The Education Strategy (2019-30) ‘Every Child Learns’ identifies innovation as one of six programmatic approaches that has the potential to disrupt the conventional pace of expansion of education inputs and enable the improvement of learning. The Learning Passport (LP) is the flagship Digital Learning Programme of UNICEF, developed as a partnership between UNICEF and Microsoft. The Learning Passport delivers digital learning experiences to children around the world, in both connected and unconnected environments with 6m+ learners across 35+ countries, each with specific content needs and support.
The scale of the LP has created a surge in demand for technical assistance on programme monitoring and data analysis. This demand comes from Learning Passport implementing Country Offices (COs), Regional Offices (ROs), and HQ business units. The increased organizational focus on digital learning, specifically through the varying implementations of the Learning Passport, requires sustained technical capacity within the global team to meet the consistent and growing demands from implementing parties and the global Learning Passport user base. The global LP team wants to systemize evidence generation systems for the LP to understand what works, and under which conditions, as a priority activity that would accelerate the journey from the what to the how to improve learning outcomes.
The programme manager is based in the West Area (El Geneina, and report to the Chief of Field Office for West Area (P5).
To support efficient and effective coordination, UNICEF and WFP has an established Project Management Unit. The programme manager will seat in the PMU.
Under the guidance of the Senior Programme Manager, provide professional technical assistance and support for programme coordination, planning and implementation, and management, especially with regards to integrated and cross-cutting programmes in support of programme goals and objectives.
The Programme Specialist will be expected to work closely across all relevant project teams (Education, WASH, Child Protection, Field Operations and Emergency) and liaison with the field, while also acting as secretariat to statutory programme meetings focusing on the Makanna programme, which is being implemented in multiple states, and possibly other multi-sector programmes / interventions.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a consultant for a (remote) assignment of approximately 90 working days. The consultant will be engaged to implement the quantitative component of a mixed-method study on the costs associated with raising a child with disability in the Tunisian context.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment: UNICEF Afghanistan is commissioning the Evaluation of Polio Programme in Afghanistan. The evaluation will serve as a critical tool for incorporating best practices, fostering continuous learning, and ensuring polio interventions better serve beneficiaries. These Terms of Reference (ToR) describe the primary purpose, objectives, scope, tentative evaluation questions, proposed methodological approach, associated risks, and qualifications of external consultants required to undertake this summative evaluation between April 2025 and October 2025, with preliminary analysis available by July 2025.
The Programme Specialist provides technical guidance to UNICEF Myanmar to strengthen programme management to support an agile and strategic approach to expanding coverage of services and supplies, and in accordance with the Humanitarian Response Plan and other planning frameworks. The programme specialist works closely with Field Operations, the Emergency Unit, PME, and programme sections, to capture programming adjustments and to strengthen internal coordination.
The function also contributes to maintaining and enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to fulfil Core Commitments for Children.
The UNICEF internship in the Program Department involves supporting the organization's mission to promote children's rights and equity. The intern will update databases, develop knowledge products, assist with website content, and support the implementation of the Knowledge Management plan. This role requires proficiency in English and Arabic, strong writing and analytical skills, and a background in relevant disciplines. The internship starts in June 2025 for three months, with potential for extension.
UNICEF Montenegro is looking for a National Individual Consultant to collect data on adaptation of Caring Families for Young children programme.
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates from diverse populations, including but not limited to people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
National Consultant to support in program participant data of social protection programmes (cash transfer programmes – bimonthly and one-off; Disability Management Information System).
Le bureau de l’UNICEF au Maroc cherche à recruter un.e stagiaire pour accompagner les différents travaux en cours et appuyer la Chargée de programme – Migration dans la mise en œuvre et suivi du projet.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF is seeking a dedicated, proactive consultant to work closely with UNICEF Malaysia, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Ministry of Natural Resources & Environmental Sustainability (NRES), and Government and Non-Government partners.
