The Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, is one of four Deputy Executive Directors who advises and assists the Executive Director of UNICEF in the overall direction and strategic leadership of the organization, with particular focus on humanitarian policy and response and the delivery and sustainable access to essential products and services for children in need.
UNICEF is looking to hire Comptroller and Director, Division of Finance and Management. The Division of Financial and Administrative Management (DFAM) under the leadership of the UNICEF Comptroller is looking for a dynamic leader responsible for maintaining a sound system of internal controls and leading financial reforms; budget formulation and planning, including performance and financial risk management; and the establishment of systems to ensure effective and efficient use of resources and the safeguarding of UNICEF assets.
UNICEF seeks a consultant to provide technical assistance and strategic support to Country Offices (COs) and Refugee Response Offices (RROs) across Europe and Central Asia, with a focus on humanitarian contexts, systems strengthening, regional learning, and scalable MHPSS initiatives.
UNICEF Education programme provides a variety of education support across regions to the most marginalized learners in Myanmar. This includes providing learning and teaching material in different languages, refurbishing learning spaces, and providing supplementary education through community hubs and outreach programmes. A key innovation of the educational programme is its emphasis on alternative learning pathways that can be adapted to Myanmar's complex context. The initiative employs a community-based learning approach, with community-based learning spaces supporting
learners from early childhood through secondary education levels. These spaces are equipped with curated libraries, learning materials, and technology, including the Learning Passport. This assignment will support the Education Section in expanding its implementation of digital learning opportunities for both foundational literacy and numeracy as well as providing skilling opportunities to adolescents
The Education Specialist (Learning Assessment) will provide high-level technical assistance and strategic support to advance UNICEF’s global agenda on learning assessment, with a particular focus on early learning and foundational learning. The role supports UNICEF Country and Regional Offices, governments and partners to strengthen national learning assessment systems and their use for informing sector policy, planning, financing, school monitoring and classroom instruction to improve learning outcomes. Based in UNICEF’s Centre of Excellence in Bangkok, the position contributes to global standard-setting, development of methodologies, partnerships and evidence generation to promote equity-driven, inclusive and actionable learning assessments. The role also supports the implementation of UNICEF’s Every Child Learns Education Strategy 2019–2030 and the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2026–2029, helping countries strengthen education systems and improve learning outcomes for children and adolescents.
The Deputy Regional Director (DRD) will be part of the regional leadership team. The successful candidate will be one of the two Deputy Regional Directors to support the Regional Director in the management of the Regional Office, ensuring coordination and synergy across multiple functional areas to consolidate a range of integrated and multi-sectoral approaches in support of the Regional Agenda for Children and the UNICEF Strategic Plan (2026-2029). This will be achieved in close collaboration with the twenty-four country offices, headquarter divisions and with a wide range of programmatic and cross sectoral practice areas in the Centres of Excellence (CoEs).
The Deputy Regional Director, working in close collaboration with country senior management, is accountable for ensuring that each of the 24 Country Offices is optimally guided and connected to the right competencies, as well as supported through integrated, differentiated and multi-country delivery mechanisms that enable Country Offices to achieve sustainable results at scale. Accountability for programme delivery and country results remains with Country Representatives.
UNICEF WCARO is seeking a Risk and Compliance Specialist (P-3) to strengthen integrated risk management, compliance, and implementing partnership oversight across the West and Central Africa region.
The purpose of this consultancy is to update the Disability Management Information System (DMIS) in line with the newly revised Social and Rights-Based Disability Identification Guidelines. The consultancy will also support the management of the DMIS and strengthen data interoperability with key systems, including the GS-NSPC social protection registration portal, the Ministry of Planning (MoP), DGTVET, NEA, and other relevant platforms. Specialized IT support is required to upgrade the DMIS mobile application, frontend and backend systems, and the Management Information System (MIS), as well as to support the development of data interoperability with other systems and the DMIS website.
