Purpose for the job: The Child Protection Specialist reports to the Chief, Child Protection for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Child Protection programme(s) and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of the child protection programmes/projects within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. He/She facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm, and to protect their rights to survival, development and well being as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies.
The Specialist contributes to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
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UNICEF DRC office is seeking a committed and experienced professional for the position of Chief Social Behavior and Change, P-5, FT to develop a systematic, planned and evidence-based strategy and process for SBC as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation.
We are seeking a talented and versatile Junior Graphic Designer to join Giga, an initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. The UI designer will work within an interdisciplinary team to develop, prototype, and advise on new products and solutions that will help us achieve the goal of connecting every school, and every community, to the internet by 2030.
Under the supervision of the UNICEF Programme Officer and the WASH Officer, the consultant will conduct an assessment of existing youth-led businesses in the water quality sector, make a selection of 8 businesses with potential to succeed and provide technical and financial support to strengthen and scale up the business to benefit schools and ECDCs.
Support will be provided in the forms of mentoring, seed funding, direction towards applicable funding opportunities, support the marketing of the services and products and other relevant forms of support. This will enable young people to both strengthen their business as well as to contribute ensuring safe drinking water quality in schools and ECDCs. The project aims to reach 8 youth, ideally 4 women and 4 men from 4 districts across provinces with this support.
Under the supervision of the Nutrition Manager, the consultant will facilitate quality improvement initiatives in two districts in the Eastern Cape Province to scale-up interventions aimed at strengthening early identification of undernutrition and screening of children at household level by caregivers, using MUAC screening as an entry point. A package of services will be anchored on the five pillars of the Road to Health Booklet which are nutrition, love, protection, health care and extra care.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Mozambique for a passionate and committed WASH Specialist (Emergency), P3 level, Temporary Appointment (364 days) based in Maputo, Mozambique.
The WASH Specialist (Emergency) reports to the Chief WASH (P5) for general guidance and direction. The specialist supports the Chief in managing the WASH in Emergency output program in the country, especially for response to natural disasters and public health emergencies, as well as Disaster Risk Reduction which include preparedness and resilience building.
UNICEF Lesotho Country Office is looking for a committed professional who is passionate about improving the quality of teaching and learning of the most marginalized learners in Lesotho, to fill the vacant position of Education Specialist (GPE Coordination).
Working closely government partners, particularly the Ministry of Education and Training Lesotho and with strong engagement with Education donor partners, the Education Specialist (GPE Coordination) will support the management of the education programming including the GPE Grants - SCG and Multiplier ensuring quality programming towards timely delivery and the application development for the new GPE grants (STG).
The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the child protection programmes/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Child Protection Programme within the Country Programme.
The Global Office of Research and Foresight (GORaF) - UNICEF Innocenti is looking for a Research Specialist - Education who will support implementation and coordination of research activities in Eastern and Southern Africa. The research specialist will 1) provide technical research support to countries in Eastern and Southern Africa region in close collaboration with the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) including in the development and uptake of research and evidence into programming, planning and policy. 2) support coordination and research activities for ongoing research programmes active in the region including the Data Must Speak research, Women in Learning Leadership and the new large scale implementation research programme 3) act as a focal point for UNICEF Innocenti in the region and as a key resource person for the What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE) strategic partnership, engaging with evidence in education partners at the regional and country levels, and supporting the Research Manager, Education (Systems Strengthening) with partnership engagement at the global level.
Under supervision of the Chief of Section, with dot lines with the Programme Partnership Manager, the incumbent will perform a variety of knowledge management, programme/project/financial monitoring and analysis, and secretariat functions in support of the Child Protection Program, and particularly the Sudan Free of FGM Initiative, jointly implemented by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund and the World Health Organization, in order to strengthen overall management of the Joint Programme and the analysis of Value for Money.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children? Do you believe in equity and the power of social policies to transform communities? UNICEF is looking for a dedicated Social Policy Officer (NOB) to join our team and help us create a brighter future for every child.
