Pacific Multi-Country Office is looking for an experienced Social Policy professional who is excited by challenges and who wants to achieve meaningful and tangible results for children in the Pacific. The Chief Social Policy is a pivotal role within PCMO, leading, managing and supervising all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. As a key figure, you will lead a dedicated team of staff members, providing solution-oriented innovation and in-time delivery.
UNICEF is seeking a Project Manager to join the UNICEF Global Individual Giving Fundraising Team, within the Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), that raises money for children from the public.
In this role, the Consultant will co-lead an enterprise-level Content Management System (CMS) and Digital Platform Experience (DXP) known as the Global Giving Platform 2.0 – an enterprise-level ecommerce product aimed to offer UNICEF offices across the globe a trusted, donor-centered and ease to use platform for digital fundraising.
Pacific Multi-Country Office is looking for an experienced Supply & Procurement professional who is excited by challenges and who wants to achieve meaningful and tangible results for children in the Pacific. The Supply and Logistics Specialist is a pivotal role within PCMO, ensuring the optimal delivery of UNICEF resources to 14 countries across a wide geographic area, including 5 field offices and 7 warehouses, across the Pacific countries and Australia. As a key figure, you will lead a dedicated team of 5 staff members, providing solution-oriented innovation and in-time delivery.
In Niger, the combined effects of climate disruptions (droughts, floods), recurrent food and nutrition crises, insecurity in border areas (Tillabéri, Diffa, Tahoua, Maradi), and weak state presence in certain zones have led to a progressive deterioration of livelihoods. Health, water, education, and child protection systems are all severely affected, limiting children's access to essential social services and deepening their vulnerability.The primary objective is to provide technical support to the Country Office, programme sections, and partners (government, civil society, technical and financial partners) in the conceptualization, contextualization, strategic planning, implementation, monitoring, research and evaluation of resilience programming.Specifically, the Resilience Coordinator will dedicate a substantial amount of time to supporting the Deputy Representative Programmes to coordinate UNICEF's contributions to the large scale, ambitious, resiliencepartnership between BMZ, GIZ, UNICEF and WFP. The work will go beyond strengthening the capacity to "bounce back" from disruptions, addressing the complexity of human and community systems, their potential to adapt and persist through changing circumstances, and the implications for children's rights and well-being.
Benin is a middle-income country that faces many challenges in guaranteeing the rights of everychild. Ranked 158th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2021/2022), ithas significant disparities between urban and rural areas, and between girls and boys. Since 1977,UNICEF has been working closely with the government, civil society, technical and financialpartners, young people and communities to improve access to education, health services,protection, water, sanitation, nutrition and social policies for children.The 2024-2026 cooperation program pays particular attention to girls' education, protectionagainst violence, community health, and the fight against child labor. Present in the field throughits offices in Cotonou, Natitingou and Parakou, UNICEF is committed to working alongside themost vulnerable communities to guarantee concrete, lasting results.Social Policy is a standalone section.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS), the Administrative Assistant supports a wide range of routine administrative and transactional tasks, along with certain specialized responsibilities across sections within OED. The role requires a solid understanding of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes, and policies.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia, ensuring that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women.
Join UNICEF’s Procurement team in Rome and play a key role in delivering efficient, compliant, and value-driven procurement services that support fundraising and business operations worldwide. You will manage end-to-end procurement processes, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, contribute to strategic sourcing initiatives, and help ensure that UNICEF achieves the best value for money while delivering results for children. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive procurement professional to make a tangible impact in a dynamic international environment.
Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Manager is accountable for programme management, ensuring that programme initiatives are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented and monitored, in accordance with the Country Programme and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities. The role also involves close collaboration with the programme sections—such as education, health, child protection, and water and sanitation—to ensure that social policy interventions are integrated and contribute to broader results for children.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen disaster risk financing (DRF) systems for social sectors in selected Pacific
Island Countries (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) by improving the capacity of governments and
partners to mobilize and deliver financial resources effectively to protect children and essential services during shocks.
