UNICEF, in accordance with its global mandate and the UNICEF–Islamic Republic of Iran Country Programme of Cooperation 2023–2027, works with the Government and national partners to uphold the rights of all children, with particular attention to the most vulnerable, and to ensure that children have access to inclusive and quality education in
both development and humanitarian settings. UNICEF's education programme in Iran includes support to strengthening the resilience and capacity of the public education system, improving education infrastructure and supporting continuity of learning during emergencies.
UNICEF Afghanistan is commissioning an evaluation of UNICEF Afghanistan’s SBC community structures and
interventions. The evaluation will serve as a critical learning and accountability exercise, generating evidence on the
relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and coherence of the SBC interventions and community structures. It
will identify lessons learned, best practices, challenges, and opportunities for improvement to inform future
programming.
The purpose of the consultancy is to strengthen the quality, reach and effect of the cash-plus component. Building on existing procedures and tools, the consultant will develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curriculum delivery and referrals, design behaviour-focused digital and in-person engagement, assemble a standardised training package and document what works. The consultant will also maintain organised records and a content library for the component and support programme monitoring and reporting.
Ultimately, the support on PREXC is expected to contribute to Philippines Government’s broader PFM by It will
contribute to strengthening the capacity of local governments to understand and manage public resources through a clearer linkage between programmes, expenditures, outputs and outcomes, with particular
emphasis on improving the adequacy, equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of public financing for children
The purpose of the consultancy is to support MHMS to strengthen the consistency, quality, linkage and use of priority nutrition information from community to national level, while working through existing government structures and information systems.
Join UNICEF and play a key role in strengthening humanitarian response through data-driven decision making. As an Information Management Specialist, you will lead the development of information management systems, dashboards, GIS products, and analytical tools that support programmes for children and families affected by crisis across the State of Palestine. Ideal candidates will bring strong experience in information management, data analysis, humanitarian monitoring, and business intelligence platforms, with the ability to turn complex data into actionable insights that drive impact.
In focusing on the early childhood years, this first report will ensure readiness to contribute to the ECD standing agenda item on the Leaders’ Meeting agenda, while establishing the foundation for analyses covering a broader life-course approach to child development, rights and well-being, which will be progressively developed over the following years to cover children and adolescents from birth to 18 years.
Under the guidance of the Adolescent Development Manager and in collaboration with the National YAB Coordinator and the Project Manager, The consultant will: (i) support the National Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and six Local Youth Advisory Boards (YABs) in developing a common vision and understanding of active citizenship, meaningful youth
participation, child rights, social cohesion, and peacebuilding; (ii) develop a capacity-building package comprising training modules, facilitation tools, and practical guidance materials; (iii) strengthen the capacities of YAB members through a series of participatory and youth-friendly learning workshops; and (iv) facilitate the co-creation of youth-led
action plans (one national and six local), aimed at advancing child rights, strengthening social cohesion, and fostering a more inclusive culture through youth-led advocacy actions, awareness-raising campaigns, and community engagement initiatives at national and local levels.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant who will work with UNICEF country teams and national counterparts to adapt and deploy automated, reproducible data pipelines, harmonize, quality-assure, and analyse data from HIV and other relevant health services, including immunization, nutrition, and MNCAH; and translate analytical findings into actionable insights for policy, programme planning, and implementation.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide comprehensive support to partnership and advocacy priorities within the Child Protection and Migration Practice- ensuring high quality products such as concept notes, proposals, donor reports, talking points, and advocacy messages are developed to support proactive resource mobilisation efforts and global visibility for UNICEF Child Protection and Migration programmes.
The consultant will work closely with UNICEF, the Department of Education (DOE), IPA/J-PAL, local governments, implementing partners, and other stakeholders to develop robust systems for monitoring programme performance, generating and synthesizing evidence, supporting implementation research, and facilitating adaptive management through TLA cycles.
The consultant will provide technical leadership in programme monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, political economy monitoring, and evidence utilization.
S/he will ensure that evidence generated through implementation is systematically used to inform programme adaptation, affordability and cost-effectiveness assessments, scale-readiness reviews, government planning and financing decisions, and pathways for institutionalization and scale-up.
The consultant will also support the development of an evidence-informed implementation model that can be sustainably financed, adopted, and delivered through government systems at scale.
Vacancy for long term agreement (LTA) of Graphic Designers, national consultancies roles. The LTA will be awarded to maximum 5 suitable candidates and the duration of LTA offered will be for 3 years.
To provide technical and advisory support to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Children Services, to strengthen child protection and child-sensitive social protection systems, policies, and programmes, and to advance child related issues in key national and sectoral priorities.
The Venezuela Country Office operates in a complex and evolving humanitarian and development context in which children and families may be affected by multiple and overlapping risks, including natural hazards, public health emergencies, climate-related events, population movements and disruptions to essential social services. The major earthquake of June 2026 has added a significant humanitarian and recovery dimension, requiring UNICEF to sustain immediate humanitarian assistance while supporting the restoration and strengthening of essential services and national and local systems. At the same time, the Country Office must maintain readiness to respond to new or concurrent emergencies throughout the country.UNICEF Venezuela will therefore require a strong and integrated approach linking emergency preparedness, humanitarian response, early recovery and recovery, disaster risk reduction, anticipatory action and resilience.
