The Government of Uzbekistan is advancing education reforms to support competency-based education (CBE) and improve learning outcomes. Through the Smart-ED Project for Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Education Services, UNICEF, in partnership with national counterparts, is supporting efforts to strengthen systems for evaluating and developing teachers and school leaders across preschool and general secondary education, including the introduction of performance appraisal mechanisms.
Uzbekistan has established professional standards, teacher attestation, and school leader certification systems, providing a strong foundation for accountability, career progression, and professional growth. As reforms continue, there is an opportunity to further strengthen these systems to better support the competencies required for effective teaching and leadership in a CBE environment.
International experience shows that effective teacher quality systems combine periodic attestation with continuous performance appraisal that provides regular feedback, mentoring, and professional development opportunities. Building on ongoing reforms, this assignment will strengthen the existing teacher attestation system and develop a performance appraisal framework for teachers and school leaders aligned with professional standards, competency-based education, and the national education quality assurance framework. The assignment will also develop practical tools, guidelines, and capacity-building resources to support implementation and promote continuous professional growth, school improvement, and better learning outcomes.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical leadership for the analysis of behavioural, social and structural (institutiona and system) determinants of positive parenting practices and caregiver engagement with parenting-support services and cross-sectoral systems to inform the development of an Integrated Parenting Framework. The analysis will examine factors influencing parenting practices and caregiver engagement with relevant services and platforms, with particular attention to strengthening the complementarity and integration of parenting support across existing service-delivery platforms, including the Universal Progressive Home Visiting (UPHV), social service, and pre-school education workforces, as well as parenting applications and digital platforms, like Bebbo and Internet of Good Things (IoGT).
The primary objective of this consultancy is to update the existing 2002 Yemen National Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (BMS Code) to align with relevant and recent World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions, including provisions related to the promotion and marketing of commercial complementary foods.
The consultancy will also support the development of a sustainable national monitoring, reporting, and enforcement mechanism to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) and other relevant stakeholders to identify, document, report, and address violations of the BMS Code.
The assignment is time-bound and deliverable-based, with specific outputs including the updated national BMS Code, a monitoring and enforcement framework and tools, and recommendations to support effective implementation and institutionalization of the Code
The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical support to the Education Department of Madhya Pradesh to roll out the comprehensive skills package with adolescents in the state. This includes working closely with the government, and other stakeholders in the eco-system, and ensure effective data collection and reporting as per requirements. The consultant is expected to be based in Bhopal and regularly engage with UNICEF and the government.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) to assess existing accountability and Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRMs) mechanisms across the social protection sector.
The consultant will conduct a targeted sector-level mapping and scoping study of grievance redress and accountability arrangements across relevant social protection interventions and programmes. The study is expected to generate evidence required to understand the current institutional and operational arrangements, identify key strengths and gaps, determine feasible opportunities for consistency and institutional harmonization across programmes and institutions. To ensure synergy and build on existing evidence, the assignment will draw on the recent evaluation and other available evidence on harmonized GRM approach currently implemented under the Girls' Education and Women's Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL II) Programme for reference. It will synthesize relevant design features, best practices, operational insights, and lessons learned to assess their applicability for broader adoption across the social protection sector.
UNICEF PFP’s Foundations and FMBO Team supports a growing and increasingly complex portfolio of strategic partnerships, grants and opportunities with foundations, faith-based organizations and other partners. As this portfolio expands, there is an urgent need to improve the quality, completeness and accessibility of partnership data so that PFP, Regional Offices, Country Offices, National Committees and Centres of Excellence can make timely, informed decisions and manage partnerships more effectively.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support for the development of an Integrated Parenting Support Framework (IPF) for Uzbekistan, building on existing parenting support interventions, standards, procedures and service-delivery platforms. The consultant will undertake a focused desk-based mapping and strategic gap analysis across health, preschool education, child protection and social protection. The review will encompass Universal Progressive Home Visiting (UPHV), parenting standards and standard operating procedures (SOPs) prepared for the National Agency for Social Protection (NASP) and the Ministry of Preschool and School Education (MoPSE), and relevant digital tools such as Bebbo and Internet of Good Things (IoGT). It will examine the coherence, coverage, inclusion and institutional complementarity of these instruments.
