The purpose of this consultancy is to generate actionable evidence, using a mixed-methods approach, on the comparative performance of electronic and manual payment delivery modalities used under Zambia’s Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCT).
The purpose of this assignment is for a consultant to work closely with the Ministry of Education, development partners, civil society, academic institutions, and various stakeholders to develop a Foundational Learning Strategy and Investment Plan (2027 – 2034). This document will provide a national framework for improving children’s foundational learning skills. The strategy will set a clear vision, guide policy and programme decisions, identify priority actions, align resources, and establish mechanisms for monitoring progress and accountability, so that every child in Zambia acquires the foundational skills needed for lifelong learning and future success.
Join UNICEF's Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) Management Unit in Brussels and contribute to an innovative global initiative dedicated to preventing, detecting and treating malnutrition among children and women. As a Programme Associate, you will play an important role in supporting the management of global nutrition programmes, helping ensure that resources are effectively utilized and that programmes deliver meaningful results for the world's most vulnerable populations.Working within a diverse and collaborative international team, you will contribute to grant management, budget monitoring, programme coordination, data analysis, reporting, stakeholder engagement and knowledge sharing. Your work will help strengthen evidence-based decision-making and support UNICEF's efforts to accelerate progress against child undernutrition worldwide.This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organized and proactive professional who enjoys working with data, coordinating complex processes, engaging with partners, and contributing to programmes that improve children's lives at scale.
UNICEF CPDD Unit requires a communications consultant to support its efforts in developing and disseminating a variety ofcommunications and outreach products related to a new international statistical classification of alternative care of children (the ICare).
Join our ICT team and support the delivery of technology solutions and services that enable business success. Working within established policies, guidelines and SLAs, you will contribute to ICT Service Delivery, User Support, Systems and Infrastructure Support, Incident and Request Management, and Compliance with ICT Standards, while developing your skills under close guidance and supervision.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who can lead and be accountable for operations functions, facilitate change, provide risk-informed and solution-focused analysis, advice, and services, and contribute to programme and management decision-making to deliver results for children in complex operational contexts.If you have the required profile and experience, you are highly encouraged to apply. This assignment presents an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact while further developing your professional expertise. Taking up this assignment can be both motivating and rewarding.
The consultant will support in strengthening ecosystem partnerships for youth livelihoods including wage employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship, for enabling sustainable opportunities for young people at scale. This will involve driving government engagement for the continued scale-up of YuWaah-supported livelihood models, along with managing identification and partnership-building for other new scalable wage employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship models, largely with government but also with other stakeholders, for their scale-up and sustainability. The role will also involve development of an outcome-based financing (OBF)/pay-by-results approach and facilitating related partnerships to strengthen livelihood outcomes within government systems in select states as well as at the center.
This consultancy will design and implement two strategic talent-engagement solutions for OOI: a quality-assured Global Talent Roster for short-term specialist needs and a framework for engaging longer-term non-staff functions through UNOPS. The consultant will establish governance structures, decision-making frameworks, operating procedures, quality assurance mechanisms, reporting requirements, and implementation plans to support sustainable workforce management. The role also includes coordinating an initial talent roster exercise and supporting the preparation of a pilot UNOPS engagement model, subject to approvals and stakeholder availability.
UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office is seeking a Policy Specialist (Strategic Political & Economical Foresight) to provide strategic policy advice, political analysis, and foresight to senior leadership, strengthening informed decision-making and UNICEF’s influence across the region. The role will identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities and translate complex political, social, and economic developments into actionable insights that shape regional priorities, partnerships, advocacy, and programming. Ready to make an impact for children across Latin America and the Caribbean? Apply now — this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!
