To support the implementation of the UNICEF-Gates NTD proposal ‘Leveraging UNICEF's GAVI-funded Immunization and PHC for NTD integration’ in priority countries
The specific objectives of this project will be to:
• Leverage catalytic investment to raise additional funding for NTD prevention and control
• Strengthen the capacity to prevent and control NTDs at the community level by mapping, upskilling and equipping CHWs.
• Enhance digital health capabilities for robust planning and reporting of NTD and other public health campaign data.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring two Programme Specialists (Health System Strengthening (HSS)), P3 on a temporary appointment, each to be based in one of the following duty stations of the Pacific Multi Country Office:
• Tarawa, Kiribati
• Nuku’alofa, Tonga, with regular quarterly missions to Tuvalu
Under the technical supervision of the Programme Manager (HSS), UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office, Programme Specialists provide technical, managerial and operational leadership for Pacific Healthy Islands Transformation (PHIT) project activities in respective countries (Kiribati, Tonga and Tuvalu). They will act as UNICEF’s primary in-country coordinators, ensuring effective implementation of PHIT activities while maintaining coherence with UNICEF’s broader health and nutrition programming in each of the countries. The roles ensure effective delivery of UNICEF-supported PHIT outputs at country level, aligned with regional designs and supporting to the Centre of Excellence (COE) element for Primary Health Care (PHC) elements; strong partnerships with the Ministry of Health and Project Management Unit (PMU); oversight of local vendors, consultants, and technical partners; alignment of PHIT activities with UNICEF’s broader health and nutrition programming in each country; hands-on support to the PMU for monitoring and evaluation; and compliance with UNICEF policies and donor requirements.
The evaluation further contributes to Impact Result 2 ("350 million more children and young people learning and skilled") by generating evidence on how all-season WASH services impact school enrollment, attendance, retention and learning outcomes—particularly for girls who face barriers related to menstrual hygiene management. Additionally, this evaluation advances Impact Result 5 ("500 million children better protected from disasters, climate and environmental risks") by building critical evidence on the effectiveness of climate-resilient WASH infrastructure in water-scarce settings exposed to extreme weather events, directly supporting UNICEF's commitment to strengthen the resilience of social infrastructure and services to climate hazards.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide thematic evaluation support for the Impact Evaluation on “Accelerating Climate Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services for Schools and Healthcare Facilities in Karamoja.” The thematic expert will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Specialist, data analyst, and program leads to advise and provide feedback on the technical thematic aspects of this evaluation including robust survey instruments, data analysis and preparation of reports and presentations of the findings.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO), as one of the core evidence functions, aims to help UNICEF to improve its performance and results, by supporting organizational learning and accountability. Working through the network of regional evaluation teams, the UNICEF EO supports the organization’s 135+ country offices in finding evidence-based solutions for the world’s most vulnerable children.
The EO conducts strategic global, institutional effectiveness, humanitarian, and impact evaluations. It assures the quality and use of UNICEF evaluations by establishing norms, standards, guidelines as well as knowledge sharing and networking.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide quantitative data analysis support for the baseline phase of the Climate Resilient WASH impact evaluation in Karamoja, Uganda. The consultant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Specialist, WASH thematic expert, and program leads to ensure high-quality data collection, management, and analysis that meets international evaluation standards. This assignment focuses on establishing robust data collection systems, conducting baseline analysis, and creating comprehensive documentation to guide subsequent evaluation phases.
UNICEF Uruguay busca un/a consultor/a para brindar apoyo técnico especializado a la Dirección del Instituto Nacional de la Juventud (INJU) en la coordinación general del Programa Ni Silencio Ni Tabú, contribuyendo a la planificación, articulación, seguimiento y adecuada implementación de sus componentes, en coordinación con los equipos técnicos de INJU y UNICEF.
Violence against children remains a pervasive challenge across the EU, requiring integrated prevention and response systems grounded in child rights, evidence, and sustainability.
UNICEF Refugee Response Office (RRO) in Poland, at the request of the Ministry of Justice, is implementing a multi-country project under the EU Technical Support Instrument “Strengthening the response to violence against children through better informed policies and enhanced institutional capacity”. The project will contribute to the improved children’s safety in Poland and Romania through a strengthened response of the authorities to prevent and combat violence against children.
