UNICEF is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to join its team as Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Manaus. As Chief, you will lead the delivery of the UNICEF Country Programme across selected territories in the Amazon region, championing the rights of children and adolescents – particularly the most marginalized and vulnerable. You will oversee our programmes and special initiatives across the region under the Manaus Office jurisdiction, working with municipal and State governments and partners from civil society, private sector, media and other key actors. You will play a critical role in building strategic partnerships that drive impactful results for Brazilian girls and boys.
In this key leadership position, you will ensure the effective use of both financial and human resources in Manaus, maintaining the highest standards of programme impact. You will be accountable for leading UNICEF advocacy, programme, and partnership engagement with State and Municipal governments, as well as with key programme stakeholders, to advance key results for the most vulnerable children and adolescents through quality social services and protection systems with an inter-cultural and equity-based inclusive approach.
We are seeking a dynamic professional with a proven track record in advocacy and stakeholder engagement. If you are an accomplished leader with a deep commitment to children’s and adolescent’s rights and are skilled in building alliances with government entities, civil society, the private sector, and community-based organizations we encourage you to apply.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is recruiting a Social Policy Specialist (Social Protection and Disability) to provide 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.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is seeking a Social Policy Specialist (PF4C) to provide technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy related to public finance for children (PF4C)
UNICEF Sierra Leone seeks a Health Specialist (Systems Strengthening) will lead the health system strengthening component of UNICEF Sierra Leone’s Health and Nutrition programme while ensuring the fulfilment of the overall programme monitoring and reporting requirements, including support for different health and nutrition related studies/research.
We are looking for a Chief, Artificial Intelligence who will lead in the determination of AI/ML use case applicability, implementation approaches and deployment topologies. By working with Divisional subject matter experts and ICTD Business Relationship Managers, they will unlock possibilities for the implementation of AI/ML use cases providing in-depth technical guidance, advisories and hands-on AI/ML expertise.
The UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for a Regional Staff Counsellor to provide expertise to the management and staff of the regional and country offices, to support the overall well-being of UNICEF staff and their families, as well as teams in UNICEF offices in the region.
UNICEF Brazil is looking for an experienced and committed professional to coordinate the implementation of its Country Programme in Brazil. The Chief of Local Governance and Institutional Relations will work directly with the Deputy Representative for Programmes liaising and coordinating with the Chiefs of UNICEF’s seven zonal offices located in the Amazon and Semi-Arid regions of the Brazil. . The incumbent will work to ensure programmatic coherence in line with UNICEF Country Programme, strategy, quality assurance and risk management of UNICEF Brazil’s programme, policy and advocacy work at State and Municipal levels. , In a country with high levels of poverty and significant inequalities that are based on gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location, disabilities amongst others, clear strategies that target and transform realities for children and adolescents in Brazil will be of paramount importance. In addition, given the strategic role of Brazil in climate change discussions, with COP30 set to take place in Belem do Para, the incumbent will need to engage with Zonal Offices, UNICEF Chiefs of Goal Areas (e.g. Health, Education, Child Protection, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation, and Social Policy) to local partners to position UNICEF and delivery on its mandate.
This position will report to the Deputy Representative for Programmes and will be based in Brasilia, with significant travel within Brazil.
India Country Office is looking for an experienced Chief of Health responsible for managing and leading all stages of UNICEF’s engagement in child health and well-being in India, implemented through a network of 13 UNICEF Field Offices, from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of results. The Chief, Health leads and manages the Health Section and supports the broader UNICEF health network including establishing plans of action to achieve concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
UNICEF Sierra Leone seeks a Social Transformation Manager with responsibility for the design, management, execution, monitoring and evaluation of regional strategies related to Social Transformation, (Social and Behavior Change (SBC), Gender Equality and Equity (Gender) and Adolescent and Development and Participation (ADAP).
