UNICEF Romania invites qualified candidates to express their interest to be included in the
roster of MHPSS specialists.
The recruitment of MHPSS consultants aims to support the design, implementation, and monitoring of evidence-based interventions that promote mental well-being and resilience among children and families. Consultants will contribute to UNICEF’s efforts to enhance coordination with government and civil society partners, ensuring that MHPSS services are inclusive, culturally appropriate, and accessible to those most in need.
UNICEF Romania invites qualified candidates to express their interest to be included in the roster of consultants for the EDUCATION SECTION. This consultancy roster is established to meet the increasing demand for specialized technical assistance in areas such as inclusive education, teacher training, curriculum development and assessment reform, socio-emotional learning, digitalization in education etc., domains that require targeted expertise to support UNICEF Romania’s Education Team actions.
The roster will serve as a human resources repository, that will enable UNICEF Romania to rapidly mobilize pre-vetted professionals with proven experience in the areas on which a need for support will be identified.
UNICEF Romania invites qualified candidates to express their interest to be included in the roster of SOCIAL POLICY OF CONSULTANTS. The roster of consultants is being established to support ongoing and future interventions in all areas of the social policy programme: public finance, social protection, and local governance. The consultants will contribute to evidence generation, technical assistance and documentation of results.
This consultancy will produce an evidence-based analytical report and operational toolkit enabling governments and UNICEF to plan, cost, and finance regular MICS and child-centred household surveys through domestic PFM systems (budget lines, MTEF, program budgeting)—including tested guidance and country-ready templates.
The AU Women and Youth Financial and Economic Inclusion (WYFEI) 2030 initiative is a cornerstone of the African Women's Decade (2020–2030), aiming to eliminate systemic barriers to financial and economic inclusion for women and youth across Africa. Through public-private partnership and alignment with Agenda 2063, WYFEI 2030 drives empowerment via entrepreneurship, job creation, and inclusive policies. UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU) and the African Union have launched the EmPowerHer Africa programme to empower 50 million adolescent girls and young women by 2030, expanding access to market-relevant skills, financial inclusion, and entrepreneurship opportunities.
PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY:
Provide strategic, operational, and technical support to EmPowerHer Africa, supporting AU and UNICEF frameworks for programme delivery, partnership strengthening, knowledge generation, and roll-out of targeted interventions across Member States. The role is responsible for programme planning, coordination, and stakeholder engagement to ensure high-quality, scalable implementation.
This assignment helps ensure the ranking of UNICEF’s Parenting Hub on traditional search engines and strengthens its visibility in AI platforms. It takes place during a period of transition, limited staffing and major technological shifts in these areas. Operating under a deliverables-based contract, the consultant will play a critical role in researching keyword gaps and opportunities, developing content to rank on search engines and feature in AI responses, as well as tracking and optimizing performance.
Working closely with the Web Editorial team, the consultant will combine an editorial and technical lens to develop and optimize content that is 1. Engaging and useful for its target audience, and 2. Maximizes the likelihood of the audience discovering this content on search engines and AI platforms. The work will directly support UNICEF’s Parenting Hub by ensuring the accessibility, visibility and relevance of content, which is key to our ability to achieve our digital goals and grant deliverables.
This role will assist the Social & Behavior Change Specialist in UNICEF Guinea to develop, implement and monitor effective and engaging advocacy campaigns involving young people. Under the leadership of the Social & Behavior Change Specialist NOC #133370 role will support the development and implementation and monitoring of youth advocacy campaign strategies, partnerships management, and content creation.
Join our UNICEF Colombia team and make a difference in the lives of children and adolescents!
UNICEF Colombia is looking for a professional passionate for the improvement of health and nutrition conditions for children and adolescents, professional with experience in program management and/or technical expertise in child survival and healthcare, and with knowledge of emergency situations. Experience in policy formulation, management, promotion, and public health policies focused on children is an asset.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Operations.
The Finance Officer is responsible for providing support to the supervisors and colleagues in the office by administering and executing a variety of professional and technical financial transactions and processes, applying theoretical skills and thorough knowledge of organizational goals, objectives, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures to complete the tasks.
