Exciting consultancy opportunity to primarily develop an adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) training manual and tools for facilitators to train and equip healthcare workers, teachers, and social welfare officers (CBVs, CWACs and peer educators) working with and for adolescents in the provision of MHPSS services in health facilities, schools, and communities. The consultant is also expected to develop a MHPSS service directory to strengthen linkages and referral systems in North Western and Luapula Provinces.
L’objectif général de la consultation est de réaliser l’étude de référence pour la mise en œuvre et le suivi du programme PASEREC sur l’ensemble des composantes du PASEREC en faisant ressortir le contexte actuel de la situation de l’eau, l’hygiène et l’assainissement dans les zones cibles du projet et au niveau de la gouvernance.
The overall objective of the study is to provide technical support for assessment of the socioeconomic, cultural, and gender related factors, including social and gender norms, that drive child marriages in Tajikistan. Additionally, the study will assess the consequences of child marriage on various development outcomes, with a focus on understanding the economic and social costs associated with these impacts, particularly the disproportionate effects on girls’ education, health, economic participation and overall well-being.
This consultancy will provide direct technical support to the relevant COs, while also supporting Regional Office’s (RO)
Risk Management focal points to enhance their capacity in quality assurance, reviewing country-level submissions, and
guiding COs in strengthening their Complaints and Feedback Management. This will contribute to better alignment
between CO, RO, and HQ efforts in risk management, safeguarding, and programme quality, while ensuring compliance
with donor requirements, including those of the World Bank
UNICEF is looking for an International Consultant to support the Ministry of Social Welfare, Family Care and Demography in designing and piloting a Minimum of Three Social Services at Municipal Level in Montenegro.
The consultant will conduct the Formative assessment of Adolescent and youth wellbeing and empowerment model being implemented through 4 Adolescent centers in 3 provinces of Kermanshah, Isfahan and Mashhad since 2023.
National Child Protection expert consultant supporting Ministry of Labour, Social Welfare and Migration with VAC and social workers for 9 months from 01 April - 31 December 2025.
The purpose of this assignment is to assist in development and implementation of a child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) model in schools in selected municipalities/cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), guided by the principles and priorities of The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) 2022-2030. The consultant will work closely with four schools in BiH to enhance their capacities and empower them to better prepare for and respond to disasters. A central focus of the assignment is to ensure children actively lead and participate in risk identification, planning, and implementation of activities that strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience within their schools. The developed CCDRR model should inform further scale up and the DRR strategic planning on all levels of governance in BiH. As such, it should serve as a model for the roll out of the CSSF in BiH.
The purpose of this assignment is to assist in development and implementation of a child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) model in schools in selected municipalities/cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), guided by the principles and priorities of The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) 2022-2030. The consultant will work closely with four schools in BiH to enhance their capacities and empower them to better prepare for and respond to disasters. A central focus of the assignment is to ensure children actively lead and participate in risk identification, planning, and implementation of activities that strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience within their schools. The developed CCDRR model should inform further scale up and the DRR strategic planning on all levels of governance in BiH. As such, it should serve as a model for the roll out of the CSSF in BiH.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF Yemen is seeking a highly skilled and experienced consultant to support the Capacity building for UNICEF staff and partners, in particular the Environmental and Social Safeguarding (ESS) focal points, on Environmental and Social Standards as per UNICEF and the donors’ relevant frameworks. A specific focus will be dedicated to the following: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Community Health and Safety, Medical Waste Management (MWM) and other environmental aspects.
The Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge (SLEIC) programme is a partnership between the Government of Sierra Leone, outcome funders, education delivery partners and social investors. Five different delivery partners have been selected to support 325 schools across five implementation lots to improve learning outcomes for 136,000 children in partnership with school leadership and teachers in accordance with the Basic Education curriculum. The program will run for nine school terms, starting September 2022 and ending in August 2025. The aim is to generate evidence to inform which interventions are the most effective in Sierra Leone context, which can then be scaled up by Government and donors. Using a result-based financing approach, service providers are expected to build sustainable capacity in schools, targeting interventions that improve learning beyond the life of the programme.
