UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an International Consultancy for Tracer study on Girls Education and Skills Partnership 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.
This role is being established to increase the capacity of the Audience and Market Insights (AMI) unit, specifically to enhance the actionability of research and insights. The focus will be on supporting research related to high-value and hard-to-reach audiences.
This role is being established to increase the capacity of the Audience and Market Insights (AMI) unit to provide reporting, prepare supporting documentation, and develop research summaries for an increasing number of markets and new projects.
UNICEF Belarus is transitioning to a new country programme. To achieve the desired results, the Country Office must strengthen its ability to mobilize additional resources from both public and private donors. As part of this effort, the office is enhancing its resource mobilization strategy by implementing comprehensive measures to ensure effective fundraising. One key initiative is a capacity-building programme aimed at strengthening project development skills among staff. To support this, the office is seeking a qualified Project Development Trainer to deliver a two-day training session, including practical guidance.
EMOPS serves as UNICEF’s central hub for coordinating and managing humanitarian action worldwide. It ensures that UNICEF is proactively prepared for emergencies and responds effectively when crises strike. This includes overseeing policy development, emergency financing (e.g., Global Humanitarian Thematic, Emergency Programme Funds, preparedness funding), and supporting Country and Regional Offices in preparedness, deployment of surge staff, and rapid response execution. EMOPS also leads UNICEF’s role in inter-agency coordination and cluster leadership and manages the 24/7 Operations Centre and global support infrastructure.
The consultancy aims to develop a curriculum for in-service training tailored to the bodies of internal affairs (police) to support the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Protection of Children from All Forms of Violence. It also seeks to enhance the teaching capacities of staff at the In-Service Training Institute, the Academy of the Bodies of Internal Affairs, and selected master trainers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) to effectively deliver these training courses. Additionally, the consultant will co-facilitate one roll-out training session for inspector psychologists, community inspectors, and inspectors for women’s affairs within the bodies of internal affairs.
This assignment will contribute to the holistic reintegration and well-being of families by ensuring high-quality psychosocial care, integration with social service systems, and alignment with international MHPSS standards and trauma-informed interventions.
This ToR relates specifically to the Learning and Leadership Development Consultant role. The consultant will bring expertise in adult learning, leadership development, and organizational culture, and will focus on how managers engage with and apply the MSP in practice. They will support data collection and analysis with a particular emphasis on behaviour change, learning transfer, and organizational dynamics, and will help ensure that findings and recommendations are grounded in practical understanding of leadership development in complex organizations.
Full details of the evaluation are provided in the Terms of Reference for the Evaluation of the Manager Support Programme (see here).
This ToR relates specifically to the Senior Evaluation Consultant role. The consultant will provide methodological leadership and team coordination, oversee data collection and analysis, ensure coherence and quality across deliverables, and facilitate participatory processes such as sensemaking and co-creation workshops.
Full details of the evaluation are provided in the Terms of Reference for the Evaluation of the Manager Support Programme
The Quality Review of the Country Programme Planning process (CPP) aims to assess the extent to which the purpose, rationale, and practice of the new CPP guidance have been understood and integrated by Country Offices. More deeply, the quality review aims at assessing the extent to which the new country programmes enable and plan for programming for scale and impact and for leveraging partnerships towards the achievement of higher-level results.
Therefore, elements to be assessed will include not only the adherence to the guidance (in terms of steps, processes, and templates) but also the application of its key principles, such as:
- Shifting towards more purposeful, effective and strategic planning at the country level, using high-quality analysis to shape programme choices
- Designing adaptive country programmes that contribute to outcome-level changes in the lives of children, by responding effectively and at scale to the most critical child rights’ deprivations (programming for scale and impact)
- Linking the Theories of Change with the evidence gathered in the Evidence Synthesis
- Identifying relevant systemic changes and appropriate interventions in the ToCs
- Connecting the Results and Resources Plans with the ToC’s interventions and systemic changes
- Harmonising Humanitarian and Development analysis and planning
- Better integrating risk analysis and management throughout the process
- Leveraging of a diverse set of partnerships towards the realisation of higher results for children
- Better reflecting on government and partners’ contributions (including the private sector) and commitment in line with National Development Plans
- Ensuring effective participation of key stakeholders at the critical steps of the planning process, as appropriate to the country's context
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is seeking the services of a qualified consultant to provide technical assistance in the development and finalization of a school readiness assessment report, based on data collected by the Education Review Office under the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology. The consultancy will be for the period of seven months.
