The Legal Affairs Specialist will give recommendations and advice on a wide range of administrative law matters, including disciplinary cases and staff appeals to the UNDT. The Administrative Law Unit aims to mitigate exposure to potential liability and financial loss during the appeals process, while helping to preserve credibility with member states and donors. The incumbent’s support helps UNICEF to hold staff members accountable for misconduct, thus safeguarding the organization, while ensuring that the organization is appropriately represented during the formal legal process.
La Oficina de UNICEF Uruguay busca un/a consultor/a para brindar asistencia técnica especializada al área de Educación, mediante la elaboración de insumos técnicos y el apoyo a la implementación de acciones programáticas. El/la consultor/a contribuirá a la generación de evidencia, la articulación con contrapartes y el desarrollo de iniciativas innovadoras que aborden los principales desafíos educativos del Programa de Cooperación.
The Security Officer reports to the Chief Field Office of East Team area for supervision with technical support from the Country Security Manager. The Level 1 is an entry professional level and should therefore be normally used as a trainee level for the purpose of acquiring organizational knowledge of rules, regulations and processes to supplement academic and theoretical knowledge of the profession for upward mobility to higher responsibilities. Incumbents at this level are not expected to remain for an extended period of time in the post. The Security Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance in security management and services through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical security related information/data while learning organizational/UN system rules, regulations and procedures in the area of security management and emergency/crisis preparedness. The efficient and effective support provided by the Security Officer facilitates the timely and appropriate planning and implementation of security plans and measures that directly impact on the safety and security of personnel and their dependents, and organizational premises, assets and resources.
Your next impact‑driven career move starts here:
* Lead high‑impact, child‑focused construction projects built on quality, innovation, and sustainability.
* Help create safe, inclusive, and climate‑resilient facilities that meet UNICEF’s global standards.
* Drive smart decisions through expert planning, procurement support, and on‑site monitoring that delivers real results for children.
Join SCO and be part of building a better future for every child!
If you are a strategic and analytical development professional and are passionate about strengthening nutrition systems and generating evidence for large-scale programmes, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF Philippines is seeking a consultant for targeted mentoring and coaching toneable the team to deliver against an ambitious income target of PHP 97.2 million in 2026. This investment in capacity will also help position the team to deliver strong growth from 2027 onwards. Additional strategic advice is also needed to support the Philanthropy Officer in identifying and advancing priority opportunities, informed by an understanding of the local private sector giving landscape.
National consultancy support development of the revised National Action Plan for implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in Viet Nam.
UNICEF seeks a highly motivated, organized, and innovative consultant to support coordination, implementation, monitoring and resource mobilisation for TTI. The consultant will also play a key role in supporting the growth and scaling of the initiative to maximize its impact.
Under the supervision of the Climate Resilience Global Practice team (Nairobi CoE Satellite Office), the consultant will work in close collaboration with the Innovative Finance for Children (IF4C) team, EMOPS, PPD, and other relevant stakeholders, including regional and country offices. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a transformative initiative at the intersection of climate action, disaster risk finance, and children’s rights.
The key outputs of this consultancy include reviewing, responding to, and registering new reports of misconduct, including by engaging with reporters such as complainants and whistleblowers; extracting and analyzing data from the CMS; and preparing statistical and qualitative reports of investigative information for internal and external stakeholders. The consultant will also be asked to conduct assessments and support investigations, as needed.
The new Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) aims to strengthen UNICEF’s global credibility and ability to be a global voice, influencer, and evidence leader for child rights. In today’s complex and rapidly changing operating environment and decreasing resources, high quality evidence and foresight will underpin UNICEF’s credibility and ability to deliver results and be a global voice, influencer, and leader for child rights.
Sri Lanka currently lacks a unified, digital, and continuously updated information system to manage preschool data. Existing preschool data are fragmented, manually collected, and inconsistently updated across provinces, limiting their usefulness for planning, monitoring, and policy formulation. The Preschool Census is intended to establish a national baseline dataset covering all preschools and preschool units nationwide. This initiative will support the implementation of national education reforms and the National Pre‑Primary Policy by enabling evidence‑based planning, equitable resource allocation, and monitoring of preschool education services. To support this effort, the Ministry of Education, with support from UNICEF, seeks to engage an individual consultant/contractor to design, develop, deploy, and operationalize a National Preschool Census Information System, including mechanisms for annual updates of selected data fields, data quality assurance, and long‑term system sustainability. The consultant will work with the Ministry of Education's statistics branch to design, develop, deploy, and implement a secure, scalable, and user-friendly information system for collecting data on preschools in Sri Lanka, based on the Preschool Census framework, and to establish mechanisms for regular annual updates of key data elements.
UNICEF Liberia is seeking to hire an experienced cold chain expert to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and UNICEF in strengthening the national cold chain and immunization supply chain system in Liberia. If you are an experienced chold chain expert, we strongly encourage you to apply.
