Under the supervision of the Risks and compliance Manager, the Risk and Compliance Officer will be supporting in strengthening risk assurance and compliance efforts in UNICEF Nigeria. He / She will be asked to support in providing complementary expertise, and monitoring related to the management of risks, including but not limited to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management practices at a process, systems, and entity level. He / she will ensure the achievement of risk management objectives follows organizational rules and regulations, and acceptable ethical behavior; internal control; information and technology security; sustainability; and quality assurance. Moreover, he / she will provide support in the analysis and reporting on the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management and internal controls
The overall aim of this consultancy is to support the development the national strategy and action plan (2025-2030), including the proposal of strategic priorities, coordination mechanisms, and a framework with indicators for monitoring and evaluation for the elimination of FGM in Guinea-Bissau.
UNICEF Romania is looking to identify qualified candidates (specialists) to be included as part of the roster of child participation consultants who will contribute to key processes, in line with international and national legal and policy frameworks regarding child rights and child participation, such as the Child Rights Strategy, European Child Guarantee and its National Action Plan etc. and the amendments to the 272 Law on child participation.
UNICEF Ethiopia is seeking to hire a national consultant to develop an evidence-based case study that documents how P-RECs can be measured, verified, traded and reinvested to sustain UNICEF-supported solar assets in Ethiopia’s health, and WASH areas, and to provide a practical monitoring framework that national partners can replicate at scale.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a Project Coordinator who will provide visionary leadership and strategic direction to the Ministry of Health, UNICEF and the Ethio-BioPharma Group during its formative years. The coordinator will be responsible for guiding the effective establishment, coordination, and management of project offices under the Group, ensuring seamless execution of project portfolios and alignment with national and continental priorities.
The consultant will support the implementation of UNICEF’s social protection component of the joint UN Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programme, supported by the Government of Switzerland, and implemented jointly with UNDP, UNESCO and FAO, by strengthening disaster risk and protection planning capacities within the social protection sector in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), in line with shock-responsive social protection (SRSP) principles.
The consultant will support the implementation of UNICEF’s social protection component of the joint UN Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programme, supported by the Government of Switzerland, and implemented jointly with UNDP, UNESCO and FAO, by strengthening disaster risk and protection planning capacities within the social protection sector in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), in line with shock-responsive social protection (SRSP) principles.
UNICEF Czech Republic RRO is looking for a qualified Consultant for regional stakeholder consultation and advisory engagement to support the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) in coordinating regional-level engagement and feedback within the framework of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) project for the development of the new Child Protection and Family Support legislation.
The overall objective of this consultancy is to support the implementation of UNICEF’s key interventions related to strengthening the social service workfore, social work and child protection case management within the framework of the implementation of the 2024-2025 bi-annual work plan. The consultant will play a key role in strengthening government and UNICEF capacity on child protection case management and social work based on international best practice, including through guidance, coaching, mentoring and training.
Become the next Partnerships Specialist (World Cup 2026) for UNICEF Mexico Country Office!
We are seeking a highly qualified professional to drive impactful change for children by leading strategic partnerships and high-level advocacy, particularly in the context of UNICEF Mexico’s engagement around the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This role will also support resource mobilization, policy influence, and stakeholder collaboration to strengthen programme delivery in Mexico’s central region.
If you have what it takes, apply today!
La mission fondamentale de l’UNICEF est de promouvoir les droits de chaque enfant, partout et en toutes circonstances à travers ses programmes, son plaidoyer et ses opérations. Cette mission se traduit par une stratégie d’équité qui place les enfants et familles les plus défavorisés au cœur des priorités.
Dans ce cadre, le Programme de coopération entre le Gouvernement tunisien et l’UNICEF pour la période 2021–2025 vise à accélérer les progrès vers les Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD), dont l’ODD 6 relatif à l’accès universel à l’eau potable, à l’assainissement et à l’hygiène.
La Tunisie figure parmi les pays les plus exposés au stress hydrique dans le monde. Le changement climatique aggrave cette situation, rendant indispensable l’adoption de mesures d’adaptation, notamment dans les services publics destinés aux enfants et dans les zones intérieures.