UNICEF Moldova is hiring a national individual consultant to support MER and INEL in determining the personal and development needs of teachers, mentors, and school managers from the perspective of improving the learning outcomes. The study’s results will serve as a reference for decision-making regarding teacher training policies, for the re-design of initial and ongoing professional development programs for teachers and school managers, and the development of mentor training programs.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Programme Manager (Risk Management), you will support the Risk Management Unit and the other sections in assessing and managing the risks pertaining to their scope of work – both from an operational and programmatic perspective – to help develop, implement, and monitor their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
You will work in close collaboration with a range of staff in the CO, external partners, and agency counterparts in support of programme design, delivery, and monitoring. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of risk management at programme and project levels (and, when requested, at subproject level too), through monitoring risks assessments and related mitigation measures, and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
You will report to the Health/Nutrition/CSD/ Manager/Chief (Level 4/5) for guidance and general supervision. You will support the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the programme progress of a sector of the health programme (e.g., gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival/development) within the country programme. You will also provide technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
UNICEF Tajikistan intends to hire a national consultant to conduct the endline IPC assessment in the selected secondary (maternity, surgical, pediatric, infectious diseases, laboratory) departments and primary health care facilities of the selected districts. The required technical support will include a review of the existing policies, standards, assessment, and situation analysis on Infection Prevention and Control practices (IPC) and Healthcare Waste Management (HWM) in the selected health facilities of project districts.
UNICEF ROSA’s education team seeks a consultant to map and analyze the current state of learning assessments in the region, focusing on identifying their strengths and weaknesses, including in terms of their use, and offer actionable recommendations for discussions with relevant country-level stakeholders. The consultant will help build a foundation for the potential development of a regional programme, contextually relevant, and capable of strengthening capacity in relation to learning assessment for improving learning outcomes, in particular foundational learning.
The Country Office plans to revisit and revise the current field presence in Bangladesh to create a more efficient and effective field presence structure that responds to development and humanitarian programming in a resource-constrained context. The revised field presence structure should support Bangladesh in achieving its development goals and ensure UNICEF is on the cutting edge of relevance with our programmatic intent, functions, and capacities. The review process will assess the programmatic and operational needs of field offices in line with the 2023-24 PBR results and aim at elaborating a realistic, efficient, effective, and sustainable structure that will ensure value for money. While determining the proposed field presence structure, innovative solutions need to be thought through in a participatory and consultative manner. The field presence review must assess whether the functions and skills relevant to UNICEF's mission in Bangladesh are adequately allocated and located.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an Individual international Consultancy for Cost of child Marriage study. The duration of this assignment is three months spread across six months, starting as soon as possible and the consultant will be based in UNICEF Office in Vientiane, Laos.
Purpose for the job: The Child Protection Specialist reports to the Chief, Child Protection for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Child Protection programme(s) and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of the child protection programmes/projects within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. He/She facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm, and to protect their rights to survival, development and well being as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies.
The Specialist contributes to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
Join UNICEF
Are you committed to improving the lives of children? With the right qualifications, experience and motivation you could join the world's leading agency for children.
UNICEF DRC office is seeking a committed and experienced professional for the position of Chief Social Behavior and Change, P-5, FT to develop a systematic, planned and evidence-based strategy and process for SBC as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation.
We are seeking a talented and versatile Junior Graphic Designer to join Giga, an initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. The UI designer will work within an interdisciplinary team to develop, prototype, and advise on new products and solutions that will help us achieve the goal of connecting every school, and every community, to the internet by 2030.
Under the supervision of the UNICEF Programme Officer and the WASH Officer, the consultant will conduct an assessment of existing youth-led businesses in the water quality sector, make a selection of 8 businesses with potential to succeed and provide technical and financial support to strengthen and scale up the business to benefit schools and ECDCs.
Support will be provided in the forms of mentoring, seed funding, direction towards applicable funding opportunities, support the marketing of the services and products and other relevant forms of support. This will enable young people to both strengthen their business as well as to contribute ensuring safe drinking water quality in schools and ECDCs. The project aims to reach 8 youth, ideally 4 women and 4 men from 4 districts across provinces with this support.
Under the supervision of the Nutrition Manager, the consultant will facilitate quality improvement initiatives in two districts in the Eastern Cape Province to scale-up interventions aimed at strengthening early identification of undernutrition and screening of children at household level by caregivers, using MUAC screening as an entry point. A package of services will be anchored on the five pillars of the Road to Health Booklet which are nutrition, love, protection, health care and extra care.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Mozambique for a passionate and committed WASH Specialist (Emergency), P3 level, Temporary Appointment (364 days) based in Maputo, Mozambique.
The WASH Specialist (Emergency) reports to the Chief WASH (P5) for general guidance and direction. The specialist supports the Chief in managing the WASH in Emergency output program in the country, especially for response to natural disasters and public health emergencies, as well as Disaster Risk Reduction which include preparedness and resilience building.
