Join UNICEF in Advancing Child Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). This role will be part of the Deputy Representative Programme’s Office. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and overall guidance of the Deputy Representative Programmes and will collaborate closely with all Programme sections, including dedicated MHPSS specialists or focal points in Health, Child Protection, ADAP, and Education at national level and subnational level, to provide strategic and technical guidance to support the MHPSS intersectoral agenda and related thought leadership across UNICEF programme areas, including its leadership areas in the Ukraine Country Programme 2025-2029 ( Better Start, Better Care, and Better Learning and Skills). The incumbent will also engage key partners (government counterparts, WHO, UNHCR, other UN agencies, CSOs, subject matter experts, academic research institutions, to assist in ensuring that quality MHPSS services are developed, monitored and effectively scaled up and integrated for children, adolescents, and caregivers.
While this position is Kyiv-based, the incumbent should expect to travel to field locations throughout Ukraine as per programmatic needs and in coordination with UNICEF field teams and partners.
UNICEF is looking to hire Comptroller and Director, Division of Finance and Management. The Division of Financial and Administrative Management (DFAM) under the leadership of the UNICEF Comptroller is looking for a dynamic leader responsible for maintaining a sound system of internal controls and leading financial reforms; budget formulation and planning, including performance and financial risk management; and the establishment of systems to ensure effective and efficient use of resources and the safeguarding of UNICEF assets.
The Senior Leadership Support Team is looking to engage several consultants to conduct in-depth, qualitative reference checks that support the talent management process for senior staff positions.
UNICEF is seeking one international consultant to support Ministry of General Education and Instruction in the development of the comprehensive, practical National Safe Schools Guidelines. These Guidelines will serve as a practical and harmonized framework to strengthen prevention, preparedness, response, and accountability mechanisms across all public, private, faith-based, and community basic and secondary schools in South Sudan.
South South Sudan has demonstrated high-level commitment to protecting education in situations of conflict and crisis. In June 2015, the country became one of the first governments to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, showing its commitment to safeguarding schools and learners from the effects of armed conflict. In 2022, a user-friendly guide was developed to support dissemination and operational understanding of the Declaration. These efforts have contributed to positive developments, including the vacation of schools previously occupied by armed groups.
The purpose of this assignment is to develop comprehensive, practical, and nationally endorsed Safe Schools Guidelines that will guide education authorities, school leaders, teachers, learners, parents, and communities in establishing and sustaining safe, inclusive, gender-responsive, and child-centered learning environments.
The National Consultant will lead national coordination, field consultations, contextual analysis, and operational inputs to ensure the Guidelines are relevant and applicable to the South Sudan’s context.
The objective of this consultancy is to produce a comprehensive Geneva ecosystem analysis and partnership development strategy that will enable Safe Online to effectively leverage Geneva-based institutions, networks, and platforms to advance its mission. The consultancy will deliver concrete outputs including stakeholder mapping, partnership opportunity assessments, an engagement strategy, and a pipeline of cultivated relationships ready for Safe Online leadership to act upon.
Ukraine is facing one of the most complex youth development challenges in Europe. UNICEF seeks to promote integrated learning-to-earning pathways, linking training, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship into coherent transitions toward sustainable employment, aligned with labor market demand and national recovery priorities, and responsive to current and emerging labor market needs.
UNICEF’s Adolescent Development & Participation (ADAP) program in Ukraine is positioned at the center of these national priorities. the Programme Officer will coordinate UNICEF Ukraine’s work on youth employment, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship, contributing directly to the ADAP strategy’s economic opportunities and livelihoods outcomes. The Officer will design, implement, and scale evidence-based models that increase access to decent work and entrepreneurship pathways for young people, with particular focus on the most vulnerable groups, including displaced youth, NEETs, and youth in rural or conflict-affected areas. The role will require close collaboration with national and local government partners (e.g., Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Youth and Sports, local hromadas), as well as strategic engagement with private sector, CSO, and UN partners to create integrated, sustainable, and replicable youth employment solutions aligned with the EU Youth Guarantee and national recovery priorities. This position is pivotal for strengthening systems, scaling impact, and ensuring continuity in youth economic programming.
The consultant will provide strategic guidance on the implementation of EOF’s Education Outcomes Fund in Lagos State, Nigeria, to ensure the timely achievement of key programme milestones, support stakeholder engagement (Lagos State Universal Education Board (LASUBEB), Local Government Area (LGA) departments, Federal Ministry of Education (FME), evaluators, donors), support implementation of outcomes-based financing to enable sustainability and evidence uptake into public systems.
