The implementation research consultant will support the implementation of education research on innovative education programmes in four countries across multiple regions (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Mexico).
The main purpose of the assignment is to embed research into innovations in education programmes across multiple regions. Participatory mixed-methods research will focus on testing innovations in education programmes with an aim to synthesize global lessons on how to best harness innovative education practices (including but not limited to digital learning) across contexts worldwide.
UNICEF is a global leader in advocating for the rights and wellbeing of every child, and it relies heavily on its dedicated staff and partnerships to achieve its mission. The Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) division, based in Geneva, is responsible for private-sector fundraising, engagement, and partnerships, playing a crucial role in generating resources to support UNICEF’s work.
To enhance the efficiency, retention, and career development of its staff, UNICEF Geneva aims to improve and formalize the career development pathways within PFP and other related Divisions, specifically the Division of Global Communication and Advocacy (DGCA), Public Partnerships Division (PPD) and Generation Unlimited (Gen U). These four Divisions collectively form the Partnership Cone, which coordinates fundraising, advocacy, and public-private partnerships to support UNICEF’s goals.
As part of UNICEF’s ongoing efforts to support staff development and build a more effective organization, a comprehensive approach to career path development within the Partnership Cone is critical. Therefore, UNICEF is seeking a consultant to conduct research and propose structured career paths, helping align staff growth with organizational needs and long-term goals.
The Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships Section (PSFP) within the UNICEF Division of Private Fundraising and
Partnerships (PFP) works with National Committees and UNICEF Country Offices to maximize revenue and drive income
growth. Inside PSFP, the Virtual Hub is an incubator serving as the digital function of 16 markets across MENA, ECARO
and Singapore but also as the testing ground for new technologies, marketing channels and other types of innovation. The vision is to become the largest and most successful non-profit digital fundraising program in the world.
If you are a committed, creative 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.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical assistance in designing, managing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting the progress of education programmes in partnership with national counterparts, regional partners, colleagues, and other partners, and in line with federal and regional priorities.
Under the overall guidance and direction of the Chief of Field office (NO-D) and in consultation with the Chief of Learning and Development (P5), the Specialist will support the Education Programme by working across the Access, Quality and Skills outcome areas which focus improving universal access to and equitable and inclusive primary, pre-primary, secondary and alternative skills development learning programmes for out-of-school children and adolescents and ensuring quality and relevance in education, including foundational learning, relevant pedagogical approaches.
Primarily, the Education Specialist will provide technical guidance, programme development and planning, programme implementation, coordination, monitoring, resource mobilization, advocacy as well as innovation, knowledge management and capacity building support all with the aim of contributing to improved learning outcomes, especially for disadvantaged and vulnerable children and adolescents in the region. The Specialist will also collaborate cross-sectoral as relevant on issues related to, gender, education in emergencies, protection, mental health, addressing social norms, climate resilience and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools (WinS).
United Nations in Vietnam is looking for a suitable consultant who has lived in Vietnam for at least one year to conduct a place-to-place survey entails price data collection by a pricing agent in retail outlets patronized by the UN staff members. It is carried out at least once every three years in all locations where staff of the UN system are stationed. The United Nations’ International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) has scheduled a place-to-place survey for Vietnam for December 2024.
If you are a committed, creative professional, and enthusiastic about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF Philippines is looking for a Water Sanitation Health (WASH) Specialist (Emergencies and Disaster Risk Reduction (E/DRR)) to provide professional, technical, and operational expertise in supporting different WASH needs within the Mindanao Field Office as well as activities related to disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness and response.
The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Specialist for supervision. The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme 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.
UNICEF Moldova is contracting a National Individual Consultant, to support the MER in the development of the new National Curriculum documents for the selected sections. The consultant will also conduct the public consultations and develop the reports on the results of public consultations.
The Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) is seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to join our dynamic team as the Regional Adviser, Social & Behavior Change. Under the direct supervision and general guidance of the Deputy Regional Director and in close collaboration with Regional Advisers, the incumbent will be responsible for the design, management, execution, monitoring and evaluation of regional strategies related to the program Social and Behavior Change (SBC). The successful candidate will also provide expert advice, technical support and quality assurance to country offices in South Asia Region on policies, operational strategies and M&E tools related to SBC. The adviser will provide expert guidance to accelerate and sustain results in gender equality, social inclusion, child survival, development, learning achievements and protection. If you are passionate and committed to making a difference, we would love to hear from you!
If you are a committed, creative 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. UNICEF Philippines is looking for a Nutrition Officer, NO1 who would provide professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance in the for the Nutrition Unit undertaking the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP). The Nutrition Officer would work closely with the PMNP Nutrition Officer NO2 in the Nutrition Unit’s project.
UNICEF East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office is excited to announce openings for three passionate and dedicated Programme Specialists (Climate and Sustainable Environment). As part of our Climate and Environment Programme Support Unit, you will play a crucial role in implementing the KOICA/UNICEF Climate Smart Social Services and Infrastructure Programme across three vibrant countries in East Asia and the Pacific.
