Can you influence the decisions that shape Angola’s WASH agenda? Are you a respected WASH professional with the experience to guide policy, strengthen institutions, and mobilize partners towards a common vision? Do you thrive on turning complex challenges into sustainable solutions that improve the lives of children and communities? UNICEF Angola is seeking an exceptional WASH Specialist to provide strategic leadership, technical expertise and partnership engagement in support of equitable, climate-resilient and sustainable WASH services across the country. If you are ready to shape systems, influence change, and leave a lasting legacy for children in Angola, we encourage you to apply. For every child, safe water, sanitation, and a healthier future.
Are you looking for a hands-on experience to expand your knowledge and skills? UNICEF Ghana has an opportunity for young talents to engage as WASH Knowledge Management (KM) Intern to support Knowledge and Information Management for the WASH Program.
The internship aims to strengthen evidence-based programming and enhance organizational learning through effective data management, documentation, and knowledge-sharing processes.
The internship duration is 26 weeks. If you are passionate about data-driven impact and learning-oriented programming, we encourage you to apply.
The WASH Officer reports to the Chief of Health and Nutrition (P-4), the position contributes to the achievement of UNICEF Mexico´s child survival and development goals by advancing and integrated health, nutrition and WASH agenda. The incumbent provides technical and operational leadership to strengthen WASH systems and services, with a particular focus on community and institutional capacities that support improved child health and nutrition outcomes, including prevention of stunting. The role supportsthe development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme, while fostering intersectoral collaboration, advocacy and strategic engagement with government counterparts and key stakeholders to accelerate sustainable and scalable results for children.
The Department of Education (DepED) and UNICEF are seeking a national consultant to carry out a review of the DepED Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools (WinS) Program and make recommendations for strengthening the program effectiveness, sustainability, financing, climate/DRR integration, and monitoring.
DepED institutionalized the WinS Program through DepED Order No. 10, s. 2016, which sets policy objectives and standards to promote safe water, sanitation and hygiene practices and a clean learning environment for learners. The policy adopted the Three Star Approach (TSA) to WASH in Schools and its concept of progressive, stepwise improvements toward national WinS standards as the national strategy to help schools progressively improve WASH conditions. Over time, DepED and partners have also strengthened implementation through decentralized, school-led approaches and technical coordination mechanisms.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.And we never give up.
Join UNICEF in the State of Palestine as a Warehouse Assistant and play a key role in supporting warehousing operations in Gaza. The position is responsible for inventory management, warehouse operations, and ensuring the timely and efficient handling of supplies in a complex and fast-paced emergency environment.
UNICEF supported the state governments to develop Sustainability Compacts and Action plans in response to the 2021 Sector-wide Sustainability Check (SWSC) findings. UNICEF has also supported the update of the WASH Information Management System (WASHIMS) to integrate climate resilience, sustainability, and gender equality indicators, and improved government capacity to report on WASH routinely on the WASHIMS. For the HOSI, UNICEF supported the government to engage in regional and global meetings hosted by the African Minister’s Council on Water and the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership. In 2026, the Government of Nigeria was also supported to engage in discussions WASH financing and meaningful youth engagement at the IRC WASH Systems Leadership Symposium in Kigali, and to advance the Water Compact in collaboration with the Nigeria Water Development Partner’s Group.
Building on these foundations, a systems strengthening consultant is required to support the federal and state governments to advance on the knowledge management and evidence generation, WASH service sustainability and the HOSI.
The consultancy will support analysis of the IOF 2025/26 dataset and preparation of a supplementary Nutrition chapter. The consultant will clean and process data; assess and document data quality; calculate agreed indicators using appropriate survey weights and complex-design methods; produce tables, confidence intervals, maps and equity-focused disaggregation; maintain an analysis logbook with syntax and decisions; and draft and finalise the report.
Under the supervision of the UNICEF Social Policy Specialist, the National Consultant will provide structured implementation support, field-level coordination and quality assurance for UNICEF-supported activities under the Joint Programme “Accelerating Agenda 2030 through Governance and Sustainable Growth – SDG2030BiH.” The assignment will cover eight selected local governments and relevant partner institutions, with a focus on strengthening and standardizing inclusive social services; improving linkages between local planning, costing, budgeting, financing and implementation; and supporting the development and application of sustainable financing approaches for selected social protection services and early childhood education and care.
