The core objective of this assignment is to co-create or lead on data projects, support capacity building where applicable
and developing data & analytics products, primarily using cutting-edge data and data science models to support horizontal
initiatives across UNICEF’s core programmes on health, education, WASH and country climate initiatives and in particular
the Automated SitRep, a tool that supports the Office of Emergency Programmes with data to support regional and country
based emergencies and the Air Quality Model creation for Malaysia.
We are looking for an exceptionally qualified candidate with extensive experience in senior stakeholder engagement,
facilitation, and project management, combined with strong expertise in data science The ideal candidate should have a
solid understanding of data visualization techniques and best practices, particularly within the EAP region as well as previous
experience working with UNICEF and also on climate data projects. They should bring robust data science skills, along with
deep knowledge of agile methodologies, user-centered design and data management best practices. Knowledge of satellite
imagery and geospatial data engineering is a plus.
They should also be comfortable working in a dynamic, collaborative team environment and be passionate about
contributing to the enhancement of UNICEF's mission by designing frontier data products.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide engagement leadership to operationalize two multistakeholder partnerships: the Children’s WASH SDG Fund and the People’s Survival Fund Plus. The Multistakeholder Engagement Partner will convene partners, establish and manage a private sector membership offer, and develop partner-facing communications and fundraising materials that strengthen pipeline development, partnership conversions, and sustained engagement in support of equitable, climate-resilient outcomes for children and communities in the Philippines.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide expert-level legal, technical, strategic, and coordination leadership for the implementation of the Action “Strengthening Child Justice and Protection Systems in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
The consultant will act as the lead technical and strategic advisor for the Access to Justice / Child Justice domain, ensuring coherence, quality, and alignment of all interventions with EU standards, CRC principles, and national legal frameworks.
The assignment aims to provide technical support to the UNICEF Social Policy team in Somalia to advance its Local Governance and Public Finance for Children (PF4C) agenda. This includes conducting district, state, and national-level PF4C analyses; supporting targeted capacity development of government counterparts; and strengthening budget transparency and openness, including citizen participation, social accountability, and oversight mechanisms.
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 P&C Officer reports to the Deputy Representative for close guidance, training and supervision. The Officer provides support to the supervisor and colleagues by executing P&C services through applying knowledge of theoretical P&C models, as well as understanding of organizational P&C policies and procedures.
Under the supervision and in close collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and the Deputy Representative of UNICEF Algeria, the National MICS Consultant (NMC) will support and provide guidance to the Country Office and the Ministry of Health for the preparation, implementation and dissemination of the MICS7 survey in the country.
The UNICEF’s Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs) unit within the Emerging Programme Partnerships team of the UNICEF Public Partnerships and Resources Division coordinates UNICEF’s engagement with Global Programme Partnerships (e.g. GAVI, Global Fund, GPE, and GCF) to identify and develop new financing strategies and opportunities for child-focused investments under the wider umbrella of the SDG agenda. The P-2 working in our team will assist with resource mobilization, contribution management, and guidance to country offices and partners.Purpose of the Job: To provide assistance and support, as member of the team, to the GPP Partnerships Manager and GPP Partnerships Specialist in various aspects of external relations, resource mobilization and other related functions for assigned GPP resource partnersResponsible for contribution management and maintaining on-going contacts at working levels with HQ divisions, regional offices and Centers of Excellence engaging with GPP partners.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide dedicated Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) technical assistance for Immunization and Polio outbreak preparedness and response with focus on Polio, including campaign planning, community engagement, demand generation, misinformation management, monitoring, documentation and coordination.
The objective of this consultancy is to provide Social and Behavior Change (SBC) technical support at both federal and subnational levels to the Ministry of Health and health promotion structures. This includes supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of communication and social mobilization activities related to routine immunization, vaccination campaigns, and health emergencies in Sudan.
UNICEF seeks to hire a National Individual Consultant with strong expertise in education policy, educational management and school governance to review, adapt and contextualise the EduTech Lab Institutionalisation Guide.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical, facilitation, and coordination support to the development of the UNICEF Egypt Country Programme (2028–2032), ensuring a structured, participatory, and high-quality process from evidence synthesis through to CPD drafting and finalization.
UNICEF is seeking an experienced Administrative Specialist to provide strategic leadership and management of administrative services across the Afghanistan Country Office and its 13 field locations. The role ensures efficient, compliant, and high-quality administrative operations to support programme delivery and staff wellbeing
The objective of this consultancy is to conduct a targeted Situation Analysis (SITAN) of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) services for children aged 0–3, and to develop a prioritized Action Plan to support the expansion of equitable, quality, and sustainable services in line with the joint Smart-Ed project activities, supported by Islamic Development Bank, Global Partnership for Education and Arab Coordination Group.
Under the general guidance of the Chief Social Policy and in close collaboration with the Chief Field Office (Recife), the Social Policy Officer (Public Finance for Children) will be accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results at sub national level.
