UNICEF Malaysia is supporting the Selangor state to assess the design and implementation of the IMPAK programme, including its reach, relevance and perceived usefulness and support to informal childcare providers and family caregivers in the home, as well as the reported application of knowledge and skills gained across a range of dimensions. The assessment will identify programme strengths, implementation gaps and opportunities, examine the feasibility and requirements for scale-up and structured competency-based certification pathways that complement existing certification systems, and determine the adaptations needed to scale up such a programme to support a wider group of beneficiaries, and integrate disability-inclusive care.
UNICEF Malaysia is supporting the Selangor state to assess the design and implementation of the IMPAK programme, including its reach, relevance and perceived usefulness and support to informal childcare providers and family caregivers in the home, as well as the reported application of knowledge and skills gained across a range of dimensions. The assessment will identify programme strengths, implementation gaps and opportunities, examine the feasibility and requirements for scale-up and structured competency-based certification pathways that complement existing certification systems, and determine the adaptations needed to scale up such a programme to support a wider group of beneficiaries, and integrate disability-inclusive care.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for National consultant to support training of Lao Youth Union hotline staff. The duration of this assignment is 6 months, starting as soon as possible and the consultant shall be home based.
The consultancy will support a rigorous, participatory and decision-oriented review process to generate validated evidence on the extent to which Teaching and Learning Resources (TLR) used from Kindergarten to Basic 6 in Ghana are gender-responsive, inclusive and aligned with national policies and international good practice.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan is implementing Maternal and Child Cash Transfers Plus for the first 1,000 days of Life (MCCT+). The MCCT+ is an integrated social protection programme that provides vulnerable pregnant women and lactating mothers with regular cash assistance together with skills and access to basic health, nutrition, and protection services. UNICEF Innocenti is collaborating with the UNICEF Sudan on mixed-methods evidence generation on the MCCT+ and is looking for a National Research Assistant who will represent the research team in-country, playing a key role in facilitating the collaboration with the data collection firm.
The key objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood and UNICEF in training the young members of the SDGs club.
The purpose of this consultancy is therefore threefold:
(i) to produce an updated Pacific ECE status report with a clear narrative on access, quality and equity, including contribution of ECE to foundational learning, an updated status on ECE systems, and best practice documented across the 15 PICs;
(ii) to finalise the Pacific ECE Systems and Planning Toolkit and support countries to apply it to strengthen their national ECE systems; and
(iii) to provide dedicated technical support to Fiji to develop, socialise and build capacity around a costed implementation plan for its Pre Primary Policy in line with the education sector plan.
The Project Coordinator will provide technical, coordination, and administrative support to ensure timely and quality implementation of the Airtel Africa initiative for the West and Central Africa Regional Office. The consultant will act as the focal point between UNICEF regional and country offices, Airtel Africa’s group team, and national affiliates, supporting joint planning, monitoring, reporting, and communication efforts.
UNICEF works towards the realization of the rights of every child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Under UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026-2029, a new organizational ambition has been established through Impact Goal 5: to ensure that 500 million children are better protected from disasters and climate and environmental risks.
Pacific Multi-Country Office is looking for an experienced Risk and Compliance professional who is excited by challenges and who wants to achieve meaningful and tangible results for children in the Pacific. The Risk and Compliance Specialist is a pivotal role within PCMO, supporting support the Senior Managers in making sure that resources are continuously, effectively and efficiently geared towards achieving results for children.
The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Chief, LEAP Section, and in close cooperation with the Deputy Representative, and the Section Chiefs. Engagement with external partners will be coordinated through the LEAP Section, which is the single coordination point for private sector engagement across the office.
The assignment does not include representational functions. Convening of the Business Advisory Group, engagement with chief executives, negotiation of partnership terms, conduct of due diligence and all decisions on partnership acceptance are performed by UNICEF staff. The consultant prepares the analysis and documentation on which those staff functions are exercised. The work is organised in four workstreams.
Join UNICEF Pacific as an Education Officer, Climate Resilience, P2, based in Suva, Fiji, and help strengthen climate-resilient education systems across 14 Pacific Island countries. This temporary appointment offers an exciting opportunity to work with governments, partners and UNICEF teams to protect learning, support safer schools, and build more resilient pathways for every child in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions.
The purpose of this consultancy is to develop an Investment Case for the establishment and progressive implementation of a State Child Guarantee (SCG) in Uzbekistan. The Investment Case will identify a coherent and policy-relevant package of child-sensitive social benefits and services, assess the resources currently invested in them, and develop feasible options for expanding their coverage, adequacy, accessibility and quality. The analysis will be informed by Uzbekistan’s monetary and multidimensional child-poverty findings, national policy priorities and relevant international experience.