The consultant will support the timely preparation, quality assurance and finalization of key partnership products, including an estimated 17 donor reports due by the end of December 2026, two annual reviews, donor engagement materials, funding proposals or concept notes, and related briefing and communication products for engagement with public and private sector partners, embassies and capital-level counterparts. The consultancy will also strengthen internal coordination by consolidating programme inputs, tracking reporting obligations and donor-specific requirements, supporting the 2027 reporting tracker and first-quarter reporting tools, and establishing a donor contact file to support accurate and well-documented partner engagement. By providing dedicated additional capacity for clearly defined outputs, the consultancy will enable UNICEF Ukraine to maintain timely, consistent and high-quality engagement with partners and stakeholders, while supporting effective stewardship of existing partnerships and the development of new funding opportunities.
Under the technical oversight of the UNICEF Social Policy Specialist, the consultant will undertake defined analytical assignments and produce specific technical outputs to support UNICEF’s Public Finance for Children (PF4C) agenda.
The core area of work will be the preparation of analytical inputs for UNICEF’s 2027 Budget Briefs, including analysis of key fiscal, budgetary and sectoral developments reflected in Ukraine’s Draft and Approved State Budgets, with particular attention to expenditure for children and young people across key social sectors
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is looking for an Information Management Officer to help strengthen information management systems, information flows and data-driven decision-making across the Secretariat. Working closely with teams across ECW, the incumbent will support the collection, quality assurance, analysis, visualization and dissemination of information, while contributing to innovative information management solutions, including the responsible use of AI, to enhance internal operations, results reporting and services to partners.
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is looking for an experienced Education Specialist (Emergencies) to join its Programme Delivery and Quality Team. Supporting the Chief of Education, the Education Specialist will oversee ECW’s portfolio of country investments and ensure alignment with ECW’s strategic approach, programme priorities, standardized programme delivery, and quality assurance approaches. The role is responsible for ensuring the effective design, implementation, monitoring, and strategic oversight of ECW’s country-level investments, while promoting coherence across country portfolios, governance processes, and technical operations. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, the postholder will contribute to ECW’s mission to deliver quality education in emergencies and protracted crises.
UNICEF is seeking a National Consultant to support the development and initial implementation of a Communication Plan for the Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (STEB) of Fonfrède, in collaboration with OREPA Sud and DINEPA. The consultant will assess the existing communication strategy, conduct stakeholder consultations, develop and validate a comprehensive communication plan, create communication tools and materials, and support the launch of the plan. The assignment aims to strengthen awareness, acceptance and stakeholder engagement in order to increase the use of the treatment facility and promote improved sanitation practices in the Grand Sud region of Haiti.
Under the overall guidance and direction of the Chief of Child Rights Advocacy, the Advocacy Specialist will be responsible for supporting the National Committees in the design, implementation and monitoring of foundational advocacy and platform initiatives. The position will:1. Support foundational advocacy by National Committees, specifically CRE and child and youth participation;2. Provide support to National Committees on Platform Initiatives, either directly or through supervising dedicated consultancies when available;3. Identify and pursue opportunities for synergies among foundational advocacy and platform initiatives.
The RoI analysis will focus on investments and programmes that address two main drivers of vulnerability for Afghan children, that are climate change and water scarcity, and displacement and large-scale return. Key sectors of interest include Water and Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), health, nutrition, education and skill development. The RoI analysis will identify alternative investment packages across these sectors and obtain their benefit-cost ratios (e.g., WASH in isolation, cash transfers in isolation, cash transfers plus WASH combined).
Participer a un projet qui constituera un instrument stratégique majeur pour renforcer la gouvernance publique, améliorer la performance des interventions de développement et promouvoir une prise de décision fondée sur des données probantes au service de la Vision Simandou 2040, du Plan National de Développement, des Objectifs de Développement Durable et de l'Agenda 2063 de l'Union Africaine.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.
