UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for a qualified International Consultant to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) of the Czech Republic in drafting a comprehensive child protection and family support law aimed at unifying and strengthening the national child protection system.
UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
National Individual Consultant to Support the Induction and Capacity Building of Wedge Midwives (Midwife Mentors) to Provide Support to the Maternal Health and Prevention of Vertical Transmission Programme: Under the supervision of the UNICEF HIV/AIDS Manager, and in collaboration with the Kwa-Zulu Natal Provincial Department of Health and the Regional Training Centre, the national individual consultant will develop (a) an outline of the training, (b) interactive training materials that will cover clinical leadership, mentorship, coaching and the district health system, and (c) facilitate a 3-day training for 44 MCWH mentors.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the preparation and analysis of education administrative data, with a particular focus on linking administrative sources to household survey data for deeper insight into education system performance. The consultant will work closely with the Technical Working Group and country teams to acquire and clean administrative datasets, build workflows to standardize and integrate EMIS data, and develop reproducible scripts using R.
As part of this assignment, the consultant will support the creation of a linked database across six countries, enabling joint analysis of administrative and household survey data. This will involve producing country-specific factsheets, exploring econometric approaches to respond to national policy questions, and contributing to the validation and finalization of outputs. All scripts and documentation will be maintained on GitHub to ensure transparency and facilitate future updates by teams and country partners
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to build a workflow for processing education data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The education team maintains a repository of key education indicators by harmonizing MICS surveys, and moving forward, the team seeks to update the workflow in R by building on the existing systems with the support of a consultant. This work will involve leveraging both past and forthcoming MICS data to develop a system for microdata harmonization that produces education indicators. In addition, the consultant will support the country validation exercise, working closely with country offices to validate recent education estimates.
UNICEF and the National Department of Health (NDoH), in collaboration with partners such as the Department of Basic Education, the Department of Water and Sanitation, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, WaterAid, and the South African Medical Research Council, aim to review and update the existing hygiene strategy, develop a realistic, costed, and multisectoral roadmap, strengthen coordination and integration of hygiene in key national systems, promote inclusive hygiene access and practices in diverse settings including health care facilities, schools, public institutions, and communities.
The consultant will contribute to the creation of an enabling environment by developing the strategy and roadmap through participatory consultations, evidence-based analysis, and practical recommendations for implementation, coordination, financing, and monitoring.
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for a consultant to collect and analyse budget and expenditures data to identify the current trend and gaps for improvements under the supervision of the Chief, Youth and Adolescent Development and working closely with the Child Protection Specialist and Social Policy Specialist.
UNICEF Eswatini is looking for a consultant to support the Government of Eswatini in identifying environmental health policy priorities, through strengthened evidence generation and partner coordination
The UNICEF Office of Innovation is Looking for several interns. The Interns will gain practical experience by participating in activities across diverse portfolio areas at the Office of Innovation. Multiple interns will be recruited. Applicants are asked to specify their top two preferred areas of interest. Available positions within the innovation thematic and portfolio areas include:
• Governance Intern
• Humanitarian Intern
• Health Intern
• Climate, Energy, and Infrastructure Intern
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Knowledge Management intern
• UPSHIFT Intern
• Design Intern
The UNICEF Gulf Area Office (UNICEF GAO) is unique in its mandate. It is accountable for providing programmatic support to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. In addition, it identifies, cultivates and sustains partnerships with Gulf-based partners to generate resources for the organization globally. UNICEF has a role to play in ensuring rapid development in the Gulf is child sensitive and child focused and that children remain at the heart of the national development dialogue.
Household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) enable countries to produce statistically sound and internationally comparable estimates of a range of indicators on the situation of children and women in areas such as health, education, early childhood development, child protection, water and sanitation, and nutrition. For many countries, household surveys have been among the most important data sources used for situation analyses, policy decisions, programme interventions, and informing the public about the situation of children and women.
Household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) enable countries to produce statistically sound and internationally comparable estimates of a range of indicators on the situation of children and women in areas such as health, education, early childhood development, child protection, water and sanitation, and nutrition. For many countries, household surveys have been among the most important data sources used for situation analyses, policy decisions, programme interventions, and informing the public about the situation of children and women.
The focus of this consultancy is to design, monitor and implement a sustainable and affordable model for the use of digital learning into primary schools (focusing on adaptive learning, skills acquisition and monitoring learning progress).
The Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM) plays a central role in enhancing UNICEF’s decision-making, organizational learning, and results for children. Within DAPM, the Data & Analytics Team (DAT) leads the collection, validation, analysis, and dissemination of high-quality, globally comparable data on children and women—positioning this data as a global public good through platforms such as data.unicef.org.