The overall purpose of this assignment is to support Tajikistan in developing a structured, efficient, and environmentally sustainable system for the decommissioning and disposal of outdated Cold Chain Equipment (CCE). As the country transitions to modern and energy-efficient refrigeration technologies, it is essential to ensure that obsolete equipment is safely phased out without disrupting immunization services. This assignment will focus on establishing clear procedures for handling non-functional CCE, managing refrigerants responsibly, and ensuring compliance with international environmental protocols, such as WHO PQS guidelines and the Kigali Amendment.
The National Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Health Officer at UNICEF and in close collaboration with the international consultant. The national consultant will coordinate closely with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population (MOHSPP), the Republican Center of Immunoprophylaxis (RCIP), the Committee for Environmental Protection, and other relevant stakeholders to provide in-country support for the assignment.
Are you passionate about promoting the rights of every child and ensuring equitable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services? UNICEF is seeking a dedicated WASH Officer to join our team in Deir Ez Zor.
UNICEF Pacific seeks to contract three evaluators/consultants with appropriate skills, expertise and capacities, to work as a team to conduct a formative evaluation of UNICEF VII pooled procurement mechanism in Pacific region countries. The evaluation will assess whether the VII pooled procurement mechanism is achieving the intended cohesiveness, efficiencies, and complementarities within UNICEF Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), and whether all efforts are positioned to advance the goal for every child to survive and thrive, with access to nutritious diets, quality health care, nurturing practices and essential supplies. The consultancy is for 140 working days divided between the three consultants, spread over a 5-month period. Contracts will be issued on an individual basis.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive international Consultant. The consultant is expected to work remotely (70 days) with in-country mission to Fiji (25 days) over 7-month contract period. All costs related to the work will be included in the financial proposal and subsequent contract. Overall monitoring and supervision will be provided by Nutrition Manager, UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office, in close coordination with Social Policy Specialist.
In light of this, UNICEF in collaboration with the Fiji Ministry of Health and the Consumer Council of Fiji, is seeking a consultant to undertake a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis and creating an investment case for two key regulatory measures: the mandatory implementation of FOPNL and UFBMR.
The purpose of the Sub-national PMNP IM Consultant is to enhance the coordination and effectiveness of the UNICEF Health and Nutrition program in Mindanao under the guidance of the Health and Nutrition Specialist and the Nutrition Officer. The consultant will support the Programme Officers in their collaboration with the Ministry of Health’s Project Management Offices (RPMO) to ensure the successful implementation of the UNICEF-DOH partnership agreement for the PMNP in BARMM for the following duty stations:
- One (1) Lanao Del Sur (14 LGUs); Duty Station: Iligan City
- One (1) Maguindanao Del Norte (6 LGUs); Duty Station: Cotabato City
- One (1) Maguindanao Del Sur (11 LGUs); Duty Station: Cotabato City
- One (1) Sulu (9 LGUs); Duty Station: Zamboanga City
The Play and Heal project is targeting children with mental health and psychosocial support needs following the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Northwest Syria and the protracted humanitarian crisis and recent conflict escalation in Lebanon. The project supports the most vulnerable children, including refugee children, by integrating play based facilitated activities that target mental health outcomes in UNICEF's emergency response and Early Childhood Development, Education, and Child Protection Programmes, with the aim of providing children at risk of poor mental health with emotionally safe and healing experiences.
LEGO’s Play and Learn has been rolled out already in 2024 in the project’s target areas in Northwest Syria, earthquake affected areas of Türkiye, and southern Lebanon, in preparation for the training later in the year with the new Play and Heal model.
UNICEF Sudan seeks Climate, Energy, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED), ESS and innovation Specialist role that will allow the Country Office to scale up its resilience building activities, to strengthen emergency preparedness and leverage in-country capacities in WASH, to provide child-responsive disaster risk reduction support and encourage low carbon, renewable energy & application of innovative approaches to service delivery and in the CO’s operations and programming and ensuring ESS requirements. In addition, the WASH Specialist will be required to strengthen climate responses programme delivery, monitoring and document lessons learning. The Specialist will report to the WASH Manager for UNICEF Sudan country office and will be located in Port Sudan, Sudan.
