Guinea is a lower-middle-income country facing significant challenges in child development and deprivation. According to the latest Human Development Index (HDI) report, Guinea has an HDI of 0.480, ranking 178th out of 191 countries in 2023, reflecting its ongoing struggle with poverty and social development challenges. Since 1984, UNICEF has worked with the government and various partners, including UN agencies, NGOs, and community-based organizations, to improve conditions for children.
The population of Guinea is estimated to be around 14.3 million in 2024, with 63.4% living in rural areas and women comprising approximately 50.3% of the population. The annual growth rate stands at about 2.8%. Children under the age of 18 make up roughly 51% of the population, highlighting the critical need for child-focused interventions (World Population Review)
Guinea is a lower-middle-income country facing significant challenges in child development and deprivation. According to the latest Human Development Index (HDI) report, Guinea has an HDI of 0.480, ranking 178th out of 191 countries in 2023, reflecting its ongoing struggle with poverty and social development challenges. Since 1984, UNICEF has worked with the government and various partners, including UN agencies, NGOs, and community-based organizations, to improve conditions for children.
The population of Guinea is estimated to be around 14.3 million in 2024, with 63.4% living in rural areas and women comprising approximately 50.3% of the population. The annual growth rate stands at about 2.8%. Children under the age of 18 make up roughly 51% of the population, highlighting the critical need for child-focused interventions (World Population Review)
The vision of the 2024-2028 country programme is: "A Guinea where children, especially adolescent girls and children from the most vulnerable families in the most disadvantaged geographical areas, have equitable opportunities for sustainable access to essential social services and quality social protection, and can reach their full potential, including in a context of climate-related vulnerabilities and emergencies".
The Chief Adolescent Development supports country office programming processes by providing expert technical advice and operational support to country office colleagues and internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure that adolescent development and participation established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/framework and UN intergovernmental bodies, are integrated in UNICEF’s advocacy, policies, programmes and humanitarian work.
The Program Officer (Sub-national Cluster Coordinator) will work impartially, serving the needs of all members of the WASH Cluster and should work closely with the WASH Regional Coordinator (East/South) and/or the Chief of Field Office (in their absence), OCHA focal points, and Local Government counterparts as appropriate.
The objective of the sub-national WASH Cluster is to facilitate and support operational coordination of humanitarian/early recovery actions and plans amongst all local WASH stakeholders at the oblast / region level.
The Chief of Youth Engagement Section is to ensure that UNICEF has a proactive and strategic approach to the engagement of young people in advocacy and communication at global level and that from HQ it adequately supports youth engagement capacities and initiatives at regional and global level.
The Child Protection Specialist will provide strategic leadership on the area of alternative care in the UNICEF Malaysia Country Office, improve the evidence base for systemic reform of the alternative care system in Malaysia, and will engage in dialogue for sustainable programme development, advocacy, partnership and coalition building.
If you are a talented, motivated and experienced professional, we invite you to join the UNICEF Croatia team in delivering results for children as Consultant for Inclusive Education. The consultant is expected to support the education part of the programme Supporting protection and integration of children and families in migration in Croatia, but also to contribute to programmes oriented at the inclusion of Roma students and the prevention of dropout.
The ICT Specialist (Salesforce) reports to the Systems Analyst, with the Chief of PFP-ICT as the Second Reporting Officer.
The PFP division aims to target ambitious goals in its 2022-25 strategic plan built around income, influence, partnership, and cross-cutting areas of work, focusing on digital first. The related business activities require support to the large-scale and complex UNICEF business applications and information systems pillars used by the PFP division and the PSFR countries, as well as COs and HQs with partnership and/or fundraising operations. These pillars include Supporter Relationship Management, Marketing and Fundraising Management, Communication and Advocacy, Analytics & Business Intelligence, and Knowledge Management.
This post is based in Valencia, a headquarters duty station, and is part of the PFP-ICT Applications Support unit, which manages and supports the analysis of business requirements for applications, the identification or development, the implementation as well as the operations of business application solutions.
We are seeking a blockchain developer interested in advancing his/her career in web3 by contributing to a goal of connecting every school in the world to the Internet.