As UNICEF prepares its Strategic Plan for 2026–2029, the integration of planning, monitoring, data, and analytics (PMDA) will be critical to advancing the organization’s goals. Data communications is a core enabler of this effort—translating complex data into actionable insights that inform decision-making, support internal alignment, and drive external advocacy with Member States and partners.
This consultancy sits within the Data Communications and Advocacy team, UNICEF’s specialized function for primarily digital data visibility, advocacy, and audience engagement. The consultant will serve as an executor of the team’s digital strategy—supporting content production, innovation, digital optimization, and technical delivery across data platforms and technical outreach channels. This role is essential to ensure that UNICEF’s data is not only accessible but influential, shaping programming, partnerships, and global discourse around children’s rights.
The “Knowledge at UNICEF (K@U)” platform (https://knowledge.unicef.org) provides UNICEF offices with an external UNICEF branded web publishing platform which allows them to easily share UNICEF technical knowledge products and makes it easy for UNICEF partners to access them and engage around them. The platform has been developed to help position UNICEF as a global knowledge leader for children, and ensure that UNICEF as an organization manages, documents, shares knowledge effectively. The platform allows finalized technical content that is already stored on UNICEF’s internal Enterprise Content Management system in SharePoint to be shared publicly through the K@U site ensuring a single source of truth with consistency between internal and external versions of a document.
The platform has been live since January 2023, and pilots are already underway.
The assignment for this consultancy is to assist the KM specialist with the management and rollout of the platform with country and regional offices, and global thematic groups.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide expert guidance on the development of a research and thought leadership agenda on the debt crisis and its impacts on children. The consultant will support the shaping of the research direction, advise on the production of key outputs, and contribute to the delivery of a flagship publication. This includes identifying and engaging contributing authors, facilitating research activities, supporting coherence across outputs, and advising on the preparation of a final book that synthesizes findings and policy insights.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for 2 qualified Legal Experts to formulate and develop technical inputs for the initial draft of legislation, focusing on the objectives, scope, and key provisions for child protection and family support, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for 1 qualified Child Protection (CP) Expert to formulate and develop technical inputs for the initial draft of legislation, focusing on the objectives, scope, and key provisions for child protection and family support, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices.
**This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.**
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is looking for a qualified Regional Administrative Data Consultant to provide strategic advice to governments and UNICEF on maximizing the use of administrative data for children.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for a qualified International Consultant to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) of the Czech Republic in drafting a comprehensive child protection and family support law aimed at unifying and strengthening the national child protection system.
UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
National Individual Consultant to Support the Induction and Capacity Building of Wedge Midwives (Midwife Mentors) to Provide Support to the Maternal Health and Prevention of Vertical Transmission Programme: Under the supervision of the UNICEF HIV/AIDS Manager, and in collaboration with the Kwa-Zulu Natal Provincial Department of Health and the Regional Training Centre, the national individual consultant will develop (a) an outline of the training, (b) interactive training materials that will cover clinical leadership, mentorship, coaching and the district health system, and (c) facilitate a 3-day training for 44 MCWH mentors.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the preparation and analysis of education administrative data, with a particular focus on linking administrative sources to household survey data for deeper insight into education system performance. The consultant will work closely with the Technical Working Group and country teams to acquire and clean administrative datasets, build workflows to standardize and integrate EMIS data, and develop reproducible scripts using R.
As part of this assignment, the consultant will support the creation of a linked database across six countries, enabling joint analysis of administrative and household survey data. This will involve producing country-specific factsheets, exploring econometric approaches to respond to national policy questions, and contributing to the validation and finalization of outputs. All scripts and documentation will be maintained on GitHub to ensure transparency and facilitate future updates by teams and country partners
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to build a workflow for processing education data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The education team maintains a repository of key education indicators by harmonizing MICS surveys, and moving forward, the team seeks to update the workflow in R by building on the existing systems with the support of a consultant. This work will involve leveraging both past and forthcoming MICS data to develop a system for microdata harmonization that produces education indicators. In addition, the consultant will support the country validation exercise, working closely with country offices to validate recent education estimates.
UNICEF and the National Department of Health (NDoH), in collaboration with partners such as the Department of Basic Education, the Department of Water and Sanitation, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, WaterAid, and the South African Medical Research Council, aim to review and update the existing hygiene strategy, develop a realistic, costed, and multisectoral roadmap, strengthen coordination and integration of hygiene in key national systems, promote inclusive hygiene access and practices in diverse settings including health care facilities, schools, public institutions, and communities.
The consultant will contribute to the creation of an enabling environment by developing the strategy and roadmap through participatory consultations, evidence-based analysis, and practical recommendations for implementation, coordination, financing, and monitoring.
