UNICEF Liberia is hiring an experienced individual to conduct a desk review and situational analysis to understand behavioural determinants affecting immunization uptake; develop a comprehensive SBC Strategy for EPI, including key messages, tools, and activities; pre-test and validate the strategy through stakeholder workshops and community-level consultations, create a monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress and adapt interventions as needed. Qualified candidates including females are strongly encouraged to apply.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Chief, Field Operations, the Consultant will support the Mbandaka team for overall leadership, coordination, and strategic direction for UNICEFs in the closing operation of the office. The Consultant will support the Mbandaka field office team to organize all the actions leading to the closure by December 31st, 2025. He may also be requested to support remotely or in site the Kisangani Outpost.
Location:United States, Democratic Republic of Congo
UNICEF Czech Republic RRO is looking for a qualified Child Protection Consultant on TSI technical support and transition who will play a critical role in aligning project activities with national needs and supporting the successful advancement of child protection reforms in the Czech Republic.
Under the supervision of the HIV Officer in the Health and Nutrition section, the National Individual Consultant will develop high-quality standardised package of training materials and job aids for the Young Mentor Mothers (YMM) programme. The package will include standard operating procedures, training material, job aids, data collection tools and referral tools to other services.
This is a readvertisement, candidates who had previously applied need not resubmit.
The consultancy is open to individuals who are nationals of South Africa.
Closing date: 24 August 2025, 11am
The Information Management Specialist (IMS) will play a key role in supporting UNICEF South Sudan’s Emergency Unit by managing data systems, analyzing risks, and disseminating information to enhance evidence-based planning and improve child well-being. The IMS will contribute to strategic development, innovation, and multi-sectoral programming through four main areas of work:
UNV programme contribute to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. UNICEF operates in a complex humanitarian and development setting, where timely delivery of supplies and services is critical to program success. The logistics function plays a key role of ensuring that operational and programmatic needs are met effectively, efficiently, and sustainably. The coordinator will be part of the logistics team and will support coordination implementations of supply chain operations.
The primary objective of this evaluation is to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, and sustainability of UNICEF Iran’s private sector engagement and partnership strategy since 2022. The evaluation will generate evidence on how this strategic portfolio has contributed to achieving programmatic and organizational outcomes for children and provide actionable recommendations to enhance the quality and impact of future private sector engagements.
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. 4 months, based in Jayapura.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the analysis and benchmarking for the SDGs related to children as part of the development of the report “Progress on Children’s Well-Being”, including the life-course index. The work is to be carried out using GitHub, our database, and in collaboration with the sectoral data managers/analysts in D&A. The consultant will work on country briefs/ factsheets based on the report on the benchmarking and, separately, on the life course. The consultant will enhance and automate the existing R-based workflow to generate standardized factsheets across multiple countries as well as the production of charts for the report.
The consultant will be responsible for writing syntax, maintaining the GitHub repository, and supporting the publication process in collaboration with the PEG team. All code and documentation will be prepared to ensure long-term scalability and reproducibility of the process.
Provide technical support to EOF for the delivery of EOF’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Outcomes Fund in South Africa. The Programme Consultant - South Africa will support EOF's team with engagements with implementing partners, providing support to solve implementation challenges and ensure smooth technical and operational delivery. The consultant will also provide support and guidance on the programs’ policy alignment and integration of learning into broader systemic change.
Under the supervision of the MNCAH Advisor in DAPM’s Health and HIV Unit, and in collaboration with relevant Programme Group colleagues, the consultant will provide strategic and technical guidance to support the development and early implementation of Phase 2 of mental health measurement at UNICEF.
UNICEF Iraq is scaling up support to the Government of Iraq to reduce child poverty, strengthen public investment in children, reform the national social protection system, and enhance evidence generation through the technical support provided through the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 2025). These efforts are part of broader system-strengthening interventions to institutionalize child-sensitive policies and improve accountability for child rights and wellbeing.
The consultant will support EOF’s team in relation to its ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) outcomes fund in South Africa, which is expected to launch in November 2025 and continue implementing until December 2028.
Under the guidance of the Public Partnership Manager, the Partnership Specialist works to deepen collaboration with key stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. S/He may also serve as focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The key result is to ensure greater visibility for UNICEF and influence in support of its mission.
Under the supervision of the Risks and compliance Manager, the Risk and Compliance Officer will be supporting in strengthening risk assurance and compliance efforts in UNICEF Nigeria. He / She will be asked to support in providing complementary expertise, and monitoring related to the management of risks, including but not limited to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management practices at a process, systems, and entity level. He / she will ensure the achievement of risk management objectives follows organizational rules and regulations, and acceptable ethical behavior; internal control; information and technology security; sustainability; and quality assurance. Moreover, he / she will provide support in the analysis and reporting on the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management and internal controls
The overall aim of this consultancy is to support the development the national strategy and action plan (2025-2030), including the proposal of strategic priorities, coordination mechanisms, and a framework with indicators for monitoring and evaluation for the elimination of FGM in Guinea-Bissau.
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.
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The Finance Assistant will be responsible for providing a variety of specialized tasks in finance functions, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF financial rules and regulations, whilst demonstrating the capacity to research, adapt and evaluate irregular cases, and also to recommend improvements to process delivery and design
The Human Resources Assistant manages complex administrative and transactional tasks to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in the office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UN, UNICEF HR and financial rules and regulations.
The work performed affects not only the timely delivery of processes but also indirectly the delivery of the client departments/divisions/offices’ programmes. The Human Resources Assistant plays a key role, as a member of the team, in providing routine and specialized information both to client’s departments and to more senior members of the team on procedures and the progress of delivery against standards and deadlines.