Consultant, Climate Partnerships, Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), Climate Partnerships, Rome, Italy, Rome office and / or Remote, no travel
Consultant to Conduct a Gender Analysis and Develop a Gender Equality Workplan for the UNICEF Caribbean Multi-Country Office, UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Area- Barbados & Remote without travel, 3 months
Can you influence the decisions that shape Angola’s WASH agenda? Are you a respected WASH professional with the experience to guide policy, strengthen institutions, and mobilize partners towards a common vision? Do you thrive on turning complex challenges into sustainable solutions that improve the lives of children and communities? UNICEF Angola is seeking an exceptional WASH Specialist to provide strategic leadership, technical expertise and partnership engagement in support of equitable, climate-resilient and sustainable WASH services across the country. If you are ready to shape systems, influence change, and leave a lasting legacy for children in Angola, we encourage you to apply. For every child, safe water, sanitation, and a healthier future.
Are you looking for a hands-on experience to expand your knowledge and skills? UNICEF Ghana has an opportunity for young talents to engage as WASH Knowledge Management (KM) Intern to support Knowledge and Information Management for the WASH Program.
The internship aims to strengthen evidence-based programming and enhance organizational learning through effective data management, documentation, and knowledge-sharing processes.
The internship duration is 26 weeks. If you are passionate about data-driven impact and learning-oriented programming, we encourage you to apply.
The WASH Officer reports to the Chief of Health and Nutrition (P-4), the position contributes to the achievement of UNICEF Mexico´s child survival and development goals by advancing and integrated health, nutrition and WASH agenda. The incumbent provides technical and operational leadership to strengthen WASH systems and services, with a particular focus on community and institutional capacities that support improved child health and nutrition outcomes, including prevention of stunting. The role supportsthe development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme, while fostering intersectoral collaboration, advocacy and strategic engagement with government counterparts and key stakeholders to accelerate sustainable and scalable results for children.
The Department of Education (DepED) and UNICEF are seeking a national consultant to carry out a review of the DepED Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools (WinS) Program and make recommendations for strengthening the program effectiveness, sustainability, financing, climate/DRR integration, and monitoring.
DepED institutionalized the WinS Program through DepED Order No. 10, s. 2016, which sets policy objectives and standards to promote safe water, sanitation and hygiene practices and a clean learning environment for learners. The policy adopted the Three Star Approach (TSA) to WASH in Schools and its concept of progressive, stepwise improvements toward national WinS standards as the national strategy to help schools progressively improve WASH conditions. Over time, DepED and partners have also strengthened implementation through decentralized, school-led approaches and technical coordination mechanisms.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.And we never give up.
Join UNICEF in the State of Palestine as a Warehouse Assistant and play a key role in supporting warehousing operations in Gaza. The position is responsible for inventory management, warehouse operations, and ensuring the timely and efficient handling of supplies in a complex and fast-paced emergency environment.
UNICEF supported the state governments to develop Sustainability Compacts and Action plans in response to the 2021 Sector-wide Sustainability Check (SWSC) findings. UNICEF has also supported the update of the WASH Information Management System (WASHIMS) to integrate climate resilience, sustainability, and gender equality indicators, and improved government capacity to report on WASH routinely on the WASHIMS. For the HOSI, UNICEF supported the government to engage in regional and global meetings hosted by the African Minister’s Council on Water and the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership. In 2026, the Government of Nigeria was also supported to engage in discussions WASH financing and meaningful youth engagement at the IRC WASH Systems Leadership Symposium in Kigali, and to advance the Water Compact in collaboration with the Nigeria Water Development Partner’s Group.
Building on these foundations, a systems strengthening consultant is required to support the federal and state governments to advance on the knowledge management and evidence generation, WASH service sustainability and the HOSI.
The consultancy will support analysis of the IOF 2025/26 dataset and preparation of a supplementary Nutrition chapter. The consultant will clean and process data; assess and document data quality; calculate agreed indicators using appropriate survey weights and complex-design methods; produce tables, confidence intervals, maps and equity-focused disaggregation; maintain an analysis logbook with syntax and decisions; and draft and finalise the report.
Under the supervision of the UNICEF Social Policy Specialist, the National Consultant will provide structured implementation support, field-level coordination and quality assurance for UNICEF-supported activities under the Joint Programme “Accelerating Agenda 2030 through Governance and Sustainable Growth – SDG2030BiH.” The assignment will cover eight selected local governments and relevant partner institutions, with a focus on strengthening and standardizing inclusive social services; improving linkages between local planning, costing, budgeting, financing and implementation; and supporting the development and application of sustainable financing approaches for selected social protection services and early childhood education and care.
