Join UNICEF’s digital transformation journey by driving innovative, AI-enabled fundraising and partnership solutions that enhance supporter engagement, collaboration, and operational effectiveness. You will play a key role in shaping and delivering secure, scalable digital platforms that maximize impact for children worldwide.
La consultoría brindará asistencia técnica especializada al Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MAE), bajo la supervisión de UNICEF, para fortalecer los mecanismos que facilitan el acceso de los gobiernos municipales al financiamiento de proyectos de agua, saneamiento e higiene (WASH). El trabajo incluirá la revisión y mejora de los procesos de viabilidad técnica, la armonización de criterios entre el MAE y el Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador (BDE), y el fortalecimiento de los sistemas e instrumentos de gestión utilizados en el sector.
Asimismo, la consultoría apoyará la coordinación entre instituciones públicas, organismos multilaterales y otros actores relevantes, contribuyendo al desarrollo de herramientas técnicas, la generación de evidencia y la formulación de recomendaciones para mejorar las políticas públicas y las estrategias de financiamiento del sector WASH.
Viet Nam Country Office is looking for a Programme Associate (Temporary Appointment), GS6 level. Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist, CCDRR-Emergency, the Programme Associate provides financial, budget, grant, partner-management and administrative support to UNICEF’s climate, disaster risk reduction, emergency, environmental health and WASH portfolio transitioning into Result Area 3.The incumbent supports programme planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting by ensuring accurate and timely processing and tracking of programme resources; monitoring budgets, grants and expenditures; supporting DCT and HACT processes; maintaining financial and programme records; preparing financial analyses and reports; and supporting implementing partners to comply with UNICEF financial requirements.
UNICEF Pakistan has provided critical support to the Government of Sindh in rehabilitating schools, WASH facilities, and health infrastructure. Building on these efforts, UNICEF, with support from various donors, plans to further assist the government in the rehabilitation and construction of facilities across the education, health, and WASH sectors. Further, more specifically, greater support will be directed towards the education sector to strengthen school infrastructure, enhance learning conditions, and improve accessibility for students. Additionally, in Sindh, UNICEF serves as the grant agent for both the System Transformation Grant (STG) and the System Capacity Grant (SCG), funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Under the STG, the Sindh Learning Programme (SLP) has been launched as a four-year initiative targeting four districts: Dadu, Tando Allahyar, Tharparkar, and Umerkot. Key interventions under SLP include 1) Upgrading 50 primary schools to middle schools using prefabricated structures, incorporating pre-primary classrooms, separate latrines, and handwashing facilities for boys and girls.2) minor repairs and maintenance of 150 schools to enhance infrastructure and accessibility, ensuring a safer and more inclusive learning environment.
The Field Engineer/Consultant will provide technical support for planning, monitoring, supervision, quality assurance and field-level oversight of construction, rehabilitation, solarization and other related engineering activities in Sindh, with particular focus on the GPE-supported Sindh Learning Programme (SLP), especially Component 1. The assignment also allows for technical support to other UNICEF sectors, including Education, WASH and Health, where such support is required.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support to strengthen child protection preparedness, response and
recovery for children and families living in disaster- and climate-vulnerable communities in Oudomxay, Savannakhet and
Saravan province. The consultancy will contribute to the Child Protection component of the UNICEF-supported “Disaster
Risk Reduction for the Most Vulnerable Children” initiative, which seeks to strengthen child-sensitive disaster risk reduction
and the capacity of social service workforce and communities to prepare for and respond to emergencies. This consultancy
will contribute to the UNICEF Lao PDR Country Programme Document (CPD) 2027–2031, outcome 4: “By 2031, more
children and families in climate- and disaster-vulnerable areas are protected by child-sensitive risk information and early
warning systems and use climate-resilient WASH, health and education services,” and outcome 3, which aims to ensure that
adolescents, particularly those who are vulnerable and marginalized, use inclusive child protection and social protection
services.
The Supply and Logistics Manager reports to the Chief of Supply as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the supply chains of a medium to large-sized country office, and/or medium-sized emergency response operation. The supply chain operations include planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, in-country transport and distribution, as well as monitoring of supplies, services and construction works. The incumbent collaborates closely with programmes in defining supply interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for children, and provides technical and advisory support to governments, national systems and partners on supply chain management.
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.
Become the next Health and Nutrition Specialist for UNICEF Mexico! We are seeking a senior professional to lead a key component of UNICEF Mexico’s Health and Nutrition agenda, providing strategic and technical leadership to strengthen national and subnational systems, influence public policy, build strategic partnerships and advance integrated Health, Nutrition and WASH approaches for school-age children and adolescents. You will lead a senior team and work closely with government and partners to translate evidence and policy commitments into sustainable results at scale.If you have the leadership, technical expertise and commitment to drive systems-level change in health and nutrition for children and adolescents, apply today!
