UNICEF is seeking a consultant to develop and deliver an introductory capacity building programme on public–private partnerships (PPPs) in early childhood education and care (ECEC), followed by municipal mentoring. The assignment will strengthen public officials’ ability to understand partnership options, assess their relevance to local ECEC needs and identify practical steps for incorporating suitable options into ECEC expansion plans
The Digital Engagement and Protection (DEP) Unit within the UNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence – Innocenti is seeking a communications consultant to support ongoing communications and dissemination activities related to research on the risks and opportunities children face online. Specifically, the consult will support the development and implementation of communications strategies and materials for the DEP Unit.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant to support the dissemination and exchange of this knowledge, including by managing and updating content around young people on humanitarian, peace and resilience through Drupal for UNICEF’s Youth-Led Action and Adolescent Kit websites, supporting the development of the PROSPECTS website.
The purpose of the consultancy is to strengthen the quality, reach and effect of the cash-plus component. Building on existing procedures and tools, the consultant will develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curriculum delivery and referrals, design behaviour-focused digital and in-person engagement, assemble a standardised training package and document what works. The consultant will also maintain organised records and a content library for the component and support programme monitoring and reporting.
Under the supervision of the WASH Officer, the WASH Technical Consultant for Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is accountable for the timely and quality implementation of the WASH-MHM program, under the CER Output 5.2, with particular focus on the promoting Menstrual Hygiene Management and the institutionalization of the Oky Menstrual Period Tracking App in the Philippines.
The implementation Oky under the TUSIP program and the emerging climate-environment agenda for MHM has expanded the opportunity to reach more adolescents in the Philippines. To maximize this opportunity, the WASH-MHM program, particularly the Oky project, requires continued personnel support for technical assistance delivery, marketing and user acquisition, and systems strengthening. UNICEF needs the services of a dedicated consultant to support Oky Philippines and WASH-MHM tasks/activities and provide technical assistance to CSO and government implementing partners
To contribute to embedding CoP across the organization, UNICEF is engaging a consultant to, among others, prepare a first draft of institution-wide procedure on CoP, which would build on the CCCs, and help establish a more systematic approach to addressing protection risks affecting children across contexts and programs.
UNICEF seeks a senior individual consultant to facilitate a focused analytical exercise with a selected group of humanitarian country offices and key regional and headquarters stakeholders to better model and address the nature, drivers and measurement of programme management and operational overhead costs. The purpose of the assignment is to agree an evidence-based framework to disaggregate and analyze operational and porgramme support costs in complex humanitarian country offices, and their implications for business model design and organizational efficiency. The assignment will identify practical approaches to improve the transparency, consistency and comparability of how such costs are understood, measured and reported within existing organizational systems and cost structures.
UNICEF Cuba has initiated the Country Programme cycle for 2026–2030 and, within this framework, is pleased to announce a vacancy for the position of Social Policy Officer. You can be part of our team and help make a difference. Through this position, you will contribute to the successful implementation of social policy programmes and projects, strengthening UNICEF’s capacity to deliver meaningful results for children and families and advance greater social equity across the country.
You can be part of our team and help make a difference. Through this position, you will contribute with efficiency and effectiveness to support the development and implementation of SBC initiatives and products that support UNICEF’s ability to promote SBC results. This in turn contributes to enhancing the ability of UNICEF to fulfill its mission to achieve sustainable, locally owned and concrete results in improving the survival, development, protection and wellbeing of children in the country.
The consultancy will provide strategic technical and coordination support to the LEAP Programme under the MoGCSP to develop / enhance and maintain a role-based LEAP MIS covering the modules stated under the scope of work as well as capacity building of the LEAP Management Secretariat MIS team to manage the LEAP information management system independently and effectively.
Join UNICEF Angola and help protect every child's right to a safe and nurturing environment. UNICEF Angola is seeking a Child Protection Specialist (NOC) to support the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of child protection programmes. The successful candidate will work closely with government counterparts, partners, and communities to strengthen systems that prevent and respond to violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect affecting children.
