UNICEF Ghana is seeking the services of an experienced national consultant to lead the development and roll-out of a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Framework for Ghana’s National Open Defecation Free and Safely Managed Sanitation Plan. Working under the leadership of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs and in close collaboration with the National Development Planning Commission, the Office of the Head of Local Government Service and the Ghana Statistical Service, the consultant will design a robust framework, support its nationwide implementation, and establish sustainable systems for monitoring, accountability and continuous learning.
NB: This opportunity is open to Ghanaian nationals only.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking an experienced national consultant to strengthen data quality and integrity across key programmes. This role will focus on ensuring data collection tools and analytical frameworks produce accurate, consistent, and reliable information across diverse contexts. The consultant will integrate standardized measurement approaches into reporting systems to enable meaningful comparisons over time and across locations.
Working at the intersection of data and climate resilience, the assignment will provide specialized statistical expertise to support the development of Climate Resilient Safely Managed Sanitation (CRSMS) Monitoring Tools and a Programme Activity Planning, Budgeting, and Implementation (PAPBIM) Toolkit.
Join UNICEF to contribute to impactful, data-driven solutions that improve programme effectiveness and support sustainable development outcomes.
NB: This opportunity is open to Ghanaian nationals only.
The purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) juvenile justice system by supporting the comprehensive review and amendment of the Juvenile Justice Act 2014, with a view to ensuring compliance with international child rights obligations and reinforcing a child-centred, rights-based and restorative justice framework consistent with established global standards and good practices.
Join a transformative opportunity with UNICEF, working under the direct guidance of experienced UNICEF professionals. The Adolescent and Gender Programme is leading the development and validation of the Girls’ Rights Agenda in Cameroon, building on the momentum of the Girls’ Movement launched in 2025. This initiative aims to amplify girls’ voices, advance gender equality, and shape impactful actions that promote the rights, empowerment, and wellbeing of girls across Cameroon.
The key outputs of this consultancy include reviewing, responding to, and registering new reports of misconduct, including by engaging with reporters such as complainants and whistleblowers; extracting and analyzing data from the CMS; and preparing statistical and qualitative reports of investigative information for internal and external stakeholders. The consultant will also be asked to conduct assessments and support investigations, as needed.
The objective of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Mozambique in developing a comprehensive nutrition program Action Plan for the health sector that guides the planning and implementation of high impact evidence-based actions aimed at promoting nutrition and improving health throughout the life cycle. This Action Plan will contribute to improving the coverage and quality of essential nutritional actions in the Mozambican health system in a sustainable and comprehensive way, especially for vulnerable populations. The Action Plan will also be aligned with the five core pillars of the Government of Mozambique's Five-Year Program (PQG) for 2025–2029, the three key principles of the National Health Policy and the five key shifts proposed in the Lusaka Agenda 2023. To make the development of the national action plan effective, the consultant must ensure alignment with national health strategies and priorities and international standards, in particular with the guidelines of different areas of nutrition action at the level of the National Health System and the Community Health Subsystem, with an emphasis on promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation and its link with other essential sectors (e.g. education, agriculture, industry and commerce, social action, public works, among others)
Angola has made progress in child survival, with under-five mortality declining from 68 to 52 per 1,000 live births, between 2015 and 2024. This trajectory confirms that targeted investments in primary health care is yielding results. However, these gains remain fragile and uneven, with persistent geographic and socio-economic disparities requiring sustained, equity-focused efforts. At the same time, stagnation in key maternal and child health and nutrition indicators signal systemic bottlenecks. Rates of stunting (40 per cent), wasting (5 per cent), full immunization coverage (28 per cent), and access to WASH have shown limited improvement. This reflects structural challenges across the health system, including access to health care facilities, weak last-mile and community-based service delivery and quality gaps.
UNICEF is looking to hire Director, Division of Global Communication and Advocacy. The mission of UNICEF is to promote the survival, well-being and rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. As the custodian of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history, UNICEF has helped transform countless children’s lives around the world. In 1965, the organization won the Nobel Prize for its work in ensuring millions of children survive and thrive and are enabled to reach their full potential. With our multisectoral programs around the world, ranging from education, nutrition, health, water and sanitation, social protection and child protection, and working with partners far and wide, UNICEF has been able to reduce child mortality 50% since 2000.
