We are seeking a Consultant to support the IT projects and new initiatives planned by Technology Architecture and Operations Section, part of Information & Communication Technology Division on the UNICEF New York Headquarters. The work is onsite for the UNICEF NY HQ, United States.
In this role, the selected candidate will play a vital part in advancing UNICEF's data collection capacities, contributing to more effective and secure data collection processes.
UNICEF is looking for an International Consultant to support strengthening foster care and establishing the first Foster Care and Adoption Centre in Montenegro.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a Long Term Agreement for an Individual Consultant to provide expert services related to comparative international research analysis relevant to child rights and child well-being . This will include working on specified research projects to produce reports and other research outputs, and providing expert advice and analysis to UNICEF offices in OECD and/or EU countries. The expected duration of the LTA is initially for 2 years with potential extension for one further year.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is recruiting a Supply and Logistics Manager to coordinate planning, management and oversight of effective and efficient supply chain management of goods, services and construction works for UNICEF programmes and the Government; with direct impact on program goals and results for children.
In a global context characterized by ever shrinking international development assistance, especially in countries passing the middle- and high-income threshold, UNICEF country offices have increasingly been relying on funding from the private sector to develop and sustain critical programmatic interventions for the most vulnerable children in their own countries. Moreover, business and other key private entities are increasingly becoming critical partners in addressing key child rights violations and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) more broadly.
Over the past decade, over twenty UNICEF country offices have established structured private sector fundraising (PSFR) operations as part of their country office model, allowing them to generate significant funding not only for their own country programme, but also for the rest of the organization, including donor orphan countries in their own regions.
In this context, in 2021 UNICEF established a financial instrument in partnership with the World Bank to raise additional financing for investment in private sector fundraising as a pilot project limited to an amount of $50 million. To meet its obligations with the World Bank, UNICEF needs to produce annual narrative report on the impact on children’s lives that this investment has indirectly contributed to by enabling to raise more funds from the private sector.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Zimbabwe's Health section. The Chief of Health is responsible for the overall management and administration of the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the health programme in the context of child survival and development within the country programme. Accountable for effective technical leadership, management guidance and programme support to facilitate the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve programme goals and the expansion of UNICEF- assisted Health interventions, including the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
As Chief of Section, s/he directs, leads, manages, develops, and enables a competent team of professional and support staff to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the Health programme, with a view to integrating gender equality and other crosscutting thematic priorities across the country programme. Contributes to create synergistic partnerships, which reinforce partner initiatives’,– including with other UN Agencies – the SDGs’ strategic direction in areas where UNICEF has primary responsibility or comparative advantage, i.e. interrelated areas of maternal, new-born, and child health.Leads internal incident management and public health outbreak coordination and response working closely with other UNICEF sectors, regional office and HQ units.
Works closely, in support of Humanitarian Action, with the Health cluster and other clusters like the WASH cluster, the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) within the inter- agency standing committee (IASC) and HCT coordination architectures.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the supervisor, you support the respective section(s) by carrying out a range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks to help develop, implement, and monitor their country programme, ensuring timely and effective delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
Afghanistan country office is seeking an experienced Chief Field Office responsible for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office for Central region within a country programme. The CFO represents UNICEF in his/her Area of Responsibility (AoR), leads and oversees the various program sectors and operational service teams ensuring the delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, country programme management plan and overall vision set forward by the Representative.
UNICEF is looking for a Data Analysis Consultant in support of the preparation of a regional report on child-related SDGs for the Middle East and North Africa region (24 working days).
UNICEF ROSA is looking for a result driven Regional Adviser Gender to support the development, application, and achievement of goals and strategies on gender Equality and Adolescent girls centered programming for countries in the Region. This will be in alignment with UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan and Strategic Plan, and the Adolescent girls Strategy and UNICEF South Asia’s Area for Acceleration focusing on the Adolescent Girl.
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office is seeking an individual consultant to develop a specialised Green UPSHIFT Programme in the Region. The purpose of this assignment is to adapt and contextualize the UPSHIFT model with a focus on green skills development for adolescents and young people in Mongolia, Lao PDR, and China. (These are proposed countries but may change.) Green UPSHIFT will retain UPSHIFT’s foundational structure and learning journey—combing workshops, mentorship, and an entrepreneurial challenge—to empower young people to address environmental challenges through innovative, community-driven solutions. This adaptation will leverage the UPSHIFT approach to foster sustainable, green-centered social innovation, equipping young people with critical 21st century skills and mindsets to create real and tangible change in their lives and communities.
