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.
Jointly implemented by the China Centre for Children’s Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA) under the Ministry of Civil Affairs
(MCA) and UNICEF China, the Integrated Child Protection Model aims to improve access to quality child protection
services through a four-tier service system at municipal, county, township and village levels. During its third phase (2026–
2027), the model is being expanded across nine western and central provinces—Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Qinghai—with a focus on strengthening specialized child protection services and support for family guardianship. The project prioritizes the strengthening of child protection case management, the development and alignment of national and subnational standards and policies, the systematic monitoring and analysis of project results, and the translation of implementation experience into practical knowledge and learning products.
UNICEF is therefore seeking a national Child Protection Consultant to provide time-bound and deliverable-based technical support to: (i) review and align subnational child protection standards and policies; (ii) strengthen continuing professional learning for child protection case workers through an online community of practice; (iii) consolidate and analyse project monitoring data to inform programme oversight and adaptive management; and (iv) develop a structured online course on the fundamentals of child protection case management.
UNICEF India’s Country Programme Document (2023–2027) commits to strengthening child-sensitive social protection systems, advancing early childhood development, and supporting policies that reduce gender inequalities. The UNSDCF for India identifies social protection and human capital development as priority areas for achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals. Looking ahead, UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029 places care systems and social protection at the heart of its global agenda, emphasizing integrated approaches that link nutrition, learning, protection, and women’s empowerment.
Positioned within the Acquisition unit of Individual Giving, the Fund-Raising Officer (Acquisition) plays a vital role in executing UNICEF’s strategy to expand its donor base and drive sustainable revenue growth. In line with the PSFR team's strategic focus on funnel-based marketing and audience segmentation, this role supports the development and execution of targeted acquisition campaigns—especially across digital channels, which are identified as key growth drivers. By managing agency relationships, conducting market research, and optimizing lead generation and conversion, the incumbent ensures that acquisition efforts are data-informed and audience-centric. Their collaboration with the marketing team and close monitoring of campaign performance directly contribute to the team’s broader goals of enhancing donor engagement and achieving ambitious fundraising targets under the 2026–2030 strategy.
Communications Consultant - Digital Content & Engagement Lead, UNICEF Office of Innovation, Stockholm, Sweden - Partnerships and Communication Team, Stockholm, Sweden & Remote with travel, 6 months
The Rwanda Medical Suppliers (RMS) is implementing the Construction of a Modern Medical Warehouse and Administration Block within the Kigali Special Economic Zone, Masoro. The project comprises a modern pharmaceutical warehouse/distribution center, cold room block, and an RMS Head Office. The consultant shall ensure that the proposed cold rooms, freezer facilities and associated monitoring and control systems are adequately designed and integrated into the warehouse infrastructure and meet RMS's current and reasonably projected operational requirements.
Le/la consultant(e) national(e) aura la charge d’analyser et comparer les interventions mises en oeuvre avec les standards et bonnes pratiques, afin d’identifier les réussites, les défis et les enseignements pour améliorer les programmes futurs.
Plus spécifiquement il devra :
• Identifier les bonnes pratiques, leçons apprises et les réussites du programme.
• Identifier les défis et les domaines nécessitant un renforcement.
Fournir des recommandations stratégiques pour le renforcement des systèmes de santé communautaire, la vaccination et des services WASH en urgence.
UNICEF Cameroun CO is looking for four national consultants to support the implementation and continuity of the I Am Music program and to ensure alignment of all activities with the Education Section’s strategic framework.
The role of the post is to strengthen quality assurance capability within GSSC by conducting risk‑based assurance and by analyzing control, process, data and service signals to support clear assurance judgments and practical recommendations. The role goes beyond routine testing by identifying patterns, distinguishing isolated issues from systemic risks, and supporting management decision‑making through concise, evidence‑based assurance conclusions.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan is implementing Maternal and Child Cash Transfers Plus for the first 1,000 days of Life (MCCT+). The MCCT+ is an integrated social protection programme that provides vulnerable pregnant women and lactating mothers with regular cash assistance together with skills and access to basic health, nutrition, and protection services. UNICEF Innocenti is collaborating with the UNICEF Sudan on mixed-methods evidence generation on the MCCT+ and is looking for a National Research Assistant who will represent the research team in-country, playing a key role in facilitating the collaboration with the data collection firm.
The Operations Specialist, based in Beni & Butembo, provides strategic leadership, coordination and oversight of all operational functions including Supply Chain, Finance, Administration, Risk Management, and ICT for the Ebola response. The incumbent ensures that operational systems are agile, risk-informed, and responsive to emergency needs, enabling the timely delivery of supplies, rapid deployment and wellbeing of personnel, and uninterrupted program response across affected areas.
The Operations Manager acts as a senior member of the Ebola Coordination team based in Beni & Butembo advising on the most efficient operational approaches, operational risks, governance, resource optimization and systems strengthening, while ensuring alignment with the emergency response plan and applicable simplified emergency procedures.
TUNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Manager to lead child protection programmes, strengthen systems, and advocate for children’s rights and well-being. The role focuses on programme management, partnerships, policy support, innovation, and delivering sustainable results for vulnerable children and adolescents.
Join UNICEF’s Global Programme Division and help shape public finance solutions that improve the lives of children worldwide. As a Social Policy Specialist (Public Finance for Children), you will play a key role in advancing child-sensitive public finance policies, systems, and investments that help reduce multidimensional child poverty and inequality.Working within UNICEF’s Child Poverty Centre of Excellence, you will provide technical leadership and strategic guidance, support evidence generation and knowledge management, strengthen capacity development and institutional learning, foster partnerships and resource mobilization, and contribute to programme planning, monitoring, and quality assurance. You will collaborate with UNICEF offices, governments, international financial institutions, UN partners, academia, and civil society to develop innovative financing solutions and strengthen national systems for children.This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional to influence policy, drive meaningful change, and support sustainable investments that deliver lasting results for children across diverse country contexts.
The key objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood and UNICEF in training the young members of the SDGs club.
Under the overall guidance of Country Office senior management and the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Chief Social Policy will provide strategic and managerial leadership to the Social Policy Section. The incumbent will sustain delivery of priority results, quality-assure policy and programme work, manage risks and resources, and maintain effective engagement with government counterparts, development partners and UNICEF teams.
The assignment focus is to maintain programme and team continuity, unblock priority results, strengthen partner engagement, and position the Social Policy Section for an effective transition to the next country programme.
The purpose of this consultancy is therefore threefold:
(i) to produce an updated Pacific ECE status report with a clear narrative on access, quality and equity, including contribution of ECE to foundational learning, an updated status on ECE systems, and best practice documented across the 15 PICs;
(ii) to finalise the Pacific ECE Systems and Planning Toolkit and support countries to apply it to strengthen their national ECE systems; and
(iii) to provide dedicated technical support to Fiji to develop, socialise and build capacity around a costed implementation plan for its Pre Primary Policy in line with the education sector plan.
Join UNICEF’s Talent Partnerships team and help support the effective delivery of global talent programmes. As a Senior People and Culture Associate, you will coordinate operational and financial processes, support partnership initiatives, and contribute to efficient programme delivery, knowledge management and continuous improvement across UNICEF’s Talent Partnerships portfolio.
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.
Jointly implemented by the China Centre for Children’s Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA) under the Ministry of Civil Affairs
(MCA) and UNICEF China, the Integrated Child Protection Model aims to improve access to quality child protection
services through a four-tier service system at municipal, county, township and village levels. During its third phase (2026–
2027), the model is being expanded across nine western and central provinces—Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Qinghai—with a focus on strengthening specialized child protection services and support for family guardianship. The project prioritizes the strengthening of child protection case management, the development and alignment of national and subnational standards and policies, the systematic monitoring and analysis of project results, and the translation of implementation experience into practical knowledge and learning products.
UNICEF is therefore seeking a national Child Protection Consultant to provide time-bound and deliverable-based technical support to: (i) review and align subnational child protection standards and policies; (ii) strengthen continuing professional learning for child protection case workers through an online community of practice; (iii) consolidate and analyse project monitoring data to inform programme oversight and adaptive management; and (iv) develop a structured online course on the fundamentals of child protection case management.
UNICEF India’s Country Programme Document (2023–2027) commits to strengthening child-sensitive social protection systems, advancing early childhood development, and supporting policies that reduce gender inequalities. The UNSDCF for India identifies social protection and human capital development as priority areas for achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals. Looking ahead, UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029 places care systems and social protection at the heart of its global agenda, emphasizing integrated approaches that link nutrition, learning, protection, and women’s empowerment.
Positioned within the Acquisition unit of Individual Giving, the Fund-Raising Officer (Acquisition) plays a vital role in executing UNICEF’s strategy to expand its donor base and drive sustainable revenue growth. In line with the PSFR team's strategic focus on funnel-based marketing and audience segmentation, this role supports the development and execution of targeted acquisition campaigns—especially across digital channels, which are identified as key growth drivers. By managing agency relationships, conducting market research, and optimizing lead generation and conversion, the incumbent ensures that acquisition efforts are data-informed and audience-centric. Their collaboration with the marketing team and close monitoring of campaign performance directly contribute to the team’s broader goals of enhancing donor engagement and achieving ambitious fundraising targets under the 2026–2030 strategy.
Communications Consultant - Digital Content & Engagement Lead, UNICEF Office of Innovation, Stockholm, Sweden - Partnerships and Communication Team, Stockholm, Sweden & Remote with travel, 6 months
The Rwanda Medical Suppliers (RMS) is implementing the Construction of a Modern Medical Warehouse and Administration Block within the Kigali Special Economic Zone, Masoro. The project comprises a modern pharmaceutical warehouse/distribution center, cold room block, and an RMS Head Office. The consultant shall ensure that the proposed cold rooms, freezer facilities and associated monitoring and control systems are adequately designed and integrated into the warehouse infrastructure and meet RMS's current and reasonably projected operational requirements.
