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.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the supervisor, you support the respective section(s) by carrying out a range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks to help develop, implement, and monitor their country programme, ensuring timely and effective delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
Afghanistan country office is seeking an experienced Chief Field Office responsible for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office for Central region within a country programme. The CFO represents UNICEF in his/her Area of Responsibility (AoR), leads and oversees the various program sectors and operational service teams ensuring the delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, country programme management plan and overall vision set forward by the Representative.
UNICEF is looking for a Data Analysis Consultant in support of the preparation of a regional report on child-related SDGs for the Middle East and North Africa region (24 working days).
UNICEF ROSA is looking for a result driven Regional Adviser Gender to support the development, application, and achievement of goals and strategies on gender Equality and Adolescent girls centered programming for countries in the Region. This will be in alignment with UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan and Strategic Plan, and the Adolescent girls Strategy and UNICEF South Asia’s Area for Acceleration focusing on the Adolescent Girl.
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office is seeking an individual consultant to develop a specialised Green UPSHIFT Programme in the Region. The purpose of this assignment is to adapt and contextualize the UPSHIFT model with a focus on green skills development for adolescents and young people in Mongolia, Lao PDR, and China. (These are proposed countries but may change.) Green UPSHIFT will retain UPSHIFT’s foundational structure and learning journey—combing workshops, mentorship, and an entrepreneurial challenge—to empower young people to address environmental challenges through innovative, community-driven solutions. This adaptation will leverage the UPSHIFT approach to foster sustainable, green-centered social innovation, equipping young people with critical 21st century skills and mindsets to create real and tangible change in their lives and communities.
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 Reports Officer who would provide professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance in the programming processes for Advocacy and Communication activities for the Philippine Country Office and related activities including emergencies.
The Senior Driver, at the G-3 level, provides reliable and safe driving services to the head of office, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol, whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
UNICEF Ghana country office is seeking the services of an experienced individual with passion to make a difference in the lives of every child. This individual will work as Programme Associate, on a Fixed-Term appointment at GS 6 level in the Accra Office. S/he will support by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor the country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations and will also work in close collaboration with a range of staff in the Office, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery.
This position will be supervised by the Programme Monitoring & Evaluation (PM&E) Specialist
The child protection section in ECARO is looking for Child Protection Specialist P4 TA in O/P Budapest Hungary, whom under the supervision of the Child Protection Manager will supports the development and preparation of the MHPSS components of Child Protection programme(s), with focus on the Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) agenda, and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of these components. The extension of the Ukraine emergency has resulted in continued and increasing MHPSS needs among children and families remaining in Ukraine and those displaced to neighboring countries. Simultaneously, the region is seeing an uptick in mixed migration arrivals and the passing of the EU Pact has highlighted need for continued UNICEF engagement to strengthen MHPSS response and policy environment for all displaced, refugee and migrant children and youth in the region.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Administrative Associate, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for executing a broad variety of routine tasks requiring full knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies.
The Senior Liaison officer reports to the Representative of the CO. The Senior Liaison officer will receive logistical and coordination support from the Sudan Temporary Outpost in Kenya (STOK), and work in close collaboration with EMOPS, MENARO, ESARO, WCARO, and SCO leadership supporting the Sudan L3 Crisis Response.
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).
UNICEF Pacific is hiring an Administrative Associate on fixed term appointment to be based in Tarawa field office in Kiribati. Under the supervision and guidance of the Chief Field Office in Kiribati the Administrative Associate is responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative tasks for the respective section requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies.
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.
As focal point of administrative management services in Field office, the incumbent is accountable for delivery of efficient and cost-effective administrative support services, providing guidance for operations of administrative support services and management of administrative staff. Ensures the office’s administrative operations and services are in compliance with the organization's administrative policy, procedures, rules and regulations.
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.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the supervisor, you support the respective section(s) by carrying out a range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks to help develop, implement, and monitor their country programme, ensuring timely and effective delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
Afghanistan country office is seeking an experienced Chief Field Office responsible for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office for Central region within a country programme. The CFO represents UNICEF in his/her Area of Responsibility (AoR), leads and oversees the various program sectors and operational service teams ensuring the delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, country programme management plan and overall vision set forward by the Representative.
UNICEF is looking for a Data Analysis Consultant in support of the preparation of a regional report on child-related SDGs for the Middle East and North Africa region (24 working days).
UNICEF ROSA is looking for a result driven Regional Adviser Gender to support the development, application, and achievement of goals and strategies on gender Equality and Adolescent girls centered programming for countries in the Region. This will be in alignment with UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan and Strategic Plan, and the Adolescent girls Strategy and UNICEF South Asia’s Area for Acceleration focusing on the Adolescent Girl.
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office is seeking an individual consultant to develop a specialised Green UPSHIFT Programme in the Region. The purpose of this assignment is to adapt and contextualize the UPSHIFT model with a focus on green skills development for adolescents and young people in Mongolia, Lao PDR, and China. (These are proposed countries but may change.) Green UPSHIFT will retain UPSHIFT’s foundational structure and learning journey—combing workshops, mentorship, and an entrepreneurial challenge—to empower young people to address environmental challenges through innovative, community-driven solutions. This adaptation will leverage the UPSHIFT approach to foster sustainable, green-centered social innovation, equipping young people with critical 21st century skills and mindsets to create real and tangible change in their lives and communities.
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 Reports Officer who would provide professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance in the programming processes for Advocacy and Communication activities for the Philippine Country Office and related activities including emergencies.
The Senior Driver, at the G-3 level, provides reliable and safe driving services to the head of office, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol, whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
UNICEF Ghana country office is seeking the services of an experienced individual with passion to make a difference in the lives of every child. This individual will work as Programme Associate, on a Fixed-Term appointment at GS 6 level in the Accra Office. S/he will support by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor the country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations and will also work in close collaboration with a range of staff in the Office, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery.
This position will be supervised by the Programme Monitoring & Evaluation (PM&E) Specialist
The child protection section in ECARO is looking for Child Protection Specialist P4 TA in O/P Budapest Hungary, whom under the supervision of the Child Protection Manager will supports the development and preparation of the MHPSS components of Child Protection programme(s), with focus on the Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) agenda, and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of these components. The extension of the Ukraine emergency has resulted in continued and increasing MHPSS needs among children and families remaining in Ukraine and those displaced to neighboring countries. Simultaneously, the region is seeing an uptick in mixed migration arrivals and the passing of the EU Pact has highlighted need for continued UNICEF engagement to strengthen MHPSS response and policy environment for all displaced, refugee and migrant children and youth in the region.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Administrative Associate, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for executing a broad variety of routine tasks requiring full knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies.
The Senior Liaison officer reports to the Representative of the CO. The Senior Liaison officer will receive logistical and coordination support from the Sudan Temporary Outpost in Kenya (STOK), and work in close collaboration with EMOPS, MENARO, ESARO, WCARO, and SCO leadership supporting the Sudan L3 Crisis Response.
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).
UNICEF Pacific is hiring an Administrative Associate on fixed term appointment to be based in Tarawa field office in Kiribati. Under the supervision and guidance of the Chief Field Office in Kiribati the Administrative Associate is responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative tasks for the respective section requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies.
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.
As focal point of administrative management services in Field office, the incumbent is accountable for delivery of efficient and cost-effective administrative support services, providing guidance for operations of administrative support services and management of administrative staff. Ensures the office’s administrative operations and services are in compliance with the organization's administrative policy, procedures, rules and regulations.
