Under the supervision of the Chief of the Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section (RAPS), the Emergency Specialist (Preparedness) will work to strengthen global, regional and country early warning and preparedness systems and capacities to improve readiness for humanitarian response.
The Legal Affairs Specialist will provide legal advice to internal clients on UNICEF’s arrangements with private sector and other partners, digital and other service providers and partners, and data, as well as supporting other business units globally on a broad spectrum of legal matters ranging from commercial contracts, disputes, and institutional matters. The Legal Affairs Specialist will report to the Senior Legal Affairs Specialist who reports to the Chief Legal Counsel.
Under the supervision of the ICT Officer (P2) who manages Digital Infrastructure in the Rome CSC, the incumbent will support the management and maintenance of the network and cloud infrastructures and related devices and services that form the office’s digital backbone of the office, ensuring reliable and efficient information processing and data flow to support business operations, communication and growth as well as for emergency preparedness.
Under the direct supervision of the People and Culture Officer, the People and Culture Associate is responsible for supporting individual consultancy contracts, low-value transactions, HR administrative services – system, procedural and operational support in compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations with a high degree of customer orientation.
The People & Culture Associate performs highly skilled tasks, manages complex cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of urgent and complex situations, understanding of staff entitlements, host country regulations for protocol and privileges, and UNICEF procedures and processes to resolve issues timely with a focus on attention to details, sensitive to the needs of the clients, while applying relevant procedures. May perform Officer in Charge to P2 People & Culture Officer during absences.
Under the supervision of the Operations Manager P4, the Rome Common Services Center (CSC) will be newly established following the relocation of several UNICEF HQ Divisions to Rome, where they will be co-located with WFP HQ. This move is part of the Future Focus Initiative, aimed at achieving cost savings and supporting broader UN80 objectives. The Rome CSC will play a critical role in delivering operational support to all UNICEF Divisions based at WFP HQ, as well as coordinating closely with WFP on the services provided to UNICEF staff.
Under the supervision of UNICEF, Youth Consultants will advance the goals of U-Report, particularly in empowering youth to express their opinions on issues that affect their lives, promote youth-led development, and foster positive social change.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the P3 Administrative and Finance Specialist the incumbent supports the effective management of the CSC budget, payroll for all UNICEF staff based in Rome, while providing technical guidance and oversight to the Finance Assistant and Finance Associate to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely service delivery of finance related transactions. The role requires the incumbent to have a strong understanding of both programmatic and funding components of UNICEF’s work. The position involves the supervisory responsibility of others.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Administrative Associate will be responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative tasks for the respective section requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies. This role will be focused on Property Management while supporting as a backup for other Admin functions.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Administrative Associate will be responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative tasks for the respective section requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies. This role will be focused on Premises Management while supporting as a backup for other Admin functions.
The post of Operations Manager, Common Services Center (CSC) reports to the PFP Deputy Director, Operations and Finance. The role will provide strategic leadership and overall direction to the CSC activities to support UNICEF’s core values and business objectives.
The incumbent will lead the multi-disciplinary teams and manage cross-functional services that directly impact the CSC performance. As a Strategic Business Partner, the incumbent will be responsible for leading results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, and contribute to delivering results for children.
The CSC serves multiple Divisions including their Senior Management team with very specific functional needs and work mandates. The role has a critical accountability to these Divisions, must balance competing priorities while ensuring equity in service delivery and maintain neutrality across the diverse mandates.
Under the supervision of the Senior Finance Associate (G7) in the Rome CSC, the incumbent supports the effective management of Pcard, Master Data Management and Invoicing cases for UNICEF staff based in Rome. The position is also essential for the performance metrics model which will be established which requires continuous tracking. The incumbent will also be responsible for uploading the results on the Insight dashboard to meet the SLAs (service level agreements) benchmarks and provide an early warning if demand starts to exceed resources or performance starts to slip. The post will support in facilitating the “real time” approach to qualitative assessment and evaluation so that lessons learned can be continuously transformed into good practices and better business processes. The impact directly affects the quality and timeliness of the delivery of a range of different specialized services for which the unit is accountable. Working with a high degree of operational independence, Associate is accountable for the achievement of overall service delivery results to clients. The Associate manages complicated cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of urgent and complex situations and adaptation of procedures and processes to resolve such cases. Back-up function to Finance Assistant (G5) and Senior Finance Associate (G7).
The Administrative and Finance Specialist reports to the Chief of Rome Common Services for general direction and guidance. The specialist is responsible for providing support to the Chief of Common Services in managing, monitoring and overseeing the full range of financial and administrative services in support of operational activities ensuring compliance with organizational plans, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of performance, ethics, and integrity.
