Reporting to the Deputy Representative Operations, you will lead UNICEF's end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring the timely, efficient and accountable delivery of goods, services and construction works that enable programme results for children.You will oversee supply planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, inventory management, logistics, and distribution in line with UNICEF policies and ethical standards. You will manage and develop the supply team, foster strong internal and external collaboration, and provide strategic technical support to governments to strengthen national supply chain systems. You will also drive innovation, promote local market development, and enhance supply chain performance to improve efficiency and value for money. In emergencies, you will lead logistics preparedness and response by developing operational strategies, coordinating with key partners, and ensuring business continuity. Your leadership will strengthen operational resilience, mitigate supply chain risks, and directly contribute to achieving impactful and sustainable results for children.
Join our ICT team and support the delivery of technology solutions and services that enable business success. Working within established policies, guidelines and SLAs, you will contribute to ICT Service Delivery, User Support, Systems and Infrastructure Support, Incident and Request Management, and Compliance with ICT Standards, while developing your skills under close guidance and supervision.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who can lead and be accountable for operations functions, facilitate change, provide risk-informed and solution-focused analysis, advice, and services, and contribute to programme and management decision-making to deliver results for children in complex operational contexts.If you have the required profile and experience, you are highly encouraged to apply. This assignment presents an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact while further developing your professional expertise. Taking up this assignment can be both motivating and rewarding.
Help Protect Children from Violence and Harmful Practices The Child Protection Officer (NO-B) TA will support the effective planning, implementation, coordination and quality assurance of child protection interventions with a particular focus on the prevention of violence against children (VAC), harmful practices including child marriage, child labour, gender-based violence, abuse and neglect of children. Working closely with the government counterparts, implementing partners, civil society and UNICEF colleagues, you will support the establishment and strengthening of Child Protection Community Hubs (CPCHs) and other community-based child protection mechanisms, promote community engagement, child and adolescent participation, positive parenting approaches, and strengthen referral pathways linking communities with statutory child protection services. You will also support government coordination mechanisms to advance the prevention of violence against children and harmful practices and contribute to integrated child protection programming. This is an exciting opportunity for a child protection professional with strong technical partnership and coordination skills to help strengthen prevention and response systems for vulnerable children. If you are committed to advancing children's rights and supporting government-led efforts to build safer and more protective communities for every child in Bangladesh, we encourage you to apply.
To provide time-bound strategic, technical and operational consultancy support to UNICEF Ghana and government partners for the planning, design, configuration, implementation monitoring, evidence generation and scale-up of Ghana’s Digital Education Programme. The consultant will support the responsible use of Google-powered Gemini AI to operationalize an AI-enabled Teaching and Learning Companion for teacher professional development, foundational learning improvement and education system strengthening. The assignment will contribute to improving teacher capacity, strengthening pre-service and in-service teacher professional development, supporting implementation in selected Colleges of Education and districts, and generating evidence to inform national scale-up. The consultancy will be deliverables-based and will support UNICEF Ghana’s collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, CENDLOS, National Teaching Council, Colleges of Education, selected districts and other partners in alignment with UNICEF’s Digital Education Strategy and national education priorities.
Ready to make an impact? Join UNICEF PFP’s People & Culture team and help deliver high-quality P&C services across recruitment, onboarding, staff benefits, and employee support, enabling UNICEF to achieve results for every child.
Join our team as a Child Protection Specialist and play a key role in advancing UNICEF’s efforts to protect children from violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect, and all forms of harm. Reporting to the Chief of Child Protection, the position supports the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of child protection programmes and projects, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based interventions that strengthen child protection systems and services. Working closely with government counterparts, partners, and stakeholders, the Specialist provides technical guidance and programme management support throughout the programming cycle. The role contributes to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children and uphold their rights to survival, development, protection, and well-being in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international frameworks. The Specialist applies Results-Based Management (RBM) approaches to support effective programme planning, implementation, and accountability, contributing to the achievement of UNICEF’s Strategic Plan priorities and measurable results for children.