Short free text, that is visible in TMS without opening the actual VA on the job portal. It is not part of the branded VA, but it is needed in the VA front page. Under the general guidance of the Chief Social Policy, the Social Policy Officer is accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy, from strategic planning and formulation to the delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public financial management (PFM) in the social sectors, primarily social protection, with supporting contributions to health and education; (b) institutional capacity for improved and sustainable social sector financing; (c) the use of data and evidence to inform strategic policy decisions; and (d) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on health, education, child protection, emergency and gender.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support to UNICEF and MoEST in the design, adaptation and delivery of an applied capacity-strengthening programme on domestic financing for education in Tanzania. Working within a Government-led process, the consultant will curate and adapt existing education financing, domestic resource mobilization and public finance materials to the Tanzania context and support facilitation of a five-day engagement combining technical learning for education-sector officials with broader inter-sectoral dialogue on education financing.
The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Health’s National Vaccines and Immunization program (MoH/NVIP), is preparing the country application package for Gavi 6.0 support, and to the Gavi’s First Response Fund to help the country respond to the Ebola outbreak. The application process requires extensive technical coordination, evidence synthesis, stakeholder engagement, prioritization discussions, costing alignment, and preparation of high-quality submission documents in line with Gavi guidance and timelines.
The GSSC Office is looking for a Chief of Business Solutions and Innovation who leads Business Innovation and Support Section (BIS) and is accountable for defining the strategy for intelligent business automation in GSSC, using a combination of technology, process, governance, and human capital components to work together to deliver innovative, user-centric, and value‑added services. In addition, the chief will govern the GSSC portfolio of business and digital solutions, services and insights that improve how GSSC functions. The role will be responsible for setting and executing an effective and KPI driven customer service strategy.
The National Treasury implementing the 2023–2028 Public Finance Management Reform Strategy to strengthen efficiency, transparency, accountability, and equitable allocation of public resources. As part of Kenya's commitment to inclusive development, the Government has strengthened child-, gender-, and disability-responsive budgeting in the FY 2027/28 budget process, requiring improved costing, expenditure tagging, tracking, and reporting. With support from UNICEF and other development partners, the initiative will strengthen Hyperion costing, child and disability expenditure tagging in IFMIS, reporting systems, and capacity development for MDAs and counties, while supporting Kenya's commitments under the Amman-Berlin Declaration, including enhanced disability financing and the "15 percent for the 15 percent" target. The overall aim is to improve the visibility, allocation, monitoring, and reporting of public expenditure for children and people with disabilities.
This is intended to strengthen programme-based budgeting (PBB) and support Government of Kenya commitments to children and disability-through automated costing model and integrating children and disability tagging into IFMIS.
Working day-to-day within NCLE, under the technical guidance of the Director of NCLE (or the designated iSRS focal point) and the contract management of UNICEF, the Consultant provides dedicated technical coordination to set up and scale up the integrated specimen referral system. The Consultant helps NCLE finalize the iSRS framework and tools, deliver the national ToT and the provincial-to-district cascade in the 14 scale-up provinces, put the transport, packaging and data arrangements in place, and monitor and report on system performance against PSRF indicator 2.3.3. The goal is for the referral system to be functional and sustained in all 17 provinces.
The overall purpose of the consultancy is to provide continuous technical and coordination support to strengthen maternal nutrition and micronutrient interventions in the Philippines. The consultancy forms part of UNICEF’s support to the Department of Health and the National Nutrition Council to strengthen maternal health and nutrition, as well as food fortification efforts, through a more coordinated, coherent, and accelerated approach. The Maternal Health and Nutrition Acceleration Plan provides an important framework for accelerating priority interventions, strengthening implementation, and improving coordination across maternal health and nutrition programs. In parallel, there is a need to strengthen and update the strategic direction for food fortification as a distinct intervention area. The development of a Food Fortification Strategy will provide a dedicated framework for setting priorities, strengthening coordination, addressing implementation and regulatory gaps, improving monitoring and quality assurance, and sustaining and scaling food fortification interventions. While the two plans will remain distinct, the Food Fortification Strategy will be aligned with relevant priorities under the Maternal Health and Nutrition Acceleration Plan, particularly by ensuring that food fortification contributes to improving the intake of essential micronutrients, including iron, folic acid, and iodine, among populations at risk of deficiencies, including pregnant women. The consultant will primarily work with DOH-DPCB and NNC-NPPD
Under the overall supervision of the Data and Analytics (Evidence Generation and Evaluation) Specialist (Team Lead), the National MICS Consultant (NMC) will support and provide technical and operational support to UNICEF MCO and the NSOs of the selected Caribbean countries for the preparation, implementation and completion of the MICS survey. The NMC will advise and support the NSOs, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, reporting, dissemination and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols and recommendations are being followed at all times. The NMC will communicate effectively between UNICEF MCO and NSOs, responding promptly to MICS-related needs and issues as they arise.
