L’Administrateur en Protection de l’Enfant, sous la supervision du Spécialiste Protection de l’Enfant, fournira une assistance technique, opérationnelle et administrative pour la programmation, la mise en oeuvre et le suivi des progrès vers l’atteinte des résultats visant à accélérer i) la mise à l’échelle des interventions de prévention de mariage des enfants et de promotion de l’autonomisation des adolescentes ; et ii) l’amélioration de la visibilité des interventions au niveau des régions cibles, notamment des partenariats stratégiques clés dans les régions de Niamey, Tillabéri et Dosso.
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for an experienced and highly knowledgeable Social Policy Specialist who will be responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services
Lead digital innovation. Strengthen systems. Transform outcomes for children.UNICEF Uganda is seeking a visionary Digital Impact Manager to lead innovation and digital transformation across programme and operations. You will harness technology, data and strategic partnerships to scale effective solutions, strengthen national systems, enhance organizational effectiveness and accelerate sustainable results for children.Ready to turn digital ambition into lasting impact? Join UNICEF Uganda and help reimagine what is possible for every child. Apply now.
The efficiency and effectiveness of support provided by the Communication Associate (Digital) to the planning, development, implementation and monitoring of communication programme facilitates the delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the respective section, which in turn enhances the offices and UNICEF’s capacity in helping the most vulnerable women and children.
Are you a seasoned Communication professional/expert looking to make a meaningful impact within a short period? UNICEF Cote d'Ivoire is hiring a Chief of Communication lead its Communication Section for 6 months. In this key role, you will be responsible for a range of tasks and deliver impactful results in the following area within your scope of work: Communication Strategy, Media Relations, Networking and partnerships, Celebrities and special events, Global Priorities and Campaigns, Resource Mobilization support, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Capacity Building and support. If you are a team player with excellent communication skills and expertise and have a passion for UNICEF's work, we invite you to apply for this challenging and rewarding role
UNICEF Benin is looking for a Construction Officer to provide technical support to the planning, procurement and monitoring of construction projects. Based in Cotonou, Benin, the role will work closely with Programme and Operations teams, Government counterparts, engineering firms and construction companies to help ensure that construction activities are delivered effectively, safely and in line with quality, accessibility and sustainability standards.
UNICEF Nigeria is seeking for an Operations Manager who will be accountable for operations functions, facilitate change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in specific operational contexts.
Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Manager, Gaza, the Nutrition Specialist will provide technical, operational and coordination support for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF-supported nutrition programmes across Gaza. You will lead and support key strategic areas including:
Emergency nutrition response, Nutrition in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), Adolescent nutrition and Children Over Five Agenda, Community Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)Management and oversight of H&N extenders supporting nutrition activities, Nutrition information management, analysis and visualization through Power BI, development of knowledge management products, Partner management, programme monitoring, reporting and donor accountability, OIC for the Nutrition Manager when required.
You will contribute to maintaining UNICEF's commitments under the Core Commitments for Children (CCC) in Humanitarian Action while supporting recovery and resilience-building interventions.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief Education, with a dotted line to the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Programme Manager provides technical leadership,programme management and coordination support to advance RISE Kenya’s objective of establishing multiple, flexible and safe learning pathways to quality formal and non-formalsecondary education, skills development and transition opportunities for out-of-school adolescents and youth. The role will support system capacity building, technology-enabled learning, data and evidence generation, and youth engagement to drive scalable, inclusive and sustainable education
UNICEF Maldives is seeking a Children and Climate Change Officer who will lead UNICEF Maldives’ work on climate change by supporting the planning, partnerships, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of children and climate change initiatives, with a priority focus on climate-resilient education and youth climate action. The position contributes to strengthening national and subnational implementation of climate education priorities, facilitating coordination with government and partners, supporting evidence generation and programme monitoring, and advancing climate finance project preparation processes under the guidance of the supervisor and relevant technical leads.
🌄 Drive Meaningful Results for Children in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Are you passionate about turning evidence, partnerships, and local knowledge into meaningful results for children? UNICEF Bangladesh is looking for a committed and dynamic Programme Officer (NO-B, Temporary Appointment), based in the Rangamati Sub-Field Office, to help strengthen the planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of programmes across the Chittagong Hill Tracts. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of programme delivery, policy engagement, advocacy, and partnership-building in one of Bangladesh’s most distinctive and complex development contexts.