The general aim of this consultancy is to contribute to the ongoing reform on child protection and response to violence against children in Poland in the area of multidisciplinary and interagency (MDIA) services (Barnahus, Barnahus-type or Child Advocacy Centers models).
This aim will be achieved through:
(1)developing a set of recommendations, with the goal of providing guidance on the steps in strengthening the response to violence against children via creating and sustaining MDIA centers, and
(2)designing Polish standards of these centers, including detailed service standards and competency profiles both based on the various evidence generation activities conducted within the project (mapping of services, capacity assessment, legal analysis, and the desk review of EU good practices).
The general aim of this consultancy is to strengthen ongoing reform on child protection in Poland by building capacity of professionals, who provide support to children-victims of violence. The consultancy will aim at implementation of Polish standards for multidisciplinary and interagency (MDIA) services (Barnahus, Barnahus-type or Child Advocacy Centers models). This will contribute to unification of standards of services, reinforcing intersectoral collaboration, and increasing knowledge about this type of support.
These aims will be achieved through developing:
(1) the detailed training programme, based on the standards of MDIA services developed for Poland
(2) three capacity building online modules, for professionals involved in the work of the MDIA services in Poland, selected from the following categories: justice professionals, health workers, social workers, or other professionals working with children-victims of crime.
The consultancy deliverables will be based on the various evidence generation activities conducted within the project (mapping of services, capacity assessment, legal analysis, and the desk review of EU good practices, standards and recommendations for MDIA services in Poland).
The UNICEF Country Office Development and Support (CODAS) section within Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP) in Geneva, Switzerland, is seeking an Individuals Fundraising Specialist to carry out specific fundraising support CO’s and Clusters in ECA, EAP, ESA, LAC, MENA and WCARO regions.
This role will be critical for emerging markets and Clusters to deliver their 2026 Private Sector Plan (PSP) targets in addition to developing high growth targets as part of their future strategic plans.
The incumbent of this consultancy assignment will work directly with the Cluster and CO Managers and PSFR teams, Ops and Procurement teams, ICT and CODAS as well as agencies managing the Individuals fundraising activity.
UNICEF Eswatini, and more specifically the Lifelong Learning, Protection, and Development section, is looking for a talented young intern who is passionate about working on youth participation, skilling, and empowerment issues and is eager and excited to enhance his/her educational experience through innovative and practical hands-on work assignments. This unique opportunity will allow the intern to actively contribute to UNICEF Eswatini’s mandate and programme priorities, making a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable children and communities.
UNICEF Lesotho seeks to hire a Early Childhood Development (ECD) Officer who will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for ECD and early learning (grades 1-3) programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative program tasks. This is pertaining to enhancing access to pre-primary education and expansion of Reception Classes in Primary Schools, enhancing the quality of pre-primary and early grades education, cluster-based teacher training and mentoring as well as community mobilization, and advocacy.
The consultant will carry out an independent technical review of the child protection data and knowledge management system, identify gaps, and provide actionable recommendations for enhancement. Besides these recommendations, customized analytical tools and data products will be developed to support real-time data analysis, informing programme planning and adjustments based on programme needs. By the end of the assignment, the child protection data management system will be strengthened and aligned with current programme requirements, while access to analytical insights for both programme staff and government counterparts will be improved.
The UNICEF Jordan Country Office in Amman seeks a dedicated, experienced, highly motivated, and proactive individual who provides technical, operational, and administrative assistance to the Supervisor in support of their role as it relates to ensuring the safety and security of personnel and their eligible family members, as well as the safeguarding of UNICEF premises, assets and resources at the duty station
The objective of the consultancy is to provide necessary Social and Behavior change (SBC) cross-cutting technical and implementation support to the UNICEF Sudan Mother & Child Cash Transfer Plus (MCCT+) activities, with focus on supporting integrated SBC planning, implementation and monitoring with UNICEF’s Social Policy and other programme sections, as well as implementing partners, including I/NNGO partners and State and District level Ministry partners.