Under the supervision and guidance of the Deputy Regional Director for West and Central Africa, the programme associate supports the section by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor their region, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the RO, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of projects through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
This role supports key projects including Windows 11 migration, Cloud Printing, Secure Access deployment, and workspace relocations amid UNICEF House renovations—enhancing operational efficiency and user experience across UNICEF’s New York office
UNICEF Liberia CO is hiring a consultant to serve as technical lead in providing overall coordination and technical guidance for implementation of the planned Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survey.
The Health Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Health Programme within the Country Programme.
The main objective of this consultancy is to provide support and technical assistance to UNICEF team to accelerate the results of Pode Falar initiative in Brazil, taking into account the different components of this initiative.
The consultant will be responsible for proposing recommendations to consolidate the project and support UNICEF officers to maintain a strengthened network of partners on adolescents’ mental health.
The WASH Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process, through the application of theoretical and practical technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development, implementation and monitoring of the WASH output results of the Regional Programme, focused on technical assistance, knowledge management, capacity building, partnership and resource mobilization.
The post is located in the Human Resources (HR) Unit of Operations Section of Mali CO and reports to HR Manager. HR Unit is responsible for providing wide range of HR services to staff members and management of Mali CO
The overall purpose of this post is to lead the Health Section’s strategic and technical work on HSS/PHC and Immunization in line with UNICEF Strategic Plan in the context of primary health care, including institutionalization of community health and nutrition. S/he provides technical guidance and operational support throughout the programming process to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results, according to plans,
allocation, results-based management (RBM) approaches and methodology, organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountibility framework.
Under the general guidance and supervision of the Regional Health Adviser, the Senior Health Specialist –HSS-PHC and Immunization is responsible for positioning HSS/PHC and Immunization in the regional office and on UNICEF SA regional health agenda as a priority, seizing the opportunity of UNICEF commitment to revitalizing PHC and health systems strengthening.
If you are dedicated, passionate about children and results, we are looking for you! Working under the general direction of the Food Systems Specialist and Regional Nutrition Specialist, the Consultant will develop comprehensive guidance to oversee the digital marketing of ultra-processed products to children.
UNICEF is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to join its team as Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Manaus. As Chief, you will lead the delivery of the UNICEF Country Programme across selected territories in the Amazon region, championing the rights of children and adolescents – particularly the most marginalized and vulnerable. You will oversee our programmes and special initiatives across the region under the Manaus Office jurisdiction, working with municipal and State governments and partners from civil society, private sector, media and other key actors. You will play a critical role in building strategic partnerships that drive impactful results for Brazilian girls and boys.
In this key leadership position, you will ensure the effective use of both financial and human resources in Manaus, maintaining the highest standards of programme impact. You will be accountable for leading UNICEF advocacy, programme, and partnership engagement with State and Municipal governments, as well as with key programme stakeholders, to advance key results for the most vulnerable children and adolescents through quality social services and protection systems with an inter-cultural and equity-based inclusive approach.
We are seeking a dynamic professional with a proven track record in advocacy and stakeholder engagement. If you are an accomplished leader with a deep commitment to children’s and adolescent’s rights and are skilled in building alliances with government entities, civil society, the private sector, and community-based organizations we encourage you to apply.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is recruiting a Social Policy Specialist (Social Protection and Disability) to provide 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.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is seeking a Social Policy Specialist (PF4C) to provide technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy related to public finance for children (PF4C)
UNICEF Sierra Leone seeks a Health Specialist (Systems Strengthening) will lead the health system strengthening component of UNICEF Sierra Leone’s Health and Nutrition programme while ensuring the fulfilment of the overall programme monitoring and reporting requirements, including support for different health and nutrition related studies/research.
We are looking for a Chief, Artificial Intelligence who will lead in the determination of AI/ML use case applicability, implementation approaches and deployment topologies. By working with Divisional subject matter experts and ICTD Business Relationship Managers, they will unlock possibilities for the implementation of AI/ML use cases providing in-depth technical guidance, advisories and hands-on AI/ML expertise.
The UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for a Regional Staff Counsellor to provide expertise to the management and staff of the regional and country offices, to support the overall well-being of UNICEF staff and their families, as well as teams in UNICEF offices in the region.
UNICEF Brazil is looking for an experienced and committed professional to coordinate the implementation of its Country Programme in Brazil. The Chief of Local Governance and Institutional Relations will work directly with the Deputy Representative for Programmes liaising and coordinating with the Chiefs of UNICEF’s seven zonal offices located in the Amazon and Semi-Arid regions of the Brazil. . The incumbent will work to ensure programmatic coherence in line with UNICEF Country Programme, strategy, quality assurance and risk management of UNICEF Brazil’s programme, policy and advocacy work at State and Municipal levels. , In a country with high levels of poverty and significant inequalities that are based on gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location, disabilities amongst others, clear strategies that target and transform realities for children and adolescents in Brazil will be of paramount importance. In addition, given the strategic role of Brazil in climate change discussions, with COP30 set to take place in Belem do Para, the incumbent will need to engage with Zonal Offices, UNICEF Chiefs of Goal Areas (e.g. Health, Education, Child Protection, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation, and Social Policy) to local partners to position UNICEF and delivery on its mandate.
This position will report to the Deputy Representative for Programmes and will be based in Brasilia, with significant travel within Brazil.
India Country Office is looking for an experienced Chief of Health responsible for managing and leading all stages of UNICEF’s engagement in child health and well-being in India, implemented through a network of 13 UNICEF Field Offices, from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of results. The Chief, Health leads and manages the Health Section and supports the broader UNICEF health network including establishing plans of action to achieve concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
UNICEF Sierra Leone seeks a Social Transformation Manager with responsibility for the design, management, execution, monitoring and evaluation of regional strategies related to Social Transformation, (Social and Behavior Change (SBC), Gender Equality and Equity (Gender) and Adolescent and Development and Participation (ADAP).
Under the supervision and guidance of the Deputy Regional Director for West and Central Africa, the programme associate supports the section by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor their region, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the RO, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of projects through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
This role supports key projects including Windows 11 migration, Cloud Printing, Secure Access deployment, and workspace relocations amid UNICEF House renovations—enhancing operational efficiency and user experience across UNICEF’s New York office
UNICEF Liberia CO is hiring a consultant to serve as technical lead in providing overall coordination and technical guidance for implementation of the planned Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survey.
The Health Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Health Programme within the Country Programme.
The main objective of this consultancy is to provide support and technical assistance to UNICEF team to accelerate the results of Pode Falar initiative in Brazil, taking into account the different components of this initiative.
The consultant will be responsible for proposing recommendations to consolidate the project and support UNICEF officers to maintain a strengthened network of partners on adolescents’ mental health.
The WASH Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process, through the application of theoretical and practical technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development, implementation and monitoring of the WASH output results of the Regional Programme, focused on technical assistance, knowledge management, capacity building, partnership and resource mobilization.
The post is located in the Human Resources (HR) Unit of Operations Section of Mali CO and reports to HR Manager. HR Unit is responsible for providing wide range of HR services to staff members and management of Mali CO
The overall purpose of this post is to lead the Health Section’s strategic and technical work on HSS/PHC and Immunization in line with UNICEF Strategic Plan in the context of primary health care, including institutionalization of community health and nutrition. S/he provides technical guidance and operational support throughout the programming process to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results, according to plans,
allocation, results-based management (RBM) approaches and methodology, organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountibility framework.
Under the general guidance and supervision of the Regional Health Adviser, the Senior Health Specialist –HSS-PHC and Immunization is responsible for positioning HSS/PHC and Immunization in the regional office and on UNICEF SA regional health agenda as a priority, seizing the opportunity of UNICEF commitment to revitalizing PHC and health systems strengthening.
If you are dedicated, passionate about children and results, we are looking for you! Working under the general direction of the Food Systems Specialist and Regional Nutrition Specialist, the Consultant will develop comprehensive guidance to oversee the digital marketing of ultra-processed products to children.
