UNICEF is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Education Specialist (Gender Equity) to advance gender equality in and through education globally. Based within the Global Programme Division and working closely with the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI), this role plays a critical part in shaping global policy, strengthening education systems, and delivering impactful programmes that support girls and marginalized learners.The position leads strategic initiatives, provides high-level technical assistance, and engages with governments, partners, and global stakeholders to promote gender-transformative approaches in education. This is a unique opportunity for a dynamic professional with strong expertise in gender and education to contribute to global solutions, influence policy agendas, and drive sustainable change in line with UNICEF’s mission and the Sustainable Development Goals.
UNICEF is seeking a Social Policy Specialist (Social Protection Systems) based in Nairobi to support the expansion of inclusive, child-sensitive and shock-resilient social protection systems. The role contributes to UNICEF’s Strategic Plan by strengthening national systems through technical assistance, capacity development, policy advice, and knowledge management. Working within the Global Programme Division, the Specialist will support Country and Regional Offices and their partners, with a particular focus on Sub‑Saharan Africa, to improve programme design, implementation, and monitoring. The position also engages with regional and global partners to advance policy reform, evidence generation, and partnerships that enhance equitable access to social protection for children and families.
UNICEF is seeking consultants for coaching, facilitation, learning design, and leadership development services. This is a unique opportunity for experienced professionals to contribute to talent development across UNICEF while working with colleagues and supervisors all around the world. Applications are now open for multiple categories under a new Long-Term Agreement (LTA).
UNICEF Division of Financial Management must continuously adapt its operational and administrative support framework to respond to evolving global business and premises management needs. The role will provide strategic and technical support in premises management to promote operational efficiency and cost reduction through space optimization, common premises initiatives, office renovations, and construction projects. The position will also contribute to maintaining safe, accessible, sustainable, and functional working environments that support staff well-being and operational continuity in UNICEF office in NYHQ.
The UNICEF’s Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs) unit within the Emerging Programme Partnerships team of the UNICEF Public Partnerships and Resources Division coordinates UNICEF’s engagement with Global Programme Partnerships (e.g. GAVI, Global Fund, GPE, and GCF) to identify and develop new financing strategies and opportunities for child-focused investments under the wider umbrella of the SDG agenda. The P-2 working in our team will assist with resource mobilization, contribution management, and guidance to country offices and partners.Purpose of the Job: To provide assistance and support, as member of the team, to the GPP Partnerships Manager and GPP Partnerships Specialist in various aspects of external relations, resource mobilization and other related functions for assigned GPP resource partnersResponsible for contribution management and maintaining on-going contacts at working levels with HQ divisions, regional offices and Centers of Excellence engaging with GPP partners.
UNICEF is strengthening its executive screening and assessment capacity to support recruitment activities for Assistant Representatives, Deputy Representative Programme and Deputy Representative Operations roles. UNICEF is also preparing to launch the first generic vacancy announcement for Deputy Representative Operations, P-4 and P-5 Talent Groups. A significant number of applications are expected to undergo the screening and assessment process. The initial desk-review of applicants (long-listing) is performed by DPC.
This Long-Term Agreement for Services (LTAS) will provide UNICEF with a pool of individual consultants who can support SBC in Emergency initiatives, across the different levels of the organization and across continents. The agreement will enable teams to request training, workshops, data and feedback generation and analysis, tailored strategies and guidance. It also creates a mechanism to maintain shared learning through communities of practice, case studies, knowledge products, and routine communication channels.
Join UNICEF Supply Division as a Quality Assurance Specialist and help ensure that life-saving pharmaceutical and nutrition products reach children worldwide safely and to the highest quality standards. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of quality, global health, and humanitarian supply chains through inspections, audits, and international collaboration. The selected candidate must be willing and able to travel to the duty stations, including emergency locations, as operational needs arise. This is a non-rotational and highly specialized position.