The consultant will support the timely preparation, quality assurance and finalization of key partnership products, including an estimated 17 donor reports due by the end of December 2026, two annual reviews, donor engagement materials, funding proposals or concept notes, and related briefing and communication products for engagement with public and private sector partners, embassies and capital-level counterparts. The consultancy will also strengthen internal coordination by consolidating programme inputs, tracking reporting obligations and donor-specific requirements, supporting the 2027 reporting tracker and first-quarter reporting tools, and establishing a donor contact file to support accurate and well-documented partner engagement. By providing dedicated additional capacity for clearly defined outputs, the consultancy will enable UNICEF Ukraine to maintain timely, consistent and high-quality engagement with partners and stakeholders, while supporting effective stewardship of existing partnerships and the development of new funding opportunities.
Under the technical oversight of the UNICEF Social Policy Specialist, the consultant will undertake defined analytical assignments and produce specific technical outputs to support UNICEF’s Public Finance for Children (PF4C) agenda.
The core area of work will be the preparation of analytical inputs for UNICEF’s 2027 Budget Briefs, including analysis of key fiscal, budgetary and sectoral developments reflected in Ukraine’s Draft and Approved State Budgets, with particular attention to expenditure for children and young people across key social sectors
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is looking for an Information Management Officer to help strengthen information management systems, information flows and data-driven decision-making across the Secretariat. Working closely with teams across ECW, the incumbent will support the collection, quality assurance, analysis, visualization and dissemination of information, while contributing to innovative information management solutions, including the responsible use of AI, to enhance internal operations, results reporting and services to partners.
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is looking for an experienced Education Specialist (Emergencies) to join its Programme Delivery and Quality Team. Supporting the Chief of Education, the Education Specialist will oversee ECW’s portfolio of country investments and ensure alignment with ECW’s strategic approach, programme priorities, standardized programme delivery, and quality assurance approaches. The role is responsible for ensuring the effective design, implementation, monitoring, and strategic oversight of ECW’s country-level investments, while promoting coherence across country portfolios, governance processes, and technical operations. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, the postholder will contribute to ECW’s mission to deliver quality education in emergencies and protracted crises.
UNICEF is seeking a National Consultant to support the development and initial implementation of a Communication Plan for the Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (STEB) of Fonfrède, in collaboration with OREPA Sud and DINEPA. The consultant will assess the existing communication strategy, conduct stakeholder consultations, develop and validate a comprehensive communication plan, create communication tools and materials, and support the launch of the plan. The assignment aims to strengthen awareness, acceptance and stakeholder engagement in order to increase the use of the treatment facility and promote improved sanitation practices in the Grand Sud region of Haiti.
Under the overall guidance and direction of the Chief of Child Rights Advocacy, the Advocacy Specialist will be responsible for supporting the National Committees in the design, implementation and monitoring of foundational advocacy and platform initiatives. The position will:1. Support foundational advocacy by National Committees, specifically CRE and child and youth participation;2. Provide support to National Committees on Platform Initiatives, either directly or through supervising dedicated consultancies when available;3. Identify and pursue opportunities for synergies among foundational advocacy and platform initiatives.
The RoI analysis will focus on investments and programmes that address two main drivers of vulnerability for Afghan children, that are climate change and water scarcity, and displacement and large-scale return. Key sectors of interest include Water and Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), health, nutrition, education and skill development. The RoI analysis will identify alternative investment packages across these sectors and obtain their benefit-cost ratios (e.g., WASH in isolation, cash transfers in isolation, cash transfers plus WASH combined).
Participer a un projet qui constituera un instrument stratégique majeur pour renforcer la gouvernance publique, améliorer la performance des interventions de développement et promouvoir une prise de décision fondée sur des données probantes au service de la Vision Simandou 2040, du Plan National de Développement, des Objectifs de Développement Durable et de l'Agenda 2063 de l'Union Africaine.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.
Consultant, Climate Partnerships, Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), Climate Partnerships, Rome, Italy, Rome office and / or Remote, no travel
Consultant to Conduct a Gender Analysis and Develop a Gender Equality Workplan for the UNICEF Caribbean Multi-Country Office, UNICEF Eastern Caribbean Area- Barbados & Remote without travel, 3 months
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