The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
UNICEF`s Office of Innovation seeks a professional consultant to strengthen learning and development (L&D) within the office during a critical transition period. This consultancy will support the design, coordination, and implementation of a learning strategy aligned with OOI’s priorities and staff development needs.
The consultant will work closely with the OOI Learning Committee to translate learning insights (including from the 2025 AI Learning Survey, 2024 the Global Staff Survey and prior needs assessments) into targeted, inclusive, and engaging learning interventions. The role requires both strategic thinking and hands-on execution, from developing frameworks and learning pathways to coordinating knowledge-sharing initiatives such as conversation rounds and peer-learning sessions.
UNICEF Zambia Country Office is looking for a dynamic and dedicated professional who under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Programme, will be accountable for supporting the effective implementation of programme coordination, budget management, documentation, and reporting. The Programme Specialist (Coordinator) will also ensure that all aspects of the programme run smoothly and efficiently.
The Education Unit at Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a person who has relevant experience and skills to organise, curate and manage a Implementation Research (IR) community of practice, initiating sharing and positive engagement around approach, practice, methodologies, with practitioners, engaging donors, motivating interaction, and intentionally involving partners in close collaboration with and as a broader part of the What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE) community of practice. The consultant will coordinate COP activities with senior and technical staff from multiple organizations involved in the funding, implementation and use of IR in education. This engagement will be through, online meetings, curating a live chat with community members, and face to face meetings as and where opportunities arise. Beyond the IR Community of Practice the selected candidate will also support the Education Unit in UNICEF Innocenti with research work related to the Implementation Research (IR) portfolio, working on topic and methodological briefs synthesizing the processes and outputs from the IR team.
The Senior Leadership Support (SLS) Team drives UNICEF’s strategic people and culture agenda through four pillars: talent management for senior and Deputy Representative roles, strategic partnerships with the Office of the Executive Director (OED), the Office of the Secretary of the Executive Board (OSEB), and the Ethics Office, as well as stewardship of the interagency portfolio. As trusted advisors, the SLS Team provides expert guidance on leadership development and organizational integrity, collaborating across the Division of People and Culture (DPC), Regional Offices, and the global HR network to ensure alignment and impact.To support increased workload from the Global Ring-Fenced Recruitment and Senior Staff Rotation exercises, UNICEF seeks a People and Culture Specialist (P-3) for a temporary appointment. The Specialist will advance global talent acquisition and succession planning, particularly for Deputy Representatives, while ensuring equity, transparency, and consistency in HR practices. The role combines strategic advisory functions with practical execution of people and culture policies that foster leadership excellence and inclusion.
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UNICEF Malaysia is looking for enthusiastic and driven candidates to lead national efforts in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). In this role, you will provide technical guidance, support evidence-based programming, build strategic partnerships, and drive innovative research to improve outcomes for children and families.
If you are passionate about mental health and child rights, we would love to hear from you!
UNICEF Tajikistan is seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Chief of Advocacy and Policy, who will lead the Leveraging, Evidence, Advocacy and Policy (LEAP) Section.
The LEAP Section plays a critical role in supporting the Country Office management and sectoral teams through:
- Evidence- and data-based policy dialogue and advocacy;
- Monitoring the child rights situation in Tajikistan using robust data and evidence
- Leveraging financing for children, by mobilizing resources from a variety of sources and fostering partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
The ultimate goal of the LEAP Section is to help address multi-sectoral and structural challenges and to maximize the impact of UNICEF’s work on the lives of children in Tajikistan.
We are seeking an intern to assist in various software engineering priorities of the Giga initiative, a joint partnership between UNICEF and ITU. The intern will collaborate with the Data & Mapping product team, Country engagement teams, as well as external partners to develop innovative products and data solutions for the Giga Initiative.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfil their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
Join our dynamic team in Bishkek, UNICEF Kyrgyzstan to provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance to support programme performance planning and monitoring.
The UNICEF Cameroon Office is looking for two Chief Field Office for Maroua and Bertoua zone offices. The Chief Field Office (CFO) is accountable for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office within a country programme.
The purpose of this assignment is to produce two concise, action-oriented policy briefs and visual tools to support advocacy on child-centered climate adaptation and systems integration, complementing the three existing ones already produced, as well as to finalize the updated Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC) for Bangladesh.
