Globally, millions of girls face significant barriers to education due to inadequate menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Guyana is no exception, with disparities in access to menstrual hygiene products, sanitation facilities, and awareness about menstruation being particularly pronounced in rural, riverine, and hinterland communities
In many of these communities, adolescent girls struggle with the lack of access to private, clean, and safe sanitation facilities, coupled with limited access to affordable menstrual hygiene products. These challenges often result in absenteeism, school dropouts, and a perpetuation of gender-based educational disparities. The stigma surrounding menstruation also contributes to social exclusion and reinforces negative attitudes toward girls' education, further hindering their full participation in school life.
These Terms of Reference are for an individual Consultant to develop an investment case to provide evidence and financial analysis to support the expansion of CHCs to Regions 1, 7 and 8. The investment case will utilize an equity-focused and risk informed approach and will provide an in-depth financial and cost-benefit analysis for the expansion of CHCs to inform at scale programming. The Ministry of Health is partnering with UNICEF for the development of this investment case.
Under the supervision of the Chief of the Health Section (P4) and mobilized by the Project Manager, Ezaka Ho Tomady, the Health Specialist for Health System Strengthening, Monitoring, and Evaluation (HSS/M&E) is responsible for overseeing the EU-funded health projects, with a focus on health systems strengthening. Reporting to the Project Manager for project-specific matters and to the Chief of Health for overall strategic guidance, the specialist works closely with both to ensure smooth project implementation.
The specialist monitors and evaluates the health projects, providing technical expertise throughout the program cycle. This includes ensuring the projects align with results-based management (RBM) principles, organizational strategic objectives, performance standards, and accountability frameworks. The specialist also prepares strategic insights for the Project Manager, participates in steering committee meetings, and helps resolve challenges and bottlenecks with implementing partners.
In collaboration with the Project Manager, the Health Specialist ensures the integration of interventions into health systems at the regional and district levels. Additionally, the role requires close coordination with the technical assistance entity on operational and implementation research components, ensuring alignment with program goals. The position also demands frequent visits to project regions, approximately 50% of the time.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea Office is looking for an engaged consultant to assist the National Department of Education (NDoE) in collaboration with the Local Education Group (LEG) to ensure that the National Education Plan (NEP) 2020-2029 is sound and
robust by carrying out an independent appraisal based on the IIEP-UNESCO/GPE Guidelines for Education Sector Plan Appraisal.
The Education Strategy (2019-30) ‘Every Child Learns’ identifies innovation as one of six programmatic approaches that has the potential to disrupt the conventional pace of expansion of education inputs and enable the improvement of learning. The Learning Passport (LP) is the flagship Digital Learning Programme of UNICEF, developed as a partnership between UNICEF and Microsoft. The Learning Passport delivers digital learning experiences to children around the world, in both connected and unconnected environments with 6m+ learners across 35+ countries, each with specific content needs and support.
The scale of the LP has created a surge in demand for technical assistance on programme monitoring and data analysis. This demand comes from Learning Passport implementing Country Offices (COs), Regional Offices (ROs), and HQ business units. The increased organizational focus on digital learning, specifically through the varying implementations of the Learning Passport, requires sustained technical capacity within the global team to meet the consistent and growing demands from implementing parties and the global Learning Passport user base. The global LP team wants to systemize evidence generation systems for the LP to understand what works, and under which conditions, as a priority activity that would accelerate the journey from the what to the how to improve learning outcomes.
The UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) seeks a consultant to support the Gender team. The consultant will collaborate with Child Protection and Health team in implementing the gender component of the Global Programme on Ending Child Marriage and advocate for equitable health systems and a strengthened female health workforce under the Community Health and Nutrition Agenda. Additionally, the consultant will support evidence-building initiatives and knowledge management within these streams.
UNICEF's ICTD Digital Centre of Excellence Gender and Technology team is seeking services of individual Gender and Technology consultants to provide a range of support services and technical assistance to enhance the ability of UNICEF Offices at global, regional, and field level to lead and deliver high quality digital programmatic results that promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as specified within the UNICEF Strategic Plan and the Gender Action Plan 2022-25.
Applicants will be considered for current and upcoming Gender and Technology consultancy opportunities, and for placement on the ICTD Gender and Technology Consultant Roster 2025-2027.
This consultancy will support MoH in updating community case definitions, developing a structured case notification protocol, and strengthening reporting from communities to health facilities. It will also lead capacity-building for healthcare workers in Mukono, Wakiso, and Kampala while collaborating with MoH and leveraging Living Goods to integrate Community-Based Surveillance (CBS) indicators into eCHIS.