Giga is piloting web3 products which will be used to enable children to use digital technology in schools and their communities. Exploring and implementing real-life use cases for web3 is what drives us, and we have gathered an amazing group of blockchain geeks to work on this during crypto winter. Products on which we are currently working include Connectivity credits platform (think carbon credits for school connectivity), an accounting platform for real-time payments for connectivity through smart contracts, and of course – an NFT collection. We tend to come up with new product ideas quite often and follow the latest trends in web3 in order to find ways we can accelerate connecting the remaining 1.3 billion unconnected children.
UNICEF Lebanon is hiring for two (2) Supply and Logistics Assistant positions for assisting the uninterrupted supply of affordable and good quality supplies and services, adapted to the particular context and through compliance with UNICEF’s policies, procedures and ethics standards.
Under supervision of the Chief of Section, with dot lines with the Programme Partnership Manager, the incumbent will perform a variety of knowledge management, programme/project/financial monitoring and analysis, and secretariat functions in support of the Child Protection Program, and particularly the Sudan Free of FGM Initiative, jointly implemented by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund and the World Health Organization, in order to strengthen overall management of the Joint Programme and the analysis of Value for Money.
UNICEF is looking for the National consultant who will undertake support in diagnostic of existing national school curricula towards climate smart education.
The Finance Management Support Team as part of the Finance Section has the responsibility to support effective risk management, compliance, financial planning, budgeting and decision-making. They bring financial expertise and ensure the organization's financial health and success, lead process improvement in order to significantly enhance efficiency by providing specialized knowledge, guidance, and support across the organization. is to support the Finance and Master Data Management Sections with taking the lead on process efficiencies and improvements to guide the Section’s decision making.
We are looking for a Business Analyst (Management Cone), who under the guidance of the Senior ICT Business Relationship Manager, identifies, proposes, and develops, the IT business demand and strategic investments as well as the execution of ICT projects for the cluster, ensuring they align with the technology that provides maximum efficiency and effectiveness. The incumbent cultivates, establishes and maintains effective and value-added working relationships with the business and ICT counterparts, and collaborates with business stakeholders and ICT counterparts for the delivery of technology solutions, service management, and risk management, participating for the development of strong business cases in support of organizational goals.
Join UNICEF Yemen and design, management, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based, inclusive and innovative SBC strategies in support of the country programme.
Guinea is a lower-middle-income country facing significant challenges in child development and deprivation. According to the latest Human Development Index (HDI) report, Guinea has an HDI of 0.480, ranking 178th out of 191 countries in 2023, reflecting its ongoing struggle with poverty and social development challenges. Since 1984, UNICEF has worked with the government and various partners, including UN agencies, NGOs, and community-based organizations, to improve conditions for children.
The population of Guinea is estimated to be around 14.3 million in 2024, with 63.4% living in rural areas and women comprising approximately 50.3% of the population. The annual growth rate stands at about 2.8%. Children under the age of 18 make up roughly 51% of the population, highlighting the critical need for child-focused interventions (World Population Review)
Guinea is a lower-middle-income country facing significant challenges in child development and deprivation. According to the latest Human Development Index (HDI) report, Guinea has an HDI of 0.480, ranking 178th out of 191 countries in 2023, reflecting its ongoing struggle with poverty and social development challenges. Since 1984, UNICEF has worked with the government and various partners, including UN agencies, NGOs, and community-based organizations, to improve conditions for children.
The population of Guinea is estimated to be around 14.3 million in 2024, with 63.4% living in rural areas and women comprising approximately 50.3% of the population. The annual growth rate stands at about 2.8%. Children under the age of 18 make up roughly 51% of the population, highlighting the critical need for child-focused interventions (World Population Review)
The vision of the 2024-2028 country programme is: "A Guinea where children, especially adolescent girls and children from the most vulnerable families in the most disadvantaged geographical areas, have equitable opportunities for sustainable access to essential social services and quality social protection, and can reach their full potential, including in a context of climate-related vulnerabilities and emergencies".
The Chief Adolescent Development supports country office programming processes by providing expert technical advice and operational support to country office colleagues and internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure that adolescent development and participation established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/framework and UN intergovernmental bodies, are integrated in UNICEF’s advocacy, policies, programmes and humanitarian work.
The Program Officer (Sub-national Cluster Coordinator) will work impartially, serving the needs of all members of the WASH Cluster and should work closely with the WASH Regional Coordinator (East/South) and/or the Chief of Field Office (in their absence), OCHA focal points, and Local Government counterparts as appropriate.
