UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive national consultant to provide administrative support for the 2025 Pacific Early Childhood development (ECD) Forum. This high-level forum will bring together leaders from 15 Pacific Island nations to reflect on the progress made since the 2017 Pasifika Call to Action on ECD, incorporating critical updates from 2023.
The consultant will support to develop and implement an Events Plan and Timeline including schedule of deliverables, budget and logistics, support with all event delivery elements within time limits and coordinate support for the event including options and agreements for interested stakeholders to support through financial, in-kind and other creative mechanisms.
Exciting consultancy opportunity to primarily develop an adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) training manual and tools for facilitators to train and equip healthcare workers, teachers, and social welfare officers (CBVs, CWACs and peer educators) working with and for adolescents in the provision of MHPSS services in health facilities, schools, and communities. The consultant is also expected to develop a MHPSS service directory to strengthen linkages and referral systems in North Western and Luapula Provinces.
Support Nigeria, Syria, Ukraine, South Sudan country offices on payment recipients' personal data management function to process individual cash transfers for people affected by humanitarian crisis and Frontline workers.
The Market Development Specialist will support UNICEF Supply Division and Giga to implement a market acceleration strategy to create a more efficient school connectivity market. This role will help develop the demand for Giga’s procurement & market shaping tools that aim to help governments massively scale their ability to connect schools and health centers to the internet. To achieve this, the consultant will develop partnerships with governments, cultivate collaboration opportunities with multilateral organizations, and advocate for improved access to connectivity for schools and health centers. Market intelligence and research will be developed to help design and implement a market development strategy that creates a healthy pipeline of countries working alongside UNICEF’s procurement teams to close the digital divide affecting schools and health centers in low-income countries.
Actualizar el Manual Técnico de Educación Perinatal para mujeres gestantes y sus familias, incluyendo revisión de los contenidos, generación de contenidos claves y las metodologías para responder de manera adecuada a las necesidades de formación de los y las funcionarios que abordan estas temáticas, y las necesidades de la población usuaria.
UNICEF is looking for an International Consultant to support the Ministry of Social Welfare, Family Care and Demography in designing and piloting a Minimum of Three Social Services at Municipal Level in Montenegro.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for an experience and dynamic candidate to take up the role of the Mastercard Foundation Programme Manager at NO-D level in Addis Ababa Office for the period of 364 days with possibility of further extension. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Under the supervision of the HIV Officer in the Health and Nutrition section, the consultant will develop high-quality standardized package of training materials and job aids for the Young Mentor Mothers (YMM) programme. The package will include standard operating procedures, training material, job aids, data collection tools and referral tools to other services.
This duration of this consultancy is 8 months. UNICEF offices are in Pretoria, Gauteng.
Asistencia técnica para dar continuidad al proceso de elaboración de las Guías Alimentarias basadas en Sistemas Alimentarios (GABSA) para escolares y adolescentes del Paraguay.
Esta consultoría se enmarca en la búsqueda de apoyo y asesoramiento especializado al área de Protección de Derechos en la elaboración de documentos, publicaciones y estrategias innovadoras e integrales de prevención de las violencias contra NNA, que permitan fortalecer las políticas públicas con perspectiva de derechos y género. Asimismo se buscará un perfil con experiencia de monitoreo y gestión en programas y políticas de fortalecimiento familiar y programas de promoción de la crianza respetuosa con abordaje comunitario y participativo. Se espera que el/la consultor/a cuente con experiencia en la coordinación de procesos de redacción de materiales escritos y realización de talleres para funcionarios y familias en la temática abordada.
The Capacity Development Lead will drive capacity building initiatives to help strengthen innovation capabilities across country and regional offices, equipping teams with the skills, knowledge, and systems needed to design, scale, and sustain impactful innovations for children. This role will focus on embedding innovation mindsets and methodologies within UNICEF’s programmes, fostering a culture of experimentation, and supporting government partners in integrating innovative approaches into key sectors. The Capacity Development Lead will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including academic institutions and private sector partners, to build capacity through the SPARK Accelerator, training programmes and strategic partnerships.
The objective of this consultancy is to provide technical expertise to the Ministry of Finance, Labor, and Transfers (MFLT) in finalizing the draft Law on Evaluation, Status Recognition, Benefits, and Services for Persons with Disabilities.
2025 is a significant moment for polio eradication efforts. The months ahead are high risk, but with important opportunities for UNICEF’s advocacy and to secure essential results. UNICEF is looking for a consultant for seven months to support key moments and initiatives which are part of UNICEF’s Global Polio Advocacy Strategy. Additional capacity is needed in the Division of Global Communication and Advocacy, Advocacy Section, to undertake timebound projects and scale up polio advocacy results at a crucial moment in time. This includes delivering resources and materials for global advocacy moments, including World Polio Day (24 October).
