The purpose of this consultancy is to produce the 2027 edition of UNICEF's Secondary Education Guidance: Multiple and Flexible Pathways as a standalone, user-friendly reference for UNICEF country offices, anchored in the SSE pillar's programme offer and differentiated by country context. The product supersedes the 2020 guidance while carrying forward the elements of it that remain valid, and refers readers to the 2020 guidance, the 2025 evaluation and the Education Strategy for depth rather than reproducing them.
The primary audience is UNICEF staff, in particular education and adolescent development colleagues in country offices. The secondary audience is UNICEF's partnership base, including governments, multilateral and bilateral partners, foundations and the private sector, for whom a short partner-facing summary will be produced.
The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO) is commissioning a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action. Building on a set of case studies conducted across different emergency contexts, the evaluation will allow tracing the decision-making processes that led to either action or no action during past emergency responses and will attempt to measure their repercussion on the delivery of services and good to children, especially those in hard-to-reach areas. The evaluation aims to put forward recommendations that will equip UNICEF staff across a variety of emergency contexts to manage, prevent and share risks more responsibly and effectively in the future.
UNICEF is committed to ensuring that children, adolescents, families and communities affected by humanitarian crises are placed at the centre of humanitarian decision-making and programming. This requires programmes to be designed, implemented, monitored and adapted based on the expressed needs, priorities, capacities and feedback of affected
populations. It further requires approaches that are inclusive of children and young people, persons with disabilities, women and girls, and local actors representing affected communities, while ensuring meaningful participation, accessibility, dignity, safety and protection from all forms of harm.
UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO) is seeking for a Consultant to commissioning a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action. Building on a set of case studies conducted across different emergency contexts, the evaluation will allow tracing the decision-making processes that led to either action or no action during past emergency responses and will attempt to measure their repercussion on the delivery of services and good to children
The consultancy will contribute to policy dialogue, advocacy, and resource mobilization, positioning YuWaah’s work within national development priorities and youth policy frameworks related to employability, skills development, and workforce participation.
UNICEF is seeking an individual Consultant to provide specialist, time-bound support to strengthen its global, regional and country-level work on preventing overweight and obesity among children and adolescents.
The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO) is commissioning a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action. Building on a set of case studies conducted across different emergency contexts, the evaluation will allow tracing the decision-making processes that led to either action or no action during past emergency responses and will attempt to measure their repercussion on the delivery of services and good to children, especially those in hard-to-reach areas. The evaluation aims to put forward recommendations that will equip UNICEF staff across a variety of emergency contexts to manage, prevent and share risks more responsibly and effectively in the future.
The Office of Strategy and Evidence- Innocenti requires an events vendor to support the production of major conferences in Florence. It is crucial that the event be carried out in a highly professional and sophisticated way. This includes maximizing the experience of the participants before, during and after the event. To allow the guests to be fully focused on the content, logistics need to be run smoothly, be well-conceived and emotionally resonant.
The consultant will work in close coordination with the SPA team and will contribute to the following objectives and deliverables of these analytical processes:
•
Assess the current progress towards achieving the Impact Results of the Strategic Plan 2026-2029;
• Analyse the role and effectiveness of its Strategies, Enablers, and Accelerators and assess their effectiveness in enabling evidence-based support to governments and improving outcomes for children;
• Generate evidence-informed recommendations for targeted, actionable corrective actions based on synthesized evidence to guide the implementation and resource allocation of the Strategic Plan towards catalysing the pace of the pursued change towards achieving tangible and transformative outcomes for children;
• Strengthen the practical application of the Strategic Plan’s approach to focus, scale and impact, and differentiation.