In addition, the Administrative and Finance Specialist is also accountable for providing support to the Chief of Common Services in overall running of the office, quality assurance of services provided and staff capacity development.
The Administration and Finance Specialist, when supervising support staff, will be responsible for planning and guiding work in progress and for reviewing work completed by subordinate staff to verify accuracy and compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), UNICEF Financial Regulation and Rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of accountability, and ethics.
In summary, the Administrative and Finance Specialist will be responsible for the management of the Finance, and Administration units for UNICEF Rome Common Services Centre, providing technical guidance, demand management, timely action, and quality assurance of services. The post will serve as a back-up to the P4 Common CSC Operations Manager and P2 People and Culture Officer, as required.
This consultancy is an opportunity to support UNICEF Innocenti’s education policy and systems research by strengthening the quality, coherence, and impact of global education knowledge products. The Senior Education Research Consultant will contribute to flagship initiatives such as Data Must Speak (DMS), Women in Learning Leadership (WiLL), and Teachers for All (T4A), supporting research outputs across six countries. Working from existing analytical inputs, the consultant will help refine analytical frameworks, conduct peer review and quality assurance, and strengthen integration of quantitative and qualitative findings. The role focuses on shaping decision‑grade, policy‑relevant public goods to inform education policy dialogue globally.
Under the guidance and supervision of the Chief - People & Culture, the Assistant provides administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of functions for all categories of staff in the office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF P&C rules and regulations.
The Emergency Specialist (Risk Monitoring and Analysis) will facilitate UNICEF’s global risk monitoring and analysis, including research and analysis of issues potentially affecting UNICEF’s humanitarian response, including natural and human-induced threats and the related vulnerability of children and those who care for them. The Emergency Specialist will research and draft analytical reports, liaise with key partners and allies, and support the development of UNICEF’s analytical systems and related analytical capacity, policies and technologies.
UNICEF PFP has an ongoing requirement for complex services and for procurement guidance in a broad range of areas, including in the digital domain. Such areas include specialized innovative financing, fundraising services, market research, corporate social responsibility, corporate screening, IT, event delivery, and other areas as required. The incumbent will provide continuous guidance on procurement for fundraising and support the IF Hub with their contracting needs. The incumbent will be responsible for carrying out all procurement activities for assigned goods & service requirements, from planning through to supplier performance management.
Under the supervision of the Chief of the Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section (RAPS), the Emergency Specialist (Preparedness) will work to strengthen global, regional and country early warning and preparedness systems and capacities to improve readiness for humanitarian response.
The Legal Affairs Specialist will provide legal advice to internal clients on UNICEF’s arrangements with private sector and other partners, digital and other service providers and partners, and data, as well as supporting other business units globally on a broad spectrum of legal matters ranging from commercial contracts, disputes, and institutional matters. The Legal Affairs Specialist will report to the Senior Legal Affairs Specialist who reports to the Chief Legal Counsel.
Under the supervision of the ICT Officer (P2) who manages Digital Infrastructure in the Rome CSC, the incumbent will support the management and maintenance of the network and cloud infrastructures and related devices and services that form the office’s digital backbone of the office, ensuring reliable and efficient information processing and data flow to support business operations, communication and growth as well as for emergency preparedness.
Under the direct supervision of the People and Culture Officer, the People and Culture Associate is responsible for supporting individual consultancy contracts, low-value transactions, HR administrative services – system, procedural and operational support in compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations with a high degree of customer orientation.
The People & Culture Associate performs highly skilled tasks, manages complex cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of urgent and complex situations, understanding of staff entitlements, host country regulations for protocol and privileges, and UNICEF procedures and processes to resolve issues timely with a focus on attention to details, sensitive to the needs of the clients, while applying relevant procedures. May perform Officer in Charge to P2 People & Culture Officer during absences.
Under the supervision of the Operations Manager P4, the Rome Common Services Center (CSC) will be newly established following the relocation of several UNICEF HQ Divisions to Rome, where they will be co-located with WFP HQ. This move is part of the Future Focus Initiative, aimed at achieving cost savings and supporting broader UN80 objectives. The Rome CSC will play a critical role in delivering operational support to all UNICEF Divisions based at WFP HQ, as well as coordinating closely with WFP on the services provided to UNICEF staff.