The Education Strategy (2019-30) ‘Every Child Learns’ identifies innovation as one of six programmatic approaches that has the potential to disrupt the conventional pace of expansion of education inputs and enable the improvement of learning. The Learning Passport (LP) is the flagship Digital Learning Programme of UNICEF, developed as a partnership between UNICEF and Microsoft. The Learning Passport delivers digital learning experiences to children around the world, in both connected and unconnected environments with 6m+ learners across 35+ countries, each with specific content needs and support.
The scale of the LP has created a surge in demand for technical assistance on programme monitoring and data analysis. This demand comes from Learning Passport implementing Country Offices (COs), Regional Offices (ROs), and HQ business units. The increased organizational focus on digital learning, specifically through the varying implementations of the Learning Passport, requires sustained technical capacity within the global team to meet the consistent and growing demands from implementing parties and the global Learning Passport user base. The global LP team wants to systemize evidence generation systems for the LP to understand what works, and under which conditions, as a priority activity that would accelerate the journey from the what to the how to improve learning outcomes.
The programme manager is based in the West Area (El Geneina, and report to the Chief of Field Office for West Area (P5).
To support efficient and effective coordination, UNICEF and WFP has an established Project Management Unit. The programme manager will seat in the PMU.
Under the guidance of the Senior Programme Manager, provide professional technical assistance and support for programme coordination, planning and implementation, and management, especially with regards to integrated and cross-cutting programmes in support of programme goals and objectives.
The Programme Specialist will be expected to work closely across all relevant project teams (Education, WASH, Child Protection, Field Operations and Emergency) and liaison with the field, while also acting as secretariat to statutory programme meetings focusing on the Makanna programme, which is being implemented in multiple states, and possibly other multi-sector programmes / interventions.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a consultant for a (remote) assignment of approximately 90 working days. The consultant will be engaged to implement the quantitative component of a mixed-method study on the costs associated with raising a child with disability in the Tunisian context.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment: UNICEF Afghanistan is commissioning the Evaluation of Polio Programme in Afghanistan. The evaluation will serve as a critical tool for incorporating best practices, fostering continuous learning, and ensuring polio interventions better serve beneficiaries. These Terms of Reference (ToR) describe the primary purpose, objectives, scope, tentative evaluation questions, proposed methodological approach, associated risks, and qualifications of external consultants required to undertake this summative evaluation between April 2025 and October 2025, with preliminary analysis available by July 2025.
The Programme Specialist provides technical guidance to UNICEF Myanmar to strengthen programme management to support an agile and strategic approach to expanding coverage of services and supplies, and in accordance with the Humanitarian Response Plan and other planning frameworks. The programme specialist works closely with Field Operations, the Emergency Unit, PME, and programme sections, to capture programming adjustments and to strengthen internal coordination.
The function also contributes to maintaining and enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to fulfil Core Commitments for Children.
The UNICEF internship in the Program Department involves supporting the organization's mission to promote children's rights and equity. The intern will update databases, develop knowledge products, assist with website content, and support the implementation of the Knowledge Management plan. This role requires proficiency in English and Arabic, strong writing and analytical skills, and a background in relevant disciplines. The internship starts in June 2025 for three months, with potential for extension.
UNICEF Montenegro is looking for a National Individual Consultant to collect data on adaptation of Caring Families for Young children programme.
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates from diverse populations, including but not limited to people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
National Consultant to support in program participant data of social protection programmes (cash transfer programmes – bimonthly and one-off; Disability Management Information System).
Le bureau de l’UNICEF au Maroc cherche à recruter un.e stagiaire pour accompagner les différents travaux en cours et appuyer la Chargée de programme – Migration dans la mise en œuvre et suivi du projet.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF is seeking a dedicated, proactive consultant to work closely with UNICEF Malaysia, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Ministry of Natural Resources & Environmental Sustainability (NRES), and Government and Non-Government partners.
