Under the overall supervision of UNICEF Kenya Chief of Nutrition, the Nutrition Specialist TA will be responsible for technical support in the development and implementation of policies, programmes, advocacy and knowledge generation for food systems transformation for children, addressing all forms of malnutrition and covering young children, school age children and adolescents, and mothers.The Nutrition Specialist provides support to the Chief of Nutrition for the work of the Nutrition Section, in terms of technical assistance, advocacy, oversight on implementation of grants and quality assurance to the food systems aspects of nutrition programs in Kenya, including development of tools and guidance, innovation, evidence generation, analysis and knowledge products, dissemination and thought leadership.The position contributes to partnerships with stakeholders including UN agencies (e.g. WHO, FAO and WFP), NGOs, donors, academia, technical institutions and others on food systems for children. The Specialist provides authoritative technical guidance and management support throughout country programming processes to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results in FOOD SYSTEMS programs/projects according to plans, allocation, results based-management (RBM) approaches and methodology and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
UNICEF in Uzbekistan is seeking an ICT Associate (G-6) to support ICT service delivery, digital workplace solutions, cybersecurity, and user support across the office. The role contributes to maintaining reliable digital systems and strengthening UNICEF's digital impact agenda for children. UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce.
UNICEF Indonesia secures, develops and maintains strategic partnerships with high-value private sector partners (with a specific focus on contributions of US$ 100,000 and upwards) to advance the rights and well-being of children across the country.
To enhance its ability to meet the funding needs of its new 2026-2030 Country Programme, UNICEF Indonesia seeks to engage a Partnerships Officer to grow the number of Companies and Foundations partnering for children with UNICEF. The staff member will play a key role in the research, identification and securing of new partnership opportunities. The staff member will research prospects and develop compelling partnership proposals and instigate discussions and other engagement modalities with relevant prospects, in close collaboration with the Head of High Value Partnerships and other members of the High Value Partnerships team.
Under the guidance of the Chief of Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR), and under the supervision of the Partnerships Specialist (Head of High Value Partnerships), the staff member will be responsible for the further development and management of the partnership prospect pipeline and regularly report progress on the moves management of this.
The staff member will also work closely with colleagues in Programme Sections and Communications section in order to develop impactful and effective propositions. This is a Temporary Appointment contract with a duration of 364 days.
UNICEF Indonesia secures, develops and maintains strategic partnerships with High Value private sector partners (with a specific focus on contributions of US$ 100,000 and upwards) to advance the rights and wellbeing of children across the country. These partnerships are central to achieving programme results and require effective management.
To enhance its ability to manage the growing number of private sector high-value partners, UNICEF Indonesia seeks to engage a Partnerships Officer. The staff member will play a key role in managing relationships with UNICEF high-value partners to ensure agreed partnerships for children proceed as planned, and to inspire them with results achieved.
The staff member will ensure effective management and stewardship of the partnerships across all partnerships under the role’s portfolio. This is a Temporary Appointment contract with a duration of 364 days.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for a committed professional to join the team in the position of Chief of Health, based in Kathmandu, to effectively deliver results for children. The incumbent will lead and manage the country office health programe and team of professionals. This is a regular fixed term position.
For every child, Protection Are you passionate about protecting children from violence, exploitation abuse and harmful practices, advancing child rights, ensuring safety for the most vulnerable, and driving impactful change in Refugee setting? UNICEF Bangladesh is seeking a dedicated and results-driven Child Protection Officer to join our dynamic team and strengthen child protection systems and environment that safeguard every child from violence.In this role, you will work at the forefront of efforts to prevent and respond to violence, exploitation, and abuse in complex protracted refugee crises in Bhasan Char and Cox’s Bazar. From supporting prevention initiatives and ensuring appropriate services to coordinating with government, civil society, and humanitarian actors, you will contribute to creating safe, inclusive environments where children can thrive.If you have strong technical expertise, a solutions-oriented mindset, and the commitment to protect every child—everywhere, every day—we would love to hear from you.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Programme Assistant provides a broad range of administrative, operational, and procedural support to the section. Incumbent facilitates the implementation, monitoring, and delivery of programme results by ensuring timely and effective execution of tasks aligned with UNICEF rules and regulations. The incumbent may support one or more programme areas or cross-functional initiatives and often works in coordination with other sections.
