The consultant will contribute to three sections of the sections for the report. First ‘detailed country profiles for each country’ which encapsulate the nutrition situation, availability of policies, programmes and systems readiness Second, ‘short case studies’ capturing type of systems engaged (health, food, social protection, women empowerment) pathways to deliver universal and differentiated packages for reaching those left out and left behind and triangulating the case studies to identify pathways for differentiated programme response. Third, scoping UNICEF country team capacity needs and their experienced barriers and opportunities to deliver at committed results at scale. This will also entail in discussions with programme teams, scoping partners and mapping local institutional capacity to map pathways for workforce development, South-South cooperation, Implementation science, and fulfilling Country demand for technical assistance.
In 2025, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council, and other key government stakeholders, undertook a comprehensive review of the Programme Convergence Budgeting (PCB) for Early Childhood Development (ECD), now referred to as PCB for Building Early Growth through Integrated Nurturing (PCB BEGIN), with technical support from UNICEF. The review examined the relevance, effectiveness, implementation experience, and institutional arrangements of the PCB mechanism, while assessing its potential to evolve from a coordination platform into a more budgeting strategy for advancing Early Childhood Development outcomes.
To support the Government of the Philippines in advancing these reforms, UNICEF seeks to engage a consultant who will work closely on strengthening the policy, operational, financing, monitoring, and accountability architecture required to sustain inter-agency convergence as an integral component of the country's public financial management system. The consultant will be working in close coordination and with technical oversight from the Department of Education and the ECCD Council, under the strategic oversight of the PCB Steering Committee and the Department of Budget and Management-Fiscal Planning and Reforms Bureau. It will also work closely with other agencies contributing in the PCB implementation such as National Nutrition Council (NNC), Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and other while maintaining oversight coordination with DepEd, the ECCD Council, and DBM to ensure coherence with existing nutrition governance and financing reforms.
Become the next Child Protection Officer (Systems Strengthening) for UNICEF Mexico! We are seeking a qualified professional to support UNICEF Mexico's efforts to strengthen child protection systems across the country. If selected, you will contribute to ensuring that more children and adolescents can access quality protection services and have their rights protected and restored. If you are passionate about creating lasting impact for children, apply today!
Under the supervision of the Director of the Division of Global Communication and Advocacy (DGCA) the incumbent will provide strategic guidance, quality assurance and ensure overall management of DGCA to establish UNICEF as the leading advocate and brand for children and their rights across the world.
In particular, the incumbent will guide and manage teams within the Advocacy pillar in DGCA to ensure the timely identification, implementation and monitoring of advocacy and communication strategies to support the achievement of organizational priorities. S/he will establish a systematic approach to identify issues of strategic importance and advocacy opportunities and partnerships for UNICEF, ensuring effective co-ordination of DGCA in support of global priorities, in line with UNICEF’s Strategic Plan (2026-2029), its Advocacy and Communication Change Strategy and the Global Communications and Advocacy Strategy. Emphasizing team building, s/he will promote the alignment of functions and capacities for an agile, effective and efficient global advocacy and communications team. The incumbent will also maintain working relations with key stakeholders in the organization - including HQ divisions, Regional and Country Offices and National Committees - to leverage and maximize the impact of organizational assets to promote children’s issues on the global agenda.
The Finance Associate will be responsible for providing a variety of technical and specialized tasks in finance functions, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF financial rules and regulations, whilst demonstrating the capacity to research, adapt and evaluate irregular cases, and also to recommend improvements to process delivery and design.
UNICEF Myanmar aims to engage two separate individual consultants under this assignment. Each consultant will be deployed on an on-demand basis, either independently or in parallel depending on programme needs, geographic coverage, urgency and the specific deliverables required.
Each consultant will be responsible for delivering the agreed content outputs assigned through a separate pre-mission brief, including photography, captions, consent documentation and any additional editorial deliverables as required, in coordination with the UNICEF Advocacy & Communications section.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for National Consultant for Child Wellbeing Advocacy. The duration of this assignment is 4 months, starting as soon as possible and the consultant shall be home based.
