment, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse and/or retaliatory actions in or affecting UNICEF, and makes recommendations for corrective action and improved controls. The incumbent also provides day-to-day management and technical oversight, including through matrix management arrangements, of specialist investigative capacity as assigned.
The purpose of this consultancy is to finalize, validate and scale an innovative, accessible and user-friendly community monitoring package that enables communities and implementing partners to monitor behavioural drivers, social norms and behavioural outcomes related to harmful practices. The community monitoring package has been developed and had undergone an initial round of testing. The consultancy will improve the methodological rigour, usability and practical application of the tools through additional pilot testing, refinement and documentation.
UNICEF is developing a global framework to estimate the economic cost of the learning crisis, including learning denial, deprivation, and disruption affecting millions of children worldwide. The framework will quantify the impact on economic growth, productivity, public finances, and human capital to strengthen the case for education investment.
The consultant will support the development, testing, validation, and documentation of this country-level analytical model, including data analysis and cost estimation. Country results will be aggregated to produce regional and global estimates of the learning crisis’s economic impact.
The purpose of this consultancy is to facilitate the provision of technical and programmatic work to the Accelerated Disease Control (ADC) team within the Immunization programme to strengthen programme implementation monitoring and performance, outbreak monitoring and intelligence, outbreak prevention and response, partnership coordination, and evidence generation and translation for vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) affecting children, adolescents and caregivers.
The Education Specialist (Learning and Skills Assessment) will provide technical assistance to UNICEF Country and Regional Offices and to national governments to develop, implement, and use assessments and tracer studies that inform sector policy, planning, and financing, while improving learning and skills outcomes and employability.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, advocacy, and operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment into action.Within this context, the Security Section plays a critical role in enabling programme delivery through the provision of effective security risk management and operational support. The Section ensures that UNICEF personnel, eligible family members, premises,assets, and operations are protected in line with the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS).
The purpose of this consultancy is to facilitate a strategic planning process that:
• Examines the current and emerging needs of child protection in humanitarian action sector;
• Identifies trends, opportunities, risks, and challenges likely to shape the sector over the coming years;
• Assesses the Alliance's achievements, strengths, limitations, and comparative advantage, of which data/findings also contribute to donor reporting;
• Defines the Alliance's future role and strategic positioning within the broader humanitarian ecosystem;
• Builds consensus among Alliance stakeholders regarding future priorities and strategic directions;
• Engage with the Alliance technical group leadership to think through the linkage between the new strategy and the implementation plan; and
• Produces a validated strategic framework, to guide the Alliance's work from 2027 for a period of 3 to 5 years.
Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Chief of the Investigations Unit, and based in Nairobi, the Investigation Manager carries out investigations into allegations of fraud, abuse of authority, mismanagement, harassment, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse and/or retaliatory actions in or affecting UNICEF, and makes recommendations for corrective action and improved controls. The incumbent also provides day-to-day management and technical oversight, including through matrix management arrangements, of specialist investigative capacity as assigned.
The purpose of this consultancy is to finalize, validate and scale an innovative, accessible and user-friendly community monitoring package that enables communities and implementing partners to monitor behavioural drivers, social norms and behavioural outcomes related to harmful practices. The community monitoring package has been developed and had undergone an initial round of testing. The consultancy will improve the methodological rigour, usability and practical application of the tools through additional pilot testing, refinement and documentation.
UNICEF is developing a global framework to estimate the economic cost of the learning crisis, including learning denial, deprivation, and disruption affecting millions of children worldwide. The framework will quantify the impact on economic growth, productivity, public finances, and human capital to strengthen the case for education investment.
The consultant will support the development, testing, validation, and documentation of this country-level analytical model, including data analysis and cost estimation. Country results will be aggregated to produce regional and global estimates of the learning crisis’s economic impact.
The purpose of this consultancy is to facilitate the provision of technical and programmatic work to the Accelerated Disease Control (ADC) team within the Immunization programme to strengthen programme implementation monitoring and performance, outbreak monitoring and intelligence, outbreak prevention and response, partnership coordination, and evidence generation and translation for vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) affecting children, adolescents and caregivers.
The Education Specialist (Learning and Skills Assessment) will provide technical assistance to UNICEF Country and Regional Offices and to national governments to develop, implement, and use assessments and tracer studies that inform sector policy, planning, and financing, while improving learning and skills outcomes and employability.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, advocacy, and operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment into action.Within this context, the Security Section plays a critical role in enabling programme delivery through the provision of effective security risk management and operational support. The Section ensures that UNICEF personnel, eligible family members, premises,assets, and operations are protected in line with the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS).
The purpose of this consultancy is to facilitate a strategic planning process that:
• Examines the current and emerging needs of child protection in humanitarian action sector;
• Identifies trends, opportunities, risks, and challenges likely to shape the sector over the coming years;
• Assesses the Alliance's achievements, strengths, limitations, and comparative advantage, of which data/findings also contribute to donor reporting;
• Defines the Alliance's future role and strategic positioning within the broader humanitarian ecosystem;
• Builds consensus among Alliance stakeholders regarding future priorities and strategic directions;
• Engage with the Alliance technical group leadership to think through the linkage between the new strategy and the implementation plan; and
• Produces a validated strategic framework, to guide the Alliance's work from 2027 for a period of 3 to 5 years.
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