To provide technical expertise to countries in new vaccine introduction, optimization, and integrated delivery, ensuring timely, evidence-based assistance to selected Gavi-eligible low- and middle-income countries. The consultant will strengthen the planning, coordination, strategy design, documentation, and deployment of technical assistance for new vaccine introductions, optimization and prioritization, integrated delivery and improving reach of the vaccines
Generation Unlimited (GenU) is a global public-private-youth partnership dedicated to expanding opportunities for young people to transition from learning to earning by 2030. Effective operational and administrative systems and tools are critical to ensuring smooth implementation of GenU’s work, enabling timely delivery, coordination, and accountability.
The consultant will deliver time-bound, deliverable-based support to strengthen the operational and administrative systems of the GenU Programme Team. The consultancy will focus on improving workflows, updating tools and templates, and developing clear, transferable processes that enhance efficiency and can be sustained by staff after the consultancy concludes.
Under the joint supervision of the Deputy Director, Programmes, and the Programme Specialist (Girls’ Education and Skills Partnership [GESP] Coordinator), the Consultant will provide programme support to GenU, with a particular focus on GESP.
To document and synthesize lessons learned from UNICEF–World Bank partnerships in fragile and conflict-affected contexts (FCV), focusing on sustaining primary health care systems. The consultant will produce a learning document and agency-specific notes to guide future strategic, operational, and financial cooperation.
The vision of the UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub (WASH Hub) is a global
home for building, accelerating and scaling transformational climate resilient solutions for a
WASH secure future of universal and equitable access to services, addressing the full ambition of the SDG6. The WASH Hub will source, pilot and scale transformational and frontier climate resilient solutions that respond to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock faster progress for a water secure future for children and young people.
The More Water More Life (MWML) programme (2018–2025) introduced an innovative approach to deep groundwater exploration using remote sensing and overlay analysis to identify deep groundwater resources, producing groundwater suitability maps—offering a cost-effective and efficient way to enhance groundwater access in vulnerable areas.
The Consultant will support the WASH Hub by defining, outlining the scaling pathway, approach and key considerations for taking the approach to ground water mapping further by supporting multi-country and multi-region scale of adoption where appropriate. The scaling pathway is a structured approach that outlines the steps, strategies, and choices for expanding a proven innovation so it can reach a larger population and achieve sustainable impact over time.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive consultant. The consultancy is for a period of 200 days over 24 months and is a home-based consultancy assignment with a minimum of one visit each to Kiribati, Vanuatu and FSM for the entire duration of the assignment. The consultant will provide specialized technical expertise in assistive technology procurement, logistics, and supply chain systems playing a critical role in bridging gaps in Assistive Technology (AT) systems in three Pacific countries (Kiribati, Vanuatu and FSM). As well as ensuring the successful implementation of the ATscale programme and supporting PIC governments to achieve long-term sustainability and ownership of AT procurement and supply chain systems. Day-to-day monitoring and supervision of the consultant will be provided by the Procurement Services Specialist at the UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office, with overall guidance and supervision from the Chief of Health and Nutrition Unit. The consultant is expected to commence work on 15 January 2026.
The Digital Engagement and Protection unit at UNICEF Innocenti conducts rigorous research to strengthen the evidence base around how digital transformation affects children’s lives. To ensure timely and high-quality research support, the Unit regularly engages specialists with expertise in quantitative and mixed-methods research to contribute to research design, implementation, and data analysis and to provide expert technical services related to quantitative and mixed-methods research activities. Individual consultants on the Long-Term Agreement (LTA) may be called upon to provide services in one or several of the following four areas: (1) Research conceptualisation and design; (2) Implementation and oversight of data collection activities; (3) Data cleaning, analysis and write-up; (4) Dissemination and engagement.
UNICEF is seeking a Senior Consultant on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Innovation to advance the organisation’s climate resilience agenda under the new Strategic Plan (2026–2029). The consultant will lead a global effort to identify, document, and scale globally tested DRR/CCA innovations— including early warning and anticipatory approaches—across UNICEF sectors. Working closely with the Climate Resilience Centre of Excellence and the Office of Innovation, the consultant will develop global guidance, practical tools, case studies, and training materials, while providing tailored technical assistance to priority countries. This assignment offers a unique opportunity to influence global climate resilience programming and drive child-focused innovation at scale
The Education Unit at UNICEF Innocenti generates rigorous, policy-relevant evidence to strengthen education programmes and systems. To ensure timely and high-quality research support, the Unit regularly engages specialists with expertise in quantitative and mixed-methods research to contribute to the design, implementation, and analysis of education research activities.
