A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Zimbabwe's Health section. The Chief of Health is responsible for the overall management and administration of the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the health programme in the context of child survival and development within the country programme. Accountable for effective technical leadership, management guidance and programme support to facilitate the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve programme goals and the expansion of UNICEF- assisted Health interventions, including the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
As Chief of Section, s/he directs, leads, manages, develops, and enables a competent team of professional and support staff to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the Health programme, with a view to integrating gender equality and other crosscutting thematic priorities across the country programme. Contributes to create synergistic partnerships, which reinforce partner initiatives’,– including with other UN Agencies – the SDGs’ strategic direction in areas where UNICEF has primary responsibility or comparative advantage, i.e. interrelated areas of maternal, new-born, and child health.Leads internal incident management and public health outbreak coordination and response working closely with other UNICEF sectors, regional office and HQ units.
Works closely, in support of Humanitarian Action, with the Health cluster and other clusters like the WASH cluster, the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) within the inter- agency standing committee (IASC) and HCT coordination architectures.
Are you passionate about improving access to clean water and sanitation for children and communities? UNICEF Madagascar is looking for a dedicated WASH Specialist (MEAL) to drive the monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) efforts within the WASH programme in Madagascar. In this role, you will play a key part in designing and overseeing impactful WASH interventions, collaborating with government bodies, NGOs, and local partners to ensure high-quality, sustainable results for children’s health and well-being. As the WASH Specialist, you will have the opportunity to lead monitoring and evaluation systems, provide technical support to enhance programme implementation, and contribute to emergency WASH preparedness and response efforts. You’ll also drive innovation in the sector, creating solutions to address water and sanitation challenges, while strengthening partnerships and advocating for critical WASH funding. If you’re a strategic thinker with a passion for making a lasting impact, this role offers you the chance to contribute to UNICEF’s mission to help every child survive, thrive, and reach their full potential.
UNICEF's Emergency Preparedness Platform (EPP) serves as the central online tool utilized by over 130 offices worldwide. Its primary role is facilitating preparedness planning and monitoring, thus fostering enhanced readiness for emergency response efforts. EPP guides UNICEF offices through a structured and standardized preparedness planning process, encompassing risk analysis, scenario definitions, and identifying necessary actions to prepare for an effective humanitarian response. Building on the successes of previous versions, the EPP 3.0 version aims to enable more efficient and accurate preparedness planning and monitoring, improved preparedness for response, enhanced collaboration and communication among team members, greater flexibility and accessibility for users, and the ability to analyze and utilize data for quick decision making. The Emergency Preparedness Specialist will during 60% of his/her time support EPP 3.0 platform development as Product Owner. He/she will represent RAPS and be accountable for the backlog and for the fluid liaison with ICTD and development teams on a daily/hourly basis. During the remaining 40% of his/her time, the Emergency Preparedness Specialist will support the work of the preparedness unit in ensuring notably the effective implementation of technical assistance related to preparedness in ROs and COs. Spearheading capacity-building initiatives for governments in priority countries, focusing on government preparedness/DRR together with Program Group and ROs will also be a priority working direction for the incumbent of the position.
The appointed service provider will conduct an evaluability assessment of the NSSF under the general supervision of the Adolescent Development Specialist (Education and Adolescent Development) with close technical inputs and insights from PMRE with overall guidance from Chief of Education. The assignment will also be delivered in close collaboration with the Department of Basic Education (Director: School Safety).
The UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia seeks a results driven Regional Advisor Polio to support and advise the Regional Director, the Regional Management Team and Pakistan and Afghanistan Country Offices in developing policies, strategies, programmes and systems for the UNICEF regional polio programme support. This is in the urgency to stop polio transmission in the remaining endemic areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Outposted to Islamabad, Pakistan the Regional Advisor Polio will facilitate greater insights to the program challenges and context, allow better alignment of support to the GPEI programme and partners in the two countries, and more rapid engagement and support to the two UNICEF country teams.
The Specialist provides technical and operational support for developing a systematic, planned and evidence-based strategy and process for SBC as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation. Through communication and engagement, as well as the empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, children, civil society partners, and government counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization. This subsequently contributes to the achievement of sustainable and concrete results in improving children’s rights, survival and wellbeing in the country.
