UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. UNICEF through its programs works tirelessly to save their lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, at UNICEF we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
BACKGROUND
Digital health is a broad multidisciplinary concept that embraces intersections between technology and healthcare. The scope of digital health includes mobile health (mHealth), electronic health records (EHRs), electronic medical records (EMRs), digitized health information systems and real-time monitoring of health services and systems, tracking and monitoring of medical supplies and equipment through the supply chain, wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, personalized medicine as well as geospatial data and technologies applied too health care (“geospatial health”). Geospatial health is an interdisciplinary field that combines geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis, and public health to understand how location and place influence health outcomes. Geospatial health combines GPS, satellite imagery, advanced mapping software and mobile health apps to collect and analyze location-based health data, highly intersects with the digital health field.
In recent years, country demand for global guidelines and deployment support for digital health and geospatial health has increased, following the experiences and lessons learned from digital health interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing access to information, and increasing digital literacy alongside a concurrently widening digital divide. As part of UNICEF’s new Strategic Plan, Programme Group (PG) Health created the Digital Health & Information Systems (DHIS) unit under the Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Section (MNCAH). DHIS supports the use of digital health interventions and data to strengthen programmes across all sections in program group Health whereas facilitating Regional Offices to support country level digital health interventions.
UNICEF has previously advertised and maintained Digital Health Rosters, with the initial version launched in 2019 and subsequently updated in 2021. Both rosters have been actively used to support regional and country office digital health consultancies, attracting a mix of short and long-term candidates. These consultancies have contributed to the implementation of a wide range of digital health interventions, including digital health strategy development, data digitization, and geospatial mapping.
Given that the current rosters have been in use for nearly four years and considering the evolving demands in the digital health landscape, along with the updated Program Group Health Strategic Plan, there is a need to review and update the digital health roster. This should include revised terms of reference that align with emerging priorities and technical requirements.
UNICEF seeks to hire a senior technical consultant to support the implementation of key activities as part of the acceleration plan for pilot implementation of revised 2023 WHO Guidelines on prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema among children under five in Katsina state.
The purpose of this individual consultancy is to strengthen UNICEF’s Social and Community Listening (SCL) capacity of UNICEF SBC teams at global level. The consultancy is hosted by the Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) PG HQ team, transitioning into the new Global Programme Division. The expert is meant to provide targeted advisory support to leverage SCL within specific global programme priorities, with a focus on immunization demand, public health emergencies & climate, and a third sectoral priority to be determined, while supporting ROs and COs with, training, technical support, and knowledge products.
The support and expected deliverables will enable UNICEF to systematically capture, analyse, and act on community and digital insights, while also integrating misinformation management and sectoral applications. This work builds on the progress made by SBC teams globally in scaling up SCL and will support the mainstreaming of the frameworks, guides, and technical guidance developed by the SBC HQ team in 2024–2025. By combining strategic positioning of SCL to inform global and country programmes and the provision of capacity building, evidence generation, and knowledge management technical support, the consultant will ensure that SCL becomes an operational tool for decision-making, and programme design across global, regional, and country levels.
UNICEF has established TeamOne as a global mechanism to provide digital support to country offices. TeamOne brings together digital advisors from across the organization in one virtual team to serve as a Global Digital Advisory Service. TeamOne also serves as a platform for continuous upskilling, thought leadership and knowledge management. As part of the TeamOne mechanism, a digital platform was implemented to gather, track and manage digital support requests, primarily from country offices. This digital platform is currently in pilot phase, with an aim to test its effectiveness for TeamOne, as well as gather initial sets of TeamOne requests to test its collaboration processes and ways of working.
The TeamOne KM consultant will manage CO requests on the platform, as well as develop knowledge assets, insights and learnings on priority knowledge areas and platform usage. The consultant will develop regular reports on key KPIs related to the system, work with request owners to ensure completion and collect feedback on completed requests. In doing so, the consultant will work closely with communications, community engagement teams, as well as TeamOne Principal Digital Advisors, to share back lessons and incentivize platform use and appropriate knowledge capture. In addition, the TeamOne KM consultant will track and promote the adoption and use of the knowledge assets created.
UNICEF Belize Country Office is seeking a People & Culture Associate (G-6, Temporary Appointment) to help foster a positive, inclusive, and values-based workplace culture. The position plays a key role in strengthening staff engagement, wellbeing, and organizational culture, ensuring that every team member feels supported, connected, and empowered to contribute to UNICEF’s mission for every child.
The incumbent will support HR administration processes, drive system and process improvements, and coordinate initiatives that promote teamwork, respect, and wellbeing across the office. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by enhancing the staff experience and embedding UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability in everyday work.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in human resources, staff engagement, or related administrative functions. Experience in a UN organization is an advantage. Fluency in English is required; knowledge of another UN language is an asset.
