UNICEF - Burkina Faso is recruiting a Security Manager P4, FT, based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 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.
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.
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.
Under the general guidance of the supervisor, the Social Policy Specialist is responsible for supporting the programme management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy, from strategic planning and formulation to the delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes leading the development and implementation of a project management approach for the Social Recovery Office and ensuring team members are effectively utilizing associated tools and methodologies. The role also encompasses coordinating and delivering timely and accurate reporting, including donor reports and SPIRIT programme updates. 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.
The Senior Programme Manager (Social Recovery Office) reports to the UNICEF Ukraine Representative, with a dotted line to the Chief of Social Policy, for general guidance and direction, and is responsible for leading, managing and supervising all stages of the Office’s programming 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.
UNICEF China office is seeking a consultant with seasoned expertise in job analysis and organizational design to support the achievement of its objectives.
UNICEF is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to join its team as Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Manaus. As Chief, you will lead the delivery of the UNICEF Country Programme across selected territories in the Amazon region, championing the rights of children and adolescents – particularly the most marginalized and vulnerable. You will oversee our programmes and special initiatives across the region under the Manaus Office jurisdiction, working with municipal and State governments and partners from civil society, private sector, media and other key actors. You will play a critical role in building strategic partnerships that drive impactful results for Brazilian girls and boys.
In this key leadership position, you will ensure the effective use of both financial and human resources in Manaus, maintaining the highest standards of programme impact. You will be accountable for leading UNICEF advocacy, programme, and partnership engagement with State and Municipal governments, as well as with key programme stakeholders, to advance key results for the most vulnerable children and adolescents through quality social services and protection systems with an inter-cultural and equity-based inclusive approach.
We are seeking a dynamic professional with a proven track record in advocacy and stakeholder engagement. If you are an accomplished leader with a deep commitment to children’s and adolescent’s rights and are skilled in building alliances with government entities, civil society, the private sector, and community-based organizations we encourage you to apply.
UNICEF Sierra Leone seeks to hire a Research Coordinator to lead the Advancing Evidence on Scaling Foundational Learning initiative in Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the government, UNICEF Sierra Leone, and UNICEF Innocenti.
Hire a national consultant to support with the field monitoring of UNICEF Albania humanitarian protection and social welfare services to Afghan population.
The UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) seeks to establish a roster of Experts in in Access to Justice and Justice for Children dedicated to upholding and advancing children’s rights through specialized child protection interventions for deployments throughout the Region.
The Legal Affairs Specialist will give recommendations and advice on a wide range of organizational activities and interests, and concern, among other things, the interaction of UNICEF with governments and other key partners as well as on strategic initiatives across UNICEF. This support helps UNICEF to take advantage of opportunities as well as safeguard the organization from risk. The Legal Office aims to identify and mitigate exposure to potential liability and financial loss, to safeguard the ability of the organization to be accountable to its stakeholders, and to preserve credibility as well as funding from member states and other donors, both public and private.
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is looking for a qualified Project Leading Domestic Adoption (Global) Consultant who will serve as a technical lead in carrying out the research and advising on a set of evidence-based recommendations, leading to the best practice framework and high-level roadmap for the reform of the domestic infant adoption system in Ireland.
The Legal Affairs Specialist will give recommendations and advice on a wide range of organizational activities and interests, and concern, among other things, the interaction of UNICEF with governments and other key partners as well as on strategic initiatives across UNICEF. This support helps UNICEF to take advantage of opportunities as well as safeguard the organization from risk. The Legal Team aims to identify and mitigate exposure to potential liability and financial loss, to safeguard the ability of the organization to be accountable to its stakeholders, and to preserve credibility as well as funding from member states and other donors, both public and private.
UNICEF SL is seeking to hire a WASH Specialist to support the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the country programme (including Climate Action).
The UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for a Regional Staff Counsellor to provide expertise to the management and staff of the regional and country offices, to support the overall well-being of UNICEF staff and their families, as well as teams in UNICEF offices in the region.
