The Partnerships Specialist contributes to strengthening UNICEF's strategic positioning with IFIs by monitoring institutional and political developments, identifying opportunities for policy influence, resource mobilization, and strategic collaboration, and supporting high-level engagement with senior partner counterparts. The position provides strategic analysis, partnership guidance, and coordination across the organization to ensure coherent and effective engagement with IFIs. The incumbent serves as a resource for colleagues on IFI-related partnership opportunities and contributes to positioning UNICEF as a trusted partner in advancing sustainable development outcomes for children.
UNICEF Nigeria in Abuja, is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an education consultant for the Development of Safe Schools Guide and IEC Materials for Learners and Teachers 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.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and dynamic person to work in the role of Programme Associate in the Health Section 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.
The Chief, Nutrition reports to the Deputy Representative for general guidance and direction. The Chief is responsible for managing and supervising all stages of the nutrition programme, from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of results. The Chief is also responsible for leading and managing the Nutrition team, along with strong collaboration with the Health and WASH sections on CSD imperatives, and other sections on cross-sectoral programmes. The Chief is accountable for ensuring that concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant and child nutrition programmes are achieved in accordance with plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and dynamic person to work in the role of Social Behaviour Change Specialist (Polio) 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.
UNICEF is one of the most admired organizations globally, impacting the lives of children in almost every country of the world. Your work with UNICEF will enable this life-saving and critical work in the most direct way: by raising money that lets us help the most difficult to reach.
UNICEF is looking for a Digital Data Analyst to work closely with our Global Data and Insights team, which sits within the Individual Giving Unit (IG), Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), to support a digital transformation journey aimed at increasing revenues and making an impact on children’s lives around the world.
UNICEF, jointly with UN agencies and relevant national partners, is implementing several initiatives with a focus on social and behaviour change. The interventions cover such areas as WASH in schools and inclusive education.
Planned interventions include development and implementation of evidence-based Social and Behaviour Change Communication solutions that include production of visuals, PSAs, mini-series, and others. All communication products need to be produced in close collaboration with relevant partners and pre-tested with engagement of target audience.
For the implementation of the above activities, UNICEF is seeking the services of a local consultant to support timely production and dissemination of communication products, including but not limited to liaison with national partners and subject experts, coordinating the collaboration with relevant stakeholders, external vendors, and to perform a quality control and overall coordination of envisaged communication solutions.
The consultancy will identify and recommend an efficient, inclusive, and financially sustainable management model for the rehabilitated Sports Complex and computer room in Bissau. It will also develop a practical sustainability plan covering operations, maintenance, waste management, financial viability, and community engagement to ensure long-term functionality and positive community impact.
By being the Chief Social Policy you will report to the Deputy Representative for general guidance and direction. You will be responsible for leading, managing and supervising all stages of Economic and Social Policy programming and related advocacy, from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce monetary and multidimensional child poverty; (b) inclusive, shock-responsive social protection systems and programmes; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments, domestic financing and financial management; (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services, and (e) livelihoods and economic opportunities as per new UNICEF Strategic Plan. This encompasses both direct programme work with government (central and at subnational levels), international financial institutions, development partners, and civil society partners, as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, nutrition, child protection, and water and sanitation.
The Evaluation Consultant will support UNICEF ECARO, Country Offices, and government counterparts in assessing the feasibility, designing, managing, and implementing experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations of government interventions. The consultant will strengthen national evaluation capacity on counterfactual evaluation methodologies and provide technical guidance to Country Offices and government counterparts in the design and implementation of high-quality, robust strategic evaluations using quantitative methods.
The Vaccine Management and Cold Chain Logistics Specialist will support the Ministry of Health at provincial level to improve vaccine management, cold chain performance, coordination, and capacity building. Under the administrative supervision and technical guidance of the Immunization Supply Chain Manager in Kinshasa, the incumbent will also help strengthen UNICEF’s strategic engagement in provincial immunization and logistics coordination platforms.
The Child Protection Officer reports to Child Protection Specialist for supervision. The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results. Incumbent prepares, executes, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
UNICEF has developed Bebbo, a free parenting application that guides parents and caregivers from pregnancy through the early years of a child’s life. Bebbo provides evidence-based, age-tailored guidance across health, nutrition, responsive care, play and early learning, safety, child protection and parental well-being and mental health, and offers functional features that allow caregivers to record and monitor immunizations, growth and developmental milestones. The application is available at no cost on iOS and Android, functions offline, and is designed for multilingual deployment, with centrally curated content managed in a Drupal-based Content Management System (CMS) and adapted and translated by each participating country.
Assists in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating an advocacy and communication work according to the evolving situation on the ground and relevant strategies and workplans to get children’s and women’s issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of better protecting and improving children’s lives, as well as positioning of UNICEF's mission and objectives in the country, and enhance the organization’s credibility and brand.
