The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the preparation and analysis of education administrative data, with a particular focus on linking administrative sources to household survey data for deeper insight into education system performance. The consultant will work closely with the Technical Working Group and country teams to acquire and clean administrative datasets, build workflows to standardize and integrate EMIS data, and develop reproducible scripts using R.
As part of this assignment, the consultant will support the creation of a linked database across six countries, enabling joint analysis of administrative and household survey data. This will involve producing country-specific factsheets, exploring econometric approaches to respond to national policy questions, and contributing to the validation and finalization of outputs. All scripts and documentation will be maintained on GitHub to ensure transparency and facilitate future updates by teams and country partners
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to build a workflow for processing education data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The education team maintains a repository of key education indicators by harmonizing MICS surveys, and moving forward, the team seeks to update the workflow in R by building on the existing systems with the support of a consultant. This work will involve leveraging both past and forthcoming MICS data to develop a system for microdata harmonization that produces education indicators. In addition, the consultant will support the country validation exercise, working closely with country offices to validate recent education estimates.
UNICEF en Chile trabaja continuamente para optimizar la calidad de sus interacciones con los socios, especialmente a través de su canal de telemarketing, esencial para recaudar los fondos necesarios para desarrollar sus programas en favor de la infancia.
Esta consultoría busca fortalecer la capacidad de supervisión en los proveedores de telemarketing mediante el desarrollo de herramientas, lineamientos y procesos que mejoren el acompañamiento operativo y contribuyan a una mayor eficiencia y obtención de resultados.
UNICEF en Panamá aborda los principales desafíos que impactan la vida de los niños, niñas y adolescentes,implementando programas para contribuir a mejorar su calidad de vida y a garantizar de sus derechos, plasmados en la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño.
Under the direct supervision of the Statistics and Monitoring Specialist (Immunization) in the Data and Analytics Section (DAPM), the consultant will focus on enhancing the quality and consistency of immunization and related health databases. This includes expanding and integrating databases to incorporate additional health indicators and environmental factors that may affect immunization coverage. The consultant will also develop and implement a robust BCU monitoring methodology to assess data quality, analyze trends before and after BCU activities, and evaluate performance at national and subnational levels.
The objective of this assignment is to provide comprehensive advisory support to DAPM digital systems by collaborating with concerned units to conceptualize and develop new digital modules and platforms, analyze help desk support systems for efficiency and better user experience and identify opportunities for performance improvements across digital platforms. The consultant will facilitate stakeholder engagement, produce analytical reports, and support the development and rollout of existing and new systems. Additionally, the consultant will coordinate efforts to maximize efficiency, reduce redundancies and enhance overall systems management within DAPM.
Papua New Guinea Country Office is looking for 12 SBC consultants to provide technical and operational SBC expertise, supervision and coordination of the national polio communication response, including planning, implementation, monitoring and documentation.
PNG Country Office is looking for 4 consultants to support the provincial polio outbreak response team (PEOC) and EPI focal/manager for the preparation and implementation of activities for the response to the cVDPV2 outbreak.
The purpose of this consultancy is to engage a technical expert for a short-term assignment to conduct a situation analysis of the current Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) practices in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The consultant will adapt the existing HCWM guidelines using PNG documents and ensure alignment with international standards.
Under the overall direction of the Chief Advocacy and Communication, the Partnerships Specialist will be responsible for the development, planning, and guidance of private sector fundraising, leveraging and partnership strategies and activities within the South Africa Country Office (SACO), and serves as private sector fundraising, leveraging, non-financial support, and partnerships specialist for SACO.
UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
UNICEF seeks to hire an experienced, results oriented Individual consultant to assist UNICEF Lesotho Country Office to develop an ECE investment case for Lesotho. The investment case aims to demonstrate the value and impact of early learning on children, society and the nation as a whole. It provides evidence-based arguments to policymakers, highlighting how ECE can lead to better educational outcomes, increased economic productivity, and reduced social inequalities, among many benefits.
UNICEF and the National Department of Health (NDoH), in collaboration with partners such as the Department of Basic Education, the Department of Water and Sanitation, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, WaterAid, and the South African Medical Research Council, aim to review and update the existing hygiene strategy, develop a realistic, costed, and multisectoral roadmap, strengthen coordination and integration of hygiene in key national systems, promote inclusive hygiene access and practices in diverse settings including health care facilities, schools, public institutions, and communities.
The consultant will contribute to the creation of an enabling environment by developing the strategy and roadmap through participatory consultations, evidence-based analysis, and practical recommendations for implementation, coordination, financing, and monitoring.
UNICEF Indonesia is looking for a national consultant to provide overarching support for analytical and research activities to be conducted as part of the System Capacity Grant (SCG) Part 2 work plan. The consultant will be responsible for identifying, collecting and analysing relevant education data and statistics needed in each analytical/research activity, and for providing synthesis reports to create adequate understanding of the data analysis result, including their limitations. The consultant will also be required to undertake education data analyses, which may be requested on an ad hoc basis, by UNICEF, Ministry of Primary and Secondari Education (MoPSE) and Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA). As part of these analytical and research activities, the consultant must ensure accuracy and validity of the data produced and ensure that existing education databases are maintained and updated regularly. The assignment is for 286 days within 18 months' duration.
