Under the guidance of the Senior Adviser Resource Mobilization, The Finance Manager is responsible for implementing a robust financial strategy for managing the finances of UNICEF’s polio eradication programme, including assessing the financial requirements of the programme, ensuring all approved activities are funded and developing and implementing strategies to improve monitoring and oversight. The Finance Manager ensures that funding proposals are consistent with programme strategies and budgetary ceilings. This staff member also represents UNICEF in several GPEI working groups, serves as Co-Chair of the Financial Management Group with WHO and leads on reporting on financial matters to GPEI senior management. The Finance Manager acts as a liaison between the Polio Programme and the Division of Financial and Administrative Management for all financial and budgetary elements of the Polio Eradication Programme. The Finance Manager also oversees preparation of the GPEI and UNICEF quarterly expenditure reporting as well as financial gaps analysis, building on the GPEI and UNICEF resource mobilization strategy. The post also provides support to regional and country offices for in-country resource mobilization efforts both with private and public sector donors.
UNICEF operates in 190+ countries to protect children's rights and help them reach their potential. We prioritize equity, ensuring every child has opportunities to thrive without discrimination. UNICEF collaborates with public and private sectors to drive progress, mobilize resources, and create lasting change. The Partnerships Manager will play a pivotal role in managing Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs), driving resource mobilization, fostering collaboration, and enhancing UNICEF’s visibility to achieve impactful outcomes for children. This position ensures strategic engagement, effective partnership management, and innovative approaches to align with UNICEF’s mission and goals. Join us to make a difference for every child.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation (OOI) is seeking a Design Lead to manage its brand in alignment with global UNICEF standards, including through developing a wide range of compelling, engaging communications products that reflect our bold ambition to discover, adapt, and scale bold approaches and solutions for this and coming generations. The role requires expertise in branded marketing communications and graphic design, an expertise in brand governance and delivering top-quality products to tight deadlines, while working with a wide range of stakeholders across multiple teams and projects.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Finance Officer the Finance Associate (Payments) will supervise, review and direct payments for the assigned area of responsibility. The Finance Associate will provide guidance and support to UNICEF offices and divisions in response to queries on payments within the area of assignment ensuring adherence to standard operating procedures and related policies, taking corrective action where required.
UNICEF’s mission is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in every aspect of its operations, with a strong emphasis on equity. Access to basic services, such as health, education, and nutrition, relies heavily on well-functioning supply chains, which are essential to achieving children's rights. However, recent global disruptions, such as those caused by climate change and conflicts, have highlighted the fragility of supply chains. Given the impact of these disruptions on vulnerable populations in particular through the disrupted access to essential supplies, UNICEF is prioritizing efforts to strengthen the resilience of supply chains for children through strategic public-private partnerships and innovative tools.
Under the supervision of the Planning Manager, the position (i) supports the collection and/or generation of relevant data and analysis for supply chain, forecasting, and demand planning purposes. (ii) contributes to ensuring supply chain business intelligence is developed and available, organizational performance indicators are regularly monitored, supply Dashboards and other visibility and monitoring tools are available, working optimally and meeting the needs of the Supply and Programme functions;
The GSSC Finance Section is looking for a self-motivated, results-driven individual who can work independently and as team lead for ensuring quality of work, performance delivery, service excellence and compliance of the responsible technical unit. The efficiency and efficacy of the support provided by the Finance Officer results in the timely and accurate management of financial services globally in compliance with UNICEF policies and procedures.
UNICEF seeks a Fundraising Specialist (Personalization & Experimentation) to work with the Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) in Geneva to provide support to teams across UNICEF.
The main purpose of the job is to support markets with experimentation &testing, audience personalization, CRO, and audience-centricity campaigns.