The Chief, Social and Behaviour Change reports to the Deputy Representative for general guidance and direction. The Chief, SBC is responsible for developing a systematic, planned and evidence-based strategy and process for SBC as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation. Through the use of appropriate social and behavioural science, as well as the empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, children, civil society partners and government counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization. This subsequently contributes to the achievement of sustainable and concrete results on improving children’s rights, survival and well-being in the country.
Afghanistan country office is seeking an experienced WASH Officer responsible for providing technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process who prepares, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme.
As a Health Specialist, you will lead UNICEF’s work of supporting the Government to strengthen PHC. Working under the overall guidance and supervision of the Chief of Health and Nutrition, the Health Specialist is expected to nurture close collaboration with government partners at the national and sub-national level, UN agencies, private sector, academia and development partners. The Health Specialist will also work closely with the UNICEF South Africa colleagues responsible for Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS and other relevant sections to effectively drive the PHC agenda.
This position offers a unique opportunity for a qualified, motivated and committed individual to make a significant impact on children’s health and nutrition. By excelling professionally, you will contribute to the overall achievement of transformative results for children.
For every child, survival and development.
Under the supervision of the Senior Evaluation Specialist (head of impact evaluation and methods) the Evaluation Specialist (data science) will provide support to organizational efforts in better utilization of AI/machine learning applications in evaluations to improve cost-efficiency of evaluation process and methods. Working collaboratively with the evaluation team in Evaluation office (NYHQ), the incumbent will support evidence generation and use in planned and ongoing global evaluations and impact evaluations, lead replication of tested and effective AI approaches across regions and country office teams.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight seeks consultants to provide clerical, secretarial, administrative, and logistical support for specific projects, and during specific activities/times, or for the preparation of meetings and events, under the direct supervision of the staff member who is the focal point for said activities.
The successful applicant(s) will be placed on roster and will be contracted as and when deemed necessary. Duration of contracts will vary from a few days to some weeks and up to a maximum of 6 months per year, depending on the need.
Join UNICEF as an International Consultant to support the adaptation of the 2023 WHO guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema (acute malnutrition) in infants and children under 5 years to the Syrian context. You will contribute to the promotion of children’s rights in Syria, by 1. Reviewing the current national CMAM guideline to identify strengths and implementation gaps. 2. Based on the implementation gap analysis from task 1 above, conducting a stakeholder meeting to adapt the 2023 WHO guidelines to the Syrian context. 3. Updating the existing CMAM implementation tools including registers, patient cards, monitoring and reporting tools, training materials in alignment with the updated CMAM guideline.
UNICEF Uzbekistan is looking for sign language interpreters proficient in Uzbek and Russian. Proficiency in Karakalpak and English is an asset but not requirement. The purpose is to support UNICEF programmes to ensure full contextual understanding during meetings/discussions/focus group discussions, interviews amongst OPD, parents and children and youth disabilities, including their representatives with hearing impairments.
UNICEF ECARO is looking for a qualified Reports Writing Consultant to support the UNICEF ECARO Emergency and Partnerships Teams in the coordination and management of the ongoing Ukraine Refugee Response, as well as other humanitarian responses, by contributing to work streams around reporting, coordination, response planning and preparedness.
Consultant(e) international(e) en charge d’appui à l’analyse rapide de genre (données quantitative et qualitatives) pour la supplémentation en vitamine A et la nutrition (SVA-nutrition) au Benin. (REPUBLICATION)
The post of Social Policy Specialist (Child Friendly Governance and Public Finance), NO-C level on fixed-term appointment is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is seeking an Individual National Consultant Communication for Immunization. This assignment will last for 13 months, starting as soon as possible. The consultant will be based at the UNICEF office in Vientiane.
Given the emerging efforts to develop eLearning within Sudan and to work towards a coherent approach, UNICEF has generated and developed digital content on various electronic platforms for different educational groups. The content will now be used in the emergency setup in country to ensure children continue learning in different modalities including in child-friendly safe-learning spaces in safer states of the country. Moreover, the “Learning Passport” is available for children to access wherever they are and is the only mean of learning in hot spot areas.