La présente consultance vise à fournir un appui technique ciblé afin de renforcer la planification, le suivi de la mise en oeuvre, l’analyse des performances et la capitalisation des expériences dans les zones couvertes. Le/la consultant(e) apportera un appui transversal pour améliorer la qualité des interventions, renforcer les capacités des partenaires et soutenir la production de livrables analytiques conformément aux exigences programmatiques.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Chief Nutrition and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide professional editing, copy-editing, structural review and publication-readiness support for 15 papers that will form book chapters developed under the UNICEF Lesotho Thought Leadership Series. The consultant will support UNICEF Lesotho to transform selected full papers into polished, accessible and policy-relevant manuscripts suitable for presentation at the 2027 National Dialogue and for possible inclusion in an edited open-access book.
UNICEF’s Innovative Finance Hub works to develop financing solutions that accelerate progress for children and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With a global mandate, the Hub brings together innovation, partnerships and investment expertise to address a critical challenge: despite a global SDG financing gap exceeding USD 4 trillion, children remain largely overlooked in investment decision-making. While companies and investors have significant impacts on children’s lives through products, employment, communities and environmental practices, child rights considerations are rarely integrated into investment strategies. This assignment will support UNICEF’s efforts to mobilize capital, strengthen child-focused finance approaches, and promote investment practices that better advance child rights and development outcomes.
Location:Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Finland
The purpose of the consultancy is to support the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF in developing a practical, rights-based and institutionally sustainable monitoring framework on the status of children in contact with the justice system that can be adopted and routinely applied by the Ministry of Justice. The framework should enable regular collection, consolidation and analysis of relevant data and support evidence-based policy development and monitoring of the implementation of children’s rights within the justice system.
Provide dedicated, office-based communication support to the two EU-funded programmes over 36 months, weighted to reflect UNICEF’s role in each: approximately 70% of time for EU4PEOPLE, where UNICEF is lead agency, and 30% for the Roma Assistance Programme, where UNICEF is a participating agency. Under the guidance of the Communication Officer, the Communication Associate will support communication, visibility and event management for EU4PEOPLE, including day-to-day coordination with communication colleagues from partner UN agencies; deliver UNICEF’s communication contributions to the UNDP-led Roma Assistance Programme; ensure compliance with EU and UNICEF branding and visibility rules; and produce ethical, evidence-based and human-interest content that makes programme results visible to decision-makers, professionals, communities and the general public.
UNICEF, in accordance with its global mandate and the UNICEF–Islamic Republic of Iran Country Programme of Cooperation 2023–2027, works with the Government and national partners to uphold the rights of all children, with particular attention to the most vulnerable, and to ensure that children have access to inclusive and quality education in
both development and humanitarian settings. UNICEF's education programme in Iran includes support to strengthening the resilience and capacity of the public education system, improving education infrastructure and supporting continuity of learning during emergencies.
UNICEF Afghanistan is commissioning an evaluation of UNICEF Afghanistan’s SBC community structures and
interventions. The evaluation will serve as a critical learning and accountability exercise, generating evidence on the
relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and coherence of the SBC interventions and community structures. It
will identify lessons learned, best practices, challenges, and opportunities for improvement to inform future
programming.
The purpose of the consultancy is to strengthen the quality, reach and effect of the cash-plus component. Building on existing procedures and tools, the consultant will develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curriculum delivery and referrals, design behaviour-focused digital and in-person engagement, assemble a standardised training package and document what works. The consultant will also maintain organised records and a content library for the component and support programme monitoring and reporting.
Ultimately, the support on PREXC is expected to contribute to Philippines Government’s broader PFM by It will
contribute to strengthening the capacity of local governments to understand and manage public resources through a clearer linkage between programmes, expenditures, outputs and outcomes, with particular
emphasis on improving the adequacy, equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of public financing for children
The purpose of the consultancy is to support MHMS to strengthen the consistency, quality, linkage and use of priority nutrition information from community to national level, while working through existing government structures and information systems.
Join UNICEF and play a key role in strengthening humanitarian response through data-driven decision making. As an Information Management Specialist, you will lead the development of information management systems, dashboards, GIS products, and analytical tools that support programmes for children and families affected by crisis across the State of Palestine. Ideal candidates will bring strong experience in information management, data analysis, humanitarian monitoring, and business intelligence platforms, with the ability to turn complex data into actionable insights that drive impact.
In focusing on the early childhood years, this first report will ensure readiness to contribute to the ECD standing agenda item on the Leaders’ Meeting agenda, while establishing the foundation for analyses covering a broader life-course approach to child development, rights and well-being, which will be progressively developed over the following years to cover children and adolescents from birth to 18 years.
