The UNICEF Nigeria is seeking for a WASH Specialist for the Kaduna Field Office to supports strategic programme planning, development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the Country Programme.The WASH NOC TA post will provide technical guidance and management support throughout programming processes to facilitate the achievement of WASH-related output results
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to facilitate the administration and achievement of the WASH-related output results in the country programme.This assignment presents an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact while further developing your professional expertise. Taking up this assignment can be both motivating and rewarding.
Support effective implementation of inclusive, gender- and disability-responsive, climate-resilient WASH in Schools, menstrual hygiene management and related infrastructure interventions in the Republic of the Marshall Islands under the WINSPIRE and REnew Pacific programmes.
The consultant will provide on-the-ground technical expertise across design review, planning, construction supervision, monitoring, quality assurance, coordination and capacity strengthening to ensure infrastructure and services are timely, functional, sustainable and aligned with agreed standards.
Location:Fiji/Pacific Island Countries, Marshall Islands
This consultancy provides dedicated national-level analytical, technical, drafting, coordination, and follow-up support
under WASH Output 505; Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES). The assignment will help UNICEF India
convert national and subnational evidence, programme learning and stakeholder inputs into coherent action across
climate-resilient WASH, environmental health and Other child-critical services at community and institutional levels.
The consultancy will contribute to eight results: (1) measurable and coordinated implementation of the India Climate
Action Plan and 12 Field Office Climate Action Plans; (2) evidence-led action on resilient environmental sanitation,
circularity, schools and communities; (3) Cimate and child-risk centric reports and policy-dialogue outputs; climate-
and environmentrinformed social and behaviour change communication that supports protective and sustainable
practices; (S) integration of youth priorities into advocacy and programme foliow•up; (6) stronger and scalable climate-
ready school and community approaches; (I) an actionable 2028—2030 ICO Sustainabilty and Climate Action Plan (SCAPI
and financing pathway; and (B) improved performance and scale-up Of climate-resilient rural water services.
UNICEF Bangladesh supports the Government of Bangladesh in strengthening national systems and fostering an enabling environment for inclusive, equitable, safely managed and climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. This support focuses on mobilising political commitment, securing stakeholder buy-in at technical and policy levels, reestablishing and operationalising the Sector Development Plan (SDP) 2026-2040 thematic groups, mobilising resources, and providing technical assistance for the implementation of sector-wide strategies and approaches. The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical support to the Policy Support Wing (PSW) of the Local Government Division (LGD), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (MoLGRD&C). The support will strengthen upstream WASH sector functions and enhance capacity for evidence-based policy development, planning, coordination and budgeting, with the aim of delivering improved, equitable, sustainable and climate-resilient WASH services, including in emergencies. The consultant will provide dedicated technical support to strengthen the PSW’s capacity for sector development and coordination, and to build the capacity of sector stakeholders
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant will support the origination, design, quality assurance, submission, appraisal, approval, and post-approval processing of climate-finance projects, while strengthening the capacity of COs to develop high-quality Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund projects.
L’objectif de la consultance est d’apporter une expertise spécialisée au bureau de l’UNICEF à Kananga pour appuyer UNICEF dans la mise en conformité et le suivi de la conformité environnementale et sociale des activités dans le cadre du MOU WASH du PAAF
UNICEF seeks a consultant to support the mobilization of catalytic finance for the WASH sector and the preparation of the Sanitation Programme Facility (SPF) in Nigeria.
Child wasting remains a persistent public health challenge in the Philippines, with low coverage of early identification and treatment services under the Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (PIMAM). While national policies and guidelines are in place, implementation gaps persist across service delivery, workforce capacity, data systems, supply chain reliability, and sustainable financing. The Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) Programme (2025–2029) supports the Government of the Philippines to accelerate reduction of wasting through five interlinked implementation components: 1. Improving access and uptake of nutrition services 2. Building a skilled and supported workforce 3. Strengthening nutrition data for action 4. Enabling reliable supply of essential nutrition supplies 5. Mobilising and optimizing nutrition financing Within this framework, UNICEF is supporting the nationwide scale-up of the PhilHealth SAM Outpatient Therapeutic Care (OTC) package, updating guidelines and capacities of service providers, strengthening PIMAM implementation across development and emergency contexts, and closing ongoing Simplified Approaches (SA) Operations Research, including Family MUAC and CHW-led treatment pilots. The Philippines through the Child Nutrition Fund channeled through UNICEF Philippines has committed to accrediting at least 2,011 primary health care facilities nationwide by 2029 under the PhilHealth SAM OTC package, alongside improvements in service utilization and admissions. Achieving these targets requires coordinated technical assistance that strengthens the wasting ecosystem across all five CNF components. This consultancy will therefore provide national technical support (capacity building, monitoring of program implementation, quality assurance, and documentation) to advance PIMAM scale-up across these components, while ensuring structured closure and policy translation of the Simplified Approaches Operations Research.
