The consultant will support the establishment and implementation of a Digital Toolkit for Child and Adolescent Health and Mental Wellbeing Promotion, as part of the Initiative “Promoting a comprehensive, prevention-oriented approach to children’s health”. The consultant will report to the ECARO Regional Health Adviser and work in close collaboration with UNICEF’s Regional Office specialists (ECD, Nutrition, and Immunization), the DG SANTE Project Manager, and relevant UNICEF Procurement, counterparts. The role encompasses end-to-end technical advisory and oversight to ensure the effective procurement, design, development, and deployment of the Digital Toolkit platform.
UNICEF seeks an international consultant to help countries strengthen the alignment between education systems, skills development programmes, and labor market needs. While many countries track educational participation and completion, there is limited evidence on employment outcomes, employer satisfaction, school-to-work transitions, and the relevance of skills training to labor market demand.
The consultant will support the development of global tools and provide technical assistance on labor market monitoring systems, graduate tracer studies, employer surveys, and education–labor market observatories. The work aims to improve evidence-based policymaking, strengthen education and skills programmes, and support successful transitions from education to employment for young people.
UNICEF Bangladesh is seeking a dynamic and analytically strong Programme Officer (Budget), P2 to support programme financial management for the Rohingya Refugee Response in Cox’s Bazar. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a large-scale and complex humanitarian operation, supporting the planning, allocation, and monitoring of a diverse portfolio of grants from multiple donors. Working at the intersection of programme and grant management, you will play a critical role in ensuring resources are used efficiently, compliantly, and strategically to maximize results for children and vulnerable communities. In this role, you will go beyond traditional budgeting by providing high-quality financial analysis, funding gap insights, and decision support to senior management in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment. You will contribute to inter-agency financial transparency through reporting to platforms such as the Rohingya Coordination Platform (RCP) and the Financial Tracking Service (FTS), while strengthening grant management systems and capacity across programme teams. If you are detail-oriented, solutions-driven, and motivated to apply your financial expertise to humanitarian impact on a scale, this role offers a meaningful opportunity to shape how resources translate into results on the ground.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical leadership and programme guidance to operationalize the Clean Air for Healthy Children agenda by delivering air-quality monitoring and data expertise, exposure and health-impact assessment, a maintained global knowledge library, direct Country Office support, and coordination of cross UN reporting.
Join UNICEF El Salvador as a People and Culture Associate and help attract, develop, and support a talented workforce through talent management, organizational development, and employee engagement.
As part of ongoing efforts to expand opportunities for meaningful youth participation, UNICEF— in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and UNFPA—launched the U-Report platform (locally known as SMS Jovem) in 2020. By 2025, the platform engaged more than 100,000 young people across the country. To ensure that SMS Jovem continues to grow as a powerful tool for youth participation and advocacy, UNICEF Angola seeks to hire a Youth Engagement Consultant.
Senegal is strengthening its capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats such as dengue, measles, avian influenza, and COVID-19 by building on its strong One Health and surveillance systems. Through support from the Pandemic Fund, the government is enhancing early detection, emergency preparedness, and multisectoral coordination. UNICEF contributes by providing technical and operational support across key sectors to ensure the effective implementation and monitoring of Pandemic Fund activities and strengthen health system resilience.
UNICEF Burkina Faso is seeking a motivated and energetic professional with strong expertise and experience in social and behavioral change focused on immunization to help achieve the country’s immunization goals. Join our team and help us create a better world for every child.
L'UNICEF s'inscrit dans les priorités mondiales et nationales en veillant à ce que ses programmes tiennent compte de l'égalité des sexes et en œuvrant à lever les obstacles qui empêchent les garçons et les filles de bénéficier équitablement des efforts nationaux.
Join UNICEF’s Procurement team in Rome and play a key role in delivering efficient, compliant, and value-driven procurement services that support fundraising and business operations worldwide. You will manage end-to-end procurement processes, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, contribute to strategic sourcing initiatives, and help ensure that UNICEF achieves the best value for money while delivering results for children. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive procurement professional to make a tangible impact in a dynamic international environment.
To support delivery of the Supply Division digitalization strategy through coordination and execution of a portfolio of digital initiatives aligned to SD priorities and the Enterprise Business Applications (EBA) roadmap.
The Education Specialist (Learning and Skills Assessment) will provide technical assistance to UNICEF Country and Regional Offices and to national governments to develop, implement, and use assessments and tracer studies that inform sector policy, planning, and financing, while improving learning and skills outcomes and employability.