The consultancy aims to provide dedicated support to partner capacity development and implementation support to integrated SBC activities that support mother and child essential family practices in the first 1000 days as part of UNICEF’s resilience programs.
The position will have primary responsibility for leading security analysis in ESAR, contributing to strategic management of regional security operations, and providing guidance and assistance to country-level managers and security focal points.
The International Consultant will provide technical expertise to develop, pilot, and refine the Inclusive Education Programmatic Framework (IEPF) for preschools in Uzbekistan. This will include supporting the establishment of pilot inclusive preschools, testing, and refining the IECPF and associated standards, tools, and processes that operationalize the Whole School Approach to inclusion across three key dimensions of equitable education systems: Access, Participation, and Achievement, and generating evidence to inform scale-up and integration into national policy and professional development systems.
Consultant is expected to work in close collaboration with established teams of experts and consultants already working in inclusive education for general secondary education and a consultant in charge of capacity building component of inclusive preschool education.
UNICEF Lao PDR is looking for a National Consultant on SBC Communication for Immunization and Community Engagement. The duration of this assignment is 10 months, starting as soon as possible. The consultant will be based at the UNICEF office in Vientiane.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive international or national consultant. The consultancy is for a period of 255 days over 18 months. The consultant will be based primarily in Suva, Fiji (215 days), with regional travel across Samoa, Solomon Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Kiribati (10 days in each country).
Working under the supervision of the Chief of Child Protection, s/he will play a key role in facilitating and coordinating UNICEF’s overall strategic partnerships to advance the delivery of the regional child protection program.
¡UNICEF Guatemala esta contratando! buscamos a un consultor que nos brinde asistencia técnica especializada de gestión de obra en campo con cobertura en los municipios de Huehuetenango y San Marcos.
¡UNICEF Guatemala esta contratando! buscamos a un consultor que nos brinde asistencia técnica para la implementación de procesos de formación enfocados en planificación y formulación de proyectos.
¡UNICEF Guatemala esta contratando! buscamos a un consultor que nos brinde asistencia asistencia técnica para la implementación de procesos de formación mediante guías, manuales y herramientas de capacitación.
To support the implementation of the UNICEF-Gates NTD proposal ‘Leveraging UNICEF's GAVI-funded Immunization and PHC for NTD integration’ in priority countries
The specific objectives of this project will be to:
• Leverage catalytic investment to raise additional funding for NTD prevention and control
• Strengthen the capacity to prevent and control NTDs at the community level by mapping, upskilling and equipping CHWs.
• Enhance digital health capabilities for robust planning and reporting of NTD and other public health campaign data.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring two Programme Specialists (Health System Strengthening (HSS)), P3 on a temporary appointment, each to be based in one of the following duty stations of the Pacific Multi Country Office:
• Tarawa, Kiribati
• Nuku’alofa, Tonga, with regular quarterly missions to Tuvalu
Under the technical supervision of the Programme Manager (HSS), UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office, Programme Specialists provide technical, managerial and operational leadership for Pacific Healthy Islands Transformation (PHIT) project activities in respective countries (Kiribati, Tonga and Tuvalu). They will act as UNICEF’s primary in-country coordinators, ensuring effective implementation of PHIT activities while maintaining coherence with UNICEF’s broader health and nutrition programming in each of the countries. The roles ensure effective delivery of UNICEF-supported PHIT outputs at country level, aligned with regional designs and supporting to the Centre of Excellence (COE) element for Primary Health Care (PHC) elements; strong partnerships with the Ministry of Health and Project Management Unit (PMU); oversight of local vendors, consultants, and technical partners; alignment of PHIT activities with UNICEF’s broader health and nutrition programming in each country; hands-on support to the PMU for monitoring and evaluation; and compliance with UNICEF policies and donor requirements.