To support this work, UNICEF will recruit 3 digital learning junior consultants, whom will be responsible for preparing 10,000 tablets to be distributed for schools and e-learning centers in various states, in addition to maintaining some tablets that need to be fixed.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Zimbabwe's Health section. The Chief of Health is responsible for the overall management and administration of the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the health programme in the context of child survival and development within the country programme. Accountable for effective technical leadership, management guidance and programme support to facilitate the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve programme goals and the expansion of UNICEF- assisted Health interventions, including the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
As Chief of Section, s/he directs, leads, manages, develops, and enables a competent team of professional and support staff to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the Health programme, with a view to integrating gender equality and other crosscutting thematic priorities across the country programme. Contributes to create synergistic partnerships, which reinforce partner initiatives’,– including with other UN Agencies – the SDGs’ strategic direction in areas where UNICEF has primary responsibility or comparative advantage, i.e. interrelated areas of maternal, new-born, and child health.Leads internal incident management and public health outbreak coordination and response working closely with other UNICEF sectors, regional office and HQ units.
Works closely, in support of Humanitarian Action, with the Health cluster and other clusters like the WASH cluster, the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) within the inter- agency standing committee (IASC) and HCT coordination architectures.
Are you passionate about improving access to clean water and sanitation for children and communities? UNICEF Madagascar is looking for a dedicated WASH Specialist (MEAL) to drive the monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) efforts within the WASH programme in Madagascar. In this role, you will play a key part in designing and overseeing impactful WASH interventions, collaborating with government bodies, NGOs, and local partners to ensure high-quality, sustainable results for children’s health and well-being. As the WASH Specialist, you will have the opportunity to lead monitoring and evaluation systems, provide technical support to enhance programme implementation, and contribute to emergency WASH preparedness and response efforts. You’ll also drive innovation in the sector, creating solutions to address water and sanitation challenges, while strengthening partnerships and advocating for critical WASH funding. If you’re a strategic thinker with a passion for making a lasting impact, this role offers you the chance to contribute to UNICEF’s mission to help every child survive, thrive, and reach their full potential.
UNICEF's Emergency Preparedness Platform (EPP) serves as the central online tool utilized by over 130 offices worldwide. Its primary role is facilitating preparedness planning and monitoring, thus fostering enhanced readiness for emergency response efforts. EPP guides UNICEF offices through a structured and standardized preparedness planning process, encompassing risk analysis, scenario definitions, and identifying necessary actions to prepare for an effective humanitarian response. Building on the successes of previous versions, the EPP 3.0 version aims to enable more efficient and accurate preparedness planning and monitoring, improved preparedness for response, enhanced collaboration and communication among team members, greater flexibility and accessibility for users, and the ability to analyze and utilize data for quick decision making. The Emergency Preparedness Specialist will during 60% of his/her time support EPP 3.0 platform development as Product Owner. He/she will represent RAPS and be accountable for the backlog and for the fluid liaison with ICTD and development teams on a daily/hourly basis. During the remaining 40% of his/her time, the Emergency Preparedness Specialist will support the work of the preparedness unit in ensuring notably the effective implementation of technical assistance related to preparedness in ROs and COs. Spearheading capacity-building initiatives for governments in priority countries, focusing on government preparedness/DRR together with Program Group and ROs will also be a priority working direction for the incumbent of the position.
The appointed service provider will conduct an evaluability assessment of the NSSF under the general supervision of the Adolescent Development Specialist (Education and Adolescent Development) with close technical inputs and insights from PMRE with overall guidance from Chief of Education. The assignment will also be delivered in close collaboration with the Department of Basic Education (Director: School Safety).
The UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia seeks a results driven Regional Advisor Polio to support and advise the Regional Director, the Regional Management Team and Pakistan and Afghanistan Country Offices in developing policies, strategies, programmes and systems for the UNICEF regional polio programme support. This is in the urgency to stop polio transmission in the remaining endemic areas in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Outposted to Islamabad, Pakistan the Regional Advisor Polio will facilitate greater insights to the program challenges and context, allow better alignment of support to the GPEI programme and partners in the two countries, and more rapid engagement and support to the two UNICEF country teams.
The Specialist provides technical and operational support for developing a systematic, planned and evidence-based strategy and process for SBC as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation. Through communication and engagement, as well as the empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, children, civil society partners, and government counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization. This subsequently contributes to the achievement of sustainable and concrete results in improving children’s rights, survival and wellbeing in the country.
The Chief, Social and Behaviour Change reports to the Deputy Representative for general guidance and direction. The Chief, SBC is responsible for developing a systematic, planned and evidence-based strategy and process for SBC as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation. Through the use of appropriate social and behavioural science, as well as the empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, children, civil society partners and government counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization. This subsequently contributes to the achievement of sustainable and concrete results on improving children’s rights, survival and well-being in the country.