The assignment aims to strengthen the governance, coordination and operational effectiveness of Italy’s protection system for unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) through the mapping and capitalization of existing good practices and interinstitutional coordination mechanisms developed within the juvenile justice system and its interaction with the reception system, with a view to supporting national authorities—particularly the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior—in enhancing the consistency and timeliness of child protection pathways across territories, in line with Law 47/2017 and the implementation priorities stemming from the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.
UNICEF en Cuba se complace en anunciar la vacante de Asistente de Programa , nivel G-5 con nombramiento a término fijo (Fixed Term Appointment). UNICEF Cuba comienza en 2026 un nuevo CPD (2026-2030) y esta posición desempeña funciones intersectoriales de planificación de programas y operaciones, asegurando una coordinación fluida entre los equipos técnicos, las unidades de operaciones y los socios externos o proveedores de servicios para facilitar el desarrollo, la implementación y el seguimiento de los programas de UNICEF para asegurar una ejecución eficaz y el cumplimiento de las normas organizacionales.
Te animamos a consultar la descripción del pefil y si te consideras una candidatura potencial y cumples los requerimientos, bienvenida tu postulación a esta excelente oportunidad de ser parte del equipo de UNICEF en Cuba.
UNICEF Cuba comienza en 2026 un nuevo CPD (2026-2030) y como parte de esta etapa se incluye la actualización de su Estrategia de Comunicación Digital en apoyo al trabajo de la organización para cumplir sus objetivos fundamentales de promover y proteger los derechos de niñas, niños y adolescentes en el país, movilizar la participación y el compromiso con las infancias y adolescencias y disponer de canales para la retroalimentación directa y en tiempo real con las audiencias en línea.
Nuestra oficina se complace en anunciar su convocatoria para la vacante de Asistente Comunicación Digital, es una excelente oportunidad para profesionales de la Comunicación para contribuir a tender puentes creativos de innovación a favor y con protagonismo de los propios niños, niñas y adolescentes, con prácticas e iniciativas innovadoras que permitan dar más espacios a sus voces e historias.
Si cumples los requerimientos y consideras que eres una potencial candidatura, te invitamos a postular. Tú puedes ser parte de nuestro equipo UNICEF en Cuba.
UNICEF en Cuba se complace en anunciar la vacante de Asistente Suministros y Logística, nivel G-5 con nombramiento a término fijo (Fixed Term Appointment).
UNICEF Cuba comienza en 2026 un nuevo CPD (2026-2030) y esta posición contribuirá con sus asistencia al suministro ininterrumpido y servicios asequibles y de buena calidad, adaptados al contexto particular y mediante el cumplimiento de las políticas, procedimientos y normas éticas de UNICEF.
Te animamos a consultar la descripción del pefil y si te consideras una candidatura potencial y cumples los requerimientos, bienvenida tu postulación a esta excelente oportunidad de ser parte del equipo de UNICEF en Cuba.
El propósito de este llamado es apoyar al área de Comunicaciones en la implementación de un plan y cronograma editorial anual, asistir en cuanto al cuidado de la calidad de las publicaciones y la gestión de servicios editoriales como el diseño gráfico, ilustración e impresiones, en base a los requerimientos de las distintas áreas de la oficina, cuidando el cumplimiento de los plazos.
UNICEF Nigeria in Abuja, is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an international data consultant and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team
If you are a strategic and analytical development professional and are passionate about strengthening nutrition systems and generating evidence for large-scale programmes, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF Philippines is seeking a consultant for targeted mentoring and coaching toneable the team to deliver against an ambitious income target of PHP 97.2 million in 2026. This investment in capacity will also help position the team to deliver strong growth from 2027 onwards. Additional strategic advice is also needed to support the Philanthropy Officer in identifying and advancing priority opportunities, informed by an understanding of the local private sector giving landscape.
Under the overall supervision of the Chief Social Policy and Social Protection and functional matrix management to the Deputy Executive Director UBOS, the National Consultant (NC) will support and provide guidance to UNICEF Uganda and UBOS during the design, implementation and completion of the VACWS and the dissemination of emerging child centric knowledge products.
