The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
The consultants will work closely with UNICEF, and relevant stakeholders to develop an integrated package that strengthens children's learning and development in ECED, making them ready to learn and transition into Grade 1. The assignment will include the development of structured daily activity plans (192 days for ECED and at least the first 90 days, but not limited to, for Grade 1 teachers focusing on transition), formative assessment tools, coaching guidance, school readiness and transition resources, parent and caregiver engagement materials, and practical implementation guidance for teachers, schools, and local governments.
Under the guidance of the Chief of Advocacy and Communication/Officer in Charge, and the Nutrition Manager, the consultant will help maximize the gains achieved from nutrition advocacy and communication and strengthen follow-on action from UNICEF Philippines' nutrition priorities from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027. The consultancy will support the Nutrition team and the Advocacy and Communication Section to implement, monitor and update the nutrition advocacy and communication plan, including the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) country communications plan, and to produce timely advocacy, media, digital and donor-facing materials.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations. This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
Open Source Software Development Consultant Advisor, Office of Innovation/Innovation
Solution (Stockholm, Sweden), Remote with travel, coordinated with Stockholm, 12 months
Communications Consultant - Digital Content & Engagement Lead, UNICEF Office of Innovation, Stockholm, Sweden - Partnerships and Communication Team, Stockholm, Sweden & Remote with travel, 6 months
Inclusive Social Protection and Training Expert Consultant
Economic and Social Policy Global Practice / Centre of Excellence on Child Poverty, Bangkok, Thailand & Remote with travel, (minimum 4-hour overlap with Bangkok working hours)
10 months
Development of a practical guide on integrating HIV services into Primary Health Care (PHC) platforms in low HIV burden countries. The consultant will review existing evidence and global guidance, identify effective integration models, and produce a user-friendly operational guide with practical tools, entry points, and country examples to support sustainable, people-centered HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care services.
UNICEF works towards the realization of the rights of every child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Under UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026-2029, a new organizational ambition has been established through Impact Goal 5: to ensure that 500 million children are better protected from disasters and climate and environmental risks.
The overall purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen school leadership, governance and educational inclusion through the development, testing and documentation of scalable approaches in three interconnected areas.
Pacific Multi-Country Office is looking for an experienced Risk and Compliance professional who is excited by challenges and who wants to achieve meaningful and tangible results for children in the Pacific. The Risk and Compliance Specialist is a pivotal role within PCMO, supporting support the Senior Managers in making sure that resources are continuously, effectively and efficiently geared towards achieving results for children.
The Foresight and Policy Unit at UNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) is establishing a roster of qualified consultants to respond to a recurring need for on-demand, short- to medium-term technical support across a range of foresight methods and applications (strategic foresight, horizon scanning, and futures thinking). The roster will serve as a standing, pre-qualified pool of experts from which UNICEF and its country, regional, and headquarters offices can draw upon to support foresight-related initiatives. The roster of consultants is organized along 4 roster streams: Strategic Foresight; Facilitation and Participation; Quantitative Modelling; Knowledge Management and Capacity Building.
The Supply and Logistics Specialist reports to the Deputy Representative Operations as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the supply chains of a small sized country office, and/or small sized emergency response operation, or elements of the supply chains of a larger supply operation. The supply chain operations include planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, in country transport and distribution, as well as monitoring of supplies, services and construction works.
UNICEF Ukraine continues to document the impact of the war on children and families while implementing communication, advocacy, fundraising and social and behaviour change campaigns across multiple sectors. Strategic engagement of influencers, celebrities and opinion leaders is essential to amplify UNICEF's messages, expand public outreach, strengthen advocacy efforts and increase support for children's rights.
UNICEF Ukraine continues to document the impact of the war on children and families while implementing communication, advocacy, fundraising and social and behaviour change campaigns across multiple sectors. Strategic engagement of influencers, celebrities and opinion leaders is essential to amplify UNICEF's messages, expand public outreach, strengthen advocacy efforts and increase support for children's rights.
The Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE) Consultant will support the National Department of Health (NDOH), UNICEF, and
nutrition partners to prepare for and respond to the nutrition consequences of the El Niño-induced drought. The consultant
will strengthen nutrition sector coordination, emergency preparedness and contingency planning, nutrition surveillance and
early warning systems, partner capacity, and the delivery of nutrition services and supplies to affected populations. In
addition, the consultant will support the preparation of the national nutrition survey and strengthen national and
subnational capacity for the prevention, detection, and management of acute malnutrition among children. Overall, the
consultant will facilitate a timely, evidence-based, and coordinated nutrition response aimed at preventing and treating
acute malnutrition while safeguarding essential nutrition services during the Elnino driven drought emergency.
The Fada Field Office is located in eastern Burkina Faso and covers four regions: Nakambe, Goulmou, Tapoa and Sirba.The Fada Field Office will play a key role in advancing the objectives of the 2027–2030 Country Programme, which adopts geographic and demographic targeting as a key implementation approach. Covering the regions of Goulmou, Sirba, Tapoa, and Nakambé, areas that face some of the highest levels of child deprivation in the country, the Field Office will be central to ensuring that program interventions effectively reach the most vulnerable children and populations, thereby contributing to more equitable and impactful results.Given the public health and humanitarian challenges in the Area of Responsibility, the position requires strong capacity to lead multisectoral field programming, with expertise in health or public health. The incumbent will provide strategic oversight of interventions that strengthen access to essential health services, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, immunization, disease prevention and surveillance, community health, emergency preparedness and response, while ensuring effective integration with nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and social policy.
This assignment aims to support and enhance UNICEF’s flagship digital learning platform, FunDoo, a chat-based life coach that helps young people develop 21st century and employability skills while accessing information on careers, mental health, climate change, and gender-based violence. The consultant will provide technical leadership for the RapidPro platform, manage dashboards and data systems, support global country deployments, develop and customize learning flows, strengthen analytics and backend infrastructure, and build the capacity of country teams to implement and scale FunDoo across multiple countries.
This assignment aims to support UNICEF’s FunDoo platform, a digital, chat-based learning solution that equips young people with 21st century and employability skills. The consultant will support global deployment and monitoring, develop and adapt learning content, test and improve user experience based on feedback, and contribute to reporting, documentation, and knowledge management.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
The consultants will work closely with UNICEF, and relevant stakeholders to develop an integrated package that strengthens children's learning and development in ECED, making them ready to learn and transition into Grade 1. The assignment will include the development of structured daily activity plans (192 days for ECED and at least the first 90 days, but not limited to, for Grade 1 teachers focusing on transition), formative assessment tools, coaching guidance, school readiness and transition resources, parent and caregiver engagement materials, and practical implementation guidance for teachers, schools, and local governments.
Under the guidance of the Chief of Advocacy and Communication/Officer in Charge, and the Nutrition Manager, the consultant will help maximize the gains achieved from nutrition advocacy and communication and strengthen follow-on action from UNICEF Philippines' nutrition priorities from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027. The consultancy will support the Nutrition team and the Advocacy and Communication Section to implement, monitor and update the nutrition advocacy and communication plan, including the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) country communications plan, and to produce timely advocacy, media, digital and donor-facing materials.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations. This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
Open Source Software Development Consultant Advisor, Office of Innovation/Innovation
Solution (Stockholm, Sweden), Remote with travel, coordinated with Stockholm, 12 months
Communications Consultant - Digital Content & Engagement Lead, UNICEF Office of Innovation, Stockholm, Sweden - Partnerships and Communication Team, Stockholm, Sweden & Remote with travel, 6 months
Inclusive Social Protection and Training Expert Consultant
Economic and Social Policy Global Practice / Centre of Excellence on Child Poverty, Bangkok, Thailand & Remote with travel, (minimum 4-hour overlap with Bangkok working hours)
10 months
Development of a practical guide on integrating HIV services into Primary Health Care (PHC) platforms in low HIV burden countries. The consultant will review existing evidence and global guidance, identify effective integration models, and produce a user-friendly operational guide with practical tools, entry points, and country examples to support sustainable, people-centered HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care services.
UNICEF works towards the realization of the rights of every child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Under UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026-2029, a new organizational ambition has been established through Impact Goal 5: to ensure that 500 million children are better protected from disasters and climate and environmental risks.