This assignment aims to support UNICEF and government partners in strengthening sanitation financing in Nepal by assessing financing opportunities and barriers, identifying sustainable financing mechanisms and partnerships, and developing practical approaches to mobilize and scale investments across the sanitation service chain, in line with the National Sanitation Flagship Programme (NSFP), the City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) approach, and national WASH priorities.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide specialized technical support to UNICEF and relevant government institutions for groundwater assessment, monitoring, mapping, modelling, governance, and sustainable management. The consultant will support selected industrial water-management initiatives, strengthen technical standards and data systems, facilitate institutional coordination and knowledge transfer, and document scalable approaches for replication across Bangladesh.
Engage one Construction Engineer for seven months to provide resident technical supervision, quality assurance,
construction monitoring and contract-administration support for water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in six schools and five
healthcare facilities in Teraina and Tabuaeran in the line islands of Kiribati. The assignment will address the difficulty of
providing routine oversight across dispersed and remote island construction sites and will support timely completion in
accordance with approved designs, specifications, UNICEF requirements and government standards.
UNICEF Tanzania is seeking to engage a consultant to facilitate a government-led, participatory process to co-design and validate a prioritized, costed project workplan (2027 – 2029) and an integrated monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) plan for Tanzania, and support project inception. The plans will define activities, implementation sequencing, institutional responsibilities, resource requirements and measurable results, aligned with national nutrition and food-system priorities.
UNICEF Tanzania seeks to engage a national consultant to facilitate the co-design of the four-year (2026–2030) project workplan, MEAL plan and region-specific action plans for the six target regions, and to support project inception at national and regional levels with the Government and partners, strengthening government ownership and sustainability.
UNICEF Bhutan has internship opportunity for final year students of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law to support the Child Protection Section in the area of Justice for Children.
To determine the extent to which the UNICEF Indonesia Country Programme, 2026-2030 will be ready for a credible, independent, feasible, and useful country programme evaluation, and to identify the adjustments needed to strengthen its design, theory of change, results framework, monitoring systems, data availability, and evaluation readiness
Working day-to-day within NCLE, under the technical guidance of the Director of NCLE (or the designated iSRS focal point) and the contract management of UNICEF, the Consultant provides dedicated technical coordination to set up and scale up the integrated specimen referral system. The Consultant helps NCLE finalize the iSRS framework and tools, deliver the national ToT and the provincial-to-district cascade in the 14 scale-up provinces, put the transport, packaging and data arrangements in place, and monitor and report on system performance against PSRF indicator 2.3.3. The goal is for the referral system to be functional and sustained in all 17 provinces.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment: To provide technical assistance to MTGAS to finalize the National Disability Plan 2027–2034 (NDP 2027-2034), ensuring
legal compliance, strategic coherence, operational effectiveness, results orientation, and alignment with international
best practices in disability-inclusive development.
The United Nations in Tajikistan is establishing a roster of qualified national interns to support participating UN entities, offices, programmes and projects. Candidates included in the roster may be considered for specific internship opportunities through a desk review, competitive selection or other applicable process, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the respective UN entity.
UNICEF Mongolia seeks to establish a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with qualified individual consultants to provide simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, written translation, and editing services between Mongolian and English (and vice versa) to the UNICEF Mongolia Country Office.
The LTA will be established for a two-year period, with services requested on an as-needed, call-down basis. It aims to ensure timely access to qualified language professionals, maintain the quality and consistency of language services, and streamline the engagement of consultants while reducing the need for repeated competitive selection processes for individual assignments.
