The UNICEF Strategic Plan (2022–2025) outlines the organization’s vision for achieving results for children by 2030 and provides a global roadmap for all UNICEF offices, country programmes, and National Committees. One of the core elements of the Strategic Plan is Goal Area 2, which focuses on ensuring that “Every child, including adolescents, learns and acquires skills for the future.” Within this goal area, Result Area 2 emphasizes the importance of children and adolescents developing life skills, digital skills, transferable skills, and vocational skills to prepare them for the future.
This corporate evaluation aims to generate systematic evidence on the extent to which UNICEF has supported countries in promoting the acquisition of transferable skills that will enable children, adolescents, and young people to be responsible and productive citizens. The evaluation will assess the conceptual underpinnings of UNICEF-supported transferable skills programmes, and the coherence of commitments made to programme countries. It will also examine intermediate outcomes and provide forward-looking recommendations for programme improvements.
UNICEF Romania is looking to identify qualified candidates (specialists) to be included as part of the roster of child participation consultants who will contribute to key processes, in line with international and national legal and policy frameworks regarding child rights and child participation, such as the Child Rights Strategy, European Child Guarantee and its National Action Plan etc. and the amendments to the 272 Law on child participation.
UNICEF Mozambique is hiring one G6-level Programme Associate for its Education section in Maputo. We are seeking motivated, experienced, and dynamic professionals with strong skills in administration, budget management, planning, and organization to support effective programme implementation. If you're passionate about making a difference, we encourage you to apply!
UNICEF Mozambique is seeking a motivated, experienced and dynamic Partnerships Specialist (Private Sector), P3 level to join its Maputo Office. The incumbent will be responsible for leading UNICEF Mozambique’s engagement with the private sector. This includes cultivating and expanding strategic relationships with domestic and international businesses present in Mozambique, mobilizing financial and non-financial resources, and driving innovative, shared-value partnerships. If you meet the requirements and you are passionate about making a difference, we highly encourage you to apply.
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. As established in its Hosting Agreement with UNICEF and detailed in the ECW Operational Manual, the Fund is governed by two interlinked bodies: a High-Level Steering Group (HLSG), which provides strategic direction and political leadership; and an Executive Committee (ExCom), which oversees operational and financial decision-making. The ECW Secretariat, hosted by UNICEF, is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the Fund’s strategy, coordination of partners, delivery of results, and accountability to governance bodies.
The Director of ECW leads the Secretariat and serves as the primary executive responsible for implementing the Fund’s strategy, policies, and investments. The Director plays a central role in translating global commitments into tangible results for crisis-affected children and youth, overseeing all aspects of ECW’s operations, partnerships, and performance. The Director reports to UNICEF for administrative purposes and is accountable to the HLSG Chair for implementation of the ECW workplan and budget, in close consultation with the Chair(s) of the ExCom, as per the Hosting Agreement.
Under the direct supervision of the ADAP officer and in collaboration with the Education Specialist , the consultant is responsible for providing technical support in the implementation of the Akelius initiative, contributing to a quality scale-up in five administrative units by ensuring technical support to key partners (teacher training institutes and education ministries), providing monitoring of activities within schools, monitoring of equipment, feedback collection and knowledge exchange between different administrative units and schools and regular reporting of these activities and serving as a technical resource person for schools and partners.
UNICEF is looking for a national consultant to provide support and contribute to conducting a Summative Evaluation of the IE project. The purpose of the Summative Evaluation is to assess the overall effectiveness of the IE project. It aims to determine the extent to which the intended goals and objectives of the IE project were achieved and contributed to improving the quality and accessibility of inclusive education for children with special educational needs, including children with disabilities. The findings, lessons learned and recommendations from the Summative Evaluation are intended to guide and inform all stakeholders, including UNICEF, the MoE, other implementing partners, pilot educational establishments, teachers, other educational professionals, and parents. The recommendations of the evaluation will be used to identify and shape the follow-on UNICEF programming in inclusive education to achieve goals and objectives of the new Country Programme for 2026-2030.