At UNICEF Cote d'Ivoire, strong financial management helps make every resource count for children. We are seeking a Finance Associate who will contribute to accurate accounting, effective financial monitoring, compliant documentation and timely support to teams, while upholding UNICEF’s values of care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability and sustainability.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the People and Culture Officer the People and Culture Associate (Onboarding), GS6 manages complex administrative and transactional tasks to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in the office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.
Join UNICEF as a Child Protection Officer (Prevention) and help shape a safer future for children in Madagascar. Support the design, implementation and scale-up of evidence-based strategies to prevent violence against children, child marriage and other protection risks, while strengthening national and community systems that protect every child's right to grow up safe and free from harm. If you are passionate about child rights, committed to achieving results for the most vulnerable children, and eager to contribute to a stronger and more resilient child protection system, we encourage you to apply and become part of UNICEF's mission to ensure that every child survives, thrives and reaches their full potential.
This is a Temporary Appointment position for initial 364 days. This is extendable subject to funding availability and programme requirements. Interested Myanmar national applicants with relevant qualifications and experience are eligible to apply.
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for an experienced and highly knowledgeable Social Policy Specialist who will be responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services
Sous la supervision du Chef de projet et du Programme Officer Terrain (POT), en étroite collaboration avec l’Équipe de Management de District (EMAD), l'Assistant Technique de District (ATD) aura pour missions :
• L’accompagnement du district sanitaire et des CSB à améliorer les pratiques de soins, optimiser l’organisation des services et à assurer une offre de services SONU adéquate et coordonnées (entre les CSB et le CHRD) ;
• La formation et l’accompagnement des responsables des districts sanitaires et des agents de santé afin d’améliorer la disponibilité, l’accès et la qualité des SONUB et SONUC. En complémentarité avec les autres interventions dans les districts du projet, notamment le PARN, les acteurs communautaires pourront être concernés par ces formations afin de répondre au même objectif.
• L’identification des obstacles rencontrés dans la mise en œuvre du projet ainsi que le dialogue avec les acteurs de terrain pour trouver et adopter des solutions efficaces et adaptées au contexte local ;
• L’engagement des autorités locales pour la gestion du secteur de la santé ainsi que la mise en place de mécanismes d’inclusion et de suivi des bénéficiaires pour assurer l’accès équitable aux soins de santé et garantir l’efficacité des interventions.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief Education, with a dotted line to the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Programme Manager provides technical leadership,programme management and coordination support to advance RISE Kenya’s objective of establishing multiple, flexible and safe learning pathways to quality formal and non-formalsecondary education, skills development and transition opportunities for out-of-school adolescents and youth. The role will support system capacity building, technology-enabled learning, data and evidence generation, and youth engagement to drive scalable, inclusive and sustainable education
UNICEF Maldives is seeking a Children and Climate Change Officer who will lead UNICEF Maldives’ work on climate change by supporting the planning, partnerships, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of children and climate change initiatives, with a priority focus on climate-resilient education and youth climate action. The position contributes to strengthening national and subnational implementation of climate education priorities, facilitating coordination with government and partners, supporting evidence generation and programme monitoring, and advancing climate finance project preparation processes under the guidance of the supervisor and relevant technical leads.
This consultancy will provide senior technical and strategic support to UNICEF India to design and operationalize the early phase of a catalytic financing facility.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for qualified and experienced professionals for two Planning Officers based in Janakpur field office and Surkhet field office.
This position covers a broad range of HR functions, however, depending on the context, the incumbent may focus on all, some, or only one or two areas with great depth.
Join UNICEF as a Partnerships Officer (Temporary Appointment), P-2 in Suva, Fiji, and help advance children’s rights and wellbeing across the Pacific by strengthening strategic partnerships. Working with governments, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, you will support partnership development, resource mobilization, advocacy, and knowledge sharing while contributing to collaborative solutions that deliver lasting impact for children throughout the region.