Under the supervision of the Country Coordinator and the technical coordination of the Child Protection Manager, ADAP Manager, and BMI Senior Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, the Consultant will support the development of a comprehensive documentation blueprint to be implemented in 2026. This blueprint will serve as a strategic framework to guide the systematic documentation of UNICEF’s interventions in Italy over the past decade, with a particular focus on capturing models, methodologies, achievements, and lessons learned.
The documentation blueprint will reflect UNICEF’s programming in a high-income country (HIC) context, as outlined in the 2023 Programme Guidance for HICs. It will also take into account the unique operational setup in Italy, where UNICEF operates alongside a National Committee, ensuring complementarity between UNICEF’s technical engagement and the National Committee’s role. UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
This contract looks for talented individuals in the space of monitoring and data analysis with qualitative and mixed methods that are familiar with both Community Health and Social and Behaviour Change approaches, in particular related to inclusion of Young People and their perceptions towards being part of the Community Health workforce as community health workers. The consultant will report to UNICEF Community Health SBC Specialist and SBC Data and Monitoring specialist in the health and SBC sections correspondingly.
UNICEF Jordan Office is seeking to hire several illustrators to produce engaging, high-quality illustrations for the Kawakbna series.
Kawkabuna (Our Planet) –is an innovative remedial reading programme that integrates foundational literacy with climate action and life skills education. The programme targets children in Grades 4–9 who are significantly behind in reading and at risk of dropping out of the education system.
UNICEF is seeking to hire a qualified Electrical Engineer specialized in Renewable Energy/ Solar to support the country office programmes and operations in designing, planning, implementing and monitoring work plans to deliver solar projects.
The primary objective of this consultancy is to design, develop, and implement the Care Connect System, enabling healthcare professionals at various levels to collaborate and share information efficiently. UNICEF requires specialized expertise in programming and system development tailored to digital health initiatives. Given the short timeframe and the technical complexity of the work, a full-time, dedicated consultant is essential to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a consultant to co-lead two qualitative study components on the long-term effects of the Mozambique Child Grant. In addition, the selected consultant will provide in-country coordination support to the study team. The ideal candidate would be based in Mozambique.
The NOB Climate Change officer is based in Bishkek and will lead the strategic development and coordination of the Climate, Energy, Environment, and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED) initiatives with a primary focus on climate change.
Specific objectives of this evaluation are as follows:
1. To assess how relevant UNICEF’s strategic positioning and conceptual approach to transferable skills development is, including its alignment with global and national education and skills agendas.
2. To assess whether UNICEF transferable skills framework(s) meet the emerging needs of all adolescents, and young people, and sufficiently target marginalized groups (Leave No One Behind), such as girls, most deprived and urban poor.
3. To examine the coherence , and progress towards intended results of UNICEF-supported programming on transferable skills across different countries and regional contexts, with attention to the contribution of UNICEF inputs on delivery mechanisms, and partnerships.
4. To determine the extent to which UNICEF commitment to partner governments and other stakeholders on transferable skills development have been met, as well as the factors that have enabled or hindered these efforts and lessons learned.
The UNICEF Strategic Plan (2022–2025) outlines the organization’s vision for achieving results for children by 2030 and provides a global roadmap for all UNICEF offices, country programmes, and National Committees. One of the core elements of the Strategic Plan is Goal Area 2, which focuses on ensuring that “Every child, including adolescents, learns and acquires skills for the future.” Within this goal area, Result Area 2 emphasizes the importance of children and adolescents developing life skills, digital skills, transferable skills, and vocational skills to prepare them for the future.
This corporate evaluation aims to generate systematic evidence on the extent to which UNICEF has supported countries in promoting the acquisition of transferable skills that will enable children, adolescents, and young people to be responsible and productive citizens. The evaluation will assess the conceptual underpinnings of UNICEF-supported transferable skills programmes, and the coherence of commitments made to programme countries. It will also examine intermediate outcomes and provide forward-looking recommendations for programme improvements.