In partnership with the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) launched the South Africa ECCE Outcomes Fund (“Fund 1.0”) in December 2025. Over three years, five implementing partners (IPs) will open around 1.4k new Early learning programmes (ELPs) and support around 600 existing ones throughout the country. The Outcomes fund is a form of outcomes-based financing, wherein payment to IPs is dependent on their progress towards pre-specified target outcomes. Under this model, EOF, IPs, and pre-financers providing working capital and performance management to the IPs, will frequently collect monitoring and evaluation data related to the interventions.
Fund 1.0 was developed as a way to learn about how to improve ECCE quality, to provide space for innovation, and as an opportunity for the DBE to broaden partnerships with non-state ECCE providers. Towards the scaling objectives of the 2030 ECD strategy and as outlined in the Bana Pele Blueprint, the DBE and EOF are interested in surfacing learnings from Fund 1.0 to inform the design of a future outcomes fund (“ELP Fund 2.0”). To support that effort, EOF is looking to collaborate with a consultant who will serve as a full-time member of the South Africa country team, to lead the learning, scaling, and evidence synthesis agenda for Fund 1.0.
The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
The Consultant will serve as the principal technical resource within the Safe Online team, ensuring that the fund’s strategy, products, partnerships, and monitoring frameworks are rooted in the latest research and a public-health approach to child and adolescent mental health.
The consultant will provide technical support for the upcoming stages of methodological work in the development of survey modules on child protection and development topics. This will involve preparing materials, tools and protocols for the next stages of testing, providing on-site training for the implementation team, and participating in fieldwork as a
technical advisor. The modules under development include inclusive education, violence, parenting and adolescent
participation and empowerment.
The Price Digital Interface Consultant will support UNICEF Supply Division in the design, development, piloting and launch of a user-friendly price communication interface, aligned with UNICEF approved platforms, governance standards, and communication objectives.
The assignment responds to the need to modernize price communication, improve usability and clarity for diverse audiences, and reduce reputational and operational risks associated with fragmented, outdated, or legacy price information products. The consultant will translate complex pricing data and structures into clear, intuitive, and decision-relevant digital formats, working in close collaboration with the Communication Centre, Supply Division technical teams, and relevant governance stakeholders.
The deliverables will support UNICEF Supply Division’s market and price communication objectives by strengthening transparency, consistency, usability, and institutional accountability
Scope of Work
UNICEF Islamabad Office is seeking a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and dynamic individual to take on the role of WASH Officer at the NOB level to join the team on a temporary appointment.
This position supports UNICEF Costa Rica’s shift within a high‑income country context by leading work in public finance for children, innovative financing, and strategic policy engagement to advance equity and optimize domestic resources for children. The role combines technical leadership with programme management, ensuring effective planning, coordination, resource oversight, and collaboration across sectors to deliver integrated, high‑impact results for the most marginalized children.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking the services of a competent and dedicated Individual Consultant to assess iodine status among pregnant women living in districts previously classified as having either high or low prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in Ghana
Only Ghanaian National are eligible to apply.
UNICEF is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Education Officer to support the digital transformation of the education sector in Mozambique.This role offers the opportunity to contribute to high-impact initiatives that expand access to quality, inclusive, and equitable education for children and young people. You will play a key role in strengthening national data systems, supporting the development of the Education Management Information System (EMIS), and advancing the Giga initiative UNICEF ITU to connect schools to the internet.Working closely with the Ministry of Education and Culture, Mozambique, and other partners, you will support programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. You will also contribute to data analysis, visualization, and the development of digital tools to improve decision-making and learning outcomes across the sector.This position is suited for candidates with strong skills in data management, digital systems, and programme implementation, and an interest in driving innovation in education. Fluency in Portuguese and English is required.Join UNICEF and contribute to advancing equitable access to education through data, technology, and partnerships.
The consultant will provide dedicated technical expertise to UNICEF Ukraine's Child Protection Section in support of the Return and Reintegration (R&R) programme.
UNICEF Maldives has an exciting vacancy for an Education Officer, Inclusive Education, at NO-1 level, (Temporary Appointment). All interested and qualified nationals are invited to apply!