The consultancy aims to support the justice sector in Uzbekistan by developing specialized training materials for an in-service course tailored to criminal court judges. These materials will focus on the practical implementation of the 2023 legislative reforms related to the protection of children from sexual violence and exploitation, including the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the Protection of Children from All Forms of Violence.” In addition to creating the modules, the consultancy will build the capacity of a selected group of judges through targeted training sessions. The finalized materials will also be prepared for integration into the curriculum of the Judicial Academy under the Supreme Judicial Council, ensuring long-term sustainability and institutional adoption.
UNICEF’s child protection in humanitarian action (CPHA) programs aim to ensure every child is protected from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect. We partner with governments, international organizations, and civil society to actively prevent children from being harmed; to monitor grave violations committed against girls and boys and advocate for respect for international humanitarian law; and to develop programmes to support children who have experienced violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. UNICEF’s child protection work promotes effective linkages between humanitarian and development programming and supports countries to strengthen their capacities and systems for mitigating risks, preparing for and responding to emergencies, and building resilience. UNICEF also leads the development of technical standards, guidance and advocacy efforts to support child protection actors in the field in delivering evidence-based, effective and high-quality programs to protect children.
The CPHA Team continually seeks to strengthen the evidence and data in all areas of Child Protection programming, and is committed to monitoring, evaluation, and results-based management. During the duration of the contract, the consultant will be responsible for a set of specific deliverables aiming at strengthening the CPHA programming related to planning, resource mobilization, monitoring and reporting, knowledge management, and evidence building
This consultancy, which will be hosted on the UNICEF-DRP GitHub, delivers a technology suite that takes outputs and figures from R scripts and makes them accessible to large language models (LLMs) for natural language querying. This approach ensures interoperability with cross-unit workflows, allowing various teams to leverage the tool regardless of their specific R script outputs. By transforming raw data into easily digestible insights, this work directly supports the Africa Data Strategy's shift "From Data to Insights," making data more accessible and useful for decision-making across the continent. This not only enhances technical assistance by improving data analysis capacity but also promotes knowledge exchange by fostering a shared, technology-driven approach to understanding child welfare data.
To support this growing portfolio, UNICEF is seeking support to:
• Strengthen global data infrastructure, analytics tools, and documentation of best practices
• Provide technical support to country offices and ministries of health to access, clean, and analyze routine data
• Finalize and scale country-specific data pipelines, dashboards, and analytics products
This role will be embedded within the MNCAH Data and Analytics team and will work closely with regional and country teams. The consultant will help close the gap between data and action, supporting more agile, accountable, and equitable health systems.
UNICEF is offering exciting internship opportunities at their European Partnerships Office in Brussels, Belgium. These internships are designed to provide hands-on experience in supporting UNICEF's mission to advocate for children's rights and engage with EU institutions. Interns will work full-time for six months, starting in November 2025, and will be involved in various areas such as humanitarian affairs, development, policy and advocacy. This is a unique chance to gain valuable insights into UNICEF's work and contribute to strategic engagement with the EU.
Applicants must be able to legally reside in Belgium for the entire duration of the internship and meet specific qualifications, including a graduate degree. Familiarity with EU institutions is considered a strong asset. UNICEF encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and offers reasonable support for personnel with disabilities. Interested candidates should complete the online application form, as email applications will not be accepted.
The International Consultant will provide technical expertise to develop, pilot, and refine the Inclusive Education Programmatic Framework (IEPF) for preschools in Uzbekistan. This will include supporting the establishment of pilot inclusive preschools, designing and delivering a comprehensive capacity-building programme for preschool staff, and generating evidence to inform scale-up and integration into national policy and professional development systems.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a WASH Officer (Engineer) at the NOB level to be based in Tarawa, Kiribati. The WASH Officer will report to the WASH Specialist and provide technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The WASH Officer will prepare, and implement a variety of technical, management, and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme. Specifically, this position will provide dedicated WASH engineering expertise to the WASH Programme in the country office including working closely with key government stakeholders and selected contractors in planning of improvement works and to provide close technical oversight and regular reporting of implementation of the construction works.
UNICEF is seeking a Director, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to lead the Global WASH Practice in the Center of Excellence in Nairobi with satellite teams in Panama, Amman, Bangkok and in New York. S/he reports to the Director of Programme . The Global Director WASH will also lead the Sustainable WASH Innovation HUB in Copenhagen and supervise the CEO of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership.