Le/la consultant(e) national(e) aura la charge d’analyser et comparer les interventions mises en oeuvre avec les standards et bonnes pratiques, afin d’identifier les réussites, les défis et les enseignements pour améliorer les programmes futurs.
Plus spécifiquement il devra :
• Identifier les bonnes pratiques, leçons apprises et les réussites du programme.
• Identifier les défis et les domaines nécessitant un renforcement.
Fournir des recommandations stratégiques pour le renforcement des systèmes de santé communautaire, la vaccination et des services WASH en urgence.
UNICEF Cameroun CO is looking for four national consultants to support the implementation and continuity of the I Am Music program and to ensure alignment of all activities with the Education Section’s strategic framework.
The role of the post is to strengthen quality assurance capability within GSSC by conducting risk‑based assurance and by analyzing control, process, data and service signals to support clear assurance judgments and practical recommendations. The role goes beyond routine testing by identifying patterns, distinguishing isolated issues from systemic risks, and supporting management decision‑making through concise, evidence‑based assurance conclusions.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan is implementing Maternal and Child Cash Transfers Plus for the first 1,000 days of Life (MCCT+). The MCCT+ is an integrated social protection programme that provides vulnerable pregnant women and lactating mothers with regular cash assistance together with skills and access to basic health, nutrition, and protection services. UNICEF Innocenti is collaborating with the UNICEF Sudan on mixed-methods evidence generation on the MCCT+ and is looking for a National Research Assistant who will represent the research team in-country, playing a key role in facilitating the collaboration with the data collection firm.
The Operations Specialist, based in Beni & Butembo, provides strategic leadership, coordination and oversight of all operational functions including Supply Chain, Finance, Administration, Risk Management, and ICT for the Ebola response. The incumbent ensures that operational systems are agile, risk-informed, and responsive to emergency needs, enabling the timely delivery of supplies, rapid deployment and wellbeing of personnel, and uninterrupted program response across affected areas.
The Operations Manager acts as a senior member of the Ebola Coordination team based in Beni & Butembo advising on the most efficient operational approaches, operational risks, governance, resource optimization and systems strengthening, while ensuring alignment with the emergency response plan and applicable simplified emergency procedures.
TUNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Manager to lead child protection programmes, strengthen systems, and advocate for children’s rights and well-being. The role focuses on programme management, partnerships, policy support, innovation, and delivering sustainable results for vulnerable children and adolescents.
Join UNICEF’s Global Programme Division and help shape public finance solutions that improve the lives of children worldwide. As a Social Policy Specialist (Public Finance for Children), you will play a key role in advancing child-sensitive public finance policies, systems, and investments that help reduce multidimensional child poverty and inequality.Working within UNICEF’s Child Poverty Centre of Excellence, you will provide technical leadership and strategic guidance, support evidence generation and knowledge management, strengthen capacity development and institutional learning, foster partnerships and resource mobilization, and contribute to programme planning, monitoring, and quality assurance. You will collaborate with UNICEF offices, governments, international financial institutions, UN partners, academia, and civil society to develop innovative financing solutions and strengthen national systems for children.This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional to influence policy, drive meaningful change, and support sustainable investments that deliver lasting results for children across diverse country contexts.
The key objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood and UNICEF in training the young members of the SDGs club.
Under the overall guidance of Country Office senior management and the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Chief Social Policy will provide strategic and managerial leadership to the Social Policy Section. The incumbent will sustain delivery of priority results, quality-assure policy and programme work, manage risks and resources, and maintain effective engagement with government counterparts, development partners and UNICEF teams.
The assignment focus is to maintain programme and team continuity, unblock priority results, strengthen partner engagement, and position the Social Policy Section for an effective transition to the next country programme.
The purpose of this consultancy is therefore threefold:
(i) to produce an updated Pacific ECE status report with a clear narrative on access, quality and equity, including contribution of ECE to foundational learning, an updated status on ECE systems, and best practice documented across the 15 PICs;
(ii) to finalise the Pacific ECE Systems and Planning Toolkit and support countries to apply it to strengthen their national ECE systems; and
(iii) to provide dedicated technical support to Fiji to develop, socialise and build capacity around a costed implementation plan for its Pre Primary Policy in line with the education sector plan.
Join UNICEF’s Talent Partnerships team and help support the effective delivery of global talent programmes. As a Senior People and Culture Associate, you will coordinate operational and financial processes, support partnership initiatives, and contribute to efficient programme delivery, knowledge management and continuous improvement across UNICEF’s Talent Partnerships portfolio.
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