The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the preparation and analysis of education administrative data, with a particular focus on linking administrative sources to household survey data for deeper insight into education system performance. The consultant will work closely with the Technical Working Group and country teams to acquire and clean administrative datasets, build workflows to standardize and integrate EMIS data, and develop reproducible scripts using R.
As part of this assignment, the consultant will support the creation of a linked database across six countries, enabling joint analysis of administrative and household survey data. This will involve producing country-specific factsheets, exploring econometric approaches to respond to national policy questions, and contributing to the validation and finalization of outputs. All scripts and documentation will be maintained on GitHub to ensure transparency and facilitate future updates by teams and country partners
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to build a workflow for processing education data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The education team maintains a repository of key education indicators by harmonizing MICS surveys, and moving forward, the team seeks to update the workflow in R by building on the existing systems with the support of a consultant. This work will involve leveraging both past and forthcoming MICS data to develop a system for microdata harmonization that produces education indicators. In addition, the consultant will support the country validation exercise, working closely with country offices to validate recent education estimates.
The objective of this assignment is to provide comprehensive advisory support to DAPM digital systems by collaborating with concerned units to conceptualize and develop new digital modules and platforms, analyze help desk support systems for efficiency and better user experience and identify opportunities for performance improvements across digital platforms. The consultant will facilitate stakeholder engagement, produce analytical reports, and support the development and rollout of existing and new systems. Additionally, the consultant will coordinate efforts to maximize efficiency, reduce redundancies and enhance overall systems management within DAPM.
Under the overall direction of the Chief Advocacy and Communication, the Partnerships Specialist will be responsible for the development, planning, and guidance of private sector fundraising, leveraging and partnership strategies and activities within the South Africa Country Office (SACO), and serves as private sector fundraising, leveraging, non-financial support, and partnerships specialist for SACO.
UNICEF Indonesia is looking for a national consultant to provide overarching support for analytical and research activities to be conducted as part of the System Capacity Grant (SCG) Part 2 work plan. The consultant will be responsible for identifying, collecting and analysing relevant education data and statistics needed in each analytical/research activity, and for providing synthesis reports to create adequate understanding of the data analysis result, including their limitations. The consultant will also be required to undertake education data analyses, which may be requested on an ad hoc basis, by UNICEF, Ministry of Primary and Secondari Education (MoPSE) and Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA). As part of these analytical and research activities, the consultant must ensure accuracy and validity of the data produced and ensure that existing education databases are maintained and updated regularly. The assignment is for 286 days within 18 months' duration.
UNICEF seeks to hire an experienced, results oriented Individual consultant to assist UNICEF Lesotho Country Office to develop an ECE investment case for Lesotho. The investment case aims to demonstrate the value and impact of early learning on children, society and the nation as a whole. It provides evidence-based arguments to policymakers, highlighting how ECE can lead to better educational outcomes, increased economic productivity, and reduced social inequalities, among many benefits.
UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
This consultancy seeks to undertake research on celebrities and influencers that:
A. Embody the UNICEF brand using our brand values and exclusion criteria;
B. Have wide reach and influence across UNICEF’s target audiences;
C. Can commit to a workplan with various activities such as learning sessions and field visits; and
D. Can contribute to UNICEF’s priority and other advocacies.
The final output is a recommendation of at least five (5) celebrities and influencers on the national level, and another set of five (5) at the Bangsamoro level.
UNICEF is seeking a qualified national ICT Consultant to support the national teacher professional development system in Tajikistan by delivering high-quality, accessible, and secure digital education services. This role demands strong technical expertise, a human-centered approach, and the capacity to train and support diverse stakeholders effectively.
UNICEF is seeking a qualified international individual consultant to support to analyse the baseline data collected by the local research company through the four IDELA tools/datasets – CFM: IDELA Child Functioning Module - HE: IDELA Home Environment/Caregiver - CA: IDELA Child Assessment - CE: IDEL-A Classroom Environment and produce a final report on the baseline study results on the Tajikistan School Readiness Assessment.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the development and implementation of a streamlined, reproducible workflow for the production of MICS-EAGLE factsheets. These factsheets provide countries with accessible, data-driven insights on key education indicators derived from MICS data. The consultant will enhance and automate the existing R-based workflow to generate standardized factsheets across multiple countries, covering eight core topics and producing over 50 charts per country.