To systematically review the existing national plan for the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B to identify residual gaps and overall strategy responsiveness toward the 2030 elimination goals.
UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Warsaw, Poland seeks the support of a dedicated expert for a short-term, remote-based consultancy assignment with the Social & Behaviour Change Team supporting capacity building of Poland’s first behavioural science team in public policy (public health). This is open to Polish speaking candidates who are already in the country.
The main purpose of the assignment is to work as part of the Partnerships team to support UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight to achieve the goals of the partnerships strategy in delivering convening moments for new and current partners to the office. Under the guidance of the office and in collaboration with UNICEF PFP, the consultant will support on the creation and delivery of events, convenings and partnership cultivation to support fundraising for the office.
The role will report into the Director's office.
The overall purpose of this assignment is to support Tajikistan in developing a structured, efficient, and environmentally sustainable system for the decommissioning and disposal of outdated Cold Chain Equipment (CCE). As the country transitions to modern and energy-efficient refrigeration technologies, it is essential to ensure that obsolete equipment is safely phased out without disrupting immunization services. This assignment will focus on establishing clear procedures for handling non-functional CCE, managing refrigerants responsibly, and ensuring compliance with international environmental protocols, such as WHO PQS guidelines and the Kigali Amendment.
UNICEF Sudan is looking for a Drivers to provide reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive national Consultant. The consultant is expected to 360 days spread over 18 months contract period. The Safeguarding & PSEA Consultant will work closely with the UNICEF Child Protection and Social Behavior Change teams and the Emergency Specialist. The consultant will also collaborate with the Education, Health, Nutrition, and WASH sections to ensure their programmes and activities are strengthened on Safeguarding, PSEA and integrate the UNICEF minimum standards on GBV Risk Mitigation. In Vanuatu, the consultant will also work in close coordination with the safeguarding officer of the local Save the Children team, in a joint program on school rehabilitation after the earthquake. Technical supervision will be provided by UNICEF Pacific PSEA & safeguarding specialist.
UNICEF Pacific seeks to contract three evaluators/consultants with appropriate skills, expertise and capacities, to work as a team to conduct a formative evaluation of UNICEF VII pooled procurement mechanism in Pacific region countries. The evaluation will assess whether the VII pooled procurement mechanism is achieving the intended cohesiveness, efficiencies, and complementarities within UNICEF Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), and whether all efforts are positioned to advance the goal for every child to survive and thrive, with access to nutritious diets, quality health care, nurturing practices and essential supplies. The consultancy is for 140 working days divided between the three consultants, spread over a 5-month period. Contracts will be issued on an individual basis.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a consultant for a (remote) assignment of approximately 90 working days. The consultant will be engaged to implement the quantitative component of a mixed-method study on the costs associated with raising a child with disability in the Tunisian context.
UNICEF Belize is seeking a national consultant to provide technical assistance in the costing, budgeting, and financial analysis of the country’s National Immunization Strategy (NIS). This consultancy will support the Ministry of Health and Wellness in collaboration with key partners such as the Ministry of Finance, PAHO, and UNICEF. The consultant will be responsible for collecting and analyzing relevant financial and non-financial data related to immunization, preparing cost estimates using the NIS.Cost application, and supporting the validation and training processes tied to the strategy.
This consultancy is part of a broader effort to align Belize’s immunization planning with the Immunization Agenda 2030 and the Belize Health Sector Strategic Plan 2025–2034. The ideal candidate will have a background in health economics, public health, accounting, or a related field, and bring at least five years of relevant experience in health sector financing or economic analysis. Familiarity with Belize’s health system, strong analytical skills, and experience engaging with government and development partners are essential.
The assignment will be based in Belmopan and run from 1 May to 31 August 2025. It offers an opportunity to contribute directly to the strengthening of Belize’s immunization program and long-term health planning.
The UNICEF internship in the Program Department involves supporting the organization's mission to promote children's rights and equity. The intern will update databases, develop knowledge products, assist with website content, and support the implementation of the Knowledge Management plan. This role requires proficiency in English and Arabic, strong writing and analytical skills, and a background in relevant disciplines. The internship starts in June 2025 for three months, with potential for extension.
The National Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Health Officer at UNICEF and in close collaboration with the international consultant. The national consultant will coordinate closely with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population (MOHSPP), the Republican Center of Immunoprophylaxis (RCIP), the Committee for Environmental Protection, and other relevant stakeholders to provide in-country support for the assignment.