UNICEF Jakarta is looking for Communication Specialist (Advocacy & Supporter Engagement) who is accountable for designing, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating advocacy and non-financial supporter engagement strategies to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people. The incumbent will lead on integrated campaigns across communications /programmes /fundraising teams and will oversee the design and implementation of public campaigns, youth engagement, and influencer engagement strategies and plans, in support of UNICEF Indonesia’s advocacy and programmatic priorities. Contract duration is for 1 year.
UNICEF Montenegro is looking for national consultant who will provide technical support to in reviewing the implementation of the Action Plan for 2025-2026, as well as to facilitate the development and finalization of the Action Plan for 2027, the final plan under Montenegro’s first Early Childhood Development Strategy (2023–2027).
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The Senior Education Consultant, Foundational Learning will serve as the project officer within the Department of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESTI) at the African Union Commission for the Gates Foundation grant project titled: “Education advocacy in Africa in partnership with UNICEF, the African Union Commission and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat. His/her function will be to provide advice and technical assistance to ESTI on the operationalization of foundational learning in Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2026-2035 (CESA 26-35) and support the effective investment of AU Member States in foundational literacy and numeracy, ultimately leading to improved learning outcomes, and a reduction of learning poverty.
His/Her responsibilities will be limited to the activities directly implemented by ESTI while ensuring alignment with broader AU priorities, statutory processes, and long-term sustainability consideration. The Consultant will work under the operational supervision of the Head of Education Division (ESTI), African Union Commission, with technical guidance from the UNICEF Representative to the African Union and UNECA.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
UNICEF Supply Division seeks to establish a roster of pre-qualified external consultants to augment its in-house capacity for (A) technical assessment of medicinal product dossiers ('dossier assessors') and (B) audits against Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Storage and Distribution Practices (GSDP) ('auditors'). The roster will also be used to engage experts, under UNICEF supervision to support increasing demand related to UNICEF localization agenda for medicinal products and expanded supply operations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Quality assurance (QA) is central to UNICEF’s mandate to provide timely access to safe, efficacious, and quality-assured medicines. Robust QA processes—including rigorous technical assessment, GMP audits, GSDP assessments, and quality control—are essential to manage risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and safeguard beneficiaries across global and local supply chains.
The purpose of this assignment is to identify and document promising practices on integrated case management for families on economic aid, examine how EMIS and NERSCS are currently used in a coordinated manner to strengthen the case management process across social protection (cash), social care, and interaction with employment services.
Support UNICEF’s global staff wellbeing agenda as a Wellbeing Officer (P-2), contributing to the development of wellbeing resources, coordination of global initiatives, and management of key platforms and data systems to promote mental health and a positive workplace culture across the organization.
The Legal Affairs Specialist will give recommendations and advice on a wide range of administrative law matters, including disciplinary cases and staff appeals to the UNDT. The Administrative Law Unit aims to mitigate exposure to potential liability and financial loss during the appeals process, while helping to preserve credibility with member states and donors. The incumbent’s support helps UNICEF to hold staff members accountable for misconduct, thus safeguarding the organization, while ensuring that the organization is appropriately represented during the formal legal process.
La Oficina de UNICEF Uruguay busca un/a consultor/a para brindar asistencia técnica especializada al área de Educación, mediante la elaboración de insumos técnicos y el apoyo a la implementación de acciones programáticas. El/la consultor/a contribuirá a la generación de evidencia, la articulación con contrapartes y el desarrollo de iniciativas innovadoras que aborden los principales desafíos educativos del Programa de Cooperación.
The Security Officer reports to the Chief Field Office of East Team area for supervision with technical support from the Country Security Manager. The Level 1 is an entry professional level and should therefore be normally used as a trainee level for the purpose of acquiring organizational knowledge of rules, regulations and processes to supplement academic and theoretical knowledge of the profession for upward mobility to higher responsibilities. Incumbents at this level are not expected to remain for an extended period of time in the post. The Security Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance in security management and services through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical security related information/data while learning organizational/UN system rules, regulations and procedures in the area of security management and emergency/crisis preparedness. The efficient and effective support provided by the Security Officer facilitates the timely and appropriate planning and implementation of security plans and measures that directly impact on the safety and security of personnel and their dependents, and organizational premises, assets and resources.
Your next impact‑driven career move starts here:
* Lead high‑impact, child‑focused construction projects built on quality, innovation, and sustainability.
* Help create safe, inclusive, and climate‑resilient facilities that meet UNICEF’s global standards.
* Drive smart decisions through expert planning, procurement support, and on‑site monitoring that delivers real results for children.
Join SCO and be part of building a better future for every child!
If you are a strategic and analytical development professional and are passionate about strengthening nutrition systems and generating evidence for large-scale programmes, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF Philippines is seeking a consultant for targeted mentoring and coaching toneable the team to deliver against an ambitious income target of PHP 97.2 million in 2026. This investment in capacity will also help position the team to deliver strong growth from 2027 onwards. Additional strategic advice is also needed to support the Philanthropy Officer in identifying and advancing priority opportunities, informed by an understanding of the local private sector giving landscape.
National consultancy support development of the revised National Action Plan for implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in Viet Nam.
