The Market Research Specialist will support UNICEF Supply Division and Giga to implement interventions aimed at incentivizing the telecommunications industry to improve availability and affordability of school connectivity solutions. This role will support, with solid market research and evidence, the development and implementation of procurement strategies for school connectivity. Demand forecasts and market shaping strategies will be developed where needed to help UNICEF accelerate market development, improve availability of connectivity solutions for schools, and reduce prices for this essential service for children. High-quality business intelligence will be maintained and kept up to date to inform UNICEF’s strategic engagement with key industry suppliers, ensuring core business are postured to meet the needs of children.
The Technical Specialist for Connectivity Solutions will significantly enhance the capacity of UNICEF and Giga to deliver high-quality, reliable, and sustainable connectivity solutions to schools. By ensuring the implementation of robust technical standards and quality assurance measures, the specialist will contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of school connectivity projects. This role will help bridge the digital divide, providing children in unconnected schools with access to educational resources and opportunities, thus supporting UNICEF’s mission to promote equity and the right to education for every child. The specialist’s work in monitoring and adapting service requirements, evaluating suppliers, and managing product portfolios will ensure that connectivity solutions are fit for purpose, cost-effective, and aligned with the latest industry advancements. This will ultimately lead to improved educational outcomes and a stronger foundation for the future development of connected learning environments globally.
If you are a committed, resourceful professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
We are looking for a Child Protection Officer (Social Service Workforce Strengthening) who will be responsible for providing professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects from development planning to delivery of results. H/She prepares, executes, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting. This Temporary Appointment is for 364 days.
Candidates applying for positions in the NO category must possess the nationality of the country of the duty station, with the exception of internal candidates who are legally permitted to work for UNICEF in the country independently of UNICEF appointment. If not a national of Poland, proof of residence/work permit may be required.
This position is subject to local recruitment. A staff member subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment.
The review of UNICEF's Operations Centre (OPSCEN) is part of the EMOPS initiative to improve support to field offices and enhance crisis response. Since its 1996 establishment, OPSCEN has provided 24/7 global information and communication services, starting with the Kosovo crisis in 1999. The upcoming “OPSCEN of the Future/OPSCEN 2.0” review will evaluate OPSCEN’s capabilities, services, and future needs to boost efficiency, strengthen partnerships, and support UNICEF’s senior leaders in decision-making for global Level 3 emergencies. This review will align with the “EMOPS 2.0” strategy and build on previous assessments to improve business continuity, knowledge management, and visibility.
The main objective of the Quality Review is to provide an evidence base on the quality of the CPDs submitted in 2024 and to determine the extent to which they:
- Convey UNICEF’s commitment to foundational norms and programming principles.
- Adhere to the relevant guidance or guidelines.
- Are results-based, coherent and convincing: conveying UNICEF’s relevance, strategic positioning, comparative advantage or value-added in the country
The main objective of the review of the Country Programme Planning is to determine the extent to which the Country Offices:
- Adhered to the new CPP guidance.
- Promoted the reflection and conceptualization of systemic changes necessary to contribute to outcome-level results in the lives of children.
- Have designed country programmes for scale and impact, that effectively leverage partnerships towards the realization of higher results for children.
- Have benefitted from the strategic intentions of the new CPP methodology aimed at:
o Strengthening the evidence base and linking evidence better to programme interventions
o Better reflecting on government and partners' contributions and commitment in line with National Development Plans
o Clearly laying out the systemic changes that need to occur for Outcomes to be achieved
o Better combining emergency and development interventions towards these systemic changes
o Providing clear “visibility” of the private sector in our work (if applicable)
The Market Research Specialist will support UNICEF Supply Division and Giga to implement interventions aimed at incentivizing the telecommunications industry to improve availability and affordability of school connectivity solutions. This role will support, with solid market research and evidence, the development and implementation of procurement strategies for school connectivity. Demand forecasts and market shaping strategies will be developed where needed to help UNICEF accelerate market development, improve availability of connectivity solutions for schools, and reduce prices for this essential service for children. High-quality business intelligence will be maintained and kept up to date to inform UNICEF’s strategic engagement with key industry suppliers, ensuring core business are postured to meet the needs of children.
The Technical Specialist for Connectivity Solutions will significantly enhance the capacity of UNICEF and Giga to deliver high-quality, reliable, and sustainable connectivity solutions to schools. By ensuring the implementation of robust technical standards and quality assurance measures, the specialist will contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of school connectivity projects. This role will help bridge the digital divide, providing children in unconnected schools with access to educational resources and opportunities, thus supporting UNICEF’s mission to promote equity and the right to education for every child. The specialist’s work in monitoring and adapting service requirements, evaluating suppliers, and managing product portfolios will ensure that connectivity solutions are fit for purpose, cost-effective, and aligned with the latest industry advancements. This will ultimately lead to improved educational outcomes and a stronger foundation for the future development of connected learning environments globally.
If you are a committed, resourceful professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
We are looking for a Child Protection Officer (Social Service Workforce Strengthening) who will be responsible for providing professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects from development planning to delivery of results. H/She prepares, executes, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting. This Temporary Appointment is for 364 days.
Candidates applying for positions in the NO category must possess the nationality of the country of the duty station, with the exception of internal candidates who are legally permitted to work for UNICEF in the country independently of UNICEF appointment. If not a national of Poland, proof of residence/work permit may be required.
This position is subject to local recruitment. A staff member subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment.
The review of UNICEF's Operations Centre (OPSCEN) is part of the EMOPS initiative to improve support to field offices and enhance crisis response. Since its 1996 establishment, OPSCEN has provided 24/7 global information and communication services, starting with the Kosovo crisis in 1999. The upcoming “OPSCEN of the Future/OPSCEN 2.0” review will evaluate OPSCEN’s capabilities, services, and future needs to boost efficiency, strengthen partnerships, and support UNICEF’s senior leaders in decision-making for global Level 3 emergencies. This review will align with the “EMOPS 2.0” strategy and build on previous assessments to improve business continuity, knowledge management, and visibility.
The main objective of the Quality Review is to provide an evidence base on the quality of the CPDs submitted in 2024 and to determine the extent to which they:
- Convey UNICEF’s commitment to foundational norms and programming principles.
- Adhere to the relevant guidance or guidelines.
- Are results-based, coherent and convincing: conveying UNICEF’s relevance, strategic positioning, comparative advantage or value-added in the country
The main objective of the review of the Country Programme Planning is to determine the extent to which the Country Offices:
- Adhered to the new CPP guidance.
- Promoted the reflection and conceptualization of systemic changes necessary to contribute to outcome-level results in the lives of children.
- Have designed country programmes for scale and impact, that effectively leverage partnerships towards the realization of higher results for children.
- Have benefitted from the strategic intentions of the new CPP methodology aimed at:
o Strengthening the evidence base and linking evidence better to programme interventions
o Better reflecting on government and partners' contributions and commitment in line with National Development Plans
o Clearly laying out the systemic changes that need to occur for Outcomes to be achieved
o Better combining emergency and development interventions towards these systemic changes
o Providing clear “visibility” of the private sector in our work (if applicable)