The Finance Officer when supervising support staff will be responsible for planning and guiding work in progress and for reviewing work completed by subordinate staff to verify accuracy and compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), UNICEF Financial Regulations and Rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of accountability, and ethics
The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
The Consultant will support the Corporate Partnerships team at PFP and designated National Committees and UNICEF country offices by:
- Facilitating understanding and use of agreement templates and tools.
- Supporting the drafting and negotiation of business terms for private sector partnership agreements.
- Providing guidance on negotiations and alignment with UNICEF policies.
- Monitoring and tracking agreements through the approval process.
- Supporting post-signature contract management (remedial actions, amendments, terminations).
- Acting as a knowledge center for best practices in agreements and partnership management.
UNICEF works towards the realization of every child’s right, everywhere. Grounded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and guided by the Sustainable Development Goals. UNICEF prioritizes risk-informed programming, social protection and preparedness strategies to support resilient communities, protecting their development gains from external shocks, even as the overall humanitarian funding environment becomes ever more stretched with availability of flexible funds to mitigate, prevent and respond to new crises becoming extremely limited. UNICEF's Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) in Geneva is pivotal to advancing UNICEF’s mission to strengthen systems and drive collective action to help children survive and thrive, focusing on fostering partnerships that leverage and maximize the potential of the private sector to achieve results for children.
UNICEF Angola is recruiting a qualified designer to develop a high-quality and engaging Logo for the Minha Kamba Program to position and promote girls’ access to comprehensive information on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and to protection.
Support the UNICEF Angola Country Office (ACO) on quality review of reporting, knowledge management and evidence generation activities to ensure high-quality products developed, when the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation team’s human resource capacity is constrained during year-end reporting and planning period.
UNICEF in North Macedonia is hiring a National Consultant for legal review and adaptation of key healthcare laws. This is home-based, short-term consultancy in a duration of four months.
UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting applications for a national individual consultant to for supporting the vaccination programme in the planning, use, stock management, capacity building, immunization supply chain management, disposal (if necessary) and tracking of all vaccines and cold chain equipment used in Routine Immunization (RI) and Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA).
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a Cambodian national consultant to enable and strengthen the provision of mental health and psychosocial support services for children, adolescents, caregivers, health workers and caregivers in the conflict-affected vulnerable communities and beyond, by prioritizing and implementing key gaps from the CAMH Landscape Assessment and promoting emotional resilience, healing, and protective environments.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
This assignment is a specialized consultancy designed to accelerate progress in strategic data and statistics system work during the organizational transition. It aligns with UNICEF’s commitment to act as “One UNICEF”—a unified team making courageous decisions and collaborating across the evidence ecosystem to achieve results for children at scale.
The Brand Designer (Intermediate) will help us deliver on our mission by extending the brand expression across brand systems, global brand assets and activations and brand guidance
The Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM) is responsible for driving, shaping and guiding UNICEF’s evidence-informed analysis, corporate and country planning, programme implementation and related risk management, monitoring, knowledge management and organizational performance. As such, DAPM enables the organization to deliver on results in a more coherent manner, based on agile and contextualized programming processes, and on data, evidence, and analytics, as well as the application of human-rights based and results-based approaches.
Within DAPM, the Programme Effectiveness Team (PET) leads, regulates and coordinates the development and issuance of organization-wide policies, procedures, standards, guidance, systems, tools and platforms to strengthen programme effectiveness across all contexts, including programme planning, implementation and related risk management, safeguarding, monitoring, organizational performance, knowledge management, at all levels. In doing so, PET engages with all divisions/offices across HQ as well as with all regional offices, UN agencies, funds and programmes, specialized agencies, other technical organizations and the UN Development Coordination Office.
The Help Desk and Rollout consultant will provide end-user support, training, and system rollout assistance for UNICEF’s corporate programme systems including RAM, eTools, UNPP, PRP and CPX. The consultant will ensure that system users receive timely support and guidance. This role is critical in maintaining high user satisfaction, ensuring smooth transitions during system upgrades or rollouts, and capturing lessons learned for continuous improvement.