UNICEF Lesotho Country Office is looking for a committed professional who is passionate about improving the quality of teaching and learning of the most marginalized learners in Lesotho, to fill the vacant position of Education Specialist (GPE Coordination).
Working closely government partners, particularly the Ministry of Education and Training Lesotho and with strong engagement with Education donor partners, the Education Specialist (GPE Coordination) will support the management of the education programming including the GPE Grants - SCG and Multiplier ensuring quality programming towards timely delivery and the application development for the new GPE grants (STG).
The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the child protection programmes/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Child Protection Programme within the Country Programme.
The Global Office of Research and Foresight (GORaF) - UNICEF Innocenti is looking for a Research Specialist - Education who will support implementation and coordination of research activities in Eastern and Southern Africa. The research specialist will 1) provide technical research support to countries in Eastern and Southern Africa region in close collaboration with the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) including in the development and uptake of research and evidence into programming, planning and policy. 2) support coordination and research activities for ongoing research programmes active in the region including the Data Must Speak research, Women in Learning Leadership and the new large scale implementation research programme 3) act as a focal point for UNICEF Innocenti in the region and as a key resource person for the What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE) strategic partnership, engaging with evidence in education partners at the regional and country levels, and supporting the Research Manager, Education (Systems Strengthening) with partnership engagement at the global level.
Under supervision of the Chief of Section, with dot lines with the Programme Partnership Manager, the incumbent will perform a variety of knowledge management, programme/project/financial monitoring and analysis, and secretariat functions in support of the Child Protection Program, and particularly the Sudan Free of FGM Initiative, jointly implemented by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund and the World Health Organization, in order to strengthen overall management of the Joint Programme and the analysis of Value for Money.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children? Do you believe in equity and the power of social policies to transform communities? UNICEF is looking for a dedicated Social Policy Officer (NOB) to join our team and help us create a brighter future for every child.
UNICEF Moldova is hiring a national individual consultant to support MER and INEL in determining the personal and development needs of teachers, mentors, and school managers from the perspective of improving the learning outcomes. The study’s results will serve as a reference for decision-making regarding teacher training policies, for the re-design of initial and ongoing professional development programs for teachers and school managers, and the development of mentor training programs.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Programme Manager (Risk Management), you will support the Risk Management Unit and the other sections in assessing and managing the risks pertaining to their scope of work – both from an operational and programmatic perspective – to help develop, implement, and monitor their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
You will work in close collaboration with a range of staff in the CO, external partners, and agency counterparts in support of programme design, delivery, and monitoring. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of risk management at programme and project levels (and, when requested, at subproject level too), through monitoring risks assessments and related mitigation measures, and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
You will report to the Health/Nutrition/CSD/ Manager/Chief (Level 4/5) for guidance and general supervision. You will support the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the programme progress of a sector of the health programme (e.g., gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival/development) within the country programme. You will also provide technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
UNICEF Tajikistan intends to hire a national consultant to conduct the endline IPC assessment in the selected secondary (maternity, surgical, pediatric, infectious diseases, laboratory) departments and primary health care facilities of the selected districts. The required technical support will include a review of the existing policies, standards, assessment, and situation analysis on Infection Prevention and Control practices (IPC) and Healthcare Waste Management (HWM) in the selected health facilities of project districts.
UNICEF ROSA’s education team seeks a consultant to map and analyze the current state of learning assessments in the region, focusing on identifying their strengths and weaknesses, including in terms of their use, and offer actionable recommendations for discussions with relevant country-level stakeholders. The consultant will help build a foundation for the potential development of a regional programme, contextually relevant, and capable of strengthening capacity in relation to learning assessment for improving learning outcomes, in particular foundational learning.
The Country Office plans to revisit and revise the current field presence in Bangladesh to create a more efficient and effective field presence structure that responds to development and humanitarian programming in a resource-constrained context. The revised field presence structure should support Bangladesh in achieving its development goals and ensure UNICEF is on the cutting edge of relevance with our programmatic intent, functions, and capacities. The review process will assess the programmatic and operational needs of field offices in line with the 2023-24 PBR results and aim at elaborating a realistic, efficient, effective, and sustainable structure that will ensure value for money. While determining the proposed field presence structure, innovative solutions need to be thought through in a participatory and consultative manner. The field presence review must assess whether the functions and skills relevant to UNICEF's mission in Bangladesh are adequately allocated and located.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an Individual international Consultancy for Cost of child Marriage study. The duration of this assignment is three months spread across six months, starting as soon as possible and the consultant will be based in UNICEF Office in Vientiane, Laos.