The Qualitative Research Consultant will support the technical design, co-creation and co-implementation of the qualitative research component of the Data Must Speak to Strengthen Capacity and Advance Local Evidence Use (DMS SCALE) research in a maximum of four participating countries. The consultant will also support the triangulation and validation of research results and draft policy-relevant research outputs for diverse audiences, as well as engage in co-creation and dissemination activities alongside Ministries of Education, UNICEF Country Offices and Regional Offices.
Under the supervision of the Senior Adviser, Financing for Child Nutrition and Development, the Partnerships Consultant will play a pivotal role in strengthening CNF’s strategic partnerships. The consultant will be responsible for supporting fundraising efforts, developing high-quality proposals, and coordinating donor reporting.
The UNICEF Turkmenistan Country office is seeking the services of a senior consultant experienced with strategic reviews, country programme management plan documents, and results-based management in a development setting, to assist the Country Office with the Global PBR (Programme and Budget Review) and developing the Country Programme Management Plan for 2026-2030.
UNICEF is looking for an International Consultant to support the Ministry of Social Welfare, Family Care and Demography in designing and piloting a Minimum of Three Social Services at Municipal Level in Montenegro.
Botswana Country Office seeks the services of a Learning Passport Consultant to manage and oversee the strategic post-launch implementation of the Learning Passport focusing on content development and management plan, user engagement, and monitoring, and evaluation (M&E).
The Communication Section, UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking a Communication Consultant (Media Engagement) who will be responsible for developing targeted media and communication assets such as stories, interviews, media pitches, and driving media engagement for key priorities in this 2025-2026 media plan. This includes delivering on new advocacy priorities and public campaigns such as healthy living and climate change. The consultant will also work on monitoring the media engagements on these fronts.
UNICEF in DRC uses cash transfers modality for cash transfers to support most vulnerable populations in the country in all programmatic contexts (emergency, transition, and development contexts) to address the basic and sectoral needs and services. UNICEF is providing support to the government in the payment of incentives, salaries for front line workers such as health professionals, social workers, teachers… Through longer term cash-based interventions UNICEF DRC supports beneficiary households and communities towards sustainable and middle & longer-term outcomes. UNICEF in DRC optimizes the use multipurpose cash transfers to achieve sectoral and multisectoral outcomes. Rapid Response & Basic Needs humanitarian cash transfers, Cash+ programs focusing on Nutrition, GBV and Child Protection outcomes, longer-term shock responsive cash and cash based social protection programs and incentive payments for sectoral systems strengthening are some of the cash-based programming approaches adopted by the Cash Unit team and respective UNICEF sections in DRC.
UNICEF is undertaking a research program aimed at contributing to policy discussions and the development of actionable responses to better protect children’s rights. This research seeks to (i) assess and articulate the impacts of the current debt situation on children and (ii) explore policy approaches to debt management and restructuring that prioritize child outcomes and the long-term benefits of investing in human capital.
To support this work UNICEF is seeking a researcher to support the development of the research programme and development of a final book that brings the research together.
EOF recently finalized its medium-term strategy to cover 2025-2030. We require a consultant to provide technical support to EOF’s leadership team to support with the successful implementation of EOF’s strategy in 2025.
The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), in partnership with the Lagos State Government, is starting to design an innovative education outcomes fund for basic education. The outcomes fund will focus on integrating out-of-school children (OOSC) aged 6-11 into formal education
Provide technical support in building national capacity for the school-based deployment of digital learning in Public Education in line with developed Education Technology Integration Framework, to support teaching and learning.
In 2022, Regional Advocacy & Communications and PFP-RSC teams worked on a Business to Business (B2B) communication toolkit with Red Havas. The toolkit was drafted to support PSFR countries and the RO to develop strategies to communicate better with a business audience. The toolkit includes guidance on media approaches (business); social media engagement (LinkedIn, X) and speaking opportunities (regional conferences).
To implement this work, regional LinkedIn profiles were initiated at the end of 2022. To continue its outreach to business prospects and High-Value donors, digital communications consultant will be assigned to monitor and manage those and other social media profiles to further position UNICEF as thought leader and a partner of choice and to strategically raise awareness and engage business audience on child rights.
