There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
The HACT Intern will assist the HACT Specialist in strengthening HACT compliance, improving documentation, and supporting assurance activities to ensure effective management of cash transfers to implementing partners.
The purpose of this temporary consultancy is to provide technical assistance to UNICEF Algeria and the three partner ministries for the contextualization, training of trainers, supervised duplication, coaching, follow-up and capitalization of the ADOLECENT KIT approach, in reference to the Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) framework.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the Human Resources Specialist, you as the Human Resources Assistant provide administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in his/her office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration within the project team of a dedicated expert acting as focal point on foster care for unaccompanied and separated children (UASC). The Consultant will provide specialized technical support, with a particular focus on capacity-building and continuous accompanyment of the team of case managers deployed in certain Prefectures under the FAMI Protect+ project, led by UNICEF.
The Innovation Specialist (Portfolio Performance and Learning) will lead efforts to create, coordinate and compile knowledge products for the Venture Fund team, in close collaboration across the Solutions team. The goal is to capture results and learnings from frontier tech investments for the Fund for internal and external audiences. In addition, the Innovation Specialist will work on strengthening knowledge sharing within Office of Innovation, and package advocacy materials for external engagement.
The successful candidate will assist in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating an advocacy and communication strategy to get children's and women's issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of UNICEF's mission and objectives.
UNICEF is looking for a Social Policy Intern who will support the Social Policy Section’s work on social protection systems, with a particular focus on cash transfer programs addressing poverty, vulnerability, and shocks.
The intern will contribute to data collection, evidence generation, and analytical work related to design, implementation, and monitoring of cash-based social assistance programmes, including humanitarian cash transfers and Cash Plus interventions. The assignment will provide practical exposure to how UNICEF supports government-led cash transfer programmes through analysis, programme learning, and policy dialogue.
If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Government to develop a comprehensive costing framework for the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of the European Child Guarantee in the Republic of Moldova, covering the period 2027–2030.
UNICEF’s Global Digital Education Team is seeking a dynamic Evidence and Evaluation Specialist to help drive the rollout of UNICEF’s Digital Education & AI Strategy 2025–2030. In this role, you will support the coordination of the research and M&E across Cohort 1 countries of the Digital Education Strategy implementation, engage closely with UNICEF’s country offices and partners, provide expert technical advisory services, manage independent research contracts, turn KPIs and monitoring data into actionable insights, and coordinate multi-country evidence generation on cutting-edge digital education programming.
The consultant will work with the UNICEF Global Digital Education and Learning Innovation Hub Team, the Education Centre of Excellence, and UNICEF Country Offices to coordinate monitoring, evaluation, and research approaches to understand progress, performance, and emerging evidence on the implementation of a range of digital education activities, with a particular focus on the effect of these implementations on learning and skilling outcomes.
The successful candidate will be a part of UNICEF’s Global Digital Education and Learning Innovation team based in Finland. The consultant may work on site or in a hybrid modality and is expected to be available during the EET time zone.
Limited travel may be required in line with the 2026–2027 workplan. For such travel, the Consultant is not required to include an estimated duty-related travel budget in the all-inclusive fee. UNICEF will provide the duty travel budget when travel is approved and will reimburse actual costs incurred upon submission of receipts, in accordance with UNICEF policies and procedures.
Sudan Country office handles annual budget of approximately US$ 350 million and all transactions such as EZHACT (DCT, Reimbursements and Direct Payments), and liquidations, raising of Fund Commitments, Sales orders, purchase requisitions and individual contracts, are processed by the VISION Hub for the office. VISION-SAP Officer (Business processes) reports to Deputy Representative Operations and is supervising processing of VISION transactions within the benchmarks and in adherence to the policies and procedures with the support of the three VISION-HUB Associates. Under the general supervision of the Finance Specialist and overall guidance of Deputy Representative Operations, ensure all relevant VISION transactions are undertaken in line with the requirements and according to the SOPs. Monitor functional Role Mapping/Table of Authority/Release strategy of UCO and manage IRC functions in coordination with sections. Provide support to the unit in all financial transactions related to HACT implementation, with particular focus on ensuring efficiency all financial transactions for field
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (MLSP) in analysing the disability system, progress, achievements, and challenges in the disability determination process in the Republic of Moldova. This includes assessing the existing disability framework to develop a Road Map for the designing criteria for determining disability in children and adults, in line with international/EU Member States’ practices, aligned with the biopsychosocial model and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - Children and Youth version (ICF-CY). The main deliverable will be a practical, forward-looking roadmap for revising and piloting the disability assessment criteria in the Republic of Moldova.
