The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia, ensuring that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide specialised analytical, advocacy and partnership expertise to strengthen UNICEF’s engagement on children and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The consultancy will produce a defined set of strategic, analytical and knowledge products to inform UNICEF’s engagement with Member States and UN processes related to the 2030 Agenda.
As convenor and administrative agent of this joint nutrition programme, UNICEF is responsible for ensuring the quality of program implementation and financial management and therefore, a Project Coordinator is required to provide direct technical guidance, coordination, and management support for the joint nutrition programme, ensuring effective implementation, quality assurance, and financial oversight of multi-sectoral interventions by UN agencies and the Government of Sierra Leone to achieve the programme’s overall goal to improve climate-resilient systems and improve food and nutrition security by 2029 in the target districts.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical leadership and programme guidance to operationalize the Clean Air for Healthy Children agenda by delivering air-quality monitoring and data expertise, exposure and health-impact assessment, a maintained global knowledge library, direct Country Office support, and coordination of cross UN reporting.
UNICEF is seeking an international consultant to provide technical and coordination support to advance key priorities under the global Equity, Disability, Gender, and Inclusion agenda in education, with a focus on developing practical knowledge products, public goods, learning opportunities, and platforms that support UNICEF country offices, ministries of education, and partners to strengthen inclusive and equitable education systems.
UNICEF seeks to engage a Communications and Marketing Consultant with experience in strategic communications, storytelling, and multi-stakeholder engagement to strengthen YuWaah’s positioning as India’s leading partnerships platform. The Consultant will shape clear, consistent messaging aligned with UNICEF and Generation Unlimited priorities, and translate programme outcomes into communication assets that demonstrate scale, credibility, and impact. The role will drive communications for YuWaah’s collaborations with government, UN agencies, foundations, private sector, and civil society partners, while strengthening partner engagement through targeted messaging, digital outreach,flagship campaigns, launches, and high-visibility moments.
Lao PDR has been selected by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) as one of the countries that will be part the GPE Technology for Education (Tech4Ed) technical assistance initiative. UNICEF is the selected grant agent for the GPE Tech4Ed to help co-design and implement this initiative with GPE and the technical partner EdTechHub, in close coordination with the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and other key stakeholders in Lao PDR. The initiative draws on the technical expertise, tools and resources of UNICEF and the EdTech Hub to strengthen capacity of and within partner countries to use technology to improve education access and learning outcomes for children. More specifically the Tech4Ed initiative will provide technical, policy and cross-sectoral assistance for countries embedding or scaling technology into their education system.
UNICEF Moldova is hiring a Programme Associate at GS-6 level, to support the Child Protection section.
Minimum Requirements: Completion of secondary education; Minimum six years of administrative or clerical work experience; Fluency in Romanian and intermediate knowledge of English.
Desirables: Professional and/or university courses related to the field of work; Knowledge of Russian or another official UN language (Arabic, Chines, French or Spanish) or local language of the duty station.
The exercise contributes to ensuring that Kazakhstan's investments in AI support not only economic growth and technological advancement, but also the realization of child rights, improved opportunities for young people, stronger social outcomes, and sustainable benefits for future generations. It also generates lessons that may inform AI governance and child-centered digital transformation efforts across Central Asia and the broader ECARO region.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in strengthening and operationalizing a coordinated, standardized, and resilient child protection system. Building on existing legislative frameworks and UNICEF investments in CPCRMS, the assignment will support consolidation of tools, SOPs, and capacity building under the Child Protection Commission. It will strengthen inter agency coordination and improve case management and referral mechanisms across districts in a context of heightened vulnerability due to disasters, displacement, and insecurity. The consultancy will also support the development and operationalization of cross-border Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) SOPs in line with CPiE standards.
UNICEF seeks to recruit an individual consultant to conduct baseline and endline evaluations that operationalize the global Skills4Girls results framework (2026-2029), to assess shifts in agency, skills acquisition, gender norms and system responsiveness.
Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Manager is accountable for programme management, ensuring that programme initiatives are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented and monitored, in accordance with the Country Programme and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities. The role also involves close collaboration with the programme sections—such as education, health, child protection, and water and sanitation—to ensure that social policy interventions are integrated and contribute to broader results for children.