The Corporate Alliances Specialist (Business Engagement and Child Rights & Business), P-3, will play a key role in advancing UNICEF’s private sector engagement agenda across Eastern and Southern Africa by developing and managing strategic partnerships with businesses, industry associations, governments, and other stakeholders. Reporting to the Senior Advisor for Public and Private Sector Partnerships, the incumbent will provide technical leadership on Business Engagement and Child Rights and Business (CRB) initiatives, support country offices in partnership development, evidence generation, capacity building, and strategic planning, and promote responsible business practices that protect and advance children’s rights. The role requires a strong combination of partnership management, stakeholder engagement, sustainability or human rights expertise, and the ability to influence both financial and non-financial contributions to achieve meaningful outcomes for children across the region.
El/la Oficial de Construcción es el responsable de brindar apoyo técnico a las actividades de construcción de la oficina de país. El apoyo técnico a los proyectos de construcción incluye la planificación, el apoyo a los procesos de adquisiciones, así como el monitoreo de las obras de construcción en terreno. La persona titular colabora estrechamente con las áreas de Programas y Operaciones de UNICEF para definir intervenciones de construcción que respondan a las necesidades programáticas y contribuyan al logro de resultados para la niñez
The Monitoring Officer will support the global LMSM initiative with a particular focus on ensuring CO adoption and continued use, as well as institutionalization of the solution.
The Global Procedures and Guidance Documents (GPGD) project is a major regulatory reform initiative led by SD/QAPC/PSU. It aims to transition UNICEF’s Supply Regulatory Framework from a document-centric structure to a lifecycle-based, integrated architecture composed of six clusters and three layers (procedure, guidance, tools). This transformation responds to structural challenges in the current framework, including fragmentation, complex navigation, and limited alignment with operational workflows across country, regional and headquarters levels. The project is implemented over a defined timeline leading to Regulatory Framework resubmission
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a National Intern who will be working under the direct supervision of Social Policy Specialist (Decentralization and Deconcentration, and Institutional Capacity Development) and interact on a daily basis with the consultant for youth engagement. The intern will help the supervisor in conduct analysis of sub-national planning and budgeting focusing on social services in the three provinces of Siem Reap, Preah Vihear and Rattankiri.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
Benin is a lower-middle-income country that faces multiple challenges in ensuring the rights of every child. Ranked 158th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2021/2022), it experiences significant disparities between urban and rural areas, as well as between girls and boys. Since 1977, UNICEF has been working closely with the Government, civil society, development partners, young people, and communities to improve access to education, healthcare, child protection, water, sanitation, nutrition, and social policies that benefit children.The 2024-2026 Country Programme places particular emphasis on girls’ education, protection against violence, community health, and the fight against child labour. Through its offices in Cotonou, Natitingou, and Parakou, UNICEF works alongside the most vulnerable communities to deliver tangible and sustainable results for children.UNICEF Benin is seeking a Programme Associate to help make a lasting difference in the lives of children in Benin.
The Senior Programme Associate (G‑7) is embedded within the Programme Section, reporting to Chief of field Office, the Section Chief or a Principal Programme Specialist/Manager. Positioned at the functional categories of technical, operational, and financial areas the incumbent partners closely with other teams/sections (Program, Operations, Finance, Supply), as well as with external stakeholders (government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors), and HQ-based units to implement strategic priorities into concrete activities on the ground. Depending on programme needs of the hiring office, the role may span sectoral portfolios (e.g., WASH, Nutrition, Education) or cross‑cutting themes (e.g., emergency preparedness).
Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Janakpur Field Office the Senior Programme Associate supports leading and coordinating programme support functions across the project cycle, specializing in planning, budgeting, CSO partnership management, monitoring, reporting, and closing‑out financial commitments. The role ensures that programme activities are technically robust, financially sound, and fully compliant with UNICEF policies and donor agreement. The incumbent of this position contributes to informed decisions by presenting synthesized data, flagging risks, and recommending corrective measures, to achieve results aligning with programme goals. The role ensures quality programme financial management, compliance with UNICEF policies, effective utilization of resources, and coordination with government and implementing partners. Janakpur field office engaged with Province, local government to provide technical and financial support in program implementation, capacity building and system strengthening and government and managed different sector program management and partnership (Heath, Nutrition, WASH, Child protection, SPG, Education, Planning/DRR, SBC etc.)
