If you are a committed, creative professional and you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better and safe world for children, we would like to hear from you. The State of Palestine office is seeking a dynamic qualified candidate to join our team as a JPO WASH Officer at the P-2 level based in the Gaza Strip, SOP.
The position is open in the context of the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme sponsored by the Government of the Netherlands and is addressed exclusively to candidates with the DUTCH NATIONALITY ONLY.
For the minimum qualification requirements see the website of Nedworc Foundation:
https://nedworcfoundation.nl/junior-professional-officers-programme/
The maximum age limit is 32 years as of 31 December of the year of application.
Please read the criteria and FAQ section carefully before considering applying
To deliver in-person Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) training sessions in parallel locations across Uzbekistan, using the standardized training package developed and to support learning assessment, feedback collection, and reporting.
To provide national technical expertise for the design, localization, and delivery of the Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) training programme, including contextualization to Uzbekistan, professional editing/terminology consistency of Uzbek materials, and co-facilitation of ToT and roll-out trainings.
To provide international technical leadership for the design and delivery of the Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) training programme, including module design, quality assurance, and facilitation of Training-of-Trainers (ToT) and selected roll-out training sessions, in close coordination with the National Agency for Social Protection (NASP), UNICEF and national trainers.
UNICEF Pacific is seeking a motivated national or international consultant to help integrate child-responsive approaches into the Solomon Islands’ new National Adaptation Plan—an important role in one of the world’s most climate vulnerable regions.
This 10 month assignment (51 working days) includes 14 days in Honiara and 37 days remote, offering a balance of in-country engagement and flexible work. You will collaborate with UNICEF teams, government counterparts, and partners to ensure children’s needs and rights are reflected in national climate resilience planning.
The consultant will report to the Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in the Solomon Islands, who will provide administrative oversight and facilitate engagement with government and partners. Technical guidance and quality assurance will be provided by Climate and Environment Specialists at the UNICEF Pacific Multi Country Office in Suva and the Solomon Islands Field Office.
If you’re passionate about climate action and child rights, apply now!
Location:Fiji/Pacific Island Countries, Solomon Islands
La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) fait face à des défis structurels majeurs dans l’accès aux services sociaux de base, notamment l’eau potable, l’assainissement et l’hygiène. En raison de son immensité géographique, de la faiblesse des infrastructures et de l’instabilité sécuritaire persistante dans plusieurs régions, dont l’Est du Pays, une grande partie de la population vit dans des conditions précaires qui favorisent la propagation des maladies hydriques et compromettent la santé publique. Selon l’Enquête Démographique de Santé (EDS 2023-2024), seulement 43% des ménages ont accès à un service d’eau potable de base et 15% à un assainissement basique. A cet effet l'Unicef recrute 5 consultants nationaux dans les provinces du Nord Kivu (2), Grand Kasai (2) et Sud Kivu (1).
The UNICEF Libya team is seeking to hire a dynamic, experienced, and results-oriented expert to work closely with the MoH, UNICEF, WHO, WFP, and relevant partners to support the development and institutionalization of IYCF-E Guidelines, and to strengthen national capacity for wasting prevention and management in emergency settings.
UNICEF Thailand Office is seeking an individual consultant to work closely with the Communication Team and collaborate with programme and fundraising team to ensure that content is aligned with UNICEF Thailand’s strategic objectives, brand identity and child rights mandate. The consultant will be responsible for ideating and producing content that resonates with target audiences, especially through short-form videos, and will actively monitor emerging formats and trends to be ready to adapt quickly. Creating trend-based, audience focused and fast paste digital content is an essential arm of implementing the Audience – Cenric Strategy for Fundraising and Communication team.
Technical Assistance to Country Offices Provide technical support to designated or transitioning L2/L3 Country Offices in child‑focused recovery planning and programme design, including adapting recovery tools and participating in joint missions. Maintain and coordinate a roster of recovery specialists.Multistakeholder Recovery Assessment and Planning Support national and multistakeholder recovery assessments and frameworks to ensure children’s and women’s needs and rights are integrated into planning, budgeting, service delivery, and recovery financing strategies.Focused Support to State of Palestine and Syria Refine UNICEF recovery strategies, identify technical and operational requirements, and support Programme Budget Reviews, Strategic Moments of Reflection, and annual programme reviews. Liaise with interagency partners, donors, and global mechanisms to promote coherence in recovery assessment, planning, and financing.Global Coordination and Positioning Represent UNICEF in global mechanisms related to recovery assessment and planning, contribute to interagency policy, tools, and standards, and support whole‑of‑house coordination on recovery
Ukraine is facing one of the most complex youth development challenges in Europe. UNICEF seeks to promote integrated learning-to-earning pathways, linking training, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship into coherent transitions toward sustainable employment, aligned with labor market demand and national recovery priorities, and responsive to current and emerging labor market needs.