Safe Online is seeking a consultant to support the fund management portfolio, including key systems, platforms, and processes to maximise the Safe Online’s return on investment from its Safe Online grants and support its grantee network in sharing and leveraging learning. This role will contribute to the assessment of the portfolio’s needs, manage technical assistance, identify opportunities, and guide cohorts and technical collaboration between grantees and other Safe Online partners.
Under the supervision of the Nutrition Manager from the Health and Nutrition Section, the consultant will provide technical support to DBE in enhancing learners’ knowledge, skills, and advocacy capacity through participatory, curriculum-linked nutrition education, enabling them to critically engage with their own dietary behavior and that of their peers. Furthermore, the consultant will develop toolkits for the NUSA initiative to empower learners to advocate for healthier school food environments by engaging with School Governing Bodies, School Management Teams, and food vendors to promote and enforce policies that ensure the availability and affordability of nutritious options in and around schools.
For every child, the right to NUTRITION.
The vision of the UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub (WASH Hub) is a global
home for building, accelerating and scaling transformational climate resilient solutions for a
WASH secure future of universal and equitable access to services, addressing the full ambition of the SDG6. WASH Hub will source, pilot and scale transformational and frontier climate resilient solutions that respond to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock faster progress for a water secure future for children and young people. One of those solutions is Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) technology, a geophysical method that uses electromagnetic induction to map sustainable deep groundwater sources.
The Consultant will support the WASH Hub by outlining the scaling pathway, approach and key considerations for the Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) solution, to support multi-country and multi-region scale.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is seeking to hire an Emergency Specialist that will ensure the organization is equipped to effectively manage and respond to unforeseen events, such as natural disasters, public health emergencies, or other critical situations. This is open to internal staff members only.
UNICEF Romania invites qualified candidates to express their interest to be included in the roster of SOCIAL POLICY OF CONSULTANTS. The roster of consultants is being established to support ongoing and future interventions in all areas of the social policy programme: public finance, social protection, and local governance. The consultants will contribute to evidence generation, technical assistance and documentation of results.
Under the general guidance of the supervisor, 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 delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, and HIV.
The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
UNICEF`s Office of Innovation seeks a professional consultant to strengthen learning and development (L&D) within the office during a critical transition period. This consultancy will support the design, coordination, and implementation of a learning strategy aligned with OOI’s priorities and staff development needs.
The consultant will work closely with the OOI Learning Committee to translate learning insights (including from the 2025 AI Learning Survey, 2024 the Global Staff Survey and prior needs assessments) into targeted, inclusive, and engaging learning interventions. The role requires both strategic thinking and hands-on execution, from developing frameworks and learning pathways to coordinating knowledge-sharing initiatives such as conversation rounds and peer-learning sessions.
UNICEF Zambia Country Office is looking for a dynamic and dedicated professional who under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Programme, will be accountable for supporting the effective implementation of programme coordination, budget management, documentation, and reporting. The Programme Specialist (Coordinator) will also ensure that all aspects of the programme run smoothly and efficiently.
The Education Unit at Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a person who has relevant experience and skills to organise, curate and manage a Implementation Research (IR) community of practice, initiating sharing and positive engagement around approach, practice, methodologies, with practitioners, engaging donors, motivating interaction, and intentionally involving partners in close collaboration with and as a broader part of the What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE) community of practice. The consultant will coordinate COP activities with senior and technical staff from multiple organizations involved in the funding, implementation and use of IR in education. This engagement will be through, online meetings, curating a live chat with community members, and face to face meetings as and where opportunities arise. Beyond the IR Community of Practice the selected candidate will also support the Education Unit in UNICEF Innocenti with research work related to the Implementation Research (IR) portfolio, working on topic and methodological briefs synthesizing the processes and outputs from the IR team.
The Senior Leadership Support (SLS) Team drives UNICEF’s strategic people and culture agenda through four pillars: talent management for senior and Deputy Representative roles, strategic partnerships with the Office of the Executive Director (OED), the Office of the Secretary of the Executive Board (OSEB), and the Ethics Office, as well as stewardship of the interagency portfolio. As trusted advisors, the SLS Team provides expert guidance on leadership development and organizational integrity, collaborating across the Division of People and Culture (DPC), Regional Offices, and the global HR network to ensure alignment and impact.To support increased workload from the Global Ring-Fenced Recruitment and Senior Staff Rotation exercises, UNICEF seeks a People and Culture Specialist (P-3) for a temporary appointment. The Specialist will advance global talent acquisition and succession planning, particularly for Deputy Representatives, while ensuring equity, transparency, and consistency in HR practices. The role combines strategic advisory functions with practical execution of people and culture policies that foster leadership excellence and inclusion.