UNICEF is seeking an Education Specialist to support evidence-based, equity-focused education programmes through policy and financing analysis, data-driven decision-making, and results-based programme management to improve learning outcomes for disadvantaged children.
Madagascar’s Ministry of Health (MSANP) has developed a new Health Sector Development Plan (PDSS) to guide health sector priorities over the coming years. Madagascar’s 2025–2029 PDSS serves as the national strategic framework for improving population health by strengthening health systems, ensuring equitable access to services, and advancing Universal Health Coverage. To ensure the PDSS is financially actionable, sustainable, and aligned with national and partners' financial resources, the MSANP requires a comprehensive costing of all PDSS strategic objectives. The costing exercise will support: (i) Medium‑term expenditure planning, prioritization and sequencing of interventions, (ii) strengthening resource mobilization, budget predictability and avoid fragmented financing by ensuring that scarce resources are used efficiently, and (iii) translating strategic objectives into quantifiable interventions and budgets, making it possible to prioritize investments based on data and national needs through the implementation period, and (iv) ensuring that government, civil society, and partners, work toward a shared vision of equitable, resilient, and high‑performing health systems. The overall objective of the consultancy is to produce a complete, accurate, and actionable costing of the PDSS, including scenario-based analyses and an assessment of financing gaps. Specifically, the consultant shall develop a participatory costing methodology aligned with best international tools (e.g., OneHealth Tool or equivalent); establish benchmarks, leading to comprehensive costing PDSS strategic pillars, programs, and system-strengthening activities; identify funding gaps based on projected domestic and external resources; and propose actionable recommendations for prioritization and financial sustainability over the next 5 years.
UNICEF Iraq is seeking a qualified national consultant to support the collection and analysis of data through the Teenage Mothers Assessment in Iraq. The analysis will strengthen evidence-based programming and policy dialogue related to vulnerable adolescent mothers. The consultant will be responsible for conducting comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis of the collected assessment data, identifying key findings, trends, vulnerabilities, and service gaps affecting teenage mothers.
UNICEF is seeking an international consultant to provide technical and coordination support to advance key priorities under the global Equity, Disability, Gender, and Inclusion agenda in education, with a focus on developing practical knowledge products, public goods, learning opportunities, and platforms that support UNICEF country offices, ministries of education, and partners to strengthen inclusive and equitable education systems.
The purpose of this consultancy is to facilitate a strategic planning process that:
• Examines the current and emerging needs of child protection in humanitarian action sector;
• Identifies trends, opportunities, risks, and challenges likely to shape the sector over the coming years;
• Assesses the Alliance's achievements, strengths, limitations, and comparative advantage, of which data/findings also contribute to donor reporting;
• Defines the Alliance's future role and strategic positioning within the broader humanitarian ecosystem;
• Builds consensus among Alliance stakeholders regarding future priorities and strategic directions;
• Engage with the Alliance technical group leadership to think through the linkage between the new strategy and the implementation plan; and
• Produces a validated strategic framework, to guide the Alliance's work from 2027 for a period of 3 to 5 years.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, advocacy, and operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment into action.Within this context, the Security Section plays a critical role in enabling programme delivery through the provision of effective security risk management and operational support. The Section ensures that UNICEF personnel, eligible family members, premises,assets, and operations are protected in line with the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS).
UNICEF Ethiopia is seeking a highly qualified Chief Field Office (CFO) professional to lead and manage the overall programme portfolio of a field office within the country programme. The CFO serves as UNICEF’s representative in the assigned Area of Responsibility (AoR), providing strategic leadership and oversight to programme sectors and operational service teams. The role is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality results in line with UNICEF’s Programme of Cooperation, Country Programme Management Plan, and the strategic vision established by the Representative.If you possess the required qualifications, experience, and commitment to UNICEF’s mission, we strongly encourage you to apply. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and communities while taking on a motivating, challenging, and rewarding leadership assignment.
Under the guidance of the Programme Specialist (Climate & Environment) (P-3), the Champion is accountable for the planning, design, implementation, monitoring, and administration of assigned projects within the Climate and Environment cross-cutting programme, in accordance with the Country Programme Document (CPD) and Country Programme Management Plan (CPMP), contributing to the achievement of UNICEF's strategic priorities and results for children. The incumbent provides technical leadership on situation analysis, programme design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and human resource planning to ensure high-quality, evidence-based programming. The Champion identifies and recommends effective implementation strategies, innovative approaches, and optimal use of financial, human, and material resources to maximize programme impact and sustainability. The role also exercises delegated financial authority by certifying programme expenditures and determining funding, supply, and cash requirements to ensure timely, accountable, and efficient programme delivery.