The consultancy will support UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office (MCO) to enhance its role as a strategic partner in DRF
by working closely with Ministries of Finance and line ministries responsible for education, health & nutrition, child
protection, WASH, and social protection to strengthen the integration of social sectors within DRF frameworks. This
includes assessing and improving shock-responsive delivery systems (“money-out”), identifying systemic bottlenecks, and
providing targeted technical support and initial capacity-building to ensure that financial resources translate into timely
and effective support for children.
The assignment will further contribute to elevating the role of social sectors within national DRF approaches, ensuring
that financing mechanisms explicitly account for the protection of essential services and the needs of children in disaster
contexts.
In parallel, the consultancy will facilitate engagement with key regional and international partners, including PCRIC, the
World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), to align UNICEF’s work
with broader DRF initiatives and promote coordinated, multi-sectoral approaches.
Finally, the consultancy will contribute to the development of donor-ready proposals and a UNICEF DRF roadmap,
ensuring that country-level engagement and systems improvements are translated into actionable strategies,
strengthened partnerships, and resource mobilization opportunities to better protect children from disaster impacts.
The Fundraising Officer (Acquisition) supports the planning, implementation, and optimization of donor acquisition strategies across multiple fundraising channels. The role is responsible for managing acquisition campaigns, monitoring performance, identifying growth opportunities, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and contributing to the achievement of UNICEF Ecuador’s fundraising objectives.
The People & Culture Associate contributes to ensuring that a full range of activities for the personnel administration and benefits of staff are maintained in accordance with UNICEF’s policies and procedures. This post contributes to strengthening the operations of the organization, maintaining/enhancing benefits and entitlement to all staff.
UNICEF China is seeking a highly motivated Health and Nutrition Policy Advocacy Intern to support evidence generation, policy research, and stakeholder engagement on child health and nutrition priorities. The intern will contribute to real-world policy initiatives, working alongside UNICEF specialists, government counterparts, researchers, and development partners to advance more supportive health and nutrition policy environments for children.
Under the guidance of the Deputy Representative Programmes provide professional technical assistance and support for programme planning and implementation, data analysis, including grant and budget management, in close coordination with Operations to ensure timely and quality implementation.
Are you passionate about humanitarian action and emergency preparedness? Join UNICEF's Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office as an Emergency Specialist (Caribbean Multi-Country), supporting country offices and partners to strengthen child-centred emergency preparedness, anticipatory action, and resilient systems while enhancing regional collaboration to protect children in times of crisis.
The consultant will be based in Dakar and provide targeted humanitarian advocacy support to WCARO and UNICEF DRC (and other countries depending on the evolution of the Ebola outbreak) to strengthen Ebola-related communication and advocacy, influence key stakeholders, and support effective outbreak response during the current emergency period.
This includes supporting both country office communication team and the development of a distinct regional communication and advocacy strategy led by WCARO, ensuring visibility, coherence of messaging, and amplification of key priorities across the region.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is seeking to recruit a Chief of Planning and Monitoring. The Chief of Planning and Monitoring will lead monitoring and evaluation activities, knowledge management for evidence-based analysis and HACT adherence as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation.
As part of its efforts to support the coordination of foundational learning in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Education, through the Director of Basic Education, has requested UNICEF to support the development of the FLN Policy for Nigeria. This will build on the identified gaps in the FLN Landscape analysis and other evidence on FLN implementation across the states. The consultant will also work with FME, State governments, and partners to map the number and location of non-formal learning centers. To support these requests from FME, UNICEF seeks a consultant to undertake the work which will contribute to UNICEF’s country programme for 2026 – 2027.
The team is undertaking a project of statistical analysis of child poverty data in Portugal and requires a statistic specialist to contribute to this work.
Under guidance of the Research Specialist, Digital Engagement and Protection, the Research Officer (Digital) will mainly be responsible for leading statistical analysis of survey data related to technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as supporting the quantitative research design for the inception phase of a new longitudinal research project. Support will also be needed for mixed-methods integration and analysis related to the unit’s qualitative research under these projects, with support from the supervisor and team members. The Research Officer will draft various publications, including research reports, policy briefs and/or journal articles, using primary and/or secondary data to respond to strategic priorities and dialogue within UNICEF and globally related to children’s digital engagement and protection.
