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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, protection.

In Belize, many children continue to face the threat of violence, neglect, and abuse — challenges that require collective action and community empowerment. UNICEF Belize, together with the National Commission for Families and Children (NCFC), is working to strengthen child protection systems and promote positive social norms that keep every child safe, respected, and heard.

The Blue Teddy Bear Campaign is a national initiative aimed at preventing violence against children through awareness, advocacy, and community engagement. It inspires individuals, families, schools, and businesses to become champions for child protection.

Learn more about UNICEF’s work for children in Belize: https://www.unicef.org/belize

How can you make a difference? 

As UNICEF and the National Commission for Families and Children (NCFC) launch the Blue Teddy Bear Campaign, we are looking for a passionate and organized National Consultant to lead its first-year implementation.

You will play a key role in bringing the campaign to life by:

• Leading planning, coordination, and delivery of community-based activities in Belize City’s Southside.

• Revising and adapting training materials for community groups, schools, parents, and private sector partners.

• Facilitating workshops and engagement sessions to build local capacity for child protection.

• Coordinating visibility, outreach, and data collection to track campaign progress and results.

• Preparing progress reports and contributing to the final evaluation and recommendations for Phase II.

If you are motivated to create safer, more nurturing environments for Belize’s children — this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:    TOR (Lead Consultant - Blue Teddy Bear Campaign)_Advertise.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Education, Communications, Community Development, Child Protection, or a related field is required.

• An advanced degree in any of the above areas will be considered an asset.

Experience:

• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in programme coordination, community mobilization, training, or communication for development (C4D).

• Demonstrated experience working with civil society organizations, schools, or community-based initiatives focused on children, youth, or social behavior change.

• Proven ability to develop training materials, organize workshops, and manage multi-stakeholder coordination.

• Experience in child protection or violence prevention programming is highly desirable.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse community actors.

• Excellent organizational and reporting skills.

• Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality outputs under tight timelines.

• Knowledge of Belize’s socio-cultural context and community networks.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.

• Working knowledge of Spanish or Kriol is considered an asset

Desirables

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Education, Communications, or Child Protection.

• Experience in programme implementation at the country level, preferably in development, fragile, or humanitarian contexts.

• Previous engagement with UN agencies, government institutions, or civil society organizations involved in child protection or social behavior change.

• Proven ability to develop and deliver capacity-building materials and to design community-based advocacy or awareness campaigns.

• Experience in data collection, reporting, and results-based monitoring.

• Excellent writing, facilitation, and stakeholder coordination skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and digital collaboration tools.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

[add the 8^th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role]. 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:  

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.