The objective is to establish Long-Term Agreements for Services with qualified individual consultants to provide on-demand behavioural science support to UNICEF Country Offices, Regional Offices, and Centres of Excellence across the full programme cycle through Research, Design, and Evaluation in both Core and Computational modes, as well as Advisory services covering translation, capacity-building, and decision-maker support required for most assignments.
DGCA - Website, Editorial and Governance Section is seeking a consultant on Digital Governance Operations for 9 months remotely. The consultant will focus on operational delivery, stakeholder coordination, and implementation tracking, following up on deliverables, and supporting the rollout and adoption of the Web Content Lifecycle and Web Archiving initiatives across the organization.
UNICEF is seeking to hire a new Director of Evaluation. The Director of Evaluation reports directly to the Executive Director and heads the Evaluation Office that is functionally independent within the organization. The Director of Evaluation enables organizational learning, accountability and performance improvement by spearheading intellectual and organizational leadership and strategic guidance for the evaluation function. The Director leads and manages the staff of the Evaluation Office and is accountable for the performance of the Office.
The Child Survival Advocacy Team, UNICEF Division of Global Communication and Advocacy, New York, USA, is seeking an Advocacy Consultant, Polio Outbreaks, office based with travel, for a period of 11 months.
The individual consultant will play a key role in translating audience insights, fundraising priorities, and performance data into effective content strategies and campaign execution. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team comprising the Virtual Hub Manager, Performance Marketing Specialists, Donor Journey Specialists, and Data Analysts, the selected candidate will help shape integrated content plans that support donor acquisition, engagement, and retention objectives across multiple markets.
Fully remote consultancy opportunity on Education in Emergencies (EiE) with the Education, Global Programme Division based in Amman, Jordan for 12 months.
PROSPECTS is a multi-year programme launched in 2019 by the Netherlands, bringing together major partners to promote long-term, development-focused solutions to forced displacement across eight countries. It supports system reform, cross-sector collaboration, and evidence-based approaches, with initiatives like digital ID integration, skills development, and inclusive policy advocacy.
Within UNICEF, the Skills & Secondary Education pillar contributes by linking education systems to skills development and coordinating with partners. The consultant will support the Digital Opportunity Accelerator by improving coordination, workflows, and knowledge systems, and by developing practical tools to enhance programme efficiency and sustainability under the supervision of the Global Lead.
The 5th GPE-KIX Africa Research Symposium will bring together around 200 stakeholders, including government officials, researchers, and partners, to discuss education financing under fiscal constraints and share evidence, reforms, and country experiences.
UNICEF seeks an experienced Event Management Consultant to provide end-to-end support for planning, coordination, implementation, and post-event activities, working closely with the multi-partner organizing committee.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support on digital solutions to country offices, in support of programme implementation. Specifically, support sought from this consultancy will cover digital solutions involving implementing partnership management and HACT processing and planning tools as issued by OSE. These tools as
aforementioned include eTools, UN Partner Portal, Partner Reporting Portal, Last Mile Supply Monitoring, eWorkPlan and others in the pipeline.
UNICEF is seeking to engage an individual consultant to undertake a focused operational review of SCC workflows, identify operational bottlenecks and process inefficiencies, and provide practical recommendations to strengthen operational coordination, harmonization, workload management, and process optimization.
UNICEF South Sudan is looking for a Programme Manager (Risk & Direct Cash Delivery) to lead our growing cash assistance portfolio. This 6‑month role provides strategic direction and operational oversight for safe, efficient cash delivery to frontline workers and households. You’ll drive the development of cash standards, data and payment systems, and integrated risk and accountability frameworks—while strengthening internal capacities and guiding senior management on risk‑informed, harmonized approaches. Join us to enhance governance, compliance, and readiness for large‑scale cash assistance across South Sudan.
UNICEF Lebanon is looking for a Retreat Facilitator to to design and facilitate a one-day, in-person team retreat for approximately 18–20 staff members, aimed at strengthening leadership capabilities, enhancing self-awareness, and fostering more effective collaboration within the team.