UNICEF and Ipea are partnering to produce robust and detailed evidence on the economic costs of VAC in Brazil. The proposed assignment aims to estimate the direct costs of VAC in Brazil, contributing to the broader analysis of the economic cost of VAC being conducted by UNICEF and IPEA to support evidence-based public policy formulation.
UNICEF and the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) are partnering to produce robust and detailed evidence on the economic costs of VAC in Brazil. The proposed assignment aims to estimate the prevalence of VAC in Brazil and the loss of productivity over the life cycle of individuals who experienced violence during childhood and adolescence, as an indirect tangible cost, in order to subsidize the estimation of the economic cost of VAC in Brazil conducted by the UNICEF and the Ipea to support evidence-based policy formulation.
Under the supervision of the GBViE Specialist, the consultant will be responsible for the following areas of work (specific deliverables further outlined in the table below):
• Contribute to advance the GBV/Nutrition integrated programming in targeted humanitarian contexts;
• Support the next phase of operationalizing UNICEF’s institutional commitments on local women-led organizations;
• Support further advancement of UNICEF’s work on GBV and Public Health Emergencies (PHE);
• Participate in the technical working group and support deliverables on SRHR in humanitarian settings; especially focused on adolescent girls, as part of the joint UN 2gether 4 SRHR programme in ESA region;
• Support work planning and launch of implementation for UNICEF’s new partnership with the World Bank and UNHCR (funded by The Netherlands MFA Prospects Opportunity Fund).
The consultancy will be home-based with travels to emergency-affected contexts relevant to the above tasks, as feasible
As part of the broader agenda that UNICEF is leading on integrated digitization of health campaigns, including immunization and Primary Health Care (PHC), UNICEF is (i) developing an Integrated Campaign Registry (ICR) to serve as a data backbone that connects multiple campaign platforms, and (ii) supporting countries in facilitating real-time exchange with national HMIS. UNICEF is hence seeking a consultant to provide technical expertise and coordination support to advance this work, while also contributing to broader digital health strengthening efforts that promote alignment between campaign and routine systems at the global and country levels.
Safe Online is seeking a consultant to support the fund management portfolio, including key systems, platforms, and processes to maximise the Safe Online’s return on investment from its Safe Online grants and support its grantee network in sharing and leveraging learning, with a specific focus on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL). This role will contribute to the assessment of the portfolio’s needs, manage technical assistance, identify opportunities, and guide cohorts and technical collaboration between grantees and other Safe Online partners
Regional office for South Asia is looking for committed and experienced professionals to support UNICEF Country Offices in South Asia in the analytics and use of child-related surveys currently being produced across the region. This will be remote assignment till June 2026.
Regional office for South Asia is looking for committed and experienced professionals to design and produce a comprehensive practical AI training package that equips government officials and UNICEF staff with technical knowledge and practical tools to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in support of evidence-driven policy making. This will be remote assignment till June 2026.
Regional office for South Asia is looking for committed and experienced professionals to design and deliver a comprehensive training programme that equips senior government officers with the knowledge and skills needed. This will be remote assignment till June 2026.
UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight regularly requires specialist work from researchers who have expertise in qualitative research methods and can support various aspects related to the design and implementation of qualitative research.
Purpose/Objectives of the Long-Term Agreement
Individual consultants on the Long-Term Agreement (LTA) may be called upon to provide services in one or several of the following four areas: (1) Research conceptualisation and design; (2) Implementation and oversight of data collection activities; (3) Coding and analysis of qualitative data; (4) Development of research outputs and engagement in dissemination activities.
Under the guidance of the Director of ECW and the direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, the intern(s) provides technical and operational support for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating qualitative and quantitative data and analysis, while learning about organizational processes that enable implementation of the ECW workplan.
The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
UNICEF está firmemente comprometido en poner a las familias afectadas, especialmente niños, niñas y adolescentes, en el centro de su trabajo. Esto se refleja en los Compromisos Básicos para la Infancia y los compromisos del IASC sobre Rendición de Cuentas a las Poblaciones Afectadas (AAP), junto con el compromiso de la "revolución de la participación" del Gran Pacto. Estos son fundamentales para mejorar la calidad y efectividad de los programas humanitarios y de desarrollo, garantizando que las poblaciones afectadas puedan ejercer su derecho a participar y ser escuchadas.
