UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU), in partnership with the African Union Commission’s Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), is the hiring entity for this consultancy. GenU and the AU have joined forces to launch EmPowerHer Africa—a flagship programme aiming to empower 50 million adolescent girls and young women by 2030. The programme seeks to expand access to market-relevant skills, entrepreneurship pathways, financial inclusion mechanisms, and supportive policy environments across Africa. The consultancy will be physically and administratively based within the AU WGYD, emphasizing the Youth Directorate
PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY:
To provide technical and operational support to monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) across the WYFEI Initiative through AU/UNICEF EmPowerHer Africa. This will ensure results-based implementation, rigorous reporting, enhanced accountability, capacity building, and strategic learning for scale-up.
The consultant will work in the Data and Analytics Section of the Office of Strategy and Evidence to support projects and activities related to machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), data analysis, and information extraction.
In particular, the consultant will:
• Maintain and optimize the vaccine stockout machine learning model already trained for UNICEF’s Program Group Immunization Division, ensuring its accuracy, performance, and sustainability.
• Continue to enhance methods for large-scale data and information extraction from diverse and unstructured document sources for the West Central Africa Region Social Policy teams and the WASH Analytics team before moving to additional domains.
• Support the development of automated briefs and reports generation pipelines.
• Test, evaluate, and implement robust frameworks for (semi)-automated GenAI report and data quality assurance.
• Contribute to geospatial (GIS) and AI-related initiatives, particularly as part of the Frontier Data Network Ahead of the Storm project.
• Provide technical advice on AI/ML approaches.
• Build reproducible workflows and contribute to machine learning and GenAI knowledge transfer within the team
The Humanitarian Evaluation Effectiveness Portfolio (HEEP) within the Evaluation Office will be managing several L3 evaluations during the second half of 2025 and 2026. These include evaluations of UNICEF’s L3 (Level 3) responses in State of Palestine (SoP), Lebanon, Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition, HEEP will begin designing a new thematic evaluation focusing on UNICEF’s humanitarian access, in line with the forthcoming Plan of Global Evaluations (PGE). Furthermore, HEEP is planning the launch of various humanitarian evaluation syntheses in response to the increased number of requests from various UNICEF Offices and Divisions. Aligned with EO’s vision to deliver more cost-efficient evaluations and ensure rapid turn-around of evaluation deliverables and in light of the limited capacity within HEEP to complete all the activities included in its work plan, EO is currently seeking a Humanitarian Evaluation Consultant (Senior Level) to support some of the portfolio’s most high-profile activities. Under the supervision of the EO’s Senior Evaluation Specialist (Humanitarian), the consultant will provide technical support for scheduled humanitarian evaluations, contribute to thematic reviews, and help strengthen the overall quality and utility of humanitarian evaluations across UNICEF.
The Humanitarian Evaluation Effectiveness Portfolio (HEEP) within the Evaluation Office will be managing several L3 evaluations in 2026. These include evaluations of UNICEF’s L3 (Level 3) responses in State of Palestine (SoP) and Lebanon. Aligned with EO’s vision to deliver more cost-efficient evaluations and ensure rapid turn-around of evaluation deliverables and in light of the limited capacity within HEEP to complete all the activities included in its work plan, EO is currently seeking a Humanitarian Evaluation Consultant (Senior Level) to lead the second and third phases of the iterative evaluation of the UNICEF’s L3 response in SoP and to lead the second phase of the Lebanon evaluation. The consultant will also contribute to a third evaluation assignment currently being planned for 2026: the evaluation of UNICEF’s Staying and Delivering in volatile contexts. Under the supervision of the EO’s Senior Evaluation Specialist (Humanitarian), the consultant will provide technical support to the conduct of these three humanitarian evaluations and help strengthen the overall quality and utility of humanitarian evaluations across UNICEF.
