Benin Co is looking for a champion as PME Specialist to ensure that the Benin Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on the situation of children’s and women’s rights and ensure that the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.
The Special Representative serves as the representative of UNICEF in the State of Palestine and reports to the Regional Director for general direction and oversight. The Special Representative is responsible for establishing dialogue with the Palestinian Government to develop and implement the framework of cooperation in the State of Palestine as part of the Area Programme Document (APD) for Palestinian children and for working closely and collaboratively with the Government and national institutions, stakeholders and partners, to develop the Government-UNICEF APD in active support of efforts to advance children’s rights as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, other international treaties/frameworks, the SDGs, and UN intergovernmental bodies. The Special Representative is also responsible for leading engagement with the Israeli Government who – due to the occupation context and protracted conflict – has responsibilities towards children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
As Head of a large-size Office, the Special Representative is responsible for providing leadership and vision to the UNICEF Office in the State of Palestine team, which is now split into three locations and managing and leveraging resources for the achievement of results and realization of the rights of children. The Special Representative leads and oversees the various programme sectors and operations teams ensuring delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics and integrity. The Special Representative is accountable for upholding UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability, and ensuring the establishment and maintenance of a non-discriminatory, inclusive and nurturing working environment for all staff and personnel, to enable them to effectively and efficiently deliver high-quality results for children.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Libya country office is looking for an internationally experienced, dynamic and results-driven individual to take up the role of Chief, WASH, based in Tripoli. Chief of WASH will be responsible for the overall management and administration in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme within the UNICEF Libya country programme.
Under the supervision of the Procurement Services Manager; UNICEF is looking for a professional who can implement the procurement services portfolio enabling UNICEF partners to procure essential supplies and supply-related services through UNICEF’s global knowledge, purchasing capacity and logistics experience.
If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
UNICEF Pakistan is seeking a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and dynamic individual to take on the role of Social & Behavior Change Specialist to join the Health Team on a fixed term basis in Islamabad Office.
UNICEF Karachi Pakistan is seeking a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and dynamic individual to take on the role of Immunization Officer (EPI) to join the Health Team on a fixed term basis in Karachi Office.
A Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Chief with substantial experience in countries in transition is needed. The RMPU Chief should be able to interact with donors at a strategic level and in a delicate manner to bring the challenges mentioned above to their attention, and ensure supporting children remains a high priority area for donors. The RMPU Chief needs to have the experience and stature to be able to interact and advocate with donors at the highest levels, including their Chief of Missions in Bangladesh. The aim of the interaction is not only to secure resources for Bangladesh’s regular programme, but also for its humanitarian interventions, be it due to national emergencies or supporting the Rohingya population residing in Bangladesh.
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Timor-Leste is seeking for an International Consultant to provide support to UNICEF Timor-Leste on Child Online Protection and Responsible Technology.
UNICEF is seeking a Papua New Guinea national for its Programme Officer (Convergence) post at NO2 Level. The post is accountable for programme, planning, design, implementation and administration of the Convergence Programme, across all sections, in accordance with the Country Programme Recommendation and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea is seeking to recruit a driver at GS2 level for its Office in Port Moresby. This is a local position only nationals of Papua New Guinea will be considered, and the position is of temporary basis for an initial period of 1 year.