UNICEF Brazil is looking for a high-level professional to act as Child Protection Officer in Rio de Janeiro with targeted support to São Paulo city. He/she will support the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of UNICEF’s child protection programme in these big urban centers. The role contributes to evidence-based planning by conducting situation analyses, identifying priorities, and supporting results-based programme design focused on violence prevention, child protection systems strengthening, safe schools, child-sensitive justice, and integrated service delivery. The incumbent monitors programme performance, resources, and results; prepares reports; identifies implementation bottlenecks; and supports timely corrective actions to ensure effective programme delivery and accountability.
Support the effective management of UNICEF PFP's financing mechanisms through financial transaction processing, monitoring, reporting and treasury coordination. This role offers an opportunity to work across global stakeholders, ensuring financial accuracy, compliance and accountability while contributing to strategic resource management. Join a dynamic finance team dedicated to advancing UNICEF's mission through sound financial stewardship.
We are looking for a dynamic and dedicated person to support the continuous improvement and effective use of EPP 3.0 through functional testing, issue documentation, user support and preparedness-related activities. The intern will contribute to platform quality by identifying bugs, validating new functionality, supporting the translation of user feedback into Product Backlog Items (PBIs), and assisting with testing and operational support to ensure the platform continues to meet UNICEF's preparedness needs.
UNICEF Gulf Area Office seeks an experienced communications professional to provide strategic advisory support to the Director, lead executive communications, and oversee donor reporting during a high-profile period of events and partnerships. This temporary role offers an opportunity to help advance children's rights through global impact and strategic Gulf partnerships.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who will be responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of disability inclusion programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results.This includes programmes aimed at improving:a) public policies to increase disability inclusion; b) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of disability inclusive public investments; c) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation of persons with disabilities; and d) the quality, equity and coverage of disability-inclusive social services. If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
The Driver (G-2) is responsible for providing safe, reliable, and efficient transportation services for UNICEF staff, visitors, consultants, and official goods while ensuring full compliance with local traffic laws, UNICEF security procedures, and organizational protocols. The role supports UNICEF's programme implementation by maintaining vehicle readiness, ensuring accurate trip documentation, utilizing digital fleet management tools, and contributing to office operations during non-driving periods. The Driver is expected to demonstrate professionalism, integrity, discretion, strong client service, and adaptability while promoting the safety and security of passengers and organizational assets.
The Administrative Assistant for the Termez Outpost is accountable for communications, operational and secretarial support services to enhance the smooth running of the team and its workflow. At the same time, he or she will provide reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Administrative Associate (People and Culture) is responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative and people and culture tasks requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative and people and culture procedures, processes and policies.
Lead UNICEF's engagement in multi-stakeholder partnerships and collective action initiatives, bringing together private sector, public sector and other stakeholders to advance child rights at scale. Drive strategic partnership development, influence agendas and portfolio management to maximize impact, resources and sustainable outcomes for children globally.
UNICEF Tanzania Country Office is seeking a passionate and committed professional to join its team as Deputy Representative, Operations (P-5), in an exciting and impactful leadership role. The Operations function supports the Head of the Office on managing the office and monitoring operations and programmes as needed, while providing advice on best and innovative management practices to enhance office performance. The function is a strategic Business Partner role within the Senior Management team, assuring the best use of UNICEF assets in alignment with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results for children.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Education in developing child friendly, a realistic and costed National Action Plan for the expansion of pre-primary education in Eritrea, based on the needs assessments and implementation plans submitted by all Zobas.
The consultancy will also support the development of a Multisectoral Early Childhood Development (ECD) Coordination Framework that defines institutional arrangements, roles and responsibilities, governance structures, and coordination mechanisms among key sectors and stakeholders involved in supporting young children's development.
Through a consultative process, the consultant will consolidate Zoba-level requirements, estimate resource and financing needs, identify implementation priorities, and propose practical coordination arrangements to support effective delivery of integrated ECD services.
UNICEF Afghanistan is seeking an experienced and strategic Partnerships Manager to lead resource mobilization, donor engagement, and partnership development efforts in one of UNICEF's largest and most complex humanitarian and development operations. The role will drive engagement with high-value partners, including governments, development banks, UN agencies, and donors, while supporting the implementation of the country office resource mobilization and advocacy strategy.