Join UNICEF in Advancing Child Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). This role will be part of the Deputy Representative Programme’s Office. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision and overall guidance of the Deputy Representative Programmes and will collaborate closely with all Programme sections, including dedicated MHPSS specialists or focal points in Health, Child Protection, ADAP, and Education at national level and subnational level, to provide strategic and technical guidance to support the MHPSS intersectoral agenda and related thought leadership across UNICEF programme areas, including its leadership areas in the Ukraine Country Programme 2025-2029 ( Better Start, Better Care, and Better Learning and Skills). The incumbent will also engage key partners (government counterparts, WHO, UNHCR, other UN agencies, CSOs, subject matter experts, academic research institutions, to assist in ensuring that quality MHPSS services are developed, monitored and effectively scaled up and integrated for children, adolescents, and caregivers.
While this position is Kyiv-based, the incumbent should expect to travel to field locations throughout Ukraine as per programmatic needs and in coordination with UNICEF field teams and partners.
UNICEF is looking to hire Comptroller and Director, Division of Finance and Management. The Division of Financial and Administrative Management (DFAM) under the leadership of the UNICEF Comptroller is looking for a dynamic leader responsible for maintaining a sound system of internal controls and leading financial reforms; budget formulation and planning, including performance and financial risk management; and the establishment of systems to ensure effective and efficient use of resources and the safeguarding of UNICEF assets.
The Senior Leadership Support Team is looking to engage several consultants to conduct in-depth, qualitative reference checks that support the talent management process for senior staff positions.
UNICEF is seeking one international consultant to support Ministry of General Education and Instruction in the development of the comprehensive, practical National Safe Schools Guidelines. These Guidelines will serve as a practical and harmonized framework to strengthen prevention, preparedness, response, and accountability mechanisms across all public, private, faith-based, and community basic and secondary schools in South Sudan.
South South Sudan has demonstrated high-level commitment to protecting education in situations of conflict and crisis. In June 2015, the country became one of the first governments to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, showing its commitment to safeguarding schools and learners from the effects of armed conflict. In 2022, a user-friendly guide was developed to support dissemination and operational understanding of the Declaration. These efforts have contributed to positive developments, including the vacation of schools previously occupied by armed groups.
The purpose of this assignment is to develop comprehensive, practical, and nationally endorsed Safe Schools Guidelines that will guide education authorities, school leaders, teachers, learners, parents, and communities in establishing and sustaining safe, inclusive, gender-responsive, and child-centered learning environments.
The National Consultant will lead national coordination, field consultations, contextual analysis, and operational inputs to ensure the Guidelines are relevant and applicable to the South Sudan’s context.
The objective of this consultancy is to produce a comprehensive Geneva ecosystem analysis and partnership development strategy that will enable Safe Online to effectively leverage Geneva-based institutions, networks, and platforms to advance its mission. The consultancy will deliver concrete outputs including stakeholder mapping, partnership opportunity assessments, an engagement strategy, and a pipeline of cultivated relationships ready for Safe Online leadership to act upon.
Ukraine is facing one of the most complex youth development challenges in Europe. UNICEF seeks to promote integrated learning-to-earning pathways, linking training, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship into coherent transitions toward sustainable employment, aligned with labor market demand and national recovery priorities, and responsive to current and emerging labor market needs.
UNICEF’s Adolescent Development & Participation (ADAP) program in Ukraine is positioned at the center of these national priorities. the Programme Officer will coordinate UNICEF Ukraine’s work on youth employment, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship, contributing directly to the ADAP strategy’s economic opportunities and livelihoods outcomes. The Officer will design, implement, and scale evidence-based models that increase access to decent work and entrepreneurship pathways for young people, with particular focus on the most vulnerable groups, including displaced youth, NEETs, and youth in rural or conflict-affected areas. The role will require close collaboration with national and local government partners (e.g., Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Youth and Sports, local hromadas), as well as strategic engagement with private sector, CSO, and UN partners to create integrated, sustainable, and replicable youth employment solutions aligned with the EU Youth Guarantee and national recovery priorities. This position is pivotal for strengthening systems, scaling impact, and ensuring continuity in youth economic programming.
The consultant will provide strategic guidance on the implementation of EOF’s Education Outcomes Fund in Lagos State, Nigeria, to ensure the timely achievement of key programme milestones, support stakeholder engagement (Lagos State Universal Education Board (LASUBEB), Local Government Area (LGA) departments, Federal Ministry of Education (FME), evaluators, donors), support implementation of outcomes-based financing to enable sustainability and evidence uptake into public systems.