As part of the Caribbean MICS Programme, the NMC will also support efforts to ensure harmonization of survey methodologies, tools, indicators, data processing procedures, and reporting standards across participating countries. The consultant will contribute to the production of nationally representative and internationally comparable data for monitoring child-focused Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), strengthening national statistical systems, and supporting evidence-based policymaking across the region.
The NMC will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the work of other resource people hired by UNICEF to provide technical assistance to the MICS process. The consultant will work in close collaboration with the survey team, the stakeholders, and Steering and Technical Committees and will represent UNICEF in meetings and workshops in relation to the survey as needed. The NMC will also work in close collaboration with the Regional MICS Coordinator at the UNICEF Regional Office (RO) and the MICS Team at UNICEF HQ as well as experts and consultants assigned to support selected countries' MICS (collectively labelled “The UNICEF MICS Team”).
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
The purpose of the assignment is to support the UNICEF Serbia and the Institute for Early Childhood Development and Inclusion (IECDI) in the Republic of Serbia to jointly lead and strengthen the Regional Early childhood intervention (ECI) Network for Europe and Central Asia. The consultant will provide guidance and technical assistance to UNICEF Serbia and the IECDI to strengthen cooperation and participation within the network, facilitate the exchange and learning process, transfer of good practices among members (policy makers and practitioners) and to develop and implement joint initiatives. With the expert support of the consultant, UNICEF country offices and governments in the region will strengthen ECI systems and enhance availability of contemporary, family-centred ECI services provided by transdisciplinary teams, to children at risk of or with delays and disabilities and their families. For this assignment, UNICEF Serbia is seeking to engage a consultant with extensive expertise in early childhood intervention and early inclusion of children with developmental delays and disabilities and experience within the country and the region.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Nutrition Officer (Enabling Environment) 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
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Finance Associate 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
Join UNICEF’s digital transformation journey by driving innovative, AI-enabled fundraising and partnership solutions that enhance supporter engagement, collaboration, and operational effectiveness. You will play a key role in shaping and delivering secure, scalable digital platforms that maximize impact for children worldwide.
La consultoría brindará asistencia técnica especializada al Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (MAE), bajo la supervisión de UNICEF, para fortalecer los mecanismos que facilitan el acceso de los gobiernos municipales al financiamiento de proyectos de agua, saneamiento e higiene (WASH). El trabajo incluirá la revisión y mejora de los procesos de viabilidad técnica, la armonización de criterios entre el MAE y el Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador (BDE), y el fortalecimiento de los sistemas e instrumentos de gestión utilizados en el sector.
Asimismo, la consultoría apoyará la coordinación entre instituciones públicas, organismos multilaterales y otros actores relevantes, contribuyendo al desarrollo de herramientas técnicas, la generación de evidencia y la formulación de recomendaciones para mejorar las políticas públicas y las estrategias de financiamiento del sector WASH.
Viet Nam Country Office is looking for a Programme Associate (Temporary Appointment), GS6 level. Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist, CCDRR-Emergency, the Programme Associate provides financial, budget, grant, partner-management and administrative support to UNICEF’s climate, disaster risk reduction, emergency, environmental health and WASH portfolio transitioning into Result Area 3.The incumbent supports programme planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting by ensuring accurate and timely processing and tracking of programme resources; monitoring budgets, grants and expenditures; supporting DCT and HACT processes; maintaining financial and programme records; preparing financial analyses and reports; and supporting implementing partners to comply with UNICEF financial requirements.
UNICEF Pakistan has provided critical support to the Government of Sindh in rehabilitating schools, WASH facilities, and health infrastructure. Building on these efforts, UNICEF, with support from various donors, plans to further assist the government in the rehabilitation and construction of facilities across the education, health, and WASH sectors. Further, more specifically, greater support will be directed towards the education sector to strengthen school infrastructure, enhance learning conditions, and improve accessibility for students. Additionally, in Sindh, UNICEF serves as the grant agent for both the System Transformation Grant (STG) and the System Capacity Grant (SCG), funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Under the STG, the Sindh Learning Programme (SLP) has been launched as a four-year initiative targeting four districts: Dadu, Tando Allahyar, Tharparkar, and Umerkot. Key interventions under SLP include 1) Upgrading 50 primary schools to middle schools using prefabricated structures, incorporating pre-primary classrooms, separate latrines, and handwashing facilities for boys and girls.2) minor repairs and maintenance of 150 schools to enhance infrastructure and accessibility, ensuring a safer and more inclusive learning environment.