UNICEF is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Education Specialist (Gender Equity) to advance gender equality in and through education globally. Based within the Global Programme Division and working closely with the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI), this role plays a critical part in shaping global policy, strengthening education systems, and delivering impactful programmes that support girls and marginalized learners.The position leads strategic initiatives, provides high-level technical assistance, and engages with governments, partners, and global stakeholders to promote gender-transformative approaches in education. This is a unique opportunity for a dynamic professional with strong expertise in gender and education to contribute to global solutions, influence policy agendas, and drive sustainable change in line with UNICEF’s mission and the Sustainable Development Goals.
UNICEF is seeking a Social Policy Specialist (Social Protection Systems) based in Nairobi to support the expansion of inclusive, child-sensitive and shock-resilient social protection systems. The role contributes to UNICEF’s Strategic Plan by strengthening national systems through technical assistance, capacity development, policy advice, and knowledge management. Working within the Global Programme Division, the Specialist will support Country and Regional Offices and their partners, with a particular focus on Sub‑Saharan Africa, to improve programme design, implementation, and monitoring. The position also engages with regional and global partners to advance policy reform, evidence generation, and partnerships that enhance equitable access to social protection for children and families.
UNICEF is seeking consultants for coaching, facilitation, learning design, and leadership development services. This is a unique opportunity for experienced professionals to contribute to talent development across UNICEF while working with colleagues and supervisors all around the world. Applications are now open for multiple categories under a new Long-Term Agreement (LTA).
UNICEF Division of Financial Management must continuously adapt its operational and administrative support framework to respond to evolving global business and premises management needs. The role will provide strategic and technical support in premises management to promote operational efficiency and cost reduction through space optimization, common premises initiatives, office renovations, and construction projects. The position will also contribute to maintaining safe, accessible, sustainable, and functional working environments that support staff well-being and operational continuity in UNICEF office in NYHQ.
The UNICEF’s Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs) unit within the Emerging Programme Partnerships team of the UNICEF Public Partnerships and Resources Division coordinates UNICEF’s engagement with Global Programme Partnerships (e.g. GAVI, Global Fund, GPE, and GCF) to identify and develop new financing strategies and opportunities for child-focused investments under the wider umbrella of the SDG agenda. The P-2 working in our team will assist with resource mobilization, contribution management, and guidance to country offices and partners.Purpose of the Job: To provide assistance and support, as member of the team, to the GPP Partnerships Manager and GPP Partnerships Specialist in various aspects of external relations, resource mobilization and other related functions for assigned GPP resource partnersResponsible for contribution management and maintaining on-going contacts at working levels with HQ divisions, regional offices and Centers of Excellence engaging with GPP partners.
UNICEF is strengthening its executive screening and assessment capacity to support recruitment activities for Assistant Representatives, Deputy Representative Programme and Deputy Representative Operations roles. UNICEF is also preparing to launch the first generic vacancy announcement for Deputy Representative Operations, P-4 and P-5 Talent Groups. A significant number of applications are expected to undergo the screening and assessment process. The initial desk-review of applicants (long-listing) is performed by DPC.
This Long-Term Agreement for Services (LTAS) will provide UNICEF with a pool of individual consultants who can support SBC in Emergency initiatives, across the different levels of the organization and across continents. The agreement will enable teams to request training, workshops, data and feedback generation and analysis, tailored strategies and guidance. It also creates a mechanism to maintain shared learning through communities of practice, case studies, knowledge products, and routine communication channels.
Join UNICEF Supply Division as a Quality Assurance Specialist and help ensure that life-saving pharmaceutical and nutrition products reach children worldwide safely and to the highest quality standards. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of quality, global health, and humanitarian supply chains through inspections, audits, and international collaboration. The selected candidate must be willing and able to travel to the duty stations, including emergency locations, as operational needs arise. This is a non-rotational and highly specialized position.
