Current vacancies

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to HOPE! 

Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title: Qualitative impact evaluation expert/Consultant.  To lead implementation of Qualitative Impact Protocol (QuiP) in Türkiye child marriage and social norms (Impact Catalyst Fund)

Section/Division/Duty Station:  Evaluation Office - NYHQ

Duration: September 15, 2025 to January 31, 2026

Home/ Office Based: REMOTE 

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/Assignment: 

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2026-2029, marks a shift toward a stronger focus on outcome- and impact-level results for children and, toward this end, places increased emphasis on the role of evaluation as an evidence function and an oversight function.

Within this context, UNICEF’s evaluation function aims to drive results for children by fostering evidence-informed decision-making.  Guided by the Revised Evaluation Policy of UNICEF (2023), evaluation in UNICEF supports both learning and accountability through evaluations of development and institutional effectiveness and humanitarian response, ultimately contributing to improved outcomes for children. It also plays a critical role in holding the organization accountable for its contributions—or lack thereof—to those outcomes.

UNICEF’s evaluation function is largely decentralized. It includes senior-level regional evaluation advisers and multi-country evaluation specialists based in its five regions, as well as dedicated country-level evaluation focal points who provide full- or part-time support to evaluation efforts. The function conducts a diverse portfolio of independent, credible, and impartial evaluations, including corporate thematic, institutional effectiveness, humanitarian, country-led, and impact evaluations. These efforts ensure that UNICEF systematically uses evaluation evidence to enhance its effectiveness and deliver better results for children.

The UNICEF Evaluation of Impact Strategy and Action Framework 2022–2025 sets the institutional priorities and vision for a harmonized and strategic approach to the generation and use of rigorous impact evaluations to inform UNICEF programs. This vision is reinforced in the draft Strategic Plan for 2026 – 2029, where impact level targets are prioritized, requiring a strong impact evaluation function to demonstrate achievement of targets, particularly with shrinking fiscal space. The Impact Catalyst Fund (ICF) is a flagship initiative to support these efforts. The first ICF call builds on a partnership with the Global Program to End Child Marriage (GPECM) focused on the thematic area of child marriage and social norms. 

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.

Scope of Work:

The scope of work for this consultancy is as follows:

•     Support the design and development of data collection instruments to conduct an imbedded Qualitative Impact Protocol (QuIP) study within the broader mixed method impact evaluation. The study instruments envisioned are individual in-depth interviews for a sample of 24 adolescent girls who took part in the intervention;

•     Input to existing Institutional Review Board (IRB) and ethics protocol revisions to include the QuIP component imbedded study;

•     Support development of training materials and input (remotely) to qualitative training for a small team of interviewers already engaged in and trained as part of the larger mixed-method impact evaluation;

•     Support data cleaning, coding, analysis and validation of findings jointly with the quantitative evaluation team and key stakeholders, write-up of the QuIP methodology and study findings as part of a short report with triangulation and reference to the final (overall) impact evaluation report;

•     Contribute to development of dissemination materials, including presenting QuIP study results as part of impact evaluation workshops to UNICEF and other stakeholders as requested.

The duration of this assignment is 6 months between 1 September 2025 and 31 December 2025. Contractual obligations will be based on 15 days total. The location of the assignment is remote. UNICEF reserves the right to terminate this contract without notice due to unsatisfactory performance or to misconduct by the consultant, as UNICEF may determine in its absolute discretion. Payment will also cease on the day of termination. 

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Preparation and implementation of QuIP study in Türkiye          

•   Study instruments in the form of word narrative interview guides

•   Ethics revisions in the form of additions and edits to the existing ethics protocols in word

•   Training materials in the form of interview guides (word) and powerpoint presentations, as well as attendance in remote training sessions      

October 31, 2025

Analysis, results and dissemination of QuIP study in Türkiye     

•   Coding and software-based analysis of interviews

•   Write up and revision of results in the form of a report (in word)

•   Presentation of results via remote attendance and presentation at least one stakeholder workshop

January 31, 2025

Qualifications

(1) Education

Advance University Degree (Masters) in public health, public policy, sociology, anthropology, evaluation, development studies (qualitative focus)

(2) Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

•     Over 8 years of professional experience leading or contributing to qualitative impact assessments, using QuIP methodology or similar. Track record of authorship/co-authorship in peer- reviewed journals.

•     Strong technical expertise in coding and analysis of qualitative data, including causal impact analysis and use of appropriate software (including Causal Map Ltd software)

•     Demonstrated previous research experience on gender, adolescent girls and harmful practices thematic topics, including those in fragile states or humanitarian contexts.

•     Familiarity with UNICEF programmatic mandate and understanding evidence generation process for child-focused programs, including ethics requirements. Basic ethics certificates to facilitate primary studies on Human Subjects (i.e. CITI certificates or similar)

Additional competences

•     Delivering data analysis and evaluations under tight deadlines and through multi-stakeholder consultative process.

•     Excellent abilities in presenting technical information to a non- technical audience, including excellent drafting and presentation skills in English.

•     Research or technical work experience in Eastern Europe and/or the Middle East and North Africa.

Language requirements

•           Proficiency in English is required.

Requirements: 

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
  • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

For every Child, you demonstrate… UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:  

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, are encourage to apply are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (if applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.