UNICEF seeks a highly motivated, organized, and innovative consultant to support coordination, implementation, monitoring and resource mobilisation for TTI. The consultant will also play a key role in supporting the growth and scaling of the initiative to maximize its impact.
Under the supervision of the Climate Resilience Global Practice team (Nairobi CoE Satellite Office), the consultant will work in close collaboration with the Innovative Finance for Children (IF4C) team, EMOPS, PPD, and other relevant stakeholders, including regional and country offices. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a transformative initiative at the intersection of climate action, disaster risk finance, and children’s rights.
The key outputs of this consultancy include reviewing, responding to, and registering new reports of misconduct, including by engaging with reporters such as complainants and whistleblowers; extracting and analyzing data from the CMS; and preparing statistical and qualitative reports of investigative information for internal and external stakeholders. The consultant will also be asked to conduct assessments and support investigations, as needed.
The new Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) aims to strengthen UNICEF’s global credibility and ability to be a global voice, influencer, and evidence leader for child rights. In today’s complex and rapidly changing operating environment and decreasing resources, high quality evidence and foresight will underpin UNICEF’s credibility and ability to deliver results and be a global voice, influencer, and leader for child rights.
Sri Lanka currently lacks a unified, digital, and continuously updated information system to manage preschool data. Existing preschool data are fragmented, manually collected, and inconsistently updated across provinces, limiting their usefulness for planning, monitoring, and policy formulation. The Preschool Census is intended to establish a national baseline dataset covering all preschools and preschool units nationwide. This initiative will support the implementation of national education reforms and the National Pre‑Primary Policy by enabling evidence‑based planning, equitable resource allocation, and monitoring of preschool education services. To support this effort, the Ministry of Education, with support from UNICEF, seeks to engage an individual consultant/contractor to design, develop, deploy, and operationalize a National Preschool Census Information System, including mechanisms for annual updates of selected data fields, data quality assurance, and long‑term system sustainability. The consultant will work with the Ministry of Education's statistics branch to design, develop, deploy, and implement a secure, scalable, and user-friendly information system for collecting data on preschools in Sri Lanka, based on the Preschool Census framework, and to establish mechanisms for regular annual updates of key data elements.
UNICEF Liberia is seeking to hire an experienced cold chain expert to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and UNICEF in strengthening the national cold chain and immunization supply chain system in Liberia. If you are an experienced chold chain expert, we strongly encourage you to apply.
UNICEF Jakarta is looking for Communication Specialist (Advocacy & Supporter Engagement) who is accountable for designing, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating advocacy and non-financial supporter engagement strategies to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people. The incumbent will lead on integrated campaigns across communications /programmes /fundraising teams and will oversee the design and implementation of public campaigns, youth engagement, and influencer engagement strategies and plans, in support of UNICEF Indonesia’s advocacy and programmatic priorities. Contract duration is for 1 year.
UNICEF Montenegro is looking for national consultant who will provide technical support to in reviewing the implementation of the Action Plan for 2025-2026, as well as to facilitate the development and finalization of the Action Plan for 2027, the final plan under Montenegro’s first Early Childhood Development Strategy (2023–2027).
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The Senior Education Consultant, Foundational Learning will serve as the project officer within the Department of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESTI) at the African Union Commission for the Gates Foundation grant project titled: “Education advocacy in Africa in partnership with UNICEF, the African Union Commission and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat. His/her function will be to provide advice and technical assistance to ESTI on the operationalization of foundational learning in Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2026-2035 (CESA 26-35) and support the effective investment of AU Member States in foundational literacy and numeracy, ultimately leading to improved learning outcomes, and a reduction of learning poverty.
His/Her responsibilities will be limited to the activities directly implemented by ESTI while ensuring alignment with broader AU priorities, statutory processes, and long-term sustainability consideration. The Consultant will work under the operational supervision of the Head of Education Division (ESTI), African Union Commission, with technical guidance from the UNICEF Representative to the African Union and UNECA.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
UNICEF Supply Division seeks to establish a roster of pre-qualified external consultants to augment its in-house capacity for (A) technical assessment of medicinal product dossiers ('dossier assessors') and (B) audits against Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Storage and Distribution Practices (GSDP) ('auditors'). The roster will also be used to engage experts, under UNICEF supervision to support increasing demand related to UNICEF localization agenda for medicinal products and expanded supply operations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Quality assurance (QA) is central to UNICEF’s mandate to provide timely access to safe, efficacious, and quality-assured medicines. Robust QA processes—including rigorous technical assessment, GMP audits, GSDP assessments, and quality control—are essential to manage risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and safeguard beneficiaries across global and local supply chains.
The purpose of this assignment is to identify and document promising practices on integrated case management for families on economic aid, examine how EMIS and NERSCS are currently used in a coordinated manner to strengthen the case management process across social protection (cash), social care, and interaction with employment services.
Support UNICEF’s global staff wellbeing agenda as a Wellbeing Officer (P-2), contributing to the development of wellbeing resources, coordination of global initiatives, and management of key platforms and data systems to promote mental health and a positive workplace culture across the organization.
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