UNICEF is looking for an international consultant to conduct a Summative Evaluation of the IE project. The purpose of the Summative Evaluation is to assess the overall effectiveness of the IE project. It aims to determine the extent to which the intended goals and objectives of the IE project were achieved and contributed to improving the quality and accessibility of inclusive education for children with special educational needs, including children with disabilities. The findings, lessons learned and recommendations from the Summative Evaluation are intended to guide and inform all stakeholders, including UNICEF, the MoE, other implementing partners, pilot educational establishments, teachers, other educational professionals, and parents. The recommendations of the evaluation will be used to identify and shape the follow-on UNICEF programming in inclusive education to achieve goals and objectives of the new Country Programme for 2026-2030.
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office is seeking an individual consultant to analyze the demographic trends in East Asia and the Pacific and their implications for children. This analysis will provide valuable insights for the UNICEF regional office and country offices (COs) in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region.
This consultancy is to provide technical support to the established technical working group under the National Education Academy in guiding and quality assuring the curriculum and standards review and integration process, design of teachers guides and linking curriculum to project-based activities on the ground taking into account regional context with the climate change adaptation.
The UNICEF Young Professionals Programme offers students from diverse academic backgrounds a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in the development and humanitarian sector. Young Professionals will work alongside experienced professionals and, through hands-on assignments and one-on-one guidance, will gain valuable insights into UNICEF’s work while actively contributing to it. The Young Professionals Programme also provides an opportunity to build skills that support both academic progress and future career development.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Associates perform procedural and some specialized activities pertaining to UNICEF’s ICT systems, which include desktop administration and server operations. Specialized activities typically pertain to the installation and routine configuration of ICT system components and user orientation.
Procedural activities include all other processes that may not require the application of specialized information technology training and knowledge, such as maintaining technical and user documentation and/or serving as focal point for receipt and processing of user requests.
UNICEF Honduras busca consultor/a individual nacional para fortalecer la capacidad de respuesta en protección de la niñez en situaciones humanitarias desde un enfoque de sostenibilidad y triple nexo, a través del empoderamiento de Estado, organizaciones internacionales y nacionales y otros actores humanitarios en el cumplimiento de los estándares de derechos de la niñez y de provisión de servicios de protección conforme los Compromisos Básicos para la Infancia en la Acción Humanitaria.
UNICEF’s mission in Moldova is to make sure every child in the country is healthy, educated and safe from harm, therefore having the best start in life and a fair chance to reach her or his full potential and benefit from the country’s prosperity. We believe children have a right to live in a more equitable society, where their voices are heard, and needs met as a matter of priority in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. More information on what we do in Moldova is available at: https://www.unicef.org/moldova.
The Diversity Inclusion Intern will report to the Representative, who will assume the role of the Mentor during the assignment. Under the supervision and guidance of the Mentor, the intern will perform a variety of tasks for the Section, while providing the necessary support.
Starting with 2016, UNCT Moldova has been implementing the Diversity Internship Program for men, women and persons of diverse gender identities, belonging to different marginalized groups (further referring as Diversity Internship Program). The aim of the internship is, on the one hand, to empower representatives of marginalized groups to further seek employment on the open labor market, and on the other hand to improve diversity within the UN System. The need for increased diversity was confirmed including during the latest 2019 internal UN Moldova Diversity and Equality survey, that identified underrepresentation of people from several groups among the UN staff, including persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or linguistic minorities.
The initiative foresees that persons belonging to marginalized groups join as interns for a 4 - 6 months part-time assignment in different programs and projects of UN agencies, being guided by a mentor (staff member of the UN Agency). The assigned tasks in administration, operations, procurement, logistical, communications or programming areas usually differ and grow in their complexity, reflecting also the interns’ specific learning, personal and professional development needs.