UNICEF Sudan implements a significant and growing portfolio from development partners including IFIs, focusing on building resilient systems for children in Sudan.Under the supervision of the Public Partnership Specialist (Development Portfolio), the Partnership Officer position’s purpose is to enhance UNICEF Sudan capacities to efficiently, effectively, and accountably protect and expand UNICEF Sudan’s partnership and resource base with development partners (including IFIs, BMZ/KfW and other development partners). They will engage teams across UNICEF Sudan Sections, WB PMU, and multiple field offices. They may also serve as internal focal point on specific donor portfolios. The key result is to ensure sustained and expanded support for UNICEF Sudan resilience and development programming.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfil their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up. UNICEF’s Digital Education and Learning Innovation Hub-Education CoE is looking for an experienced Digital Learning and AI Literacy Expert who will bring strong theoretical and practical knowledge on the integration of technology into teaching-learning together with best practices for supporting UNICEF Country Offices and Ministries of Education deliver impactful digital education programming to accelerate improvements in student learning outcomes, particularly for the most vulnerable children. The role will provide high-quality technical assistance, advisory, and coordination support to the implementation of the Hub’s Learning Pioneers Programme providing expert advice to UNICEF Country Offices and their respective government partners on the scaling and systems integration of digital learning tools and upskilling on digital transformation. This includes strengthening national capacities for digital transformation, with a particular focus on teacher empowerment, AI literacy, and future-ready skills development. The consultant will also provide technical support to the implementation and integration of digital skills and AI literacy in national education systems through, among others, UNICEF’s Tinkering with Tech and AI initiative ensuring alignment with the UNICEF Digital Education Strategy 2025–2030 and broader EdTech for Good principles.
The Senior Education Consultant, Foundational Learning will serve as the project officer within the Department of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESTI) at the African Union Commission for the Gates Foundation grant project titled: “Education advocacy in Africa in partnership with UNICEF, the African Union Commission and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat. His/her function will be to provide advice and technical assistance to ESTI on the operationalization of foundational learning in Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2026-2035 (CESA 26-35) and support the effective investment of AU Member States in foundational literacy and numeracy, ultimately leading to improved learning outcomes, and a reduction of learning poverty.
His/Her responsibilities will be limited to the activities directly implemented by ESTI while ensuring alignment with broader AU priorities, statutory processes, and long-term sustainability consideration. The Consultant will work under the operational supervision of the Head of Education Division (ESTI), African Union Commission, with technical guidance from the UNICEF Representative to the African Union and UNECA.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking the services of an experienced national consultant to lead the development and roll-out of a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Framework for Ghana’s National Open Defecation Free and Safely Managed Sanitation Plan. Working under the leadership of the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs and in close collaboration with the National Development Planning Commission, the Office of the Head of Local Government Service and the Ghana Statistical Service, the consultant will design a robust framework, support its nationwide implementation, and establish sustainable systems for monitoring, accountability and continuous learning.
NB: This opportunity is open to Ghanaian nationals only.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking an experienced national consultant to strengthen data quality and integrity across key programmes. This role will focus on ensuring data collection tools and analytical frameworks produce accurate, consistent, and reliable information across diverse contexts. The consultant will integrate standardized measurement approaches into reporting systems to enable meaningful comparisons over time and across locations.
Working at the intersection of data and climate resilience, the assignment will provide specialized statistical expertise to support the development of Climate Resilient Safely Managed Sanitation (CRSMS) Monitoring Tools and a Programme Activity Planning, Budgeting, and Implementation (PAPBIM) Toolkit.
Join UNICEF to contribute to impactful, data-driven solutions that improve programme effectiveness and support sustainable development outcomes.
NB: This opportunity is open to Ghanaian nationals only.
The purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) juvenile justice system by supporting the comprehensive review and amendment of the Juvenile Justice Act 2014, with a view to ensuring compliance with international child rights obligations and reinforcing a child-centred, rights-based and restorative justice framework consistent with established global standards and good practices.
Join a transformative opportunity with UNICEF, working under the direct guidance of experienced UNICEF professionals. The Adolescent and Gender Programme is leading the development and validation of the Girls’ Rights Agenda in Cameroon, building on the momentum of the Girls’ Movement launched in 2025. This initiative aims to amplify girls’ voices, advance gender equality, and shape impactful actions that promote the rights, empowerment, and wellbeing of girls across Cameroon.
The key outputs of this consultancy include reviewing, responding to, and registering new reports of misconduct, including by engaging with reporters such as complainants and whistleblowers; extracting and analyzing data from the CMS; and preparing statistical and qualitative reports of investigative information for internal and external stakeholders. The consultant will also be asked to conduct assessments and support investigations, as needed.