Since 24 February 2022, the escalation of the war in Ukraine has severely affected children and families, leaving millions in need of humanitarian assistance and disrupting access to essential services such as health, education, WASH, and social protection. In response, UNICEF has implemented an emergency response while supporting recovery and strengthening national systems. High-quality, timely evidence and evaluation are essential to ensure programmes remain effective, accountable, and responsive to the evolving needs of children. To strengthen its evaluation function, the UNICEF Ukraine Country Office is recruiting an Evaluation Specialist (NO-C) to support the planning, implementation, and dissemination of evaluations and contribute to the office's evidence generation strategy.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen disaster risk financing (DRF) systems for social sectors in selected Pacific
Island Countries (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) by improving the capacity of governments and
partners to mobilize and deliver financial resources effectively to protect children and essential services during shocks.
The consultancy will support UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office (MCO) to enhance its role as a strategic partner in DRF
by working closely with Ministries of Finance and line ministries responsible for education, health & nutrition, child
protection, WASH, and social protection to strengthen the integration of social sectors within DRF frameworks. This
includes assessing and improving shock-responsive delivery systems (“money-out”), identifying systemic bottlenecks, and
providing targeted technical support and initial capacity-building to ensure that financial resources translate into timely
and effective support for children.
The assignment will further contribute to elevating the role of social sectors within national DRF approaches, ensuring
that financing mechanisms explicitly account for the protection of essential services and the needs of children in disaster
contexts.
In parallel, the consultancy will facilitate engagement with key regional and international partners, including PCRIC, the
World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), to align UNICEF’s work
with broader DRF initiatives and promote coordinated, multi-sectoral approaches.
Finally, the consultancy will contribute to the development of donor-ready proposals and a UNICEF DRF roadmap,
ensuring that country-level engagement and systems improvements are translated into actionable strategies,
strengthened partnerships, and resource mobilization opportunities to better protect children from disaster impacts.
UNICEF Maldives seeks to engage qualified individual(s) to provide professional photography and videography services in support of its communication and advocacy objectives. This includes delivering high-quality, on-demand visual content to document programme implementation, advocacy initiatives, donor reporting, emergency responses, and official events across the country.
UNICEF LACRO is looking for a dynamic Regional Chief of Programme & Planning (P-5) to provide strategic leadership in programme planning, monitoring, data, evidence, and regional coordination. If you are passionate about transforming evidence into action and delivering results at scale, we invite you to join our team in Panama and help advance children's rights across the region.
UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited is a global public-private-youth partnership created to meet the urgent need for expanded skilling, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities for young people aged 15–24 as they transition from learning to earning. By bridging skilling and training to employment and entrepreneurship, Generation Unlimited (GenU) supports every young person to thrive in the world of work and earn a dignified livelihood.
Launched in September 2018 by the UN Secretary General and the Executive Director of UNICEF, GenU creates public-private partnerships – globally and at the country-level – to co-create and support investment opportunities, programmes and innovations at a large scale, and help young people transition from learning to careers.
In particular, GenU modernizes skilling and training systems to build the skills young people need for the jobs of today and tomorrow – in a labor market undergoing profound changes that is increasingly being shaped by the AI and green transitions.
Through public-private partnerships, GenU works with governments, the private sector, civil society and UN agencies to attract investment at global and national levels to support national systems and deliver effective programmes to accelerate impact for millions of young people. GenU scales innovations by brokering shared-value partnerships with the private sector in areas, particularly in the digital-AI and green economies.
Under the CEO’s leadership, the GenU Global Team is responsible for strategic planning, supporting and monitoring the execution of the GenU strategy, liaising with the broad spectrum of partners, ensuring adequate level of resources for the partnership through public and private sector fundraising, distributing catalytic capital, and assisting in the work of the partnership’s governance bodies.
Under the general supervision of the Deputy Representative the candidate will provide guidance and technical assistance to support UNICEF Cash Assistance activities. Guidance and technical assistance will cover the following themes: programme design, planning and implementation, management and monitoring of programme/project activities, data analysis and progress reporting as well as Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) in support of achievement of programme goals and objectives. The candidate shall also provide strategic guidance to enable the country office to liaise at technical level with relevant national and local authorities to expand cash-based response in affected provinces.
UNICEF Zambia is seeking experienced and creative Graphic Design Consultants for a Long-Term Agreement (LTA). Successful consultants will provide professional graphic design services for a wide range of communication products, including print and digital materials, social media content, branding, advocacy, and visibility resources. The engagement is home-based and assignments will be issued on an as-needed basis during the term of the agreement.
UNICEF Zambia is seeking experienced Individual Translator Consultants for a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to provide translation services on an as-needed basis. Consultants will deliver accurate and culturally appropriate translations between English and Zambia’s seven official local languages—Bemba, Nyanja, Lozi, Tonga, Kaonde, Luvale, and Lunda—to support UNICEF’s programme, advocacy, communication, and knowledge management activities across the country.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia, ensuring that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide specialised analytical, advocacy and partnership expertise to strengthen UNICEF’s engagement on children and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The consultancy will produce a defined set of strategic, analytical and knowledge products to inform UNICEF’s engagement with Member States and UN processes related to the 2030 Agenda.