Appuyer le SNU et le Gouvernement de la RDC dans la structuration technique, stratégique et opérationnelle d'une offre programmatique intégrée dans le secteur minier, alignée sur les priorités nationales, intégrant les dynamiques régionales et internationales, et positionnée comme levier de transformation structurelle du secteur vers un modèle inclusif, durable et générateur de valeur ajoutée.
Under the direct supervision of the Education Officer, under the guidance of the Education Specialist and in close collaboration with the PPP expert, the consultant is responsible for the following scope of work:
Inception and local coordination
Development of five year ECEC expansion plans
Design of co-funded expansion initiatives
Support to launch and implementations
The purpose of this assignment is to design, develop, and operationalize a National Electronic Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (eMPDSR) System for Lesotho that will strengthen the timely identification, notification, review, analysis, and response to maternal, neonatal, stillbirth, and perinatal deaths. The system will serve as a unified national platform that integrates and interoperates with existing government information systems, including DHIS2, CRVS, IDSR, and other relevant platforms, to improve mortality surveillance, enhance accountability, support evidence-based decision-making, and accelerate reductions in preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
To support implementation of the National SRHR Roadmap and achievement of project objectives, UNICEF Lesotho, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, seeks to engage a consultant to provide dedicated technical and coordination support for SRHR monitoring, accountability, data systems, reporting, knowledge management and stakeholder coordination. The consultant will help ensure that roadmap priorities are implemented, progress is tracked, evidence is generated and lessons are documented to inform decision-making, accountability and future scale-up.
UNICEF mandate is to ensure that children’s life, wellbeing, and rights are protected and supported. UNICEF works worldwide to strengthen institutional and governmental systems protecting children and adolescents, promoting their rights and supporting their development in a safe and conducive environment. UNICEF promotes community-based actions and programming to empower families and communities in attaining their needs fulfilled and caring for the most vulnerable groups. In a great variety of settings, from war-torn countries to disaster-affected areas, from low- to middle- and high-income countries, UNICEF commitment is to ensure that special attention is given to the most vulnerable children and adolescents so that their fullest potential can be achieved. In Italy an outposted team from UNICEF ECAMENA Regional Office is operational since 2016 to respond to the unique needs of migrant and refugee children, providing technical assistance to national authorities and civil societies and direct services when needed. Since the beginning of the migrant and refugee influx, UNICEF is responding to the unique needs of children and women who are seeking asylum in Europe, on the move, stranded or pushed back. UNICEF-supported interventions in Italy continue also to focus on strengthening the protection system through capacity development of frontline workers and key stakeholders on CP, GBV, Education, and MHPSS standards and core concepts, working closely with ministries, universities, civil society organizations and more. In this context, the UNICEF response team in Italy is looking for a consultant to support the maintenance and day-to-day functioning of UNICEF’s e-learning platform. Reporting to the Child Protection Manager, the consultant will provide technical troubleshooting, monitor platform performance, and analyze platform and course usage data.
UNICEF Innocenti is seeking to hire a qualitative research consultant, to co-lead the research study described above, particularly analysis and writing from QuIP interviews. The selected consultant will closely collaborate with the research consultant in charge of Life Histories and KII study components (LH/KII researcher).
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant who will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including UNICEF country offices, UNICEF Global Communications and Advocacy (GCA), private fundraising and partnerships teams, UNICEF National Committees, donors, partners and civil society organizations, to ensure that CNF initiatives, progress and impact are effectively communicated.
Under the guidance of the Adolescent Development Manager and in collaboration with the National YAB Coordinator and the Project Manager, the consultant will (i) support the National Youth Advisory Board and 6 Local Youth Advisory Boards (YAB) in developing a shared understanding of violence as a multidimensional issue affecting children, adolescents and youth; (ii) produce an evidence-based causal analysis and conceptual framework; (iii) strengthen YAB members' capacities through participatory learning workshops; and (iv) facilitate the elaboration of youth-led workplans (1 at national level, 6 at local level), aimed at preventing and responding to violence, promoting social cohesion, advancing child rights and fostering a culture of peace amongst youth communities at national and local levels.
UNICEF Innocenti is seeking to hire a qualitative research consultant based in Kenya, to co-lead the research study described above, particularly analysis and writing from Life Histories (LHs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). The selected consultant will closely collaborate with the consultant in charge of the QuIP study component (QuIP consultant).