UNICEF’s polio advocacy is supported by a leading Foundation. This role will support a number of key grant deliverables from April 2025 to October 2025
Desarrollo de una sistematización de los hallazgos del proceso aplicación de la Metodología de la Consulta Indígena bajo el liderazgo de la Comisión de Consulta Indígena del PANI, así como la propuesta, de un marco estratégico, que incluya un planteamiento de Ejes y principales Lineamientos Estratégicos en materia de derechos de los niños, niñas y personas adolescentes indígenas.
El objetivo general de la consultoria es brindar asesoramiento especializado en estándares internacionales de protección de la infancia a UNICEF en El Salvador para cumplir resultados propuestos en el marco del Programa para el País.
Desarrollar un estudio situacional respecto de los Centros de Adolescentes Infractores y un plan de fortalecimiento de capacidades, con énfasis en el Mecanismo Nacional de Prevención de la Tortura y el Mecanismo Nacional de Promoción y Protección de los Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes de la Defensoría del Pueblo.
UNICEF is implementing the IPA2020 project, funded by EU, which includes the development of a digital system for child disability assessment and referral in the FBiH. Following the introduction of this reform, Ministries have allocated budgets and identified local/cantonal institutions as hubs for newly established full-time Assessment Teams. To enhance the efficiency of the new system, which requires referrals to multiple local social service providers, it must be transitioned to a digital platform with several key functionalities. A critical aspect of this system is the monitoring and reporting on the trends and needs of children with disabilities and their families, which will be used for more effective and efficient social service planning and delivery.
The purpose of this assignment is to assist in development and implementation of a child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) model in schools in selected municipalities/cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), guided by the principles and priorities of The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) 2022-2030. The consultant will work closely with four schools in BiH to enhance their capacities and empower them to better prepare for and respond to disasters. A central focus of the assignment is to ensure children actively lead and participate in risk identification, planning, and implementation of activities that strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience within their schools. The developed CCDRR model should inform further scale up and the DRR strategic planning on all levels of governance in BiH. As such, it should serve as a model for the roll out of the CSSF in BiH.
The purpose of this assignment is to assist in development and implementation of a child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) model in schools in selected municipalities/cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), guided by the principles and priorities of The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) 2022-2030. The consultant will work closely with four schools in BiH to enhance their capacities and empower them to better prepare for and respond to disasters. A central focus of the assignment is to ensure children actively lead and participate in risk identification, planning, and implementation of activities that strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience within their schools. The developed CCDRR model should inform further scale up and the DRR strategic planning on all levels of governance in BiH. As such, it should serve as a model for the roll out of the CSSF in BiH.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive national consultant to provide administrative support for the 2025 Pacific Early Childhood development (ECD) Forum. This high-level forum will bring together leaders from 15 Pacific Island nations to reflect on the progress made since the 2017 Pasifika Call to Action on ECD, incorporating critical updates from 2023.
The consultant will support to develop and implement an Events Plan and Timeline including schedule of deliverables, budget and logistics, support with all event delivery elements within time limits and coordinate support for the event including options and agreements for interested stakeholders to support through financial, in-kind and other creative mechanisms.
Exciting consultancy opportunity to primarily develop an adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) training manual and tools for facilitators to train and equip healthcare workers, teachers, and social welfare officers (CBVs, CWACs and peer educators) working with and for adolescents in the provision of MHPSS services in health facilities, schools, and communities. The consultant is also expected to develop a MHPSS service directory to strengthen linkages and referral systems in North Western and Luapula Provinces.
Support Nigeria, Syria, Ukraine, South Sudan country offices on payment recipients' personal data management function to process individual cash transfers for people affected by humanitarian crisis and Frontline workers.
The Market Development Specialist will support UNICEF Supply Division and Giga to implement a market acceleration strategy to create a more efficient school connectivity market. This role will help develop the demand for Giga’s procurement & market shaping tools that aim to help governments massively scale their ability to connect schools and health centers to the internet. To achieve this, the consultant will develop partnerships with governments, cultivate collaboration opportunities with multilateral organizations, and advocate for improved access to connectivity for schools and health centers. Market intelligence and research will be developed to help design and implement a market development strategy that creates a healthy pipeline of countries working alongside UNICEF’s procurement teams to close the digital divide affecting schools and health centers in low-income countries.
Actualizar el Manual Técnico de Educación Perinatal para mujeres gestantes y sus familias, incluyendo revisión de los contenidos, generación de contenidos claves y las metodologías para responder de manera adecuada a las necesidades de formación de los y las funcionarios que abordan estas temáticas, y las necesidades de la población usuaria.
UNICEF is looking for an International Consultant to support the Ministry of Social Welfare, Family Care and Demography in designing and piloting a Minimum of Three Social Services at Municipal Level in Montenegro.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for an experience and dynamic candidate to take up the role of the Mastercard Foundation Programme Manager at NO-D level in Addis Ababa Office for the period of 364 days with possibility of further extension. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Under the supervision of the HIV Officer in the Health and Nutrition section, the consultant will develop high-quality standardized package of training materials and job aids for the Young Mentor Mothers (YMM) programme. The package will include standard operating procedures, training material, job aids, data collection tools and referral tools to other services.