The WASH Specialist (Emergency Urban) will be responsible for leading and coordinating urban water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) emergency responses under the Khartoum Water and Sanitation Project. The Specialist will lead the design, damage assessments, and implementation of urban WASH programmes, with a strong focus on strengthening water utilities and improving service delivery in crisis-affected urban areas.
S/he will coordinate and supervise cholera outbreak responses, conduct urban water supply damage assessments, and oversee implementation across targeted urban locations, ensuring timely, efficient, and high-quality delivery of results.
The incumbent will also provide technical leadership in emergency WASH interventions in urban settings, offering expert guidance to government counterparts and implementing partners on WASH policies, urban service design standards, and context-specific innovations.
Working in close collaboration with national and local authorities, NGOs, community stakeholders, UN agencies, donors, and internal UNICEF teams, the Specialist will ensure that emergency urban WASH interventions are aligned with national strategies, sector coordination mechanisms, and international standards.
This role is pivotal in building institutional capacity, supporting utility resilience, and promoting sustainable, equitable access to WASH services in urban and peri-urban areas, including public institutions.
This consultancy seeks to undertake research on celebrities and influencers that:
A. Embody the UNICEF brand using our brand values and exclusion criteria;
B. Have wide reach and influence across UNICEF’s target audiences;
C. Can commit to a workplan with various activities such as learning sessions and field visits; and
D. Can contribute to UNICEF’s priority and other advocacies.
The final output is a recommendation of at least five (5) celebrities and influencers on the national level, and another set of five (5) at the Bangsamoro level.
The purpose of this consultancy position is to bolster UNICEF’s digital presence through dynamic digital content to strengthen its advocacy goals around key issues. This will be done through support around coordination, streamlining and production of digital content for flagship advocacy initiative’s, to other advocacy and emergency themes, global and regional communication campaigns.
UNICEF Mongolia is looking for a short-term consultant who will support the Country Office in the planning, execution, and oversight of WASH construction projects.
Consultancy to support the rollout of U-Report Viet Nam FunDoo application and management of U-Report social media and data platforms and promotion of youth engagement.
The role is to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the KFW/BMZ-funded ‘Strengthening the Resilience of people and Structures in drought-Affected Regions of Ethiopia’ program (estimated 75% of time) and support similar resilient WASH programs (estimated 25% of time).
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the preparation and analysis of education administrative data, with a particular focus on linking administrative sources to household survey data for deeper insight into education system performance. The consultant will work closely with the Technical Working Group and country teams to acquire and clean administrative datasets, build workflows to standardize and integrate EMIS data, and develop reproducible scripts using R.
As part of this assignment, the consultant will support the creation of a linked database across six countries, enabling joint analysis of administrative and household survey data. This will involve producing country-specific factsheets, exploring econometric approaches to respond to national policy questions, and contributing to the validation and finalization of outputs. All scripts and documentation will be maintained on GitHub to ensure transparency and facilitate future updates by teams and country partners
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to build a workflow for processing education data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The education team maintains a repository of key education indicators by harmonizing MICS surveys, and moving forward, the team seeks to update the workflow in R by building on the existing systems with the support of a consultant. This work will involve leveraging both past and forthcoming MICS data to develop a system for microdata harmonization that produces education indicators. In addition, the consultant will support the country validation exercise, working closely with country offices to validate recent education estimates.
UNICEF en Chile trabaja continuamente para optimizar la calidad de sus interacciones con los socios, especialmente a través de su canal de telemarketing, esencial para recaudar los fondos necesarios para desarrollar sus programas en favor de la infancia.
Esta consultoría busca fortalecer la capacidad de supervisión en los proveedores de telemarketing mediante el desarrollo de herramientas, lineamientos y procesos que mejoren el acompañamiento operativo y contribuyan a una mayor eficiencia y obtención de resultados.
UNICEF en Panamá aborda los principales desafíos que impactan la vida de los niños, niñas y adolescentes,implementando programas para contribuir a mejorar su calidad de vida y a garantizar de sus derechos, plasmados en la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño.
Under the direct supervision of the Statistics and Monitoring Specialist (Immunization) in the Data and Analytics Section (DAPM), the consultant will focus on enhancing the quality and consistency of immunization and related health databases. This includes expanding and integrating databases to incorporate additional health indicators and environmental factors that may affect immunization coverage. The consultant will also develop and implement a robust BCU monitoring methodology to assess data quality, analyze trends before and after BCU activities, and evaluate performance at national and subnational levels.
The objective of this assignment is to provide comprehensive advisory support to DAPM digital systems by collaborating with concerned units to conceptualize and develop new digital modules and platforms, analyze help desk support systems for efficiency and better user experience and identify opportunities for performance improvements across digital platforms. The consultant will facilitate stakeholder engagement, produce analytical reports, and support the development and rollout of existing and new systems. Additionally, the consultant will coordinate efforts to maximize efficiency, reduce redundancies and enhance overall systems management within DAPM.