The UNICEF Nigeria is seeking for a WASH Specialist for the Kaduna Field Office to supports strategic programme planning, development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the Country Programme.The WASH NOC TA post will provide technical guidance and management support throughout programming processes to facilitate the achievement of WASH-related output results
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to facilitate the administration and achievement of the WASH-related output results in the country programme.This assignment presents an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact while further developing your professional expertise. Taking up this assignment can be both motivating and rewarding.
Support effective implementation of inclusive, gender- and disability-responsive, climate-resilient WASH in Schools, menstrual hygiene management and related infrastructure interventions in the Republic of the Marshall Islands under the WINSPIRE and REnew Pacific programmes.
The consultant will provide on-the-ground technical expertise across design review, planning, construction supervision, monitoring, quality assurance, coordination and capacity strengthening to ensure infrastructure and services are timely, functional, sustainable and aligned with agreed standards.
Location:Fiji/Pacific Island Countries, Marshall Islands
This consultancy provides dedicated national-level analytical, technical, drafting, coordination, and follow-up support
under WASH Output 505; Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES). The assignment will help UNICEF India
convert national and subnational evidence, programme learning and stakeholder inputs into coherent action across
climate-resilient WASH, environmental health and Other child-critical services at community and institutional levels.
The consultancy will contribute to eight results: (1) measurable and coordinated implementation of the India Climate
Action Plan and 12 Field Office Climate Action Plans; (2) evidence-led action on resilient environmental sanitation,
circularity, schools and communities; (3) Cimate and child-risk centric reports and policy-dialogue outputs; climate-
and environmentrinformed social and behaviour change communication that supports protective and sustainable
practices; (S) integration of youth priorities into advocacy and programme foliow•up; (6) stronger and scalable climate-
ready school and community approaches; (I) an actionable 2028—2030 ICO Sustainabilty and Climate Action Plan (SCAPI
and financing pathway; and (B) improved performance and scale-up Of climate-resilient rural water services.
UNICEF Bangladesh supports the Government of Bangladesh in strengthening national systems and fostering an enabling environment for inclusive, equitable, safely managed and climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. This support focuses on mobilising political commitment, securing stakeholder buy-in at technical and policy levels, reestablishing and operationalising the Sector Development Plan (SDP) 2026-2040 thematic groups, mobilising resources, and providing technical assistance for the implementation of sector-wide strategies and approaches. The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical support to the Policy Support Wing (PSW) of the Local Government Division (LGD), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (MoLGRD&C). The support will strengthen upstream WASH sector functions and enhance capacity for evidence-based policy development, planning, coordination and budgeting, with the aim of delivering improved, equitable, sustainable and climate-resilient WASH services, including in emergencies. The consultant will provide dedicated technical support to strengthen the PSW’s capacity for sector development and coordination, and to build the capacity of sector stakeholders
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant will support the origination, design, quality assurance, submission, appraisal, approval, and post-approval processing of climate-finance projects, while strengthening the capacity of COs to develop high-quality Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund projects.
L’objectif de la consultance est d’apporter une expertise spécialisée au bureau de l’UNICEF à Kananga pour appuyer UNICEF dans la mise en conformité et le suivi de la conformité environnementale et sociale des activités dans le cadre du MOU WASH du PAAF
UNICEF seeks a consultant to support the mobilization of catalytic finance for the WASH sector and the preparation of the Sanitation Programme Facility (SPF) in Nigeria.
Child wasting remains a persistent public health challenge in the Philippines, with low coverage of early identification and treatment services under the Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (PIMAM). While national policies and guidelines are in place, implementation gaps persist across service delivery, workforce capacity, data systems, supply chain reliability, and sustainable financing. The Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) Programme (2025–2029) supports the Government of the Philippines to accelerate reduction of wasting through five interlinked implementation components: 1. Improving access and uptake of nutrition services 2. Building a skilled and supported workforce 3. Strengthening nutrition data for action 4. Enabling reliable supply of essential nutrition supplies 5. Mobilising and optimizing nutrition financing Within this framework, UNICEF is supporting the nationwide scale-up of the PhilHealth SAM Outpatient Therapeutic Care (OTC) package, updating guidelines and capacities of service providers, strengthening PIMAM implementation across development and emergency contexts, and closing ongoing Simplified Approaches (SA) Operations Research, including Family MUAC and CHW-led treatment pilots. The Philippines through the Child Nutrition Fund channeled through UNICEF Philippines has committed to accrediting at least 2,011 primary health care facilities nationwide by 2029 under the PhilHealth SAM OTC package, alongside improvements in service utilization and admissions. Achieving these targets requires coordinated technical assistance that strengthens the wasting ecosystem across all five CNF components. This consultancy will therefore provide national technical support (capacity building, monitoring of program implementation, quality assurance, and documentation) to advance PIMAM scale-up across these components, while ensuring structured closure and policy translation of the Simplified Approaches Operations Research.