The Health Manager (MNCH) reports to the Chief of Health/Nutrition for general guidance and supervision. S/He is responsible for supporting the Chief in managing the health section and leading the management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the MNCH and immunization programme within the country programme. 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 approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
Purpose for the job: This position is responsible for leading and coordinating UNICEF’s comprehensive and multisectoral MHPSS portfolio targeting children, adolescents and their caregivers, ensuring an integrated approach across diverse sectors such as Health, Child Protection, Social and Behavior Change, Education, ADAP, Communication, and Social Policy. The Health manager (MHPSS) ensures that MHPSS programming is implemented with strategic vision, unity, coherence and complementarity across sectors and in alignment with UNICEF’s standards of technical quality, accountability, and responsibility, fostering a cohesive and effective response across all sectors. Additionally, the Health manager (MHPSS) manages relationships with a broad spectrum of external stakeholders, including government agencies, the Mental health coordination Center of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, UN agencies, implementing partners, donors, the MHPSS Technical Working Group (TWG), academic and research institutions and other key stakeholders involved in MHPSS. This role ensures that external collaborations are aligned with UNICEF’s strategic objectives and sectoral agendas. As the staff in charge of leading and coordinating UNICEF MHPSS interventions, the health manager (MHPSS) guarantees that all partnerships and activities are cohesively linked and mutually reinforcing, fostering a holistic approach to mental health and psychosocial support. In this position, the Health Manager (MHPSS) advocates for a unified approach that effectively addresses the MHPSS needs of children, adolescents and their caregiversensuring that MHPSS initiatives are appropriately adapted to the complex and varied challenges faced in Ukraine. This role is pivotal in advancing UNICEF's mission to protect and promote the well-being of every child in the country.
UNICEF Brazil is searching for an experienced Policy Specialist (Innovation/Foresight) who assumes a crucial role by supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovation and foresight policies under the country program's preview. S/he will work collaboratively with colleagues across teams and with external partners to drive changes in policy and practice; and secure political commitments for children.
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.
This job opportunity is presential and for Brazilians nationals only or internal candidates with a work permit for Brazil.
UNICEF Gambia is looking for dynamic and qualified candidates for the position of Education Officer. The Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
Only nationals of the country are eligible to apply, except internal (UNICEF) candidates who are legally permitted to work for UNICEF in the country independently of UNICEF appointment.
The WASH team is seeking to hire a consultant who will be the key expert responsible for providing strategic guidance to UNICEF teams in Abuja and Field Offices across Nigeria in the design and implementation of climate change interventions including solarization of
WASH, health and school facilities, green rising initiative, climate resilient programmes among others. Under the strategic guidance of the Chief/Manager of Climate Change/WASH section, the consultant will provide close guidance and strategic inputs on all key aspects of climate change programme planning and implementation.
The Office of Innovation, in Stockholm, Sweden has openings for 3 positions of Programme Associate at the GS6 level.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the programme associate supports the respective section (s) by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
UNICEF Country Office (CO) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is committed to advancing children's rights through comprehensive initiatives aimed at addressing the multifaceted challenges facing children in the region. One of the cornerstone efforts in this regard has been the Action Plan for Children of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2015-2018. This Action Plan, endorsed by the BiH Council of Ministers and developed in collaboration with various ministries, targeted crucial areas such as civil rights, violence prevention and response, family welfare, healthcare, education, and special protection measures.
The Planning, Reporting, Information, Monitoring, and Evaluation (PRIME) Section supports all PFP sections and inter-divisional and inter-office work by providing strategic planning, monitoring, and reporting, internal communications, and knowledge management for UNICEF’s private sector work.
The Knowledge Management Manager (KM Manager), based in PRIME, will oversee KM work across the Division, and help strengthen knowledge management by working closely with KM Specialists and focal points in PFP sections. The position is responsible for the development and implementation of a strategic framework for KM in the Division and for the related policies, plans, methodologies, and products to increase learning from successes and failures and replication of successful activities in the UNICEF private sector family. The KM Manager will promote an overall culture of knowledge capture, sharing, and learning through the Division’s organizational processes and systems, and provide thought leadership and hands-on support for KM initiatives in PFP.
In addition, the KM Manager will work closely with the Chief of Planning, PRIME, the Internal Communications Manager, the Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Manager to deliver on the KM goals of the Division, as well as with the Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Unit at New York Headquarters (NYHQ) to synergize with and contribute to organization-wide KM initiatives. The KM Manager will report directly to the Chief of Planning in PFP PRIME.
The Supporter Content team in the Marketing and PR Services section at UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnership (PFP) division seeks the services of an experienced, skilled 360 and 2D digital video editor to support the development and delivery of options for headset and dome ready products for high value fundraisers to use with prospects and donors across the world; as well as to boost our current regular video editing capacity to help meet increased demand from our internal customers.