The objective is to establish Long-Term Agreements for Services with qualified individual consultants to provide on-demand behavioural science support to UNICEF Country Offices, Regional Offices, and Centres of Excellence across the full programme cycle through Research, Design, and Evaluation in both Core and Computational modes, as well as Advisory services covering translation, capacity-building, and decision-maker support required for most assignments.
DGCA - Website, Editorial and Governance Section is seeking a consultant on Digital Governance Operations for 9 months remotely. The consultant will focus on operational delivery, stakeholder coordination, and implementation tracking, following up on deliverables, and supporting the rollout and adoption of the Web Content Lifecycle and Web Archiving initiatives across the organization.
UNICEF is seeking to hire a new Director of Evaluation. The Director of Evaluation reports directly to the Executive Director and heads the Evaluation Office that is functionally independent within the organization. The Director of Evaluation enables organizational learning, accountability and performance improvement by spearheading intellectual and organizational leadership and strategic guidance for the evaluation function. The Director leads and manages the staff of the Evaluation Office and is accountable for the performance of the Office.
The Child Survival Advocacy Team, UNICEF Division of Global Communication and Advocacy, New York, USA, is seeking an Advocacy Consultant, Polio Outbreaks, office based with travel, for a period of 11 months.
The individual consultant will play a key role in translating audience insights, fundraising priorities, and performance data into effective content strategies and campaign execution. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team comprising the Virtual Hub Manager, Performance Marketing Specialists, Donor Journey Specialists, and Data Analysts, the selected candidate will help shape integrated content plans that support donor acquisition, engagement, and retention objectives across multiple markets.
Fully remote consultancy opportunity on Education in Emergencies (EiE) with the Education, Global Programme Division based in Amman, Jordan for 12 months.
PROSPECTS is a multi-year programme launched in 2019 by the Netherlands, bringing together major partners to promote long-term, development-focused solutions to forced displacement across eight countries. It supports system reform, cross-sector collaboration, and evidence-based approaches, with initiatives like digital ID integration, skills development, and inclusive policy advocacy.
Within UNICEF, the Skills & Secondary Education pillar contributes by linking education systems to skills development and coordinating with partners. The consultant will support the Digital Opportunity Accelerator by improving coordination, workflows, and knowledge systems, and by developing practical tools to enhance programme efficiency and sustainability under the supervision of the Global Lead.
The 5th GPE-KIX Africa Research Symposium will bring together around 200 stakeholders, including government officials, researchers, and partners, to discuss education financing under fiscal constraints and share evidence, reforms, and country experiences.
UNICEF seeks an experienced Event Management Consultant to provide end-to-end support for planning, coordination, implementation, and post-event activities, working closely with the multi-partner organizing committee.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support on digital solutions to country offices, in support of programme implementation. Specifically, support sought from this consultancy will cover digital solutions involving implementing partnership management and HACT processing and planning tools as issued by OSE. These tools as
aforementioned include eTools, UN Partner Portal, Partner Reporting Portal, Last Mile Supply Monitoring, eWorkPlan and others in the pipeline.
UNICEF is seeking to engage an individual consultant to undertake a focused operational review of SCC workflows, identify operational bottlenecks and process inefficiencies, and provide practical recommendations to strengthen operational coordination, harmonization, workload management, and process optimization.
UNICEF South Sudan is looking for a Programme Manager (Risk & Direct Cash Delivery) to lead our growing cash assistance portfolio. This 6‑month role provides strategic direction and operational oversight for safe, efficient cash delivery to frontline workers and households. You’ll drive the development of cash standards, data and payment systems, and integrated risk and accountability frameworks—while strengthening internal capacities and guiding senior management on risk‑informed, harmonized approaches. Join us to enhance governance, compliance, and readiness for large‑scale cash assistance across South Sudan.
UNICEF Lebanon is looking for a Retreat Facilitator to to design and facilitate a one-day, in-person team retreat for approximately 18–20 staff members, aimed at strengthening leadership capabilities, enhancing self-awareness, and fostering more effective collaboration within the team.
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