UNICEF’s new Strategic Plan (2026-2029) and UNICEF’s WASH Strategy (2016-2030) both lay emphasis on the need for financial leveraging to accelerate delivery of results for children. WASH contributes to impact Areas 1 and 5 of the 2026-2029 Strategic plan focusing on lowering the child mortality rate and providing a foundation for healthy childhood development, as well as children being less vulnerable to climate and environmental risks. Aligned with our strategic goals and UNICEF's commitment to help governments accelerate SDG 6 achievement, our work will center on two key areas: developing WASH finance strategies to create frameworks to attract and deploy diverse resources for universal WASH access and designing and executing high-impact initiatives to boost financial leveraging and mainstream climate resilience in WASH interventions. UNICEF aims to establish a roster of pre-vetted and technically qualified individual consultants to support this expanding area of work in regions and countries.
Selected consultants will be eligible for a long-term agreement contract to provide on-demand technical support to UNICEF regional and country offices and to other UN agencies. LTAs are non-binding arrangements that do not constitute a commitment to acquire a consultant service.
PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT
The purpose of this Terms of Reference (ToR) is to establish an LTA with multiple rostered individual consultants that will provide access to a repository of experts who meet the minimum technical requirements and can work as consultants to support UNICEF's work and provide technical expertise to (i) development of National WASH Finance Strategies, including options for climate financing and blended financing mechanisms, to enhance sustainability, equity, and resilience in the sector (ii) structuring blended finance initiatives for WASH inclusive of climate finance.
As UNICEF Uganda is initiating the newly developed country programme for 2026-2030, WASH team is expanding the portfolio into Environment and Climate Action, in alignment with an urgent need and increasing adverse impact of climate change on child-critical social services such as on health, nutrition, WASH, education and protection in Uganda.
Aligned to the purpose of the country programme, a WASH in institutions programme in Karamoja sub-region for 5 years has also been initiated with financial support from the development partner such as KOICA, which includes a strategic transition to a system strengthening approach with upstream support to enhance institutional capacity, policy guidelines and financing framework for long-term sustainability whilst support the expansion of WASH facilities in total of 150 schools and 15 health care facilities in all nine districts in Karamoja subregion.
This requires specialized support to coordinate with the national and sub-national partners to undertake the planned interventions. The technical assistance is to institutionalize national guidance, operational framework and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, particularly during the inception phase.
This assignment is also stretching out to Environment and Climate Action work to ensure coordinated technical support, strategic engagement with key stakeholders and exploring innovations related to climate resilient WASH services, climate education, and renewable energy such as solarization and biogas systems at schools, health care facilities and communities.
Are you passionate about creating a cleaner, safer, and more resilient environment for children? UNICEF Uganda is seeking a dynamic and committed WASH Officer (environment and climate action) to join our team in Kampala. In this pivotal role, you will support the WASH Environment and Climate Action Programme, working closely with government, private sector, civil society, and youth to drive forward child-centered policies and actions on environment, climate change, and disaster risk reduction.
This is your opportunity to make a tangible impact—strengthening national capacity, accelerating climate solutions, and ensuring that every child grows up in a safe and sustainable world.
UNICEF has developed an online course titled “Using Assistive Technology in Education: A Guide for Teachers and Schools”, which provides a comprehensive framework for educators and school teams on integrating assistive technology (AT) into inclusive education. The course includes definitions, pedagogical strategies, lesson planning, whole-school approaches, and practical tools such as assessment templates and implementation plans.
The English version of the course is context-neutral and foundational. UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland seeks to adapt this course to the national context by incorporating relevant Polish policies, practices, and examples to better support local educators in implementing assistive technologies effectively.
UNICEF Ghana seeks the services of a highly experienced professional with a profound commitment to achieving impactful result for every child. The consultant will provide support for the financial close-out and documentation of the Basic Sanitation Fund (BSF) Pilot.