In addition to workflow development, the consultant will work with up to six countries to produce customized factsheets, ensuring that estimates are validated against official sources and aligned with national priorities. The consultant will be responsible for writing per-country scripts, maintaining the GitHub repository, and supporting the publication process in collaboration with country offices and ministries of education. All code and documentation will be prepared to ensure long-term scalability and reproducibility of the process.
The purpose of setting up the Consultants’ Roster of Experts is to provide UNICEF Regional and Country Offices with pre-qualified consultants who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of technical advisory and strategic support services on Gender Equality.
UNICEF Maldives Country Office is offering two exciting 6-month internships in the Child Protection and Education sections. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop essential skills while making a difference in the lives of children. Apply now and be part of a team dedicated to creating a brighter future!
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for a consultant to collect and analyse budget and expenditures data to identify the current trend and gaps for improvements under the supervision of the Chief, Youth and Adolescent Development and working closely with the Child Protection Specialist and Social Policy Specialist.
UNICEF internship programme aims to provide a framework by which current eligible undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds are assigned to UNICEF offices, where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work assignments. Additionally, the programme aims to expose the interns to the work of UNICEF, while providing UNICEF offices with the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields
The national consultant will lead efforts to ensure that Uzbekistan’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are child-sensitive, aligning with UNICEF’s global guidance and the NDC Toolkit for Children. Additionally, the consultant will support in modelling and analytical work related to National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs), and NDCs.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a national IT Assistant to Support the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) on operation and maintenance of the Disability Identification Information Management System (DMIS). The minimum qualification required is a bachelor's degree in IT, digital systems, coding, and system maintenance with knowledge of PHP, React, and JavaScript with a minimum 1 year of professional experience in Mobile App/MIS system maintenance, system operation troubleshooting, and working with Mobile App/MIS systems management, including generating reports from the system.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Belize Country Office is seeking an experienced Education Consultant to provide technical and operational support to the implementation of its education programme, with a particular focus on the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Systems Capacity Grant.
The consultant will support programme planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes. S/he will work closely with UNICEF staff and partners—including government counterparts, NGOs and UN agencies—to ensure effective delivery of results, support capacity building, and contribute to key initiatives such as curriculum reform, the Safe School Initiative, and GIGA.
Key deliverables include:
An inception report and draft workplan;
A partnership engagement framework and education coalition action plan;
A resource mobilization strategy;
Communication materials to support education advocacy;
Strengthened monitoring and reporting tools and frameworks;
Monthly progress reports and a final comprehensive report with recommendations.
This is a national consultancy, office-based in Belize, with an expected duration of 11 months (July 2025 to June 2026).
We are looking for a candidate with a master’s degree in education, social sciences, public policy, or a related field, and demonstrated experience in education programme management, stakeholder engagement, and resource mobilization. Fluency in English and strong writing skills are essential.
This consultancy aims to strengthen UNICEF’s scientific and research capabilities in the domains of Generative AI, machine learning, and natural language processing for addressing challenging in the domains of children on the move, environmental emergencies, as well as assessment of biases in data and methodologies. The consultant will undertake research and applied data science analysis to drive forward UNICEF’s innovation agenda in key focus areas.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to work with foundational learning data from past and forthcoming Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Since 2016, the foundational learning module has been administered in over 50 countries and territories, and about 20 surveys are expected to collect this data next year. The consultant will work with both historical and upcoming data to maintain the database, update code in Stata and R, and manage the GitHub repository. In addition, the consultant will use microdata to support three analytical and knowledge products based on key research questions, which requires familiarity with building dashboards using Shiny in R or creating innovative data visualizations. Lastly, the consultant will support the Learning and Skills Data Lab, focusing on harmonization efforts and maintaining the database in preparation for the lab.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the preparation and analysis of education administrative data, with a particular focus on linking administrative sources to household survey data for deeper insight into education system performance. The consultant will work closely with the Technical Working Group and country teams to acquire and clean administrative datasets, build workflows to standardize and integrate EMIS data, and develop reproducible scripts using R.