Also, the consultant will support the inclusion of our advocacy priorities from a CRB perspective to ensure that we can urge business partners, and the business ecosystems, to improve their practices to respect and promote children rights.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation seeks a Knowledge Management and Content Creation Consultant to develop high-quality knowledge products, strategic reports, and communications materials on innovation. The consultant will also coordinate and host webinars and learning events, ensuring the dissemination of key insights to internal and external audiences. This remote-based role offers an opportunity to contribute to strengthening UNICEF’s innovation knowledge base and fostering evidence-driven decision-making.
The Social Policy Team of the UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking a qualified consultant who is experienced in employing strategic foresight methods, such as horizon scanning, megatrend analysis, scenario planning, future-proofing policies and back-casting, to undertake this analysis during this important window of opportunity.
We are seeking a National Local Governance Expert to support the implementation and advancement of sub-national partnerships in selected localities. In this role, you will provide both remote and in-person technical assistance to local governments, helping strengthen evidence-based planning, budgeting, and monitoring processes. Working under the supervision of the Social Policy Specialist and in close collaboration with UNICEF teams in the country, you will play a key role in enhancing governance practices to drive meaningful impact at the community level.
Under the supervision of the Senior Finance Manager – Global Cash-Based Transfers, you will provide technical financial and fiduciary expertise to support Country Offices (COs) in implementing Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) programs through Financial Service Providers (FSPs). Your responsibilities include building capacity to ensure a cash-fit workforce, managing CBT programs, and contributing to the development of management information systems.You will focus on strengthening Regional and Country Office monitoring, compliance, and risk management by providing policy advice, establishing tools and processes, and implementing controls to mitigate financial risks in cash transfers. You will also work closely with various UNICEF HQ divisions, including the Program Group (PG) Social Policy Section, Emergency Programmes Division (EMOPS), Supply Division, ICTD, Division of Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM), and the Global Shared Services Center (GSSC).Key responsibilities include providing technical support, ensuring compliance, and enhancing operational efficiency in cash-based programs.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF intends to recruit a consultant/medical expert to support UNICEF office and Ministry of Health by policy analysis in the immunization programme, focusing on unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children with a special accent on vulnerable children.
Hire an International consultant to guide the Ministry of Education and Sports and Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-University Education (ASCAP) in the efforts for revamping the curricula of Preuniversity Education by integrating the green skills component
The Qualitative Research Consultant will support the technical design, co-creation and co-implementation of the qualitative research component of the Data Must Speak to Strengthen Capacity and Advance Local Evidence Use (DMS SCALE) research in a maximum of four participating countries. The consultant will also support the triangulation and validation of research results and draft policy-relevant research outputs for diverse audiences, as well as engage in co-creation and dissemination activities alongside Ministries of Education, UNICEF Country Offices and Regional Offices.
Under the supervision of the Senior Adviser, Financing for Child Nutrition and Development, the Partnerships Consultant will play a pivotal role in strengthening CNF’s strategic partnerships. The consultant will be responsible for supporting fundraising efforts, developing high-quality proposals, and coordinating donor reporting.
The UNICEF Turkmenistan Country office is seeking the services of a senior consultant experienced with strategic reviews, country programme management plan documents, and results-based management in a development setting, to assist the Country Office with the Global PBR (Programme and Budget Review) and developing the Country Programme Management Plan for 2026-2030.
UNICEF is looking for an International Consultant to support the Ministry of Social Welfare, Family Care and Demography in designing and piloting a Minimum of Three Social Services at Municipal Level in Montenegro.
Botswana Country Office seeks the services of a Learning Passport Consultant to manage and oversee the strategic post-launch implementation of the Learning Passport focusing on content development and management plan, user engagement, and monitoring, and evaluation (M&E).
The Communication Section, UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking a Communication Consultant (Media Engagement) who will be responsible for developing targeted media and communication assets such as stories, interviews, media pitches, and driving media engagement for key priorities in this 2025-2026 media plan. This includes delivering on new advocacy priorities and public campaigns such as healthy living and climate change. The consultant will also work on monitoring the media engagements on these fronts.
UNICEF in DRC uses cash transfers modality for cash transfers to support most vulnerable populations in the country in all programmatic contexts (emergency, transition, and development contexts) to address the basic and sectoral needs and services. UNICEF is providing support to the government in the payment of incentives, salaries for front line workers such as health professionals, social workers, teachers… Through longer term cash-based interventions UNICEF DRC supports beneficiary households and communities towards sustainable and middle & longer-term outcomes. UNICEF in DRC optimizes the use multipurpose cash transfers to achieve sectoral and multisectoral outcomes. Rapid Response & Basic Needs humanitarian cash transfers, Cash+ programs focusing on Nutrition, GBV and Child Protection outcomes, longer-term shock responsive cash and cash based social protection programs and incentive payments for sectoral systems strengthening are some of the cash-based programming approaches adopted by the Cash Unit team and respective UNICEF sections in DRC.