The consultancy is based in Accra-Ghana for a duration of 45 working days spread over 2 months. The consultant will report to the WASH Specialist. ONLY Ghanaian nationals are eligible to apply.
The Chief of Child Survival and Development (CSD) provides strategic leadership to an integrated programme encompassing Health, Nutrition, and WASH to advance child survival, growth, and resilience in Eritrea. This position is pivotal in ensuring that every child, especially the most vulnerable, benefits from equitable access to essential services and from improved health, nutrition, and hygienic practices during the crucial first 1,000 days of life.
With a strong technical focus on WASH, the Chief leads the design and implementation of climate-resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene systems that directly contribute to better health outcomes and reduce disease burden. The role promotes integration between WASH, Health, and Nutrition to address both medical and social determinants of child well-being.
This is a national consultancy vacancy for conducting a comprehensive field assessment of WASH facilities and services. Interested Myanmar national applicants with relevant qualifications and experience are eligible to apply.
Under the direct supervision of the Contracts Manager within the supply section and WASH Manager (Urban), the incumbent assists in the procurement of UNICEF’s supplies and services, particularly in support of the WASH Section and the Country Programme. The Contracts Officer will be responsible for ensuring that all the WASH procurement activities comply with UNICEF Financial Rules and Regulations, Supply Division Manual, and other applicable procurement procedures. The position plays a critical role in maintaining procurement integrity, supporting programme implementation, and ensuring efficient utilization of resources.
The consultant will be associated with the Ministry of Civil Affairs and will play an integral role in contextualizing and integrating Giga in BIH and will interact with the different programmatic sections and local stakeholders (government actors, UNICEF, partner private sector, CRA, education ministries, schools, etc) in the country, with the objective of ensuring coordination and execution of Giga activities as per the workplan that will be developed.
The consultant will establish a coherent, comprehensive, and actionable national framework that guides the planning, implementation, monitoring, and financing of sustainable, equitable, inclusive, and climate-resilient sanitation and hygiene services for all people in Eritrea, contributing significantly to improved public health outcomes, socio-economic development, and environmental sustainability.
UNICEF Albania Country office (ACO) is hiring a national consultant to provide support to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports (MoTCS) to develop the management plan of the National Centre of Culture for Children (NCCC)
UNICEF Mongolia is looking for a Consultant who will provide technical, engineering, and advisory support to households aimed at enhancing energy efficiency, promoting the adoption of clean heating technologies, and reducing household energy consumption and emissions.
UNICEF seeks to hire a senior technical consultant to support the implementation of key activities as part of the acceleration plan for pilot implementation of revised 2023 WHO Guidelines on prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema among children under five in Katsina state.
The Community Health Workforce Development Programme is a multi-million dollar, multi-year flagship programme that seeks to transform the lives of CHWs across 13 countries including Uganda. The Uganda Country Office requires a consultant with a substantial track record in programme/grant management, experienced in delivering activities in complex environments to facilitate and showcase Uganda as an exemplary country for potential future programme expansion with the donor.
The consultancy will contribute to two main objectives:
- Timely implementation of project deliverables based on an agreed programme implementation plan
- Robust financial tracking and analysis of grant ensuring minimal variance of budget vs. actuals
Recognising the efficiencies which result from data analysis for the identification of effective humanitarian interventions, UNICEF is seeking the services of a qualified individual to create data analytics products that support the Ministry of Education and Science as well as local level administrations to improve their planning and monitoring within the education sector.
In a technical advisory role, the incumbent will be responsible for managing the construction activities of Burkina-Faso country office. The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Supply and Logistics Manager and will be responsible to support achievement of the construction and rehabilitation of school’s facilities, Health centers, latrines and water points, mobilize local communities, in compliance with project's goals and objectives and national standards and innovations in construction techniques.
