This assignment aims to strengthen UNICEF’s partnerships with foundations, faith-based organizations and membership-based organizations by supporting resource mobilization, partnership growth and strategic engagement. The consultant will help implement global partnership strategies, build fundraising capacity across UNICEF markets, support partner cultivation and relationship management, and maximize both financial and non-financial contributions from key partners to advance UNICEF’s goals and increase sustainable income.
The purpose of the assignment is to build on existing PBG documentation and analysis and generate a more comprehensive and in-depth account of the implementation of the Performance-Based Grant (PBG) mechanism under the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP). Drawing on available PBG documentation, existing LGU case studies, and other relevant evidence, the assignment will examine how the mechanism was implemented in practice, how local government units (LGUs) responded to PBG resources and performance incentives, and how the mechanism interacted with existing local public financial management (PFM) and governance arrangements.
The purpose of this consultancy is to consolidate lessons from the 2026 cholera response and strengthen evidence-based WASH planning for cholera prevention, preparedness and risk reduction in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States.
Provide dedicated, office-based communication support to the two EU-funded programmes over 36 months, weighted to reflect UNICEF’s role in each: approximately 70% of time for EU4PEOPLE, where UNICEF is lead agency, and 30% for the Roma Assistance Programme, where UNICEF is a participating agency. Under the guidance of the Communication Officer, the Communication Associate will support communication, visibility and event management for EU4PEOPLE, including day-to-day coordination with communication colleagues from partner UN agencies; deliver UNICEF’s communication contributions to the UNDP-led Roma Assistance Programme; ensure compliance with EU and UNICEF branding and visibility rules; and produce ethical, evidence-based and human-interest content that makes programme results visible to decision-makers, professionals, communities and the general public.
To conduct a comprehensive costing analysis of nutrition programmes in Afghanistan and estimate the financial resources required to achieve national nutrition targets over the medium term. The assignment will generate evidence on programme costs, resource needs, financing gaps, investment priorities, and cost-effectiveness to support strategic planning, budgeting, advocacy, and resource mobilization. It will also determine unit costs and assess the relative costeffectiveness of key nutrition interventions, delivery platforms, and service delivery models to identify the most efficient approaches for improving nutrition outcomes at scale.
The consultant will conduct a Nutrition Programme Costing Analysis to estimate recurrent, capital, and total programme costs at national and sub-national levels, including costs per beneficiary reached, service delivered, child treated for SAM and HR-MAM, pregnant and lactating woman served, FHH supported, CNDCC supported, and health facility delivering nutrition services. . The consultant will also develop 3–5-year resource requirement projections. Based on these findings, the consultant will develop a Nutrition Investment Case demonstrating the burden of malnutrition. The consultant will be required to undertake travel to four UNICEF zonal offices (Mazar, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Herat) within Afghanistan to collect primary data. This may include visits to selected provinces representing different programme delivery modalities and operational contexts. The consultant will conduct consultations with government counterparts, implementing partners, health facility staff, community representatives, and other relevant stakeholders involved in nutrition programming. The number and destinations of field missions will be agreed upon during the inception phase,
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Health in the planning, implementation,
monitoring, and reporting of preventive and curative nutrition interventions delivered through the health system. The
consultant will work closely with relevant departments of the Ministry of Health to enhance coordination, support evidence
based programming, and contribute to the effective delivery of nutrition services and interventions.
The purpose of this assignment is to design, develop, and operationalize a National Electronic Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (eMPDSR) System for Lesotho that will strengthen the timely identification, notification, review, analysis, and response to maternal, neonatal, stillbirth, and perinatal deaths. The system will serve as a unified national platform that integrates and interoperates with existing government information systems, including DHIS2, CRVS, IDSR, and other relevant platforms, to improve mortality surveillance, enhance accountability, support evidence-based decision-making, and accelerate reductions in preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
Nepal faces recurrent risks from multiple hazards, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires, and landslides. In partnership with the Government of Nepal, UNICEF supports emergency preparedness, response, and resilience-building efforts to reduce disaster risks and protect vulnerable populations. UNICEF also works closely with federal, provincial, and local governments to strengthen risk-informed planning and improve the effectiveness of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emergency preparedness and response (EPR) systems. Effective coordination, information management, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder engagement are essential to ensuring quality programme implementation and accountability across all levels of government. To support the implementation of ongoing DRR and EPR initiatives, including the Strengthening Urban Preparedness, Earthquake Preparedness and Response (SUPER), UNICEF Nepal Country Office seeks to engage a Disaster Risk Management Consultant. The consultant will provide technical and coordination support to strengthen the planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and knowledge management of UNICEF-supported DRR and EPR programmes. The role will contribute to improved programme quality, evidence-based decision-making, accountability, and institutional capacity for disaster preparedness and response at provincial and local levels
The consultant will provide technical leadership and coordination support for the implementation, monitoring, reporting, information management, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge management of UNICEF-supported DRR, EPR, SUPER, and Anticipatory Action initiatives, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outputs, strengthened partnerships, enhanced accountability, and evidence-based programme implementation across federal, provincial, and local levels.