The Field Engineer/Consultant will provide technical support for planning, monitoring, supervision, quality assurance and field-level oversight of construction, rehabilitation, solarization and other related engineering activities in Sindh, with particular focus on the GPE-supported Sindh Learning Programme (SLP), especially Component 1. The assignment also allows for technical support to other UNICEF sectors, including Education, WASH and Health, where such support is required.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support to strengthen child protection preparedness, response and
recovery for children and families living in disaster- and climate-vulnerable communities in Oudomxay, Savannakhet and
Saravan province. The consultancy will contribute to the Child Protection component of the UNICEF-supported “Disaster
Risk Reduction for the Most Vulnerable Children” initiative, which seeks to strengthen child-sensitive disaster risk reduction
and the capacity of social service workforce and communities to prepare for and respond to emergencies. This consultancy
will contribute to the UNICEF Lao PDR Country Programme Document (CPD) 2027–2031, outcome 4: “By 2031, more
children and families in climate- and disaster-vulnerable areas are protected by child-sensitive risk information and early
warning systems and use climate-resilient WASH, health and education services,” and outcome 3, which aims to ensure that
adolescents, particularly those who are vulnerable and marginalized, use inclusive child protection and social protection
services.
The Supply and Logistics Manager reports to the Chief of Supply as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the supply chains of a medium to large-sized country office, and/or medium-sized emergency response operation. The supply chain operations include planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, in-country transport and distribution, as well as monitoring of supplies, services and construction works. The incumbent collaborates closely with programmes in defining supply interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for children, and provides technical and advisory support to governments, national systems and partners on supply chain management.
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.
Become the next Health and Nutrition Specialist for UNICEF Mexico! We are seeking a senior professional to lead a key component of UNICEF Mexico’s Health and Nutrition agenda, providing strategic and technical leadership to strengthen national and subnational systems, influence public policy, build strategic partnerships and advance integrated Health, Nutrition and WASH approaches for school-age children and adolescents. You will lead a senior team and work closely with government and partners to translate evidence and policy commitments into sustainable results at scale.If you have the leadership, technical expertise and commitment to drive systems-level change in health and nutrition for children and adolescents, apply today!
Short free text, that is visible in TMS without opening the actual VA on the job portal. It is not part of the branded VA, but it is needed in the VA front page. Under the general guidance of the Chief Social Policy, the Social Policy Officer is accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy, from strategic planning and formulation to the delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public financial management (PFM) in the social sectors, primarily social protection, with supporting contributions to health and education; (b) institutional capacity for improved and sustainable social sector financing; (c) the use of data and evidence to inform strategic policy decisions; and (d) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on health, education, child protection, emergency and gender.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support to UNICEF and MoEST in the design, adaptation and delivery of an applied capacity-strengthening programme on domestic financing for education in Tanzania. Working within a Government-led process, the consultant will curate and adapt existing education financing, domestic resource mobilization and public finance materials to the Tanzania context and support facilitation of a five-day engagement combining technical learning for education-sector officials with broader inter-sectoral dialogue on education financing.
The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Health’s National Vaccines and Immunization program (MoH/NVIP), is preparing the country application package for Gavi 6.0 support, and to the Gavi’s First Response Fund to help the country respond to the Ebola outbreak. The application process requires extensive technical coordination, evidence synthesis, stakeholder engagement, prioritization discussions, costing alignment, and preparation of high-quality submission documents in line with Gavi guidance and timelines.
The GSSC Office is looking for a Chief of Business Solutions and Innovation who leads Business Innovation and Support Section (BIS) and is accountable for defining the strategy for intelligent business automation in GSSC, using a combination of technology, process, governance, and human capital components to work together to deliver innovative, user-centric, and value‑added services. In addition, the chief will govern the GSSC portfolio of business and digital solutions, services and insights that improve how GSSC functions. The role will be responsible for setting and executing an effective and KPI driven customer service strategy.