Join us in making UNICEF Belize an inspiring, inclusive, and supportive workplace — where people and culture drive impact for every child.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. UNICEF through its programs works tirelessly to save their lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, at UNICEF we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
BACKGROUND
Digital health is a broad multidisciplinary concept that embraces intersections between technology and healthcare. The scope of digital health includes mobile health (mHealth), electronic health records (EHRs), electronic medical records (EMRs), digitized health information systems and real-time monitoring of health services and systems, tracking and monitoring of medical supplies and equipment through the supply chain, wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, personalized medicine as well as geospatial data and technologies applied too health care (“geospatial health”). Geospatial health is an interdisciplinary field that combines geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis, and public health to understand how location and place influence health outcomes. Geospatial health combines GPS, satellite imagery, advanced mapping software and mobile health apps to collect and analyze location-based health data, highly intersects with the digital health field.
In recent years, country demand for global guidelines and deployment support for digital health and geospatial health has increased, following the experiences and lessons learned from digital health interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing access to information, and increasing digital literacy alongside a concurrently widening digital divide. As part of UNICEF’s new Strategic Plan, Programme Group (PG) Health created the Digital Health & Information Systems (DHIS) unit under the Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Section (MNCAH). DHIS supports the use of digital health interventions and data to strengthen programmes across all sections in program group Health whereas facilitating Regional Offices to support country level digital health interventions.
UNICEF has previously advertised and maintained Digital Health Rosters, with the initial version launched in 2019 and subsequently updated in 2021. Both rosters have been actively used to support regional and country office digital health consultancies, attracting a mix of short and long-term candidates. These consultancies have contributed to the implementation of a wide range of digital health interventions, including digital health strategy development, data digitization, and geospatial mapping.
Given that the current rosters have been in use for nearly four years and considering the evolving demands in the digital health landscape, along with the updated Program Group Health Strategic Plan, there is a need to review and update the digital health roster. This should include revised terms of reference that align with emerging priorities and technical requirements.
UNICEF seeks to hire a senior technical consultant to support the implementation of key activities as part of the acceleration plan for pilot implementation of revised 2023 WHO Guidelines on prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema among children under five in Katsina state.
The purpose of this individual consultancy is to strengthen UNICEF’s Social and Community Listening (SCL) capacity of UNICEF SBC teams at global level. The consultancy is hosted by the Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) PG HQ team, transitioning into the new Global Programme Division. The expert is meant to provide targeted advisory support to leverage SCL within specific global programme priorities, with a focus on immunization demand, public health emergencies & climate, and a third sectoral priority to be determined, while supporting ROs and COs with, training, technical support, and knowledge products.
The support and expected deliverables will enable UNICEF to systematically capture, analyse, and act on community and digital insights, while also integrating misinformation management and sectoral applications. This work builds on the progress made by SBC teams globally in scaling up SCL and will support the mainstreaming of the frameworks, guides, and technical guidance developed by the SBC HQ team in 2024–2025. By combining strategic positioning of SCL to inform global and country programmes and the provision of capacity building, evidence generation, and knowledge management technical support, the consultant will ensure that SCL becomes an operational tool for decision-making, and programme design across global, regional, and country levels.
UNICEF has established TeamOne as a global mechanism to provide digital support to country offices. TeamOne brings together digital advisors from across the organization in one virtual team to serve as a Global Digital Advisory Service. TeamOne also serves as a platform for continuous upskilling, thought leadership and knowledge management. As part of the TeamOne mechanism, a digital platform was implemented to gather, track and manage digital support requests, primarily from country offices. This digital platform is currently in pilot phase, with an aim to test its effectiveness for TeamOne, as well as gather initial sets of TeamOne requests to test its collaboration processes and ways of working.
The TeamOne KM consultant will manage CO requests on the platform, as well as develop knowledge assets, insights and learnings on priority knowledge areas and platform usage. The consultant will develop regular reports on key KPIs related to the system, work with request owners to ensure completion and collect feedback on completed requests. In doing so, the consultant will work closely with communications, community engagement teams, as well as TeamOne Principal Digital Advisors, to share back lessons and incentivize platform use and appropriate knowledge capture. In addition, the TeamOne KM consultant will track and promote the adoption and use of the knowledge assets created.
UNICEF Belize Country Office is seeking a People & Culture Associate (G-6, Temporary Appointment) to help foster a positive, inclusive, and values-based workplace culture. The position plays a key role in strengthening staff engagement, wellbeing, and organizational culture, ensuring that every team member feels supported, connected, and empowered to contribute to UNICEF’s mission for every child.
The incumbent will support HR administration processes, drive system and process improvements, and coordinate initiatives that promote teamwork, respect, and wellbeing across the office. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by enhancing the staff experience and embedding UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability in everyday work.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in human resources, staff engagement, or related administrative functions. Experience in a UN organization is an advantage. Fluency in English is required; knowledge of another UN language is an asset.
Join us in making UNICEF Belize an inspiring, inclusive, and supportive workplace — where people and culture drive impact for every child.