The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
Join UNICEF’s Investigations Section as a consultant! We’re looking for a French/English speaker to help assess and investigate misconduct cases worldwide-ensuring accountability, integrity and impact in UNICEF’s work
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an International Consultancy for Tracer study on Girls Education and Skills Partnership 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.
This role is being established to increase the capacity of the Audience and Market Insights (AMI) unit, specifically to enhance the actionability of research and insights. The focus will be on supporting research related to high-value and hard-to-reach audiences.
This role is being established to increase the capacity of the Audience and Market Insights (AMI) unit to provide reporting, prepare supporting documentation, and develop research summaries for an increasing number of markets and new projects.
UNICEF Belarus is transitioning to a new country programme. To achieve the desired results, the Country Office must strengthen its ability to mobilize additional resources from both public and private donors. As part of this effort, the office is enhancing its resource mobilization strategy by implementing comprehensive measures to ensure effective fundraising. One key initiative is a capacity-building programme aimed at strengthening project development skills among staff. To support this, the office is seeking a qualified Project Development Trainer to deliver a two-day training session, including practical guidance.
EMOPS serves as UNICEF’s central hub for coordinating and managing humanitarian action worldwide. It ensures that UNICEF is proactively prepared for emergencies and responds effectively when crises strike. This includes overseeing policy development, emergency financing (e.g., Global Humanitarian Thematic, Emergency Programme Funds, preparedness funding), and supporting Country and Regional Offices in preparedness, deployment of surge staff, and rapid response execution. EMOPS also leads UNICEF’s role in inter-agency coordination and cluster leadership and manages the 24/7 Operations Centre and global support infrastructure.
The consultancy aims to develop a curriculum for in-service training tailored to the bodies of internal affairs (police) to support the implementation of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Protection of Children from All Forms of Violence. It also seeks to enhance the teaching capacities of staff at the In-Service Training Institute, the Academy of the Bodies of Internal Affairs, and selected master trainers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) to effectively deliver these training courses. Additionally, the consultant will co-facilitate one roll-out training session for inspector psychologists, community inspectors, and inspectors for women’s affairs within the bodies of internal affairs.
This assignment will contribute to the holistic reintegration and well-being of families by ensuring high-quality psychosocial care, integration with social service systems, and alignment with international MHPSS standards and trauma-informed interventions.
This ToR relates specifically to the Learning and Leadership Development Consultant role. The consultant will bring expertise in adult learning, leadership development, and organizational culture, and will focus on how managers engage with and apply the MSP in practice. They will support data collection and analysis with a particular emphasis on behaviour change, learning transfer, and organizational dynamics, and will help ensure that findings and recommendations are grounded in practical understanding of leadership development in complex organizations.
Full details of the evaluation are provided in the Terms of Reference for the Evaluation of the Manager Support Programme (see here).
This ToR relates specifically to the Senior Evaluation Consultant role. The consultant will provide methodological leadership and team coordination, oversee data collection and analysis, ensure coherence and quality across deliverables, and facilitate participatory processes such as sensemaking and co-creation workshops.
Full details of the evaluation are provided in the Terms of Reference for the Evaluation of the Manager Support Programme
The Quality Review of the Country Programme Planning process (CPP) aims to assess the extent to which the purpose, rationale, and practice of the new CPP guidance have been understood and integrated by Country Offices. More deeply, the quality review aims at assessing the extent to which the new country programmes enable and plan for programming for scale and impact and for leveraging partnerships towards the achievement of higher-level results.
Therefore, elements to be assessed will include not only the adherence to the guidance (in terms of steps, processes, and templates) but also the application of its key principles, such as:
- Shifting towards more purposeful, effective and strategic planning at the country level, using high-quality analysis to shape programme choices
- Designing adaptive country programmes that contribute to outcome-level changes in the lives of children, by responding effectively and at scale to the most critical child rights’ deprivations (programming for scale and impact)
- Linking the Theories of Change with the evidence gathered in the Evidence Synthesis
- Identifying relevant systemic changes and appropriate interventions in the ToCs
- Connecting the Results and Resources Plans with the ToC’s interventions and systemic changes
- Harmonising Humanitarian and Development analysis and planning
- Better integrating risk analysis and management throughout the process
- Leveraging of a diverse set of partnerships towards the realisation of higher results for children
- Better reflecting on government and partners’ contributions (including the private sector) and commitment in line with National Development Plans
- Ensuring effective participation of key stakeholders at the critical steps of the planning process, as appropriate to the country's context
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is seeking the services of a qualified consultant to provide technical assistance in the development and finalization of a school readiness assessment report, based on data collected by the Education Review Office under the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology. The consultancy will be for the period of seven months.