The objective of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Mozambique in developing a comprehensive nutrition program Action Plan for the health sector that guides the planning and implementation of high impact evidence-based actions aimed at promoting nutrition and improving health throughout the life cycle. This Action Plan will contribute to improving the coverage and quality of essential nutritional actions in the Mozambican health system in a sustainable and comprehensive way, especially for vulnerable populations. The Action Plan will also be aligned with the five core pillars of the Government of Mozambique's Five-Year Program (PQG) for 2025–2029, the three key principles of the National Health Policy and the five key shifts proposed in the Lusaka Agenda 2023. To make the development of the national action plan effective, the consultant must ensure alignment with national health strategies and priorities and international standards, in particular with the guidelines of different areas of nutrition action at the level of the National Health System and the Community Health Subsystem, with an emphasis on promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation and its link with other essential sectors (e.g. education, agriculture, industry and commerce, social action, public works, among others)
Angola has made progress in child survival, with under-five mortality declining from 68 to 52 per 1,000 live births, between 2015 and 2024. This trajectory confirms that targeted investments in primary health care is yielding results. However, these gains remain fragile and uneven, with persistent geographic and socio-economic disparities requiring sustained, equity-focused efforts. At the same time, stagnation in key maternal and child health and nutrition indicators signal systemic bottlenecks. Rates of stunting (40 per cent), wasting (5 per cent), full immunization coverage (28 per cent), and access to WASH have shown limited improvement. This reflects structural challenges across the health system, including access to health care facilities, weak last-mile and community-based service delivery and quality gaps.
UNICEF is looking to hire Director, Division of Global Communication and Advocacy. The mission of UNICEF is to promote the survival, well-being and rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. As the custodian of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history, UNICEF has helped transform countless children’s lives around the world. In 1965, the organization won the Nobel Prize for its work in ensuring millions of children survive and thrive and are enabled to reach their full potential. With our multisectoral programs around the world, ranging from education, nutrition, health, water and sanitation, social protection and child protection, and working with partners far and wide, UNICEF has been able to reduce child mortality 50% since 2000.
The assignment aims to strengthen the governance, coordination and operational effectiveness of Italy’s protection system for unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) through the mapping and capitalization of existing good practices and interinstitutional coordination mechanisms developed within the juvenile justice system and its interaction with the reception system, with a view to supporting national authorities—particularly the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior—in enhancing the consistency and timeliness of child protection pathways across territories, in line with Law 47/2017 and the implementation priorities stemming from the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.
UNICEF en Cuba se complace en anunciar la vacante de Asistente de Programa , nivel G-5 con nombramiento a término fijo (Fixed Term Appointment). UNICEF Cuba comienza en 2026 un nuevo CPD (2026-2030) y esta posición desempeña funciones intersectoriales de planificación de programas y operaciones, asegurando una coordinación fluida entre los equipos técnicos, las unidades de operaciones y los socios externos o proveedores de servicios para facilitar el desarrollo, la implementación y el seguimiento de los programas de UNICEF para asegurar una ejecución eficaz y el cumplimiento de las normas organizacionales.
Te animamos a consultar la descripción del pefil y si te consideras una candidatura potencial y cumples los requerimientos, bienvenida tu postulación a esta excelente oportunidad de ser parte del equipo de UNICEF en Cuba.
UNICEF Cuba comienza en 2026 un nuevo CPD (2026-2030) y como parte de esta etapa se incluye la actualización de su Estrategia de Comunicación Digital en apoyo al trabajo de la organización para cumplir sus objetivos fundamentales de promover y proteger los derechos de niñas, niños y adolescentes en el país, movilizar la participación y el compromiso con las infancias y adolescencias y disponer de canales para la retroalimentación directa y en tiempo real con las audiencias en línea.
Nuestra oficina se complace en anunciar su convocatoria para la vacante de Asistente Comunicación Digital, es una excelente oportunidad para profesionales de la Comunicación para contribuir a tender puentes creativos de innovación a favor y con protagonismo de los propios niños, niñas y adolescentes, con prácticas e iniciativas innovadoras que permitan dar más espacios a sus voces e historias.
Si cumples los requerimientos y consideras que eres una potencial candidatura, te invitamos a postular. Tú puedes ser parte de nuestro equipo UNICEF en Cuba.