Individual Consulting Services Expert Consultant, GSSC Finance section, Budapest, Hungary, 12 months, office-based, with travel. UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) provides Individual Consultant Services (ICS) supporting the contracting and administration of individual consultants across UNICEF. As part of the continued evolution of ICS, UNICEF is seeking to strengthen the way individual consultant talent is identified, accessed, managed and evaluated. Current opportunities include greater use of Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), stronger consultant talent data, simplified access to exceptional expertise, improved rate transparency and stronger guidance for both UNICEF users and consultants
UNICEF Yemen is seeking a highly qualified and experienced professional to join its team as Chief of Health (P-5), based in Aden. This is a unique opportunity to have a role on the strategic and effective planning and formulation of health programmes/projects and the achievement of sustainable results. This will directly impact the improvement of the health of the most marginalized and vulnerable women and children in the country, and this in turn contributes to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to continue to provide programme services to protect the rights of children and promote greater social equality to enable children to survive, develop and reach their full potential in society. If you are ready to take on a challenging and impactful leadership role, we encourage you to apply.
UNICEF Afghanistan is seeking a Child Protection Specialist (P-3) to support and strengthen child protection programmes for children affected by armed conflict, displacement, migration, and other protection risks. The position will lead programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and partnership building, with a focus on Children Associated with Armed Conflict (CAAC), Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM), family tracing and reunification, reintegration, case management, and community-based child protection services.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office (MCO) as an Education Specialist (Early Learning) and help shape the foundations of learning for young children across 12 English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries. This is an exciting opportunity for an education professional with strong expertise in early childhood education to influence policy, strengthen systems, build strategic partnerships, and drive impactful solutions that help children enter school ready to learn and thrive. Through collaboration across the region, the position contributes directly to UNICEF's vision of ensuring every child has access to quality, inclusive, and resilient learning opportunities from the earliest years of life.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as Senior Communication Associate and help advance the rights and well-being of children through strategic communication, advocacy and public engagement. Working with the Team Lead and colleagues across our 12-country MCO, you will support the planning and implementation of campaigns, digital communication, media relations, content development, and youth and stakeholder engagement that strengthen UNICEF's visibility, influence and impact. You will help turn evidence and advocacy priorities into compelling products that promote health, learning, child protection and resilience, while providing the operational and team support that keeps our work running smoothly and showcasing results for children throughout the Caribbean.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as Driver in Barbados, Guyana or Suriname and help keep our teams safely on the move. You will provide safe, reliable driving, keep vehicles ready, and support emergency readiness and office tasks. We are looking for someone who communicates with courtesy, tact and discretion, adapts quickly to changing schedules, and stays calm and punctual under pressure.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as an Advocacy and Communication Officer and help amplify UNICEF's voice for children across 12 Caribbean countries. Bring your advocacy, communication and digital engagement skills to support impactful campaigns, strengthen partnerships, engage key audiences, and help build public and political support for children's rights and priorities across the region.
The purpose of this assignment is to ensure sustained, structured and quality-assured field-level implementation of the three-year EU4People Action on Social Protection across 40 partner locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Given the geographic scope of the programme, the diversity of institutional arrangements, and the varying capacities of municipalities, Centres for Social Work and local service providers, dedicated technical support is required to translate programme objectives into practical improvements in local service delivery, coordination and planning.
Join UNICEF as the Climate, Environment and DRR Specialist (NO‑3) and provide technical leadership, programme support and coordination to advance child‑centred climate change adaptation, environmental sustainability and disaster risk reduction within UNICEF Ethiopia’s Country Programme. The technical support provided by you will have an impact on UNICEF’s capacity to effectively integrate climate change and environmental sustainability concerns into its programming and advocacy, enabling the organization to deliver improved results for children in all outcome areas of its current Strategic Plan and beyond.
UNICEF Maldives is seeking an Education Officer, who will contribute to UNICEF's efforts to strengthen skills development, digital learning and school-to-work transitions for adolescents and young people. The role supports programme design and implementation, partnership development, monitoring and knowledge management to advance inclusive, youth-centred and market-relevant solutions.
The Senior People & Culture Associate G-7 will work under the direct supervision of the People & Culture Specialist P3 to assist and contribute to the efficient delivery and implementation of strategic and broad range of HR functions, which includes business partnering for all categories of personnel in Nepal Country Office ensuring quality, time and cost efficiency and client satisfaction to support delivery of country programme results.