Under the supervision of UNICEF, Youth Consultants will advance the goals of U-Report, particularly in empowering youth to express their opinions on issues that affect their lives, promote youth-led development, and foster positive social change.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the P3 Administrative and Finance Specialist the incumbent supports the effective management of the CSC budget, payroll for all UNICEF staff based in Rome, while providing technical guidance and oversight to the Finance Assistant and Finance Associate to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely service delivery of finance related transactions. The role requires the incumbent to have a strong understanding of both programmatic and funding components of UNICEF’s work. The position involves the supervisory responsibility of others.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Administrative Associate will be responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative tasks for the respective section requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies. This role will be focused on Property Management while supporting as a backup for other Admin functions.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Administrative Associate will be responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative tasks for the respective section requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies. This role will be focused on Premises Management while supporting as a backup for other Admin functions.
The post of Operations Manager, Common Services Center (CSC) reports to the PFP Deputy Director, Operations and Finance. The role will provide strategic leadership and overall direction to the CSC activities to support UNICEF’s core values and business objectives.
The incumbent will lead the multi-disciplinary teams and manage cross-functional services that directly impact the CSC performance. As a Strategic Business Partner, the incumbent will be responsible for leading results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, and contribute to delivering results for children.
The CSC serves multiple Divisions including their Senior Management team with very specific functional needs and work mandates. The role has a critical accountability to these Divisions, must balance competing priorities while ensuring equity in service delivery and maintain neutrality across the diverse mandates.
Under the supervision of the Senior Finance Associate (G7) in the Rome CSC, the incumbent supports the effective management of Pcard, Master Data Management and Invoicing cases for UNICEF staff based in Rome. The position is also essential for the performance metrics model which will be established which requires continuous tracking. The incumbent will also be responsible for uploading the results on the Insight dashboard to meet the SLAs (service level agreements) benchmarks and provide an early warning if demand starts to exceed resources or performance starts to slip. The post will support in facilitating the “real time” approach to qualitative assessment and evaluation so that lessons learned can be continuously transformed into good practices and better business processes. The impact directly affects the quality and timeliness of the delivery of a range of different specialized services for which the unit is accountable. Working with a high degree of operational independence, Associate is accountable for the achievement of overall service delivery results to clients. The Associate manages complicated cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of urgent and complex situations and adaptation of procedures and processes to resolve such cases. Back-up function to Finance Assistant (G5) and Senior Finance Associate (G7).
The Administrative and Finance Specialist reports to the Chief of Rome Common Services for general direction and guidance. The specialist is responsible for providing support to the Chief of Common Services in managing, monitoring and overseeing the full range of financial and administrative services in support of operational activities ensuring compliance with organizational plans, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of performance, ethics, and integrity.
In addition, the Administrative and Finance Specialist is also accountable for providing support to the Chief of Common Services in overall running of the office, quality assurance of services provided and staff capacity development.
The Administration and Finance Specialist, when supervising support staff, will be responsible for planning and guiding work in progress and for reviewing work completed by subordinate staff to verify accuracy and compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), UNICEF Financial Regulation and Rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of accountability, and ethics.
In summary, the Administrative and Finance Specialist will be responsible for the management of the Finance, and Administration units for UNICEF Rome Common Services Centre, providing technical guidance, demand management, timely action, and quality assurance of services. The post will serve as a back-up to the P4 Common CSC Operations Manager and P2 People and Culture Officer, as required.
This consultancy is an opportunity to support UNICEF Innocenti’s education policy and systems research by strengthening the quality, coherence, and impact of global education knowledge products. The Senior Education Research Consultant will contribute to flagship initiatives such as Data Must Speak (DMS), Women in Learning Leadership (WiLL), and Teachers for All (T4A), supporting research outputs across six countries. Working from existing analytical inputs, the consultant will help refine analytical frameworks, conduct peer review and quality assurance, and strengthen integration of quantitative and qualitative findings. The role focuses on shaping decision‑grade, policy‑relevant public goods to inform education policy dialogue globally.
Under the guidance and supervision of the Chief - People & Culture, the Assistant provides administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of functions for all categories of staff in the office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF P&C rules and regulations.
The Emergency Specialist (Risk Monitoring and Analysis) will facilitate UNICEF’s global risk monitoring and analysis, including research and analysis of issues potentially affecting UNICEF’s humanitarian response, including natural and human-induced threats and the related vulnerability of children and those who care for them. The Emergency Specialist will research and draft analytical reports, liaise with key partners and allies, and support the development of UNICEF’s analytical systems and related analytical capacity, policies and technologies.
UNICEF PFP has an ongoing requirement for complex services and for procurement guidance in a broad range of areas, including in the digital domain. Such areas include specialized innovative financing, fundraising services, market research, corporate social responsibility, corporate screening, IT, event delivery, and other areas as required. The incumbent will provide continuous guidance on procurement for fundraising and support the IF Hub with their contracting needs. The incumbent will be responsible for carrying out all procurement activities for assigned goods & service requirements, from planning through to supplier performance management.