UNICEF is seeking an experienced Health Specialist (Emergency) to lead and support emergency health programming for vulnerable women and children across Afghanistan. Reporting to the Chief of Health, the position plays a critical role in emergency preparedness, outbreak response, programme management, health systems strengthening, and coordination with government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, and Health Cluster partners.
This consultancy will contribute to the identification, development, and management of partnership and fundraising opportunities, support donor engagement and proposal development, and facilitate the implementation of priority partnership initiatives and events.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Sierra Leonne Country Office for a passionate and committed Deputy Representative Programme at the P-5 level. The Deputy Representative reports to the CO Representative for general supervision and direction. The Deputy Representative serves as the principal adviser on the overall management of the CO, development of CO policies and strategies; and under delegated authority, for coordinating and managing all phases of the Country Office Programme, from formulation to delivery of results in accordance with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics, and integrity.
As part of UNICEF’s Future Focus Initiative (FFI), a corporate-wide transformation launched in 2025 to ensure UNICEF remains fit for purpose in an era of declining Official Development Assistance and increasing complexity, the offices in Belize, Jamaica, Guyana & Suriname, and the Eastern Caribbean Area (ECA) are consolidating into a new Caribbean Multi-Country Office — a regional platform combining policy influence, technical depth, and strategic partnerships across 12 countries, designed for systems-level impact and results at scale.
For the transition, UNICEF is seeking a Knowledge Specialist professional to join a dynamic team driving one of the most organization transformation processes in the Latin America and Caribbean Region: the consolidation of the new Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean.
The incumbent will provide support during the transition, establishing systems, templates, and capacity for effective knowledge handover. The purpose of this assignment is to facilitate a smooth and effective transition of knowledge during the restructuring by ensuring that essential institutional knowledge is systematically documented, retained, transferred, and made accessible to relevant teams and staff across the four offices.
The assignment will support offices to operationalize practical, time bound KM processes that safeguard continuity of programmes, partnerships, and internal operations during and immediately after the transition period.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
The Project Management Unit’s Information Management Officer (Beneficiary Data) will be based in Kabul and report directly to the Programme Specialist (Beneficiary Data). The incumbent will support the Team in delivering effective and secure beneficiary data management services.The position will contribute to the implementation of Humanitarian Cash Transfer and Incentive Payment projects through partner capacity-building, beneficiary data processing and management, and the administration of relevant information systems. The Information Management Officer will work closely with the PMU and Programme Sections across the Afghanistan Country Office and, where required, coordinate with ACO Field Offices and other relevant stakeholders.
The Partnerships Specialist contributes to strengthening UNICEF's strategic positioning with IFIs by monitoring institutional and political developments, identifying opportunities for policy influence, resource mobilization, and strategic collaboration, and supporting high-level engagement with senior partner counterparts. The position provides strategic analysis, partnership guidance, and coordination across the organization to ensure coherent and effective engagement with IFIs. The incumbent serves as a resource for colleagues on IFI-related partnership opportunities and contributes to positioning UNICEF as a trusted partner in advancing sustainable development outcomes for children.
UNICEF Nigeria in Abuja, is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an education consultant for the Development of Safe Schools Guide and IEC Materials for Learners and Teachers 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.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and dynamic person to work in the role of Programme Associate in the Health Section 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.
The Chief, Nutrition reports to the Deputy Representative for general guidance and direction. The Chief is responsible for managing and supervising all stages of the nutrition programme, from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of results. The Chief is also responsible for leading and managing the Nutrition team, along with strong collaboration with the Health and WASH sections on CSD imperatives, and other sections on cross-sectoral programmes. The Chief is accountable for ensuring that concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant and child nutrition programmes are achieved in accordance with plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and dynamic person to work in the role of Social Behaviour Change Specialist (Polio) 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.
UNICEF is one of the most admired organizations globally, impacting the lives of children in almost every country of the world. Your work with UNICEF will enable this life-saving and critical work in the most direct way: by raising money that lets us help the most difficult to reach.
UNICEF is looking for a Digital Data Analyst to work closely with our Global Data and Insights team, which sits within the Individual Giving Unit (IG), Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), to support a digital transformation journey aimed at increasing revenues and making an impact on children’s lives around the world.
UNICEF, jointly with UN agencies and relevant national partners, is implementing several initiatives with a focus on social and behaviour change. The interventions cover such areas as WASH in schools and inclusive education.
Planned interventions include development and implementation of evidence-based Social and Behaviour Change Communication solutions that include production of visuals, PSAs, mini-series, and others. All communication products need to be produced in close collaboration with relevant partners and pre-tested with engagement of target audience.
For the implementation of the above activities, UNICEF is seeking the services of a local consultant to support timely production and dissemination of communication products, including but not limited to liaison with national partners and subject experts, coordinating the collaboration with relevant stakeholders, external vendors, and to perform a quality control and overall coordination of envisaged communication solutions.