UNICEF’s Adolescent Development & Participation (ADAP) program in Ukraine is positioned at the center of these national priorities. the Programme Officer will coordinate UNICEF Ukraine’s work on youth employment, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship, contributing directly to the ADAP strategy’s economic opportunities and livelihoods outcomes. The Officer will design, implement, and scale evidence-based models that increase access to decent work and entrepreneurship pathways for young people, with particular focus on the most vulnerable groups, including displaced youth, NEETs, and youth in rural or conflict-affected areas. The role will require close collaboration with national and local government partners (e.g., Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Youth and Sports, local hromadas), as well as strategic engagement with private sector, CSO, and UN partners to create integrated, sustainable, and replicable youth employment solutions aligned with the EU Youth Guarantee and national recovery priorities. This position is pivotal for strengthening systems, scaling impact, and ensuring continuity in youth economic programming.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking a dynamic Child Protection Officer to join our team. The Officer will provide technical and coordination support to integrate climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and humanitarian–development linkages into national child protection systems. The assignment will contribute to evidence generation, systems strengthening, and preparedness efforts that reduce inequalities, protect vulnerable children, and enhance the resilience of social welfare and child protection services in Ghana. This is a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) position. Opportunity is open to Norwegian nationals only.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
The primary aim of this consultancy is to design and operationalize two evidence-informed, behaviourally grounded educational programmes for children and for parents/caregivers that contribute to the prevention of online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) in Jordan.
The programmes will move beyond information provision to actively strengthen protective behaviours, trust-based family communication, and timely use of child-friendly reporting and support mechanisms. They will be designed for institutional uptake and scale through schools, community platforms, and national child protection systems.
The consultant will report to UNICEF JCO Child protection section. The consultant will work closely with UNICEF Jordan and relevant national stakeholders throughout the assignment to ensure technical alignment, stakeholder validation, and readiness of the educational programmes for institutional adoption and scale-up.
UNICEF Jakarta is looking for Chief Social Policy who is responsible for leading, managing and supervising all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, nutrition, child protection and water and sanitation.
Applicants who have previously applied will be considered and need not re-apply.
UNICEF Belarus CO is looking for candidates to apply for the position of Health Officer. Under the general guidance of Programme Specialist (Social Sector), the incumbent is responsible for providing professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the Health and Development Programme within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results, by preparing, executing, managing, and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, and evaluating and reporting of results.
Ready to create real, measurable impact? UNICEF Malaysia is hiring a Programme Officer (Climate & DRR) to advance child‑centred climate solutions, strengthen resilience, and elevate youth engagement in policy and action. If you are purpose‑driven and results‑oriented, this role is for you, apply today!
UNICEF Tajikistan is looking for the qualified consultant to provide technical and coordination support to the MoES and other national stakeholders in advancing the national learning assessment agenda, with a particular focus on national and school-level competency-based summative assessment reform. This support will directly contribute to strengthening assessment systems in alignment with competency-based education (CBE) principles, as defined by national policy and the IsDB/GPE Phase II project.
UNICEF Nigeria Field Office in Maiduguri, Borno state Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Health officer and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
Benin is a middle-income country that faces many challenges in guaranteeing the rights of every child. Ranked 158th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2021/2022), it has significant disparities between urban and rural areas, and between girls and boys. Since 1977, UNICEF has been working closely with the government, civil society, technical and financial partners, young people and communities to improve access to education, health services, protection, water, sanitation, nutrition and social policies for children.
The 2024-2026 cooperation program pays particular attention to girls' education, protection against violence, community health, and the fight against child labor. Present in the field through its offices in Cotonou, Natitingou and Parakou, UNICEF is committed to working alongside the most vulnerable communities to guarantee concrete, lasting results.
The UNICEF Benin office is looking for committed, creative and motivated professionals to make a difference in the life of every Beninese child.
JPO Education Officer (Digital Learning), P-2, Luanda, Angola.
Join UNICEF Angola as a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) – Education Officer (Digital Learning) and help accelerate innovative learning solutions that reach every child. This P‑2 role, funded by the Government of Finland, offers an exceptional opportunity for a motivated early‑career professional to contribute to high-impact digital learning initiatives in one of UNICEF’s priority countries.
The UNICEF Cameroun CO is looking for a SBC Specialist for Emergency RCCE, AAP, and Polio who will provide technical leadership and coordination to ensure the design, implementation, and monitoring of timely and community-driven behavior change strategies across emergencies. The SBC Specialist will also coordination RCCE preparedness and response by helping to strengthen and sustain national RCCE interventions, processes, and capacities with specific focus on participatory community engagement and mainstreaming of AAP principles and processes.