Globally, millions of girls face significant barriers to education due to inadequate menstrual hygiene management (MHM). Guyana is no exception, with disparities in access to menstrual hygiene products, sanitation facilities, and awareness about menstruation being particularly pronounced in rural, riverine, and hinterland communities
In many of these communities, adolescent girls struggle with the lack of access to private, clean, and safe sanitation facilities, coupled with limited access to affordable menstrual hygiene products. These challenges often result in absenteeism, school dropouts, and a perpetuation of gender-based educational disparities. The stigma surrounding menstruation also contributes to social exclusion and reinforces negative attitudes toward girls' education, further hindering their full participation in school life.
These Terms of Reference are for an individual Consultant to develop an investment case to provide evidence and financial analysis to support the expansion of CHCs to Regions 1, 7 and 8. The investment case will utilize an equity-focused and risk informed approach and will provide an in-depth financial and cost-benefit analysis for the expansion of CHCs to inform at scale programming. The Ministry of Health is partnering with UNICEF for the development of this investment case.
Under the supervision of the Chief of the Health Section (P4) and mobilized by the Project Manager, Ezaka Ho Tomady, the Health Specialist for Health System Strengthening, Monitoring, and Evaluation (HSS/M&E) is responsible for overseeing the EU-funded health projects, with a focus on health systems strengthening. Reporting to the Project Manager for project-specific matters and to the Chief of Health for overall strategic guidance, the specialist works closely with both to ensure smooth project implementation.
The specialist monitors and evaluates the health projects, providing technical expertise throughout the program cycle. This includes ensuring the projects align with results-based management (RBM) principles, organizational strategic objectives, performance standards, and accountability frameworks. The specialist also prepares strategic insights for the Project Manager, participates in steering committee meetings, and helps resolve challenges and bottlenecks with implementing partners.
In collaboration with the Project Manager, the Health Specialist ensures the integration of interventions into health systems at the regional and district levels. Additionally, the role requires close coordination with the technical assistance entity on operational and implementation research components, ensuring alignment with program goals. The position also demands frequent visits to project regions, approximately 50% of the time.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea Office is looking for an engaged consultant to assist the National Department of Education (NDoE) in collaboration with the Local Education Group (LEG) to ensure that the National Education Plan (NEP) 2020-2029 is sound and
robust by carrying out an independent appraisal based on the IIEP-UNESCO/GPE Guidelines for Education Sector Plan Appraisal.
The Education Strategy (2019-30) ‘Every Child Learns’ identifies innovation as one of six programmatic approaches that has the potential to disrupt the conventional pace of expansion of education inputs and enable the improvement of learning. The Learning Passport (LP) is the flagship Digital Learning Programme of UNICEF, developed as a partnership between UNICEF and Microsoft. The Learning Passport delivers digital learning experiences to children around the world, in both connected and unconnected environments with 6m+ learners across 35+ countries, each with specific content needs and support.
The scale of the LP has created a surge in demand for technical assistance on programme monitoring and data analysis. This demand comes from Learning Passport implementing Country Offices (COs), Regional Offices (ROs), and HQ business units. The increased organizational focus on digital learning, specifically through the varying implementations of the Learning Passport, requires sustained technical capacity within the global team to meet the consistent and growing demands from implementing parties and the global Learning Passport user base. The global LP team wants to systemize evidence generation systems for the LP to understand what works, and under which conditions, as a priority activity that would accelerate the journey from the what to the how to improve learning outcomes.
The UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) seeks a consultant to support the Gender team. The consultant will collaborate with Child Protection and Health team in implementing the gender component of the Global Programme on Ending Child Marriage and advocate for equitable health systems and a strengthened female health workforce under the Community Health and Nutrition Agenda. Additionally, the consultant will support evidence-building initiatives and knowledge management within these streams.
UNICEF's ICTD Digital Centre of Excellence Gender and Technology team is seeking services of individual Gender and Technology consultants to provide a range of support services and technical assistance to enhance the ability of UNICEF Offices at global, regional, and field level to lead and deliver high quality digital programmatic results that promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as specified within the UNICEF Strategic Plan and the Gender Action Plan 2022-25.
Applicants will be considered for current and upcoming Gender and Technology consultancy opportunities, and for placement on the ICTD Gender and Technology Consultant Roster 2025-2027.
This consultancy will support MoH in updating community case definitions, developing a structured case notification protocol, and strengthening reporting from communities to health facilities. It will also lead capacity-building for healthcare workers in Mukono, Wakiso, and Kampala while collaborating with MoH and leveraging Living Goods to integrate Community-Based Surveillance (CBS) indicators into eCHIS.