UNICEF’s Asia and the Pacific Regional Office (APRO) works with governments, regional organizations, international financial institutions, and academic partners to advance children’s rights and drive sustainable development across the region. Through innovative partnerships and evidence-based approaches, APRO supports stronger policies, increased investment, and improved outcomes for children, with a particular focus on helping every child thrive in their earliest years.
Join UNICEF Rome's digital transformation journey and help deliver a secure, seamless, and user-focused technology experience. Your work will empower colleagues with reliable access to digital tools and services, enabling greater efficiency, collaboration, and impact for children worldwide.
The purpose of this assignment is to undertake data landscape diagnostic analysis that will provide UNICEF Bhubaneswar Field Office with a clear understanding of the development landscape in the state. The data analyst will work closely with the sector specialists to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for effective UNICEF data investments to bridge the data gap in assessing outcomes for children in the context of the SDGs and UNICEF programme outcomes, keeping in view the data demand and supply-side story for the coming 3-5 years. The consultant will support UNICEF’s program as well as the nodal departments with strong recommendations to improve the use of existing MIS data and the monitoring system to assess the situation pertaining to children, the state SDG indicator framework and building the capacity of the UNICEF field office and the nodal departments to analyze, synthesize, and process information to drive better results for children.
UNICEF Thailand Country Office (TCO) is seeking qualified individual Creative Design and Artwork Developer consultants with strong creative, conceptual, and technical design skills to provide design services on an as-needed basis. Selected consultants will work closely with the Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR) team members and other relevant stakeholders to develop high-quality visual materials that align with UNICEF's brand guidelines, communication objectives, and fundraising strategies.
UNICEF China has been working closely with the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) to strengthen the child protection service system in China. Since 2010, MCA has advocated for the inclusion of the role of Child Director (a para-social worker, also known as a barefoot Social Worker) in a number of national policies, which state that each village and community should appoint at least one Child Director to provide services to vulnerable children. To date, MCA has supported the appointment of 582,000 Child Directors across urban and rural communities.
The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide technical guidance and support to national and subnational implementing partners and technical institutes engaged in strengthening the social service workforce, with a specific focus on the professionalization of Child Directors (Barefoot Social Workers).
UNICEF Armenia Country Office is looking for a motivated Child Protection professional with experience in developing and managing programmes that strengthen child protection systems and promote children’s rights, safety and well-being, with a strong understanding of the national context. The role will lead and contribute to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based and sustainable child protection programmes in Armenia. It will provide technical guidance and strategic support to strengthen national child protection systems and services, address violence, abuse, exploitation and other risks faced by children, and advance inclusive, community-based and family-focused solutions, in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF’s priorities. Working under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative, the role will collaborate closely with relevant sectoral and cross-sectoral colleagues and partners.
UNICEF ECARO is seeking the support of a consultant to support the Ministry of Education, Research, Development, and Youth (MoERDY) of Slovakia to tackle the persistent segregation of Roma children in the education system.
Provide technical assistance to implement the Case Management (PROSAS) protocols which aim at preventing and responding to violence, and access to services by victims including system strengthening and coordination of the social service workforce in Nampula, Niassa and Cabo Delgado Provinces, in 16 districts where child grant programme is implemented. This will also ensure ownership of the ProSAS case management by the Government.
UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for a strategic and experienced leader to serve as Regional Chief Programme & Planning, P-5, based in Dakar, Senegal. The role provides regional leadership, quality assurance and technical guidance on programme planning, monitoring, reporting, knowledge management and child rights monitoring across the region. Working closely with Country Offices, Regional Office leadership, HQ counterparts, UN agencies and other partners, the incumbent will help strengthen programme quality, evidence-based decision-making and results for children across West and Central Africa.