The overall purpose of this assignment is to support Tajikistan in developing a structured, efficient, and environmentally sustainable system for the decommissioning and disposal of outdated Cold Chain Equipment (CCE). As the country transitions to modern and energy-efficient refrigeration technologies, it is essential to ensure that obsolete equipment is safely phased out without disrupting immunization services. This assignment will focus on establishing clear procedures for handling non-functional CCE, managing refrigerants responsibly, and ensuring compliance with international environmental protocols, such as WHO PQS guidelines and the Kigali Amendment.
The National Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Health Officer at UNICEF and in close collaboration with the international consultant. The national consultant will coordinate closely with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population (MOHSPP), the Republican Center of Immunoprophylaxis (RCIP), the Committee for Environmental Protection, and other relevant stakeholders to provide in-country support for the assignment.
Are you passionate about promoting the rights of every child and ensuring equitable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services? UNICEF is seeking a dedicated WASH Officer to join our team in Deir Ez Zor.
UNICEF Pacific seeks to contract three evaluators/consultants with appropriate skills, expertise and capacities, to work as a team to conduct a formative evaluation of UNICEF VII pooled procurement mechanism in Pacific region countries. The evaluation will assess whether the VII pooled procurement mechanism is achieving the intended cohesiveness, efficiencies, and complementarities within UNICEF Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), and whether all efforts are positioned to advance the goal for every child to survive and thrive, with access to nutritious diets, quality health care, nurturing practices and essential supplies. The consultancy is for 140 working days divided between the three consultants, spread over a 5-month period. Contracts will be issued on an individual basis.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive international Consultant. The consultant is expected to work remotely (70 days) with in-country mission to Fiji (25 days) over 7-month contract period. All costs related to the work will be included in the financial proposal and subsequent contract. Overall monitoring and supervision will be provided by Nutrition Manager, UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office, in close coordination with Social Policy Specialist.
In light of this, UNICEF in collaboration with the Fiji Ministry of Health and the Consumer Council of Fiji, is seeking a consultant to undertake a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis and creating an investment case for two key regulatory measures: the mandatory implementation of FOPNL and UFBMR.
The purpose of the Sub-national PMNP IM Consultant is to enhance the coordination and effectiveness of the UNICEF Health and Nutrition program in Mindanao under the guidance of the Health and Nutrition Specialist and the Nutrition Officer. The consultant will support the Programme Officers in their collaboration with the Ministry of Health’s Project Management Offices (RPMO) to ensure the successful implementation of the UNICEF-DOH partnership agreement for the PMNP in BARMM for the following duty stations:
- One (1) Lanao Del Sur (14 LGUs); Duty Station: Iligan City
- One (1) Maguindanao Del Norte (6 LGUs); Duty Station: Cotabato City
- One (1) Maguindanao Del Sur (11 LGUs); Duty Station: Cotabato City
- One (1) Sulu (9 LGUs); Duty Station: Zamboanga City
The Play and Heal project is targeting children with mental health and psychosocial support needs following the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Northwest Syria and the protracted humanitarian crisis and recent conflict escalation in Lebanon. The project supports the most vulnerable children, including refugee children, by integrating play based facilitated activities that target mental health outcomes in UNICEF's emergency response and Early Childhood Development, Education, and Child Protection Programmes, with the aim of providing children at risk of poor mental health with emotionally safe and healing experiences.
LEGO’s Play and Learn has been rolled out already in 2024 in the project’s target areas in Northwest Syria, earthquake affected areas of Türkiye, and southern Lebanon, in preparation for the training later in the year with the new Play and Heal model.
UNICEF Sudan seeks Climate, Energy, Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED), ESS and innovation Specialist role that will allow the Country Office to scale up its resilience building activities, to strengthen emergency preparedness and leverage in-country capacities in WASH, to provide child-responsive disaster risk reduction support and encourage low carbon, renewable energy & application of innovative approaches to service delivery and in the CO’s operations and programming and ensuring ESS requirements. In addition, the WASH Specialist will be required to strengthen climate responses programme delivery, monitoring and document lessons learning. The Specialist will report to the WASH Manager for UNICEF Sudan country office and will be located in Port Sudan, Sudan.