Under the overall supervision of UNICEF Kenya Chief of Nutrition, the Nutrition Specialist TA will be responsible for technical support in the development and implementation of policies, programmes, advocacy and knowledge generation for food systems transformation for children, addressing all forms of malnutrition and covering young children, school age children and adolescents, and mothers.The Nutrition Specialist provides support to the Chief of Nutrition for the work of the Nutrition Section, in terms of technical assistance, advocacy, oversight on implementation of grants and quality assurance to the food systems aspects of nutrition programs in Kenya, including development of tools and guidance, innovation, evidence generation, analysis and knowledge products, dissemination and thought leadership.The position contributes to partnerships with stakeholders including UN agencies (e.g. WHO, FAO and WFP), NGOs, donors, academia, technical institutions and others on food systems for children. The Specialist provides authoritative technical guidance and management support throughout country programming processes to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results in FOOD SYSTEMS programs/projects according to plans, allocation, results based-management (RBM) approaches and methodology and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
UNICEF in Uzbekistan is seeking an ICT Associate (G-6) to support ICT service delivery, digital workplace solutions, cybersecurity, and user support across the office. The role contributes to maintaining reliable digital systems and strengthening UNICEF's digital impact agenda for children. UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce.
UNICEF Indonesia secures, develops and maintains strategic partnerships with high-value private sector partners (with a specific focus on contributions of US$ 100,000 and upwards) to advance the rights and well-being of children across the country.
To enhance its ability to meet the funding needs of its new 2026-2030 Country Programme, UNICEF Indonesia seeks to engage a Partnerships Officer to grow the number of Companies and Foundations partnering for children with UNICEF. The staff member will play a key role in the research, identification and securing of new partnership opportunities. The staff member will research prospects and develop compelling partnership proposals and instigate discussions and other engagement modalities with relevant prospects, in close collaboration with the Head of High Value Partnerships and other members of the High Value Partnerships team.
Under the guidance of the Chief of Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR), and under the supervision of the Partnerships Specialist (Head of High Value Partnerships), the staff member will be responsible for the further development and management of the partnership prospect pipeline and regularly report progress on the moves management of this.
The staff member will also work closely with colleagues in Programme Sections and Communications section in order to develop impactful and effective propositions. This is a Temporary Appointment contract with a duration of 364 days.
UNICEF Indonesia secures, develops and maintains strategic partnerships with High Value private sector partners (with a specific focus on contributions of US$ 100,000 and upwards) to advance the rights and wellbeing of children across the country. These partnerships are central to achieving programme results and require effective management.
To enhance its ability to manage the growing number of private sector high-value partners, UNICEF Indonesia seeks to engage a Partnerships Officer. The staff member will play a key role in managing relationships with UNICEF high-value partners to ensure agreed partnerships for children proceed as planned, and to inspire them with results achieved.
The staff member will ensure effective management and stewardship of the partnerships across all partnerships under the role’s portfolio. This is a Temporary Appointment contract with a duration of 364 days.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for a committed professional to join the team in the position of Chief of Health, based in Kathmandu, to effectively deliver results for children. The incumbent will lead and manage the country office health programe and team of professionals. This is a regular fixed term position.
For every child, Protection Are you passionate about protecting children from violence, exploitation abuse and harmful practices, advancing child rights, ensuring safety for the most vulnerable, and driving impactful change in Refugee setting? UNICEF Bangladesh is seeking a dedicated and results-driven Child Protection Officer to join our dynamic team and strengthen child protection systems and environment that safeguard every child from violence.In this role, you will work at the forefront of efforts to prevent and respond to violence, exploitation, and abuse in complex protracted refugee crises in Bhasan Char and Cox’s Bazar. From supporting prevention initiatives and ensuring appropriate services to coordinating with government, civil society, and humanitarian actors, you will contribute to creating safe, inclusive environments where children can thrive.If you have strong technical expertise, a solutions-oriented mindset, and the commitment to protect every child—everywhere, every day—we would love to hear from you.
Under the close supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Programme Assistant provides a broad range of administrative, operational, and procedural support to the section. Incumbent facilitates the implementation, monitoring, and delivery of programme results by ensuring timely and effective execution of tasks aligned with UNICEF rules and regulations. The incumbent may support one or more programme areas or cross-functional initiatives and often works in coordination with other sections.