The Midterm review is a key moment for government and partners to assess the implementation of the priority reform. It will serve as an opportunity to course- correct, strengthen alignment of partner interventions (including GPE grants), identify gaps or stubborn bottlenecks to reform delivery, mobilize additional financing, and agree that future GPE support could add value. In addition, it will also serve as the basis for the GPE Board decision on the next country allocation. The Compact mid-term review will provide space to support the following objectives:
• Review the overall progress and achievements of education reform implementation envisioned under Partnership Compact with focus priority reform theory of change, including commitments to gender equality and inclusion as well as enabling factors: (1) data and evidence; (2) sector planning, policy, and monitoring; (3) sector coordination; and (4) volume, equity, and efficiency of domestic public expenditure on education,
• Assess how different programs have contributed to progress on the priority reform,
The objective of the consultancy assignment is to facilitate finalization of the existing logical framework of the KOICA-funded Climate Action for the Last Mile: Reaching the Most Vulnerable Children in the East and Southern Africa Region, and to conduct a baseline survey based on the final logical framework.
The purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen UNICEF’s emergency preparedness, monitoring, and response capacity in Somalia’s Central and Southern Regions (CSS). The consultant will provide critical support in sustaining UNICEF’s field presence, coordinating humanitarian interventions, and ensuring timely, effective, and context-sensitive responses to emerging crises.
This role is essential to maintain UNICEF’s humanitarian engagement and operational continuity in hard-to-reach and newly recovered areas where access remains challenging. Working closely with the Emergency Manager, the consultant will support early warning, contingency planning, and partner monitoring, ensuring that UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) are met through coordinated, multisectoral emergency response and resilience programming.
UNICEF Innocenti is seeking an experienced qualitative researcher based in Pakistan, to co-lead the qualitative component of the impact evaluation, including inception Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), three rounds of qualitative data collection and related research briefs, as well as contribution to baseline and endline reports. The researcher will work in close collaboration with an international qualitative researcher.
Five internal missions are planned, including in the interior of the country in areas covered by MRVs, with focus on Balochistan and Sindh. All travel is dependent on securing the appropriate permits and security clearance before departure, in close collaboration with UNICEF Pakistan.
UNICEF’s new Strategic Plan (2026-2029) and UNICEF’s WASH Strategy (2016-2030) both lay emphasis on the need for financial leveraging to accelerate delivery of results for children. WASH contributes to impact Areas 1 and 5 of the 2026-2029 Strategic plan focusing on lowering the child mortality rate and providing a foundation for healthy childhood development, as well as children being less vulnerable to climate and environmental risks. Aligned with our strategic goals and UNICEF's commitment to help governments accelerate SDG 6 achievement, our work will center on two key areas: developing WASH finance strategies to create frameworks to attract and deploy diverse resources for universal WASH access and designing and executing high-impact initiatives to boost financial leveraging and mainstream climate resilience in WASH interventions. UNICEF aims to establish a roster of pre-vetted and technically qualified individual consultants to support this expanding area of work in regions and countries.
Selected consultants will be eligible for a long-term agreement contract to provide on-demand technical support to UNICEF regional and country offices and to other UN agencies. LTAs are non-binding arrangements that do not constitute a commitment to acquire a consultant service.
PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT
The purpose of this Terms of Reference (ToR) is to establish an LTA with multiple rostered individual consultants that will provide access to a repository of experts who meet the minimum technical requirements and can work as consultants to support UNICEF's work and provide technical expertise to (i) development of National WASH Finance Strategies, including options for climate financing and blended financing mechanisms, to enhance sustainability, equity, and resilience in the sector (ii) structuring blended finance initiatives for WASH inclusive of climate finance.
As UNICEF Uganda is initiating the newly developed country programme for 2026-2030, WASH team is expanding the portfolio into Environment and Climate Action, in alignment with an urgent need and increasing adverse impact of climate change on child-critical social services such as on health, nutrition, WASH, education and protection in Uganda.
Aligned to the purpose of the country programme, a WASH in institutions programme in Karamoja sub-region for 5 years has also been initiated with financial support from the development partner such as KOICA, which includes a strategic transition to a system strengthening approach with upstream support to enhance institutional capacity, policy guidelines and financing framework for long-term sustainability whilst support the expansion of WASH facilities in total of 150 schools and 15 health care facilities in all nine districts in Karamoja subregion.