In addition to the SLEIC programme, the Education Outcomes Fund is working with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) to set up an outcomes fund that will support the rapid expansion of early childhood education (ECE) provision through community early childhood development (ECD) centres while ensuring that the ECE services provided are high quality and support holistic child development. The implementation of this program is expected to run from Spring 2025 to the end of 2028
Human Resources Officer, P-2, Temporary Position, Global Communication and Advocacy, 6 months, #00131970
Join UNICEF as a Human Resources Officer – Shape the Future of Global Talent!Are you passionate about making an impact in human resources while contributing to a global mission? UNICEF is seeking a Human Resources Officer (P2) to support strategic HR initiatives and provide technical expertise in recruitment, staff support, and learning and development.
The Internal Audit Specialist – Professional Practices is a seasoned professional who assists the Internal Audit Manager- Professional Practices and Deputy Director, Internal Audit. It is expected that the incumbent has in-depth understanding and experience in internal auditing, technical knowledge and experience in audit management applications (Eg. TeamMate+), experience in data analytics and technological innovations such as AI. The incumbent is also expected to have knowledge and proficiency in Quality Assurance and Improvement.As an Internal Audit Specialist in the Professional Practices section of OIAI, the primary purpose of the job is to reinforce and uphold the highest standards of internal audit quality and technology effectiveness. This individual will be responsible for optimal configuration and use of Audit Management Software, and the development and/or enhancement of performance BI dashboards, ensuring the seamless operation and data accuracy across these systems, including user support. The role is also expected to foster improved use of data analytics, promote knowledge sharing and curating knowledge repositories.The role's involvement in Audit Quality Assurance includes collaborating with the Internal Audit Manager-Professional Practices to execute internal QA programs, reviewing audits against IIA Global Internal Audit Standards, and supporting improvement and training initiatives.
We are seeking a National Local Governance Expert to support the implementation and advancement of sub-national partnerships in selected localities. In this role, you will provide both remote and in-person technical assistance to local governments, helping strengthen evidence-based planning, budgeting, and monitoring processes. Working under the supervision of the Social Policy Specialist and in close collaboration with UNICEF teams in the country, you will play a key role in enhancing governance practices to drive meaningful impact at the community level.
We are looking for a consultant to provide technical oversight, quality assurance, and risk management for the design, development, testing, and deployment of the Umbrella mobile app and the MHPSS app. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful digital solutions, ensuring high-quality standards and seamless implementation on UNICEF's uSupport platform.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for an international consultant to conduct an evaluability assessment of UNICEF Cambodia’s sub-national approach.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
The Office of Innovation (OOI) is undertaking a process improvement initiative as part of a comprehensive review of operational support delivery to enhance operational efficiency, streamline workflows, and improve access to tools, templates, job aids, and training resources across a range of operational functions. The objective is to redesign processes with a user-focused lens, ensuring better systemization, ease of navigation, and increased operational transparency.
To achieve this, OOI seeks a seasoned consultant with extensive expertise in process improvement, change management, and knowledge management. The consultant will support the operations team in executing this initiative by facilitating process analysis and identifying practical solutions.
UNICEF seeks to hire an experienced, results oriented consultant to assist UNICEF Lesotho Country Office to support the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the development of Small and Sick Newborn Care Units (SSNCUs) is crucial for improving neonatal care and reducing mortality and morbidity among vulnerable newborns. The standards for the care of small and sick newborns in health facilities define, standardize and mainstream inpatient care of small and sick newborns, building on essential newborn care and ensuring consistency with the WHO quality of care framework
UNICEF Libya country office is seeking to hire a qualified and experienced international consultant for School Health and Nutrition Strategy development in Libya. The consultant will lead this initiative and provide comprehensive support to the Technical Working Group (TWG).