As the Digital Impact Officer, you will report to the Chief of Operations in the country office. Based on the established policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLAs), the purpose of your role is to carry out broad ICT functions and enable the provision of ICT solutions and services and assist in the delivery of results in the office.
The ICT function supports UNICEF’s mission and strategic plan by enabling programme and operational effectiveness and efficiency through innovation, partnerships and providing ICT solutions and services in a timely, secure and safe manner.
UNICEF in Uzbekistan is seeking an ICT Associate (G-6) to support ICT service delivery, digital workplace solutions, cybersecurity, and user support across the office. The role contributes to maintaining reliable digital systems and strengthening UNICEF's digital impact agenda for children. UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce.
UNICEF Brazil is looking for a high-level professional to act as Child Protection Officer in Rio de Janeiro with targeted support to São Paulo city. He/she will support the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of UNICEF’s child protection programme in these big urban centers. The role contributes to evidence-based planning by conducting situation analyses, identifying priorities, and supporting results-based programme design focused on violence prevention, child protection systems strengthening, safe schools, child-sensitive justice, and integrated service delivery. The incumbent monitors programme performance, resources, and results; prepares reports; identifies implementation bottlenecks; and supports timely corrective actions to ensure effective programme delivery and accountability.
Benin is a lower-middle-income country that faces multiple challenges in ensuring the rights of every child. Ranked 158th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2021/2022), it experiences significant disparities between urban and rural areas, as well as between girls and boys. Since 1977, UNICEF has been working closely with the Government, civil society, development partners, young people, and communities to improve access to education, healthcare, child protection, water, sanitation, nutrition, and social policies that benefit children.The 2024-2026 Country Programme places particular emphasis on girls’ education, protection against violence, community health, and the fight against child labour. Through its offices in Cotonou, Natitingou, and Parakou, UNICEF works alongside the most vulnerable communities to deliver tangible and sustainable results for children.UNICEF Benin is seeking a Programme Associate to help make a lasting difference in the lives of children in Benin.
Reporting to the Deputy Representative Operations, you will lead UNICEF's end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring the timely, efficient and accountable delivery of goods, services and construction works that enable programme results for children.You will oversee supply planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, inventory management, logistics, and distribution in line with UNICEF policies and ethical standards. You will manage and develop the supply team, foster strong internal and external collaboration, and provide strategic technical support to governments to strengthen national supply chain systems. You will also drive innovation, promote local market development, and enhance supply chain performance to improve efficiency and value for money. In emergencies, you will lead logistics preparedness and response by developing operational strategies, coordinating with key partners, and ensuring business continuity. Your leadership will strengthen operational resilience, mitigate supply chain risks, and directly contribute to achieving impactful and sustainable results for children.
Join our ICT team and support the delivery of technology solutions and services that enable business success. Working within established policies, guidelines and SLAs, you will contribute to ICT Service Delivery, User Support, Systems and Infrastructure Support, Incident and Request Management, and Compliance with ICT Standards, while developing your skills under close guidance and supervision.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who can lead and be accountable for operations functions, facilitate change, provide risk-informed and solution-focused analysis, advice, and services, and contribute to programme and management decision-making to deliver results for children in complex operational contexts.If you have the required profile and experience, you are highly encouraged to apply. This assignment presents an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact while further developing your professional expertise. Taking up this assignment can be both motivating and rewarding.
Help Protect Children from Violence and Harmful Practices The Child Protection Officer (NO-B) TA will support the effective planning, implementation, coordination and quality assurance of child protection interventions with a particular focus on the prevention of violence against children (VAC), harmful practices including child marriage, child labour, gender-based violence, abuse and neglect of children. Working closely with the government counterparts, implementing partners, civil society and UNICEF colleagues, you will support the establishment and strengthening of Child Protection Community Hubs (CPCHs) and other community-based child protection mechanisms, promote community engagement, child and adolescent participation, positive parenting approaches, and strengthen referral pathways linking communities with statutory child protection services. You will also support government coordination mechanisms to advance the prevention of violence against children and harmful practices and contribute to integrated child protection programming. This is an exciting opportunity for a child protection professional with strong technical partnership and coordination skills to help strengthen prevention and response systems for vulnerable children. If you are committed to advancing children's rights and supporting government-led efforts to build safer and more protective communities for every child in Bangladesh, we encourage you to apply.
