The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support to an International Consultant in conducting a comprehensive assessment of the current program aimed at preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, HBV, and syphilis in Tajikistan. The assessment will identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement to enhance the program's effectiveness and ensure alignment with international best practices.
Under the supervision of the Regional Adviser, Sustainability and Climate Section, ECARO and CEED Specialist, UNICEF Tajikistan, the consultant will be responsible for the implementation of the following tasks and delivering the specified outputs. This assignment requires active consultation and close collaboration with various UNICEF sections of Central Asian Country Offices to ensure alignment with organizational goals and integration of expertise across relevant areas. The consultant will work closely with sector specialists to gather insights, validate findings, and ensure that the deliverables comprehensively address climate change education, as well as potential strategies for resilience and adaptation in Tajikistan.
The main purpose of the assignment is to provide technical assistance to the national task force group in collecting the evidence, conducting the assessment of barriers for pregnant women to access the PMTCT services and developing report with recommendations on how to achieve triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) status. Although the report will be for national pre-validation of EMTCT of HIV, the consultant will ensure that Hepatitis and Syphilis data and information are included and integrated in the report as part of the program assessment component.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an International Consultant Foundational Learning and Skills Development. The duration of this assignment is 7 months starting as soon as possible and the consultant will be office based (hybrid).
Le bureau de l’UNICEF au Maroc cherche à recruter un.e stagiaire pour accompagner les différents travaux en cours du programme Inclusion sociale dans la mise en œuvre et suivi de ses projets en cours.
UNICEF PNG is looking to engage a motivated intern in the Communication section based in Port Moresby to support the effective planning and implementation of UNICEF’s priority advocacy events by providing timely logistical and administrative coordination, reliable communication and documentation support and responsive internal and external coordination assistance for 6 months.
Despite the clear benefits, ECEC enrolment rates in BiH remain alarmingly low. Only 42 percent of children aged 3 to 5 participate in early education, and just 59 percent are enrolled in the year before primary school. This limited access is largely due to infrastructural constraints, inadequate investments, and regional disparities, with long waiting lists highlighting the urgent need for expansion.
To address these challenges, this engagement will first support 20 municipalities/cities in conducting a situation analysis and needs assessment for ECEC service expansion. Based on the findings, two municipalities/cities (one in Federation of BiH and one in Republika Srpska) will be selected and supported with this engagement in developing comprehensive ECEC expansion plans, to be further adopted by the local governances. The initiative will prioritize increasing access to ECEC, particularly for marginalized and vulnerable children, by leveraging innovative financing solutions, strengthening policy frameworks, and mobilizing stakeholders to drive sustainable change.
UNICEF is looking for an individual consultant to lead interventions for strengthening meaningful youth participation in local decision-making and community development through expansion of the youth engagement platforms, built capacity of the local government, improved skills and confidence of adolescents and youth in target districts.
Technology-facilitated violence against children is a growing but insufficiently addressed threat in Uzbekistan. National experience in investigating crimes such as online grooming, sextortion, and cyberbullying remains limited, and the Law Enforcement Academy currently lacks in-service training and proven methodologies in this area. To address this critical capacity gap, UNICEF seeks international expertise with a track record in justice-sector training on similar issues.
The national consultant will support the National Agency for Social Protection (NASP) in facilitating the reintegration of children and young people from residential care into family-based and community-based care settings. The consultant will guide and supervise staff of the residential care institutions, child protection sectors, community social workers and Inson center supervisors in needs assessment, reintegration plans development, coordinated transitions and monitoring.
The purpose of the assignment is to review the draft Community Engagement Health Toolkit (English) to ensure clarity, consistency, and technical correctness and to provide high quality translation into Chichewa that maintain the technical correctness, cultural relevance and original intent.