This requires specialized support to coordinate with the national and sub-national partners to undertake the planned interventions. The technical assistance is to institutionalize national guidance, operational framework and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, particularly during the inception phase.
This assignment is also stretching out to Environment and Climate Action work to ensure coordinated technical support, strategic engagement with key stakeholders and exploring innovations related to climate resilient WASH services, climate education, and renewable energy such as solarization and biogas systems at schools, health care facilities and communities.
Are you passionate about creating a cleaner, safer, and more resilient environment for children? UNICEF Uganda is seeking a dynamic and committed WASH Officer (environment and climate action) to join our team in Kampala. In this pivotal role, you will support the WASH Environment and Climate Action Programme, working closely with government, private sector, civil society, and youth to drive forward child-centered policies and actions on environment, climate change, and disaster risk reduction.
This is your opportunity to make a tangible impact—strengthening national capacity, accelerating climate solutions, and ensuring that every child grows up in a safe and sustainable world.
UNICEF has developed an online course titled “Using Assistive Technology in Education: A Guide for Teachers and Schools”, which provides a comprehensive framework for educators and school teams on integrating assistive technology (AT) into inclusive education. The course includes definitions, pedagogical strategies, lesson planning, whole-school approaches, and practical tools such as assessment templates and implementation plans.
The English version of the course is context-neutral and foundational. UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland seeks to adapt this course to the national context by incorporating relevant Polish policies, practices, and examples to better support local educators in implementing assistive technologies effectively.
UNICEF Ghana seeks the services of a highly experienced professional with a profound commitment to achieving impactful result for every child. The consultant will provide support for the financial close-out and documentation of the Basic Sanitation Fund (BSF) Pilot.
The consultancy is based in Accra-Ghana for a duration of 45 working days spread over 2 months. The consultant will report to the WASH Specialist. ONLY Ghanaian nationals are eligible to apply.
The Chief of Child Survival and Development (CSD) provides strategic leadership to an integrated programme encompassing Health, Nutrition, and WASH to advance child survival, growth, and resilience in Eritrea. This position is pivotal in ensuring that every child, especially the most vulnerable, benefits from equitable access to essential services and from improved health, nutrition, and hygienic practices during the crucial first 1,000 days of life.
With a strong technical focus on WASH, the Chief leads the design and implementation of climate-resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene systems that directly contribute to better health outcomes and reduce disease burden. The role promotes integration between WASH, Health, and Nutrition to address both medical and social determinants of child well-being.
This is a national consultancy vacancy for conducting a comprehensive field assessment of WASH facilities and services. Interested Myanmar national applicants with relevant qualifications and experience are eligible to apply.
Under the direct supervision of the Contracts Manager within the supply section and WASH Manager (Urban), the incumbent assists in the procurement of UNICEF’s supplies and services, particularly in support of the WASH Section and the Country Programme. The Contracts Officer will be responsible for ensuring that all the WASH procurement activities comply with UNICEF Financial Rules and Regulations, Supply Division Manual, and other applicable procurement procedures. The position plays a critical role in maintaining procurement integrity, supporting programme implementation, and ensuring efficient utilization of resources.
The consultant will be associated with the Ministry of Civil Affairs and will play an integral role in contextualizing and integrating Giga in BIH and will interact with the different programmatic sections and local stakeholders (government actors, UNICEF, partner private sector, CRA, education ministries, schools, etc) in the country, with the objective of ensuring coordination and execution of Giga activities as per the workplan that will be developed.
The consultant will establish a coherent, comprehensive, and actionable national framework that guides the planning, implementation, monitoring, and financing of sustainable, equitable, inclusive, and climate-resilient sanitation and hygiene services for all people in Eritrea, contributing significantly to improved public health outcomes, socio-economic development, and environmental sustainability.