The purpose of this consultancy is to produce the 2027 edition of UNICEF's Secondary Education Guidance: Multiple and Flexible Pathways as a standalone, user-friendly reference for UNICEF country offices, anchored in the SSE pillar's programme offer and differentiated by country context. The product supersedes the 2020 guidance while carrying forward the elements of it that remain valid, and refers readers to the 2020 guidance, the 2025 evaluation and the Education Strategy for depth rather than reproducing them.
The primary audience is UNICEF staff, in particular education and adolescent development colleagues in country offices. The secondary audience is UNICEF's partnership base, including governments, multilateral and bilateral partners, foundations and the private sector, for whom a short partner-facing summary will be produced.
The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO) is commissioning a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action. Building on a set of case studies conducted across different emergency contexts, the evaluation will allow tracing the decision-making processes that led to either action or no action during past emergency responses and will attempt to measure their repercussion on the delivery of services and good to children, especially those in hard-to-reach areas. The evaluation aims to put forward recommendations that will equip UNICEF staff across a variety of emergency contexts to manage, prevent and share risks more responsibly and effectively in the future.
UNICEF is committed to ensuring that children, adolescents, families and communities affected by humanitarian crises are placed at the centre of humanitarian decision-making and programming. This requires programmes to be designed, implemented, monitored and adapted based on the expressed needs, priorities, capacities and feedback of affected
populations. It further requires approaches that are inclusive of children and young people, persons with disabilities, women and girls, and local actors representing affected communities, while ensuring meaningful participation, accessibility, dignity, safety and protection from all forms of harm.
UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO) is seeking for a Consultant to commissioning a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action. Building on a set of case studies conducted across different emergency contexts, the evaluation will allow tracing the decision-making processes that led to either action or no action during past emergency responses and will attempt to measure their repercussion on the delivery of services and good to children
The consultancy will contribute to policy dialogue, advocacy, and resource mobilization, positioning YuWaah’s work within national development priorities and youth policy frameworks related to employability, skills development, and workforce participation.
UNICEF is seeking an individual Consultant to provide specialist, time-bound support to strengthen its global, regional and country-level work on preventing overweight and obesity among children and adolescents.
The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO) is commissioning a global evaluation of UNICEF’s risk governance frameworks and practices in humanitarian action. Building on a set of case studies conducted across different emergency contexts, the evaluation will allow tracing the decision-making processes that led to either action or no action during past emergency responses and will attempt to measure their repercussion on the delivery of services and good to children, especially those in hard-to-reach areas. The evaluation aims to put forward recommendations that will equip UNICEF staff across a variety of emergency contexts to manage, prevent and share risks more responsibly and effectively in the future.
The Office of Strategy and Evidence- Innocenti requires an events vendor to support the production of major conferences in Florence. It is crucial that the event be carried out in a highly professional and sophisticated way. This includes maximizing the experience of the participants before, during and after the event. To allow the guests to be fully focused on the content, logistics need to be run smoothly, be well-conceived and emotionally resonant.
The consultant will work in close coordination with the SPA team and will contribute to the following objectives and deliverables of these analytical processes:
•
Assess the current progress towards achieving the Impact Results of the Strategic Plan 2026-2029;
• Analyse the role and effectiveness of its Strategies, Enablers, and Accelerators and assess their effectiveness in enabling evidence-based support to governments and improving outcomes for children;
• Generate evidence-informed recommendations for targeted, actionable corrective actions based on synthesized evidence to guide the implementation and resource allocation of the Strategic Plan towards catalysing the pace of the pursued change towards achieving tangible and transformative outcomes for children;
• Strengthen the practical application of the Strategic Plan’s approach to focus, scale and impact, and differentiation.