UNICEF is seeking a consultant to develop and deliver an introductory capacity building programme on public–private partnerships (PPPs) in early childhood education and care (ECEC), followed by municipal mentoring. The assignment will strengthen public officials’ ability to understand partnership options, assess their relevance to local ECEC needs and identify practical steps for incorporating suitable options into ECEC expansion plans
The Digital Engagement and Protection (DEP) Unit within the UNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence – Innocenti is seeking a communications consultant to support ongoing communications and dissemination activities related to research on the risks and opportunities children face online. Specifically, the consult will support the development and implementation of communications strategies and materials for the DEP Unit.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant to support the dissemination and exchange of this knowledge, including by managing and updating content around young people on humanitarian, peace and resilience through Drupal for UNICEF’s Youth-Led Action and Adolescent Kit websites, supporting the development of the PROSPECTS website.
The purpose of the consultancy is to strengthen the quality, reach and effect of the cash-plus component. Building on existing procedures and tools, the consultant will develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curriculum delivery and referrals, design behaviour-focused digital and in-person engagement, assemble a standardised training package and document what works. The consultant will also maintain organised records and a content library for the component and support programme monitoring and reporting.
Under the supervision of the WASH Officer, the WASH Technical Consultant for Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is accountable for the timely and quality implementation of the WASH-MHM program, under the CER Output 5.2, with particular focus on the promoting Menstrual Hygiene Management and the institutionalization of the Oky Menstrual Period Tracking App in the Philippines.
The implementation Oky under the TUSIP program and the emerging climate-environment agenda for MHM has expanded the opportunity to reach more adolescents in the Philippines. To maximize this opportunity, the WASH-MHM program, particularly the Oky project, requires continued personnel support for technical assistance delivery, marketing and user acquisition, and systems strengthening. UNICEF needs the services of a dedicated consultant to support Oky Philippines and WASH-MHM tasks/activities and provide technical assistance to CSO and government implementing partners
To contribute to embedding CoP across the organization, UNICEF is engaging a consultant to, among others, prepare a first draft of institution-wide procedure on CoP, which would build on the CCCs, and help establish a more systematic approach to addressing protection risks affecting children across contexts and programs.
UNICEF seeks a senior individual consultant to facilitate a focused analytical exercise with a selected group of humanitarian country offices and key regional and headquarters stakeholders to better model and address the nature, drivers and measurement of programme management and operational overhead costs. The purpose of the assignment is to agree an evidence-based framework to disaggregate and analyze operational and porgramme support costs in complex humanitarian country offices, and their implications for business model design and organizational efficiency. The assignment will identify practical approaches to improve the transparency, consistency and comparability of how such costs are understood, measured and reported within existing organizational systems and cost structures.
UNICEF Cuba has initiated the Country Programme cycle for 2026–2030 and, within this framework, is pleased to announce a vacancy for the position of Social Policy Officer. You can be part of our team and help make a difference. Through this position, you will contribute to the successful implementation of social policy programmes and projects, strengthening UNICEF’s capacity to deliver meaningful results for children and families and advance greater social equity across the country.
You can be part of our team and help make a difference. Through this position, you will contribute with efficiency and effectiveness to support the development and implementation of SBC initiatives and products that support UNICEF’s ability to promote SBC results. This in turn contributes to enhancing the ability of UNICEF to fulfill its mission to achieve sustainable, locally owned and concrete results in improving the survival, development, protection and wellbeing of children in the country.
The consultancy will provide strategic technical and coordination support to the LEAP Programme under the MoGCSP to develop / enhance and maintain a role-based LEAP MIS covering the modules stated under the scope of work as well as capacity building of the LEAP Management Secretariat MIS team to manage the LEAP information management system independently and effectively.
Join UNICEF Angola and help protect every child's right to a safe and nurturing environment. UNICEF Angola is seeking a Child Protection Specialist (NOC) to support the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of child protection programmes. The successful candidate will work closely with government counterparts, partners, and communities to strengthen systems that prevent and respond to violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect affecting children.