Working closely with government counterparts, CHT institutions, traditional bodies, UN agencies, civil society, communities, and UNICEF programme teams, you will help translate evidence and contextual analysis into responsive, rights-based and results-focused programming. From strengthening programme monitoring and institutional capacities to advancing local advocacy, coordinating partnerships, supporting resource mobilization, and ensuring programmes reach the most vulnerable children and communities — this role offers the opportunity to make a tangible difference on the ground. If you are collaborative, analytically strong, locally attuned, and motivated by delivering sustainable results for children, we would love to hear from you.
This position covers a broad range of HR functions, however, depending on the context, the incumbent may focus on all, some, or only one or two areas with great depth.
The Immunization Specialist (Vaccine and Cold Chain Management) will help ensure that every child and woman has equitable access to life-saving vaccines by strengthening vaccine supply chains, cold chain systems, and immunization programme performance. Through technical support, capacity building, and data-driven planning, the position will contribute to increasing immunization coverage, reducing vaccine-preventable diseases, and reaching underserved and hard-to-reach communities across Zambia.
We are recruiting an Executive Associate GS6 Temporary Appointment (6 months) to provide high-level executive, administrative and coordination support to the UNICEF Representative and ensure the smooth functioning of the Front Office. If you are committed to delivering efficient and impactful support for UNICEF’s work for children, this is your opportunity to make a difference.
The Health Specialist is accountable for providing technical assistance in the development of immunisation workplans, ensuring alignment with national health goals and targets in conjunction with Child Survival and Development,Maternal and Child Health, Health and Nutrition components within the country programme, to achieve the UNICEF'simmunization plus goals and objectives for the country.The Immunization Specialist will provide support to all the five field offices with more focus on Central-South Somalia tosupport the immunization programme and ongoing response activities for cVDPV2 outbreak and other vaccinepreventable diseases. Much more attention will also be required to reduce the zero-dose children burden in the country.As a key partner of Immunisation and Global Polio Eradication Initiative, UNICEF has the mandate to provide technicalassistance to the country through advocacy, coordination, planning implementation, and monitoring of immunizationprogrammes. The organization relies on highly trained and experienced personnel of staff and consultants to meet thisobligation.Accountable for ensuring the UNICEF Immunisation programme promotes gender equality, with an emphasis on genderdisaggregation, gender disparity identification and gender mainstreaming.
UNICEF is looking for the strong professional in the area of Cash Transfers. Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist - Cash Transfers (which is the Head of the Cash Transfer Programme), the Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfers), hereinafter referred to as the Cash Transfer Specialist will support UNICEF Ukraine’s cash transfer programme by helping design, implement, monitor, and improve four cash assistance interventions, while ensuring timely, accountable, and risk-informed delivery to vulnerable and conflict-affected children and families. The position also works closely with government partners, particularly the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity, to strengthen and expand government-led social protection systems and support the transition from humanitarian cash assistance to sustainable, shock-responsive social protection mechanisms.
Join UNICEF as a Partnerships Officer (Temporary Appointment), P-2 in Suva, Fiji, and help advance children’s rights and wellbeing across the Pacific by strengthening strategic partnerships. Working with governments, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, you will support partnership development, resource mobilization, advocacy, and knowledge sharing while contributing to collaborative solutions that deliver lasting impact for children throughout the region.
Join UNICEF as Chief (Professional Practices), Internal Audit. Lead the strategy, quality, innovation, and transformation of UNICEF’s global internal audit function, driving risk-based assurance, audit excellence, and data-driven insights across a complex international organization. This senior leadership role is ideal for a seasoned audit professional with extensive experience in internal audit, risk management, quality assurance, and audit modernization who is passionate about strengthening governance and organizational impact.
As a Strategic Business Partner and Deputy for the Head of the Office, the incumbent will be responsible to lead for results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in all operational contexts.
Are you a strategic, solutions-oriented People and Culture professional ready to help shape a high-performing, inclusive and resilient workforce in a complex operating environment? UNICEF Mali is looking for a People and Culture Manager, P-4, to provide authoritative HR leadership, trusted advisory support and practical people solutions that enable the Country Office to deliver results for children across Mali. Reporting directly to the Country Representative, you will partner with senior management and programme leaders to align people strategies with country priorities; strengthen workforce planning, talent, performance, learning and organizational design; and promote a workplace culture grounded in UNICEF’s values of care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability and sustainability.