In partnership with the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) launched the South Africa ECCE Outcomes Fund (“Fund 1.0”) in December 2025. Over three years, five implementing partners (IPs) will open around 1.4k new Early learning programmes (ELPs) and support around 600 existing ones throughout the country. The Outcomes fund is a form of outcomes-based financing, wherein payment to IPs is dependent on their progress towards pre-specified target outcomes. Under this model, EOF, IPs, and pre-financers providing working capital and performance management to the IPs, will frequently collect monitoring and evaluation data related to the interventions.
Fund 1.0 was developed as a way to learn about how to improve ECCE quality, to provide space for innovation, and as an opportunity for the DBE to broaden partnerships with non-state ECCE providers. Towards the scaling objectives of the 2030 ECD strategy and as outlined in the Bana Pele Blueprint, the DBE and EOF are interested in surfacing learnings from Fund 1.0 to inform the design of a future outcomes fund (“ELP Fund 2.0”). To support that effort, EOF is looking to collaborate with a consultant who will serve as a full-time member of the South Africa country team, to lead the learning, scaling, and evidence synthesis agenda for Fund 1.0.
The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
The Consultant will serve as the principal technical resource within the Safe Online team, ensuring that the fund’s strategy, products, partnerships, and monitoring frameworks are rooted in the latest research and a public-health approach to child and adolescent mental health.
The consultant will provide technical support for the upcoming stages of methodological work in the development of survey modules on child protection and development topics. This will involve preparing materials, tools and protocols for the next stages of testing, providing on-site training for the implementation team, and participating in fieldwork as a
technical advisor. The modules under development include inclusive education, violence, parenting and adolescent
participation and empowerment.
The Price Digital Interface Consultant will support UNICEF Supply Division in the design, development, piloting and launch of a user-friendly price communication interface, aligned with UNICEF approved platforms, governance standards, and communication objectives.
The assignment responds to the need to modernize price communication, improve usability and clarity for diverse audiences, and reduce reputational and operational risks associated with fragmented, outdated, or legacy price information products. The consultant will translate complex pricing data and structures into clear, intuitive, and decision-relevant digital formats, working in close collaboration with the Communication Centre, Supply Division technical teams, and relevant governance stakeholders.
The deliverables will support UNICEF Supply Division’s market and price communication objectives by strengthening transparency, consistency, usability, and institutional accountability
Scope of Work
UNICEF Islamabad Office is seeking a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and dynamic individual to take on the role of WASH Officer at the NOB level to join the team on a temporary appointment.
This position supports UNICEF Costa Rica’s shift within a high‑income country context by leading work in public finance for children, innovative financing, and strategic policy engagement to advance equity and optimize domestic resources for children. The role combines technical leadership with programme management, ensuring effective planning, coordination, resource oversight, and collaboration across sectors to deliver integrated, high‑impact results for the most marginalized children.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking the services of a competent and dedicated Individual Consultant to assess iodine status among pregnant women living in districts previously classified as having either high or low prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in Ghana
Only Ghanaian National are eligible to apply.
UNICEF is seeking a dynamic and results-driven Education Officer to support the digital transformation of the education sector in Mozambique.This role offers the opportunity to contribute to high-impact initiatives that expand access to quality, inclusive, and equitable education for children and young people. You will play a key role in strengthening national data systems, supporting the development of the Education Management Information System (EMIS), and advancing the Giga initiative UNICEF ITU to connect schools to the internet.Working closely with the Ministry of Education and Culture, Mozambique, and other partners, you will support programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. You will also contribute to data analysis, visualization, and the development of digital tools to improve decision-making and learning outcomes across the sector.This position is suited for candidates with strong skills in data management, digital systems, and programme implementation, and an interest in driving innovation in education. Fluency in Portuguese and English is required.Join UNICEF and contribute to advancing equitable access to education through data, technology, and partnerships.
The consultant will provide dedicated technical expertise to UNICEF Ukraine's Child Protection Section in support of the Return and Reintegration (R&R) programme.
UNICEF Maldives has an exciting vacancy for an Education Officer, Inclusive Education, at NO-1 level, (Temporary Appointment). All interested and qualified nationals are invited to apply!