Afghanistan country office is seeking an experienced WASH Officer responsible for providing technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process who prepares, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme.
As a Health Specialist, you will lead UNICEF’s work of supporting the Government to strengthen PHC. Working under the overall guidance and supervision of the Chief of Health and Nutrition, the Health Specialist is expected to nurture close collaboration with government partners at the national and sub-national level, UN agencies, private sector, academia and development partners. The Health Specialist will also work closely with the UNICEF South Africa colleagues responsible for Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS and other relevant sections to effectively drive the PHC agenda.
This position offers a unique opportunity for a qualified, motivated and committed individual to make a significant impact on children’s health and nutrition. By excelling professionally, you will contribute to the overall achievement of transformative results for children.
For every child, survival and development.
Under the supervision of the Senior Evaluation Specialist (head of impact evaluation and methods) the Evaluation Specialist (data science) will provide support to organizational efforts in better utilization of AI/machine learning applications in evaluations to improve cost-efficiency of evaluation process and methods. Working collaboratively with the evaluation team in Evaluation office (NYHQ), the incumbent will support evidence generation and use in planned and ongoing global evaluations and impact evaluations, lead replication of tested and effective AI approaches across regions and country office teams.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight seeks consultants to provide clerical, secretarial, administrative, and logistical support for specific projects, and during specific activities/times, or for the preparation of meetings and events, under the direct supervision of the staff member who is the focal point for said activities.
The successful applicant(s) will be placed on roster and will be contracted as and when deemed necessary. Duration of contracts will vary from a few days to some weeks and up to a maximum of 6 months per year, depending on the need.
Join UNICEF as an International Consultant to support the adaptation of the 2023 WHO guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema (acute malnutrition) in infants and children under 5 years to the Syrian context. You will contribute to the promotion of children’s rights in Syria, by 1. Reviewing the current national CMAM guideline to identify strengths and implementation gaps. 2. Based on the implementation gap analysis from task 1 above, conducting a stakeholder meeting to adapt the 2023 WHO guidelines to the Syrian context. 3. Updating the existing CMAM implementation tools including registers, patient cards, monitoring and reporting tools, training materials in alignment with the updated CMAM guideline.
UNICEF Uzbekistan is looking for sign language interpreters proficient in Uzbek and Russian. Proficiency in Karakalpak and English is an asset but not requirement. The purpose is to support UNICEF programmes to ensure full contextual understanding during meetings/discussions/focus group discussions, interviews amongst OPD, parents and children and youth disabilities, including their representatives with hearing impairments.
UNICEF ECARO is looking for a qualified Reports Writing Consultant to support the UNICEF ECARO Emergency and Partnerships Teams in the coordination and management of the ongoing Ukraine Refugee Response, as well as other humanitarian responses, by contributing to work streams around reporting, coordination, response planning and preparedness.
Consultant(e) international(e) en charge d’appui à l’analyse rapide de genre (données quantitative et qualitatives) pour la supplémentation en vitamine A et la nutrition (SVA-nutrition) au Benin. (REPUBLICATION)
The post of Social Policy Specialist (Child Friendly Governance and Public Finance), NO-C level on fixed-term appointment is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Join us as the next Health Officer for UNICEF Mexico!
Are you passionate about making a difference in public health for children and their mothers in Mexico? As our Health Officer, you’ll focus on key areas such as vaccination, supply chain enhancement, sexual and reproductive health, mental and environmental health.
If you’re ready to drive impactful results and contribute to a meaningful change, read the full advertisement and apply today!
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is seeking an Individual National Consultant Communication for Immunization. This assignment will last for 13 months, starting as soon as possible. The consultant will be based at the UNICEF office in Vientiane.
Given the emerging efforts to develop eLearning within Sudan and to work towards a coherent approach, UNICEF has generated and developed digital content on various electronic platforms for different educational groups. The content will now be used in the emergency setup in country to ensure children continue learning in different modalities including in child-friendly safe-learning spaces in safer states of the country. Moreover, the “Learning Passport” is available for children to access wherever they are and is the only mean of learning in hot spot areas.
To support this work, UNICEF will recruit 3 digital learning junior consultants, whom will be responsible for preparing 10,000 tablets to be distributed for schools and e-learning centers in various states, in addition to maintaining some tablets that need to be fixed.