The consultant will support the establishment and implementation of a Digital Toolkit for Child and Adolescent Health and Mental Wellbeing Promotion, as part of the Initiative “Promoting a comprehensive, prevention-oriented approach to children’s health”. The consultant will report to the ECARO Regional Health Adviser and work in close collaboration with UNICEF’s Regional Office specialists (ECD, Nutrition, and Immunization), the DG SANTE Project Manager, and relevant UNICEF Procurement, counterparts. The role encompasses end-to-end technical advisory and oversight to ensure the effective procurement, design, development, and deployment of the Digital Toolkit platform.
UNICEF seeks an international consultant to help countries strengthen the alignment between education systems, skills development programmes, and labor market needs. While many countries track educational participation and completion, there is limited evidence on employment outcomes, employer satisfaction, school-to-work transitions, and the relevance of skills training to labor market demand.
The consultant will support the development of global tools and provide technical assistance on labor market monitoring systems, graduate tracer studies, employer surveys, and education–labor market observatories. The work aims to improve evidence-based policymaking, strengthen education and skills programmes, and support successful transitions from education to employment for young people.
UNICEF Bangladesh is seeking a dynamic and analytically strong Programme Officer (Budget), P2 to support programme financial management for the Rohingya Refugee Response in Cox’s Bazar. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a large-scale and complex humanitarian operation, supporting the planning, allocation, and monitoring of a diverse portfolio of grants from multiple donors. Working at the intersection of programme and grant management, you will play a critical role in ensuring resources are used efficiently, compliantly, and strategically to maximize results for children and vulnerable communities. In this role, you will go beyond traditional budgeting by providing high-quality financial analysis, funding gap insights, and decision support to senior management in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment. You will contribute to inter-agency financial transparency through reporting to platforms such as the Rohingya Coordination Platform (RCP) and the Financial Tracking Service (FTS), while strengthening grant management systems and capacity across programme teams. If you are detail-oriented, solutions-driven, and motivated to apply your financial expertise to humanitarian impact on a scale, this role offers a meaningful opportunity to shape how resources translate into results on the ground.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical leadership and programme guidance to operationalize the Clean Air for Healthy Children agenda by delivering air-quality monitoring and data expertise, exposure and health-impact assessment, a maintained global knowledge library, direct Country Office support, and coordination of cross UN reporting.
Join UNICEF El Salvador as a People and Culture Associate and help attract, develop, and support a talented workforce through talent management, organizational development, and employee engagement.
As part of ongoing efforts to expand opportunities for meaningful youth participation, UNICEF— in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and UNFPA—launched the U-Report platform (locally known as SMS Jovem) in 2020. By 2025, the platform engaged more than 100,000 young people across the country. To ensure that SMS Jovem continues to grow as a powerful tool for youth participation and advocacy, UNICEF Angola seeks to hire a Youth Engagement Consultant.
Senegal is strengthening its capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats such as dengue, measles, avian influenza, and COVID-19 by building on its strong One Health and surveillance systems. Through support from the Pandemic Fund, the government is enhancing early detection, emergency preparedness, and multisectoral coordination. UNICEF contributes by providing technical and operational support across key sectors to ensure the effective implementation and monitoring of Pandemic Fund activities and strengthen health system resilience.
UNICEF Burkina Faso is seeking a motivated and energetic professional with strong expertise and experience in social and behavioral change focused on immunization to help achieve the country’s immunization goals. Join our team and help us create a better world for every child.
L'UNICEF s'inscrit dans les priorités mondiales et nationales en veillant à ce que ses programmes tiennent compte de l'égalité des sexes et en œuvrant à lever les obstacles qui empêchent les garçons et les filles de bénéficier équitablement des efforts nationaux.
Join UNICEF’s Procurement team in Rome and play a key role in delivering efficient, compliant, and value-driven procurement services that support fundraising and business operations worldwide. You will manage end-to-end procurement processes, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, contribute to strategic sourcing initiatives, and help ensure that UNICEF achieves the best value for money while delivering results for children. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive procurement professional to make a tangible impact in a dynamic international environment.
To support delivery of the Supply Division digitalization strategy through coordination and execution of a portfolio of digital initiatives aligned to SD priorities and the Enterprise Business Applications (EBA) roadmap.
The Education Specialist (Learning and Skills Assessment) will provide technical assistance to UNICEF Country and Regional Offices and to national governments to develop, implement, and use assessments and tracer studies that inform sector policy, planning, and financing, while improving learning and skills outcomes and employability.