UNICEF is undertaking a research program aimed at contributing to policy discussions and the development of actionable responses to better protect children’s rights. This research seeks to (i) assess and articulate the impacts of the current debt situation on children and (ii) explore policy approaches to debt management and restructuring that prioritize child outcomes and the long-term benefits of investing in human capital.
To support this work UNICEF is seeking a researcher to support the development of the research programme and development of a final book that brings the research together.
EOF recently finalized its medium-term strategy to cover 2025-2030. We require a consultant to provide technical support to EOF’s leadership team to support with the successful implementation of EOF’s strategy in 2025.
The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), in partnership with the Lagos State Government, is starting to design an innovative education outcomes fund for basic education. The outcomes fund will focus on integrating out-of-school children (OOSC) aged 6-11 into formal education
Provide technical support in building national capacity for the school-based deployment of digital learning in Public Education in line with developed Education Technology Integration Framework, to support teaching and learning.
In 2022, Regional Advocacy & Communications and PFP-RSC teams worked on a Business to Business (B2B) communication toolkit with Red Havas. The toolkit was drafted to support PSFR countries and the RO to develop strategies to communicate better with a business audience. The toolkit includes guidance on media approaches (business); social media engagement (LinkedIn, X) and speaking opportunities (regional conferences).
To implement this work, regional LinkedIn profiles were initiated at the end of 2022. To continue its outreach to business prospects and High-Value donors, digital communications consultant will be assigned to monitor and manage those and other social media profiles to further position UNICEF as thought leader and a partner of choice and to strategically raise awareness and engage business audience on child rights.
Also, the consultant will support the inclusion of our advocacy priorities from a CRB perspective to ensure that we can urge business partners, and the business ecosystems, to improve their practices to respect and promote children rights.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation seeks a Knowledge Management and Content Creation Consultant to develop high-quality knowledge products, strategic reports, and communications materials on innovation. The consultant will also coordinate and host webinars and learning events, ensuring the dissemination of key insights to internal and external audiences. This remote-based role offers an opportunity to contribute to strengthening UNICEF’s innovation knowledge base and fostering evidence-driven decision-making.
The Social Policy Team of the UNICEF Thailand Country Office is seeking a qualified consultant who is experienced in employing strategic foresight methods, such as horizon scanning, megatrend analysis, scenario planning, future-proofing policies and back-casting, to undertake this analysis during this important window of opportunity.
We are seeking a National Local Governance Expert to support the implementation and advancement of sub-national partnerships in selected localities. In this role, you will provide both remote and in-person technical assistance to local governments, helping strengthen evidence-based planning, budgeting, and monitoring processes. Working under the supervision of the Social Policy Specialist and in close collaboration with UNICEF teams in the country, you will play a key role in enhancing governance practices to drive meaningful impact at the community level.
Under the supervision of the Senior Finance Manager – Global Cash-Based Transfers, you will provide technical financial and fiduciary expertise to support Country Offices (COs) in implementing Cash-Based Transfer (CBT) programs through Financial Service Providers (FSPs). Your responsibilities include building capacity to ensure a cash-fit workforce, managing CBT programs, and contributing to the development of management information systems.You will focus on strengthening Regional and Country Office monitoring, compliance, and risk management by providing policy advice, establishing tools and processes, and implementing controls to mitigate financial risks in cash transfers. You will also work closely with various UNICEF HQ divisions, including the Program Group (PG) Social Policy Section, Emergency Programmes Division (EMOPS), Supply Division, ICTD, Division of Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM), and the Global Shared Services Center (GSSC).Key responsibilities include providing technical support, ensuring compliance, and enhancing operational efficiency in cash-based programs.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF intends to recruit a consultant/medical expert to support UNICEF office and Ministry of Health by policy analysis in the immunization programme, focusing on unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children with a special accent on vulnerable children.
Hire an International consultant to guide the Ministry of Education and Sports and Agency for Quality Assurance in Pre-University Education (ASCAP) in the efforts for revamping the curricula of Preuniversity Education by integrating the green skills component