L’Administrateur en Protection de l’Enfant, sous la supervision du Spécialiste Protection de l’Enfant, fournira une assistance technique, opérationnelle et administrative pour la programmation, la mise en oeuvre et le suivi des progrès vers l’atteinte des résultats visant à accélérer i) la mise à l’échelle des interventions de prévention de mariage des enfants et de promotion de l’autonomisation des adolescentes ; et ii) l’amélioration de la visibilité des interventions au niveau des régions cibles, notamment des partenariats stratégiques clés dans les régions de Niamey, Tillabéri et Dosso.
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for an experienced and highly knowledgeable Social Policy Specialist who will be responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services
Lead digital innovation. Strengthen systems. Transform outcomes for children.UNICEF Uganda is seeking a visionary Digital Impact Manager to lead innovation and digital transformation across programme and operations. You will harness technology, data and strategic partnerships to scale effective solutions, strengthen national systems, enhance organizational effectiveness and accelerate sustainable results for children.Ready to turn digital ambition into lasting impact? Join UNICEF Uganda and help reimagine what is possible for every child. Apply now.
The efficiency and effectiveness of support provided by the Communication Associate (Digital) to the planning, development, implementation and monitoring of communication programme facilitates the delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the respective section, which in turn enhances the offices and UNICEF’s capacity in helping the most vulnerable women and children.
Are you a seasoned Communication professional/expert looking to make a meaningful impact within a short period? UNICEF Cote d'Ivoire is hiring a Chief of Communication lead its Communication Section for 6 months. In this key role, you will be responsible for a range of tasks and deliver impactful results in the following area within your scope of work: Communication Strategy, Media Relations, Networking and partnerships, Celebrities and special events, Global Priorities and Campaigns, Resource Mobilization support, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Capacity Building and support. If you are a team player with excellent communication skills and expertise and have a passion for UNICEF's work, we invite you to apply for this challenging and rewarding role
UNICEF Benin is looking for a Construction Officer to provide technical support to the planning, procurement and monitoring of construction projects. Based in Cotonou, Benin, the role will work closely with Programme and Operations teams, Government counterparts, engineering firms and construction companies to help ensure that construction activities are delivered effectively, safely and in line with quality, accessibility and sustainability standards.
UNICEF Nigeria is seeking for an Operations Manager who will be accountable for operations functions, facilitate change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in specific operational contexts.
Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Manager, Gaza, the Nutrition Specialist will provide technical, operational and coordination support for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF-supported nutrition programmes across Gaza. You will lead and support key strategic areas including:
Emergency nutrition response, Nutrition in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), Adolescent nutrition and Children Over Five Agenda, Community Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)Management and oversight of H&N extenders supporting nutrition activities, Nutrition information management, analysis and visualization through Power BI, development of knowledge management products, Partner management, programme monitoring, reporting and donor accountability, OIC for the Nutrition Manager when required.
You will contribute to maintaining UNICEF's commitments under the Core Commitments for Children (CCC) in Humanitarian Action while supporting recovery and resilience-building interventions.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief Education, with a dotted line to the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Programme Manager provides technical leadership,programme management and coordination support to advance RISE Kenya’s objective of establishing multiple, flexible and safe learning pathways to quality formal and non-formalsecondary education, skills development and transition opportunities for out-of-school adolescents and youth. The role will support system capacity building, technology-enabled learning, data and evidence generation, and youth engagement to drive scalable, inclusive and sustainable education
UNICEF Maldives is seeking a Children and Climate Change Officer who will lead UNICEF Maldives’ work on climate change by supporting the planning, partnerships, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of children and climate change initiatives, with a priority focus on climate-resilient education and youth climate action. The position contributes to strengthening national and subnational implementation of climate education priorities, facilitating coordination with government and partners, supporting evidence generation and programme monitoring, and advancing climate finance project preparation processes under the guidance of the supervisor and relevant technical leads.
🌄 Drive Meaningful Results for Children in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Are you passionate about turning evidence, partnerships, and local knowledge into meaningful results for children? UNICEF Bangladesh is looking for a committed and dynamic Programme Officer (NO-B, Temporary Appointment), based in the Rangamati Sub-Field Office, to help strengthen the planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of programmes across the Chittagong Hill Tracts. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of programme delivery, policy engagement, advocacy, and partnership-building in one of Bangladesh’s most distinctive and complex development contexts.