Vacancy announcement of Health & Nutrition Officer, NO2, Temporary Appointment in Hpa-An duty station in UNICEF, Myanmar. The contract duration will be until end March 2027. The position reports to the NOC Health & Nutrition Specialist. Interested Myanmar national applicants with relevant qualifications and experience are eligible to apply.
UNICEF Thailand Country Office is looking for a solid financial management professional who has a blend of technical expertise, analytical skills, and proactive communication to help ensuring the office's financial resources are planned, monitored and strategically allocated to effectively deliver results for children.
¡En UNICEF Guatemala buscamos tus servicios! Posees experiencia en producción de contenido audio visual para documentar y visibilizar la situación de la niñez y adolescencia en Guatemala y el trabajo de UNICEF. ¡Esta es tu oportunidad!
¡En UNICEF Guatemala buscamos tus servicios! Posees experiencia en redacción y edición de materiales comunicacionales y programáticos que permitan visibilizar la situación de la niñez y adolescencia en Guatemala y el trabajo de UNICEF en Guatemala. ¡Esta es tu oportunidad!
¡En UNICEF Guatemala buscamos tus servicios! Posees experiencia en fotografía para documentar y visibilizar la situación de la niñez y adolescencia en Guatemala y el trabajo de UNICEF. ¡Esta es tu oportunidad!
¡En UNICEF Guatemala buscamos tus servicios! Posees experiencia en redacción y edición de materiales comunicacionales y programáticos que permitan visibilizar la situación de la niñez y adolescencia en Guatemala y el trabajo de UNICEF en Guatemala. ¡Esta es tu oportunidad!
The consultant will provide technical, operational, and administrative support to UNICEF Philippines' Climate, Environment and Resilience (CER) Section/Emergency Unit to strengthen humanitarian preparedness, capacity building, knowledge management, and emergency response support in line with UNICEF's Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs).
Technical support will include assistance in risk analysis, preparedness & response planning, Emergency Preparedness Platform (EPP) benchmark tracking, emergency documentation, standby partnership readiness, anticipatory action inputs, emergency reporting, & field assessment or coordination support.
Operational & administrative support will include inter-section coordination, follow-up on preparedness actions, simulation & training support, maintenance of action trackers, organization of meetings & workshops, consolidation of inputs, records management, preparation of materials, & logistical follow-up related to preparedness & response activities.
Given the Philippines' high exposure to natural hazards, climate-related risks, public health emergencies, & conflict-related displacement, UNICEF requires sustained support to ensure that preparedness & response systems remain functional, coordinated, measurable, & responsive to the needs of children & vulnerable populations.
The assignment will make a practical contribution to UNICEF Philippines' preparedness & response capacity through updated risk analysis & preparedness planning inputs, completed preparedness benchmarks, organized emergency documentation, timely emergency reports & briefing materials, documented training/simulation outputs, maintained action trackers, & field-level coordination or assessment support where required.
This assignment will support the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) to strengthen and institutionalise the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) across Kiribati, with a particular focus on ensuring sustainability, quality of care, and responsiveness to emerging climate and outbreak related child health risks. The work will contribute to improved neonatal and child health outcomes by updating national guidance, building a sustainable training and mentoring system, integrating IMNCI into pre-service education, and supporting initial operationalisation of IMNCI services in selected facilities.