To achieve these results, the professional will support four geographical squads (Central 1, Central 2, Aurora, Sunrise) to ensure Optimizely tool implementation (new global giving CRO platform) and correct application of the personalization strategy across 25 new markets that were onboarded this year. The goal is to increase their digital fundraising activities and maximize results, providing additional capacity and capability by ensuring the squads have correct test and learn measurement framework across the whole year for both cash and pledge campaigns. The incumbent will provide technical fundraising expertise and guidance on optimizing personalization experiences and testing to maximize revenue.
UNICEF has set out ambitious goals for its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan to accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), based in Geneva, aims to achieve results for children by maximizing UNICEF's private sector fundraising, partnerships, and engagement activities, including work with National Committees, regional and country offices, and other HQ Divisions.
The Innovative Finance for Children (IF4C) Unit in the Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) enables, drives, and accelerates innovative alternative financing and funding solutions for children in partnership with the Private Sector through initiatives that attract investments for climate change, environment, and disaster risk reduction.
Under the guidance of the Innovation Manager (IF4C), the Innovation Officer (Innovative Finance) will provide support to the PFP IF4C Team and the Principal Adviser. The role will be responsible for project coordination, planning, research, and analysis as well as marketing and communications, administration, and budget monitoring.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the senior programme associate supports the respective section 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.
The Senior Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the office, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of projects through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
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.
The social policy specialist will be responsible for deepening collaboration with key stakeholders, especially within the relevant ministries, and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. S/He may also serve as focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. They will also be expected to coordinate, manage and plan activities/events in a systematic and organized manner; and lastly, manage an effective system for incoming information, including correspondence and decision memos.
The Construction Manager reports to the Deputy Representative Operations as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the construction activities of a large-sized country office. The management of construction projects includes planning, support to procurement, as well as monitoring of construction works on site. The incumbent collaborates closely with UNICEF Programme/ Operations in defining construction interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for children, and provides technical and advisory support to Government and partners on construction project management.
The Finance/Budget Manager, when supervising support staff, will be responsible for
planning and guiding work in progress and for reviewing work completed by subordinate
staff to verify accuracy and compliance with International Public Sector Accounting
Standards (IPSAS), UNICEF Financial Regulation and Rules, policies, procedures,
guidelines, standards of accountability, and ethics.
The incumbent under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative Operations P5,
will oversee the management of the finance functions and budget for the office and is
expected to exhibit a high level of maturity and set high quality objectives, both internally
and externally, to deliver results.
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager ensures that UNICEF South Africa has strategic and results-based programme planning strategies and documents; useful, valid, and reliable information on the situation of children’s and women’s rights; relevant, effective, and timely use of programme monitoring information and insights for strategic and programmatic decision making, including insights for coverage, coordination, and coherence in emergency contexts. More specifically, the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will lead the first area, ensuring the alignment of programme planning, monitoring, and corporate reporting.
Join us as the Programme Specialist, Gender, Skills, and Employability, to lead transformative initiatives advancing learning-to-earning opportunities for adolescent girls and young women under the GenU initiative.
The primary responsibility of the GBV Officer will be to ensure oversight for quality assurance and alignment with UNICEF’s global GBViE Operational Guidance and Resource Pack, as well as other international standards and guidelines, including UNICEF's Core Commitment for Children in Humanitarian Action, Strategic Plan, and Gender Action Plan. The GBV Officer will facilitate the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of UNICEF’s GBV-related prevention and mitigation strategies in South Sudan, ensuring overall efficiency, effectiveness, and achievement of results in compliance with both national and international standards, including UNICEF’s and IASC technical guidelines.
Afghanistan Country Office is seeking an experienced Information Management Officer responsible for providing support to the UNICEF Health section in the humanitarian as well as sector programs (as defined in an annual rolling work plan) and will contribute to the provision of useful, valid, and reliable information.
Afghanistan Country Office is seeking an experienced Information Management Officer responsible for supporting the UNICEF Health section in the humanitarian as well as sector programs (as defined in an annual rolling work plan) and will contribute to the provision of useful, valid, and reliable information.