The Individual Giving (IG) team in the Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), based in Rome provides global support to over 50 UNICEF fundraising National Committees (Natcoms) and Country Offices (COs). The IG team is seeking a Planning and Analytics Consultant with capabilities in planning and metrics development and monitoring to join the Individual Giving Fundraising Team, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP).
In this role, the hired consultant will be responsible for planning and validating IG activities with a focus on Individual Giving fundraising performance. Candidates with a business performance analysis background will be highly suitable.
UNICEF China seeks to engage one national consultant for six months to deliver defined technical and implementation-support outputs for its child health and development programme under the 2026–2027 workplan.
The assignment will focus on supporting government-led implementation and institutionalization of Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) and Early Childhood Development (ECD) services. It will contribute to the review and finalization of technical resources, synthesis of implementation findings, and preparation of practical recommendations and handover documentation to support continued delivery through government systems.
Recognising the critical role of robust and scalable digital solutions in supporting Early Childhood
Development (ECD) and parenting programmes, Centre of Excellence Nairobi (CoE) is seeking a Bebbo
Technology Consultant (Mobile) to provide full-cycle technical support to the Bebbo parenting app and its
sister applications. This role combines ongoing responsibility for the maintenance, management, and
evolution of the current Bebbo platform, while also contributing technically to the design, development and
roll-out of Bebbo 2.0, the next-generation version of the platform.
Bebbo is a UNICEF-supported, free, open-source mobile parenting app recognised as a Digital Public Good. It
provides parents and caregivers of children aged 0–6 with trusted, evidence-based guidance and interactive
tools in local languages, accessible both online and offline. The app is available on Android and iOS and is
integrated with a Drupal-based Content Management System (CMS) that supports a multi-site architecture for
country-level customisation.
Since its launch, Bebbo has reached over 1.8 million users across more than 21 countries, with additional
rollouts planned in five more countries. As Bebbo enters a new phase of strategic development, the consultant
will be responsible for ensuring both the day-to-day stability of the platform and its ongoing technical
evolution. This includes leading mobile development, supporting multiple UNICEF Country Offices, and
contributing to the implementation of Bebbo 2.0’s expanded architecture and feature set.
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 fulfill 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 Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) has ambitious goals to deliver on income
and influence. Donor engagement is an important driver of income. The Supporter Content team delivers
content from emergency responses, donor stewardship content and virtual & immersive experiences
(live, interactive, and compelling, where we use digital technologies to bring to life the work UNICEF is
doing in emergency and non-emergency contexts). To support national committees and fundraisersthere
are internal SharePoint sites for emergency fundraising support, High Value Stewardship services and a
VIRTUAL and Immersive experiences ‘hub’ for fundraisers to preview, and self-serve, everything from
invitations to global events, to films and VR experiences to tips and tricks guidance for staging their own
Virtual and Immersive experiences. Linked to these is UNICEF’s Data Asset Management system called
WeShare which houses and makes available all the content for usersto access and use in their fundraising
efforts.
UNICEF Mozambique seeks an international consultant to provide 11 months of time-bound technical support on maternal and adolescent nutrition. The consultant will deliver defined outputs to prevent all forms of malnutrition in adolescent girls and women before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The focus is on pregnant adolescents, young mothers and other nutritionally at-risk women.
The assignment responds to time-bound commitments under NutriNorte (EU), the Child Nutrition Fund partnership with Government of Mozambique, and the UN–Ireland Partnership on Child Wasting (2026–2030). It applies the UNICEF Programming Guidance on Maternal Nutrition (2021).