UNICEF is seeking an Education Specialist to support evidence-based, equity-focused education programmes through policy and financing analysis, data-driven decision-making, and results-based programme management to improve learning outcomes for disadvantaged children.
Madagascar’s Ministry of Health (MSANP) has developed a new Health Sector Development Plan (PDSS) to guide health sector priorities over the coming years. Madagascar’s 2025–2029 PDSS serves as the national strategic framework for improving population health by strengthening health systems, ensuring equitable access to services, and advancing Universal Health Coverage. To ensure the PDSS is financially actionable, sustainable, and aligned with national and partners' financial resources, the MSANP requires a comprehensive costing of all PDSS strategic objectives. The costing exercise will support: (i) Medium‑term expenditure planning, prioritization and sequencing of interventions, (ii) strengthening resource mobilization, budget predictability and avoid fragmented financing by ensuring that scarce resources are used efficiently, and (iii) translating strategic objectives into quantifiable interventions and budgets, making it possible to prioritize investments based on data and national needs through the implementation period, and (iv) ensuring that government, civil society, and partners, work toward a shared vision of equitable, resilient, and high‑performing health systems. The overall objective of the consultancy is to produce a complete, accurate, and actionable costing of the PDSS, including scenario-based analyses and an assessment of financing gaps. Specifically, the consultant shall develop a participatory costing methodology aligned with best international tools (e.g., OneHealth Tool or equivalent); establish benchmarks, leading to comprehensive costing PDSS strategic pillars, programs, and system-strengthening activities; identify funding gaps based on projected domestic and external resources; and propose actionable recommendations for prioritization and financial sustainability over the next 5 years.
UNICEF Iraq is seeking a qualified national consultant to support the collection and analysis of data through the Teenage Mothers Assessment in Iraq. The analysis will strengthen evidence-based programming and policy dialogue related to vulnerable adolescent mothers. The consultant will be responsible for conducting comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis of the collected assessment data, identifying key findings, trends, vulnerabilities, and service gaps affecting teenage mothers.
UNICEF is seeking an international consultant to provide technical and coordination support to advance key priorities under the global Equity, Disability, Gender, and Inclusion agenda in education, with a focus on developing practical knowledge products, public goods, learning opportunities, and platforms that support UNICEF country offices, ministries of education, and partners to strengthen inclusive and equitable education systems.
The purpose of this consultancy is to facilitate a strategic planning process that:
• Examines the current and emerging needs of child protection in humanitarian action sector;
• Identifies trends, opportunities, risks, and challenges likely to shape the sector over the coming years;
• Assesses the Alliance's achievements, strengths, limitations, and comparative advantage, of which data/findings also contribute to donor reporting;
• Defines the Alliance's future role and strategic positioning within the broader humanitarian ecosystem;
• Builds consensus among Alliance stakeholders regarding future priorities and strategic directions;
• Engage with the Alliance technical group leadership to think through the linkage between the new strategy and the implementation plan; and
• Produces a validated strategic framework, to guide the Alliance's work from 2027 for a period of 3 to 5 years.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, advocacy, and operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment into action.Within this context, the Security Section plays a critical role in enabling programme delivery through the provision of effective security risk management and operational support. The Section ensures that UNICEF personnel, eligible family members, premises,assets, and operations are protected in line with the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS).
UNICEF Ethiopia is seeking a highly qualified Chief Field Office (CFO) professional to lead and manage the overall programme portfolio of a field office within the country programme. The CFO serves as UNICEF’s representative in the assigned Area of Responsibility (AoR), providing strategic leadership and oversight to programme sectors and operational service teams. The role is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality results in line with UNICEF’s Programme of Cooperation, Country Programme Management Plan, and the strategic vision established by the Representative.If you possess the required qualifications, experience, and commitment to UNICEF’s mission, we strongly encourage you to apply. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and communities while taking on a motivating, challenging, and rewarding leadership assignment.
Under the guidance of the Programme Specialist (Climate & Environment) (P-3), the Champion is accountable for the planning, design, implementation, monitoring, and administration of assigned projects within the Climate and Environment cross-cutting programme, in accordance with the Country Programme Document (CPD) and Country Programme Management Plan (CPMP), contributing to the achievement of UNICEF's strategic priorities and results for children. The incumbent provides technical leadership on situation analysis, programme design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and human resource planning to ensure high-quality, evidence-based programming. The Champion identifies and recommends effective implementation strategies, innovative approaches, and optimal use of financial, human, and material resources to maximize programme impact and sustainability. The role also exercises delegated financial authority by certifying programme expenditures and determining funding, supply, and cash requirements to ensure timely, accountable, and efficient programme delivery.
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