Under the guidance of the Adolescent Development Manager and in collaboration with the National YAB Coordinator and the Project Manager, The consultant will: (i) support the National Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and six Local Youth Advisory Boards (YABs) in developing a common vision and understanding of active citizenship, meaningful youth
participation, child rights, social cohesion, and peacebuilding; (ii) develop a capacity-building package comprising training modules, facilitation tools, and practical guidance materials; (iii) strengthen the capacities of YAB members through a series of participatory and youth-friendly learning workshops; and (iv) facilitate the co-creation of youth-led
action plans (one national and six local), aimed at advancing child rights, strengthening social cohesion, and fostering a more inclusive culture through youth-led advocacy actions, awareness-raising campaigns, and community engagement initiatives at national and local levels.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant who will work with UNICEF country teams and national counterparts to adapt and deploy automated, reproducible data pipelines, harmonize, quality-assure, and analyse data from HIV and other relevant health services, including immunization, nutrition, and MNCAH; and translate analytical findings into actionable insights for policy, programme planning, and implementation.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide comprehensive support to partnership and advocacy priorities within the Child Protection and Migration Practice- ensuring high quality products such as concept notes, proposals, donor reports, talking points, and advocacy messages are developed to support proactive resource mobilisation efforts and global visibility for UNICEF Child Protection and Migration programmes.
The consultant will work closely with UNICEF, the Department of Education (DOE), IPA/J-PAL, local governments, implementing partners, and other stakeholders to develop robust systems for monitoring programme performance, generating and synthesizing evidence, supporting implementation research, and facilitating adaptive management through TLA cycles.
The consultant will provide technical leadership in programme monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, political economy monitoring, and evidence utilization.
S/he will ensure that evidence generated through implementation is systematically used to inform programme adaptation, affordability and cost-effectiveness assessments, scale-readiness reviews, government planning and financing decisions, and pathways for institutionalization and scale-up.
The consultant will also support the development of an evidence-informed implementation model that can be sustainably financed, adopted, and delivered through government systems at scale.
Vacancy for long term agreement (LTA) of Graphic Designers, national consultancies roles. The LTA will be awarded to maximum 5 suitable candidates and the duration of LTA offered will be for 3 years.
To provide technical and advisory support to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Children Services, to strengthen child protection and child-sensitive social protection systems, policies, and programmes, and to advance child related issues in key national and sectoral priorities.
The Venezuela Country Office operates in a complex and evolving humanitarian and development context in which children and families may be affected by multiple and overlapping risks, including natural hazards, public health emergencies, climate-related events, population movements and disruptions to essential social services. The major earthquake of June 2026 has added a significant humanitarian and recovery dimension, requiring UNICEF to sustain immediate humanitarian assistance while supporting the restoration and strengthening of essential services and national and local systems. At the same time, the Country Office must maintain readiness to respond to new or concurrent emergencies throughout the country.UNICEF Venezuela will therefore require a strong and integrated approach linking emergency preparedness, humanitarian response, early recovery and recovery, disaster risk reduction, anticipatory action and resilience.
La présente consultance vise à fournir un appui technique ciblé afin de renforcer la planification, le suivi de la mise en oeuvre, l’analyse des performances et la capitalisation des expériences dans les zones couvertes. Le/la consultant(e) apportera un appui transversal pour améliorer la qualité des interventions, renforcer les capacités des partenaires et soutenir la production de livrables analytiques conformément aux exigences programmatiques.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Chief Nutrition and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide professional editing, copy-editing, structural review and publication-readiness support for 15 papers that will form book chapters developed under the UNICEF Lesotho Thought Leadership Series. The consultant will support UNICEF Lesotho to transform selected full papers into polished, accessible and policy-relevant manuscripts suitable for presentation at the 2027 National Dialogue and for possible inclusion in an edited open-access book.
UNICEF’s Innovative Finance Hub works to develop financing solutions that accelerate progress for children and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With a global mandate, the Hub brings together innovation, partnerships and investment expertise to address a critical challenge: despite a global SDG financing gap exceeding USD 4 trillion, children remain largely overlooked in investment decision-making. While companies and investors have significant impacts on children’s lives through products, employment, communities and environmental practices, child rights considerations are rarely integrated into investment strategies. This assignment will support UNICEF’s efforts to mobilize capital, strengthen child-focused finance approaches, and promote investment practices that better advance child rights and development outcomes.
Location:Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Finland
The purpose of the consultancy is to support the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF in developing a practical, rights-based and institutionally sustainable monitoring framework on the status of children in contact with the justice system that can be adopted and routinely applied by the Ministry of Justice. The framework should enable regular collection, consolidation and analysis of relevant data and support evidence-based policy development and monitoring of the implementation of children’s rights within the justice system.
Provide dedicated, office-based communication support to the two EU-funded programmes over 36 months, weighted to reflect UNICEF’s role in each: approximately 70% of time for EU4PEOPLE, where UNICEF is lead agency, and 30% for the Roma Assistance Programme, where UNICEF is a participating agency. Under the guidance of the Communication Officer, the Communication Associate will support communication, visibility and event management for EU4PEOPLE, including day-to-day coordination with communication colleagues from partner UN agencies; deliver UNICEF’s communication contributions to the UNDP-led Roma Assistance Programme; ensure compliance with EU and UNICEF branding and visibility rules; and produce ethical, evidence-based and human-interest content that makes programme results visible to decision-makers, professionals, communities and the general public.
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