Fournir un appui technique pour l’élaboration d’un plan de communication externe relatif à l’introduction du vaccin anti-HPV, en veillant à la mobilisation des médias, au renforcement des capacités techniques des professionnels des médias nationaux, à la sensibilisation du grand public et à la promotion de l’adhésion à la vaccination contre le HPV.
UNICEF PERU
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment
Post No. 132754
Job Title/Level: Education Officer (Foundational Learning) / NOA
Supervisor Title/Level: Education Specialist /NOC
Organizational Unit: Programme Section
Post Location: Lima, Peru Country Office
Period of contract: 7 months
As an Education Officer (Foundational Learning) in UNICEF you will contribute to the promotion of children’s rights in Peru by providing professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the education programs/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical program information specially in term of strengthening government capacities for designing and implementing inclusive secondary education policies with relevance and quality, to ensure successful trajectories for indigenous, rural and urban-marginal adolescents.
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, through the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC) in collaboration with development partners, is finalizing the Micronutrient Survey (MNS) which is a component of the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey/ Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS/MIS) 2022 . The MNS includes an expanded set of micronutrient biomarkers assessments among women of reproductive age (WRA) and children under the age of five years – including Iron, vitamin A, vitamin D, folate, vitamin B12, and inflammatory markers; and at the population level, an assessment of the coverage of fortified foods (salt, edible oil, wheat, and maize flour). The MNS will provide critical data to inform national strategies, policy decisions, and programmatic interventions to prevent and reduce micronutrient deficiencies
To ensure the completion and dissemination of high-quality outputs, UNICEF seeks a qualified To ensure the completion and dissemination of high-quality outputs, UNICEF seeks a qualified
Under the overall direction of the Chief of Advocacy and Communication the Partnerships Officer will be responsible for the development, planning, and implementation of private sector fundraising strategies and activities within South Africa Country Office, leveraging and securing partnerships with financial and non-financial support to UNICEF programmes in South Africa.
The initial contract will be until 30th June 2026.
The UNICEF Strategic Plan (2022–2025) outlines the organization’s vision for achieving results for children by 2030 and provides a global roadmap for all UNICEF offices, country programmes, and National Committees. One of the core elements of the Strategic Plan is Goal Area 2, which focuses on ensuring that “Every child, including adolescents, learns and acquires skills for the future.” Within this goal area, Result Area 2 emphasizes the importance of children and adolescents developing life skills, digital skills, transferable skills, and vocational skills to prepare them for the future.
This corporate evaluation aims to generate systematic evidence on the extent to which UNICEF has supported countries in promoting the acquisition of transferable skills that will enable children, adolescents, and young people to be responsible and productive citizens. The evaluation will assess the conceptual underpinnings of UNICEF-supported transferable skills programmes, and the coherence of commitments made to programme countries. It will also examine intermediate outcomes and provide forward-looking recommendations for programme improvements.
UNICEF Romania is looking to identify qualified candidates (specialists) to be included as part of the roster of child participation consultants who will contribute to key processes, in line with international and national legal and policy frameworks regarding child rights and child participation, such as the Child Rights Strategy, European Child Guarantee and its National Action Plan etc. and the amendments to the 272 Law on child participation.
UNICEF Mozambique is hiring one G6-level Programme Associate for its Education section in Maputo. We are seeking motivated, experienced, and dynamic professionals with strong skills in administration, budget management, planning, and organization to support effective programme implementation. If you're passionate about making a difference, we encourage you to apply!
UNICEF Mozambique is seeking a motivated, experienced and dynamic Partnerships Specialist (Private Sector), P3 level to join its Maputo Office. The incumbent will be responsible for leading UNICEF Mozambique’s engagement with the private sector. This includes cultivating and expanding strategic relationships with domestic and international businesses present in Mozambique, mobilizing financial and non-financial resources, and driving innovative, shared-value partnerships. If you meet the requirements and you are passionate about making a difference, we highly encourage you to apply.