The consultant will contribute to three sections of the sections for the report. First ‘detailed country profiles for each country’ which encapsulate the nutrition situation, availability of policies, programmes and systems readiness Second, ‘short case studies’ capturing type of systems engaged (health, food, social protection, women empowerment) pathways to deliver universal and differentiated packages for reaching those left out and left behind and triangulating the case studies to identify pathways for differentiated programme response. Third, scoping UNICEF country team capacity needs and their experienced barriers and opportunities to deliver at committed results at scale. This will also entail in discussions with programme teams, scoping partners and mapping local institutional capacity to map pathways for workforce development, South-South cooperation, Implementation science, and fulfilling Country demand for technical assistance.
In 2025, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council, and other key government stakeholders, undertook a comprehensive review of the Programme Convergence Budgeting (PCB) for Early Childhood Development (ECD), now referred to as PCB for Building Early Growth through Integrated Nurturing (PCB BEGIN), with technical support from UNICEF. The review examined the relevance, effectiveness, implementation experience, and institutional arrangements of the PCB mechanism, while assessing its potential to evolve from a coordination platform into a more budgeting strategy for advancing Early Childhood Development outcomes.
To support the Government of the Philippines in advancing these reforms, UNICEF seeks to engage a consultant who will work closely on strengthening the policy, operational, financing, monitoring, and accountability architecture required to sustain inter-agency convergence as an integral component of the country's public financial management system. The consultant will be working in close coordination and with technical oversight from the Department of Education and the ECCD Council, under the strategic oversight of the PCB Steering Committee and the Department of Budget and Management-Fiscal Planning and Reforms Bureau. It will also work closely with other agencies contributing in the PCB implementation such as National Nutrition Council (NNC), Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and other while maintaining oversight coordination with DepEd, the ECCD Council, and DBM to ensure coherence with existing nutrition governance and financing reforms.
Become the next Child Protection Officer (Systems Strengthening) for UNICEF Mexico! We are seeking a qualified professional to support UNICEF Mexico's efforts to strengthen child protection systems across the country. If selected, you will contribute to ensuring that more children and adolescents can access quality protection services and have their rights protected and restored. If you are passionate about creating lasting impact for children, apply today!
Under the supervision of the Director of the Division of Global Communication and Advocacy (DGCA) the incumbent will provide strategic guidance, quality assurance and ensure overall management of DGCA to establish UNICEF as the leading advocate and brand for children and their rights across the world.
In particular, the incumbent will guide and manage teams within the Advocacy pillar in DGCA to ensure the timely identification, implementation and monitoring of advocacy and communication strategies to support the achievement of organizational priorities. S/he will establish a systematic approach to identify issues of strategic importance and advocacy opportunities and partnerships for UNICEF, ensuring effective co-ordination of DGCA in support of global priorities, in line with UNICEF’s Strategic Plan (2026-2029), its Advocacy and Communication Change Strategy and the Global Communications and Advocacy Strategy. Emphasizing team building, s/he will promote the alignment of functions and capacities for an agile, effective and efficient global advocacy and communications team. The incumbent will also maintain working relations with key stakeholders in the organization - including HQ divisions, Regional and Country Offices and National Committees - to leverage and maximize the impact of organizational assets to promote children’s issues on the global agenda.
The Finance Associate will be responsible for providing a variety of technical and specialized tasks in finance functions, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF financial rules and regulations, whilst demonstrating the capacity to research, adapt and evaluate irregular cases, and also to recommend improvements to process delivery and design.
UNICEF Myanmar aims to engage two separate individual consultants under this assignment. Each consultant will be deployed on an on-demand basis, either independently or in parallel depending on programme needs, geographic coverage, urgency and the specific deliverables required.
Each consultant will be responsible for delivering the agreed content outputs assigned through a separate pre-mission brief, including photography, captions, consent documentation and any additional editorial deliverables as required, in coordination with the UNICEF Advocacy & Communications section.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for National Consultant for Child Wellbeing Advocacy. The duration of this assignment is 4 months, starting as soon as possible and the consultant shall be home based.