The consultant will work in close coordination with the Ministry of Family Care and Demography, the Ministry of Labour,
Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs, and UNICEF in planning and conducting the analysis of trends in the alternative
care system in the Republic of Serbia.
The assignment will focus on examining trends, challenges, and the quality of existing policies and practices in alternative
care, with particular attention to permanency planning, outcomes for children deprived of parental care within the child
protection system, and factors contributing to prolonged stays in alternative care.
Do you have a passion for bringing safe, reliable, and climate-resilient water supply systems to communities, schools, and health facilities most in need?
UNICEF Pacific seeks to establish long term agreement one or multiple individual Water Supply Engineering Consultants for up to 300 working days, as and when required, over 36 months across Pacific Island countries. The consultant(s) will be home-based with extensive travel for site assessments and supervision, with periods at home/office for design, reporting and planning activities.
S/he will provide specialized technical expertise in site and water source assessments, water supply system design, hydraulic modelling, quality assurance, and technical documentation. The consultant(s) will support the design, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance planning of climate- and disaster-resilient water supply systems for communities, schools and health facilities, ensuring systems are safe, reliable, efficient, durable and resilient to Pacific environmental conditions.
UNICEF is seeking a consultant to develop and deliver an introductory capacity building programme on public–private partnerships (PPPs) in early childhood education and care (ECEC), followed by municipal mentoring. The assignment will strengthen public officials’ ability to understand partnership options, assess their relevance to local ECEC needs and identify practical steps for incorporating suitable options into ECEC expansion plans
UNICEF Myanmar strives to ensure that adolescents and young people are not only heard but actively contribute as agents of change in both humanitarian and development contexts. To amplify these voices, UNICEF launched U-Report Myanmar in August 2016 — an innovative digital platform that leverages mobile and social media technology to engage young people, share information, gather insights, and promote positive social change.
To ensure high-quality execution and strong alignment with global guidelines, UNICEF Myanmar seeks a consultant with specialized expertise in social media strategy, content creation, and digital engagement. The consultant will play a key role in driving U-Report’s rebranding activation, maintaining and enhancing its social media presence, and identifying innovative approaches to reach and engage young people on both existing and emerging platforms.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide professional editing, copy-editing, structural review and publication-readiness support for 15 papers that will form book chapters developed under the UNICEF Lesotho Thought Leadership Series. The consultant will support UNICEF Lesotho to transform selected full papers into polished, accessible and policy-relevant manuscripts suitable for presentation at the 2027 National Dialogue and for possible inclusion in an edited open-access book.
The purpose of the consultancy is to support the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF in developing a practical, rights-based and institutionally sustainable monitoring framework on the status of children in contact with the justice system that can be adopted and routinely applied by the Ministry of Justice. The framework should enable regular collection, consolidation and analysis of relevant data and support evidence-based policy development and monitoring of the implementation of children’s rights within the justice system.
To operationalize the National Food Fortification Strategy, Angola requires a robust legal and regulatory framework that
establishes standards, institutional responsibilities, quality assurance mechanisms, compliance requirements, and
enforcement provisions. In this context, the Government of Angola seeks to engage a legal consultant to provide technical
assistance in the development, review, and finalization of the legislation, regulations, and standards necessary to support
the approval and implementation of the national food fortification agenda.
UNICEF Innocenti is seeking to hire a qualitative research consultant based in Kenya, to co-lead the research study described above, particularly analysis and writing from Life Histories (LHs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). The selected consultant will closely collaborate with the consultant in charge of the QuIP study component (QuIP consultant).
The consultant will support the provision of technical support on the MHPSS agenda and facilitate coordination and engagement with focal points across Education, Child Protection, ADAP, SBC and other relevant sections, as well as with key partners and subject matter experts. This will help ensure that quality MHPSS programmes for children, adolescents and caregivers are effectively implemented and scaled up through systems strengthening efforts.