To provide time-bound strategic, technical and operational consultancy support to UNICEF Ghana and government partners for the planning, design, configuration, implementation monitoring, evidence generation and scale-up of Ghana’s Digital Education Programme. The consultant will support the responsible use of Google-powered Gemini AI to operationalize an AI-enabled Teaching and Learning Companion for teacher professional development, foundational learning improvement and education system strengthening. The assignment will contribute to improving teacher capacity, strengthening pre-service and in-service teacher professional development, supporting implementation in selected Colleges of Education and districts, and generating evidence to inform national scale-up. The consultancy will be deliverables-based and will support UNICEF Ghana’s collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, CENDLOS, National Teaching Council, Colleges of Education, selected districts and other partners in alignment with UNICEF’s Digital Education Strategy and national education priorities.
Ready to make an impact? Join UNICEF PFP’s People & Culture team and help deliver high-quality P&C services across recruitment, onboarding, staff benefits, and employee support, enabling UNICEF to achieve results for every child.
Join our team as a Child Protection Specialist and play a key role in advancing UNICEF’s efforts to protect children from violence, abuse, exploitation, neglect, and all forms of harm. Reporting to the Chief of Child Protection, the position supports the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of child protection programmes and projects, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based interventions that strengthen child protection systems and services. Working closely with government counterparts, partners, and stakeholders, the Specialist provides technical guidance and programme management support throughout the programming cycle. The role contributes to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children and uphold their rights to survival, development, protection, and well-being in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international frameworks. The Specialist applies Results-Based Management (RBM) approaches to support effective programme planning, implementation, and accountability, contributing to the achievement of UNICEF’s Strategic Plan priorities and measurable results for children.
UNICEF’s Asia and the Pacific Regional Office (APRO) works with governments, regional organizations, international financial institutions, and academic partners to advance children’s rights and drive sustainable development across the region. Through innovative partnerships and evidence-based approaches, APRO supports stronger policies, increased investment, and improved outcomes for children, with a particular focus on helping every child thrive in their earliest years.
Join UNICEF Rome's digital transformation journey and help deliver a secure, seamless, and user-focused technology experience. Your work will empower colleagues with reliable access to digital tools and services, enabling greater efficiency, collaboration, and impact for children worldwide.
The purpose of this assignment is to undertake data landscape diagnostic analysis that will provide UNICEF Bhubaneswar Field Office with a clear understanding of the development landscape in the state. The data analyst will work closely with the sector specialists to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for effective UNICEF data investments to bridge the data gap in assessing outcomes for children in the context of the SDGs and UNICEF programme outcomes, keeping in view the data demand and supply-side story for the coming 3-5 years. The consultant will support UNICEF’s program as well as the nodal departments with strong recommendations to improve the use of existing MIS data and the monitoring system to assess the situation pertaining to children, the state SDG indicator framework and building the capacity of the UNICEF field office and the nodal departments to analyze, synthesize, and process information to drive better results for children.
UNICEF Thailand Country Office (TCO) is seeking qualified individual Creative Design and Artwork Developer consultants with strong creative, conceptual, and technical design skills to provide design services on an as-needed basis. Selected consultants will work closely with the Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR) team members and other relevant stakeholders to develop high-quality visual materials that align with UNICEF's brand guidelines, communication objectives, and fundraising strategies.
UNICEF China has been working closely with the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) to strengthen the child protection service system in China. Since 2010, MCA has advocated for the inclusion of the role of Child Director (a para-social worker, also known as a barefoot Social Worker) in a number of national policies, which state that each village and community should appoint at least one Child Director to provide services to vulnerable children. To date, MCA has supported the appointment of 582,000 Child Directors across urban and rural communities.
