UNICEF Papua New Guinea seeking to recruit a National Professional for the position of Education Specialist at NOC Level on Fixed Terma Appointment. The Education Specialist contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
The Nutrition section is seeking to hire a Nutrition Officer in Abuja office who will support the implementation of the National Nutrition SBC Strategy, First Food Africa Initiative and Food System interventions aimed to contribute to enhancing dietary diversity, preventing common childhood illnesses and improving MIYCN; diets, services and care practices. The position will be responsible for initiating, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the progress of key deliverables of the nutrition programme within the country programme. The Nutrition Officer will provide technical guidance throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant and child nutrition programmes/ projects.
UNICEF has an exciting internship opportunity in the WASH Sector section for an Enabling Environment (EE) intern, to support the team in undertaking extensive system-strengthening initiatives for sustainable WASH services in Zambia, specifically focusing on policy, strategy, financing, coordination, and data.
UNICEF Namibia Country Office is seeking for an Individual consultant to facilitate four days high quality training program to staff members, with a focus on UNICEF's approach to public finance, and how UNICEF NCO staff can influence and support the mobilization, allocation, and use of public financial resources. The training should aim to equip staff members across different sectors, with knowledge, techniques and tools to support efforts to increase investments in children and apply public financial insights and perspectives to their planning, advocacy and programming.
The UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for simultaneous translators from English to French and vice versa during the Regional Management Meeting.
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Representative and direct supervision of the Innovation Specialist, the consultant will support UNICEF/GenU South Africa by:
1. Creating an integration strategy to align/embed GenU with government efforts, particularly the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention.
2. Conducting a comprehensive scoping of the private sector landscape related to youth opportunities.
3. Developing a strategy for private sector engagement around youth livelihoods, skilling, and employment.
4. Conduct comprehensive scoping on digital marketplace systems in South Africa that offer work/gig opportunities to self-employed/entrepreneurial youth.
For every child, the right to sustainable development and empowerment, through innovation.
The incumbent of this post will be accountable for developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities on on-going basis with public audiences, with the objective of promoting awareness, understanding, support and respect for children’s and women’s rights, and support for UNICEF's mission, priorities and programmes in the country office/regional office/media hub, and at a global level and those of the UN Country Team.
To provide technical support to develop a National Roadmap for Elimination of Open Defecation in Afghanistan, in consultation and coordination with relevant authorities, UNICEF and WASH cluster.
UNICEF is planning to engage an international expert in Behavioral Science to support the evidence generation on inclusive education uptake related behaviours and development of Social and Behaviour Change strategy on inclusive education.
UNICEF China wishes to set up a Long Term Arrangement (LTA) for the procurement of services of individual consultants who can help support the creation and crafting of compelling digital content, which engages audiences in a dynamic, interactive and meaningful way and sparks conversations around issues related to UNICEF’s mandate.
The Communication and Advocacy Section is seeking continued support to meet the writing and editing needs of the UNICEF China office. With an increased focus on communicating the work of UNICEF China to international audiences, there is also a need to produce high-quality public-facing material in English. There is a particular need to edit publications and reports from programme sections, which can be long and technical, to turn these into effective products for visibility and advocacy. There is also an occasional need to support other writing and editing tasks, such as speeches, press releases and briefing notes. An experienced English language writer/editor is critical to meet this need.
UNICEF is supporting BARMM institutions to shape climate and disaster risk reduction (DRRM) policies that put children first. This consultancy will deliver evidence-based analysis to:
-Align climate and DRRM frameworks for stronger, more coherent policies.
-Empower institutions with the capacity for risk-informed, child-sensitive action.
-Drive sustainable financing for climate adaptation and disaster resilience.
Together, we’re ensuring that BARMM’s climate and disaster strategies are inclusive, forward-looking, and rooted in national and global standards, because every child deserves a safe and sustainable future.
UNICEF Timor-Leste is seeking for National Project Coordinator, facilitating efficient coordination of programme preparation and implementation in Timor-Leste to contribute to the elaboration of the Climate-Social Services Regional Programme. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience and knowledge in project coordination and climate-related initiatives, ensuring the achievement of project preparation and implementation objectives within the stipulated timeframe.
UNICEF is seeking a consultant to support the operationalization and implementation of MHPSS integration within education sector priorities. The assignment will include the provision of technical assistance to country offices, tailored to the specific needs of specific partnerships and a Joint Programme on Mental Health. In addition, the consultant will contribute to knowledge management efforts and support global advocacy initiatives to advance education-based MHPSS.
This is a remote-based consultancy with flexibility for international travel as required and agreed upon with supervisor. The consultant will be expected to work closely with the education global practice and health and education Centers of Excellence, country teams as well as global partners.
Climate change, disasters and environmental degradation threaten child rights and essential services, especially in fragile and humanitarian contexts.