The objective of the consultancy is to support the Evolution and Scale-Up of HAT methodology. The overall objective will be achieved through the following sub-objectives:
•Identifying the mental health issues that are a high priority and need to be addressed and provide detailed guidance to support implementation, with a focus on describing sectoral roles and recommendations to strengthen a multi-sectoral mental health system;
•Identifying and updating the required legislative, strategy, policy, capacity building steps and changes to ensure a multi-sectoral mental health system;
•Engaging actors in the health, social welfare and child protection and education sectors at all levels of society to design, implement and evaluate mental health and psychosocial support strategies that shall be context-relevant, comprehensive and sustainable.
Vacancy for long term agreement (LTA) of Graphic Designers, national consultancies roles. The LTA will be awarded to maximum 5 suitable candidates and the duration of LTA offered will be for 3 years.
Join UNICEF Pacific’s team in Samoa as an Education Specialist (Early Childhood Development) and help ensure every child has the best start in life and access to quality learning opportunities.
Based in Apia, you will support the delivery of Education and Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes across Samoa, Niue, Tokelau and the Cook Islands. Working closely with the Chief of Field Office and the Education team in Suva, you will provide technical and programme management support to advance equitable, inclusive and quality learning for all children.
We are seeking a dedicated professional with experience in education and/or ECD programming. Join a collaborative team working to improve learning outcomes and expand opportunities for children, particularly those who are most vulnerable, disadvantaged and excluded.
UNICEF Tajikistan seeks an international consultant to lead the identification and refinement of a child-sensitive climate
investment idea and prepare a technically coherent Green Climate Fund (GCF) Concept Note and supporting pre-feasibility
study. The assignment will align with UNICEF's mandate and current programmes, Tajikistan's climate priorities and the
priorities of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, in its capacity as
National Designated Authority (NDA), and the applicable GCF investment criteria.
The Government of Uzbekistan is advancing education reforms to support competency-based education (CBE) and improve learning outcomes. Through the Smart-ED Project for Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Education Services, UNICEF, in partnership with national counterparts, is supporting efforts to strengthen systems for evaluating and developing teachers and school leaders across preschool and general secondary education, including the introduction of performance appraisal mechanisms.
Uzbekistan has established professional standards, teacher attestation, and school leader certification systems, providing a strong foundation for accountability, career progression, and professional growth. As reforms continue, there is an opportunity to further strengthen these systems to better support the competencies required for effective teaching and leadership in a CBE environment.
International experience shows that effective teacher quality systems combine periodic attestation with continuous performance appraisal that provides regular feedback, mentoring, and professional development opportunities. Building on ongoing reforms, this assignment will strengthen the existing teacher attestation system and develop a performance appraisal framework for teachers and school leaders aligned with professional standards, competency-based education, and the national education quality assurance framework. The assignment will also develop practical tools, guidelines, and capacity-building resources to support implementation and promote continuous professional growth, school improvement, and better learning outcomes.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical leadership for the analysis of behavioural, social and structural (institutiona and system) determinants of positive parenting practices and caregiver engagement with parenting-support services and cross-sectoral systems to inform the development of an Integrated Parenting Framework. The analysis will examine factors influencing parenting practices and caregiver engagement with relevant services and platforms, with particular attention to strengthening the complementarity and integration of parenting support across existing service-delivery platforms, including the Universal Progressive Home Visiting (UPHV), social service, and pre-school education workforces, as well as parenting applications and digital platforms, like Bebbo and Internet of Good Things (IoGT).
The primary objective of this consultancy is to update the existing 2002 Yemen National Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes (BMS Code) to align with relevant and recent World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions, including provisions related to the promotion and marketing of commercial complementary foods.
The consultancy will also support the development of a sustainable national monitoring, reporting, and enforcement mechanism to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) and other relevant stakeholders to identify, document, report, and address violations of the BMS Code.