As convenor and administrative agent of this joint nutrition programme, UNICEF is responsible for ensuring the quality of program implementation and financial management and therefore, a Project Coordinator is required to provide direct technical guidance, coordination, and management support for the joint nutrition programme, ensuring effective implementation, quality assurance, and financial oversight of multi-sectoral interventions by UN agencies and the Government of Sierra Leone to achieve the programme’s overall goal to improve climate-resilient systems and improve food and nutrition security by 2029 in the target districts.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical leadership and programme guidance to operationalize the Clean Air for Healthy Children agenda by delivering air-quality monitoring and data expertise, exposure and health-impact assessment, a maintained global knowledge library, direct Country Office support, and coordination of cross UN reporting.
UNICEF is seeking an international consultant to provide technical and coordination support to advance key priorities under the global Equity, Disability, Gender, and Inclusion agenda in education, with a focus on developing practical knowledge products, public goods, learning opportunities, and platforms that support UNICEF country offices, ministries of education, and partners to strengthen inclusive and equitable education systems.
UNICEF seeks to engage a Communications and Marketing Consultant with experience in strategic communications, storytelling, and multi-stakeholder engagement to strengthen YuWaah’s positioning as India’s leading partnerships platform. The Consultant will shape clear, consistent messaging aligned with UNICEF and Generation Unlimited priorities, and translate programme outcomes into communication assets that demonstrate scale, credibility, and impact. The role will drive communications for YuWaah’s collaborations with government, UN agencies, foundations, private sector, and civil society partners, while strengthening partner engagement through targeted messaging, digital outreach,flagship campaigns, launches, and high-visibility moments.
Lao PDR has been selected by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) as one of the countries that will be part the GPE Technology for Education (Tech4Ed) technical assistance initiative. UNICEF is the selected grant agent for the GPE Tech4Ed to help co-design and implement this initiative with GPE and the technical partner EdTechHub, in close coordination with the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) and other key stakeholders in Lao PDR. The initiative draws on the technical expertise, tools and resources of UNICEF and the EdTech Hub to strengthen capacity of and within partner countries to use technology to improve education access and learning outcomes for children. More specifically the Tech4Ed initiative will provide technical, policy and cross-sectoral assistance for countries embedding or scaling technology into their education system.
UNICEF Moldova is hiring a Programme Associate at GS-6 level, to support the Child Protection section.
Minimum Requirements: Completion of secondary education; Minimum six years of administrative or clerical work experience; Fluency in Romanian and intermediate knowledge of English.
Desirables: Professional and/or university courses related to the field of work; Knowledge of Russian or another official UN language (Arabic, Chines, French or Spanish) or local language of the duty station.
The exercise contributes to ensuring that Kazakhstan's investments in AI support not only economic growth and technological advancement, but also the realization of child rights, improved opportunities for young people, stronger social outcomes, and sustainable benefits for future generations. It also generates lessons that may inform AI governance and child-centered digital transformation efforts across Central Asia and the broader ECARO region.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in strengthening and operationalizing a coordinated, standardized, and resilient child protection system. Building on existing legislative frameworks and UNICEF investments in CPCRMS, the assignment will support consolidation of tools, SOPs, and capacity building under the Child Protection Commission. It will strengthen inter agency coordination and improve case management and referral mechanisms across districts in a context of heightened vulnerability due to disasters, displacement, and insecurity. The consultancy will also support the development and operationalization of cross-border Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) SOPs in line with CPiE standards.
UNICEF seeks to recruit an individual consultant to conduct baseline and endline evaluations that operationalize the global Skills4Girls results framework (2026-2029), to assess shifts in agency, skills acquisition, gender norms and system responsiveness.
Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Manager is accountable for programme management, ensuring that programme initiatives are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented and monitored, in accordance with the Country Programme and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities. The role also involves close collaboration with the programme sections—such as education, health, child protection, and water and sanitation—to ensure that social policy interventions are integrated and contribute to broader results for children.