Benin Co is looking for a champion as PME Specialist to ensure that the Benin Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on the situation of children’s and women’s rights and ensure that the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.
The Special Representative serves as the representative of UNICEF in the State of Palestine and reports to the Regional Director for general direction and oversight. The Special Representative is responsible for establishing dialogue with the Palestinian Government to develop and implement the framework of cooperation in the State of Palestine as part of the Area Programme Document (APD) for Palestinian children and for working closely and collaboratively with the Government and national institutions, stakeholders and partners, to develop the Government-UNICEF APD in active support of efforts to advance children’s rights as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, other international treaties/frameworks, the SDGs, and UN intergovernmental bodies. The Special Representative is also responsible for leading engagement with the Israeli Government who – due to the occupation context and protracted conflict – has responsibilities towards children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
As Head of a large-size Office, the Special Representative is responsible for providing leadership and vision to the UNICEF Office in the State of Palestine team, which is now split into three locations and managing and leveraging resources for the achievement of results and realization of the rights of children. The Special Representative leads and oversees the various programme sectors and operations teams ensuring delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics and integrity. The Special Representative is accountable for upholding UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability, and ensuring the establishment and maintenance of a non-discriminatory, inclusive and nurturing working environment for all staff and personnel, to enable them to effectively and efficiently deliver high-quality results for children.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Libya country office is looking for an internationally experienced, dynamic and results-driven individual to take up the role of Chief, WASH, based in Tripoli. Chief of WASH will be responsible for the overall management and administration in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme within the UNICEF Libya country programme.
Under the supervision of the Procurement Services Manager; UNICEF is looking for a professional who can implement the procurement services portfolio enabling UNICEF partners to procure essential supplies and supply-related services through UNICEF’s global knowledge, purchasing capacity and logistics experience.
If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
UNICEF Pakistan is seeking a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and dynamic individual to take on the role of Social & Behavior Change Specialist to join the Health Team on a fixed term basis in Islamabad Office.
UNICEF Karachi Pakistan is seeking a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and dynamic individual to take on the role of Immunization Officer (EPI) to join the Health Team on a fixed term basis in Karachi Office.
A Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Chief with substantial experience in countries in transition is needed. The RMPU Chief should be able to interact with donors at a strategic level and in a delicate manner to bring the challenges mentioned above to their attention, and ensure supporting children remains a high priority area for donors. The RMPU Chief needs to have the experience and stature to be able to interact and advocate with donors at the highest levels, including their Chief of Missions in Bangladesh. The aim of the interaction is not only to secure resources for Bangladesh’s regular programme, but also for its humanitarian interventions, be it due to national emergencies or supporting the Rohingya population residing in Bangladesh.
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Timor-Leste is seeking for an International Consultant to provide support to UNICEF Timor-Leste on Child Online Protection and Responsible Technology.
UNICEF is seeking a Papua New Guinea national for its Programme Officer (Convergence) post at NO2 Level. The post is accountable for programme, planning, design, implementation and administration of the Convergence Programme, across all sections, in accordance with the Country Programme Recommendation and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea is seeking to recruit a driver at GS2 level for its Office in Port Moresby. This is a local position only nationals of Papua New Guinea will be considered, and the position is of temporary basis for an initial period of 1 year.