Implementation of UNICEF’s Gender Equality Action Plan (UGEAP) 2026-2029 requires effective knowledge management systems, information exchange and the internal dissemination of gender-related materials within UNICEF for strengthening gender equality programming and results across the organization.
The Gender Equality team is seeking a Knowledge Management Consultant to provide advisory services to facilitate effective knowledge exchange and mutual learning of UGEAP-related knowledge, products, and experiences.
This assignment is a specialized consultancy designed to accelerate progress in strategic data and statistics system work during the organizational transition. It aligns with UNICEF’s commitment to act as “One UNICEF”—a unified team making courageous decisions and collaborating across the evidence ecosystem to achieve results for children at scale.
UNICEF Lebanon is looking for a consultant to provide technical support to the Nutrition Programme. The consultant will conduct a comprehensive situation analysis on adolescent nutrition in Lebanon, adapt UNICEF’s participatory adolescent nutrition research methodology to the local context, and implement formative research with adolescents to generate evidence-based insights. The findings will inform the development of the POWER4Girls life skills package, with a focus on gender responsiveness and cultural relevance.
UNICEF Sudan is seeking Drivers to provide reliable and safe transportation services while upholding the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, and responsibility. The role requires excellent knowledge of local driving rules and regulations, as well as adherence to protocol.
Drivers are expected to demonstrate a client-oriented approach, a strong sense of accountability, courtesy, tact, and the ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse national and cultural backgrounds.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a national consultant for maternal and newborn health and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
UNICEF Nigeria Kano office is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an education consultant for foundational Learning and Skills development in Kano and Jigawa and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
The primary purpose of this consultancy will be to provide a consolidated, methodologically transparent, and policy-relevant set of unit cost benchmarks and spending profiles for SUAS using the new FNAS reporting, and to translate these findings into practical recommendations for budgeting, pactuation/transfer criteria, and performance monitoring.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a national consultant for Teachers Professional Learning and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an international consultant to lead the development of a Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria, SBC strategy and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
The Education Unit at UNICEF Innocenti is seeking a consultant to support in the coordination of implementation research being undertaken on education programmes and policies.
The Education Unit at UNICEF Innocenti is seeking a consultant to support in undertaking research activities into education programmes and reform activities at country-level, with the goal to generate lessons learned from implementation globally.
UNICEF Iraq Office is seeking a Internasionaal expert Consultant to support with (Kangaroo Mother Care) KMC evaluation. The main purpose of this consultancy is to generate evidence and insights that enhance current and future implementation and scale-up of the KMC programme.
This assignment helps ensure the ranking of UNICEF’s Parenting Hub on traditional search engines and strengthens its visibility in AI platforms. It takes place during a period of transition, limited staffing and major technological shifts in these areas. Operating under a deliverables-based contract, the consultant will play a critical role in researching keyword gaps and opportunities, developing content to rank on search engines and feature in AI responses, as well as tracking and optimizing performance.
Working closely with the Web Editorial team, the consultant will combine an editorial and technical lens to develop and optimize content that is 1. Engaging and useful for its target audience, and 2. Maximizes the likelihood of the audience discovering this content on search engines and AI platforms. The work will directly support UNICEF’s Parenting Hub by ensuring the accessibility, visibility and relevance of content, which is key to our ability to achieve our digital goals and grant deliverables.
The Brand Designer (Intermediate) will help us deliver on our mission by extending the brand expression across brand systems, global brand assets and activations and brand guidance
The consultant will ensure business continuity and user adoption of the corporate digital platforms of the Office of Evidence and System of UNICEF —eTools (ePD, PRP, FMM, FAM, Action Points, eWorkplanning) and the UN Partner Portal (UNPP)—which are critical for programme implementation and partnership management.
This includes strengthening governance mechanisms, resolving system incidents, coordinating enhancements, leading rollout stability, and supporting country offices and partners through training, communication, and direct guidance. The consultant will collaborate closely with business owners, ICTD teams, and regional focal points to streamline user support and accelerate platform adoption globally.
UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU), in partnership with the African Union Commission’s Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD), is the hiring entity for this consultancy. GenU and the AU have joined forces to launch EmPowerHer Africa—a flagship programme aiming to empower 50 million adolescent girls and young women by 2030. The programme seeks to expand access to market-relevant skills, entrepreneurship pathways, financial inclusion mechanisms, and supportive policy environments across Africa. The consultancy will be physically and administratively based within the AU WGYD, emphasizing the Youth Directorate
PURPOSE OF CONSULTANCY:
To provide technical and operational support to monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) across the WYFEI Initiative through AU/UNICEF EmPowerHer Africa. This will ensure results-based implementation, rigorous reporting, enhanced accountability, capacity building, and strategic learning for scale-up.
The consultant will work in the Data and Analytics Section of the Office of Strategy and Evidence to support projects and activities related to machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), data analysis, and information extraction.
In particular, the consultant will:
• Maintain and optimize the vaccine stockout machine learning model already trained for UNICEF’s Program Group Immunization Division, ensuring its accuracy, performance, and sustainability.
• Continue to enhance methods for large-scale data and information extraction from diverse and unstructured document sources for the West Central Africa Region Social Policy teams and the WASH Analytics team before moving to additional domains.
• Support the development of automated briefs and reports generation pipelines.
• Test, evaluate, and implement robust frameworks for (semi)-automated GenAI report and data quality assurance.
• Contribute to geospatial (GIS) and AI-related initiatives, particularly as part of the Frontier Data Network Ahead of the Storm project.
• Provide technical advice on AI/ML approaches.
• Build reproducible workflows and contribute to machine learning and GenAI knowledge transfer within the team
The Humanitarian Evaluation Effectiveness Portfolio (HEEP) within the Evaluation Office will be managing several L3 evaluations during the second half of 2025 and 2026. These include evaluations of UNICEF’s L3 (Level 3) responses in State of Palestine (SoP), Lebanon, Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition, HEEP will begin designing a new thematic evaluation focusing on UNICEF’s humanitarian access, in line with the forthcoming Plan of Global Evaluations (PGE). Furthermore, HEEP is planning the launch of various humanitarian evaluation syntheses in response to the increased number of requests from various UNICEF Offices and Divisions. Aligned with EO’s vision to deliver more cost-efficient evaluations and ensure rapid turn-around of evaluation deliverables and in light of the limited capacity within HEEP to complete all the activities included in its work plan, EO is currently seeking a Humanitarian Evaluation Consultant (Senior Level) to support some of the portfolio’s most high-profile activities. Under the supervision of the EO’s Senior Evaluation Specialist (Humanitarian), the consultant will provide technical support for scheduled humanitarian evaluations, contribute to thematic reviews, and help strengthen the overall quality and utility of humanitarian evaluations across UNICEF.
The Humanitarian Evaluation Effectiveness Portfolio (HEEP) within the Evaluation Office will be managing several L3 evaluations in 2026. These include evaluations of UNICEF’s L3 (Level 3) responses in State of Palestine (SoP) and Lebanon. Aligned with EO’s vision to deliver more cost-efficient evaluations and ensure rapid turn-around of evaluation deliverables and in light of the limited capacity within HEEP to complete all the activities included in its work plan, EO is currently seeking a Humanitarian Evaluation Consultant (Senior Level) to lead the second and third phases of the iterative evaluation of the UNICEF’s L3 response in SoP and to lead the second phase of the Lebanon evaluation. The consultant will also contribute to a third evaluation assignment currently being planned for 2026: the evaluation of UNICEF’s Staying and Delivering in volatile contexts. Under the supervision of the EO’s Senior Evaluation Specialist (Humanitarian), the consultant will provide technical support to the conduct of these three humanitarian evaluations and help strengthen the overall quality and utility of humanitarian evaluations across UNICEF.