Exciting consultancy opportunity to primarily develop an adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) training manual and tools for facilitators to train and equip healthcare workers, teachers, and social welfare officers (CBVs, CWACs and peer educators) working with and for adolescents in the provision of MHPSS services in health facilities, schools, and communities. The consultant is also expected to develop a MHPSS service directory to strengthen linkages and referral systems in North Western and Luapula Provinces.
L’objectif général de la consultation est de réaliser l’étude de référence pour la mise en œuvre et le suivi du programme PASEREC sur l’ensemble des composantes du PASEREC en faisant ressortir le contexte actuel de la situation de l’eau, l’hygiène et l’assainissement dans les zones cibles du projet et au niveau de la gouvernance.
The overall objective of the study is to provide technical support for assessment of the socioeconomic, cultural, and gender related factors, including social and gender norms, that drive child marriages in Tajikistan. Additionally, the study will assess the consequences of child marriage on various development outcomes, with a focus on understanding the economic and social costs associated with these impacts, particularly the disproportionate effects on girls’ education, health, economic participation and overall well-being.
This consultancy will provide direct technical support to the relevant COs, while also supporting Regional Office’s (RO)
Risk Management focal points to enhance their capacity in quality assurance, reviewing country-level submissions, and
guiding COs in strengthening their Complaints and Feedback Management. This will contribute to better alignment
between CO, RO, and HQ efforts in risk management, safeguarding, and programme quality, while ensuring compliance
with donor requirements, including those of the World Bank
UNICEF is looking for an International Consultant to support the Ministry of Social Welfare, Family Care and Demography in designing and piloting a Minimum of Three Social Services at Municipal Level in Montenegro.
The consultant will conduct the Formative assessment of Adolescent and youth wellbeing and empowerment model being implemented through 4 Adolescent centers in 3 provinces of Kermanshah, Isfahan and Mashhad since 2023.
National Child Protection expert consultant supporting Ministry of Labour, Social Welfare and Migration with VAC and social workers for 9 months from 01 April - 31 December 2025.
The purpose of this assignment is to assist in development and implementation of a child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) model in schools in selected municipalities/cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), guided by the principles and priorities of The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) 2022-2030. The consultant will work closely with four schools in BiH to enhance their capacities and empower them to better prepare for and respond to disasters. A central focus of the assignment is to ensure children actively lead and participate in risk identification, planning, and implementation of activities that strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience within their schools. The developed CCDRR model should inform further scale up and the DRR strategic planning on all levels of governance in BiH. As such, it should serve as a model for the roll out of the CSSF in BiH.
The purpose of this assignment is to assist in development and implementation of a child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) model in schools in selected municipalities/cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), guided by the principles and priorities of The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) 2022-2030. The consultant will work closely with four schools in BiH to enhance their capacities and empower them to better prepare for and respond to disasters. A central focus of the assignment is to ensure children actively lead and participate in risk identification, planning, and implementation of activities that strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience within their schools. The developed CCDRR model should inform further scale up and the DRR strategic planning on all levels of governance in BiH. As such, it should serve as a model for the roll out of the CSSF in BiH.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF Yemen is seeking a highly skilled and experienced consultant to support the Capacity building for UNICEF staff and partners, in particular the Environmental and Social Safeguarding (ESS) focal points, on Environmental and Social Standards as per UNICEF and the donors’ relevant frameworks. A specific focus will be dedicated to the following: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Community Health and Safety, Medical Waste Management (MWM) and other environmental aspects.
The Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge (SLEIC) programme is a partnership between the Government of Sierra Leone, outcome funders, education delivery partners and social investors. Five different delivery partners have been selected to support 325 schools across five implementation lots to improve learning outcomes for 136,000 children in partnership with school leadership and teachers in accordance with the Basic Education curriculum. The program will run for nine school terms, starting September 2022 and ending in August 2025. The aim is to generate evidence to inform which interventions are the most effective in Sierra Leone context, which can then be scaled up by Government and donors. Using a result-based financing approach, service providers are expected to build sustainable capacity in schools, targeting interventions that improve learning beyond the life of the programme.