The National Treasury implementing the 2023–2028 Public Finance Management Reform Strategy to strengthen efficiency, transparency, accountability, and equitable allocation of public resources. As part of Kenya's commitment to inclusive development, the Government has strengthened child-, gender-, and disability-responsive budgeting in the FY 2027/28 budget process, requiring improved costing, expenditure tagging, tracking, and reporting. With support from UNICEF and other development partners, the initiative will strengthen Hyperion costing, child and disability expenditure tagging in IFMIS, reporting systems, and capacity development for MDAs and counties, while supporting Kenya's commitments under the Amman-Berlin Declaration, including enhanced disability financing and the "15 percent for the 15 percent" target. The overall aim is to improve the visibility, allocation, monitoring, and reporting of public expenditure for children and people with disabilities.
This is intended to strengthen programme-based budgeting (PBB) and support Government of Kenya commitments to children and disability-through automated costing model and integrating children and disability tagging into IFMIS.
Working day-to-day within NCLE, under the technical guidance of the Director of NCLE (or the designated iSRS focal point) and the contract management of UNICEF, the Consultant provides dedicated technical coordination to set up and scale up the integrated specimen referral system. The Consultant helps NCLE finalize the iSRS framework and tools, deliver the national ToT and the provincial-to-district cascade in the 14 scale-up provinces, put the transport, packaging and data arrangements in place, and monitor and report on system performance against PSRF indicator 2.3.3. The goal is for the referral system to be functional and sustained in all 17 provinces.
The overall purpose of the consultancy is to provide continuous technical and coordination support to strengthen maternal nutrition and micronutrient interventions in the Philippines. The consultancy forms part of UNICEF’s support to the Department of Health and the National Nutrition Council to strengthen maternal health and nutrition, as well as food fortification efforts, through a more coordinated, coherent, and accelerated approach. The Maternal Health and Nutrition Acceleration Plan provides an important framework for accelerating priority interventions, strengthening implementation, and improving coordination across maternal health and nutrition programs. In parallel, there is a need to strengthen and update the strategic direction for food fortification as a distinct intervention area. The development of a Food Fortification Strategy will provide a dedicated framework for setting priorities, strengthening coordination, addressing implementation and regulatory gaps, improving monitoring and quality assurance, and sustaining and scaling food fortification interventions. While the two plans will remain distinct, the Food Fortification Strategy will be aligned with relevant priorities under the Maternal Health and Nutrition Acceleration Plan, particularly by ensuring that food fortification contributes to improving the intake of essential micronutrients, including iron, folic acid, and iodine, among populations at risk of deficiencies, including pregnant women. The consultant will primarily work with DOH-DPCB and NNC-NPPD
Under the overall supervision of the Data and Analytics (Evidence Generation and Evaluation) Specialist (Team Lead), the National MICS Consultant (NMC) will support and provide technical and operational support to UNICEF MCO and the NSOs of the selected Caribbean countries for the preparation, implementation and completion of the MICS survey. The NMC will advise and support the NSOs, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, reporting, dissemination and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols and recommendations are being followed at all times. The NMC will communicate effectively between UNICEF MCO and NSOs, responding promptly to MICS-related needs and issues as they arise.
As part of the Caribbean MICS Programme, the NMC will also support efforts to ensure harmonization of survey methodologies, tools, indicators, data processing procedures, and reporting standards across participating countries. The consultant will contribute to the production of nationally representative and internationally comparable data for monitoring child-focused Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), strengthening national statistical systems, and supporting evidence-based policymaking across the region.
The NMC will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the work of other resource people hired by UNICEF to provide technical assistance to the MICS process. The consultant will work in close collaboration with the survey team, the stakeholders, and Steering and Technical Committees and will represent UNICEF in meetings and workshops in relation to the survey as needed. The NMC will also work in close collaboration with the Regional MICS Coordinator at the UNICEF Regional Office (RO) and the MICS Team at UNICEF HQ as well as experts and consultants assigned to support selected countries' MICS (collectively labelled “The UNICEF MICS Team”).
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
The purpose of the assignment is to support the UNICEF Serbia and the Institute for Early Childhood Development and Inclusion (IECDI) in the Republic of Serbia to jointly lead and strengthen the Regional Early childhood intervention (ECI) Network for Europe and Central Asia. The consultant will provide guidance and technical assistance to UNICEF Serbia and the IECDI to strengthen cooperation and participation within the network, facilitate the exchange and learning process, transfer of good practices among members (policy makers and practitioners) and to develop and implement joint initiatives. With the expert support of the consultant, UNICEF country offices and governments in the region will strengthen ECI systems and enhance availability of contemporary, family-centred ECI services provided by transdisciplinary teams, to children at risk of or with delays and disabilities and their families. For this assignment, UNICEF Serbia is seeking to engage a consultant with extensive expertise in early childhood intervention and early inclusion of children with developmental delays and disabilities and experience within the country and the region.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Nutrition Officer (Enabling Environment) 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
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Finance Associate 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
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