As the Adolescent Health Specialist, you will provide strategic leadership and technical expertise in advancing adolescent health and well-being as a core component of UNICEF’s global health agenda.You will lead efforts to strengthen systems for adolescent-responsive health services and to promote integrated, life-course approaches that address adolescents’ unique needs. This includes advancing multisectoral programming across health, nutrition, education, protection, and WASH, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health, mental health, substance use prevention, early interventions to reduce non-communicable disease risks, and HIV prevention.
Reporting to the Deputy Representative Operations, you will lead UNICEF's end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring the timely, efficient and accountable delivery of goods, services and construction works that enable programme results for children.You will oversee supply planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, inventory management, logistics, and distribution in line with UNICEF policies and ethical standards. You will manage and develop the supply team, foster strong internal and external collaboration, and provide strategic technical support to governments to strengthen national supply chain systems. You will also drive innovation, promote local market development, and enhance supply chain performance to improve efficiency and value for money. In emergencies, you will lead logistics preparedness and response by developing operational strategies, coordinating with key partners, and ensuring business continuity. Your leadership will strengthen operational resilience, mitigate supply chain risks, and directly contribute to achieving impactful and sustainable results for children.
Bhutan is increasingly experiencing the impacts of climate change, with rising temperature variability, changing weather patterns, and growing pressure on natural resources affecting children’s learning environments. Many schools, particularly in remote areas, rely heavily on fuelwood for cooking and heating, contributing to deforestation and indoor air pollution. At the same time, frequent power outages and inefficient energy systems disrupt teaching and learning, limit access to digital education, and compromise safety. School infrastructure is often not climate resilient. Poor insulation, lack of heating or cooling, and inadequate lighting affect student comfort, concentration, and performance, while weak waste management systems pose environmental and health risks.
The consultant will provide strategic programming and design, technical guidance and support to UNICEF and government partners to operationalize the Climate Smart School Initiative, oversee technical quality, support strengthening stakeholder coordination, develop implementation frameworks, support capacity building, establish monitoring systems, and contribute to national scale-up of climate-smart school models.
The Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, is one of four Deputy Executive Directors who advises and assists the Executive Director of UNICEF in the overall direction and strategic leadership of the organization, with particular focus on humanitarian policy and response and the delivery and sustainable access to essential products and services for children in need.
UNICEF is looking to hire Comptroller and Director, Division of Finance and Management. The Division of Financial and Administrative Management (DFAM) under the leadership of the UNICEF Comptroller is looking for a dynamic leader responsible for maintaining a sound system of internal controls and leading financial reforms; budget formulation and planning, including performance and financial risk management; and the establishment of systems to ensure effective and efficient use of resources and the safeguarding of UNICEF assets.
UNICEF seeks a consultant to provide technical assistance and strategic support to Country Offices (COs) and Refugee Response Offices (RROs) across Europe and Central Asia, with a focus on humanitarian contexts, systems strengthening, regional learning, and scalable MHPSS initiatives.
UNICEF Education programme provides a variety of education support across regions to the most marginalized learners in Myanmar. This includes providing learning and teaching material in different languages, refurbishing learning spaces, and providing supplementary education through community hubs and outreach programmes. A key innovation of the educational programme is its emphasis on alternative learning pathways that can be adapted to Myanmar's complex context. The initiative employs a community-based learning approach, with community-based learning spaces supporting
learners from early childhood through secondary education levels. These spaces are equipped with curated libraries, learning materials, and technology, including the Learning Passport. This assignment will support the Education Section in expanding its implementation of digital learning opportunities for both foundational literacy and numeracy as well as providing skilling opportunities to adolescents
The Education Specialist (Learning Assessment) will provide high-level technical assistance and strategic support to advance UNICEF’s global agenda on learning assessment, with a particular focus on early learning and foundational learning. The role supports UNICEF Country and Regional Offices, governments and partners to strengthen national learning assessment systems and their use for informing sector policy, planning, financing, school monitoring and classroom instruction to improve learning outcomes. Based in UNICEF’s Centre of Excellence in Bangkok, the position contributes to global standard-setting, development of methodologies, partnerships and evidence generation to promote equity-driven, inclusive and actionable learning assessments. The role also supports the implementation of UNICEF’s Every Child Learns Education Strategy 2019–2030 and the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2026–2029, helping countries strengthen education systems and improve learning outcomes for children and adolescents.