Pacific Multi-Country Office is looking for an experienced Social Policy professional who is excited by challenges and who wants to achieve meaningful and tangible results for children in the Pacific. The Chief Social Policy is a pivotal role within PCMO, leading, managing and supervising all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. As a key figure, you will lead a dedicated team of staff members, providing solution-oriented innovation and in-time delivery.
UNICEF is seeking a Project Manager to join the UNICEF Global Individual Giving Fundraising Team, within the Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), that raises money for children from the public.
In this role, the Consultant will co-lead an enterprise-level Content Management System (CMS) and Digital Platform Experience (DXP) known as the Global Giving Platform 2.0 – an enterprise-level ecommerce product aimed to offer UNICEF offices across the globe a trusted, donor-centered and ease to use platform for digital fundraising.
Pacific Multi-Country Office is looking for an experienced Supply & Procurement professional who is excited by challenges and who wants to achieve meaningful and tangible results for children in the Pacific. The Supply and Logistics Specialist is a pivotal role within PCMO, ensuring the optimal delivery of UNICEF resources to 14 countries across a wide geographic area, including 5 field offices and 7 warehouses, across the Pacific countries and Australia. As a key figure, you will lead a dedicated team of 5 staff members, providing solution-oriented innovation and in-time delivery.
In Niger, the combined effects of climate disruptions (droughts, floods), recurrent food and nutrition crises, insecurity in border areas (Tillabéri, Diffa, Tahoua, Maradi), and weak state presence in certain zones have led to a progressive deterioration of livelihoods. Health, water, education, and child protection systems are all severely affected, limiting children's access to essential social services and deepening their vulnerability.The primary objective is to provide technical support to the Country Office, programme sections, and partners (government, civil society, technical and financial partners) in the conceptualization, contextualization, strategic planning, implementation, monitoring, research and evaluation of resilience programming.Specifically, the Resilience Coordinator will dedicate a substantial amount of time to supporting the Deputy Representative Programmes to coordinate UNICEF's contributions to the large scale, ambitious, resiliencepartnership between BMZ, GIZ, UNICEF and WFP. The work will go beyond strengthening the capacity to "bounce back" from disruptions, addressing the complexity of human and community systems, their potential to adapt and persist through changing circumstances, and the implications for children's rights and well-being.
Benin is a middle-income country that faces many challenges in guaranteeing the rights of everychild. Ranked 158th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2021/2022), ithas significant disparities between urban and rural areas, and between girls and boys. Since 1977,UNICEF has been working closely with the government, civil society, technical and financialpartners, young people and communities to improve access to education, health services,protection, water, sanitation, nutrition and social policies for children.The 2024-2026 cooperation program pays particular attention to girls' education, protectionagainst violence, community health, and the fight against child labor. Present in the field throughits offices in Cotonou, Natitingou and Parakou, UNICEF is committed to working alongside themost vulnerable communities to guarantee concrete, lasting results.Social Policy is a standalone section.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS), the Administrative Assistant supports a wide range of routine administrative and transactional tasks, along with certain specialized responsibilities across sections within OED. The role requires a solid understanding of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes, and policies.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia, ensuring that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women.
Join UNICEF’s Procurement team in Rome and play a key role in delivering efficient, compliant, and value-driven procurement services that support fundraising and business operations worldwide. You will manage end-to-end procurement processes, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, contribute to strategic sourcing initiatives, and help ensure that UNICEF achieves the best value for money while delivering results for children. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive procurement professional to make a tangible impact in a dynamic international environment.
Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Manager is accountable for programme management, ensuring that programme initiatives are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented and monitored, in accordance with the Country Programme and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities. The role also involves close collaboration with the programme sections—such as education, health, child protection, and water and sanitation—to ensure that social policy interventions are integrated and contribute to broader results for children.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen disaster risk financing (DRF) systems for social sectors in selected Pacific
Island Countries (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) by improving the capacity of governments and
partners to mobilize and deliver financial resources effectively to protect children and essential services during shocks.