Under the supervision of a deputy head of office, the Executive Assistant is accountable for communications, operations and administrative support services to enhance the smooth running of the supervisor’s day-to day activities. Executive Assistants also represent the supervisor in initiating, following up on and resolving issues pertaining to administrative requests.
The Senior Driver, at the G-3 level, provides reliable and safe driving services to the head of office, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol, whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
¡Únete a nuestro equipo de UNICEF Colombia y marca la diferencia en la vida de los niños, niñas y adolescentes!
Esta consultoría busca Coordinar la recolección y estructuración de los insumos técnicos del equipo investigador que acompaña a las subcomisiones étnicas para la elaboración del informe final de la Comisión Asesora Científica, en el marco del convenio celebrado entre ICBF y UNICEF.
Under the overall guidance of the Operations Manager and with specific support from the Operations Assistant, Operations Staff, and Programme Staff, the purpose of this consultancy is to support the office in the disposition of physical records in accordance with UNICEF’s disposition procedures and annual disposition schedule as well to audit, document and dispose as needed those programme information resources and visibility supplies which were not assessed during the prior exercise.
UNICEF Kazakhstan Country Office is looking for National expert to support in mainstreaming child rights in Kazakhstan Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) and national UNFCCC commitments
UNICEF Brazil is searching for a professional with strong experience in fundraising focused on philanthropy (foundations, major donors, member-based, and faith-based organizations) with expertise in development of partnerships strategies that leverage the resources and support UNICEF programmes to achieve results for children. The person will be based in São Paulo and work in coordination with the UNICEF Brasilia Office, the Regional and Global Philanthropy Teams.
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.
This post is temporary for 364 days and presential in São Paulo, Brazil.
UNICEF Brazil is looking for a Programme Assistant to work in our office in Salvador, Bahia providing technical, operational, and administrative assistance. This exciting opportunity will also work to facilitate the communication with the team in Brasilia and partners. UNICEF presence in Brazil is through its main office in Brasilia and another 9 field offices around the country.
This job opportunity is presential and for Brazilians only or candidates with a work permit for Brazil.
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable people from diverse populations (afro-descendants, indigenous, LGBTQIA+, with traditional or religious identities and persons living with disabilities) are especially encouraged to apply. We are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity within UNICEF Brazil’s workforce.
We are seeking a Consultant to support the IT projects and new initiatives planned by Technology Architecture and Operations Section, part of Information & Communication Technology Division on the UNICEF New York Headquarters. The work is onsite for the UNICEF NY HQ, United States.
In this role, the selected candidate will play a vital part in advancing UNICEF's data collection capacities, contributing to more effective and secure data collection processes.
UNICEF is looking for an International Consultant to support strengthening foster care and establishing the first Foster Care and Adoption Centre in Montenegro.
UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a Long Term Agreement for an Individual Consultant to provide expert services related to comparative international research analysis relevant to child rights and child well-being . This will include working on specified research projects to produce reports and other research outputs, and providing expert advice and analysis to UNICEF offices in OECD and/or EU countries. The expected duration of the LTA is initially for 2 years with potential extension for one further year.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is recruiting a Supply and Logistics Manager to coordinate planning, management and oversight of effective and efficient supply chain management of goods, services and construction works for UNICEF programmes and the Government; with direct impact on program goals and results for children.
In a global context characterized by ever shrinking international development assistance, especially in countries passing the middle- and high-income threshold, UNICEF country offices have increasingly been relying on funding from the private sector to develop and sustain critical programmatic interventions for the most vulnerable children in their own countries. Moreover, business and other key private entities are increasingly becoming critical partners in addressing key child rights violations and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) more broadly.
Over the past decade, over twenty UNICEF country offices have established structured private sector fundraising (PSFR) operations as part of their country office model, allowing them to generate significant funding not only for their own country programme, but also for the rest of the organization, including donor orphan countries in their own regions.
In this context, in 2021 UNICEF established a financial instrument in partnership with the World Bank to raise additional financing for investment in private sector fundraising as a pilot project limited to an amount of $50 million. To meet its obligations with the World Bank, UNICEF needs to produce annual narrative report on the impact on children’s lives that this investment has indirectly contributed to by enabling to raise more funds from the private sector.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Zimbabwe's Health section. The Chief of Health is responsible for the overall management and administration of the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the health programme in the context of child survival and development within the country programme. Accountable for effective technical leadership, management guidance and programme support to facilitate the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve programme goals and the expansion of UNICEF- assisted Health interventions, including the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
As Chief of Section, s/he directs, leads, manages, develops, and enables a competent team of professional and support staff to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the Health programme, with a view to integrating gender equality and other crosscutting thematic priorities across the country programme. Contributes to create synergistic partnerships, which reinforce partner initiatives’,– including with other UN Agencies – the SDGs’ strategic direction in areas where UNICEF has primary responsibility or comparative advantage, i.e. interrelated areas of maternal, new-born, and child health.Leads internal incident management and public health outbreak coordination and response working closely with other UNICEF sectors, regional office and HQ units.