Under the guidance of the Senior Adviser Resource Mobilization, The Finance Manager is responsible for implementing a robust financial strategy for managing the finances of UNICEF’s polio eradication programme, including assessing the financial requirements of the programme, ensuring all approved activities are funded and developing and implementing strategies to improve monitoring and oversight. The Finance Manager ensures that funding proposals are consistent with programme strategies and budgetary ceilings. This staff member also represents UNICEF in several GPEI working groups, serves as Co-Chair of the Financial Management Group with WHO and leads on reporting on financial matters to GPEI senior management. The Finance Manager acts as a liaison between the Polio Programme and the Division of Financial and Administrative Management for all financial and budgetary elements of the Polio Eradication Programme. The Finance Manager also oversees preparation of the GPEI and UNICEF quarterly expenditure reporting as well as financial gaps analysis, building on the GPEI and UNICEF resource mobilization strategy. The post also provides support to regional and country offices for in-country resource mobilization efforts both with private and public sector donors.
UNICEF operates in 190+ countries to protect children's rights and help them reach their potential. We prioritize equity, ensuring every child has opportunities to thrive without discrimination. UNICEF collaborates with public and private sectors to drive progress, mobilize resources, and create lasting change. The Partnerships Manager will play a pivotal role in managing Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs), driving resource mobilization, fostering collaboration, and enhancing UNICEF’s visibility to achieve impactful outcomes for children. This position ensures strategic engagement, effective partnership management, and innovative approaches to align with UNICEF’s mission and goals. Join us to make a difference for every child.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation (OOI) is seeking a Design Lead to manage its brand in alignment with global UNICEF standards, including through developing a wide range of compelling, engaging communications products that reflect our bold ambition to discover, adapt, and scale bold approaches and solutions for this and coming generations. The role requires expertise in branded marketing communications and graphic design, an expertise in brand governance and delivering top-quality products to tight deadlines, while working with a wide range of stakeholders across multiple teams and projects.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Finance Officer the Finance Associate (Payments) will supervise, review and direct payments for the assigned area of responsibility. The Finance Associate will provide guidance and support to UNICEF offices and divisions in response to queries on payments within the area of assignment ensuring adherence to standard operating procedures and related policies, taking corrective action where required.
UNICEF’s mission is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in every aspect of its operations, with a strong emphasis on equity. Access to basic services, such as health, education, and nutrition, relies heavily on well-functioning supply chains, which are essential to achieving children's rights. However, recent global disruptions, such as those caused by climate change and conflicts, have highlighted the fragility of supply chains. Given the impact of these disruptions on vulnerable populations in particular through the disrupted access to essential supplies, UNICEF is prioritizing efforts to strengthen the resilience of supply chains for children through strategic public-private partnerships and innovative tools.
Under the supervision of the Planning Manager, the position (i) supports the collection and/or generation of relevant data and analysis for supply chain, forecasting, and demand planning purposes. (ii) contributes to ensuring supply chain business intelligence is developed and available, organizational performance indicators are regularly monitored, supply Dashboards and other visibility and monitoring tools are available, working optimally and meeting the needs of the Supply and Programme functions;
The GSSC Finance Section is looking for a self-motivated, results-driven individual who can work independently and as team lead for ensuring quality of work, performance delivery, service excellence and compliance of the responsible technical unit. The efficiency and efficacy of the support provided by the Finance Officer results in the timely and accurate management of financial services globally in compliance with UNICEF policies and procedures.
UNICEF seeks a Fundraising Specialist (Personalization & Experimentation) to work with the Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) in Geneva to provide support to teams across UNICEF.
The main purpose of the job is to support markets with experimentation &testing, audience personalization, CRO, and audience-centricity campaigns.