UNICEF Lebanon seeks a Biomedical Engineer Consultant under a Long-Term Arrangement (LTA) to provide technical expertise on medical equipment management, healthcare technology assessments, installation and commissioning, maintenance oversight, and quality assurance of biomedical systems. The consultant will support health system strengthening and emergency health interventions across Lebanon on an as-needed basis.
Join UNICEF Pacific as an Education Officer in Honiara, Solomon Islands, and help advance quality, inclusive and equitable education for every child. This temporary appointment offers an opportunity to support education and early childhood development programmes, work with government and partners, and contribute to lasting results for children and communities across the Pacific.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment
The objective of this international consultancy is to provide technical guidance on the two major initiatives undertaken by UNICEF Georgia:
• Development of the context-tailored concept and piloting of the child rights impact assessment mechanism (CRIA)
• Development of the child rights training materials and contributing to the training of child rights trainers (ToT)
Positioned within the Acquisition unit of Individual Giving, the Fund-Raising Officer (Acquisition) plays a vital role in executing UNICEF’s strategy to expand its donor base and drive sustainable revenue growth. In line with the PSFR team's strategic focus on funnel-based marketing and audience segmentation, this role supports the development and execution of targeted acquisition campaigns—especially across digital channels, which are identified as key growth drivers. By managing agency relationships, conducting market research, and optimizing lead generation and conversion, the incumbent ensures that acquisition efforts are data-informed and audience-centric. Their collaboration with the marketing team and close monitoring of campaign performance directly contribute to the team’s broader goals of enhancing donor engagement and achieving ambitious fundraising targets under the 2026–2030 strategy.
The Foresight and Policy Unit at UNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) is establishing a roster of qualified consultants to respond to a recurring need for on-demand, short- to medium-term technical support across a range of foresight methods and applications (strategic foresight, horizon scanning, and futures thinking). The roster will serve as a standing, pre-qualified pool of experts from which UNICEF and its country, regional, and headquarters offices can draw upon to support foresight-related initiatives. The roster of consultants is organized along 4 roster streams: Strategic Foresight; Facilitation and Participation; Quantitative Modelling; Knowledge Management and Capacity Building.
UNICEF Malaysia is supporting the Selangor state to assess the design and implementation of the IMPAK programme, including its reach, relevance and perceived usefulness and support to informal childcare providers and family caregivers in the home, as well as the reported application of knowledge and skills gained across a range of dimensions. The assessment will identify programme strengths, implementation gaps and opportunities, examine the feasibility and requirements for scale-up and structured competency-based certification pathways that complement existing certification systems, and determine the adaptations needed to scale up such a programme to support a wider group of beneficiaries, and integrate disability-inclusive care.
UNICEF Malaysia is supporting the Selangor state to assess the design and implementation of the IMPAK programme, including its reach, relevance and perceived usefulness and support to informal childcare providers and family caregivers in the home, as well as the reported application of knowledge and skills gained across a range of dimensions. The assessment will identify programme strengths, implementation gaps and opportunities, examine the feasibility and requirements for scale-up and structured competency-based certification pathways that complement existing certification systems, and determine the adaptations needed to scale up such a programme to support a wider group of beneficiaries, and integrate disability-inclusive care.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for National consultant to support training of Lao Youth Union hotline staff. The duration of this assignment is 6 months, starting as soon as possible and the consultant shall be home based.
The consultancy will support a rigorous, participatory and decision-oriented review process to generate validated evidence on the extent to which Teaching and Learning Resources (TLR) used from Kindergarten to Basic 6 in Ghana are gender-responsive, inclusive and aligned with national policies and international good practice.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan is implementing Maternal and Child Cash Transfers Plus for the first 1,000 days of Life (MCCT+). The MCCT+ is an integrated social protection programme that provides vulnerable pregnant women and lactating mothers with regular cash assistance together with skills and access to basic health, nutrition, and protection services. UNICEF Innocenti is collaborating with the UNICEF Sudan on mixed-methods evidence generation on the MCCT+ and is looking for a National Research Assistant who will represent the research team in-country, playing a key role in facilitating the collaboration with the data collection firm.
The key objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood and UNICEF in training the young members of the SDGs club.
The purpose of this consultancy is therefore threefold:
(i) to produce an updated Pacific ECE status report with a clear narrative on access, quality and equity, including contribution of ECE to foundational learning, an updated status on ECE systems, and best practice documented across the 15 PICs;
(ii) to finalise the Pacific ECE Systems and Planning Toolkit and support countries to apply it to strengthen their national ECE systems; and
(iii) to provide dedicated technical support to Fiji to develop, socialise and build capacity around a costed implementation plan for its Pre Primary Policy in line with the education sector plan.