To provide time-bound strategic, technical and operational consultancy support to UNICEF Ghana and government partners for the planning, design, configuration, implementation monitoring, evidence generation and scale-up of Ghana’s Digital Education Programme. The consultant will support the responsible use of Google-powered Gemini AI to operationalize an AI-enabled Teaching and Learning Companion for teacher professional development, foundational learning improvement and education system strengthening. The assignment will contribute to improving teacher capacity, strengthening pre-service and in-service teacher professional development, supporting implementation in selected Colleges of Education and districts, and generating evidence to inform national scale-up. The consultancy will be deliverables-based and will support UNICEF Ghana’s collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, CENDLOS, National Teaching Council, Colleges of Education, selected districts and other partners in alignment with UNICEF’s Digital Education Strategy and national education priorities.
The primary purpose of this consultancy is to provide continuous technical accompaniment to the Government of Sao Tomé and Príncipe (STP) and to the UNICEF STP Country Office in preparing for the full transition from Gavi support by 2030. The consultant will support the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance in the design, costing, adoption and implementation of a credible transition financing strategy that secures the sustainability of the national immunization programme and strengthens the domestic financing of primary health care more broadly.
The objective of this consultancy is to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based technical assessment of selected social sector Management Information Systems using the Administrative Data Maturity Model (ADaMM) methodology, namely to:
1. Diagnose the maturity of Nigeria's selected administrative data systems (priority sectors include health, education, child protection, and social protection) using ADaMM, to establish maturity baselines and co-create benchmarks with Government, leveraging the Power of Data initiative to convene partners.
2. Conduct a series of consultations with relevant stakeholders, to assess the systems maturity levels, while leveraging the Power of Data initiative as a convening mechanism.
3. Produce a summary diagnostic report, including dataflow mapping, standards review, governance analysis, and interoperability opportunities – using AdaMM as a reference framework.
4. Co-design a Roadmap for action with proposed investments for the short, medium and long term.
The objective of this consultancy is to develop a comprehensive, costed, and operational implementation plan for Health Care Technology Management that translates policy directives into actionable interventions across all levels of the health system.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Programme Associate provides specialized programme and administrative support to facilitate the development, implementation and monitoring of UNICEF's programmes. The role involves substantial engagement in data analysis, budget tracking, reporting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery and compliance with organizational rules. Incumbent exercises judgment, anticipates needs, and recommends actions that contribute to programme planning, implementation and reporting results.
UNICEF seeks a senior economic and public finance consultant to generate evidence, analysis and policy recommendations on how debt dynamics, fiscal adjustment and broader macroeconomic reforms shape fiscal space for child-relevant social sector financing. The assignment will combine empirical analysis, political economy analysis and policy reform analysis to generate actionable recommendations for national stakeholders and contribute to broader international discussions on debt, development financing and child outcomes.
In practical terms, the consultancy will support the collection of education financing and expenditure data at both national and sub-national levels to inform PF4C evidence generation, policy dialogue, advocacy efforts, and capacity building. In this context, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) will serve as a key counterpart for the success of this assignment, particularly for budgetary data collection and engagement on public financing processes. In addition, the consultant will support the design and implementation of a series of capacity strengthening activities for relevant MoE and GDoE staff through training, coaching, mentoring, and technical support on PF4C and education financing.
Advocacy and Communication are at the center of UNICEF’s mandate. We advocate to decision makers for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. In supporting senior leadership, HQ Divisions, Regional and Country Offices to progress on UNICEF’s vision, mandate and commitment, the Division of Global Communication and Advocacy (GCA) serves as the global centre of excellence in advocacy, communication and brand. By coalescing our collective efforts, UNICEF aims to be the leading advocate for children, enabled by a cohort of networked, strategic, innovative, and effective advocates who deliver change for children in every part of the world.
Join UNICEF Rome's digital transformation journey and help deliver a secure, seamless, and user-focused technology experience. Your work will empower colleagues with reliable access to digital tools and services, enabling greater efficiency, collaboration, and impact for children worldwide.
The purpose of the assignment is to support the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) to develop a Sustainable Social Assistance Financing Strategy that provides practical and implementable pathways for financing Zambia's Social Cash Transfer (SCT) and Cash Plus programme ambitions.
UNICE Lebanon is looking for an SBC Coordinator to provide technical and operational support for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of SBC interventions across sectors.