UNICEF Romania invites qualified candidates to express their interest to be included in the
roster of MHPSS specialists.
The recruitment of MHPSS consultants aims to support the design, implementation, and monitoring of evidence-based interventions that promote mental well-being and resilience among children and families. Consultants will contribute to UNICEF’s efforts to enhance coordination with government and civil society partners, ensuring that MHPSS services are inclusive, culturally appropriate, and accessible to those most in need.
UNICEF Romania invites qualified candidates to express their interest to be included in the roster of consultants for the EDUCATION SECTION. This consultancy roster is established to meet the increasing demand for specialized technical assistance in areas such as inclusive education, teacher training, curriculum development and assessment reform, socio-emotional learning, digitalization in education etc., domains that require targeted expertise to support UNICEF Romania’s Education Team actions.
The roster will serve as a human resources repository, that will enable UNICEF Romania to rapidly mobilize pre-vetted professionals with proven experience in the areas on which a need for support will be identified.
UNICEF Romania invites qualified candidates to express their interest to be included in the roster of SOCIAL POLICY OF CONSULTANTS. The roster of consultants is being established to support ongoing and future interventions in all areas of the social policy programme: public finance, social protection, and local governance. The consultants will contribute to evidence generation, technical assistance and documentation of results.
This consultancy will produce an evidence-based analytical report and operational toolkit enabling governments and UNICEF to plan, cost, and finance regular MICS and child-centred household surveys through domestic PFM systems (budget lines, MTEF, program budgeting)—including tested guidance and country-ready templates.
The AU Women and Youth Financial and Economic Inclusion (WYFEI) 2030 initiative is a cornerstone of the African Women's Decade (2020–2030), aiming to eliminate systemic barriers to financial and economic inclusion for women and youth across Africa. Through public-private partnership and alignment with Agenda 2063, WYFEI 2030 drives empowerment via entrepreneurship, job creation, and inclusive policies. UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU) and the African Union have launched the EmPowerHer Africa programme to empower 50 million adolescent girls and young women by 2030, expanding access to market-relevant skills, financial inclusion, and entrepreneurship opportunities.
PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY:
Provide strategic, operational, and technical support to EmPowerHer Africa, supporting AU and UNICEF frameworks for programme delivery, partnership strengthening, knowledge generation, and roll-out of targeted interventions across Member States. The role is responsible for programme planning, coordination, and stakeholder engagement to ensure high-quality, scalable implementation.
This assignment helps ensure the ranking of UNICEF’s Parenting Hub on traditional search engines and strengthens its visibility in AI platforms. It takes place during a period of transition, limited staffing and major technological shifts in these areas. Operating under a deliverables-based contract, the consultant will play a critical role in researching keyword gaps and opportunities, developing content to rank on search engines and feature in AI responses, as well as tracking and optimizing performance.
Working closely with the Web Editorial team, the consultant will combine an editorial and technical lens to develop and optimize content that is 1. Engaging and useful for its target audience, and 2. Maximizes the likelihood of the audience discovering this content on search engines and AI platforms. The work will directly support UNICEF’s Parenting Hub by ensuring the accessibility, visibility and relevance of content, which is key to our ability to achieve our digital goals and grant deliverables.
This role will assist the Social & Behavior Change Specialist in UNICEF Guinea to develop, implement and monitor effective and engaging advocacy campaigns involving young people. Under the leadership of the Social & Behavior Change Specialist NOC #133370 role will support the development and implementation and monitoring of youth advocacy campaign strategies, partnerships management, and content creation.
Join our UNICEF Colombia team and make a difference in the lives of children and adolescents!
UNICEF Colombia is looking for a professional passionate for the improvement of health and nutrition conditions for children and adolescents, professional with experience in program management and/or technical expertise in child survival and healthcare, and with knowledge of emergency situations. Experience in policy formulation, management, promotion, and public health policies focused on children is an asset.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Operations.
The Finance Officer is responsible for providing support to the supervisors and colleagues in the office by administering and executing a variety of professional and technical financial transactions and processes, applying theoretical skills and thorough knowledge of organizational goals, objectives, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures to complete the tasks.