UNICEF Timor-Leste seeking for a national consultant to support the costing of the RMNCAH (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health) Strategy
A consultant is required to carry out two strands of work. Firstly, to assess the level at which Child Protection has been integrated in other sectors, identify the positives (including a synopsis of achievements), gaps and challenges coming out of the integration. Secondly, conduct verification of a minimum of 50 completed Child Protection Case Management booklets (750 in total) and the harmonized CPIMS forms in selected districts. The consultant will be required to offer capacity development for Government and NGO partners on any gaps identified during the exercise.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment:
The MICS team is seeking additional support for a Project Manager/Business Analyst expert who will oversee and lead the technical project management, requirement analysis, planning, design, monitoring & control, project reporting, and project communications among the UNICEF HQ Data Collection Unit staff, the external vendors that will be working on the enhancement features of the website and the development of MICS Tabulator, the partners at the University of Minnesota IPUMS team that is responsible for MICS data harmonization, and UNICEF ICTD, BRM, and Technology Architecture and Operations (TAO). Under the DCU Statistics and Monitoring Manager's supervision, the consultant will deliver and coordinate the above-listed tasks
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative - Programmes and in close collaboration with the Chief PME, the consultant will support the planning and development process consisting of – i) programme strategizing and ii) and development and finalization of all CPD-related documents.
This consultancy will therefore be expected to engage with each sector to ensure new priorities, new data and evidence, programme repositioning, and shifts are adequately captured in the new Programme Rationale, which should also benefit from line-ministry consultation and involvement (to be facilitated by the Programme Section Chiefs).
The services of an experienced and qualified consultant are expected to facilitate processes of strategic reflections, prioritization, development of theories of change, articulation of programme rationale and structure, consultation with relevant stakeholders, and drafting of the next country programme document and its annexes.
Under direct supervision of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Specialist and in cooperation with all relevant UNICEF sections (Child Protection, Communications and Partnerships) the Consultant will provide high quality support in designing and implementing UNICEF program activities related to ECI, DI, inclusive nutrition, and support for parents of young children with disabilities. The Purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support in design and implementation of programme activities of ECD and Child protection programs of UNICEF Belarus.
UNICEF Moldova is looking for a consultant that will support the Ministry of Education and Research in strengthening the regulatory framework through the development of competence standards for psycho-pedagogues and support teachers.
UNICEF Moldova is looking for a consultant that will support MER in strengthening the regulatory framework through the development of competence standards for speech therapists.
UNICEF Moldova is looking for a consultant will support MER in strengthening the regulatory framework through the development of competence standards for educational psychologists.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support to an International Consultant in conducting a comprehensive assessment of the current program aimed at preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, HBV, and syphilis in Tajikistan. The assessment will identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement to enhance the program's effectiveness and ensure alignment with international best practices.
Under the supervision of the Regional Adviser, Sustainability and Climate Section, ECARO and CEED Specialist, UNICEF Tajikistan, the consultant will be responsible for the implementation of the following tasks and delivering the specified outputs. This assignment requires active consultation and close collaboration with various UNICEF sections of Central Asian Country Offices to ensure alignment with organizational goals and integration of expertise across relevant areas. The consultant will work closely with sector specialists to gather insights, validate findings, and ensure that the deliverables comprehensively address climate change education, as well as potential strategies for resilience and adaptation in Tajikistan.
The main purpose of the assignment is to provide technical assistance to the national task force group in collecting the evidence, conducting the assessment of barriers for pregnant women to access the PMTCT services and developing report with recommendations on how to achieve triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) status. Although the report will be for national pre-validation of EMTCT of HIV, the consultant will ensure that Hepatitis and Syphilis data and information are included and integrated in the report as part of the program assessment component.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an International Consultant Foundational Learning and Skills Development. The duration of this assignment is 7 months starting as soon as possible and the consultant will be office based (hybrid).
Le bureau de l’UNICEF au Maroc cherche à recruter un.e stagiaire pour accompagner les différents travaux en cours du programme Inclusion sociale dans la mise en œuvre et suivi de ses projets en cours.
UNICEF PNG is looking to engage a motivated intern in the Communication section based in Port Moresby to support the effective planning and implementation of UNICEF’s priority advocacy events by providing timely logistical and administrative coordination, reliable communication and documentation support and responsive internal and external coordination assistance for 6 months.
Despite the clear benefits, ECEC enrolment rates in BiH remain alarmingly low. Only 42 percent of children aged 3 to 5 participate in early education, and just 59 percent are enrolled in the year before primary school. This limited access is largely due to infrastructural constraints, inadequate investments, and regional disparities, with long waiting lists highlighting the urgent need for expansion.