Locations:
• Bangkok, Thailand, EAPRO
• Dili, Timor-Leste
• Solomon Islands, Fiji
If you are committed to making a difference and have a passion for people and culture, we would love to hear from you!
L’équipe de consultant (e) s national (e) et international (e) va conduire un travail qui consiste dans un premier temps à faire un état des lieux sur l’accès à la justice pour enfants au Burundi et dans un second temps à produire un document de stratégie nationale de protection des enfants en contact avec la loi.
UNICEF Cameroon Country Office in Yaounde, is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of Supply Chain Strengthening Specialist at the NO3 level to manage and oversee the effective and efficient supply chain operations.
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.
Benin Co is looking for a champion as PME Specialist to ensure that the Benin Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on the situation of children’s and women’s rights and ensure that the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.
UNICEF's Office of Innovation is building The Learning Cabinet, a web platform connecting decision-makers in the Global South with curated EdTech tools. We're seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to elevate the user experience, ensuring the platform is intuitive, engaging, and accessible. The designer will collaborate closely with the product team to bring the platform's vision to life.
We are seeking a consultant to lead a technology team in developing AI-driven solutions for creating accessible digital content for children, with a focus on compliance with accessibility standards. The role includes providing technical support for digital learning programs and building capacity at global, regional, and national levels for the Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADT) initiative and other EdTech solutions. The consultant will collaborate with UNICEF's Global Office of Research and Foresight to create knowledge products, including user testing and lessons learned. Additionally, they will contribute to strategy development and partnerships with external organizations involved in ADT implementation. This position is pivotal in advancing inclusive education initiatives.
The new country programme will start in March 2025 and end in December 2029. The country office needs a resource mobilisation and leveraging strategy and implementation plan to support raising funds for programmes and leveraging resources for children. An international consultant is needed to support the country in developing a forward-thinking strategy and an action plan, with concrete, actionable recommendations, including a number of workflow and trend analyses, that will enable the country to raise more effectively funds for the new country programme.
The objective of this assignment is to support UNICEF Rwanda’s resource mobilization by developing a comprehensive strategy that analyzes the country's development partnership landscape, the trends of development partners’ contributions to UNICEF and to the country’s social development sectors, and the public and private sectors' investment in children in the past years in development and humanitarian assistance. This would be done by analyzing organizations competing with UNICEF over funds and analyzing UNICEF Rwanda’s value proposition or competitive advantage.
The output will be a resource mobilization and leveraging strategic document and an action plan for the 2025-2029 Country Programme. This would enable the office to raise sufficient funds for its programme and support the country in leveraging more resources for children.
The implementation research consultant will support the implementation of education research on innovative education programmes in four countries across multiple regions (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Mexico).
The main purpose of the assignment is to embed research into innovations in education programmes across multiple regions. Participatory mixed-methods research will focus on testing innovations in education programmes with an aim to synthesize global lessons on how to best harness innovative education practices (including but not limited to digital learning) across contexts worldwide.
UNICEF is a global leader in advocating for the rights and wellbeing of every child, and it relies heavily on its dedicated staff and partnerships to achieve its mission. The Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) division, based in Geneva, is responsible for private-sector fundraising, engagement, and partnerships, playing a crucial role in generating resources to support UNICEF’s work.
To enhance the efficiency, retention, and career development of its staff, UNICEF Geneva aims to improve and formalize the career development pathways within PFP and other related Divisions, specifically the Division of Global Communication and Advocacy (DGCA), Public Partnerships Division (PPD) and Generation Unlimited (Gen U). These four Divisions collectively form the Partnership Cone, which coordinates fundraising, advocacy, and public-private partnerships to support UNICEF’s goals.
As part of UNICEF’s ongoing efforts to support staff development and build a more effective organization, a comprehensive approach to career path development within the Partnership Cone is critical. Therefore, UNICEF is seeking a consultant to conduct research and propose structured career paths, helping align staff growth with organizational needs and long-term goals.
The Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships Section (PSFP) within the UNICEF Division of Private Fundraising and
Partnerships (PFP) works with National Committees and UNICEF Country Offices to maximize revenue and drive income
growth. Inside PSFP, the Virtual Hub is an incubator serving as the digital function of 16 markets across MENA, ECARO
and Singapore but also as the testing ground for new technologies, marketing channels and other types of innovation. The vision is to become the largest and most successful non-profit digital fundraising program in the world.
If you are a committed, creative 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.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical assistance in designing, managing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting the progress of education programmes in partnership with national counterparts, regional partners, colleagues, and other partners, and in line with federal and regional priorities.
Under the overall guidance and direction of the Chief of Field office (NO-D) and in consultation with the Chief of Learning and Development (P5), the Specialist will support the Education Programme by working across the Access, Quality and Skills outcome areas which focus improving universal access to and equitable and inclusive primary, pre-primary, secondary and alternative skills development learning programmes for out-of-school children and adolescents and ensuring quality and relevance in education, including foundational learning, relevant pedagogical approaches.