The evaluation further contributes to Impact Result 2 ("350 million more children and young people learning and skilled") by generating evidence on how all-season WASH services impact school enrollment, attendance, retention and learning outcomes—particularly for girls who face barriers related to menstrual hygiene management. Additionally, this evaluation advances Impact Result 5 ("500 million children better protected from disasters, climate and environmental risks") by building critical evidence on the effectiveness of climate-resilient WASH infrastructure in water-scarce settings exposed to extreme weather events, directly supporting UNICEF's commitment to strengthen the resilience of social infrastructure and services to climate hazards.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide thematic evaluation support for the Impact Evaluation on “Accelerating Climate Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services for Schools and Healthcare Facilities in Karamoja.” The thematic expert will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Specialist, data analyst, and program leads to advise and provide feedback on the technical thematic aspects of this evaluation including robust survey instruments, data analysis and preparation of reports and presentations of the findings.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO), as one of the core evidence functions, aims to help UNICEF to improve its performance and results, by supporting organizational learning and accountability. Working through the network of regional evaluation teams, the UNICEF EO supports the organization’s 135+ country offices in finding evidence-based solutions for the world’s most vulnerable children.
The EO conducts strategic global, institutional effectiveness, humanitarian, and impact evaluations. It assures the quality and use of UNICEF evaluations by establishing norms, standards, guidelines as well as knowledge sharing and networking.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide quantitative data analysis support for the baseline phase of the Climate Resilient WASH impact evaluation in Karamoja, Uganda. The consultant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Specialist, WASH thematic expert, and program leads to ensure high-quality data collection, management, and analysis that meets international evaluation standards. This assignment focuses on establishing robust data collection systems, conducting baseline analysis, and creating comprehensive documentation to guide subsequent evaluation phases.
UNICEF Uruguay busca un/a consultor/a para brindar apoyo técnico especializado a la Dirección del Instituto Nacional de la Juventud (INJU) en la coordinación general del Programa Ni Silencio Ni Tabú, contribuyendo a la planificación, articulación, seguimiento y adecuada implementación de sus componentes, en coordinación con los equipos técnicos de INJU y UNICEF.
Violence against children remains a pervasive challenge across the EU, requiring integrated prevention and response systems grounded in child rights, evidence, and sustainability.
UNICEF Refugee Response Office (RRO) in Poland, at the request of the Ministry of Justice, is implementing a multi-country project under the EU Technical Support Instrument “Strengthening the response to violence against children through better informed policies and enhanced institutional capacity”. The project will contribute to the improved children’s safety in Poland and Romania through a strengthened response of the authorities to prevent and combat violence against children.
The general aim of this consultancy is to contribute to the ongoing reform on child protection and response to violence against children in Poland in the area of multidisciplinary and interagency (MDIA) services (Barnahus, Barnahus-type or Child Advocacy Centers models).
This aim will be achieved through:
(1)developing a set of recommendations, with the goal of providing guidance on the steps in strengthening the response to violence against children via creating and sustaining MDIA centers, and
(2)designing Polish standards of these centers, including detailed service standards and competency profiles both based on the various evidence generation activities conducted within the project (mapping of services, capacity assessment, legal analysis, and the desk review of EU good practices).
The general aim of this consultancy is to strengthen ongoing reform on child protection in Poland by building capacity of professionals, who provide support to children-victims of violence. The consultancy will aim at implementation of Polish standards for multidisciplinary and interagency (MDIA) services (Barnahus, Barnahus-type or Child Advocacy Centers models). This will contribute to unification of standards of services, reinforcing intersectoral collaboration, and increasing knowledge about this type of support.
These aims will be achieved through developing:
(1) the detailed training programme, based on the standards of MDIA services developed for Poland
(2) three capacity building online modules, for professionals involved in the work of the MDIA services in Poland, selected from the following categories: justice professionals, health workers, social workers, or other professionals working with children-victims of crime.
The consultancy deliverables will be based on the various evidence generation activities conducted within the project (mapping of services, capacity assessment, legal analysis, and the desk review of EU good practices, standards and recommendations for MDIA services in Poland).
The UNICEF Country Office Development and Support (CODAS) section within Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP) in Geneva, Switzerland, is seeking an Individuals Fundraising Specialist to carry out specific fundraising support CO’s and Clusters in ECA, EAP, ESA, LAC, MENA and WCARO regions.
This role will be critical for emerging markets and Clusters to deliver their 2026 Private Sector Plan (PSP) targets in addition to developing high growth targets as part of their future strategic plans.