To address these challenges, this engagement will first support 20 municipalities/cities in conducting a situation analysis and needs assessment for ECEC service expansion. Based on the findings, two municipalities/cities (one in Federation of BiH and one in Republika Srpska) will be selected and supported with this engagement in developing comprehensive ECEC expansion plans, to be further adopted by the local governances. The initiative will prioritize increasing access to ECEC, particularly for marginalized and vulnerable children, by leveraging innovative financing solutions, strengthening policy frameworks, and mobilizing stakeholders to drive sustainable change.
UNICEF is looking for an individual consultant to lead interventions for strengthening meaningful youth participation in local decision-making and community development through expansion of the youth engagement platforms, built capacity of the local government, improved skills and confidence of adolescents and youth in target districts.
Technology-facilitated violence against children is a growing but insufficiently addressed threat in Uzbekistan. National experience in investigating crimes such as online grooming, sextortion, and cyberbullying remains limited, and the Law Enforcement Academy currently lacks in-service training and proven methodologies in this area. To address this critical capacity gap, UNICEF seeks international expertise with a track record in justice-sector training on similar issues.
The national consultant will support the National Agency for Social Protection (NASP) in facilitating the reintegration of children and young people from residential care into family-based and community-based care settings. The consultant will guide and supervise staff of the residential care institutions, child protection sectors, community social workers and Inson center supervisors in needs assessment, reintegration plans development, coordinated transitions and monitoring.
The purpose of the assignment is to review the draft Community Engagement Health Toolkit (English) to ensure clarity, consistency, and technical correctness and to provide high quality translation into Chichewa that maintain the technical correctness, cultural relevance and original intent.
UNICEF Timor-Leste seeking for a national consultant to support the costing of the RMNCAH (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health) Strategy
A consultant is required to carry out two strands of work. Firstly, to assess the level at which Child Protection has been integrated in other sectors, identify the positives (including a synopsis of achievements), gaps and challenges coming out of the integration. Secondly, conduct verification of a minimum of 50 completed Child Protection Case Management booklets (750 in total) and the harmonized CPIMS forms in selected districts. The consultant will be required to offer capacity development for Government and NGO partners on any gaps identified during the exercise.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment:
The MICS team is seeking additional support for a Project Manager/Business Analyst expert who will oversee and lead the technical project management, requirement analysis, planning, design, monitoring & control, project reporting, and project communications among the UNICEF HQ Data Collection Unit staff, the external vendors that will be working on the enhancement features of the website and the development of MICS Tabulator, the partners at the University of Minnesota IPUMS team that is responsible for MICS data harmonization, and UNICEF ICTD, BRM, and Technology Architecture and Operations (TAO). Under the DCU Statistics and Monitoring Manager's supervision, the consultant will deliver and coordinate the above-listed tasks
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative - Programmes and in close collaboration with the Chief PME, the consultant will support the planning and development process consisting of – i) programme strategizing and ii) and development and finalization of all CPD-related documents.
This consultancy will therefore be expected to engage with each sector to ensure new priorities, new data and evidence, programme repositioning, and shifts are adequately captured in the new Programme Rationale, which should also benefit from line-ministry consultation and involvement (to be facilitated by the Programme Section Chiefs).
The services of an experienced and qualified consultant are expected to facilitate processes of strategic reflections, prioritization, development of theories of change, articulation of programme rationale and structure, consultation with relevant stakeholders, and drafting of the next country programme document and its annexes.
Under direct supervision of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Specialist and in cooperation with all relevant UNICEF sections (Child Protection, Communications and Partnerships) the Consultant will provide high quality support in designing and implementing UNICEF program activities related to ECI, DI, inclusive nutrition, and support for parents of young children with disabilities. The Purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support in design and implementation of programme activities of ECD and Child protection programs of UNICEF Belarus.
UNICEF Moldova is looking for a consultant that will support the Ministry of Education and Research in strengthening the regulatory framework through the development of competence standards for psycho-pedagogues and support teachers.
UNICEF Moldova is looking for a consultant that will support MER in strengthening the regulatory framework through the development of competence standards for speech therapists.
UNICEF Moldova is looking for a consultant will support MER in strengthening the regulatory framework through the development of competence standards for educational psychologists.