Primarily, the Education Specialist will provide technical guidance, programme development and planning, programme implementation, coordination, monitoring, resource mobilization, advocacy as well as innovation, knowledge management and capacity building support all with the aim of contributing to improved learning outcomes, especially for disadvantaged and vulnerable children and adolescents in the region. The Specialist will also collaborate cross-sectoral as relevant on issues related to, gender, education in emergencies, protection, mental health, addressing social norms, climate resilience and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools (WinS).
United Nations in Vietnam is looking for a suitable consultant who has lived in Vietnam for at least one year to conduct a place-to-place survey entails price data collection by a pricing agent in retail outlets patronized by the UN staff members. It is carried out at least once every three years in all locations where staff of the UN system are stationed. The United Nations’ International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) has scheduled a place-to-place survey for Vietnam for December 2024.
If you are a committed, creative professional, and enthusiastic about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF Philippines is looking for a Water Sanitation Health (WASH) Specialist (Emergencies and Disaster Risk Reduction (E/DRR)) to provide professional, technical, and operational expertise in supporting different WASH needs within the Mindanao Field Office as well as activities related to disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness and response.
The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Specialist for supervision. The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme 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.
UNICEF Moldova is contracting a National Individual Consultant, to support the MER in the development of the new National Curriculum documents for the selected sections. The consultant will also conduct the public consultations and develop the reports on the results of public consultations.
The Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) is seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to join our dynamic team as the Regional Adviser, Social & Behavior Change. Under the direct supervision and general guidance of the Deputy Regional Director and in close collaboration with Regional Advisers, the incumbent will be responsible for the design, management, execution, monitoring and evaluation of regional strategies related to the program Social and Behavior Change (SBC). The successful candidate will also provide expert advice, technical support and quality assurance to country offices in South Asia Region on policies, operational strategies and M&E tools related to SBC. The adviser will provide expert guidance to accelerate and sustain results in gender equality, social inclusion, child survival, development, learning achievements and protection. If you are passionate and committed to making a difference, we would love to hear from you!
If you are a committed, creative 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. UNICEF Philippines is looking for a Nutrition Officer, NO1 who would provide professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance in the for the Nutrition Unit undertaking the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP). The Nutrition Officer would work closely with the PMNP Nutrition Officer NO2 in the Nutrition Unit’s project.
UNICEF East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office is excited to announce openings for three passionate and dedicated Programme Specialists (Climate and Sustainable Environment). As part of our Climate and Environment Programme Support Unit, you will play a crucial role in implementing the KOICA/UNICEF Climate Smart Social Services and Infrastructure Programme across three vibrant countries in East Asia and the Pacific.
Locations:
• Bangkok, Thailand, EAPRO
• Dili, Timor-Leste
• Solomon Islands, Fiji
If you are committed to making a difference and have a passion for people and culture, we would love to hear from you!
L’équipe de consultant (e) s national (e) et international (e) va conduire un travail qui consiste dans un premier temps à faire un état des lieux sur l’accès à la justice pour enfants au Burundi et dans un second temps à produire un document de stratégie nationale de protection des enfants en contact avec la loi.
UNICEF Cameroon Country Office in Yaounde, is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of Supply Chain Strengthening Specialist at the NO3 level to manage and oversee the effective and efficient supply chain operations.
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.
Benin Co is looking for a champion as PME Specialist to ensure that the Benin Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on the situation of children’s and women’s rights and ensure that the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.
UNICEF's Office of Innovation is building The Learning Cabinet, a web platform connecting decision-makers in the Global South with curated EdTech tools. We're seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to elevate the user experience, ensuring the platform is intuitive, engaging, and accessible. The designer will collaborate closely with the product team to bring the platform's vision to life.
We are seeking a consultant to lead a technology team in developing AI-driven solutions for creating accessible digital content for children, with a focus on compliance with accessibility standards. The role includes providing technical support for digital learning programs and building capacity at global, regional, and national levels for the Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADT) initiative and other EdTech solutions. The consultant will collaborate with UNICEF's Global Office of Research and Foresight to create knowledge products, including user testing and lessons learned. Additionally, they will contribute to strategy development and partnerships with external organizations involved in ADT implementation. This position is pivotal in advancing inclusive education initiatives.
The new country programme will start in March 2025 and end in December 2029. The country office needs a resource mobilisation and leveraging strategy and implementation plan to support raising funds for programmes and leveraging resources for children. An international consultant is needed to support the country in developing a forward-thinking strategy and an action plan, with concrete, actionable recommendations, including a number of workflow and trend analyses, that will enable the country to raise more effectively funds for the new country programme.
The objective of this assignment is to support UNICEF Rwanda’s resource mobilization by developing a comprehensive strategy that analyzes the country's development partnership landscape, the trends of development partners’ contributions to UNICEF and to the country’s social development sectors, and the public and private sectors' investment in children in the past years in development and humanitarian assistance. This would be done by analyzing organizations competing with UNICEF over funds and analyzing UNICEF Rwanda’s value proposition or competitive advantage.
The output will be a resource mobilization and leveraging strategic document and an action plan for the 2025-2029 Country Programme. This would enable the office to raise sufficient funds for its programme and support the country in leveraging more resources for children.