UNICEF Albania Country office (ACO) is hiring a national consultant to provide support to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports (MoTCS) to develop the management plan of the National Centre of Culture for Children (NCCC)
UNICEF Mongolia is looking for a Consultant who will provide technical, engineering, and advisory support to households aimed at enhancing energy efficiency, promoting the adoption of clean heating technologies, and reducing household energy consumption and emissions.
UNICEF seeks to hire a senior technical consultant to support the implementation of key activities as part of the acceleration plan for pilot implementation of revised 2023 WHO Guidelines on prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema among children under five in Katsina state.
The Community Health Workforce Development Programme is a multi-million dollar, multi-year flagship programme that seeks to transform the lives of CHWs across 13 countries including Uganda. The Uganda Country Office requires a consultant with a substantial track record in programme/grant management, experienced in delivering activities in complex environments to facilitate and showcase Uganda as an exemplary country for potential future programme expansion with the donor.
The consultancy will contribute to two main objectives:
- Timely implementation of project deliverables based on an agreed programme implementation plan
- Robust financial tracking and analysis of grant ensuring minimal variance of budget vs. actuals
Recognising the efficiencies which result from data analysis for the identification of effective humanitarian interventions, UNICEF is seeking the services of a qualified individual to create data analytics products that support the Ministry of Education and Science as well as local level administrations to improve their planning and monitoring within the education sector.
In a technical advisory role, the incumbent will be responsible for managing the construction activities of Burkina-Faso country office. The incumbent will work under the supervision of the Supply and Logistics Manager and will be responsible to support achievement of the construction and rehabilitation of school’s facilities, Health centers, latrines and water points, mobilize local communities, in compliance with project's goals and objectives and national standards and innovations in construction techniques.
The Midterm review is a key moment for government and partners to assess the implementation of the priority reform. It will serve as an opportunity to course- correct, strengthen alignment of partner interventions (including GPE grants), identify gaps or stubborn bottlenecks to reform delivery, mobilize additional financing, and agree that future GPE support could add value. In addition, it will also serve as the basis for the GPE Board decision on the next country allocation. The Compact mid-term review will provide space to support the following objectives:
• Review the overall progress and achievements of education reform implementation envisioned under Partnership Compact with focus priority reform theory of change, including commitments to gender equality and inclusion as well as enabling factors: (1) data and evidence; (2) sector planning, policy, and monitoring; (3) sector coordination; and (4) volume, equity, and efficiency of domestic public expenditure on education,
• Assess how different programs have contributed to progress on the priority reform,
The objective of the consultancy assignment is to facilitate finalization of the existing logical framework of the KOICA-funded Climate Action for the Last Mile: Reaching the Most Vulnerable Children in the East and Southern Africa Region, and to conduct a baseline survey based on the final logical framework.
The purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen UNICEF’s emergency preparedness, monitoring, and response capacity in Somalia’s Central and Southern Regions (CSS). The consultant will provide critical support in sustaining UNICEF’s field presence, coordinating humanitarian interventions, and ensuring timely, effective, and context-sensitive responses to emerging crises.
This role is essential to maintain UNICEF’s humanitarian engagement and operational continuity in hard-to-reach and newly recovered areas where access remains challenging. Working closely with the Emergency Manager, the consultant will support early warning, contingency planning, and partner monitoring, ensuring that UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) are met through coordinated, multisectoral emergency response and resilience programming.
UNICEF Innocenti is seeking an experienced qualitative researcher based in Pakistan, to co-lead the qualitative component of the impact evaluation, including inception Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), three rounds of qualitative data collection and related research briefs, as well as contribution to baseline and endline reports. The researcher will work in close collaboration with an international qualitative researcher.
Five internal missions are planned, including in the interior of the country in areas covered by MRVs, with focus on Balochistan and Sindh. All travel is dependent on securing the appropriate permits and security clearance before departure, in close collaboration with UNICEF Pakistan.