The overall objective of this consultancy is to provide technical guidance and support to national and subnational implementing partners and technical institutes engaged in strengthening the social service workforce, with a specific focus on the professionalization of Child Directors (Barefoot Social Workers).
UNICEF Armenia Country Office is looking for a motivated Child Protection professional with experience in developing and managing programmes that strengthen child protection systems and promote children’s rights, safety and well-being, with a strong understanding of the national context. The role will lead and contribute to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based and sustainable child protection programmes in Armenia. It will provide technical guidance and strategic support to strengthen national child protection systems and services, address violence, abuse, exploitation and other risks faced by children, and advance inclusive, community-based and family-focused solutions, in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF’s priorities. Working under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative, the role will collaborate closely with relevant sectoral and cross-sectoral colleagues and partners.
UNICEF ECARO is seeking the support of a consultant to support the Ministry of Education, Research, Development, and Youth (MoERDY) of Slovakia to tackle the persistent segregation of Roma children in the education system.
Provide technical assistance to implement the Case Management (PROSAS) protocols which aim at preventing and responding to violence, and access to services by victims including system strengthening and coordination of the social service workforce in Nampula, Niassa and Cabo Delgado Provinces, in 16 districts where child grant programme is implemented. This will also ensure ownership of the ProSAS case management by the Government.
UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for a strategic and experienced leader to serve as Regional Chief Programme & Planning, P-5, based in Dakar, Senegal. The role provides regional leadership, quality assurance and technical guidance on programme planning, monitoring, reporting, knowledge management and child rights monitoring across the region. Working closely with Country Offices, Regional Office leadership, HQ counterparts, UN agencies and other partners, the incumbent will help strengthen programme quality, evidence-based decision-making and results for children across West and Central Africa.
As the Digital Impact Officer, you will report to the Chief of Operations in the country office. Based on the established policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLAs), the purpose of your role is to carry out broad ICT functions and enable the provision of ICT solutions and services and assist in the delivery of results in the office.
The ICT function supports UNICEF’s mission and strategic plan by enabling programme and operational effectiveness and efficiency through innovation, partnerships and providing ICT solutions and services in a timely, secure and safe manner.
UNICEF in Uzbekistan is seeking an ICT Associate (G-6) to support ICT service delivery, digital workplace solutions, cybersecurity, and user support across the office. The role contributes to maintaining reliable digital systems and strengthening UNICEF's digital impact agenda for children. UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce.
UNICEF Brazil is looking for a high-level professional to act as Child Protection Officer in Rio de Janeiro with targeted support to São Paulo city. He/she will support the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of UNICEF’s child protection programme in these big urban centers. The role contributes to evidence-based planning by conducting situation analyses, identifying priorities, and supporting results-based programme design focused on violence prevention, child protection systems strengthening, safe schools, child-sensitive justice, and integrated service delivery. The incumbent monitors programme performance, resources, and results; prepares reports; identifies implementation bottlenecks; and supports timely corrective actions to ensure effective programme delivery and accountability.
Benin is a lower-middle-income country that faces multiple challenges in ensuring the rights of every child. Ranked 158th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2021/2022), it experiences significant disparities between urban and rural areas, as well as between girls and boys. Since 1977, UNICEF has been working closely with the Government, civil society, development partners, young people, and communities to improve access to education, healthcare, child protection, water, sanitation, nutrition, and social policies that benefit children.The 2024-2026 Country Programme places particular emphasis on girls’ education, protection against violence, community health, and the fight against child labour. Through its offices in Cotonou, Natitingou, and Parakou, UNICEF works alongside the most vulnerable communities to deliver tangible and sustainable results for children.UNICEF Benin is seeking a Programme Associate to help make a lasting difference in the lives of children in Benin.
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