The incumbent of this consultancy assignment will work directly with the Cluster and CO Managers and PSFR teams, Ops and Procurement teams, ICT and CODAS as well as agencies managing the Individuals fundraising activity.
UNICEF Eswatini, and more specifically the Lifelong Learning, Protection, and Development section, is looking for a talented young intern who is passionate about working on youth participation, skilling, and empowerment issues and is eager and excited to enhance his/her educational experience through innovative and practical hands-on work assignments. This unique opportunity will allow the intern to actively contribute to UNICEF Eswatini’s mandate and programme priorities, making a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable children and communities.
UNICEF Lesotho seeks to hire a Early Childhood Development (ECD) Officer who will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for ECD and early learning (grades 1-3) programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative program tasks. This is pertaining to enhancing access to pre-primary education and expansion of Reception Classes in Primary Schools, enhancing the quality of pre-primary and early grades education, cluster-based teacher training and mentoring as well as community mobilization, and advocacy.
The consultant will carry out an independent technical review of the child protection data and knowledge management system, identify gaps, and provide actionable recommendations for enhancement. Besides these recommendations, customized analytical tools and data products will be developed to support real-time data analysis, informing programme planning and adjustments based on programme needs. By the end of the assignment, the child protection data management system will be strengthened and aligned with current programme requirements, while access to analytical insights for both programme staff and government counterparts will be improved.
The UNICEF Jordan Country Office in Amman seeks a dedicated, experienced, highly motivated, and proactive individual who provides technical, operational, and administrative assistance to the Supervisor in support of their role as it relates to ensuring the safety and security of personnel and their eligible family members, as well as the safeguarding of UNICEF premises, assets and resources at the duty station
The objective of the consultancy is to provide necessary Social and Behavior change (SBC) cross-cutting technical and implementation support to the UNICEF Sudan Mother & Child Cash Transfer Plus (MCCT+) activities, with focus on supporting integrated SBC planning, implementation and monitoring with UNICEF’s Social Policy and other programme sections, as well as implementing partners, including I/NNGO partners and State and District level Ministry partners.
The consultancy aims to provide dedicated support to partner capacity development and implementation support to integrated SBC activities that support mother and child essential family practices in the first 1000 days as part of UNICEF’s resilience programs.
The position will have primary responsibility for leading security analysis in ESAR, contributing to strategic management of regional security operations, and providing guidance and assistance to country-level managers and security focal points.
The International Consultant will provide technical expertise to develop, pilot, and refine the Inclusive Education Programmatic Framework (IEPF) for preschools in Uzbekistan. This will include supporting the establishment of pilot inclusive preschools, testing, and refining the IECPF and associated standards, tools, and processes that operationalize the Whole School Approach to inclusion across three key dimensions of equitable education systems: Access, Participation, and Achievement, and generating evidence to inform scale-up and integration into national policy and professional development systems.
Consultant is expected to work in close collaboration with established teams of experts and consultants already working in inclusive education for general secondary education and a consultant in charge of capacity building component of inclusive preschool education.
UNICEF Lao PDR is looking for a National Consultant on SBC Communication for Immunization and Community Engagement. The duration of this assignment is 10 months, starting as soon as possible. The consultant will be based at the UNICEF office in Vientiane.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive international or national consultant. The consultancy is for a period of 255 days over 18 months. The consultant will be based primarily in Suva, Fiji (215 days), with regional travel across Samoa, Solomon Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Kiribati (10 days in each country).
Working under the supervision of the Chief of Child Protection, s/he will play a key role in facilitating and coordinating UNICEF’s overall strategic partnerships to advance the delivery of the regional child protection program.
¡UNICEF Guatemala esta contratando! buscamos a un consultor que nos brinde asistencia técnica especializada de gestión de obra en campo con cobertura en los municipios de Huehuetenango y San Marcos.
¡UNICEF Guatemala esta contratando! buscamos a un consultor que nos brinde asistencia técnica para la implementación de procesos de formación enfocados en planificación y formulación de proyectos.
¡UNICEF Guatemala esta contratando! buscamos a un consultor que nos brinde asistencia asistencia técnica para la implementación de procesos de formación mediante guías, manuales y herramientas de capacitación.