Since 24 February 2022, the escalation of the war in Ukraine has severely affected children and families, leaving millions in need of humanitarian assistance and disrupting access to essential services such as health, education, WASH, and social protection. In response, UNICEF has implemented an emergency response while supporting recovery and strengthening national systems. High-quality, timely evidence and evaluation are essential to ensure programmes remain effective, accountable, and responsive to the evolving needs of children. To strengthen its evaluation function, the UNICEF Ukraine Country Office is recruiting an Evaluation Specialist (NO-C) to support the planning, implementation, and dissemination of evaluations and contribute to the office's evidence generation strategy.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen disaster risk financing (DRF) systems for social sectors in selected Pacific
Island Countries (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) by improving the capacity of governments and
partners to mobilize and deliver financial resources effectively to protect children and essential services during shocks.
The consultancy will support UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office (MCO) to enhance its role as a strategic partner in DRF
by working closely with Ministries of Finance and line ministries responsible for education, health & nutrition, child
protection, WASH, and social protection to strengthen the integration of social sectors within DRF frameworks. This
includes assessing and improving shock-responsive delivery systems (“money-out”), identifying systemic bottlenecks, and
providing targeted technical support and initial capacity-building to ensure that financial resources translate into timely
and effective support for children.
The assignment will further contribute to elevating the role of social sectors within national DRF approaches, ensuring
that financing mechanisms explicitly account for the protection of essential services and the needs of children in disaster
contexts.
In parallel, the consultancy will facilitate engagement with key regional and international partners, including PCRIC, the
World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), to align UNICEF’s work
with broader DRF initiatives and promote coordinated, multi-sectoral approaches.
Finally, the consultancy will contribute to the development of donor-ready proposals and a UNICEF DRF roadmap,
ensuring that country-level engagement and systems improvements are translated into actionable strategies,
strengthened partnerships, and resource mobilization opportunities to better protect children from disaster impacts.
UNICEF Maldives seeks to engage qualified individual(s) to provide professional photography and videography services in support of its communication and advocacy objectives. This includes delivering high-quality, on-demand visual content to document programme implementation, advocacy initiatives, donor reporting, emergency responses, and official events across the country.
UNICEF LACRO is looking for a dynamic Regional Chief of Programme & Planning (P-5) to provide strategic leadership in programme planning, monitoring, data, evidence, and regional coordination. If you are passionate about transforming evidence into action and delivering results at scale, we invite you to join our team in Panama and help advance children's rights across the region.
UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited is a global public-private-youth partnership created to meet the urgent need for expanded skilling, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities for young people aged 15–24 as they transition from learning to earning. By bridging skilling and training to employment and entrepreneurship, Generation Unlimited (GenU) supports every young person to thrive in the world of work and earn a dignified livelihood.
Launched in September 2018 by the UN Secretary General and the Executive Director of UNICEF, GenU creates public-private partnerships – globally and at the country-level – to co-create and support investment opportunities, programmes and innovations at a large scale, and help young people transition from learning to careers.
In particular, GenU modernizes skilling and training systems to build the skills young people need for the jobs of today and tomorrow – in a labor market undergoing profound changes that is increasingly being shaped by the AI and green transitions.
Through public-private partnerships, GenU works with governments, the private sector, civil society and UN agencies to attract investment at global and national levels to support national systems and deliver effective programmes to accelerate impact for millions of young people. GenU scales innovations by brokering shared-value partnerships with the private sector in areas, particularly in the digital-AI and green economies.
Under the CEO’s leadership, the GenU Global Team is responsible for strategic planning, supporting and monitoring the execution of the GenU strategy, liaising with the broad spectrum of partners, ensuring adequate level of resources for the partnership through public and private sector fundraising, distributing catalytic capital, and assisting in the work of the partnership’s governance bodies.
Under the general supervision of the Deputy Representative the candidate will provide guidance and technical assistance to support UNICEF Cash Assistance activities. Guidance and technical assistance will cover the following themes: programme design, planning and implementation, management and monitoring of programme/project activities, data analysis and progress reporting as well as Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) in support of achievement of programme goals and objectives. The candidate shall also provide strategic guidance to enable the country office to liaise at technical level with relevant national and local authorities to expand cash-based response in affected provinces.
UNICEF Zambia is seeking experienced and creative Graphic Design Consultants for a Long-Term Agreement (LTA). Successful consultants will provide professional graphic design services for a wide range of communication products, including print and digital materials, social media content, branding, advocacy, and visibility resources. The engagement is home-based and assignments will be issued on an as-needed basis during the term of the agreement.
UNICEF Zambia is seeking experienced Individual Translator Consultants for a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to provide translation services on an as-needed basis. Consultants will deliver accurate and culturally appropriate translations between English and Zambia’s seven official local languages—Bemba, Nyanja, Lozi, Tonga, Kaonde, Luvale, and Lunda—to support UNICEF’s programme, advocacy, communication, and knowledge management activities across the country.
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