The consultancy assignments are expected to support high-quality programme implementation, strengthen coordination with government and implementing partners, contribute to evidence generation and adaptive learning, and ensure that RISE interventions are equitable, inclusive, scalable, accountable, and responsive to the needs of vulnerable adolescents and youth across the target counties.
The consultancy assignments are expected to support high-quality programme implementation, strengthen coordination with government and implementing partners, contribute to evidence generation and adaptive learning, and ensure that RISE interventions are equitable, inclusive, scalable, accountable, and responsive to the needs of vulnerable adolescents and youth across the target counties.
UNICEF Bangladesh is seeking an experienced Health Specialist to support the Government in improving child health and strengthening primary health care systems. The role focuses on advancing child survival, development and well-being through evidence-based interventions, Universal Health Coverage and equitable access to quality health services. Key responsibilities include providing technical guidance, supporting programme design and implementation, strengthening partnerships, and promoting innovation and sustainable health solutions. The position aims to improve health outcomes for all children, particularly the most vulnerable.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical leadership and coordination for the development of two interconnected national guidelines for Lao PDR: the Maternal Nutrition Guidelines and the Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Guidelines.
The consultant will ensure that both guidelines are aligned with the latest WHO and UNICEF recommendations, reflect current national policies, strategies, and evidence, and are adapted to the Lao context, including its ethnic, geographic, and socio-cultural diversity.
UNICEF Honduras is looking for a national Health and Nutrition Officer to provide professional technical assistance and support for programme/project design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration of programme/project activities, including data analysis, progress reporting, knowledge networking and capacity building in humanitarian and / or emergency contexts.
UNICEF is expanding its digital fundraising capabilities to increase support for children worldwide. The Individual Giving (IG) team, which generates over USD 1 billion annually, is undertaking a digital transformation focused on improving donor acquisition, retention and engagement through data-driven decision-making. This consultancy will support the Global Data and Insights team by developing advanced data models that can serve as global standards, particularly for the East Asia and Pacific region. Building on these models, the consultant will create dashboards and machine learning solutions while ensuring all data products are scalable, future-proof and AI-ready, helping UNICEF maximize fundraising impact and outcomes for children.
Location:United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Sweden
This assignment aims to strengthen UNICEF’s partnerships with foundations, faith-based organizations and membership-based organizations by supporting resource mobilization, partnership growth and strategic engagement. The consultant will help implement global partnership strategies, build fundraising capacity across UNICEF markets, support partner cultivation and relationship management, and maximize both financial and non-financial contributions from key partners to advance UNICEF’s goals and increase sustainable income.
The purpose of the assignment is to build on existing PBG documentation and analysis and generate a more comprehensive and in-depth account of the implementation of the Performance-Based Grant (PBG) mechanism under the Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP). Drawing on available PBG documentation, existing LGU case studies, and other relevant evidence, the assignment will examine how the mechanism was implemented in practice, how local government units (LGUs) responded to PBG resources and performance incentives, and how the mechanism interacted with existing local public financial management (PFM) and governance arrangements.
The purpose of this consultancy is to consolidate lessons from the 2026 cholera response and strengthen evidence-based WASH planning for cholera prevention, preparedness and risk reduction in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States.
Provide dedicated, office-based communication support to the two EU-funded programmes over 36 months, weighted to reflect UNICEF’s role in each: approximately 70% of time for EU4PEOPLE, where UNICEF is lead agency, and 30% for the Roma Assistance Programme, where UNICEF is a participating agency. Under the guidance of the Communication Officer, the Communication Associate will support communication, visibility and event management for EU4PEOPLE, including day-to-day coordination with communication colleagues from partner UN agencies; deliver UNICEF’s communication contributions to the UNDP-led Roma Assistance Programme; ensure compliance with EU and UNICEF branding and visibility rules; and produce ethical, evidence-based and human-interest content that makes programme results visible to decision-makers, professionals, communities and the general public.
To conduct a comprehensive costing analysis of nutrition programmes in Afghanistan and estimate the financial resources required to achieve national nutrition targets over the medium term. The assignment will generate evidence on programme costs, resource needs, financing gaps, investment priorities, and cost-effectiveness to support strategic planning, budgeting, advocacy, and resource mobilization. It will also determine unit costs and assess the relative costeffectiveness of key nutrition interventions, delivery platforms, and service delivery models to identify the most efficient approaches for improving nutrition outcomes at scale.