Works closely, in support of Humanitarian Action, with the Health cluster and other clusters like the WASH cluster, the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) within the inter- agency standing committee (IASC) and HCT coordination architectures.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the supervisor, you support the respective section(s) by carrying out a range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks to help develop, implement, and monitor their country programme, ensuring timely and effective delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
Afghanistan country office is seeking an experienced Chief Field Office responsible for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office for Central region within a country programme. The CFO represents UNICEF in his/her Area of Responsibility (AoR), leads and oversees the various program sectors and operational service teams ensuring the delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, country programme management plan and overall vision set forward by the Representative.
UNICEF is looking for a Data Analysis Consultant in support of the preparation of a regional report on child-related SDGs for the Middle East and North Africa region (24 working days).
UNICEF ROSA is looking for a result driven Regional Adviser Gender to support the development, application, and achievement of goals and strategies on gender Equality and Adolescent girls centered programming for countries in the Region. This will be in alignment with UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan and Strategic Plan, and the Adolescent girls Strategy and UNICEF South Asia’s Area for Acceleration focusing on the Adolescent Girl.
UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office is seeking an individual consultant to develop a specialised Green UPSHIFT Programme in the Region. The purpose of this assignment is to adapt and contextualize the UPSHIFT model with a focus on green skills development for adolescents and young people in Mongolia, Lao PDR, and China. (These are proposed countries but may change.) Green UPSHIFT will retain UPSHIFT’s foundational structure and learning journey—combing workshops, mentorship, and an entrepreneurial challenge—to empower young people to address environmental challenges through innovative, community-driven solutions. This adaptation will leverage the UPSHIFT approach to foster sustainable, green-centered social innovation, equipping young people with critical 21st century skills and mindsets to create real and tangible change in their lives and communities.
Under the supervision of a deputy head of office, the Executive Assistant is accountable for communications, operations and administrative support services to enhance the smooth running of the supervisor’s day-to day activities. Executive Assistants also represent the supervisor in initiating, following up on and resolving issues pertaining to administrative requests.
The Senior Driver, at the G-3 level, provides reliable and safe driving services to the head of office, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol, whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
¡Únete a nuestro equipo de UNICEF Colombia y marca la diferencia en la vida de los niños, niñas y adolescentes!
Esta consultoría busca Coordinar la recolección y estructuración de los insumos técnicos del equipo investigador que acompaña a las subcomisiones étnicas para la elaboración del informe final de la Comisión Asesora Científica, en el marco del convenio celebrado entre ICBF y UNICEF.
Under the overall guidance of the Operations Manager and with specific support from the Operations Assistant, Operations Staff, and Programme Staff, the purpose of this consultancy is to support the office in the disposition of physical records in accordance with UNICEF’s disposition procedures and annual disposition schedule as well to audit, document and dispose as needed those programme information resources and visibility supplies which were not assessed during the prior exercise.
UNICEF Kazakhstan Country Office is looking for National expert to support in mainstreaming child rights in Kazakhstan Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) and national UNFCCC commitments
UNICEF Brazil is searching for a professional with strong experience in fundraising focused on philanthropy (foundations, major donors, member-based, and faith-based organizations) with expertise in development of partnerships strategies that leverage the resources and support UNICEF programmes to achieve results for children. The person will be based in São Paulo and work in coordination with the UNICEF Brasilia Office, the Regional and Global Philanthropy Teams.
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.
This post is temporary for 364 days and presential in São Paulo, Brazil.
UNICEF Brazil is looking for a Programme Assistant to work in our office in Salvador, Bahia providing technical, operational, and administrative assistance. This exciting opportunity will also work to facilitate the communication with the team in Brasilia and partners. UNICEF presence in Brazil is through its main office in Brasilia and another 9 field offices around the country.
This job opportunity is presential and for Brazilians only or candidates with a work permit for Brazil.
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable people from diverse populations (afro-descendants, indigenous, LGBTQIA+, with traditional or religious identities and persons living with disabilities) are especially encouraged to apply. We are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity within UNICEF Brazil’s workforce.