The objective of the sub-national WASH Cluster is to facilitate and support operational coordination of humanitarian/early recovery actions and plans amongst all local WASH stakeholders at the oblast / region level.
The Chief of Youth Engagement Section is to ensure that UNICEF has a proactive and strategic approach to the engagement of young people in advocacy and communication at global level and that from HQ it adequately supports youth engagement capacities and initiatives at regional and global level.
The Child Protection Specialist will provide strategic leadership on the area of alternative care in the UNICEF Malaysia Country Office, improve the evidence base for systemic reform of the alternative care system in Malaysia, and will engage in dialogue for sustainable programme development, advocacy, partnership and coalition building.
If you are a talented, motivated and experienced professional, we invite you to join the UNICEF Croatia team in delivering results for children as Consultant for Inclusive Education. The consultant is expected to support the education part of the programme Supporting protection and integration of children and families in migration in Croatia, but also to contribute to programmes oriented at the inclusion of Roma students and the prevention of dropout.
The ICT Specialist (Salesforce) reports to the Systems Analyst, with the Chief of PFP-ICT as the Second Reporting Officer.
The PFP division aims to target ambitious goals in its 2022-25 strategic plan built around income, influence, partnership, and cross-cutting areas of work, focusing on digital first. The related business activities require support to the large-scale and complex UNICEF business applications and information systems pillars used by the PFP division and the PSFR countries, as well as COs and HQs with partnership and/or fundraising operations. These pillars include Supporter Relationship Management, Marketing and Fundraising Management, Communication and Advocacy, Analytics & Business Intelligence, and Knowledge Management.
This post is based in Valencia, a headquarters duty station, and is part of the PFP-ICT Applications Support unit, which manages and supports the analysis of business requirements for applications, the identification or development, the implementation as well as the operations of business application solutions.
We are seeking a blockchain developer interested in advancing his/her career in web3 by contributing to a goal of connecting every school in the world to the Internet.
Giga is piloting web3 products which will be used to enable children to use digital technology in schools and their communities. Exploring and implementing real-life use cases for web3 is what drives us, and we have gathered an amazing group of blockchain geeks to work on this during crypto winter. Products on which we are currently working include Connectivity credits platform (think carbon credits for school connectivity), an accounting platform for real-time payments for connectivity through smart contracts, and of course – an NFT collection. We tend to come up with new product ideas quite often and follow the latest trends in web3 in order to find ways we can accelerate connecting the remaining 1.3 billion unconnected children.
UNICEF Lebanon is hiring for two (2) Supply and Logistics Assistant positions for assisting the uninterrupted supply of affordable and good quality supplies and services, adapted to the particular context and through compliance with UNICEF’s policies, procedures and ethics standards.
Under supervision of the Chief of Section, with dot lines with the Programme Partnership Manager, the incumbent will perform a variety of knowledge management, programme/project/financial monitoring and analysis, and secretariat functions in support of the Child Protection Program, and particularly the Sudan Free of FGM Initiative, jointly implemented by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund and the World Health Organization, in order to strengthen overall management of the Joint Programme and the analysis of Value for Money.
UNICEF is looking for the National consultant who will undertake support in diagnostic of existing national school curricula towards climate smart education.
The Finance Management Support Team as part of the Finance Section has the responsibility to support effective risk management, compliance, financial planning, budgeting and decision-making. They bring financial expertise and ensure the organization's financial health and success, lead process improvement in order to significantly enhance efficiency by providing specialized knowledge, guidance, and support across the organization. is to support the Finance and Master Data Management Sections with taking the lead on process efficiencies and improvements to guide the Section’s decision making.
We are looking for a Business Analyst (Management Cone), who under the guidance of the Senior ICT Business Relationship Manager, identifies, proposes, and develops, the IT business demand and strategic investments as well as the execution of ICT projects for the cluster, ensuring they align with the technology that provides maximum efficiency and effectiveness. The incumbent cultivates, establishes and maintains effective and value-added working relationships with the business and ICT counterparts, and collaborates with business stakeholders and ICT counterparts for the delivery of technology solutions, service management, and risk management, participating for the development of strong business cases in support of organizational goals.
Join UNICEF Yemen and design, management, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based, inclusive and innovative SBC strategies in support of the country programme.