The assignment is time-bound and deliverable-based, with specific outputs including the updated national BMS Code, a monitoring and enforcement framework and tools, and recommendations to support effective implementation and institutionalization of the Code
The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical support to the Education Department of Madhya Pradesh to roll out the comprehensive skills package with adolescents in the state. This includes working closely with the government, and other stakeholders in the eco-system, and ensure effective data collection and reporting as per requirements. The consultant is expected to be based in Bhopal and regularly engage with UNICEF and the government.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) to assess existing accountability and Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRMs) mechanisms across the social protection sector.
The consultant will conduct a targeted sector-level mapping and scoping study of grievance redress and accountability arrangements across relevant social protection interventions and programmes. The study is expected to generate evidence required to understand the current institutional and operational arrangements, identify key strengths and gaps, determine feasible opportunities for consistency and institutional harmonization across programmes and institutions. To ensure synergy and build on existing evidence, the assignment will draw on the recent evaluation and other available evidence on harmonized GRM approach currently implemented under the Girls' Education and Women's Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL II) Programme for reference. It will synthesize relevant design features, best practices, operational insights, and lessons learned to assess their applicability for broader adoption across the social protection sector.
UNICEF PFP’s Foundations and FMBO Team supports a growing and increasingly complex portfolio of strategic partnerships, grants and opportunities with foundations, faith-based organizations and other partners. As this portfolio expands, there is an urgent need to improve the quality, completeness and accessibility of partnership data so that PFP, Regional Offices, Country Offices, National Committees and Centres of Excellence can make timely, informed decisions and manage partnerships more effectively.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support for the development of an Integrated Parenting Support Framework (IPF) for Uzbekistan, building on existing parenting support interventions, standards, procedures and service-delivery platforms. The consultant will undertake a focused desk-based mapping and strategic gap analysis across health, preschool education, child protection and social protection. The review will encompass Universal Progressive Home Visiting (UPHV), parenting standards and standard operating procedures (SOPs) prepared for the National Agency for Social Protection (NASP) and the Ministry of Preschool and School Education (MoPSE), and relevant digital tools such as Bebbo and Internet of Good Things (IoGT). It will examine the coherence, coverage, inclusion and institutional complementarity of these instruments.
The consultant will work in close coordination with the Ministry of Family Care and Demography, the Ministry of Labour,
Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs, and UNICEF in planning and conducting the analysis of trends in the alternative
care system in the Republic of Serbia.
The assignment will focus on examining trends, challenges, and the quality of existing policies and practices in alternative
care, with particular attention to permanency planning, outcomes for children deprived of parental care within the child
protection system, and factors contributing to prolonged stays in alternative care.
Do you have a passion for bringing safe, reliable, and climate-resilient water supply systems to communities, schools, and health facilities most in need?
UNICEF Pacific seeks to establish long term agreement one or multiple individual Water Supply Engineering Consultants for up to 300 working days, as and when required, over 36 months across Pacific Island countries. The consultant(s) will be home-based with extensive travel for site assessments and supervision, with periods at home/office for design, reporting and planning activities.
S/he will provide specialized technical expertise in site and water source assessments, water supply system design, hydraulic modelling, quality assurance, and technical documentation. The consultant(s) will support the design, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance planning of climate- and disaster-resilient water supply systems for communities, schools and health facilities, ensuring systems are safe, reliable, efficient, durable and resilient to Pacific environmental conditions.
UNICEF is seeking a consultant to develop and deliver an introductory capacity building programme on public–private partnerships (PPPs) in early childhood education and care (ECEC), followed by municipal mentoring. The assignment will strengthen public officials’ ability to understand partnership options, assess their relevance to local ECEC needs and identify practical steps for incorporating suitable options into ECEC expansion plans
UNICEF Myanmar strives to ensure that adolescents and young people are not only heard but actively contribute as agents of change in both humanitarian and development contexts. To amplify these voices, UNICEF launched U-Report Myanmar in August 2016 — an innovative digital platform that leverages mobile and social media technology to engage young people, share information, gather insights, and promote positive social change.