The Deputy Regional Director (DRD) will be part of the regional leadership team. The successful candidate will be one of the two Deputy Regional Directors to support the Regional Director in the management of the Regional Office, ensuring coordination and synergy across multiple functional areas to consolidate a range of integrated and multi-sectoral approaches in support of the Regional Agenda for Children and the UNICEF Strategic Plan (2026-2029). This will be achieved in close collaboration with the twenty-four country offices, headquarter divisions and with a wide range of programmatic and cross sectoral practice areas in the Centres of Excellence (CoEs).
The Deputy Regional Director, working in close collaboration with country senior management, is accountable for ensuring that each of the 24 Country Offices is optimally guided and connected to the right competencies, as well as supported through integrated, differentiated and multi-country delivery mechanisms that enable Country Offices to achieve sustainable results at scale. Accountability for programme delivery and country results remains with Country Representatives.
UNICEF WCARO is seeking a Risk and Compliance Specialist (P-3) to strengthen integrated risk management, compliance, and implementing partnership oversight across the West and Central Africa region.
The purpose of this consultancy is to update the Disability Management Information System (DMIS) in line with the newly revised Social and Rights-Based Disability Identification Guidelines. The consultancy will also support the management of the DMIS and strengthen data interoperability with key systems, including the GS-NSPC social protection registration portal, the Ministry of Planning (MoP), DGTVET, NEA, and other relevant platforms. Specialized IT support is required to upgrade the DMIS mobile application, frontend and backend systems, and the Management Information System (MIS), as well as to support the development of data interoperability with other systems and the DMIS website.
The Corporate Alliances Specialist (Business Engagement and Child Rights & Business), P-3, will play a key role in advancing UNICEF’s private sector engagement agenda across Eastern and Southern Africa by developing and managing strategic partnerships with businesses, industry associations, governments, and other stakeholders. Reporting to the Senior Advisor for Public and Private Sector Partnerships, the incumbent will provide technical leadership on Business Engagement and Child Rights and Business (CRB) initiatives, support country offices in partnership development, evidence generation, capacity building, and strategic planning, and promote responsible business practices that protect and advance children’s rights. The role requires a strong combination of partnership management, stakeholder engagement, sustainability or human rights expertise, and the ability to influence both financial and non-financial contributions to achieve meaningful outcomes for children across the region.
El/la Oficial de Construcción es el responsable de brindar apoyo técnico a las actividades de construcción de la oficina de país. El apoyo técnico a los proyectos de construcción incluye la planificación, el apoyo a los procesos de adquisiciones, así como el monitoreo de las obras de construcción en terreno. La persona titular colabora estrechamente con las áreas de Programas y Operaciones de UNICEF para definir intervenciones de construcción que respondan a las necesidades programáticas y contribuyan al logro de resultados para la niñez
The Monitoring Officer will support the global LMSM initiative with a particular focus on ensuring CO adoption and continued use, as well as institutionalization of the solution.
The Global Procedures and Guidance Documents (GPGD) project is a major regulatory reform initiative led by SD/QAPC/PSU. It aims to transition UNICEF’s Supply Regulatory Framework from a document-centric structure to a lifecycle-based, integrated architecture composed of six clusters and three layers (procedure, guidance, tools). This transformation responds to structural challenges in the current framework, including fragmentation, complex navigation, and limited alignment with operational workflows across country, regional and headquarters levels. The project is implemented over a defined timeline leading to Regulatory Framework resubmission
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a National Intern who will be working under the direct supervision of Social Policy Specialist (Decentralization and Deconcentration, and Institutional Capacity Development) and interact on a daily basis with the consultant for youth engagement. The intern will help the supervisor in conduct analysis of sub-national planning and budgeting focusing on social services in the three provinces of Siem Reap, Preah Vihear and Rattankiri.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
Benin is a lower-middle-income country that faces multiple challenges in ensuring the rights of every child. Ranked 158th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index (UNDP, 2021/2022), it experiences significant disparities between urban and rural areas, as well as between girls and boys. Since 1977, UNICEF has been working closely with the Government, civil society, development partners, young people, and communities to improve access to education, healthcare, child protection, water, sanitation, nutrition, and social policies that benefit children.The 2024-2026 Country Programme places particular emphasis on girls’ education, protection against violence, community health, and the fight against child labour. Through its offices in Cotonou, Natitingou, and Parakou, UNICEF works alongside the most vulnerable communities to deliver tangible and sustainable results for children.UNICEF Benin is seeking a Programme Associate to help make a lasting difference in the lives of children in Benin.