The Project Coordinator will provide technical, coordination, and administrative support to ensure timely and quality implementation of the Airtel Africa initiative for the West and Central Africa Regional Office. The consultant will act as the focal point between UNICEF regional and country offices, Airtel Africa’s group team, and national affiliates, supporting joint planning, monitoring, reporting, and communication efforts.
UNICEF works towards the realization of the rights of every child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Under UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026-2029, a new organizational ambition has been established through Impact Goal 5: to ensure that 500 million children are better protected from disasters and climate and environmental risks.
Pacific Multi-Country Office is looking for an experienced Risk and Compliance professional who is excited by challenges and who wants to achieve meaningful and tangible results for children in the Pacific. The Risk and Compliance Specialist is a pivotal role within PCMO, supporting support the Senior Managers in making sure that resources are continuously, effectively and efficiently geared towards achieving results for children.
The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Chief, LEAP Section, and in close cooperation with the Deputy Representative, and the Section Chiefs. Engagement with external partners will be coordinated through the LEAP Section, which is the single coordination point for private sector engagement across the office.
The assignment does not include representational functions. Convening of the Business Advisory Group, engagement with chief executives, negotiation of partnership terms, conduct of due diligence and all decisions on partnership acceptance are performed by UNICEF staff. The consultant prepares the analysis and documentation on which those staff functions are exercised. The work is organised in four workstreams.
Join UNICEF Pacific as an Education Officer, Climate Resilience, P2, based in Suva, Fiji, and help strengthen climate-resilient education systems across 14 Pacific Island countries. This temporary appointment offers an exciting opportunity to work with governments, partners and UNICEF teams to protect learning, support safer schools, and build more resilient pathways for every child in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions.
The purpose of this consultancy is to develop an Investment Case for the establishment and progressive implementation of a State Child Guarantee (SCG) in Uzbekistan. The Investment Case will identify a coherent and policy-relevant package of child-sensitive social benefits and services, assess the resources currently invested in them, and develop feasible options for expanding their coverage, adequacy, accessibility and quality. The analysis will be informed by Uzbekistan’s monetary and multidimensional child-poverty findings, national policy priorities and relevant international experience.
UNICEF Lebanon seeks a Biomedical Engineer Consultant under a Long-Term Arrangement (LTA) to provide technical expertise on medical equipment management, healthcare technology assessments, installation and commissioning, maintenance oversight, and quality assurance of biomedical systems. The consultant will support health system strengthening and emergency health interventions across Lebanon on an as-needed basis.
Join UNICEF Pacific as an Education Officer in Honiara, Solomon Islands, and help advance quality, inclusive and equitable education for every child. This temporary appointment offers an opportunity to support education and early childhood development programmes, work with government and partners, and contribute to lasting results for children and communities across the Pacific.
Purpose of Activity/Assignment
The objective of this international consultancy is to provide technical guidance on the two major initiatives undertaken by UNICEF Georgia:
• Development of the context-tailored concept and piloting of the child rights impact assessment mechanism (CRIA)
• Development of the child rights training materials and contributing to the training of child rights trainers (ToT)
Positioned within the Acquisition unit of Individual Giving, the Fund-Raising Officer (Acquisition) plays a vital role in executing UNICEF’s strategy to expand its donor base and drive sustainable revenue growth. In line with the PSFR team's strategic focus on funnel-based marketing and audience segmentation, this role supports the development and execution of targeted acquisition campaigns—especially across digital channels, which are identified as key growth drivers. By managing agency relationships, conducting market research, and optimizing lead generation and conversion, the incumbent ensures that acquisition efforts are data-informed and audience-centric. Their collaboration with the marketing team and close monitoring of campaign performance directly contribute to the team’s broader goals of enhancing donor engagement and achieving ambitious fundraising targets under the 2026–2030 strategy.
The Foresight and Policy Unit at UNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) is establishing a roster of qualified consultants to respond to a recurring need for on-demand, short- to medium-term technical support across a range of foresight methods and applications (strategic foresight, horizon scanning, and futures thinking). The roster will serve as a standing, pre-qualified pool of experts from which UNICEF and its country, regional, and headquarters offices can draw upon to support foresight-related initiatives. The roster of consultants is organized along 4 roster streams: Strategic Foresight; Facilitation and Participation; Quantitative Modelling; Knowledge Management and Capacity Building.
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