At UNICEF Cote d'Ivoire, strong financial management helps make every resource count for children. We are seeking a Finance Associate who will contribute to accurate accounting, effective financial monitoring, compliant documentation and timely support to teams, while upholding UNICEF’s values of care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability and sustainability.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the People and Culture Officer the People and Culture Associate (Onboarding), GS6 manages complex administrative and transactional tasks to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in the office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.
Join UNICEF as a Child Protection Officer (Prevention) and help shape a safer future for children in Madagascar. Support the design, implementation and scale-up of evidence-based strategies to prevent violence against children, child marriage and other protection risks, while strengthening national and community systems that protect every child's right to grow up safe and free from harm. If you are passionate about child rights, committed to achieving results for the most vulnerable children, and eager to contribute to a stronger and more resilient child protection system, we encourage you to apply and become part of UNICEF's mission to ensure that every child survives, thrives and reaches their full potential.
This is a Temporary Appointment position for initial 364 days. This is extendable subject to funding availability and programme requirements. Interested Myanmar national applicants with relevant qualifications and experience are eligible to apply.
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for an experienced and highly knowledgeable Social Policy Specialist who will be responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services
Sous la supervision du Chef de projet et du Programme Officer Terrain (POT), en étroite collaboration avec l’Équipe de Management de District (EMAD), l'Assistant Technique de District (ATD) aura pour missions :
• L’accompagnement du district sanitaire et des CSB à améliorer les pratiques de soins, optimiser l’organisation des services et à assurer une offre de services SONU adéquate et coordonnées (entre les CSB et le CHRD) ;
• La formation et l’accompagnement des responsables des districts sanitaires et des agents de santé afin d’améliorer la disponibilité, l’accès et la qualité des SONUB et SONUC. En complémentarité avec les autres interventions dans les districts du projet, notamment le PARN, les acteurs communautaires pourront être concernés par ces formations afin de répondre au même objectif.
• L’identification des obstacles rencontrés dans la mise en œuvre du projet ainsi que le dialogue avec les acteurs de terrain pour trouver et adopter des solutions efficaces et adaptées au contexte local ;
• L’engagement des autorités locales pour la gestion du secteur de la santé ainsi que la mise en place de mécanismes d’inclusion et de suivi des bénéficiaires pour assurer l’accès équitable aux soins de santé et garantir l’efficacité des interventions.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief Education, with a dotted line to the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Programme Manager provides technical leadership,programme management and coordination support to advance RISE Kenya’s objective of establishing multiple, flexible and safe learning pathways to quality formal and non-formalsecondary education, skills development and transition opportunities for out-of-school adolescents and youth. The role will support system capacity building, technology-enabled learning, data and evidence generation, and youth engagement to drive scalable, inclusive and sustainable education
UNICEF Maldives is seeking a Children and Climate Change Officer who will lead UNICEF Maldives’ work on climate change by supporting the planning, partnerships, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of children and climate change initiatives, with a priority focus on climate-resilient education and youth climate action. The position contributes to strengthening national and subnational implementation of climate education priorities, facilitating coordination with government and partners, supporting evidence generation and programme monitoring, and advancing climate finance project preparation processes under the guidance of the supervisor and relevant technical leads.
This consultancy will provide senior technical and strategic support to UNICEF India to design and operationalize the early phase of a catalytic financing facility.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for qualified and experienced professionals for two Planning Officers based in Janakpur field office and Surkhet field office.
This position covers a broad range of HR functions, however, depending on the context, the incumbent may focus on all, some, or only one or two areas with great depth.
Join UNICEF as a Partnerships Officer (Temporary Appointment), P-2 in Suva, Fiji, and help advance children’s rights and wellbeing across the Pacific by strengthening strategic partnerships. Working with governments, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, you will support partnership development, resource mobilization, advocacy, and knowledge sharing while contributing to collaborative solutions that deliver lasting impact for children throughout the region.
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