In addition to the SLEIC programme, the Education Outcomes Fund is working with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) to set up an outcomes fund that will support the rapid expansion of early childhood education (ECE) provision through community early childhood development (ECD) centres while ensuring that the ECE services provided are high quality and support holistic child development. The implementation of this program is expected to run from Spring 2025 to the end of 2028
Human Resources Officer, P-2, Temporary Position, Global Communication and Advocacy, 6 months, #00131970
Join UNICEF as a Human Resources Officer – Shape the Future of Global Talent!Are you passionate about making an impact in human resources while contributing to a global mission? UNICEF is seeking a Human Resources Officer (P2) to support strategic HR initiatives and provide technical expertise in recruitment, staff support, and learning and development.
The Internal Audit Specialist – Professional Practices is a seasoned professional who assists the Internal Audit Manager- Professional Practices and Deputy Director, Internal Audit. It is expected that the incumbent has in-depth understanding and experience in internal auditing, technical knowledge and experience in audit management applications (Eg. TeamMate+), experience in data analytics and technological innovations such as AI. The incumbent is also expected to have knowledge and proficiency in Quality Assurance and Improvement.As an Internal Audit Specialist in the Professional Practices section of OIAI, the primary purpose of the job is to reinforce and uphold the highest standards of internal audit quality and technology effectiveness. This individual will be responsible for optimal configuration and use of Audit Management Software, and the development and/or enhancement of performance BI dashboards, ensuring the seamless operation and data accuracy across these systems, including user support. The role is also expected to foster improved use of data analytics, promote knowledge sharing and curating knowledge repositories.The role's involvement in Audit Quality Assurance includes collaborating with the Internal Audit Manager-Professional Practices to execute internal QA programs, reviewing audits against IIA Global Internal Audit Standards, and supporting improvement and training initiatives.
We are seeking a National Local Governance Expert to support the implementation and advancement of sub-national partnerships in selected localities. In this role, you will provide both remote and in-person technical assistance to local governments, helping strengthen evidence-based planning, budgeting, and monitoring processes. Working under the supervision of the Social Policy Specialist and in close collaboration with UNICEF teams in the country, you will play a key role in enhancing governance practices to drive meaningful impact at the community level.
We are looking for a consultant to provide technical oversight, quality assurance, and risk management for the design, development, testing, and deployment of the Umbrella mobile app and the MHPSS app. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful digital solutions, ensuring high-quality standards and seamless implementation on UNICEF's uSupport platform.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for an international consultant to conduct an evaluability assessment of UNICEF Cambodia’s sub-national approach.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
The Office of Innovation (OOI) is undertaking a process improvement initiative as part of a comprehensive review of operational support delivery to enhance operational efficiency, streamline workflows, and improve access to tools, templates, job aids, and training resources across a range of operational functions. The objective is to redesign processes with a user-focused lens, ensuring better systemization, ease of navigation, and increased operational transparency.
To achieve this, OOI seeks a seasoned consultant with extensive expertise in process improvement, change management, and knowledge management. The consultant will support the operations team in executing this initiative by facilitating process analysis and identifying practical solutions.
UNICEF seeks to hire an experienced, results oriented consultant to assist UNICEF Lesotho Country Office to support the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the development of Small and Sick Newborn Care Units (SSNCUs) is crucial for improving neonatal care and reducing mortality and morbidity among vulnerable newborns. The standards for the care of small and sick newborns in health facilities define, standardize and mainstream inpatient care of small and sick newborns, building on essential newborn care and ensuring consistency with the WHO quality of care framework
UNICEF Libya country office is seeking to hire a qualified and experienced international consultant for School Health and Nutrition Strategy development in Libya. The consultant will lead this initiative and provide comprehensive support to the Technical Working Group (TWG).
