The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
The consultant will support UNICEF Tanzania in designing the project’s implementation arrangements, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and preparing technical documentation required for the launch of the budget transparency project.
The Executive Associate is accountable for procedural communications, operations and administrative support services to ensure the smooth running of the of the Office of the Representative and to ensure continued high-standing for UNICEF in Rwanda. This includes day-to-day activities of agenda planning, prioritization, interaction with Government entities, including protocol, with UN and other Partners. The Executive Associate also represents the Representative in initiating, following up on and resolving issues pertaining to administrative or procedural requests, pending cases and the governance bodies under the Office of the Representative. The position also represents the Representative’s Office in interactions with senior staff, government counterparts, partners, and external stakeholders with the highest degree of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
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.
UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated HIV/AIDS Specialist for their Health team. The HIV/AIDS Specialist reports to the Chief of Health (P5 Level) for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting progress on HIV programmes/projects by supporting the development and preparation of both PMTCT/paediatric HIV and adolescents HIV/ Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and HIV programmes financing work.
The consultancy will support UNICEF Bulgaria Country Office and its partners in the implementation and subsequent scale-up of the Upshift programme across both non-formal learning and formal education settings. The consultant will provide strategic and operational support to ensure effective delivery, adaptation, and sustainability of the programme.
Under the matrix management of the Chief Field Office of Manakara and the Nutrition Specialist based in Antananarivo, the Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results. In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results.
Under the direction of the WASH Manager in close coordination with other members and technical specialist
of the WASH in Kampala and in the UNICEFZOs, information management and Field Operations teams, the
WASH Emergency Consultant for refugee, Refugee hosting communities and Public Health Emergencies, will
be the focal person responsible for and supporting the implementation, and monitoring of UNICEF’s emergency WASH response for refugees and people affected by PHEs, in activities and results related to improving public health of the affected population by ensuring access to safe drinking water, excreta disposal and promoting safe hygiene practices, including appropriate use and maintenance of WASH facilities and services; ensuring overall efficiency, effectiveness and delivery of results in accordance with UNICEF’s Core Commitment for Children in Emergencies (CCCs) and national and international humanitarian standards.
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
Are you ready to make a real difference?
Do you thrive on supporting people and driving excellence in Finance? Join UNICEF’s dynamic Finance team as a Finance Assistant and help shape the future for children across the Pacific.
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Director Programmes, and direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, and working closely with the Senior Advisor for Global Programmes, and in collaboration with the Generation Unlimited (GenU) Programme Team, the Youth Investment Case Consultant will synthesize a knowledge product to provide a robust, evidence-based “Investment Case” targeted at global decision-makers, with the aim to mobilize substantial resources to support youth transitions from learning to earning across the world, in accordance with the collaboration between UNICEF Generation Unlimited and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). The consultant will facilitate research, synthesis, drafting, and stakeholder coordination required for the development of the investment case during October 2025 to July 2026.
The purpose of the consultancy is to develop high-quality technical content on children’s environmental health and support capacity development and CEH global leadership.
UNICEF requires a senior expert in Children's Environmental Health to support high-level content development, strengthen technical collaboration, and expand capacity development initiatives for a global audience.
This is a 12 month consultancy and the consultant will be responsible for spearheading the development and quality assurance of a suite of technical knowledge products. This includes the conceptualization of an advanced lecture series on Children's Environmental Health (CEH) for medical professionals, creating comprehensive global guidance for healthy environments where children live, learn, and play, and authoring and/or quality assuring a series of evidence-based policy briefs on high-priority topics. A key function of this role will be to serve as a primary technical reviewer for UNICEF's CEH publications, providing rigorous quality assurance for technical reports, country-level analyses, and other global guidance documents to ensure they are evidence-based and of the highest standard.
Furthermore, the consultant will play a critical role in expanding UNICEF's technical collaboration and capacity development efforts. This involves support to the identification of key technical partners, including academic institutions, WHO CEH collaborating centers, and professional networks to enhance evidence generation and knowledge sharing. The role will also focus on strengthening the capacity of stakeholders by mapping existing development programs in LMICs, serving as a key resource person for a global webinar series, engaging leading experts to create impactful videos for policymakers, and providing on-demand technical review and strategic advice for country-level documents and programme strategies to ensure alignment with global best practices.