To provide technical expertise to countries in new vaccine introduction, optimization, and integrated delivery, ensuring timely, evidence-based assistance to selected Gavi-eligible low- and middle-income countries. The consultant will strengthen the planning, coordination, strategy design, documentation, and deployment of technical assistance for new vaccine introductions, optimization and prioritization, integrated delivery and improving reach of the vaccines
Generation Unlimited (GenU) is a global public-private-youth partnership dedicated to expanding opportunities for young people to transition from learning to earning by 2030. Effective operational and administrative systems and tools are critical to ensuring smooth implementation of GenU’s work, enabling timely delivery, coordination, and accountability.
The consultant will deliver time-bound, deliverable-based support to strengthen the operational and administrative systems of the GenU Programme Team. The consultancy will focus on improving workflows, updating tools and templates, and developing clear, transferable processes that enhance efficiency and can be sustained by staff after the consultancy concludes.
Under the joint supervision of the Deputy Director, Programmes, and the Programme Specialist (Girls’ Education and Skills Partnership [GESP] Coordinator), the Consultant will provide programme support to GenU, with a particular focus on GESP.
To document and synthesize lessons learned from UNICEF–World Bank partnerships in fragile and conflict-affected contexts (FCV), focusing on sustaining primary health care systems. The consultant will produce a learning document and agency-specific notes to guide future strategic, operational, and financial cooperation.
The vision of the UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub (WASH Hub) is a global
home for building, accelerating and scaling transformational climate resilient solutions for a
WASH secure future of universal and equitable access to services, addressing the full ambition of the SDG6. The WASH Hub will source, pilot and scale transformational and frontier climate resilient solutions that respond to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock faster progress for a water secure future for children and young people.
The More Water More Life (MWML) programme (2018–2025) introduced an innovative approach to deep groundwater exploration using remote sensing and overlay analysis to identify deep groundwater resources, producing groundwater suitability maps—offering a cost-effective and efficient way to enhance groundwater access in vulnerable areas.
The Consultant will support the WASH Hub by defining, outlining the scaling pathway, approach and key considerations for taking the approach to ground water mapping further by supporting multi-country and multi-region scale of adoption where appropriate. The scaling pathway is a structured approach that outlines the steps, strategies, and choices for expanding a proven innovation so it can reach a larger population and achieve sustainable impact over time.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive consultant. The consultancy is for a period of 200 days over 24 months and is a home-based consultancy assignment with a minimum of one visit each to Kiribati, Vanuatu and FSM for the entire duration of the assignment. The consultant will provide specialized technical expertise in assistive technology procurement, logistics, and supply chain systems playing a critical role in bridging gaps in Assistive Technology (AT) systems in three Pacific countries (Kiribati, Vanuatu and FSM). As well as ensuring the successful implementation of the ATscale programme and supporting PIC governments to achieve long-term sustainability and ownership of AT procurement and supply chain systems. Day-to-day monitoring and supervision of the consultant will be provided by the Procurement Services Specialist at the UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office, with overall guidance and supervision from the Chief of Health and Nutrition Unit. The consultant is expected to commence work on 15 January 2026.
The Digital Engagement and Protection unit at UNICEF Innocenti conducts rigorous research to strengthen the evidence base around how digital transformation affects children’s lives. To ensure timely and high-quality research support, the Unit regularly engages specialists with expertise in quantitative and mixed-methods research to contribute to research design, implementation, and data analysis and to provide expert technical services related to quantitative and mixed-methods research activities. Individual consultants on the Long-Term Agreement (LTA) may be called upon to provide services in one or several of the following four areas: (1) Research conceptualisation and design; (2) Implementation and oversight of data collection activities; (3) Data cleaning, analysis and write-up; (4) Dissemination and engagement.
UNICEF is seeking a Senior Consultant on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) Innovation to advance the organisation’s climate resilience agenda under the new Strategic Plan (2026–2029). The consultant will lead a global effort to identify, document, and scale globally tested DRR/CCA innovations— including early warning and anticipatory approaches—across UNICEF sectors. Working closely with the Climate Resilience Centre of Excellence and the Office of Innovation, the consultant will develop global guidance, practical tools, case studies, and training materials, while providing tailored technical assistance to priority countries. This assignment offers a unique opportunity to influence global climate resilience programming and drive child-focused innovation at scale
The Education Unit at UNICEF Innocenti generates rigorous, policy-relevant evidence to strengthen education programmes and systems. To ensure timely and high-quality research support, the Unit regularly engages specialists with expertise in quantitative and mixed-methods research to contribute to the design, implementation, and analysis of education research activities.