Under the supervision of the Risks and compliance Manager, the Risk and Compliance Officer will be supporting in strengthening risk assurance and compliance efforts in UNICEF Nigeria. He / She will be asked to support in providing complementary expertise, and monitoring related to the management of risks, including but not limited to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management practices at a process, systems, and entity level. He / she will ensure the achievement of risk management objectives follows organizational rules and regulations, and acceptable ethical behavior; internal control; information and technology security; sustainability; and quality assurance. Moreover, he / she will provide support in the analysis and reporting on the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management and internal controls
The overall aim of this consultancy is to support the development the national strategy and action plan (2025-2030), including the proposal of strategic priorities, coordination mechanisms, and a framework with indicators for monitoring and evaluation for the elimination of FGM in Guinea-Bissau.
UNICEF Romania is looking to identify qualified candidates (specialists) to be included as part of the roster of child participation consultants who will contribute to key processes, in line with international and national legal and policy frameworks regarding child rights and child participation, such as the Child Rights Strategy, European Child Guarantee and its National Action Plan etc. and the amendments to the 272 Law on child participation.
UNICEF Ethiopia is seeking to hire a national consultant to develop an evidence-based case study that documents how P-RECs can be measured, verified, traded and reinvested to sustain UNICEF-supported solar assets in Ethiopia’s health, and WASH areas, and to provide a practical monitoring framework that national partners can replicate at scale.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a Project Coordinator who will provide visionary leadership and strategic direction to the Ministry of Health, UNICEF and the Ethio-BioPharma Group during its formative years. The coordinator will be responsible for guiding the effective establishment, coordination, and management of project offices under the Group, ensuring seamless execution of project portfolios and alignment with national and continental priorities.
The consultant will support the implementation of UNICEF’s social protection component of the joint UN Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programme, supported by the Government of Switzerland, and implemented jointly with UNDP, UNESCO and FAO, by strengthening disaster risk and protection planning capacities within the social protection sector in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), in line with shock-responsive social protection (SRSP) principles.
The consultant will support the implementation of UNICEF’s social protection component of the joint UN Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programme, supported by the Government of Switzerland, and implemented jointly with UNDP, UNESCO and FAO, by strengthening disaster risk and protection planning capacities within the social protection sector in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), in line with shock-responsive social protection (SRSP) principles.
UNICEF Czech Republic RRO is looking for a qualified Consultant for regional stakeholder consultation and advisory engagement to support the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) in coordinating regional-level engagement and feedback within the framework of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) project for the development of the new Child Protection and Family Support legislation.
The overall objective of this consultancy is to support the implementation of UNICEF’s key interventions related to strengthening the social service workfore, social work and child protection case management within the framework of the implementation of the 2024-2025 bi-annual work plan. The consultant will play a key role in strengthening government and UNICEF capacity on child protection case management and social work based on international best practice, including through guidance, coaching, mentoring and training.
Become the next Partnerships Specialist (World Cup 2026) for UNICEF Mexico Country Office!
We are seeking a highly qualified professional to drive impactful change for children by leading strategic partnerships and high-level advocacy, particularly in the context of UNICEF Mexico’s engagement around the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This role will also support resource mobilization, policy influence, and stakeholder collaboration to strengthen programme delivery in Mexico’s central region.
If you have what it takes, apply today!
La mission fondamentale de l’UNICEF est de promouvoir les droits de chaque enfant, partout et en toutes circonstances à travers ses programmes, son plaidoyer et ses opérations. Cette mission se traduit par une stratégie d’équité qui place les enfants et familles les plus défavorisés au cœur des priorités.
Dans ce cadre, le Programme de coopération entre le Gouvernement tunisien et l’UNICEF pour la période 2021–2025 vise à accélérer les progrès vers les Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD), dont l’ODD 6 relatif à l’accès universel à l’eau potable, à l’assainissement et à l’hygiène.
La Tunisie figure parmi les pays les plus exposés au stress hydrique dans le monde. Le changement climatique aggrave cette situation, rendant indispensable l’adoption de mesures d’adaptation, notamment dans les services publics destinés aux enfants et dans les zones intérieures.