UNICEF en Cuba se complace en anunciar la vacante de Asistente Suministros y Logística, nivel G-5 con nombramiento a término fijo (Fixed Term Appointment).
UNICEF Cuba comienza en 2026 un nuevo CPD (2026-2030) y esta posición contribuirá con sus asistencia al suministro ininterrumpido y servicios asequibles y de buena calidad, adaptados al contexto particular y mediante el cumplimiento de las políticas, procedimientos y normas éticas de UNICEF.
Te animamos a consultar la descripción del pefil y si te consideras una candidatura potencial y cumples los requerimientos, bienvenida tu postulación a esta excelente oportunidad de ser parte del equipo de UNICEF en Cuba.
El propósito de este llamado es apoyar al área de Comunicaciones en la implementación de un plan y cronograma editorial anual, asistir en cuanto al cuidado de la calidad de las publicaciones y la gestión de servicios editoriales como el diseño gráfico, ilustración e impresiones, en base a los requerimientos de las distintas áreas de la oficina, cuidando el cumplimiento de los plazos.
UNICEF Nigeria in Abuja, is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an international data consultant and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team
If you are a strategic and analytical development professional and are passionate about strengthening nutrition systems and generating evidence for large-scale programmes, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF Philippines is seeking a consultant for targeted mentoring and coaching toneable the team to deliver against an ambitious income target of PHP 97.2 million in 2026. This investment in capacity will also help position the team to deliver strong growth from 2027 onwards. Additional strategic advice is also needed to support the Philanthropy Officer in identifying and advancing priority opportunities, informed by an understanding of the local private sector giving landscape.
Under the overall supervision of the Chief Social Policy and Social Protection and functional matrix management to the Deputy Executive Director UBOS, the National Consultant (NC) will support and provide guidance to UNICEF Uganda and UBOS during the design, implementation and completion of the VACWS and the dissemination of emerging child centric knowledge products.
UNICEF Sudan implements a significant and growing portfolio from development partners including IFIs, focusing on building resilient systems for children in Sudan.Under the supervision of the Public Partnership Specialist (Development Portfolio), the Partnership Officer position’s purpose is to enhance UNICEF Sudan capacities to efficiently, effectively, and accountably protect and expand UNICEF Sudan’s partnership and resource base with development partners (including IFIs, BMZ/KfW and other development partners). They will engage teams across UNICEF Sudan Sections, WB PMU, and multiple field offices. They may also serve as internal focal point on specific donor portfolios. The key result is to ensure sustained and expanded support for UNICEF Sudan resilience and development programming.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfil their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up. UNICEF’s Digital Education and Learning Innovation Hub-Education CoE is looking for an experienced Digital Learning and AI Literacy Expert who will bring strong theoretical and practical knowledge on the integration of technology into teaching-learning together with best practices for supporting UNICEF Country Offices and Ministries of Education deliver impactful digital education programming to accelerate improvements in student learning outcomes, particularly for the most vulnerable children. The role will provide high-quality technical assistance, advisory, and coordination support to the implementation of the Hub’s Learning Pioneers Programme providing expert advice to UNICEF Country Offices and their respective government partners on the scaling and systems integration of digital learning tools and upskilling on digital transformation. This includes strengthening national capacities for digital transformation, with a particular focus on teacher empowerment, AI literacy, and future-ready skills development. The consultant will also provide technical support to the implementation and integration of digital skills and AI literacy in national education systems through, among others, UNICEF’s Tinkering with Tech and AI initiative ensuring alignment with the UNICEF Digital Education Strategy 2025–2030 and broader EdTech for Good principles.
The Senior Education Consultant, Foundational Learning will serve as the project officer within the Department of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESTI) at the African Union Commission for the Gates Foundation grant project titled: “Education advocacy in Africa in partnership with UNICEF, the African Union Commission and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat. His/her function will be to provide advice and technical assistance to ESTI on the operationalization of foundational learning in Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2026-2035 (CESA 26-35) and support the effective investment of AU Member States in foundational literacy and numeracy, ultimately leading to improved learning outcomes, and a reduction of learning poverty.
His/Her responsibilities will be limited to the activities directly implemented by ESTI while ensuring alignment with broader AU priorities, statutory processes, and long-term sustainability consideration. The Consultant will work under the operational supervision of the Head of Education Division (ESTI), African Union Commission, with technical guidance from the UNICEF Representative to the African Union and UNECA.
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