Join our dynamic team as a key contributor to UNICEF's humanitarian efforts! Reporting to the Chief of the Humanitarian Cash Transfer (HCT) Unit, this role offers the opportunity to lead and coordinate cash-based assistance support for regional and country offices operating in fragile and humanitarian contexts.
The Acquisition Marketing Specialist plays a key role in the Fundraising team, contributing significantly to the development of donor acquisition initiatives under a digital first umbrella that promotes UNICEF's mission and increase donations
UNICEF Brazil is looking for an experienced and committed professional to coordinate the implementation of its Country Programme in Brazil. The Chief of Local Governance and Institutional Relations will work directly with the Deputy Representative for Programmes liaising and coordinating with the Chiefs of UNICEF’s seven zonal offices located in the Amazon and Semi-Arid regions of the Brazil. . The incumbent will work to ensure programmatic coherence in line with UNICEF Country Programme, strategy, quality assurance and risk management of UNICEF Brazil’s programme, policy and advocacy work at State and Municipal levels. , In a country with high levels of poverty and significant inequalities that are based on gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location, disabilities amongst others, clear strategies that target and transform realities for children and adolescents in Brazil will be of paramount importance. In addition, given the strategic role of Brazil in climate change discussions, with COP30 set to take place in Belem do Para, the incumbent will need to engage with Zonal Offices, UNICEF Chiefs of Goal Areas (e.g. Health, Education, Child Protection, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation, and Social Policy) to local partners to position UNICEF and delivery on its mandate.
This position will report to the Deputy Representative for Programmes and will be based in Brasilia, with significant travel within Brazil.
Under the guidance and supervision of the Regional Emergency Specialist (P4), establishes and implements emergency preparedness and response activities across the 24 Country Offices in West and Central Africa Region including through regular travel (50-75% outside of Dakar) and deployments to Country and Field Offices. Responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency interventions to ensure the survival and well-being of children and mothers, and the affected communities in an emergency situation.
UNICEF - Burkina Faso is recruiting a Security Manager P4, FT, based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 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.
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.
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.
Under the general guidance of the supervisor, the Social Policy Specialist is responsible for supporting the programme management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy, from strategic planning and formulation to the delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes leading the development and implementation of a project management approach for the Social Recovery Office and ensuring team members are effectively utilizing associated tools and methodologies. The role also encompasses coordinating and delivering timely and accurate reporting, including donor reports and SPIRIT programme updates. 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.
The Senior Programme Manager (Social Recovery Office) reports to the UNICEF Ukraine Representative, with a dotted line to the Chief of Social Policy, for general guidance and direction, and is responsible for leading, managing and supervising all stages of the Office’s programming 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.
UNICEF China office is seeking a consultant with seasoned expertise in job analysis and organizational design to support the achievement of its objectives.
UNICEF is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to join its team as Chief of the UNICEF Field Office in Manaus. As Chief, you will lead the delivery of the UNICEF Country Programme across selected territories in the Amazon region, championing the rights of children and adolescents – particularly the most marginalized and vulnerable. You will oversee our programmes and special initiatives across the region under the Manaus Office jurisdiction, working with municipal and State governments and partners from civil society, private sector, media and other key actors. You will play a critical role in building strategic partnerships that drive impactful results for Brazilian girls and boys.
In this key leadership position, you will ensure the effective use of both financial and human resources in Manaus, maintaining the highest standards of programme impact. You will be accountable for leading UNICEF advocacy, programme, and partnership engagement with State and Municipal governments, as well as with key programme stakeholders, to advance key results for the most vulnerable children and adolescents through quality social services and protection systems with an inter-cultural and equity-based inclusive approach.
We are seeking a dynamic professional with a proven track record in advocacy and stakeholder engagement. If you are an accomplished leader with a deep commitment to children’s and adolescent’s rights and are skilled in building alliances with government entities, civil society, the private sector, and community-based organizations we encourage you to apply.