If you are a committed, creative professional and you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better and safe world for children, we would like to hear from you. The State of Palestine office is seeking a dynamic qualified candidate to join our team as a JPO WASH Officer at the P-2 level based in the Gaza Strip, SOP.
The position is open in the context of the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme sponsored by the Government of the Netherlands and is addressed exclusively to candidates with the DUTCH NATIONALITY ONLY.
For the minimum qualification requirements see the website of Nedworc Foundation:
https://nedworcfoundation.nl/junior-professional-officers-programme/
The maximum age limit is 32 years as of 31 December of the year of application.
Please read the criteria and FAQ section carefully before considering applying
To deliver in-person Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) training sessions in parallel locations across Uzbekistan, using the standardized training package developed and to support learning assessment, feedback collection, and reporting.
To provide national technical expertise for the design, localization, and delivery of the Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) training programme, including contextualization to Uzbekistan, professional editing/terminology consistency of Uzbek materials, and co-facilitation of ToT and roll-out trainings.
To provide international technical leadership for the design and delivery of the Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) training programme, including module design, quality assurance, and facilitation of Training-of-Trainers (ToT) and selected roll-out training sessions, in close coordination with the National Agency for Social Protection (NASP), UNICEF and national trainers.
UNICEF Pacific is seeking a motivated national or international consultant to help integrate child-responsive approaches into the Solomon Islands’ new National Adaptation Plan—an important role in one of the world’s most climate vulnerable regions.
This 10 month assignment (51 working days) includes 14 days in Honiara and 37 days remote, offering a balance of in-country engagement and flexible work. You will collaborate with UNICEF teams, government counterparts, and partners to ensure children’s needs and rights are reflected in national climate resilience planning.
The consultant will report to the Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in the Solomon Islands, who will provide administrative oversight and facilitate engagement with government and partners. Technical guidance and quality assurance will be provided by Climate and Environment Specialists at the UNICEF Pacific Multi Country Office in Suva and the Solomon Islands Field Office.
If you’re passionate about climate action and child rights, apply now!
Location:Fiji/Pacific Island Countries, Solomon Islands
La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) fait face à des défis structurels majeurs dans l’accès aux services sociaux de base, notamment l’eau potable, l’assainissement et l’hygiène. En raison de son immensité géographique, de la faiblesse des infrastructures et de l’instabilité sécuritaire persistante dans plusieurs régions, dont l’Est du Pays, une grande partie de la population vit dans des conditions précaires qui favorisent la propagation des maladies hydriques et compromettent la santé publique. Selon l’Enquête Démographique de Santé (EDS 2023-2024), seulement 43% des ménages ont accès à un service d’eau potable de base et 15% à un assainissement basique. A cet effet l'Unicef recrute 5 consultants nationaux dans les provinces du Nord Kivu (2), Grand Kasai (2) et Sud Kivu (1).
The UNICEF Libya team is seeking to hire a dynamic, experienced, and results-oriented expert to work closely with the MoH, UNICEF, WHO, WFP, and relevant partners to support the development and institutionalization of IYCF-E Guidelines, and to strengthen national capacity for wasting prevention and management in emergency settings.
UNICEF Thailand Office is seeking an individual consultant to work closely with the Communication Team and collaborate with programme and fundraising team to ensure that content is aligned with UNICEF Thailand’s strategic objectives, brand identity and child rights mandate. The consultant will be responsible for ideating and producing content that resonates with target audiences, especially through short-form videos, and will actively monitor emerging formats and trends to be ready to adapt quickly. Creating trend-based, audience focused and fast paste digital content is an essential arm of implementing the Audience – Cenric Strategy for Fundraising and Communication team.
Technical Assistance to Country Offices Provide technical support to designated or transitioning L2/L3 Country Offices in child‑focused recovery planning and programme design, including adapting recovery tools and participating in joint missions. Maintain and coordinate a roster of recovery specialists.Multistakeholder Recovery Assessment and Planning Support national and multistakeholder recovery assessments and frameworks to ensure children’s and women’s needs and rights are integrated into planning, budgeting, service delivery, and recovery financing strategies.Focused Support to State of Palestine and Syria Refine UNICEF recovery strategies, identify technical and operational requirements, and support Programme Budget Reviews, Strategic Moments of Reflection, and annual programme reviews. Liaise with interagency partners, donors, and global mechanisms to promote coherence in recovery assessment, planning, and financing.Global Coordination and Positioning Represent UNICEF in global mechanisms related to recovery assessment and planning, contribute to interagency policy, tools, and standards, and support whole‑of‑house coordination on recovery
Ukraine is facing one of the most complex youth development challenges in Europe. UNICEF seeks to promote integrated learning-to-earning pathways, linking training, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship into coherent transitions toward sustainable employment, aligned with labor market demand and national recovery priorities, and responsive to current and emerging labor market needs.