This assignment aims to support UNICEF and government partners in strengthening sanitation financing in Nepal by assessing financing opportunities and barriers, identifying sustainable financing mechanisms and partnerships, and developing practical approaches to mobilize and scale investments across the sanitation service chain, in line with the National Sanitation Flagship Programme (NSFP), the City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) approach, and national WASH priorities.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide specialized technical support to UNICEF and relevant government institutions for groundwater assessment, monitoring, mapping, modelling, governance, and sustainable management. The consultant will support selected industrial water-management initiatives, strengthen technical standards and data systems, facilitate institutional coordination and knowledge transfer, and document scalable approaches for replication across Bangladesh.
Engage one Construction Engineer for seven months to provide resident technical supervision, quality assurance,
construction monitoring and contract-administration support for water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in six schools and five
healthcare facilities in Teraina and Tabuaeran in the line islands of Kiribati. The assignment will address the difficulty of
providing routine oversight across dispersed and remote island construction sites and will support timely completion in
accordance with approved designs, specifications, UNICEF requirements and government standards.
UNICEF Tanzania is seeking to engage a consultant to facilitate a government-led, participatory process to co-design and validate a prioritized, costed project workplan (2027 – 2029) and an integrated monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) plan for Tanzania, and support project inception. The plans will define activities, implementation sequencing, institutional responsibilities, resource requirements and measurable results, aligned with national nutrition and food-system priorities.
UNICEF Tanzania seeks to engage a national consultant to facilitate the co-design of the four-year (2026–2030) project workplan, MEAL plan and region-specific action plans for the six target regions, and to support project inception at national and regional levels with the Government and partners, strengthening government ownership and sustainability.
UNICEF Bhutan has internship opportunity for final year students of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law to support the Child Protection Section in the area of Justice for Children.
To determine the extent to which the UNICEF Indonesia Country Programme, 2026-2030 will be ready for a credible, independent, feasible, and useful country programme evaluation, and to identify the adjustments needed to strengthen its design, theory of change, results framework, monitoring systems, data availability, and evaluation readiness
Working day-to-day within NCLE, under the technical guidance of the Director of NCLE (or the designated iSRS focal point) and the contract management of UNICEF, the Consultant provides dedicated technical coordination to set up and scale up the integrated specimen referral system. The Consultant helps NCLE finalize the iSRS framework and tools, deliver the national ToT and the provincial-to-district cascade in the 14 scale-up provinces, put the transport, packaging and data arrangements in place, and monitor and report on system performance against PSRF indicator 2.3.3. The goal is for the referral system to be functional and sustained in all 17 provinces.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment: To provide technical assistance to MTGAS to finalize the National Disability Plan 2027–2034 (NDP 2027-2034), ensuring
legal compliance, strategic coherence, operational effectiveness, results orientation, and alignment with international
best practices in disability-inclusive development.
The United Nations in Tajikistan is establishing a roster of qualified national interns to support participating UN entities, offices, programmes and projects. Candidates included in the roster may be considered for specific internship opportunities through a desk review, competitive selection or other applicable process, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the respective UN entity.
UNICEF Mongolia seeks to establish a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with qualified individual consultants to provide simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, written translation, and editing services between Mongolian and English (and vice versa) to the UNICEF Mongolia Country Office.
The LTA will be established for a two-year period, with services requested on an as-needed, call-down basis. It aims to ensure timely access to qualified language professionals, maintain the quality and consistency of language services, and streamline the engagement of consultants while reducing the need for repeated competitive selection processes for individual assignments.
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