To ensure high-quality execution and strong alignment with global guidelines, UNICEF Myanmar seeks a consultant with specialized expertise in social media strategy, content creation, and digital engagement. The consultant will play a key role in driving U-Report’s rebranding activation, maintaining and enhancing its social media presence, and identifying innovative approaches to reach and engage young people on both existing and emerging platforms.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide professional editing, copy-editing, structural review and publication-readiness support for 15 papers that will form book chapters developed under the UNICEF Lesotho Thought Leadership Series. The consultant will support UNICEF Lesotho to transform selected full papers into polished, accessible and policy-relevant manuscripts suitable for presentation at the 2027 National Dialogue and for possible inclusion in an edited open-access book.
The purpose of the consultancy is to support the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF in developing a practical, rights-based and institutionally sustainable monitoring framework on the status of children in contact with the justice system that can be adopted and routinely applied by the Ministry of Justice. The framework should enable regular collection, consolidation and analysis of relevant data and support evidence-based policy development and monitoring of the implementation of children’s rights within the justice system.
To operationalize the National Food Fortification Strategy, Angola requires a robust legal and regulatory framework that
establishes standards, institutional responsibilities, quality assurance mechanisms, compliance requirements, and
enforcement provisions. In this context, the Government of Angola seeks to engage a legal consultant to provide technical
assistance in the development, review, and finalization of the legislation, regulations, and standards necessary to support
the approval and implementation of the national food fortification agenda.
UNICEF Innocenti is seeking to hire a qualitative research consultant based in Kenya, to co-lead the research study described above, particularly analysis and writing from Life Histories (LHs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). The selected consultant will closely collaborate with the consultant in charge of the QuIP study component (QuIP consultant).
The consultant will support the provision of technical support on the MHPSS agenda and facilitate coordination and engagement with focal points across Education, Child Protection, ADAP, SBC and other relevant sections, as well as with key partners and subject matter experts. This will help ensure that quality MHPSS programmes for children, adolescents and caregivers are effectively implemented and scaled up through systems strengthening efforts.
The objective of the consultancy is to support the Evolution and Scale-Up of HAT methodology. The overall objective will be achieved through the following sub-objectives:
•Identifying the mental health issues that are a high priority and need to be addressed and provide detailed guidance to support implementation, with a focus on describing sectoral roles and recommendations to strengthen a multi-sectoral mental health system;
•Identifying and updating the required legislative, strategy, policy, capacity building steps and changes to ensure a multi-sectoral mental health system;
•Engaging actors in the health, social welfare and child protection and education sectors at all levels of society to design, implement and evaluate mental health and psychosocial support strategies that shall be context-relevant, comprehensive and sustainable.
Vacancy for long term agreement (LTA) of Graphic Designers, national consultancies roles. The LTA will be awarded to maximum 5 suitable candidates and the duration of LTA offered will be for 3 years.
Join UNICEF Pacific’s team in Samoa as an Education Specialist (Early Childhood Development) and help ensure every child has the best start in life and access to quality learning opportunities.
Based in Apia, you will support the delivery of Education and Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes across Samoa, Niue, Tokelau and the Cook Islands. Working closely with the Chief of Field Office and the Education team in Suva, you will provide technical and programme management support to advance equitable, inclusive and quality learning for all children.
We are seeking a dedicated professional with experience in education and/or ECD programming. Join a collaborative team working to improve learning outcomes and expand opportunities for children, particularly those who are most vulnerable, disadvantaged and excluded.
UNICEF Tajikistan seeks an international consultant to lead the identification and refinement of a child-sensitive climate
investment idea and prepare a technically coherent Green Climate Fund (GCF) Concept Note and supporting pre-feasibility
study. The assignment will align with UNICEF's mandate and current programmes, Tajikistan's climate priorities and the
priorities of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, in its capacity as
National Designated Authority (NDA), and the applicable GCF investment criteria.
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