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for a consultant to collect and analyse budget and expenditures data to identify the current trend and gaps for improvements under the supervision of the Chief, Youth and Adolescent Development and working closely with the Child Protection Specialist and Social Policy Specialist.
UNICEF Eswatini is looking for a consultant to support the Government of Eswatini in identifying environmental health policy priorities, through strengthened evidence generation and partner coordination
The UNICEF Office of Innovation is Looking for several interns. The Interns will gain practical experience by participating in activities across diverse portfolio areas at the Office of Innovation. Multiple interns will be recruited. Applicants are asked to specify their top two preferred areas of interest. Available positions within the innovation thematic and portfolio areas include:
• Governance Intern
• Humanitarian Intern
• Health Intern
• Climate, Energy, and Infrastructure Intern
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Knowledge Management intern
• UPSHIFT Intern
• Design Intern
The UNICEF Gulf Area Office (UNICEF GAO) is unique in its mandate. It is accountable for providing programmatic support to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. In addition, it identifies, cultivates and sustains partnerships with Gulf-based partners to generate resources for the organization globally. UNICEF has a role to play in ensuring rapid development in the Gulf is child sensitive and child focused and that children remain at the heart of the national development dialogue.
Household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) enable countries to produce statistically sound and internationally comparable estimates of a range of indicators on the situation of children and women in areas such as health, education, early childhood development, child protection, water and sanitation, and nutrition. For many countries, household surveys have been among the most important data sources used for situation analyses, policy decisions, programme interventions, and informing the public about the situation of children and women.
Household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) enable countries to produce statistically sound and internationally comparable estimates of a range of indicators on the situation of children and women in areas such as health, education, early childhood development, child protection, water and sanitation, and nutrition. For many countries, household surveys have been among the most important data sources used for situation analyses, policy decisions, programme interventions, and informing the public about the situation of children and women.
The focus of this consultancy is to design, monitor and implement a sustainable and affordable model for the use of digital learning into primary schools (focusing on adaptive learning, skills acquisition and monitoring learning progress).
The Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM) plays a central role in enhancing UNICEF’s decision-making, organizational learning, and results for children. Within DAPM, the Data & Analytics Team (DAT) leads the collection, validation, analysis, and dissemination of high-quality, globally comparable data on children and women—positioning this data as a global public good through platforms such as data.unicef.org.
As UNICEF prepares its Strategic Plan for 2026–2029, the integration of planning, monitoring, data, and analytics (PMDA) will be critical to advancing the organization’s goals. Data communications is a core enabler of this effort—translating complex data into actionable insights that inform decision-making, support internal alignment, and drive external advocacy with Member States and partners.
This consultancy sits within the Data Communications and Advocacy team, UNICEF’s specialized function for primarily digital data visibility, advocacy, and audience engagement. The consultant will serve as an executor of the team’s digital strategy—supporting content production, innovation, digital optimization, and technical delivery across data platforms and technical outreach channels. This role is essential to ensure that UNICEF’s data is not only accessible but influential, shaping programming, partnerships, and global discourse around children’s rights.
The “Knowledge at UNICEF (K@U)” platform (https://knowledge.unicef.org) provides UNICEF offices with an external UNICEF branded web publishing platform which allows them to easily share UNICEF technical knowledge products and makes it easy for UNICEF partners to access them and engage around them. The platform has been developed to help position UNICEF as a global knowledge leader for children, and ensure that UNICEF as an organization manages, documents, shares knowledge effectively. The platform allows finalized technical content that is already stored on UNICEF’s internal Enterprise Content Management system in SharePoint to be shared publicly through the K@U site ensuring a single source of truth with consistency between internal and external versions of a document.
The platform has been live since January 2023, and pilots are already underway.
The assignment for this consultancy is to assist the KM specialist with the management and rollout of the platform with country and regional offices, and global thematic groups.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide expert guidance on the development of a research and thought leadership agenda on the debt crisis and its impacts on children. The consultant will support the shaping of the research direction, advise on the production of key outputs, and contribute to the delivery of a flagship publication. This includes identifying and engaging contributing authors, facilitating research activities, supporting coherence across outputs, and advising on the preparation of a final book that synthesizes findings and policy insights.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for 2 qualified Legal Experts to formulate and develop technical inputs for the initial draft of legislation, focusing on the objectives, scope, and key provisions for child protection and family support, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for 1 qualified Child Protection (CP) Expert to formulate and develop technical inputs for the initial draft of legislation, focusing on the objectives, scope, and key provisions for child protection and family support, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices.
**This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.**
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is looking for a qualified Regional Administrative Data Consultant to provide strategic advice to governments and UNICEF on maximizing the use of administrative data for children.