The purpose of this consultancy is to generate actionable evidence, using a mixed-methods approach, on the comparative performance of electronic and manual payment delivery modalities used under Zambia’s Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCT).
The purpose of this assignment is for a consultant to work closely with the Ministry of Education, development partners, civil society, academic institutions, and various stakeholders to develop a Foundational Learning Strategy and Investment Plan (2027 – 2034). This document will provide a national framework for improving children’s foundational learning skills. The strategy will set a clear vision, guide policy and programme decisions, identify priority actions, align resources, and establish mechanisms for monitoring progress and accountability, so that every child in Zambia acquires the foundational skills needed for lifelong learning and future success.
Join UNICEF's Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) Management Unit in Brussels and contribute to an innovative global initiative dedicated to preventing, detecting and treating malnutrition among children and women. As a Programme Associate, you will play an important role in supporting the management of global nutrition programmes, helping ensure that resources are effectively utilized and that programmes deliver meaningful results for the world's most vulnerable populations.Working within a diverse and collaborative international team, you will contribute to grant management, budget monitoring, programme coordination, data analysis, reporting, stakeholder engagement and knowledge sharing. Your work will help strengthen evidence-based decision-making and support UNICEF's efforts to accelerate progress against child undernutrition worldwide.This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organized and proactive professional who enjoys working with data, coordinating complex processes, engaging with partners, and contributing to programmes that improve children's lives at scale.
UNICEF CPDD Unit requires a communications consultant to support its efforts in developing and disseminating a variety ofcommunications and outreach products related to a new international statistical classification of alternative care of children (the ICare).
Join our ICT team and support the delivery of technology solutions and services that enable business success. Working within established policies, guidelines and SLAs, you will contribute to ICT Service Delivery, User Support, Systems and Infrastructure Support, Incident and Request Management, and Compliance with ICT Standards, while developing your skills under close guidance and supervision.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who can lead and be accountable for operations functions, facilitate change, provide risk-informed and solution-focused analysis, advice, and services, and contribute to programme and management decision-making to deliver results for children in complex operational contexts.If you have the required profile and experience, you are highly encouraged to apply. This assignment presents an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact while further developing your professional expertise. Taking up this assignment can be both motivating and rewarding.
The consultant will support in strengthening ecosystem partnerships for youth livelihoods including wage employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship, for enabling sustainable opportunities for young people at scale. This will involve driving government engagement for the continued scale-up of YuWaah-supported livelihood models, along with managing identification and partnership-building for other new scalable wage employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship models, largely with government but also with other stakeholders, for their scale-up and sustainability. The role will also involve development of an outcome-based financing (OBF)/pay-by-results approach and facilitating related partnerships to strengthen livelihood outcomes within government systems in select states as well as at the center.
This consultancy will design and implement two strategic talent-engagement solutions for OOI: a quality-assured Global Talent Roster for short-term specialist needs and a framework for engaging longer-term non-staff functions through UNOPS. The consultant will establish governance structures, decision-making frameworks, operating procedures, quality assurance mechanisms, reporting requirements, and implementation plans to support sustainable workforce management. The role also includes coordinating an initial talent roster exercise and supporting the preparation of a pilot UNOPS engagement model, subject to approvals and stakeholder availability.
UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office is seeking a Policy Specialist (Strategic Political & Economical Foresight) to provide strategic policy advice, political analysis, and foresight to senior leadership, strengthening informed decision-making and UNICEF’s influence across the region. The role will identify emerging trends, risks, and opportunities and translate complex political, social, and economic developments into actionable insights that shape regional priorities, partnerships, advocacy, and programming. Ready to make an impact for children across Latin America and the Caribbean? Apply now — this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!