UNICEF and Ipea are partnering to produce robust and detailed evidence on the economic costs of VAC in Brazil. The proposed assignment aims to estimate the direct costs of VAC in Brazil, contributing to the broader analysis of the economic cost of VAC being conducted by UNICEF and IPEA to support evidence-based public policy formulation.
UNICEF and the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) are partnering to produce robust and detailed evidence on the economic costs of VAC in Brazil. The proposed assignment aims to estimate the prevalence of VAC in Brazil and the loss of productivity over the life cycle of individuals who experienced violence during childhood and adolescence, as an indirect tangible cost, in order to subsidize the estimation of the economic cost of VAC in Brazil conducted by the UNICEF and the Ipea to support evidence-based policy formulation.
Under the supervision of the GBViE Specialist, the consultant will be responsible for the following areas of work (specific deliverables further outlined in the table below):
• Contribute to advance the GBV/Nutrition integrated programming in targeted humanitarian contexts;
• Support the next phase of operationalizing UNICEF’s institutional commitments on local women-led organizations;
• Support further advancement of UNICEF’s work on GBV and Public Health Emergencies (PHE);
• Participate in the technical working group and support deliverables on SRHR in humanitarian settings; especially focused on adolescent girls, as part of the joint UN 2gether 4 SRHR programme in ESA region;
• Support work planning and launch of implementation for UNICEF’s new partnership with the World Bank and UNHCR (funded by The Netherlands MFA Prospects Opportunity Fund).
The consultancy will be home-based with travels to emergency-affected contexts relevant to the above tasks, as feasible
As part of the broader agenda that UNICEF is leading on integrated digitization of health campaigns, including immunization and Primary Health Care (PHC), UNICEF is (i) developing an Integrated Campaign Registry (ICR) to serve as a data backbone that connects multiple campaign platforms, and (ii) supporting countries in facilitating real-time exchange with national HMIS. UNICEF is hence seeking a consultant to provide technical expertise and coordination support to advance this work, while also contributing to broader digital health strengthening efforts that promote alignment between campaign and routine systems at the global and country levels.
Safe Online is seeking a consultant to support the fund management portfolio, including key systems, platforms, and processes to maximise the Safe Online’s return on investment from its Safe Online grants and support its grantee network in sharing and leveraging learning, with a specific focus on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL). This role will contribute to the assessment of the portfolio’s needs, manage technical assistance, identify opportunities, and guide cohorts and technical collaboration between grantees and other Safe Online partners
Regional office for South Asia is looking for committed and experienced professionals to support UNICEF Country Offices in South Asia in the analytics and use of child-related surveys currently being produced across the region. This will be remote assignment till June 2026.
Regional office for South Asia is looking for committed and experienced professionals to design and produce a comprehensive practical AI training package that equips government officials and UNICEF staff with technical knowledge and practical tools to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in support of evidence-driven policy making. This will be remote assignment till June 2026.
Regional office for South Asia is looking for committed and experienced professionals to design and deliver a comprehensive training programme that equips senior government officers with the knowledge and skills needed. This will be remote assignment till June 2026.
UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight regularly requires specialist work from researchers who have expertise in qualitative research methods and can support various aspects related to the design and implementation of qualitative research.
Purpose/Objectives of the Long-Term Agreement
Individual consultants on the Long-Term Agreement (LTA) may be called upon to provide services in one or several of the following four areas: (1) Research conceptualisation and design; (2) Implementation and oversight of data collection activities; (3) Coding and analysis of qualitative data; (4) Development of research outputs and engagement in dissemination activities.
Under the guidance of the Director of ECW and the direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, the intern(s) provides technical and operational support for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating qualitative and quantitative data and analysis, while learning about organizational processes that enable implementation of the ECW workplan.
The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
UNICEF está firmemente comprometido en poner a las familias afectadas, especialmente niños, niñas y adolescentes, en el centro de su trabajo. Esto se refleja en los Compromisos Básicos para la Infancia y los compromisos del IASC sobre Rendición de Cuentas a las Poblaciones Afectadas (AAP), junto con el compromiso de la "revolución de la participación" del Gran Pacto. Estos son fundamentales para mejorar la calidad y efectividad de los programas humanitarios y de desarrollo, garantizando que las poblaciones afectadas puedan ejercer su derecho a participar y ser escuchadas.