Individual Consulting Services Expert Consultant, GSSC Finance section, Budapest, Hungary, 12 months, office-based, with travel. UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) provides Individual Consultant Services (ICS) supporting the contracting and administration of individual consultants across UNICEF. As part of the continued evolution of ICS, UNICEF is seeking to strengthen the way individual consultant talent is identified, accessed, managed and evaluated. Current opportunities include greater use of Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), stronger consultant talent data, simplified access to exceptional expertise, improved rate transparency and stronger guidance for both UNICEF users and consultants
UNICEF Yemen is seeking a highly qualified and experienced professional to join its team as Chief of Health (P-5), based in Aden. This is a unique opportunity to have a role on the strategic and effective planning and formulation of health programmes/projects and the achievement of sustainable results. This will directly impact the improvement of the health of the most marginalized and vulnerable women and children in the country, and this in turn contributes to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to continue to provide programme services to protect the rights of children and promote greater social equality to enable children to survive, develop and reach their full potential in society. If you are ready to take on a challenging and impactful leadership role, we encourage you to apply.
UNICEF Afghanistan is seeking a Child Protection Specialist (P-3) to support and strengthen child protection programmes for children affected by armed conflict, displacement, migration, and other protection risks. The position will lead programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and partnership building, with a focus on Children Associated with Armed Conflict (CAAC), Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM), family tracing and reunification, reintegration, case management, and community-based child protection services.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office (MCO) as an Education Specialist (Early Learning) and help shape the foundations of learning for young children across 12 English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries. This is an exciting opportunity for an education professional with strong expertise in early childhood education to influence policy, strengthen systems, build strategic partnerships, and drive impactful solutions that help children enter school ready to learn and thrive. Through collaboration across the region, the position contributes directly to UNICEF's vision of ensuring every child has access to quality, inclusive, and resilient learning opportunities from the earliest years of life.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as Senior Communication Associate and help advance the rights and well-being of children through strategic communication, advocacy and public engagement. Working with the Team Lead and colleagues across our 12-country MCO, you will support the planning and implementation of campaigns, digital communication, media relations, content development, and youth and stakeholder engagement that strengthen UNICEF's visibility, influence and impact. You will help turn evidence and advocacy priorities into compelling products that promote health, learning, child protection and resilience, while providing the operational and team support that keeps our work running smoothly and showcasing results for children throughout the Caribbean.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as Driver in Barbados, Guyana or Suriname and help keep our teams safely on the move. You will provide safe, reliable driving, keep vehicles ready, and support emergency readiness and office tasks. We are looking for someone who communicates with courtesy, tact and discretion, adapts quickly to changing schedules, and stays calm and punctual under pressure.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as an Advocacy and Communication Officer and help amplify UNICEF's voice for children across 12 Caribbean countries. Bring your advocacy, communication and digital engagement skills to support impactful campaigns, strengthen partnerships, engage key audiences, and help build public and political support for children's rights and priorities across the region.
The purpose of this assignment is to ensure sustained, structured and quality-assured field-level implementation of the three-year EU4People Action on Social Protection across 40 partner locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Given the geographic scope of the programme, the diversity of institutional arrangements, and the varying capacities of municipalities, Centres for Social Work and local service providers, dedicated technical support is required to translate programme objectives into practical improvements in local service delivery, coordination and planning.
Join UNICEF as the Climate, Environment and DRR Specialist (NO‑3) and provide technical leadership, programme support and coordination to advance child‑centred climate change adaptation, environmental sustainability and disaster risk reduction within UNICEF Ethiopia’s Country Programme. The technical support provided by you will have an impact on UNICEF’s capacity to effectively integrate climate change and environmental sustainability concerns into its programming and advocacy, enabling the organization to deliver improved results for children in all outcome areas of its current Strategic Plan and beyond.
UNICEF Maldives is seeking an Education Officer, who will contribute to UNICEF's efforts to strengthen skills development, digital learning and school-to-work transitions for adolescents and young people. The role supports programme design and implementation, partnership development, monitoring and knowledge management to advance inclusive, youth-centred and market-relevant solutions.
The Senior People & Culture Associate G-7 will work under the direct supervision of the People & Culture Specialist P3 to assist and contribute to the efficient delivery and implementation of strategic and broad range of HR functions, which includes business partnering for all categories of personnel in Nepal Country Office ensuring quality, time and cost efficiency and client satisfaction to support delivery of country programme results.
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