As part of this assignment, the consultant will support the creation of a linked database across six countries, enabling joint analysis of administrative and household survey data. This will involve producing country-specific factsheets, exploring econometric approaches to respond to national policy questions, and contributing to the validation and finalization of outputs. All scripts and documentation will be maintained on GitHub to ensure transparency and facilitate future updates by teams and country partners
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to build a workflow for processing education data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The education team maintains a repository of key education indicators by harmonizing MICS surveys, and moving forward, the team seeks to update the workflow in R by building on the existing systems with the support of a consultant. This work will involve leveraging both past and forthcoming MICS data to develop a system for microdata harmonization that produces education indicators. In addition, the consultant will support the country validation exercise, working closely with country offices to validate recent education estimates.
The objective of this assignment is to provide comprehensive advisory support to DAPM digital systems by collaborating with concerned units to conceptualize and develop new digital modules and platforms, analyze help desk support systems for efficiency and better user experience and identify opportunities for performance improvements across digital platforms. The consultant will facilitate stakeholder engagement, produce analytical reports, and support the development and rollout of existing and new systems. Additionally, the consultant will coordinate efforts to maximize efficiency, reduce redundancies and enhance overall systems management within DAPM.
Under the overall direction of the Chief Advocacy and Communication, the Partnerships Specialist will be responsible for the development, planning, and guidance of private sector fundraising, leveraging and partnership strategies and activities within the South Africa Country Office (SACO), and serves as private sector fundraising, leveraging, non-financial support, and partnerships specialist for SACO.
UNICEF Indonesia is looking for a national consultant to provide overarching support for analytical and research activities to be conducted as part of the System Capacity Grant (SCG) Part 2 work plan. The consultant will be responsible for identifying, collecting and analysing relevant education data and statistics needed in each analytical/research activity, and for providing synthesis reports to create adequate understanding of the data analysis result, including their limitations. The consultant will also be required to undertake education data analyses, which may be requested on an ad hoc basis, by UNICEF, Ministry of Primary and Secondari Education (MoPSE) and Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA). As part of these analytical and research activities, the consultant must ensure accuracy and validity of the data produced and ensure that existing education databases are maintained and updated regularly. The assignment is for 286 days within 18 months' duration.
UNICEF seeks to hire an experienced, results oriented Individual consultant to assist UNICEF Lesotho Country Office to develop an ECE investment case for Lesotho. The investment case aims to demonstrate the value and impact of early learning on children, society and the nation as a whole. It provides evidence-based arguments to policymakers, highlighting how ECE can lead to better educational outcomes, increased economic productivity, and reduced social inequalities, among many benefits.
UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
This consultancy seeks to undertake research on celebrities and influencers that:
A. Embody the UNICEF brand using our brand values and exclusion criteria;
B. Have wide reach and influence across UNICEF’s target audiences;
C. Can commit to a workplan with various activities such as learning sessions and field visits; and
D. Can contribute to UNICEF’s priority and other advocacies.
The final output is a recommendation of at least five (5) celebrities and influencers on the national level, and another set of five (5) at the Bangsamoro level.
UNICEF is seeking a qualified national ICT Consultant to support the national teacher professional development system in Tajikistan by delivering high-quality, accessible, and secure digital education services. This role demands strong technical expertise, a human-centered approach, and the capacity to train and support diverse stakeholders effectively.
UNICEF is seeking a qualified international individual consultant to support to analyse the baseline data collected by the local research company through the four IDELA tools/datasets – CFM: IDELA Child Functioning Module - HE: IDELA Home Environment/Caregiver - CA: IDELA Child Assessment - CE: IDEL-A Classroom Environment and produce a final report on the baseline study results on the Tajikistan School Readiness Assessment.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the development and implementation of a streamlined, reproducible workflow for the production of MICS-EAGLE factsheets. These factsheets provide countries with accessible, data-driven insights on key education indicators derived from MICS data. The consultant will enhance and automate the existing R-based workflow to generate standardized factsheets across multiple countries, covering eight core topics and producing over 50 charts per country.