The consultant will conduct a Nutrition Programme Costing Analysis to estimate recurrent, capital, and total programme costs at national and sub-national levels, including costs per beneficiary reached, service delivered, child treated for SAM and HR-MAM, pregnant and lactating woman served, FHH supported, CNDCC supported, and health facility delivering nutrition services. . The consultant will also develop 3–5-year resource requirement projections. Based on these findings, the consultant will develop a Nutrition Investment Case demonstrating the burden of malnutrition. The consultant will be required to undertake travel to four UNICEF zonal offices (Mazar, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Herat) within Afghanistan to collect primary data. This may include visits to selected provinces representing different programme delivery modalities and operational contexts. The consultant will conduct consultations with government counterparts, implementing partners, health facility staff, community representatives, and other relevant stakeholders involved in nutrition programming. The number and destinations of field missions will be agreed upon during the inception phase,
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Health in the planning, implementation,
monitoring, and reporting of preventive and curative nutrition interventions delivered through the health system. The
consultant will work closely with relevant departments of the Ministry of Health to enhance coordination, support evidence
based programming, and contribute to the effective delivery of nutrition services and interventions.
The purpose of this assignment is to design, develop, and operationalize a National Electronic Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (eMPDSR) System for Lesotho that will strengthen the timely identification, notification, review, analysis, and response to maternal, neonatal, stillbirth, and perinatal deaths. The system will serve as a unified national platform that integrates and interoperates with existing government information systems, including DHIS2, CRVS, IDSR, and other relevant platforms, to improve mortality surveillance, enhance accountability, support evidence-based decision-making, and accelerate reductions in preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
Nepal faces recurrent risks from multiple hazards, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires, and landslides. In partnership with the Government of Nepal, UNICEF supports emergency preparedness, response, and resilience-building efforts to reduce disaster risks and protect vulnerable populations. UNICEF also works closely with federal, provincial, and local governments to strengthen risk-informed planning and improve the effectiveness of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emergency preparedness and response (EPR) systems. Effective coordination, information management, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder engagement are essential to ensuring quality programme implementation and accountability across all levels of government. To support the implementation of ongoing DRR and EPR initiatives, including the Strengthening Urban Preparedness, Earthquake Preparedness and Response (SUPER), UNICEF Nepal Country Office seeks to engage a Disaster Risk Management Consultant. The consultant will provide technical and coordination support to strengthen the planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and knowledge management of UNICEF-supported DRR and EPR programmes. The role will contribute to improved programme quality, evidence-based decision-making, accountability, and institutional capacity for disaster preparedness and response at provincial and local levels
The consultant will provide technical leadership and coordination support for the implementation, monitoring, reporting, information management, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge management of UNICEF-supported DRR, EPR, SUPER, and Anticipatory Action initiatives, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outputs, strengthened partnerships, enhanced accountability, and evidence-based programme implementation across federal, provincial, and local levels.
The Individual Giving (IG) team in the Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), based in Rome provides global support to over 50 UNICEF fundraising National Committees (Natcoms) and Country Offices (COs). The IG team is seeking a Planning and Analytics Consultant with capabilities in planning and metrics development and monitoring to join the Individual Giving Fundraising Team, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP).
In this role, the hired consultant will be responsible for planning and validating IG activities with a focus on Individual Giving fundraising performance. Candidates with a business performance analysis background will be highly suitable.
UNICEF China seeks to engage one national consultant for six months to deliver defined technical and implementation-support outputs for its child health and development programme under the 2026–2027 workplan.
The assignment will focus on supporting government-led implementation and institutionalization of Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) and Early Childhood Development (ECD) services. It will contribute to the review and finalization of technical resources, synthesis of implementation findings, and preparation of practical recommendations and handover documentation to support continued delivery through government systems.
Recognising the critical role of robust and scalable digital solutions in supporting Early Childhood
Development (ECD) and parenting programmes, Centre of Excellence Nairobi (CoE) is seeking a Bebbo
Technology Consultant (Mobile) to provide full-cycle technical support to the Bebbo parenting app and its
sister applications. This role combines ongoing responsibility for the maintenance, management, and
evolution of the current Bebbo platform, while also contributing technically to the design, development and
roll-out of Bebbo 2.0, the next-generation version of the platform.