To systematically review the existing national plan for the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B to identify residual gaps and overall strategy responsiveness toward the 2030 elimination goals.
UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Warsaw, Poland seeks the support of a dedicated expert for a short-term, remote-based consultancy assignment with the Social & Behaviour Change Team supporting capacity building of Poland’s first behavioural science team in public policy (public health). This is open to Polish speaking candidates who are already in the country.
The main purpose of the assignment is to work as part of the Partnerships team to support UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight to achieve the goals of the partnerships strategy in delivering convening moments for new and current partners to the office. Under the guidance of the office and in collaboration with UNICEF PFP, the consultant will support on the creation and delivery of events, convenings and partnership cultivation to support fundraising for the office.
The role will report into the Director's office.
The overall purpose of this assignment is to support Tajikistan in developing a structured, efficient, and environmentally sustainable system for the decommissioning and disposal of outdated Cold Chain Equipment (CCE). As the country transitions to modern and energy-efficient refrigeration technologies, it is essential to ensure that obsolete equipment is safely phased out without disrupting immunization services. This assignment will focus on establishing clear procedures for handling non-functional CCE, managing refrigerants responsibly, and ensuring compliance with international environmental protocols, such as WHO PQS guidelines and the Kigali Amendment.
UNICEF Sudan is looking for a Drivers to provide reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive national Consultant. The consultant is expected to 360 days spread over 18 months contract period. The Safeguarding & PSEA Consultant will work closely with the UNICEF Child Protection and Social Behavior Change teams and the Emergency Specialist. The consultant will also collaborate with the Education, Health, Nutrition, and WASH sections to ensure their programmes and activities are strengthened on Safeguarding, PSEA and integrate the UNICEF minimum standards on GBV Risk Mitigation. In Vanuatu, the consultant will also work in close coordination with the safeguarding officer of the local Save the Children team, in a joint program on school rehabilitation after the earthquake. Technical supervision will be provided by UNICEF Pacific PSEA & safeguarding specialist.
UNICEF Pacific seeks to contract three evaluators/consultants with appropriate skills, expertise and capacities, to work as a team to conduct a formative evaluation of UNICEF VII pooled procurement mechanism in Pacific region countries. The evaluation will assess whether the VII pooled procurement mechanism is achieving the intended cohesiveness, efficiencies, and complementarities within UNICEF Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), and whether all efforts are positioned to advance the goal for every child to survive and thrive, with access to nutritious diets, quality health care, nurturing practices and essential supplies. The consultancy is for 140 working days divided between the three consultants, spread over a 5-month period. Contracts will be issued on an individual basis.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a consultant for a (remote) assignment of approximately 90 working days. The consultant will be engaged to implement the quantitative component of a mixed-method study on the costs associated with raising a child with disability in the Tunisian context.
UNICEF Belize is seeking a national consultant to provide technical assistance in the costing, budgeting, and financial analysis of the country’s National Immunization Strategy (NIS). This consultancy will support the Ministry of Health and Wellness in collaboration with key partners such as the Ministry of Finance, PAHO, and UNICEF. The consultant will be responsible for collecting and analyzing relevant financial and non-financial data related to immunization, preparing cost estimates using the NIS.Cost application, and supporting the validation and training processes tied to the strategy.
This consultancy is part of a broader effort to align Belize’s immunization planning with the Immunization Agenda 2030 and the Belize Health Sector Strategic Plan 2025–2034. The ideal candidate will have a background in health economics, public health, accounting, or a related field, and bring at least five years of relevant experience in health sector financing or economic analysis. Familiarity with Belize’s health system, strong analytical skills, and experience engaging with government and development partners are essential.
The assignment will be based in Belmopan and run from 1 May to 31 August 2025. It offers an opportunity to contribute directly to the strengthening of Belize’s immunization program and long-term health planning.
The UNICEF internship in the Program Department involves supporting the organization's mission to promote children's rights and equity. The intern will update databases, develop knowledge products, assist with website content, and support the implementation of the Knowledge Management plan. This role requires proficiency in English and Arabic, strong writing and analytical skills, and a background in relevant disciplines. The internship starts in June 2025 for three months, with potential for extension.
The National Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Health Officer at UNICEF and in close collaboration with the international consultant. The national consultant will coordinate closely with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population (MOHSPP), the Republican Center of Immunoprophylaxis (RCIP), the Committee for Environmental Protection, and other relevant stakeholders to provide in-country support for the assignment.