Gender equality is essential to realizing the mandate of UNICEF to uphold the rights of all children. UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan (GAP) 2022-25 elaborates the steps required to accelerate progress on gender equality across the five Goal Areas of the Strategic Plan - health and nutrition, education, child protection, protection and water and sanitation, and social protection - as well as within institutional systems and processes, with clear indicators and monitoring mechanisms to track change.
As mandated by the Executive Board of UNICEF, a report is prepared every year on the status of implementation of the GAP, to be presented at the annual session of the Board. The global annual report is based on Country Office annual reporting on GAP priorities across goal areas through the Results and Assessment Module, as well as using data from other corporate platforms like Vision and the Emergency Preparedness Platform. In addition to the annual report to the Board, UNICEF prepares reports for the UN System-Wide Action Plan on Gender Equality, the UN Gender Equality Action Plan, and for donors to the gender equality portfolio.
To support these reporting requirements, the Gender Equality Section of the Programme Group seeks a consultant to support the following tasks:
1) Support data quality assurance and aggregation for annual reporting
2) Facilitate the production of various gender reports to document gender results, challenges and lessons.
Diseñar un modelo de empleabilidad que facilite la inserción laboral progresiva, inclusiva y sostenible de egresadas del programa +Chicas TEC, articulando con el sector privado, CETPROs y aliados estratégicos.
UNICEF busca celebrar un acuerdo a largo plazo con personas físicas que brinden servicios de traducción y/o interpretación simultánea de calidad, oportunos y profesionales en inglés e idiomas oficiales, a saber, árabe, italiano, chino, inglés, francés, ruso y español. Como resultado de esta solicitud de, UNICEF se reserva el derecho de establecer acuerdos a largo plazo no exclusivos con múltiples individuos por el plazo de tres años, y sujeto a las necesidades y al desempeño satisfactorio por parte del prestador de servicios.
Despite national guidelines and global commitments, the low coverage and inconsistent quality of PNC services indicate a disconnect between policy and practice. A systematic gap analysis is required to understand where, why, and how PNC services are falling short. This will inform strategic investments, innovations, and improvements that are rooted in evidence and tailored to the Tanzanian context.
The findings from this analysis will support the Ministry of Health, development partners, and implementing actors in designing context-appropriate solutions to ensure that every mother and newborn receives high-quality, timely, and respectful care during the postnatal period.
UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting applications for a Consulta Construction Engineer to provide oversight and quality assurance for the paving of Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) sites and solarisation of the PSA plants at Chinhoyi and Lupane Provincial Hospitals and quality assurance for the construction of three (3) health posts in Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province.
The Monitoring Specialist (Data & Analytics) will:
i) Establish a Monitoring and Information Management (MIM) Hub under the Planning & Monitoring Section to ensure one overall integrated planning, monitoring and data system for the Country Office.
ii) Ensure coordination of an effectively functioning decentralized monitoring system which enables centralization and analysis of programmatic data to inform planning and decision-making, using innovative approaches where possible and as needed.
iii) Ensure quality evidence-based and results-based information is available to meet UNICEF corporate reporting requirements and donor reporting to ensure UNICEF accountability to beneficiaries, Government, donors and other stakeholders.
iv) Coordinate capacity building in monitoring, data and information management for UNICEF Mozambique Sections, Field Offices, Clusters and UNICEF partners.
Sous la supervision et la direction du Chef du bureau de zone de Manakara, l’associé (e) au programme appuie la section en mettant en oeuvre une série de mesures procédurales, administratives et opérationnelles pour aider à élaborer, mettre en oeuvre et monitorer le programme de pays et le fonctionnement de la section élargie, en assurant une exécution rapide et efficace et conforme aux règles et règlements de l’UNICEF. L’Associé (e) est demandé(e) de travailler avec beaucoup d’autres équipes dans le bureau pays, des partenaires externes, et les autres agences afin de mener le mandat de l’UNICEF à bien.
The consultant will support UNICEF Guinea-Bissau with delivering the final draft Country Programme Document, with adherence to corporate guidance contained in the UNICEF CPP Guidance Note 2022, as well as the CPD development guidelines and template. Working under the supervision of the UNICEF Guinea-Bissau’s Deputy Representative Programme in collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Section, the consultant is expected to collaborate with all Country Office sections and the Regional Office PM&E team (WCARO) to ensure robust internal and external engagement process and collective reflections by country office, through video calls or simple phone calls, with the selected parties during in completing key preparatory phases/documents as part of the country programme planning will be articulated in the Country Programme Document (2027-2031).