There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
The HACT Intern will assist the HACT Specialist in strengthening HACT compliance, improving documentation, and supporting assurance activities to ensure effective management of cash transfers to implementing partners.
The purpose of this temporary consultancy is to provide technical assistance to UNICEF Algeria and the three partner ministries for the contextualization, training of trainers, supervised duplication, coaching, follow-up and capitalization of the ADOLECENT KIT approach, in reference to the Life Skills and Citizenship Education (LSCE) framework.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the Human Resources Specialist, you as the Human Resources Assistant provide administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in his/her office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration within the project team of a dedicated expert acting as focal point on foster care for unaccompanied and separated children (UASC). The Consultant will provide specialized technical support, with a particular focus on capacity-building and continuous accompanyment of the team of case managers deployed in certain Prefectures under the FAMI Protect+ project, led by UNICEF.
The Innovation Specialist (Portfolio Performance and Learning) will lead efforts to create, coordinate and compile knowledge products for the Venture Fund team, in close collaboration across the Solutions team. The goal is to capture results and learnings from frontier tech investments for the Fund for internal and external audiences. In addition, the Innovation Specialist will work on strengthening knowledge sharing within Office of Innovation, and package advocacy materials for external engagement.
The successful candidate will assist in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating an advocacy and communication strategy to get children's and women's issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of UNICEF's mission and objectives.
UNICEF is looking for a Social Policy Intern who will support the Social Policy Section’s work on social protection systems, with a particular focus on cash transfer programs addressing poverty, vulnerability, and shocks.
The intern will contribute to data collection, evidence generation, and analytical work related to design, implementation, and monitoring of cash-based social assistance programmes, including humanitarian cash transfers and Cash Plus interventions. The assignment will provide practical exposure to how UNICEF supports government-led cash transfer programmes through analysis, programme learning, and policy dialogue.
If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Government to develop a comprehensive costing framework for the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of the European Child Guarantee in the Republic of Moldova, covering the period 2027–2030.
UNICEF’s Global Digital Education Team is seeking a dynamic Evidence and Evaluation Specialist to help drive the rollout of UNICEF’s Digital Education & AI Strategy 2025–2030. In this role, you will support the coordination of the research and M&E across Cohort 1 countries of the Digital Education Strategy implementation, engage closely with UNICEF’s country offices and partners, provide expert technical advisory services, manage independent research contracts, turn KPIs and monitoring data into actionable insights, and coordinate multi-country evidence generation on cutting-edge digital education programming.
The consultant will work with the UNICEF Global Digital Education and Learning Innovation Hub Team, the Education Centre of Excellence, and UNICEF Country Offices to coordinate monitoring, evaluation, and research approaches to understand progress, performance, and emerging evidence on the implementation of a range of digital education activities, with a particular focus on the effect of these implementations on learning and skilling outcomes.
The successful candidate will be a part of UNICEF’s Global Digital Education and Learning Innovation team based in Finland. The consultant may work on site or in a hybrid modality and is expected to be available during the EET time zone.
Limited travel may be required in line with the 2026–2027 workplan. For such travel, the Consultant is not required to include an estimated duty-related travel budget in the all-inclusive fee. UNICEF will provide the duty travel budget when travel is approved and will reimburse actual costs incurred upon submission of receipts, in accordance with UNICEF policies and procedures.