Working closely with government counterparts, CHT institutions, traditional bodies, UN agencies, civil society, communities, and UNICEF programme teams, you will help translate evidence and contextual analysis into responsive, rights-based and results-focused programming. From strengthening programme monitoring and institutional capacities to advancing local advocacy, coordinating partnerships, supporting resource mobilization, and ensuring programmes reach the most vulnerable children and communities — this role offers the opportunity to make a tangible difference on the ground. If you are collaborative, analytically strong, locally attuned, and motivated by delivering sustainable results for children, we would love to hear from you.
This position covers a broad range of HR functions, however, depending on the context, the incumbent may focus on all, some, or only one or two areas with great depth.
The Immunization Specialist (Vaccine and Cold Chain Management) will help ensure that every child and woman has equitable access to life-saving vaccines by strengthening vaccine supply chains, cold chain systems, and immunization programme performance. Through technical support, capacity building, and data-driven planning, the position will contribute to increasing immunization coverage, reducing vaccine-preventable diseases, and reaching underserved and hard-to-reach communities across Zambia.
We are recruiting an Executive Associate GS6 Temporary Appointment (6 months) to provide high-level executive, administrative and coordination support to the UNICEF Representative and ensure the smooth functioning of the Front Office. If you are committed to delivering efficient and impactful support for UNICEF’s work for children, this is your opportunity to make a difference.
The Health Specialist is accountable for providing technical assistance in the development of immunisation workplans, ensuring alignment with national health goals and targets in conjunction with Child Survival and Development,Maternal and Child Health, Health and Nutrition components within the country programme, to achieve the UNICEF'simmunization plus goals and objectives for the country.The Immunization Specialist will provide support to all the five field offices with more focus on Central-South Somalia tosupport the immunization programme and ongoing response activities for cVDPV2 outbreak and other vaccinepreventable diseases. Much more attention will also be required to reduce the zero-dose children burden in the country.As a key partner of Immunisation and Global Polio Eradication Initiative, UNICEF has the mandate to provide technicalassistance to the country through advocacy, coordination, planning implementation, and monitoring of immunizationprogrammes. The organization relies on highly trained and experienced personnel of staff and consultants to meet thisobligation.Accountable for ensuring the UNICEF Immunisation programme promotes gender equality, with an emphasis on genderdisaggregation, gender disparity identification and gender mainstreaming.
UNICEF is looking for the strong professional in the area of Cash Transfers. Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist - Cash Transfers (which is the Head of the Cash Transfer Programme), the Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfers), hereinafter referred to as the Cash Transfer Specialist will support UNICEF Ukraine’s cash transfer programme by helping design, implement, monitor, and improve four cash assistance interventions, while ensuring timely, accountable, and risk-informed delivery to vulnerable and conflict-affected children and families. The position also works closely with government partners, particularly the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity, to strengthen and expand government-led social protection systems and support the transition from humanitarian cash assistance to sustainable, shock-responsive social protection mechanisms.
Join UNICEF as a Partnerships Officer (Temporary Appointment), P-2 in Suva, Fiji, and help advance children’s rights and wellbeing across the Pacific by strengthening strategic partnerships. Working with governments, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, you will support partnership development, resource mobilization, advocacy, and knowledge sharing while contributing to collaborative solutions that deliver lasting impact for children throughout the region.
Join UNICEF as Chief (Professional Practices), Internal Audit. Lead the strategy, quality, innovation, and transformation of UNICEF’s global internal audit function, driving risk-based assurance, audit excellence, and data-driven insights across a complex international organization. This senior leadership role is ideal for a seasoned audit professional with extensive experience in internal audit, risk management, quality assurance, and audit modernization who is passionate about strengthening governance and organizational impact.
As a Strategic Business Partner and Deputy for the Head of the Office, the incumbent will be responsible to lead for results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in all operational contexts.
Are you a strategic, solutions-oriented People and Culture professional ready to help shape a high-performing, inclusive and resilient workforce in a complex operating environment? UNICEF Mali is looking for a People and Culture Manager, P-4, to provide authoritative HR leadership, trusted advisory support and practical people solutions that enable the Country Office to deliver results for children across Mali. Reporting directly to the Country Representative, you will partner with senior management and programme leaders to align people strategies with country priorities; strengthen workforce planning, talent, performance, learning and organizational design; and promote a workplace culture grounded in UNICEF’s values of care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability and sustainability.
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