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. As established in its Hosting Agreement with UNICEF and detailed in the ECW Operational Manual, the Fund is governed by two interlinked bodies: a High-Level Steering Group (HLSG), which provides strategic direction and political leadership; and an Executive Committee (ExCom), which oversees operational and financial decision-making. The ECW Secretariat, hosted by UNICEF, is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the Fund’s strategy, coordination of partners, delivery of results, and accountability to governance bodies.
The Director of ECW leads the Secretariat and serves as the primary executive responsible for implementing the Fund’s strategy, policies, and investments. The Director plays a central role in translating global commitments into tangible results for crisis-affected children and youth, overseeing all aspects of ECW’s operations, partnerships, and performance. The Director reports to UNICEF for administrative purposes and is accountable to the HLSG Chair for implementation of the ECW workplan and budget, in close consultation with the Chair(s) of the ExCom, as per the Hosting Agreement.
Under the direct supervision of the ADAP officer and in collaboration with the Education Specialist , the consultant is responsible for providing technical support in the implementation of the Akelius initiative, contributing to a quality scale-up in five administrative units by ensuring technical support to key partners (teacher training institutes and education ministries), providing monitoring of activities within schools, monitoring of equipment, feedback collection and knowledge exchange between different administrative units and schools and regular reporting of these activities and serving as a technical resource person for schools and partners.
UNICEF is looking for a national consultant to provide support and contribute to conducting a Summative Evaluation of the IE project. The purpose of the Summative Evaluation is to assess the overall effectiveness of the IE project. It aims to determine the extent to which the intended goals and objectives of the IE project were achieved and contributed to improving the quality and accessibility of inclusive education for children with special educational needs, including children with disabilities. The findings, lessons learned and recommendations from the Summative Evaluation are intended to guide and inform all stakeholders, including UNICEF, the MoE, other implementing partners, pilot educational establishments, teachers, other educational professionals, and parents. The recommendations of the evaluation will be used to identify and shape the follow-on UNICEF programming in inclusive education to achieve goals and objectives of the new Country Programme for 2026-2030.
UNICEF is looking for an international consultant to conduct a Summative Evaluation of the IE project. The purpose of the Summative Evaluation is to assess the overall effectiveness of the IE project. It aims to determine the extent to which the intended goals and objectives of the IE project were achieved and contributed to improving the quality and accessibility of inclusive education for children with special educational needs, including children with disabilities. The findings, lessons learned and recommendations from the Summative Evaluation are intended to guide and inform all stakeholders, including UNICEF, the MoE, other implementing partners, pilot educational establishments, teachers, other educational professionals, and parents. The recommendations of the evaluation will be used to identify and shape the follow-on UNICEF programming in inclusive education to achieve goals and objectives of the new Country Programme for 2026-2030.
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office is seeking an individual consultant to analyze the demographic trends in East Asia and the Pacific and their implications for children. This analysis will provide valuable insights for the UNICEF regional office and country offices (COs) in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region.
This consultancy is to provide technical support to the established technical working group under the National Education Academy in guiding and quality assuring the curriculum and standards review and integration process, design of teachers guides and linking curriculum to project-based activities on the ground taking into account regional context with the climate change adaptation.
The UNICEF Young Professionals Programme offers students from diverse academic backgrounds a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in the development and humanitarian sector. Young Professionals will work alongside experienced professionals and, through hands-on assignments and one-on-one guidance, will gain valuable insights into UNICEF’s work while actively contributing to it. The Young Professionals Programme also provides an opportunity to build skills that support both academic progress and future career development.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Associates perform procedural and some specialized activities pertaining to UNICEF’s ICT systems, which include desktop administration and server operations. Specialized activities typically pertain to the installation and routine configuration of ICT system components and user orientation.
Procedural activities include all other processes that may not require the application of specialized information technology training and knowledge, such as maintaining technical and user documentation and/or serving as focal point for receipt and processing of user requests.