Papua New Guinea Country Office is looking for 12 SBC consultants to provide technical and operational SBC expertise, supervision and coordination of the national polio communication response, including planning, implementation, monitoring and documentation.
PNG Country Office is looking for 4 consultants to support the provincial polio outbreak response team (PEOC) and EPI focal/manager for the preparation and implementation of activities for the response to the cVDPV2 outbreak.
The purpose of this consultancy is to engage a technical expert for a short-term assignment to conduct a situation analysis of the current Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) practices in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The consultant will adapt the existing HCWM guidelines using PNG documents and ensure alignment with international standards.
Under the overall direction of the Chief Advocacy and Communication, the Partnerships Specialist will be responsible for the development, planning, and guidance of private sector fundraising, leveraging and partnership strategies and activities within the South Africa Country Office (SACO), and serves as private sector fundraising, leveraging, non-financial support, and partnerships specialist for SACO.
UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
UNICEF seeks to hire an experienced, results oriented Individual consultant to assist UNICEF Lesotho Country Office to develop an ECE investment case for Lesotho. The investment case aims to demonstrate the value and impact of early learning on children, society and the nation as a whole. It provides evidence-based arguments to policymakers, highlighting how ECE can lead to better educational outcomes, increased economic productivity, and reduced social inequalities, among many benefits.
UNICEF and the National Department of Health (NDoH), in collaboration with partners such as the Department of Basic Education, the Department of Water and Sanitation, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, WaterAid, and the South African Medical Research Council, aim to review and update the existing hygiene strategy, develop a realistic, costed, and multisectoral roadmap, strengthen coordination and integration of hygiene in key national systems, promote inclusive hygiene access and practices in diverse settings including health care facilities, schools, public institutions, and communities.
The consultant will contribute to the creation of an enabling environment by developing the strategy and roadmap through participatory consultations, evidence-based analysis, and practical recommendations for implementation, coordination, financing, and monitoring.
UNICEF Indonesia is looking for a national consultant to provide overarching support for analytical and research activities to be conducted as part of the System Capacity Grant (SCG) Part 2 work plan. The consultant will be responsible for identifying, collecting and analysing relevant education data and statistics needed in each analytical/research activity, and for providing synthesis reports to create adequate understanding of the data analysis result, including their limitations. The consultant will also be required to undertake education data analyses, which may be requested on an ad hoc basis, by UNICEF, Ministry of Primary and Secondari Education (MoPSE) and Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA). As part of these analytical and research activities, the consultant must ensure accuracy and validity of the data produced and ensure that existing education databases are maintained and updated regularly. The assignment is for 286 days within 18 months' duration.
The WASH Specialist (Emergency Urban) will be responsible for leading and coordinating urban water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) emergency responses under the Khartoum Water and Sanitation Project. The Specialist will lead the design, damage assessments, and implementation of urban WASH programmes, with a strong focus on strengthening water utilities and improving service delivery in crisis-affected urban areas.
S/he will coordinate and supervise cholera outbreak responses, conduct urban water supply damage assessments, and oversee implementation across targeted urban locations, ensuring timely, efficient, and high-quality delivery of results.
The incumbent will also provide technical leadership in emergency WASH interventions in urban settings, offering expert guidance to government counterparts and implementing partners on WASH policies, urban service design standards, and context-specific innovations.
Working in close collaboration with national and local authorities, NGOs, community stakeholders, UN agencies, donors, and internal UNICEF teams, the Specialist will ensure that emergency urban WASH interventions are aligned with national strategies, sector coordination mechanisms, and international standards.
This role is pivotal in building institutional capacity, supporting utility resilience, and promoting sustainable, equitable access to WASH services in urban and peri-urban areas, including public institutions.
This consultancy seeks to undertake research on celebrities and influencers that:
A. Embody the UNICEF brand using our brand values and exclusion criteria;
B. Have wide reach and influence across UNICEF’s target audiences;
C. Can commit to a workplan with various activities such as learning sessions and field visits; and
D. Can contribute to UNICEF’s priority and other advocacies.
The final output is a recommendation of at least five (5) celebrities and influencers on the national level, and another set of five (5) at the Bangsamoro level.
The purpose of this consultancy position is to bolster UNICEF’s digital presence through dynamic digital content to strengthen its advocacy goals around key issues. This will be done through support around coordination, streamlining and production of digital content for flagship advocacy initiative’s, to other advocacy and emergency themes, global and regional communication campaigns.
UNICEF Mongolia is looking for a short-term consultant who will support the Country Office in the planning, execution, and oversight of WASH construction projects.
Consultancy to support the rollout of U-Report Viet Nam FunDoo application and management of U-Report social media and data platforms and promotion of youth engagement.
The role is to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the KFW/BMZ-funded ‘Strengthening the Resilience of people and Structures in drought-Affected Regions of Ethiopia’ program (estimated 75% of time) and support similar resilient WASH programs (estimated 25% of time).