The Health Manager (MNCH) reports to the Chief of Health/Nutrition for general guidance and supervision. S/He is responsible for supporting the Chief in managing the health section and leading the management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the MNCH and immunization programme within the country programme. 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 approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
Purpose for the job: This position is responsible for leading and coordinating UNICEF’s comprehensive and multisectoral MHPSS portfolio targeting children, adolescents and their caregivers, ensuring an integrated approach across diverse sectors such as Health, Child Protection, Social and Behavior Change, Education, ADAP, Communication, and Social Policy. The Health manager (MHPSS) ensures that MHPSS programming is implemented with strategic vision, unity, coherence and complementarity across sectors and in alignment with UNICEF’s standards of technical quality, accountability, and responsibility, fostering a cohesive and effective response across all sectors. Additionally, the Health manager (MHPSS) manages relationships with a broad spectrum of external stakeholders, including government agencies, the Mental health coordination Center of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, UN agencies, implementing partners, donors, the MHPSS Technical Working Group (TWG), academic and research institutions and other key stakeholders involved in MHPSS. This role ensures that external collaborations are aligned with UNICEF’s strategic objectives and sectoral agendas. As the staff in charge of leading and coordinating UNICEF MHPSS interventions, the health manager (MHPSS) guarantees that all partnerships and activities are cohesively linked and mutually reinforcing, fostering a holistic approach to mental health and psychosocial support. In this position, the Health Manager (MHPSS) advocates for a unified approach that effectively addresses the MHPSS needs of children, adolescents and their caregiversensuring that MHPSS initiatives are appropriately adapted to the complex and varied challenges faced in Ukraine. This role is pivotal in advancing UNICEF's mission to protect and promote the well-being of every child in the country.
UNICEF Brazil is searching for an experienced Policy Specialist (Innovation/Foresight) who assumes a crucial role by supporting the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovation and foresight policies under the country program's preview. S/he will work collaboratively with colleagues across teams and with external partners to drive changes in policy and practice; and secure political commitments for children.
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.
This job opportunity is presential and for Brazilians nationals only or internal candidates with a work permit for Brazil.
UNICEF Gambia is looking for dynamic and qualified candidates for the position of Education Officer. The Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
Only nationals of the country are eligible to apply, except internal (UNICEF) candidates who are legally permitted to work for UNICEF in the country independently of UNICEF appointment.
The WASH team is seeking to hire a consultant who will be the key expert responsible for providing strategic guidance to UNICEF teams in Abuja and Field Offices across Nigeria in the design and implementation of climate change interventions including solarization of
WASH, health and school facilities, green rising initiative, climate resilient programmes among others. Under the strategic guidance of the Chief/Manager of Climate Change/WASH section, the consultant will provide close guidance and strategic inputs on all key aspects of climate change programme planning and implementation.
The Office of Innovation, in Stockholm, Sweden has openings for 3 positions of Programme Associate at the GS6 level.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the programme associate supports the respective section (s) by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
UNICEF Country Office (CO) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is committed to advancing children's rights through comprehensive initiatives aimed at addressing the multifaceted challenges facing children in the region. One of the cornerstone efforts in this regard has been the Action Plan for Children of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2015-2018. This Action Plan, endorsed by the BiH Council of Ministers and developed in collaboration with various ministries, targeted crucial areas such as civil rights, violence prevention and response, family welfare, healthcare, education, and special protection measures.
The Planning, Reporting, Information, Monitoring, and Evaluation (PRIME) Section supports all PFP sections and inter-divisional and inter-office work by providing strategic planning, monitoring, and reporting, internal communications, and knowledge management for UNICEF’s private sector work.
The Knowledge Management Manager (KM Manager), based in PRIME, will oversee KM work across the Division, and help strengthen knowledge management by working closely with KM Specialists and focal points in PFP sections. The position is responsible for the development and implementation of a strategic framework for KM in the Division and for the related policies, plans, methodologies, and products to increase learning from successes and failures and replication of successful activities in the UNICEF private sector family. The KM Manager will promote an overall culture of knowledge capture, sharing, and learning through the Division’s organizational processes and systems, and provide thought leadership and hands-on support for KM initiatives in PFP.
In addition, the KM Manager will work closely with the Chief of Planning, PRIME, the Internal Communications Manager, the Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Manager to deliver on the KM goals of the Division, as well as with the Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management Unit at New York Headquarters (NYHQ) to synergize with and contribute to organization-wide KM initiatives. The KM Manager will report directly to the Chief of Planning in PFP PRIME.
The Supporter Content team in the Marketing and PR Services section at UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnership (PFP) division seeks the services of an experienced, skilled 360 and 2D digital video editor to support the development and delivery of options for headset and dome ready products for high value fundraisers to use with prospects and donors across the world; as well as to boost our current regular video editing capacity to help meet increased demand from our internal customers.