Join Us in Empowering Young Voices!
UNICEF Malaysia is looking for enthusiastic and driven candidates to lead national efforts in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). In this role, you will provide technical guidance, support evidence-based programming, build strategic partnerships, and drive innovative research to improve outcomes for children and families.
If you are passionate about mental health and child rights, we would love to hear from you!
UNICEF Tajikistan is seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Chief of Advocacy and Policy, who will lead the Leveraging, Evidence, Advocacy and Policy (LEAP) Section.
The LEAP Section plays a critical role in supporting the Country Office management and sectoral teams through:
- Evidence- and data-based policy dialogue and advocacy;
- Monitoring the child rights situation in Tajikistan using robust data and evidence
- Leveraging financing for children, by mobilizing resources from a variety of sources and fostering partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
The ultimate goal of the LEAP Section is to help address multi-sectoral and structural challenges and to maximize the impact of UNICEF’s work on the lives of children in Tajikistan.
We are seeking an intern to assist in various software engineering priorities of the Giga initiative, a joint partnership between UNICEF and ITU. The intern will collaborate with the Data & Mapping product team, Country engagement teams, as well as external partners to develop innovative products and data solutions for the Giga Initiative.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfil their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
Join our dynamic team in Bishkek, UNICEF Kyrgyzstan to provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance to support programme performance planning and monitoring.
The UNICEF Cameroon Office is looking for two Chief Field Office for Maroua and Bertoua zone offices. The Chief Field Office (CFO) is accountable for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office within a country programme.
The purpose of this assignment is to produce two concise, action-oriented policy briefs and visual tools to support advocacy on child-centered climate adaptation and systems integration, complementing the three existing ones already produced, as well as to finalize the updated Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC) for Bangladesh.
Safe Online is seeking a consultant to support the fund management portfolio, including key systems, platforms, and processes to maximise the Safe Online’s return on investment from its Safe Online grants and support its grantee network in sharing and leveraging learning. This role will contribute to the assessment of the portfolio’s needs, manage technical assistance, identify opportunities, and guide cohorts and technical collaboration between grantees and other Safe Online partners.
Under the supervision of the Nutrition Manager from the Health and Nutrition Section, the consultant will provide technical support to DBE in enhancing learners’ knowledge, skills, and advocacy capacity through participatory, curriculum-linked nutrition education, enabling them to critically engage with their own dietary behavior and that of their peers. Furthermore, the consultant will develop toolkits for the NUSA initiative to empower learners to advocate for healthier school food environments by engaging with School Governing Bodies, School Management Teams, and food vendors to promote and enforce policies that ensure the availability and affordability of nutritious options in and around schools.
For every child, the right to NUTRITION.
The vision of the UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub (WASH Hub) is a global
home for building, accelerating and scaling transformational climate resilient solutions for a
WASH secure future of universal and equitable access to services, addressing the full ambition of the SDG6. WASH Hub will source, pilot and scale transformational and frontier climate resilient solutions that respond to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock faster progress for a water secure future for children and young people. One of those solutions is Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) technology, a geophysical method that uses electromagnetic induction to map sustainable deep groundwater sources.
The Consultant will support the WASH Hub by outlining the scaling pathway, approach and key considerations for the Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) solution, to support multi-country and multi-region scale.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is seeking to hire an Emergency Specialist that will ensure the organization is equipped to effectively manage and respond to unforeseen events, such as natural disasters, public health emergencies, or other critical situations. This is open to internal staff members only.
UNICEF Romania invites qualified candidates to express their interest to be included in the roster of SOCIAL POLICY OF CONSULTANTS. The roster of consultants is being established to support ongoing and future interventions in all areas of the social policy programme: public finance, social protection, and local governance. The consultants will contribute to evidence generation, technical assistance and documentation of results.
Under the general guidance of the supervisor, 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 delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, and HIV.