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 Liberia is hiring an experienced individual to conduct a desk review and situational analysis to understand behavioural determinants affecting immunization uptake; develop a comprehensive SBC Strategy for EPI, including key messages, tools, and activities; pre-test and validate the strategy through stakeholder workshops and community-level consultations, create a monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress and adapt interventions as needed. Qualified candidates including females are strongly encouraged to apply.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Chief, Field Operations, the Consultant will support the Mbandaka team for overall leadership, coordination, and strategic direction for UNICEFs in the closing operation of the office. The Consultant will support the Mbandaka field office team to organize all the actions leading to the closure by December 31st, 2025. He may also be requested to support remotely or in site the Kisangani Outpost.
Location:United States, Democratic Republic of Congo
UNICEF Czech Republic RRO is looking for a qualified Child Protection Consultant on TSI technical support and transition who will play a critical role in aligning project activities with national needs and supporting the successful advancement of child protection reforms in the Czech Republic.
Under the supervision of the HIV Officer in the Health and Nutrition section, the National Individual Consultant will develop high-quality standardised package of training materials and job aids for the Young Mentor Mothers (YMM) programme. The package will include standard operating procedures, training material, job aids, data collection tools and referral tools to other services.
This is a readvertisement, candidates who had previously applied need not resubmit.
The consultancy is open to individuals who are nationals of South Africa.
Closing date: 24 August 2025, 11am
The Information Management Specialist (IMS) will play a key role in supporting UNICEF South Sudan’s Emergency Unit by managing data systems, analyzing risks, and disseminating information to enhance evidence-based planning and improve child well-being. The IMS will contribute to strategic development, innovation, and multi-sectoral programming through four main areas of work:
UNV programme contribute to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. UNICEF operates in a complex humanitarian and development setting, where timely delivery of supplies and services is critical to program success. The logistics function plays a key role of ensuring that operational and programmatic needs are met effectively, efficiently, and sustainably. The coordinator will be part of the logistics team and will support coordination implementations of supply chain operations.
The primary objective of this evaluation is to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, and sustainability of UNICEF Iran’s private sector engagement and partnership strategy since 2022. The evaluation will generate evidence on how this strategic portfolio has contributed to achieving programmatic and organizational outcomes for children and provide actionable recommendations to enhance the quality and impact of future private sector engagements.
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. 4 months, based in Jayapura.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the analysis and benchmarking for the SDGs related to children as part of the development of the report “Progress on Children’s Well-Being”, including the life-course index. The work is to be carried out using GitHub, our database, and in collaboration with the sectoral data managers/analysts in D&A. The consultant will work on country briefs/ factsheets based on the report on the benchmarking and, separately, on the life course. The consultant will enhance and automate the existing R-based workflow to generate standardized factsheets across multiple countries as well as the production of charts for the report.
The consultant will be responsible for writing syntax, maintaining the GitHub repository, and supporting the publication process in collaboration with the PEG team. All code and documentation will be prepared to ensure long-term scalability and reproducibility of the process.
Provide technical support to EOF for the delivery of EOF’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Outcomes Fund in South Africa. The Programme Consultant - South Africa will support EOF's team with engagements with implementing partners, providing support to solve implementation challenges and ensure smooth technical and operational delivery. The consultant will also provide support and guidance on the programs’ policy alignment and integration of learning into broader systemic change.
Under the supervision of the MNCAH Advisor in DAPM’s Health and HIV Unit, and in collaboration with relevant Programme Group colleagues, the consultant will provide strategic and technical guidance to support the development and early implementation of Phase 2 of mental health measurement at UNICEF.
UNICEF Iraq is scaling up support to the Government of Iraq to reduce child poverty, strengthen public investment in children, reform the national social protection system, and enhance evidence generation through the technical support provided through the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 2025). These efforts are part of broader system-strengthening interventions to institutionalize child-sensitive policies and improve accountability for child rights and wellbeing.
The consultant will support EOF’s team in relation to its ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) outcomes fund in South Africa, which is expected to launch in November 2025 and continue implementing until December 2028.
Under the guidance of the Public Partnership Manager, the Partnership Specialist works to deepen collaboration with key stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. S/He may also serve as focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The key result is to ensure greater visibility for UNICEF and influence in support of its mission.
Under the supervision of the Risks and compliance Manager, the Risk and Compliance Officer will be supporting in strengthening risk assurance and compliance efforts in UNICEF Nigeria. He / She will be asked to support in providing complementary expertise, and monitoring related to the management of risks, including but not limited to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management practices at a process, systems, and entity level. He / she will ensure the achievement of risk management objectives follows organizational rules and regulations, and acceptable ethical behavior; internal control; information and technology security; sustainability; and quality assurance. Moreover, he / she will provide support in the analysis and reporting on the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management and internal controls
The overall aim of this consultancy is to support the development the national strategy and action plan (2025-2030), including the proposal of strategic priorities, coordination mechanisms, and a framework with indicators for monitoring and evaluation for the elimination of FGM in Guinea-Bissau.
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 Finance Assistant will be responsible for providing a variety of specialized tasks in finance functions, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF financial rules and regulations, whilst demonstrating the capacity to research, adapt and evaluate irregular cases, and also to recommend improvements to process delivery and design
The Human Resources Assistant manages complex administrative and transactional tasks to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in the office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UN, UNICEF HR and financial rules and regulations.
The work performed affects not only the timely delivery of processes but also indirectly the delivery of the client departments/divisions/offices’ programmes. The Human Resources Assistant plays a key role, as a member of the team, in providing routine and specialized information both to client’s departments and to more senior members of the team on procedures and the progress of delivery against standards and deadlines.
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.