The Center of Excellence on Climate Resilience for Children, in partnership with the Education in Emergencies (EiE) team, seeks a consultant to:
1. Promote child-responsive priorities in global DRR and climate loss and damage (L&D) processes and finance.
2. Support countries and partners to strengthen the resilience of child-critical sectors.
3. Empower children and youth as climate champions through EiE programming to enhance skills development and participation.
The consultant will provide technical, policy and capacity-building support to UNICEF staff, governments and partners, aligning with UNICEF’s 2023–2030 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP). This includes advancing SCAP’s integration across intergovernmental processes and national policies.
UNICEF requires the services of an external consultant to support the Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) in enhancing its data engineering, report automation, and AI-based analytics, while simultaneously migrating primary responsibility for its technology stack to the platforms team of the Digital Impact Division (DID). The consultancy will focus on:
• Building and optimizing data pipelines across the data lifecycle using an array of modern cloud services and data architectures, including LLMs, analytics platforms, and data lakehouses.
• Developing report automation workflows for flagship publications, including The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) and The State of Africa’s Children (SOAC).
• Advancing UNICEF’s use of generative AI across the data lifecycle, from automated data extraction to RAG-based report generation, contextualization, and localization, including designing and implementing QA strategies using emerging AI-testing frameworks.
• Supporting indicator data, structuring, storage, and consultation processes with field offices and member states.
• Technology and analytics support to the Frontier Data Network as it migrates to DID.
• Together with the DID Platforms Team facilitate the technology transition of PaaS, Saas and bespoke full-stack apps built on varying enterprise-grade software languages from the Data and Analytics Section (D&A) of OSE to DID.
Under the supervision of the Supply & Procurement Officer, the Supply Assistant will ensure accurate and timely processing of procurement requisitions (Sales Orders), support procurement and contracting processes including drafting of tender documents, purchase orders/contracts and follows through to closure of the order, with the overall goal of meeting the needs and requirements for UNICEF programmes.
The Supply Associate performs highly skilled work on UNICEF supply chains, and manages some complex cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of difficult situations and adaptation of procedures and processes to resolve such cases. This is the senior GS level for specialized supply chain work and requires advanced specialized knowledge acquired through formal training and experience.
En UNICEF El Salvador buscamos apoyo técnico para desarrollar un mapeo nacional de servicios de salud mental y apoyo psicosocial, con énfasis en niñas, niños y adolescentes. Si tienes la experiencia y motivación para contribuir, ¡te invitamos a aplicar!
Cette étude vise à réaliser une revue des initiatives et modèles entrepreneuriaux communautaires existants au Mali en vue d’orienter les approches, politiques publiques et l’appui des partenaires techniques et financiers.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea seeking to recruit a National Professional for the position of Education Specialist at NOC Level on Fixed Terma Appointment. The Education Specialist contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
The Nutrition section is seeking to hire a Nutrition Officer in Abuja office who will support the implementation of the National Nutrition SBC Strategy, First Food Africa Initiative and Food System interventions aimed to contribute to enhancing dietary diversity, preventing common childhood illnesses and improving MIYCN; diets, services and care practices. The position will be responsible for initiating, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the progress of key deliverables of the nutrition programme within the country programme. The Nutrition Officer will provide technical guidance throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant and child nutrition programmes/ projects.
UNICEF has an exciting internship opportunity in the WASH Sector section for an Enabling Environment (EE) intern, to support the team in undertaking extensive system-strengthening initiatives for sustainable WASH services in Zambia, specifically focusing on policy, strategy, financing, coordination, and data.
UNICEF Namibia Country Office is seeking for an Individual consultant to facilitate four days high quality training program to staff members, with a focus on UNICEF's approach to public finance, and how UNICEF NCO staff can influence and support the mobilization, allocation, and use of public financial resources. The training should aim to equip staff members across different sectors, with knowledge, techniques and tools to support efforts to increase investments in children and apply public financial insights and perspectives to their planning, advocacy and programming.
The UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for simultaneous translators from English to French and vice versa during the Regional Management Meeting.
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Representative and direct supervision of the Innovation Specialist, the consultant will support UNICEF/GenU South Africa by:
1. Creating an integration strategy to align/embed GenU with government efforts, particularly the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention.
2. Conducting a comprehensive scoping of the private sector landscape related to youth opportunities.
3. Developing a strategy for private sector engagement around youth livelihoods, skilling, and employment.
4. Conduct comprehensive scoping on digital marketplace systems in South Africa that offer work/gig opportunities to self-employed/entrepreneurial youth.
For every child, the right to sustainable development and empowerment, through innovation.
The incumbent of this post will be accountable for developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities on on-going basis with public audiences, with the objective of promoting awareness, understanding, support and respect for children’s and women’s rights, and support for UNICEF's mission, priorities and programmes in the country office/regional office/media hub, and at a global level and those of the UN Country Team.
To provide technical support to develop a National Roadmap for Elimination of Open Defecation in Afghanistan, in consultation and coordination with relevant authorities, UNICEF and WASH cluster.
UNICEF is planning to engage an international expert in Behavioral Science to support the evidence generation on inclusive education uptake related behaviours and development of Social and Behaviour Change strategy on inclusive education.