Appuyer le SNU et le Gouvernement de la RDC dans la structuration technique, stratégique et opérationnelle d'une offre programmatique intégrée dans le secteur minier, alignée sur les priorités nationales, intégrant les dynamiques régionales et internationales, et positionnée comme levier de transformation structurelle du secteur vers un modèle inclusif, durable et générateur de valeur ajoutée.
Under the direct supervision of the Education Officer, under the guidance of the Education Specialist and in close collaboration with the PPP expert, the consultant is responsible for the following scope of work:
Inception and local coordination
Development of five year ECEC expansion plans
Design of co-funded expansion initiatives
Support to launch and implementations
The purpose of this assignment is to design, develop, and operationalize a National Electronic Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (eMPDSR) System for Lesotho that will strengthen the timely identification, notification, review, analysis, and response to maternal, neonatal, stillbirth, and perinatal deaths. The system will serve as a unified national platform that integrates and interoperates with existing government information systems, including DHIS2, CRVS, IDSR, and other relevant platforms, to improve mortality surveillance, enhance accountability, support evidence-based decision-making, and accelerate reductions in preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
To support implementation of the National SRHR Roadmap and achievement of project objectives, UNICEF Lesotho, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, seeks to engage a consultant to provide dedicated technical and coordination support for SRHR monitoring, accountability, data systems, reporting, knowledge management and stakeholder coordination. The consultant will help ensure that roadmap priorities are implemented, progress is tracked, evidence is generated and lessons are documented to inform decision-making, accountability and future scale-up.
UNICEF mandate is to ensure that children’s life, wellbeing, and rights are protected and supported. UNICEF works worldwide to strengthen institutional and governmental systems protecting children and adolescents, promoting their rights and supporting their development in a safe and conducive environment. UNICEF promotes community-based actions and programming to empower families and communities in attaining their needs fulfilled and caring for the most vulnerable groups. In a great variety of settings, from war-torn countries to disaster-affected areas, from low- to middle- and high-income countries, UNICEF commitment is to ensure that special attention is given to the most vulnerable children and adolescents so that their fullest potential can be achieved. In Italy an outposted team from UNICEF ECAMENA Regional Office is operational since 2016 to respond to the unique needs of migrant and refugee children, providing technical assistance to national authorities and civil societies and direct services when needed. Since the beginning of the migrant and refugee influx, UNICEF is responding to the unique needs of children and women who are seeking asylum in Europe, on the move, stranded or pushed back. UNICEF-supported interventions in Italy continue also to focus on strengthening the protection system through capacity development of frontline workers and key stakeholders on CP, GBV, Education, and MHPSS standards and core concepts, working closely with ministries, universities, civil society organizations and more. In this context, the UNICEF response team in Italy is looking for a consultant to support the maintenance and day-to-day functioning of UNICEF’s e-learning platform. Reporting to the Child Protection Manager, the consultant will provide technical troubleshooting, monitor platform performance, and analyze platform and course usage data.
UNICEF Innocenti is seeking to hire a qualitative research consultant, to co-lead the research study described above, particularly analysis and writing from QuIP interviews. The selected consultant will closely collaborate with the research consultant in charge of Life Histories and KII study components (LH/KII researcher).
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant who will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including UNICEF country offices, UNICEF Global Communications and Advocacy (GCA), private fundraising and partnerships teams, UNICEF National Committees, donors, partners and civil society organizations, to ensure that CNF initiatives, progress and impact are effectively communicated.
Under the guidance of the Adolescent Development Manager and in collaboration with the National YAB Coordinator and the Project Manager, the consultant will (i) support the National Youth Advisory Board and 6 Local Youth Advisory Boards (YAB) in developing a shared understanding of violence as a multidimensional issue affecting children, adolescents and youth; (ii) produce an evidence-based causal analysis and conceptual framework; (iii) strengthen YAB members' capacities through participatory learning workshops; and (iv) facilitate the elaboration of youth-led workplans (1 at national level, 6 at local level), aimed at preventing and responding to violence, promoting social cohesion, advancing child rights and fostering a culture of peace amongst youth communities at national and local levels.
UNICEF Innocenti is seeking to hire a qualitative research consultant based in Kenya, to co-lead the research study described above, particularly analysis and writing from Life Histories (LHs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). The selected consultant will closely collaborate with the consultant in charge of the QuIP study component (QuIP consultant).
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