This duration of this consultancy is 8 months. UNICEF offices are in Pretoria, Gauteng.
Asistencia técnica para dar continuidad al proceso de elaboración de las Guías Alimentarias basadas en Sistemas Alimentarios (GABSA) para escolares y adolescentes del Paraguay.
Esta consultoría se enmarca en la búsqueda de apoyo y asesoramiento especializado al área de Protección de Derechos en la elaboración de documentos, publicaciones y estrategias innovadoras e integrales de prevención de las violencias contra NNA, que permitan fortalecer las políticas públicas con perspectiva de derechos y género. Asimismo se buscará un perfil con experiencia de monitoreo y gestión en programas y políticas de fortalecimiento familiar y programas de promoción de la crianza respetuosa con abordaje comunitario y participativo. Se espera que el/la consultor/a cuente con experiencia en la coordinación de procesos de redacción de materiales escritos y realización de talleres para funcionarios y familias en la temática abordada.
The Capacity Development Lead will drive capacity building initiatives to help strengthen innovation capabilities across country and regional offices, equipping teams with the skills, knowledge, and systems needed to design, scale, and sustain impactful innovations for children. This role will focus on embedding innovation mindsets and methodologies within UNICEF’s programmes, fostering a culture of experimentation, and supporting government partners in integrating innovative approaches into key sectors. The Capacity Development Lead will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including academic institutions and private sector partners, to build capacity through the SPARK Accelerator, training programmes and strategic partnerships.
The objective of this consultancy is to provide technical expertise to the Ministry of Finance, Labor, and Transfers (MFLT) in finalizing the draft Law on Evaluation, Status Recognition, Benefits, and Services for Persons with Disabilities.
2025 is a significant moment for polio eradication efforts. The months ahead are high risk, but with important opportunities for UNICEF’s advocacy and to secure essential results. UNICEF is looking for a consultant for seven months to support key moments and initiatives which are part of UNICEF’s Global Polio Advocacy Strategy. Additional capacity is needed in the Division of Global Communication and Advocacy, Advocacy Section, to undertake timebound projects and scale up polio advocacy results at a crucial moment in time. This includes delivering resources and materials for global advocacy moments, including World Polio Day (24 October).
UNICEF’s polio advocacy is supported by a leading Foundation. This role will support a number of key grant deliverables from April 2025 to October 2025
Desarrollo de una sistematización de los hallazgos del proceso aplicación de la Metodología de la Consulta Indígena bajo el liderazgo de la Comisión de Consulta Indígena del PANI, así como la propuesta, de un marco estratégico, que incluya un planteamiento de Ejes y principales Lineamientos Estratégicos en materia de derechos de los niños, niñas y personas adolescentes indígenas.
El objetivo general de la consultoria es brindar asesoramiento especializado en estándares internacionales de protección de la infancia a UNICEF en El Salvador para cumplir resultados propuestos en el marco del Programa para el País.
Desarrollar un estudio situacional respecto de los Centros de Adolescentes Infractores y un plan de fortalecimiento de capacidades, con énfasis en el Mecanismo Nacional de Prevención de la Tortura y el Mecanismo Nacional de Promoción y Protección de los Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes de la Defensoría del Pueblo.
UNICEF is implementing the IPA2020 project, funded by EU, which includes the development of a digital system for child disability assessment and referral in the FBiH. Following the introduction of this reform, Ministries have allocated budgets and identified local/cantonal institutions as hubs for newly established full-time Assessment Teams. To enhance the efficiency of the new system, which requires referrals to multiple local social service providers, it must be transitioned to a digital platform with several key functionalities. A critical aspect of this system is the monitoring and reporting on the trends and needs of children with disabilities and their families, which will be used for more effective and efficient social service planning and delivery.
The purpose of this assignment is to assist in development and implementation of a child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) model in schools in selected municipalities/cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), guided by the principles and priorities of The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) 2022-2030. The consultant will work closely with four schools in BiH to enhance their capacities and empower them to better prepare for and respond to disasters. A central focus of the assignment is to ensure children actively lead and participate in risk identification, planning, and implementation of activities that strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience within their schools. The developed CCDRR model should inform further scale up and the DRR strategic planning on all levels of governance in BiH. As such, it should serve as a model for the roll out of the CSSF in BiH.
The purpose of this assignment is to assist in development and implementation of a child-centered Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) model in schools in selected municipalities/cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), guided by the principles and priorities of The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) 2022-2030. The consultant will work closely with four schools in BiH to enhance their capacities and empower them to better prepare for and respond to disasters. A central focus of the assignment is to ensure children actively lead and participate in risk identification, planning, and implementation of activities that strengthen disaster preparedness and resilience within their schools. The developed CCDRR model should inform further scale up and the DRR strategic planning on all levels of governance in BiH. As such, it should serve as a model for the roll out of the CSSF in BiH.