To provide time-bound strategic, technical and operational consultancy support to UNICEF Ghana and government partners for the planning, design, configuration, implementation monitoring, evidence generation and scale-up of Ghana’s Digital Education Programme. The consultant will support the responsible use of Google-powered Gemini AI to operationalize an AI-enabled Teaching and Learning Companion for teacher professional development, foundational learning improvement and education system strengthening. The assignment will contribute to improving teacher capacity, strengthening pre-service and in-service teacher professional development, supporting implementation in selected Colleges of Education and districts, and generating evidence to inform national scale-up. The consultancy will be deliverables-based and will support UNICEF Ghana’s collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, CENDLOS, National Teaching Council, Colleges of Education, selected districts and other partners in alignment with UNICEF’s Digital Education Strategy and national education priorities.
The primary purpose of this consultancy is to provide continuous technical accompaniment to the Government of Sao Tomé and Príncipe (STP) and to the UNICEF STP Country Office in preparing for the full transition from Gavi support by 2030. The consultant will support the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance in the design, costing, adoption and implementation of a credible transition financing strategy that secures the sustainability of the national immunization programme and strengthens the domestic financing of primary health care more broadly.
The objective of this consultancy is to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based technical assessment of selected social sector Management Information Systems using the Administrative Data Maturity Model (ADaMM) methodology, namely to:
1. Diagnose the maturity of Nigeria's selected administrative data systems (priority sectors include health, education, child protection, and social protection) using ADaMM, to establish maturity baselines and co-create benchmarks with Government, leveraging the Power of Data initiative to convene partners.
2. Conduct a series of consultations with relevant stakeholders, to assess the systems maturity levels, while leveraging the Power of Data initiative as a convening mechanism.
3. Produce a summary diagnostic report, including dataflow mapping, standards review, governance analysis, and interoperability opportunities – using AdaMM as a reference framework.
4. Co-design a Roadmap for action with proposed investments for the short, medium and long term.
The objective of this consultancy is to develop a comprehensive, costed, and operational implementation plan for Health Care Technology Management that translates policy directives into actionable interventions across all levels of the health system.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Programme Associate provides specialized programme and administrative support to facilitate the development, implementation and monitoring of UNICEF's programmes. The role involves substantial engagement in data analysis, budget tracking, reporting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery and compliance with organizational rules. Incumbent exercises judgment, anticipates needs, and recommends actions that contribute to programme planning, implementation and reporting results.
UNICEF seeks a senior economic and public finance consultant to generate evidence, analysis and policy recommendations on how debt dynamics, fiscal adjustment and broader macroeconomic reforms shape fiscal space for child-relevant social sector financing. The assignment will combine empirical analysis, political economy analysis and policy reform analysis to generate actionable recommendations for national stakeholders and contribute to broader international discussions on debt, development financing and child outcomes.
In practical terms, the consultancy will support the collection of education financing and expenditure data at both national and sub-national levels to inform PF4C evidence generation, policy dialogue, advocacy efforts, and capacity building. In this context, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) will serve as a key counterpart for the success of this assignment, particularly for budgetary data collection and engagement on public financing processes. In addition, the consultant will support the design and implementation of a series of capacity strengthening activities for relevant MoE and GDoE staff through training, coaching, mentoring, and technical support on PF4C and education financing.
Advocacy and Communication are at the center of UNICEF’s mandate. We advocate to decision makers for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. In supporting senior leadership, HQ Divisions, Regional and Country Offices to progress on UNICEF’s vision, mandate and commitment, the Division of Global Communication and Advocacy (GCA) serves as the global centre of excellence in advocacy, communication and brand. By coalescing our collective efforts, UNICEF aims to be the leading advocate for children, enabled by a cohort of networked, strategic, innovative, and effective advocates who deliver change for children in every part of the world.
Join UNICEF Rome's digital transformation journey and help deliver a secure, seamless, and user-focused technology experience. Your work will empower colleagues with reliable access to digital tools and services, enabling greater efficiency, collaboration, and impact for children worldwide.
The purpose of the assignment is to support the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) to develop a Sustainable Social Assistance Financing Strategy that provides practical and implementable pathways for financing Zambia's Social Cash Transfer (SCT) and Cash Plus programme ambitions.
UNICE Lebanon is looking for an SBC Coordinator to provide technical and operational support for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of SBC interventions across sectors.
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