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, a 73-role recruitment campaign will be launched from July 2026, requiring additional support for recruitment and selection processes and UNICEF is seeking a People and Culture professional to join a dynamic team driving one of the most significant P&C transformation processes in the Latin America and Caribbean Region: the consolidation of the new Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean.
The incumbent will implement a prioritized recruitment and selection plan with clear deadlines and deliverables with the main responsibilities of recruitment and selection activities. The P&C Officer will also support specific staff support interventions for staff on abolished position across the Caribbean and will support the drafting and classification of Job Descriptions as required.
UNICEF’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO), in partnership with the UNICEF ECD Centre of Excellence, is seeking a Senior Advisory Consultant to inform CELFF’s strategic direction, country engagement, and partnership approaches within the context of this leveraging agenda for ECD. The consultant will guide relevant teams, while working
collaboratively with the ECD Centre of Excellence, to ensure strategic coherence and effective country-level demonstrations, and contribute to a robust, pragmatic roadmap to scale key initiatives, including CELFF, to advance outcomes for young children.
UNICEF works to ensure that no boy or girl becomes a victim of any form of violence — a complex, multifaceted phenomenon shaped by cultural, social, and economic factors. This consultancy will support the UNICEF Brazil Country Office in developing a comprehensive, national, intersectoral Social and Behaviour Change strategy to address violent discipline with government and civil society partners, strengthening the commitment to the protection and well-being of Brazilian children.
This consultancy will strengthen and integrate a real-time predictive model prototype to assess child vulnerability during Caribbean climate emergencies, building upon the "Ahead of the Storm" initiative. The expert will consolidate data pipelines, geospatial workflows, and impact-translation methods into a sustainable, modular system that delivers actionable decision-support tools, such as maps and alerts, for rapid regional response.
Addressing the critical need for timely, child-specific data across sectors, this time-bound assignment leverages specialized expertise in geospatial data engineering and systems integration to operationalize multi-hazard analysis. The goal is to provide sustainable, actionable insights for emergency preparedness, supporting better outcomes for children and families across the Caribbean Basin.
Guinea is a lower-middle-income country facing significant challenges in child development and deprivation. According to the latest Human Development Index (HDI) report, Guinea has a Human Development Index of 0.480, ranking 178th out of 191 countries in 2023, reflecting its ongoing struggle with poverty and social development challenges. Since 1984, UNICEF has worked with the government and various partners, including UN agencies, NGOs, and community-based organizations, to improve conditions for children.
The core objective of this assignment is to co-create or lead on data projects, support capacity building where applicable
and developing data & analytics products, primarily using cutting-edge data and data science models to support horizontal
initiatives across UNICEF’s core programmes on health, education, WASH and country climate initiatives and in particular
the Automated SitRep, a tool that supports the Office of Emergency Programmes with data to support regional and country
based emergencies and the Air Quality Model creation for Malaysia.
We are looking for an exceptionally qualified candidate with extensive experience in senior stakeholder engagement,
facilitation, and project management, combined with strong expertise in data science The ideal candidate should have a
solid understanding of data visualization techniques and best practices, particularly within the EAP region as well as previous
experience working with UNICEF and also on climate data projects. They should bring robust data science skills, along with
deep knowledge of agile methodologies, user-centered design and data management best practices. Knowledge of satellite
imagery and geospatial data engineering is a plus.
They should also be comfortable working in a dynamic, collaborative team environment and be passionate about
contributing to the enhancement of UNICEF's mission by designing frontier data products.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide engagement leadership to operationalize two multistakeholder partnerships: the Children’s WASH SDG Fund and the People’s Survival Fund Plus. The Multistakeholder Engagement Partner will convene partners, establish and manage a private sector membership offer, and develop partner-facing communications and fundraising materials that strengthen pipeline development, partnership conversions, and sustained engagement in support of equitable, climate-resilient outcomes for children and communities in the Philippines.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide expert-level legal, technical, strategic, and coordination leadership for the implementation of the Action “Strengthening Child Justice and Protection Systems in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
The consultant will act as the lead technical and strategic advisor for the Access to Justice / Child Justice domain, ensuring coherence, quality, and alignment of all interventions with EU standards, CRC principles, and national legal frameworks.
The assignment aims to provide technical support to the UNICEF Social Policy team in Somalia to advance its Local Governance and Public Finance for Children (PF4C) agenda. This includes conducting district, state, and national-level PF4C analyses; supporting targeted capacity development of government counterparts; and strengthening budget transparency and openness, including citizen participation, social accountability, and oversight mechanisms.
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 P&C Officer reports to the Deputy Representative for close guidance, training and supervision. The Officer provides support to the supervisor and colleagues by executing P&C services through applying knowledge of theoretical P&C models, as well as understanding of organizational P&C policies and procedures.
Under the supervision and in close collaboration with the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and the Deputy Representative of UNICEF Algeria, the National MICS Consultant (NMC) will support and provide guidance to the Country Office and the Ministry of Health for the preparation, implementation and dissemination of the MICS7 survey in the country.