UNICEF China wishes to set up a Long Term Arrangement (LTA) for the procurement of services of individual consultants who can help support the creation and crafting of compelling digital content, which engages audiences in a dynamic, interactive and meaningful way and sparks conversations around issues related to UNICEF’s mandate.
The Communication and Advocacy Section is seeking continued support to meet the writing and editing needs of the UNICEF China office. With an increased focus on communicating the work of UNICEF China to international audiences, there is also a need to produce high-quality public-facing material in English. There is a particular need to edit publications and reports from programme sections, which can be long and technical, to turn these into effective products for visibility and advocacy. There is also an occasional need to support other writing and editing tasks, such as speeches, press releases and briefing notes. An experienced English language writer/editor is critical to meet this need.
UNICEF is supporting BARMM institutions to shape climate and disaster risk reduction (DRRM) policies that put children first. This consultancy will deliver evidence-based analysis to:
-Align climate and DRRM frameworks for stronger, more coherent policies.
-Empower institutions with the capacity for risk-informed, child-sensitive action.
-Drive sustainable financing for climate adaptation and disaster resilience.
Together, we’re ensuring that BARMM’s climate and disaster strategies are inclusive, forward-looking, and rooted in national and global standards, because every child deserves a safe and sustainable future.
UNICEF Timor-Leste is seeking for National Project Coordinator, facilitating efficient coordination of programme preparation and implementation in Timor-Leste to contribute to the elaboration of the Climate-Social Services Regional Programme. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience and knowledge in project coordination and climate-related initiatives, ensuring the achievement of project preparation and implementation objectives within the stipulated timeframe.
UNICEF is seeking a consultant to support the operationalization and implementation of MHPSS integration within education sector priorities. The assignment will include the provision of technical assistance to country offices, tailored to the specific needs of specific partnerships and a Joint Programme on Mental Health. In addition, the consultant will contribute to knowledge management efforts and support global advocacy initiatives to advance education-based MHPSS.
This is a remote-based consultancy with flexibility for international travel as required and agreed upon with supervisor. The consultant will be expected to work closely with the education global practice and health and education Centers of Excellence, country teams as well as global partners.
Climate change, disasters and environmental degradation threaten child rights and essential services, especially in fragile and humanitarian contexts.
The Center of Excellence on Climate Resilience for Children, in partnership with the Education in Emergencies (EiE) team, seeks a consultant to:
1. Promote child-responsive priorities in global DRR and climate loss and damage (L&D) processes and finance.
2. Support countries and partners to strengthen the resilience of child-critical sectors.
3. Empower children and youth as climate champions through EiE programming to enhance skills development and participation.
The consultant will provide technical, policy and capacity-building support to UNICEF staff, governments and partners, aligning with UNICEF’s 2023–2030 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (SCAP). This includes advancing SCAP’s integration across intergovernmental processes and national policies.
UNICEF requires the services of an external consultant to support the Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) in enhancing its data engineering, report automation, and AI-based analytics, while simultaneously migrating primary responsibility for its technology stack to the platforms team of the Digital Impact Division (DID). The consultancy will focus on:
• Building and optimizing data pipelines across the data lifecycle using an array of modern cloud services and data architectures, including LLMs, analytics platforms, and data lakehouses.
• Developing report automation workflows for flagship publications, including The State of the World’s Children (SOWC) and The State of Africa’s Children (SOAC).
• Advancing UNICEF’s use of generative AI across the data lifecycle, from automated data extraction to RAG-based report generation, contextualization, and localization, including designing and implementing QA strategies using emerging AI-testing frameworks.
• Supporting indicator data, structuring, storage, and consultation processes with field offices and member states.
• Technology and analytics support to the Frontier Data Network as it migrates to DID.
• Together with the DID Platforms Team facilitate the technology transition of PaaS, Saas and bespoke full-stack apps built on varying enterprise-grade software languages from the Data and Analytics Section (D&A) of OSE to DID.
Under the supervision of the Supply & Procurement Officer, the Supply Assistant will ensure accurate and timely processing of procurement requisitions (Sales Orders), support procurement and contracting processes including drafting of tender documents, purchase orders/contracts and follows through to closure of the order, with the overall goal of meeting the needs and requirements for UNICEF programmes.
The Supply Associate performs highly skilled work on UNICEF supply chains, and manages some complex cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of difficult situations and adaptation of procedures and processes to resolve such cases. This is the senior GS level for specialized supply chain work and requires advanced specialized knowledge acquired through formal training and experience.
En UNICEF El Salvador buscamos apoyo técnico para desarrollar un mapeo nacional de servicios de salud mental y apoyo psicosocial, con énfasis en niñas, niños y adolescentes. Si tienes la experiencia y motivación para contribuir, ¡te invitamos a aplicar!
Cette étude vise à réaliser une revue des initiatives et modèles entrepreneuriaux communautaires existants au Mali en vue d’orienter les approches, politiques publiques et l’appui des partenaires techniques et financiers.