UNICEF Sierra Leone seeks to hire a Research Coordinator to lead the Advancing Evidence on Scaling Foundational Learning initiative in Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the government, UNICEF Sierra Leone, and UNICEF Innocenti.
Hire a national consultant to support with the field monitoring of UNICEF Albania humanitarian protection and social welfare services to Afghan population.
The UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) seeks to establish a roster of Experts in in Access to Justice and Justice for Children dedicated to upholding and advancing children’s rights through specialized child protection interventions for deployments throughout the Region.
The Legal Affairs Specialist will give recommendations and advice on a wide range of organizational activities and interests, and concern, among other things, the interaction of UNICEF with governments and other key partners as well as on strategic initiatives across UNICEF. This support helps UNICEF to take advantage of opportunities as well as safeguard the organization from risk. The Legal Office aims to identify and mitigate exposure to potential liability and financial loss, to safeguard the ability of the organization to be accountable to its stakeholders, and to preserve credibility as well as funding from member states and other donors, both public and private.
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is looking for a qualified Project Leading Domestic Adoption (Global) Consultant who will serve as a technical lead in carrying out the research and advising on a set of evidence-based recommendations, leading to the best practice framework and high-level roadmap for the reform of the domestic infant adoption system in Ireland.
The Legal Affairs Specialist will give recommendations and advice on a wide range of organizational activities and interests, and concern, among other things, the interaction of UNICEF with governments and other key partners as well as on strategic initiatives across UNICEF. This support helps UNICEF to take advantage of opportunities as well as safeguard the organization from risk. The Legal Team aims to identify and mitigate exposure to potential liability and financial loss, to safeguard the ability of the organization to be accountable to its stakeholders, and to preserve credibility as well as funding from member states and other donors, both public and private.
UNICEF SL is seeking to hire a WASH Specialist to support the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the country programme (including Climate Action).
The UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for a Regional Staff Counsellor to provide expertise to the management and staff of the regional and country offices, to support the overall well-being of UNICEF staff and their families, as well as teams in UNICEF offices in the region.
Join our dynamic team as a key contributor to UNICEF's humanitarian efforts! Reporting to the Chief of the Humanitarian Cash Transfer (HCT) Unit, this role offers the opportunity to lead and coordinate cash-based assistance support for regional and country offices operating in fragile and humanitarian contexts.
The Acquisition Marketing Specialist plays a key role in the Fundraising team, contributing significantly to the development of donor acquisition initiatives under a digital first umbrella that promotes UNICEF's mission and increase donations
UNICEF Brazil is looking for an experienced and committed professional to coordinate the implementation of its Country Programme in Brazil. The Chief of Local Governance and Institutional Relations will work directly with the Deputy Representative for Programmes liaising and coordinating with the Chiefs of UNICEF’s seven zonal offices located in the Amazon and Semi-Arid regions of the Brazil. . The incumbent will work to ensure programmatic coherence in line with UNICEF Country Programme, strategy, quality assurance and risk management of UNICEF Brazil’s programme, policy and advocacy work at State and Municipal levels. , In a country with high levels of poverty and significant inequalities that are based on gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location, disabilities amongst others, clear strategies that target and transform realities for children and adolescents in Brazil will be of paramount importance. In addition, given the strategic role of Brazil in climate change discussions, with COP30 set to take place in Belem do Para, the incumbent will need to engage with Zonal Offices, UNICEF Chiefs of Goal Areas (e.g. Health, Education, Child Protection, Water, Hygiene and Sanitation, and Social Policy) to local partners to position UNICEF and delivery on its mandate.
This position will report to the Deputy Representative for Programmes and will be based in Brasilia, with significant travel within Brazil.
Under the guidance and supervision of the Regional Emergency Specialist (P4), establishes and implements emergency preparedness and response activities across the 24 Country Offices in West and Central Africa Region including through regular travel (50-75% outside of Dakar) and deployments to Country and Field Offices. Responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency interventions to ensure the survival and well-being of children and mothers, and the affected communities in an emergency situation.