The consultancy will support UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office (MCO) to enhance its role as a strategic partner in DRF
by working closely with Ministries of Finance and line ministries responsible for education, health & nutrition, child
protection, WASH, and social protection to strengthen the integration of social sectors within DRF frameworks. This
includes assessing and improving shock-responsive delivery systems (“money-out”), identifying systemic bottlenecks, and
providing targeted technical support and initial capacity-building to ensure that financial resources translate into timely
and effective support for children.
The assignment will further contribute to elevating the role of social sectors within national DRF approaches, ensuring
that financing mechanisms explicitly account for the protection of essential services and the needs of children in disaster
contexts.
In parallel, the consultancy will facilitate engagement with key regional and international partners, including PCRIC, the
World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), to align UNICEF’s work
with broader DRF initiatives and promote coordinated, multi-sectoral approaches.
Finally, the consultancy will contribute to the development of donor-ready proposals and a UNICEF DRF roadmap,
ensuring that country-level engagement and systems improvements are translated into actionable strategies,
strengthened partnerships, and resource mobilization opportunities to better protect children from disaster impacts.
The Fundraising Officer (Acquisition) supports the planning, implementation, and optimization of donor acquisition strategies across multiple fundraising channels. The role is responsible for managing acquisition campaigns, monitoring performance, identifying growth opportunities, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and contributing to the achievement of UNICEF Ecuador’s fundraising objectives.
The People & Culture Associate contributes to ensuring that a full range of activities for the personnel administration and benefits of staff are maintained in accordance with UNICEF’s policies and procedures. This post contributes to strengthening the operations of the organization, maintaining/enhancing benefits and entitlement to all staff.
UNICEF China is seeking a highly motivated Health and Nutrition Policy Advocacy Intern to support evidence generation, policy research, and stakeholder engagement on child health and nutrition priorities. The intern will contribute to real-world policy initiatives, working alongside UNICEF specialists, government counterparts, researchers, and development partners to advance more supportive health and nutrition policy environments for children.
Under the guidance of the Deputy Representative Programmes provide professional technical assistance and support for programme planning and implementation, data analysis, including grant and budget management, in close coordination with Operations to ensure timely and quality implementation.
Are you passionate about humanitarian action and emergency preparedness? Join UNICEF's Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office as an Emergency Specialist (Caribbean Multi-Country), supporting country offices and partners to strengthen child-centred emergency preparedness, anticipatory action, and resilient systems while enhancing regional collaboration to protect children in times of crisis.
The consultant will be based in Dakar and provide targeted humanitarian advocacy support to WCARO and UNICEF DRC (and other countries depending on the evolution of the Ebola outbreak) to strengthen Ebola-related communication and advocacy, influence key stakeholders, and support effective outbreak response during the current emergency period.
This includes supporting both country office communication team and the development of a distinct regional communication and advocacy strategy led by WCARO, ensuring visibility, coherence of messaging, and amplification of key priorities across the region.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is seeking to recruit a Chief of Planning and Monitoring. The Chief of Planning and Monitoring will lead monitoring and evaluation activities, knowledge management for evidence-based analysis and HACT adherence as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation.
As part of its efforts to support the coordination of foundational learning in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Education, through the Director of Basic Education, has requested UNICEF to support the development of the FLN Policy for Nigeria. This will build on the identified gaps in the FLN Landscape analysis and other evidence on FLN implementation across the states. The consultant will also work with FME, State governments, and partners to map the number and location of non-formal learning centers. To support these requests from FME, UNICEF seeks a consultant to undertake the work which will contribute to UNICEF’s country programme for 2026 – 2027.
The team is undertaking a project of statistical analysis of child poverty data in Portugal and requires a statistic specialist to contribute to this work.
Under guidance of the Research Specialist, Digital Engagement and Protection, the Research Officer (Digital) will mainly be responsible for leading statistical analysis of survey data related to technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as supporting the quantitative research design for the inception phase of a new longitudinal research project. Support will also be needed for mixed-methods integration and analysis related to the unit’s qualitative research under these projects, with support from the supervisor and team members. The Research Officer will draft various publications, including research reports, policy briefs and/or journal articles, using primary and/or secondary data to respond to strategic priorities and dialogue within UNICEF and globally related to children’s digital engagement and protection.
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