The consultant will support UNICEF Tanzania in designing the project’s implementation arrangements, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and preparing technical documentation required for the launch of the budget transparency project.
The Executive Associate is accountable for procedural communications, operations and administrative support services to ensure the smooth running of the of the Office of the Representative and to ensure continued high-standing for UNICEF in Rwanda. This includes day-to-day activities of agenda planning, prioritization, interaction with Government entities, including protocol, with UN and other Partners. The Executive Associate also represents the Representative in initiating, following up on and resolving issues pertaining to administrative or procedural requests, pending cases and the governance bodies under the Office of the Representative. The position also represents the Representative’s Office in interactions with senior staff, government counterparts, partners, and external stakeholders with the highest degree of integrity, discretion, and professionalism.
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.
UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated HIV/AIDS Specialist for their Health team. The HIV/AIDS Specialist reports to the Chief of Health (P5 Level) for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting progress on HIV programmes/projects by supporting the development and preparation of both PMTCT/paediatric HIV and adolescents HIV/ Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and HIV programmes financing work.
The consultancy will support UNICEF Bulgaria Country Office and its partners in the implementation and subsequent scale-up of the Upshift programme across both non-formal learning and formal education settings. The consultant will provide strategic and operational support to ensure effective delivery, adaptation, and sustainability of the programme.
Under the matrix management of the Chief Field Office of Manakara and the Nutrition Specialist based in Antananarivo, the Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, from development planning to delivery of results. In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results.
Under the direction of the WASH Manager in close coordination with other members and technical specialist
of the WASH in Kampala and in the UNICEFZOs, information management and Field Operations teams, the
WASH Emergency Consultant for refugee, Refugee hosting communities and Public Health Emergencies, will
be the focal person responsible for and supporting the implementation, and monitoring of UNICEF’s emergency WASH response for refugees and people affected by PHEs, in activities and results related to improving public health of the affected population by ensuring access to safe drinking water, excreta disposal and promoting safe hygiene practices, including appropriate use and maintenance of WASH facilities and services; ensuring overall efficiency, effectiveness and delivery of results in accordance with UNICEF’s Core Commitment for Children in Emergencies (CCCs) and national and international humanitarian standards.
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
Are you ready to make a real difference?
Do you thrive on supporting people and driving excellence in Finance? Join UNICEF’s dynamic Finance team as a Finance Assistant and help shape the future for children across the Pacific.
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Director Programmes, and direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, and working closely with the Senior Advisor for Global Programmes, and in collaboration with the Generation Unlimited (GenU) Programme Team, the Youth Investment Case Consultant will synthesize a knowledge product to provide a robust, evidence-based “Investment Case” targeted at global decision-makers, with the aim to mobilize substantial resources to support youth transitions from learning to earning across the world, in accordance with the collaboration between UNICEF Generation Unlimited and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). The consultant will facilitate research, synthesis, drafting, and stakeholder coordination required for the development of the investment case during October 2025 to July 2026.
The purpose of the consultancy is to develop high-quality technical content on children’s environmental health and support capacity development and CEH global leadership.
UNICEF requires a senior expert in Children's Environmental Health to support high-level content development, strengthen technical collaboration, and expand capacity development initiatives for a global audience.
This is a 12 month consultancy and the consultant will be responsible for spearheading the development and quality assurance of a suite of technical knowledge products. This includes the conceptualization of an advanced lecture series on Children's Environmental Health (CEH) for medical professionals, creating comprehensive global guidance for healthy environments where children live, learn, and play, and authoring and/or quality assuring a series of evidence-based policy briefs on high-priority topics. A key function of this role will be to serve as a primary technical reviewer for UNICEF's CEH publications, providing rigorous quality assurance for technical reports, country-level analyses, and other global guidance documents to ensure they are evidence-based and of the highest standard.