The UNICEF’s Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs) unit within the Emerging Programme Partnerships team of the UNICEF Public Partnerships and Resources Division coordinates UNICEF’s engagement with Global Programme Partnerships (e.g. GAVI, Global Fund, GPE, and GCF) to identify and develop new financing strategies and opportunities for child-focused investments under the wider umbrella of the SDG agenda. The P-2 working in our team will assist with resource mobilization, contribution management, and guidance to country offices and partners.Purpose of the Job: To provide assistance and support, as member of the team, to the GPP Partnerships Manager and GPP Partnerships Specialist in various aspects of external relations, resource mobilization and other related functions for assigned GPP resource partnersResponsible for contribution management and maintaining on-going contacts at working levels with HQ divisions, regional offices and Centers of Excellence engaging with GPP partners.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide dedicated Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) technical assistance for Immunization and Polio outbreak preparedness and response with focus on Polio, including campaign planning, community engagement, demand generation, misinformation management, monitoring, documentation and coordination.
The objective of this consultancy is to provide Social and Behavior Change (SBC) technical support at both federal and subnational levels to the Ministry of Health and health promotion structures. This includes supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of communication and social mobilization activities related to routine immunization, vaccination campaigns, and health emergencies in Sudan.
UNICEF seeks to hire a National Individual Consultant with strong expertise in education policy, educational management and school governance to review, adapt and contextualise the EduTech Lab Institutionalisation Guide.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical, facilitation, and coordination support to the development of the UNICEF Egypt Country Programme (2028–2032), ensuring a structured, participatory, and high-quality process from evidence synthesis through to CPD drafting and finalization.
UNICEF is seeking an experienced Administrative Specialist to provide strategic leadership and management of administrative services across the Afghanistan Country Office and its 13 field locations. The role ensures efficient, compliant, and high-quality administrative operations to support programme delivery and staff wellbeing
The objective of this consultancy is to conduct a targeted Situation Analysis (SITAN) of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) services for children aged 0–3, and to develop a prioritized Action Plan to support the expansion of equitable, quality, and sustainable services in line with the joint Smart-Ed project activities, supported by Islamic Development Bank, Global Partnership for Education and Arab Coordination Group.
Under the general guidance of the Chief Social Policy and in close collaboration with the Chief Field Office (Recife), the Social Policy Officer (Public Finance for Children) will be accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results at sub national level.
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, a 73-role recruitment campaign will be launched from July 2026, requiring additional support for recruitment and selection processes and UNICEF is seeking a People and Culture professional to join a dynamic team driving one of the most significant P&C transformation processes in the Latin America and Caribbean Region: the consolidation of the new Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean.
The incumbent will implement a prioritized recruitment and selection plan with clear deadlines and deliverables with the main responsibilities of recruitment and selection activities. The P&C Officer will also support specific staff support interventions for staff on abolished position across the Caribbean and will support the drafting and classification of Job Descriptions as required.
UNICEF’s Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO), in partnership with the UNICEF ECD Centre of Excellence, is seeking a Senior Advisory Consultant to inform CELFF’s strategic direction, country engagement, and partnership approaches within the context of this leveraging agenda for ECD. The consultant will guide relevant teams, while working
collaboratively with the ECD Centre of Excellence, to ensure strategic coherence and effective country-level demonstrations, and contribute to a robust, pragmatic roadmap to scale key initiatives, including CELFF, to advance outcomes for young children.
UNICEF works to ensure that no boy or girl becomes a victim of any form of violence — a complex, multifaceted phenomenon shaped by cultural, social, and economic factors. This consultancy will support the UNICEF Brazil Country Office in developing a comprehensive, national, intersectoral Social and Behaviour Change strategy to address violent discipline with government and civil society partners, strengthening the commitment to the protection and well-being of Brazilian children.
This consultancy will strengthen and integrate a real-time predictive model prototype to assess child vulnerability during Caribbean climate emergencies, building upon the "Ahead of the Storm" initiative. The expert will consolidate data pipelines, geospatial workflows, and impact-translation methods into a sustainable, modular system that delivers actionable decision-support tools, such as maps and alerts, for rapid regional response.
Addressing the critical need for timely, child-specific data across sectors, this time-bound assignment leverages specialized expertise in geospatial data engineering and systems integration to operationalize multi-hazard analysis. The goal is to provide sustainable, actionable insights for emergency preparedness, supporting better outcomes for children and families across the Caribbean Basin.
Guinea is a lower-middle-income country facing significant challenges in child development and deprivation. According to the latest Human Development Index (HDI) report, Guinea has a Human Development Index of 0.480, ranking 178th out of 191 countries in 2023, reflecting its ongoing struggle with poverty and social development challenges. Since 1984, UNICEF has worked with the government and various partners, including UN agencies, NGOs, and community-based organizations, to improve conditions for children.
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