UNICEF’s Adolescent Development & Participation (ADAP) program in Ukraine is positioned at the center of these national priorities. the Programme Officer will coordinate UNICEF Ukraine’s work on youth employment, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship, contributing directly to the ADAP strategy’s economic opportunities and livelihoods outcomes. The Officer will design, implement, and scale evidence-based models that increase access to decent work and entrepreneurship pathways for young people, with particular focus on the most vulnerable groups, including displaced youth, NEETs, and youth in rural or conflict-affected areas. The role will require close collaboration with national and local government partners (e.g., Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Youth and Sports, local hromadas), as well as strategic engagement with private sector, CSO, and UN partners to create integrated, sustainable, and replicable youth employment solutions aligned with the EU Youth Guarantee and national recovery priorities. This position is pivotal for strengthening systems, scaling impact, and ensuring continuity in youth economic programming.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking a dynamic Child Protection Officer to join our team. The Officer will provide technical and coordination support to integrate climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and humanitarian–development linkages into national child protection systems. The assignment will contribute to evidence generation, systems strengthening, and preparedness efforts that reduce inequalities, protect vulnerable children, and enhance the resilience of social welfare and child protection services in Ghana. This is a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) position. Opportunity is open to Norwegian nationals only.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
The primary aim of this consultancy is to design and operationalize two evidence-informed, behaviourally grounded educational programmes for children and for parents/caregivers that contribute to the prevention of online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) in Jordan.
The programmes will move beyond information provision to actively strengthen protective behaviours, trust-based family communication, and timely use of child-friendly reporting and support mechanisms. They will be designed for institutional uptake and scale through schools, community platforms, and national child protection systems.
The consultant will report to UNICEF JCO Child protection section. The consultant will work closely with UNICEF Jordan and relevant national stakeholders throughout the assignment to ensure technical alignment, stakeholder validation, and readiness of the educational programmes for institutional adoption and scale-up.
UNICEF Jakarta is looking for Chief Social Policy who is responsible for leading, managing and supervising all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, nutrition, child protection and water and sanitation.
Applicants who have previously applied will be considered and need not re-apply.
UNICEF Belarus CO is looking for candidates to apply for the position of Health Officer. Under the general guidance of Programme Specialist (Social Sector), the incumbent is responsible for providing professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the Health and Development Programme within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results, by preparing, executing, managing, and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, and evaluating and reporting of results.
Ready to create real, measurable impact? UNICEF Malaysia is hiring a Programme Officer (Climate & DRR) to advance child‑centred climate solutions, strengthen resilience, and elevate youth engagement in policy and action. If you are purpose‑driven and results‑oriented, this role is for you, apply today!
UNICEF Tajikistan is looking for the qualified consultant to provide technical and coordination support to the MoES and other national stakeholders in advancing the national learning assessment agenda, with a particular focus on national and school-level competency-based summative assessment reform. This support will directly contribute to strengthening assessment systems in alignment with competency-based education (CBE) principles, as defined by national policy and the IsDB/GPE Phase II project.
UNICEF Nigeria Field Office in Maiduguri, Borno state Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Health officer and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
Benin is a middle-income country that faces many challenges in guaranteeing the rights of every child. Ranked 158th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2021/2022), it has significant disparities between urban and rural areas, and between girls and boys. Since 1977, UNICEF has been working closely with the government, civil society, technical and financial partners, young people and communities to improve access to education, health services, protection, water, sanitation, nutrition and social policies for children.
The 2024-2026 cooperation program pays particular attention to girls' education, protection against violence, community health, and the fight against child labor. Present in the field through its offices in Cotonou, Natitingou and Parakou, UNICEF is committed to working alongside the most vulnerable communities to guarantee concrete, lasting results.
The UNICEF Benin office is looking for committed, creative and motivated professionals to make a difference in the life of every Beninese child.
JPO Education Officer (Digital Learning), P-2, Luanda, Angola.
Join UNICEF Angola as a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) – Education Officer (Digital Learning) and help accelerate innovative learning solutions that reach every child. This P‑2 role, funded by the Government of Finland, offers an exceptional opportunity for a motivated early‑career professional to contribute to high-impact digital learning initiatives in one of UNICEF’s priority countries.
The UNICEF Cameroun CO is looking for a SBC Specialist for Emergency RCCE, AAP, and Polio who will provide technical leadership and coordination to ensure the design, implementation, and monitoring of timely and community-driven behavior change strategies across emergencies. The SBC Specialist will also coordination RCCE preparedness and response by helping to strengthen and sustain national RCCE interventions, processes, and capacities with specific focus on participatory community engagement and mainstreaming of AAP principles and processes.