UNICEF Brazil is looking for a high-level professional to act as Child Protection Officer in Rio de Janeiro with targeted support to São Paulo city. He/she will support the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of UNICEF’s child protection programme in these big urban centers. The role contributes to evidence-based planning by conducting situation analyses, identifying priorities, and supporting results-based programme design focused on violence prevention, child protection systems strengthening, safe schools, child-sensitive justice, and integrated service delivery. The incumbent monitors programme performance, resources, and results; prepares reports; identifies implementation bottlenecks; and supports timely corrective actions to ensure effective programme delivery and accountability.
Support the effective management of UNICEF PFP's financing mechanisms through financial transaction processing, monitoring, reporting and treasury coordination. This role offers an opportunity to work across global stakeholders, ensuring financial accuracy, compliance and accountability while contributing to strategic resource management. Join a dynamic finance team dedicated to advancing UNICEF's mission through sound financial stewardship.
We are looking for a dynamic and dedicated person to support the continuous improvement and effective use of EPP 3.0 through functional testing, issue documentation, user support and preparedness-related activities. The intern will contribute to platform quality by identifying bugs, validating new functionality, supporting the translation of user feedback into Product Backlog Items (PBIs), and assisting with testing and operational support to ensure the platform continues to meet UNICEF's preparedness needs.
UNICEF Gulf Area Office seeks an experienced communications professional to provide strategic advisory support to the Director, lead executive communications, and oversee donor reporting during a high-profile period of events and partnerships. This temporary role offers an opportunity to help advance children's rights through global impact and strategic Gulf partnerships.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who will be responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of disability inclusion programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results.This includes programmes aimed at improving:a) public policies to increase disability inclusion; b) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of disability inclusive public investments; c) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation of persons with disabilities; and d) the quality, equity and coverage of disability-inclusive social services. If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
The Driver (G-2) is responsible for providing safe, reliable, and efficient transportation services for UNICEF staff, visitors, consultants, and official goods while ensuring full compliance with local traffic laws, UNICEF security procedures, and organizational protocols. The role supports UNICEF's programme implementation by maintaining vehicle readiness, ensuring accurate trip documentation, utilizing digital fleet management tools, and contributing to office operations during non-driving periods. The Driver is expected to demonstrate professionalism, integrity, discretion, strong client service, and adaptability while promoting the safety and security of passengers and organizational assets.
The Administrative Assistant for the Termez Outpost is accountable for communications, operational and secretarial support services to enhance the smooth running of the team and its workflow. At the same time, he or she will provide reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Administrative Associate (People and Culture) is responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative and people and culture tasks requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative and people and culture procedures, processes and policies.
Lead UNICEF's engagement in multi-stakeholder partnerships and collective action initiatives, bringing together private sector, public sector and other stakeholders to advance child rights at scale. Drive strategic partnership development, influence agendas and portfolio management to maximize impact, resources and sustainable outcomes for children globally.
UNICEF Tanzania Country Office is seeking a passionate and committed professional to join its team as Deputy Representative, Operations (P-5), in an exciting and impactful leadership role. The Operations function supports the Head of the Office on managing the office and monitoring operations and programmes as needed, while providing advice on best and innovative management practices to enhance office performance. The function is a strategic Business Partner role within the Senior Management team, assuring the best use of UNICEF assets in alignment with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results for children.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Education in developing child friendly, a realistic and costed National Action Plan for the expansion of pre-primary education in Eritrea, based on the needs assessments and implementation plans submitted by all Zobas.
The consultancy will also support the development of a Multisectoral Early Childhood Development (ECD) Coordination Framework that defines institutional arrangements, roles and responsibilities, governance structures, and coordination mechanisms among key sectors and stakeholders involved in supporting young children's development.
Through a consultative process, the consultant will consolidate Zoba-level requirements, estimate resource and financing needs, identify implementation priorities, and propose practical coordination arrangements to support effective delivery of integrated ECD services.
UNICEF Afghanistan is seeking an experienced and strategic Partnerships Manager to lead resource mobilization, donor engagement, and partnership development efforts in one of UNICEF's largest and most complex humanitarian and development operations. The role will drive engagement with high-value partners, including governments, development banks, UN agencies, and donors, while supporting the implementation of the country office resource mobilization and advocacy strategy.
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