In addition to workflow development, the consultant will work with up to six countries to produce customized factsheets, ensuring that estimates are validated against official sources and aligned with national priorities. The consultant will be responsible for writing per-country scripts, maintaining the GitHub repository, and supporting the publication process in collaboration with country offices and ministries of education. All code and documentation will be prepared to ensure long-term scalability and reproducibility of the process.
The purpose of setting up the Consultants’ Roster of Experts is to provide UNICEF Regional and Country Offices with pre-qualified consultants who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of technical advisory and strategic support services on Gender Equality.
UNICEF Maldives Country Office is offering two exciting 6-month internships in the Child Protection and Education sections. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience and develop essential skills while making a difference in the lives of children. Apply now and be part of a team dedicated to creating a brighter future!
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for a consultant to collect and analyse budget and expenditures data to identify the current trend and gaps for improvements under the supervision of the Chief, Youth and Adolescent Development and working closely with the Child Protection Specialist and Social Policy Specialist.
UNICEF internship programme aims to provide a framework by which current eligible undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students from diverse academic backgrounds are assigned to UNICEF offices, where their educational experience can be enhanced through practical work assignments. Additionally, the programme aims to expose the interns to the work of UNICEF, while providing UNICEF offices with the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields
The national consultant will lead efforts to ensure that Uzbekistan’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are child-sensitive, aligning with UNICEF’s global guidance and the NDC Toolkit for Children. Additionally, the consultant will support in modelling and analytical work related to National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs), and NDCs.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a national IT Assistant to Support the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) on operation and maintenance of the Disability Identification Information Management System (DMIS). The minimum qualification required is a bachelor's degree in IT, digital systems, coding, and system maintenance with knowledge of PHP, React, and JavaScript with a minimum 1 year of professional experience in Mobile App/MIS system maintenance, system operation troubleshooting, and working with Mobile App/MIS systems management, including generating reports from the system.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Belize Country Office is seeking an experienced Education Consultant to provide technical and operational support to the implementation of its education programme, with a particular focus on the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Systems Capacity Grant.
The consultant will support programme planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes. S/he will work closely with UNICEF staff and partners—including government counterparts, NGOs and UN agencies—to ensure effective delivery of results, support capacity building, and contribute to key initiatives such as curriculum reform, the Safe School Initiative, and GIGA.
Key deliverables include:
An inception report and draft workplan;
A partnership engagement framework and education coalition action plan;
A resource mobilization strategy;
Communication materials to support education advocacy;
Strengthened monitoring and reporting tools and frameworks;
Monthly progress reports and a final comprehensive report with recommendations.
This is a national consultancy, office-based in Belize, with an expected duration of 11 months (July 2025 to June 2026).
We are looking for a candidate with a master’s degree in education, social sciences, public policy, or a related field, and demonstrated experience in education programme management, stakeholder engagement, and resource mobilization. Fluency in English and strong writing skills are essential.
This consultancy aims to strengthen UNICEF’s scientific and research capabilities in the domains of Generative AI, machine learning, and natural language processing for addressing challenging in the domains of children on the move, environmental emergencies, as well as assessment of biases in data and methodologies. The consultant will undertake research and applied data science analysis to drive forward UNICEF’s innovation agenda in key focus areas.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to work with foundational learning data from past and forthcoming Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Since 2016, the foundational learning module has been administered in over 50 countries and territories, and about 20 surveys are expected to collect this data next year. The consultant will work with both historical and upcoming data to maintain the database, update code in Stata and R, and manage the GitHub repository. In addition, the consultant will use microdata to support three analytical and knowledge products based on key research questions, which requires familiarity with building dashboards using Shiny in R or creating innovative data visualizations. Lastly, the consultant will support the Learning and Skills Data Lab, focusing on harmonization efforts and maintaining the database in preparation for the lab.