Bebbo is a UNICEF-supported, free, open-source mobile parenting app recognised as a Digital Public Good. It
provides parents and caregivers of children aged 0–6 with trusted, evidence-based guidance and interactive
tools in local languages, accessible both online and offline. The app is available on Android and iOS and is
integrated with a Drupal-based Content Management System (CMS) that supports a multi-site architecture for
country-level customisation.
Since its launch, Bebbo has reached over 1.8 million users across more than 21 countries, with additional
rollouts planned in five more countries. As Bebbo enters a new phase of strategic development, the consultant
will be responsible for ensuring both the day-to-day stability of the platform and its ongoing technical
evolution. This includes leading mobile development, supporting multiple UNICEF Country Offices, and
contributing to the implementation of Bebbo 2.0’s expanded architecture and feature set.
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 fulfill 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 Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) has ambitious goals to deliver on income
and influence. Donor engagement is an important driver of income. The Supporter Content team delivers
content from emergency responses, donor stewardship content and virtual & immersive experiences
(live, interactive, and compelling, where we use digital technologies to bring to life the work UNICEF is
doing in emergency and non-emergency contexts). To support national committees and fundraisersthere
are internal SharePoint sites for emergency fundraising support, High Value Stewardship services and a
VIRTUAL and Immersive experiences ‘hub’ for fundraisers to preview, and self-serve, everything from
invitations to global events, to films and VR experiences to tips and tricks guidance for staging their own
Virtual and Immersive experiences. Linked to these is UNICEF’s Data Asset Management system called
WeShare which houses and makes available all the content for usersto access and use in their fundraising
efforts.
UNICEF Mozambique seeks an international consultant to provide 11 months of time-bound technical support on maternal and adolescent nutrition. The consultant will deliver defined outputs to prevent all forms of malnutrition in adolescent girls and women before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The focus is on pregnant adolescents, young mothers and other nutritionally at-risk women.
The assignment responds to time-bound commitments under NutriNorte (EU), the Child Nutrition Fund partnership with Government of Mozambique, and the UN–Ireland Partnership on Child Wasting (2026–2030). It applies the UNICEF Programming Guidance on Maternal Nutrition (2021).
The consultancy assignments are expected to support high-quality programme implementation, strengthen coordination with government and implementing partners, contribute to evidence generation and adaptive learning, and ensure that RISE interventions are equitable, inclusive, scalable, accountable, and responsive to the needs of vulnerable adolescents and youth across the target counties.
The consultancy assignments are expected to support high-quality programme implementation, strengthen coordination with government and implementing partners, contribute to evidence generation and adaptive learning, and ensure that RISE interventions are equitable, inclusive, scalable, accountable, and responsive to the needs of vulnerable adolescents and youth across the target counties.
UNICEF Bangladesh is seeking an experienced Health Specialist to support the Government in improving child health and strengthening primary health care systems. The role focuses on advancing child survival, development and well-being through evidence-based interventions, Universal Health Coverage and equitable access to quality health services. Key responsibilities include providing technical guidance, supporting programme design and implementation, strengthening partnerships, and promoting innovation and sustainable health solutions. The position aims to improve health outcomes for all children, particularly the most vulnerable.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical leadership and coordination for the development of two interconnected national guidelines for Lao PDR: the Maternal Nutrition Guidelines and the Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Guidelines.
The consultant will ensure that both guidelines are aligned with the latest WHO and UNICEF recommendations, reflect current national policies, strategies, and evidence, and are adapted to the Lao context, including its ethnic, geographic, and socio-cultural diversity.
UNICEF Honduras is looking for a national Health and Nutrition Officer to provide professional technical assistance and support for programme/project design, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and administration of programme/project activities, including data analysis, progress reporting, knowledge networking and capacity building in humanitarian and / or emergency contexts.
UNICEF is expanding its digital fundraising capabilities to increase support for children worldwide. The Individual Giving (IG) team, which generates over USD 1 billion annually, is undertaking a digital transformation focused on improving donor acquisition, retention and engagement through data-driven decision-making. This consultancy will support the Global Data and Insights team by developing advanced data models that can serve as global standards, particularly for the East Asia and Pacific region. Building on these models, the consultant will create dashboards and machine learning solutions while ensuring all data products are scalable, future-proof and AI-ready, helping UNICEF maximize fundraising impact and outcomes for children.
Location:United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Sweden
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