UNICEF Honduras busca consultor/a individual nacional para fortalecer la capacidad de respuesta en protección de la niñez en situaciones humanitarias desde un enfoque de sostenibilidad y triple nexo, a través del empoderamiento de Estado, organizaciones internacionales y nacionales y otros actores humanitarios en el cumplimiento de los estándares de derechos de la niñez y de provisión de servicios de protección conforme los Compromisos Básicos para la Infancia en la Acción Humanitaria.
UNICEF’s mission in Moldova is to make sure every child in the country is healthy, educated and safe from harm, therefore having the best start in life and a fair chance to reach her or his full potential and benefit from the country’s prosperity. We believe children have a right to live in a more equitable society, where their voices are heard, and needs met as a matter of priority in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. More information on what we do in Moldova is available at: https://www.unicef.org/moldova.
The Diversity Inclusion Intern will report to the Representative, who will assume the role of the Mentor during the assignment. Under the supervision and guidance of the Mentor, the intern will perform a variety of tasks for the Section, while providing the necessary support.
Starting with 2016, UNCT Moldova has been implementing the Diversity Internship Program for men, women and persons of diverse gender identities, belonging to different marginalized groups (further referring as Diversity Internship Program). The aim of the internship is, on the one hand, to empower representatives of marginalized groups to further seek employment on the open labor market, and on the other hand to improve diversity within the UN System. The need for increased diversity was confirmed including during the latest 2019 internal UN Moldova Diversity and Equality survey, that identified underrepresentation of people from several groups among the UN staff, including persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or linguistic minorities.
The initiative foresees that persons belonging to marginalized groups join as interns for a 4 - 6 months part-time assignment in different programs and projects of UN agencies, being guided by a mentor (staff member of the UN Agency). The assigned tasks in administration, operations, procurement, logistical, communications or programming areas usually differ and grow in their complexity, reflecting also the interns’ specific learning, personal and professional development needs.
Fournir un appui technique pour l’élaboration d’un plan de communication externe relatif à l’introduction du vaccin anti-HPV, en veillant à la mobilisation des médias, au renforcement des capacités techniques des professionnels des médias nationaux, à la sensibilisation du grand public et à la promotion de l’adhésion à la vaccination contre le HPV.
UNICEF PERU
Contract Type: Temporary Appointment
Post No. 132754
Job Title/Level: Education Officer (Foundational Learning) / NOA
Supervisor Title/Level: Education Specialist /NOC
Organizational Unit: Programme Section
Post Location: Lima, Peru Country Office
Period of contract: 7 months
As an Education Officer (Foundational Learning) in UNICEF you will contribute to the promotion of children’s rights in Peru by providing professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the education programs/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical program information specially in term of strengthening government capacities for designing and implementing inclusive secondary education policies with relevance and quality, to ensure successful trajectories for indigenous, rural and urban-marginal adolescents.
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, through the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC) in collaboration with development partners, is finalizing the Micronutrient Survey (MNS) which is a component of the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey/ Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS/MIS) 2022 . The MNS includes an expanded set of micronutrient biomarkers assessments among women of reproductive age (WRA) and children under the age of five years – including Iron, vitamin A, vitamin D, folate, vitamin B12, and inflammatory markers; and at the population level, an assessment of the coverage of fortified foods (salt, edible oil, wheat, and maize flour). The MNS will provide critical data to inform national strategies, policy decisions, and programmatic interventions to prevent and reduce micronutrient deficiencies
To ensure the completion and dissemination of high-quality outputs, UNICEF seeks a qualified To ensure the completion and dissemination of high-quality outputs, UNICEF seeks a qualified
Under the overall direction of the Chief of Advocacy and Communication the Partnerships Officer will be responsible for the development, planning, and implementation of private sector fundraising strategies and activities within South Africa Country Office, leveraging and securing partnerships with financial and non-financial support to UNICEF programmes in South Africa.
The initial contract will be until 30th June 2026.