Furthermore, the consultant will play a critical role in expanding UNICEF's technical collaboration and capacity development efforts. This involves support to the identification of key technical partners, including academic institutions, WHO CEH collaborating centers, and professional networks to enhance evidence generation and knowledge sharing. The role will also focus on strengthening the capacity of stakeholders by mapping existing development programs in LMICs, serving as a key resource person for a global webinar series, engaging leading experts to create impactful videos for policymakers, and providing on-demand technical review and strategic advice for country-level documents and programme strategies to ensure alignment with global best practices.
Gender equality is essential to realizing the mandate of UNICEF to uphold the rights of all children. UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan (GAP) 2022-25 elaborates the steps required to accelerate progress on gender equality across the five Goal Areas of the Strategic Plan - health and nutrition, education, child protection, protection and water and sanitation, and social protection - as well as within institutional systems and processes, with clear indicators and monitoring mechanisms to track change.
As mandated by the Executive Board of UNICEF, a report is prepared every year on the status of implementation of the GAP, to be presented at the annual session of the Board. The global annual report is based on Country Office annual reporting on GAP priorities across goal areas through the Results and Assessment Module, as well as using data from other corporate platforms like Vision and the Emergency Preparedness Platform. In addition to the annual report to the Board, UNICEF prepares reports for the UN System-Wide Action Plan on Gender Equality, the UN Gender Equality Action Plan, and for donors to the gender equality portfolio.
To support these reporting requirements, the Gender Equality Section of the Programme Group seeks a consultant to support the following tasks:
1) Support data quality assurance and aggregation for annual reporting
2) Facilitate the production of various gender reports to document gender results, challenges and lessons.
Diseñar un modelo de empleabilidad que facilite la inserción laboral progresiva, inclusiva y sostenible de egresadas del programa +Chicas TEC, articulando con el sector privado, CETPROs y aliados estratégicos.
UNICEF busca celebrar un acuerdo a largo plazo con personas físicas que brinden servicios de traducción y/o interpretación simultánea de calidad, oportunos y profesionales en inglés e idiomas oficiales, a saber, árabe, italiano, chino, inglés, francés, ruso y español. Como resultado de esta solicitud de, UNICEF se reserva el derecho de establecer acuerdos a largo plazo no exclusivos con múltiples individuos por el plazo de tres años, y sujeto a las necesidades y al desempeño satisfactorio por parte del prestador de servicios.
Despite national guidelines and global commitments, the low coverage and inconsistent quality of PNC services indicate a disconnect between policy and practice. A systematic gap analysis is required to understand where, why, and how PNC services are falling short. This will inform strategic investments, innovations, and improvements that are rooted in evidence and tailored to the Tanzanian context.
The findings from this analysis will support the Ministry of Health, development partners, and implementing actors in designing context-appropriate solutions to ensure that every mother and newborn receives high-quality, timely, and respectful care during the postnatal period.
UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting applications for a Consulta Construction Engineer to provide oversight and quality assurance for the paving of Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) sites and solarisation of the PSA plants at Chinhoyi and Lupane Provincial Hospitals and quality assurance for the construction of three (3) health posts in Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province.
The Monitoring Specialist (Data & Analytics) will:
i) Establish a Monitoring and Information Management (MIM) Hub under the Planning & Monitoring Section to ensure one overall integrated planning, monitoring and data system for the Country Office.
ii) Ensure coordination of an effectively functioning decentralized monitoring system which enables centralization and analysis of programmatic data to inform planning and decision-making, using innovative approaches where possible and as needed.
iii) Ensure quality evidence-based and results-based information is available to meet UNICEF corporate reporting requirements and donor reporting to ensure UNICEF accountability to beneficiaries, Government, donors and other stakeholders.
iv) Coordinate capacity building in monitoring, data and information management for UNICEF Mozambique Sections, Field Offices, Clusters and UNICEF partners.
Sous la supervision et la direction du Chef du bureau de zone de Manakara, l’associé (e) au programme appuie la section en mettant en oeuvre une série de mesures procédurales, administratives et opérationnelles pour aider à élaborer, mettre en oeuvre et monitorer le programme de pays et le fonctionnement de la section élargie, en assurant une exécution rapide et efficace et conforme aux règles et règlements de l’UNICEF. L’Associé (e) est demandé(e) de travailler avec beaucoup d’autres équipes dans le bureau pays, des partenaires externes, et les autres agences afin de mener le mandat de l’UNICEF à bien.