The consultancy will identify and recommend an efficient, inclusive, and financially sustainable management model for the rehabilitated Sports Complex and computer room in Bissau. It will also develop a practical sustainability plan covering operations, maintenance, waste management, financial viability, and community engagement to ensure long-term functionality and positive community impact.
By being the Chief Social Policy you will report to the Deputy Representative for general guidance and direction. You will be responsible for leading, managing and supervising all stages of Economic and Social Policy programming and related advocacy, from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce monetary and multidimensional child poverty; (b) inclusive, shock-responsive social protection systems and programmes; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments, domestic financing and financial management; (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services, and (e) livelihoods and economic opportunities as per new UNICEF Strategic Plan. This encompasses both direct programme work with government (central and at subnational levels), international financial institutions, development partners, and civil society partners, as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, nutrition, child protection, and water and sanitation.
The Evaluation Consultant will support UNICEF ECARO, Country Offices, and government counterparts in assessing the feasibility, designing, managing, and implementing experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations of government interventions. The consultant will strengthen national evaluation capacity on counterfactual evaluation methodologies and provide technical guidance to Country Offices and government counterparts in the design and implementation of high-quality, robust strategic evaluations using quantitative methods.
The Vaccine Management and Cold Chain Logistics Specialist will support the Ministry of Health at provincial level to improve vaccine management, cold chain performance, coordination, and capacity building. Under the administrative supervision and technical guidance of the Immunization Supply Chain Manager in Kinshasa, the incumbent will also help strengthen UNICEF’s strategic engagement in provincial immunization and logistics coordination platforms.
The Child Protection Officer reports to Child Protection Specialist for supervision. The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results. Incumbent prepares, executes, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
UNICEF has developed Bebbo, a free parenting application that guides parents and caregivers from pregnancy through the early years of a child’s life. Bebbo provides evidence-based, age-tailored guidance across health, nutrition, responsive care, play and early learning, safety, child protection and parental well-being and mental health, and offers functional features that allow caregivers to record and monitor immunizations, growth and developmental milestones. The application is available at no cost on iOS and Android, functions offline, and is designed for multilingual deployment, with centrally curated content managed in a Drupal-based Content Management System (CMS) and adapted and translated by each participating country.
Assists in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating an advocacy and communication work according to the evolving situation on the ground and relevant strategies and workplans to get children’s and women’s issues into the public domain, strengthen political will in support of better protecting and improving children’s lives, as well as positioning of UNICEF's mission and objectives in the country, and enhance the organization’s credibility and brand.
UNICEF is seeking an experienced Health Specialist (Emergency) to lead and support emergency health programming for vulnerable women and children across Afghanistan. Reporting to the Chief of Health, the position plays a critical role in emergency preparedness, outbreak response, programme management, health systems strengthening, and coordination with government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, and Health Cluster partners.
This consultancy will contribute to the identification, development, and management of partnership and fundraising opportunities, support donor engagement and proposal development, and facilitate the implementation of priority partnership initiatives and events.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Sierra Leonne Country Office for a passionate and committed Deputy Representative Programme at the P-5 level. The Deputy Representative reports to the CO Representative for general supervision and direction. The Deputy Representative serves as the principal adviser on the overall management of the CO, development of CO policies and strategies; and under delegated authority, for coordinating and managing all phases of the Country Office Programme, from formulation to delivery of results in accordance with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics, and integrity.
As part of UNICEF’s Future Focus Initiative (FFI), a corporate-wide transformation launched in 2025 to ensure UNICEF remains fit for purpose in an era of declining Official Development Assistance and increasing complexity, the offices in Belize, Jamaica, Guyana & Suriname, and the Eastern Caribbean Area (ECA) are consolidating into a new Caribbean Multi-Country Office — a regional platform combining policy influence, technical depth, and strategic partnerships across 12 countries, designed for systems-level impact and results at scale.
For the transition, UNICEF is seeking a Knowledge Specialist professional to join a dynamic team driving one of the most organization transformation processes in the Latin America and Caribbean Region: the consolidation of the new Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean.
The incumbent will provide support during the transition, establishing systems, templates, and capacity for effective knowledge handover. The purpose of this assignment is to facilitate a smooth and effective transition of knowledge during the restructuring by ensuring that essential institutional knowledge is systematically documented, retained, transferred, and made accessible to relevant teams and staff across the four offices.
The assignment will support offices to operationalize practical, time bound KM processes that safeguard continuity of programmes, partnerships, and internal operations during and immediately after the transition period.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
The Project Management Unit’s Information Management Officer (Beneficiary Data) will be based in Kabul and report directly to the Programme Specialist (Beneficiary Data). The incumbent will support the Team in delivering effective and secure beneficiary data management services.The position will contribute to the implementation of Humanitarian Cash Transfer and Incentive Payment projects through partner capacity-building, beneficiary data processing and management, and the administration of relevant information systems. The Information Management Officer will work closely with the PMU and Programme Sections across the Afghanistan Country Office and, where required, coordinate with ACO Field Offices and other relevant stakeholders.
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