The overall purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen school leadership, governance and educational inclusion through the development, testing and documentation of scalable approaches in three interconnected areas.
Pacific Multi-Country Office is looking for an experienced Risk and Compliance professional who is excited by challenges and who wants to achieve meaningful and tangible results for children in the Pacific. The Risk and Compliance Specialist is a pivotal role within PCMO, supporting support the Senior Managers in making sure that resources are continuously, effectively and efficiently geared towards achieving results for children.
The Foresight and Policy Unit at UNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) is establishing a roster of qualified consultants to respond to a recurring need for on-demand, short- to medium-term technical support across a range of foresight methods and applications (strategic foresight, horizon scanning, and futures thinking). The roster will serve as a standing, pre-qualified pool of experts from which UNICEF and its country, regional, and headquarters offices can draw upon to support foresight-related initiatives. The roster of consultants is organized along 4 roster streams: Strategic Foresight; Facilitation and Participation; Quantitative Modelling; Knowledge Management and Capacity Building.
The Supply and Logistics Specialist reports to the Deputy Representative Operations as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the supply chains of a small sized country office, and/or small sized emergency response operation, or elements of the supply chains of a larger supply operation. The supply chain operations include planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, in country transport and distribution, as well as monitoring of supplies, services and construction works.
UNICEF Ukraine continues to document the impact of the war on children and families while implementing communication, advocacy, fundraising and social and behaviour change campaigns across multiple sectors. Strategic engagement of influencers, celebrities and opinion leaders is essential to amplify UNICEF's messages, expand public outreach, strengthen advocacy efforts and increase support for children's rights.
UNICEF Ukraine continues to document the impact of the war on children and families while implementing communication, advocacy, fundraising and social and behaviour change campaigns across multiple sectors. Strategic engagement of influencers, celebrities and opinion leaders is essential to amplify UNICEF's messages, expand public outreach, strengthen advocacy efforts and increase support for children's rights.
The Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE) Consultant will support the National Department of Health (NDOH), UNICEF, and
nutrition partners to prepare for and respond to the nutrition consequences of the El Niño-induced drought. The consultant
will strengthen nutrition sector coordination, emergency preparedness and contingency planning, nutrition surveillance and
early warning systems, partner capacity, and the delivery of nutrition services and supplies to affected populations. In
addition, the consultant will support the preparation of the national nutrition survey and strengthen national and
subnational capacity for the prevention, detection, and management of acute malnutrition among children. Overall, the
consultant will facilitate a timely, evidence-based, and coordinated nutrition response aimed at preventing and treating
acute malnutrition while safeguarding essential nutrition services during the Elnino driven drought emergency.
The Fada Field Office is located in eastern Burkina Faso and covers four regions: Nakambe, Goulmou, Tapoa and Sirba.The Fada Field Office will play a key role in advancing the objectives of the 2027–2030 Country Programme, which adopts geographic and demographic targeting as a key implementation approach. Covering the regions of Goulmou, Sirba, Tapoa, and Nakambé, areas that face some of the highest levels of child deprivation in the country, the Field Office will be central to ensuring that program interventions effectively reach the most vulnerable children and populations, thereby contributing to more equitable and impactful results.Given the public health and humanitarian challenges in the Area of Responsibility, the position requires strong capacity to lead multisectoral field programming, with expertise in health or public health. The incumbent will provide strategic oversight of interventions that strengthen access to essential health services, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, immunization, disease prevention and surveillance, community health, emergency preparedness and response, while ensuring effective integration with nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and social policy.
This assignment aims to support and enhance UNICEF’s flagship digital learning platform, FunDoo, a chat-based life coach that helps young people develop 21st century and employability skills while accessing information on careers, mental health, climate change, and gender-based violence. The consultant will provide technical leadership for the RapidPro platform, manage dashboards and data systems, support global country deployments, develop and customize learning flows, strengthen analytics and backend infrastructure, and build the capacity of country teams to implement and scale FunDoo across multiple countries.
This assignment aims to support UNICEF’s FunDoo platform, a digital, chat-based learning solution that equips young people with 21st century and employability skills. The consultant will support global deployment and monitoring, develop and adapt learning content, test and improve user experience based on feedback, and contribute to reporting, documentation, and knowledge management.
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