The Finance Officer when supervising support staff will be responsible for planning and guiding work in progress and for reviewing work completed by subordinate staff to verify accuracy and compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), UNICEF Financial Regulations and Rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of accountability, and ethics
The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
The Consultant will support the Corporate Partnerships team at PFP and designated National Committees and UNICEF country offices by:
- Facilitating understanding and use of agreement templates and tools.
- Supporting the drafting and negotiation of business terms for private sector partnership agreements.
- Providing guidance on negotiations and alignment with UNICEF policies.
- Monitoring and tracking agreements through the approval process.
- Supporting post-signature contract management (remedial actions, amendments, terminations).
- Acting as a knowledge center for best practices in agreements and partnership management.
UNICEF works towards the realization of every child’s right, everywhere. Grounded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and guided by the Sustainable Development Goals. UNICEF prioritizes risk-informed programming, social protection and preparedness strategies to support resilient communities, protecting their development gains from external shocks, even as the overall humanitarian funding environment becomes ever more stretched with availability of flexible funds to mitigate, prevent and respond to new crises becoming extremely limited. UNICEF's Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) in Geneva is pivotal to advancing UNICEF’s mission to strengthen systems and drive collective action to help children survive and thrive, focusing on fostering partnerships that leverage and maximize the potential of the private sector to achieve results for children.
UNICEF Angola is recruiting a qualified designer to develop a high-quality and engaging Logo for the Minha Kamba Program to position and promote girls’ access to comprehensive information on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and to protection.
Support the UNICEF Angola Country Office (ACO) on quality review of reporting, knowledge management and evidence generation activities to ensure high-quality products developed, when the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation team’s human resource capacity is constrained during year-end reporting and planning period.
UNICEF in North Macedonia is hiring a National Consultant for legal review and adaptation of key healthcare laws. This is home-based, short-term consultancy in a duration of four months.
UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting applications for a national individual consultant to for supporting the vaccination programme in the planning, use, stock management, capacity building, immunization supply chain management, disposal (if necessary) and tracking of all vaccines and cold chain equipment used in Routine Immunization (RI) and Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA).
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a Cambodian national consultant to enable and strengthen the provision of mental health and psychosocial support services for children, adolescents, caregivers, health workers and caregivers in the conflict-affected vulnerable communities and beyond, by prioritizing and implementing key gaps from the CAMH Landscape Assessment and promoting emotional resilience, healing, and protective environments.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
This assignment is a specialized consultancy designed to accelerate progress in strategic data and statistics system work during the organizational transition. It aligns with UNICEF’s commitment to act as “One UNICEF”—a unified team making courageous decisions and collaborating across the evidence ecosystem to achieve results for children at scale.
The Brand Designer (Intermediate) will help us deliver on our mission by extending the brand expression across brand systems, global brand assets and activations and brand guidance
The Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM) is responsible for driving, shaping and guiding UNICEF’s evidence-informed analysis, corporate and country planning, programme implementation and related risk management, monitoring, knowledge management and organizational performance. As such, DAPM enables the organization to deliver on results in a more coherent manner, based on agile and contextualized programming processes, and on data, evidence, and analytics, as well as the application of human-rights based and results-based approaches.
Within DAPM, the Programme Effectiveness Team (PET) leads, regulates and coordinates the development and issuance of organization-wide policies, procedures, standards, guidance, systems, tools and platforms to strengthen programme effectiveness across all contexts, including programme planning, implementation and related risk management, safeguarding, monitoring, organizational performance, knowledge management, at all levels. In doing so, PET engages with all divisions/offices across HQ as well as with all regional offices, UN agencies, funds and programmes, specialized agencies, other technical organizations and the UN Development Coordination Office.
The Help Desk and Rollout consultant will provide end-user support, training, and system rollout assistance for UNICEF’s corporate programme systems including RAM, eTools, UNPP, PRP and CPX. The consultant will ensure that system users receive timely support and guidance. This role is critical in maintaining high user satisfaction, ensuring smooth transitions during system upgrades or rollouts, and capturing lessons learned for continuous improvement.