Sudan Country office handles annual budget of approximately US$ 350 million and all transactions such as EZHACT (DCT, Reimbursements and Direct Payments), and liquidations, raising of Fund Commitments, Sales orders, purchase requisitions and individual contracts, are processed by the VISION Hub for the office. VISION-SAP Officer (Business processes) reports to Deputy Representative Operations and is supervising processing of VISION transactions within the benchmarks and in adherence to the policies and procedures with the support of the three VISION-HUB Associates. Under the general supervision of the Finance Specialist and overall guidance of Deputy Representative Operations, ensure all relevant VISION transactions are undertaken in line with the requirements and according to the SOPs. Monitor functional Role Mapping/Table of Authority/Release strategy of UCO and manage IRC functions in coordination with sections. Provide support to the unit in all financial transactions related to HACT implementation, with particular focus on ensuring efficiency all financial transactions for field
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (MLSP) in analysing the disability system, progress, achievements, and challenges in the disability determination process in the Republic of Moldova. This includes assessing the existing disability framework to develop a Road Map for the designing criteria for determining disability in children and adults, in line with international/EU Member States’ practices, aligned with the biopsychosocial model and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - Children and Youth version (ICF-CY). The main deliverable will be a practical, forward-looking roadmap for revising and piloting the disability assessment criteria in the Republic of Moldova.
Vacancy announcement of Health & Nutrition Officer, NO2, Temporary Appointment in Hpa-An duty station in UNICEF, Myanmar. The contract duration will be until end March 2027. The position reports to the NOC Health & Nutrition Specialist. Interested Myanmar national applicants with relevant qualifications and experience are eligible to apply.
UNICEF Thailand Country Office is looking for a solid financial management professional who has a blend of technical expertise, analytical skills, and proactive communication to help ensuring the office's financial resources are planned, monitored and strategically allocated to effectively deliver results for children.
¡En UNICEF Guatemala buscamos tus servicios! Posees experiencia en producción de contenido audio visual para documentar y visibilizar la situación de la niñez y adolescencia en Guatemala y el trabajo de UNICEF. ¡Esta es tu oportunidad!
¡En UNICEF Guatemala buscamos tus servicios! Posees experiencia en redacción y edición de materiales comunicacionales y programáticos que permitan visibilizar la situación de la niñez y adolescencia en Guatemala y el trabajo de UNICEF en Guatemala. ¡Esta es tu oportunidad!
¡En UNICEF Guatemala buscamos tus servicios! Posees experiencia en fotografía para documentar y visibilizar la situación de la niñez y adolescencia en Guatemala y el trabajo de UNICEF. ¡Esta es tu oportunidad!
¡En UNICEF Guatemala buscamos tus servicios! Posees experiencia en redacción y edición de materiales comunicacionales y programáticos que permitan visibilizar la situación de la niñez y adolescencia en Guatemala y el trabajo de UNICEF en Guatemala. ¡Esta es tu oportunidad!
The consultant will provide technical, operational, and administrative support to UNICEF Philippines' Climate, Environment and Resilience (CER) Section/Emergency Unit to strengthen humanitarian preparedness, capacity building, knowledge management, and emergency response support in line with UNICEF's Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs).
Technical support will include assistance in risk analysis, preparedness & response planning, Emergency Preparedness Platform (EPP) benchmark tracking, emergency documentation, standby partnership readiness, anticipatory action inputs, emergency reporting, & field assessment or coordination support.
Operational & administrative support will include inter-section coordination, follow-up on preparedness actions, simulation & training support, maintenance of action trackers, organization of meetings & workshops, consolidation of inputs, records management, preparation of materials, & logistical follow-up related to preparedness & response activities.
Given the Philippines' high exposure to natural hazards, climate-related risks, public health emergencies, & conflict-related displacement, UNICEF requires sustained support to ensure that preparedness & response systems remain functional, coordinated, measurable, & responsive to the needs of children & vulnerable populations.
The assignment will make a practical contribution to UNICEF Philippines' preparedness & response capacity through updated risk analysis & preparedness planning inputs, completed preparedness benchmarks, organized emergency documentation, timely emergency reports & briefing materials, documented training/simulation outputs, maintained action trackers, & field-level coordination or assessment support where required.
This assignment will support the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) to strengthen and institutionalise the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) across Kiribati, with a particular focus on ensuring sustainability, quality of care, and responsiveness to emerging climate and outbreak related child health risks. The work will contribute to improved neonatal and child health outcomes by updating national guidance, building a sustainable training and mentoring system, integrating IMNCI into pre-service education, and supporting initial operationalisation of IMNCI services in selected facilities.
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