Implementation of UNICEF’s Gender Equality Action Plan (UGEAP) 2026-2029 requires effective knowledge management systems, information exchange and the internal dissemination of gender-related materials within UNICEF for strengthening gender equality programming and results across the organization.
The Gender Equality team is seeking a Knowledge Management Consultant to provide advisory services to facilitate effective knowledge exchange and mutual learning of UGEAP-related knowledge, products, and experiences.
This assignment is a specialized consultancy designed to accelerate progress in strategic data and statistics system work during the organizational transition. It aligns with UNICEF’s commitment to act as “One UNICEF”—a unified team making courageous decisions and collaborating across the evidence ecosystem to achieve results for children at scale.
UNICEF Lebanon is looking for a consultant to provide technical support to the Nutrition Programme. The consultant will conduct a comprehensive situation analysis on adolescent nutrition in Lebanon, adapt UNICEF’s participatory adolescent nutrition research methodology to the local context, and implement formative research with adolescents to generate evidence-based insights. The findings will inform the development of the POWER4Girls life skills package, with a focus on gender responsiveness and cultural relevance.
UNICEF Sudan is seeking Drivers to provide reliable and safe transportation services while upholding the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, and responsibility. The role requires excellent knowledge of local driving rules and regulations, as well as adherence to protocol.
Drivers are expected to demonstrate a client-oriented approach, a strong sense of accountability, courtesy, tact, and the ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse national and cultural backgrounds.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a national consultant for maternal and newborn health and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
UNICEF Nigeria Kano office is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an education consultant for foundational Learning and Skills development in Kano and Jigawa and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
The primary purpose of this consultancy will be to provide a consolidated, methodologically transparent, and policy-relevant set of unit cost benchmarks and spending profiles for SUAS using the new FNAS reporting, and to translate these findings into practical recommendations for budgeting, pactuation/transfer criteria, and performance monitoring.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a national consultant for Teachers Professional Learning and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an international consultant to lead the development of a Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria, SBC strategy and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
The Education Unit at UNICEF Innocenti is seeking a consultant to support in the coordination of implementation research being undertaken on education programmes and policies.
The Education Unit at UNICEF Innocenti is seeking a consultant to support in undertaking research activities into education programmes and reform activities at country-level, with the goal to generate lessons learned from implementation globally.
UNICEF Iraq Office is seeking a Internasionaal expert Consultant to support with (Kangaroo Mother Care) KMC evaluation. The main purpose of this consultancy is to generate evidence and insights that enhance current and future implementation and scale-up of the KMC programme.
This assignment helps ensure the ranking of UNICEF’s Parenting Hub on traditional search engines and strengthens its visibility in AI platforms. It takes place during a period of transition, limited staffing and major technological shifts in these areas. Operating under a deliverables-based contract, the consultant will play a critical role in researching keyword gaps and opportunities, developing content to rank on search engines and feature in AI responses, as well as tracking and optimizing performance.
Working closely with the Web Editorial team, the consultant will combine an editorial and technical lens to develop and optimize content that is 1. Engaging and useful for its target audience, and 2. Maximizes the likelihood of the audience discovering this content on search engines and AI platforms. The work will directly support UNICEF’s Parenting Hub by ensuring the accessibility, visibility and relevance of content, which is key to our ability to achieve our digital goals and grant deliverables.
The Brand Designer (Intermediate) will help us deliver on our mission by extending the brand expression across brand systems, global brand assets and activations and brand guidance
The consultant will ensure business continuity and user adoption of the corporate digital platforms of the Office of Evidence and System of UNICEF —eTools (ePD, PRP, FMM, FAM, Action Points, eWorkplanning) and the UN Partner Portal (UNPP)—which are critical for programme implementation and partnership management.
This includes strengthening governance mechanisms, resolving system incidents, coordinating enhancements, leading rollout stability, and supporting country offices and partners through training, communication, and direct guidance. The consultant will collaborate closely with business owners, ICTD teams, and regional focal points to streamline user support and accelerate platform adoption globally.