Under the supervision of the Country Coordinator and the technical coordination of the Child Protection Manager, ADAP Manager, and BMI Senior Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, the Consultant will support the development of a comprehensive documentation blueprint to be implemented in 2026. This blueprint will serve as a strategic framework to guide the systematic documentation of UNICEF’s interventions in Italy over the past decade, with a particular focus on capturing models, methodologies, achievements, and lessons learned.
The documentation blueprint will reflect UNICEF’s programming in a high-income country (HIC) context, as outlined in the 2023 Programme Guidance for HICs. It will also take into account the unique operational setup in Italy, where UNICEF operates alongside a National Committee, ensuring complementarity between UNICEF’s technical engagement and the National Committee’s role. UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
This contract looks for talented individuals in the space of monitoring and data analysis with qualitative and mixed methods that are familiar with both Community Health and Social and Behaviour Change approaches, in particular related to inclusion of Young People and their perceptions towards being part of the Community Health workforce as community health workers. The consultant will report to UNICEF Community Health SBC Specialist and SBC Data and Monitoring specialist in the health and SBC sections correspondingly.
UNICEF Jordan Office is seeking to hire several illustrators to produce engaging, high-quality illustrations for the Kawakbna series.
Kawkabuna (Our Planet) –is an innovative remedial reading programme that integrates foundational literacy with climate action and life skills education. The programme targets children in Grades 4–9 who are significantly behind in reading and at risk of dropping out of the education system.
UNICEF is seeking to hire a qualified Electrical Engineer specialized in Renewable Energy/ Solar to support the country office programmes and operations in designing, planning, implementing and monitoring work plans to deliver solar projects.
The primary objective of this consultancy is to design, develop, and implement the Care Connect System, enabling healthcare professionals at various levels to collaborate and share information efficiently. UNICEF requires specialized expertise in programming and system development tailored to digital health initiatives. Given the short timeframe and the technical complexity of the work, a full-time, dedicated consultant is essential to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a consultant to co-lead two qualitative study components on the long-term effects of the Mozambique Child Grant. In addition, the selected consultant will provide in-country coordination support to the study team. The ideal candidate would be based in Mozambique.
The NOB Climate Change officer is based in Bishkek and will lead the strategic development and coordination of the Climate, Energy, Environment, and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED) initiatives with a primary focus on climate change.
Specific objectives of this evaluation are as follows:
1. To assess how relevant UNICEF’s strategic positioning and conceptual approach to transferable skills development is, including its alignment with global and national education and skills agendas.
2. To assess whether UNICEF transferable skills framework(s) meet the emerging needs of all adolescents, and young people, and sufficiently target marginalized groups (Leave No One Behind), such as girls, most deprived and urban poor.
3. To examine the coherence , and progress towards intended results of UNICEF-supported programming on transferable skills across different countries and regional contexts, with attention to the contribution of UNICEF inputs on delivery mechanisms, and partnerships.
4. To determine the extent to which UNICEF commitment to partner governments and other stakeholders on transferable skills development have been met, as well as the factors that have enabled or hindered these efforts and lessons learned.
The UNICEF Strategic Plan (2022–2025) outlines the organization’s vision for achieving results for children by 2030 and provides a global roadmap for all UNICEF offices, country programmes, and National Committees. One of the core elements of the Strategic Plan is Goal Area 2, which focuses on ensuring that “Every child, including adolescents, learns and acquires skills for the future.” Within this goal area, Result Area 2 emphasizes the importance of children and adolescents developing life skills, digital skills, transferable skills, and vocational skills to prepare them for the future.
This corporate evaluation aims to generate systematic evidence on the extent to which UNICEF has supported countries in promoting the acquisition of transferable skills that will enable children, adolescents, and young people to be responsible and productive citizens. The evaluation will assess the conceptual underpinnings of UNICEF-supported transferable skills programmes, and the coherence of commitments made to programme countries. It will also examine intermediate outcomes and provide forward-looking recommendations for programme improvements.