The Senior Programme Associate (G‑7) is embedded within the Programme Section, reporting to Chief of field Office, the Section Chief or a Principal Programme Specialist/Manager. Positioned at the functional categories of technical, operational, and financial areas the incumbent partners closely with other teams/sections (Program, Operations, Finance, Supply), as well as with external stakeholders (government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors), and HQ-based units to implement strategic priorities into concrete activities on the ground. Depending on programme needs of the hiring office, the role may span sectoral portfolios (e.g., WASH, Nutrition, Education) or cross‑cutting themes (e.g., emergency preparedness).
Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Janakpur Field Office the Senior Programme Associate supports leading and coordinating programme support functions across the project cycle, specializing in planning, budgeting, CSO partnership management, monitoring, reporting, and closing‑out financial commitments. The role ensures that programme activities are technically robust, financially sound, and fully compliant with UNICEF policies and donor agreement. The incumbent of this position contributes to informed decisions by presenting synthesized data, flagging risks, and recommending corrective measures, to achieve results aligning with programme goals. The role ensures quality programme financial management, compliance with UNICEF policies, effective utilization of resources, and coordination with government and implementing partners. Janakpur field office engaged with Province, local government to provide technical and financial support in program implementation, capacity building and system strengthening and government and managed different sector program management and partnership (Heath, Nutrition, WASH, Child protection, SPG, Education, Planning/DRR, SBC etc.)
As the Adolescent Health Specialist, you will provide strategic leadership and technical expertise in advancing adolescent health and well-being as a core component of UNICEF’s global health agenda.You will lead efforts to strengthen systems for adolescent-responsive health services and to promote integrated, life-course approaches that address adolescents’ unique needs. This includes advancing multisectoral programming across health, nutrition, education, protection, and WASH, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health, mental health, substance use prevention, early interventions to reduce non-communicable disease risks, and HIV prevention.
Reporting to the Deputy Representative Operations, you will lead UNICEF's end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring the timely, efficient and accountable delivery of goods, services and construction works that enable programme results for children.You will oversee supply planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, inventory management, logistics, and distribution in line with UNICEF policies and ethical standards. You will manage and develop the supply team, foster strong internal and external collaboration, and provide strategic technical support to governments to strengthen national supply chain systems. You will also drive innovation, promote local market development, and enhance supply chain performance to improve efficiency and value for money. In emergencies, you will lead logistics preparedness and response by developing operational strategies, coordinating with key partners, and ensuring business continuity. Your leadership will strengthen operational resilience, mitigate supply chain risks, and directly contribute to achieving impactful and sustainable results for children.
Bhutan is increasingly experiencing the impacts of climate change, with rising temperature variability, changing weather patterns, and growing pressure on natural resources affecting children’s learning environments. Many schools, particularly in remote areas, rely heavily on fuelwood for cooking and heating, contributing to deforestation and indoor air pollution. At the same time, frequent power outages and inefficient energy systems disrupt teaching and learning, limit access to digital education, and compromise safety. School infrastructure is often not climate resilient. Poor insulation, lack of heating or cooling, and inadequate lighting affect student comfort, concentration, and performance, while weak waste management systems pose environmental and health risks.
The consultant will provide strategic programming and design, technical guidance and support to UNICEF and government partners to operationalize the Climate Smart School Initiative, oversee technical quality, support strengthening stakeholder coordination, develop implementation frameworks, support capacity building, establish monitoring systems, and contribute to national scale-up of climate-smart school models.
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