To achieve these results, the professional will support four geographical squads (Central 1, Central 2, Aurora, Sunrise) to ensure Optimizely tool implementation (new global giving CRO platform) and correct application of the personalization strategy across 25 new markets that were onboarded this year. The goal is to increase their digital fundraising activities and maximize results, providing additional capacity and capability by ensuring the squads have correct test and learn measurement framework across the whole year for both cash and pledge campaigns. The incumbent will provide technical fundraising expertise and guidance on optimizing personalization experiences and testing to maximize revenue.
UNICEF has set out ambitious goals for its 2022-2025 Strategic Plan to accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), based in Geneva, aims to achieve results for children by maximizing UNICEF's private sector fundraising, partnerships, and engagement activities, including work with National Committees, regional and country offices, and other HQ Divisions.
The Innovative Finance for Children (IF4C) Unit in the Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) enables, drives, and accelerates innovative alternative financing and funding solutions for children in partnership with the Private Sector through initiatives that attract investments for climate change, environment, and disaster risk reduction.
Under the guidance of the Innovation Manager (IF4C), the Innovation Officer (Innovative Finance) will provide support to the PFP IF4C Team and the Principal Adviser. The role will be responsible for project coordination, planning, research, and analysis as well as marketing and communications, administration, and budget monitoring.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the senior programme associate supports the respective section 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.
The Senior Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the office, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of projects through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
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.
The social policy specialist will be responsible for deepening collaboration with key stakeholders, especially within the relevant ministries, and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. S/He may also serve as focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. They will also be expected to coordinate, manage and plan activities/events in a systematic and organized manner; and lastly, manage an effective system for incoming information, including correspondence and decision memos.
The Construction Manager reports to the Deputy Representative Operations as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the construction activities of a large-sized country office. The management of construction projects includes planning, support to procurement, as well as monitoring of construction works on site. The incumbent collaborates closely with UNICEF Programme/ Operations in defining construction interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for children, and provides technical and advisory support to Government and partners on construction project management.
The Finance/Budget Manager, when supervising support staff, will be responsible for
planning and guiding work in progress and for reviewing work completed by subordinate
staff to verify accuracy and compliance with International Public Sector Accounting
Standards (IPSAS), UNICEF Financial Regulation and Rules, policies, procedures,
guidelines, standards of accountability, and ethics.
The incumbent under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative Operations P5,
will oversee the management of the finance functions and budget for the office and is
expected to exhibit a high level of maturity and set high quality objectives, both internally
and externally, to deliver results.
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager ensures that UNICEF South Africa has strategic and results-based programme planning strategies and documents; useful, valid, and reliable information on the situation of children’s and women’s rights; relevant, effective, and timely use of programme monitoring information and insights for strategic and programmatic decision making, including insights for coverage, coordination, and coherence in emergency contexts. More specifically, the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will lead the first area, ensuring the alignment of programme planning, monitoring, and corporate reporting.
Join us as the Programme Specialist, Gender, Skills, and Employability, to lead transformative initiatives advancing learning-to-earning opportunities for adolescent girls and young women under the GenU initiative.
The primary responsibility of the GBV Officer will be to ensure oversight for quality assurance and alignment with UNICEF’s global GBViE Operational Guidance and Resource Pack, as well as other international standards and guidelines, including UNICEF's Core Commitment for Children in Humanitarian Action, Strategic Plan, and Gender Action Plan. The GBV Officer will facilitate the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of UNICEF’s GBV-related prevention and mitigation strategies in South Sudan, ensuring overall efficiency, effectiveness, and achievement of results in compliance with both national and international standards, including UNICEF’s and IASC technical guidelines.
Afghanistan Country Office is seeking an experienced Information Management Officer responsible for providing support to the UNICEF Health section in the humanitarian as well as sector programs (as defined in an annual rolling work plan) and will contribute to the provision of useful, valid, and reliable information.
Afghanistan Country Office is seeking an experienced Information Management Officer responsible for supporting the UNICEF Health section in the humanitarian as well as sector programs (as defined in an annual rolling work plan) and will contribute to the provision of useful, valid, and reliable information.