The consultancy aims to support the justice sector in Uzbekistan by developing specialized training materials for an in-service course tailored to criminal court judges. These materials will focus on the practical implementation of the 2023 legislative reforms related to the protection of children from sexual violence and exploitation, including the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the Protection of Children from All Forms of Violence.” In addition to creating the modules, the consultancy will build the capacity of a selected group of judges through targeted training sessions. The finalized materials will also be prepared for integration into the curriculum of the Judicial Academy under the Supreme Judicial Council, ensuring long-term sustainability and institutional adoption.
UNICEF’s child protection in humanitarian action (CPHA) programs aim to ensure every child is protected from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect. We partner with governments, international organizations, and civil society to actively prevent children from being harmed; to monitor grave violations committed against girls and boys and advocate for respect for international humanitarian law; and to develop programmes to support children who have experienced violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. UNICEF’s child protection work promotes effective linkages between humanitarian and development programming and supports countries to strengthen their capacities and systems for mitigating risks, preparing for and responding to emergencies, and building resilience. UNICEF also leads the development of technical standards, guidance and advocacy efforts to support child protection actors in the field in delivering evidence-based, effective and high-quality programs to protect children.
The CPHA Team continually seeks to strengthen the evidence and data in all areas of Child Protection programming, and is committed to monitoring, evaluation, and results-based management. During the duration of the contract, the consultant will be responsible for a set of specific deliverables aiming at strengthening the CPHA programming related to planning, resource mobilization, monitoring and reporting, knowledge management, and evidence building
This consultancy, which will be hosted on the UNICEF-DRP GitHub, delivers a technology suite that takes outputs and figures from R scripts and makes them accessible to large language models (LLMs) for natural language querying. This approach ensures interoperability with cross-unit workflows, allowing various teams to leverage the tool regardless of their specific R script outputs. By transforming raw data into easily digestible insights, this work directly supports the Africa Data Strategy's shift "From Data to Insights," making data more accessible and useful for decision-making across the continent. This not only enhances technical assistance by improving data analysis capacity but also promotes knowledge exchange by fostering a shared, technology-driven approach to understanding child welfare data.
To support this growing portfolio, UNICEF is seeking support to:
• Strengthen global data infrastructure, analytics tools, and documentation of best practices
• Provide technical support to country offices and ministries of health to access, clean, and analyze routine data
• Finalize and scale country-specific data pipelines, dashboards, and analytics products
This role will be embedded within the MNCAH Data and Analytics team and will work closely with regional and country teams. The consultant will help close the gap between data and action, supporting more agile, accountable, and equitable health systems.
UNICEF is offering exciting internship opportunities at their European Partnerships Office in Brussels, Belgium. These internships are designed to provide hands-on experience in supporting UNICEF's mission to advocate for children's rights and engage with EU institutions. Interns will work full-time for six months, starting in November 2025, and will be involved in various areas such as humanitarian affairs, development, policy and advocacy. This is a unique chance to gain valuable insights into UNICEF's work and contribute to strategic engagement with the EU.
Applicants must be able to legally reside in Belgium for the entire duration of the internship and meet specific qualifications, including a graduate degree. Familiarity with EU institutions is considered a strong asset. UNICEF encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and offers reasonable support for personnel with disabilities. Interested candidates should complete the online application form, as email applications will not be accepted.
The International Consultant will provide technical expertise to develop, pilot, and refine the Inclusive Education Programmatic Framework (IEPF) for preschools in Uzbekistan. This will include supporting the establishment of pilot inclusive preschools, designing and delivering a comprehensive capacity-building programme for preschool staff, and generating evidence to inform scale-up and integration into national policy and professional development systems.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a WASH Officer (Engineer) at the NOB level to be based in Tarawa, Kiribati. The WASH Officer will report to the WASH Specialist and provide technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The WASH Officer will prepare, and implement a variety of technical, management, and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme. Specifically, this position will provide dedicated WASH engineering expertise to the WASH Programme in the country office including working closely with key government stakeholders and selected contractors in planning of improvement works and to provide close technical oversight and regular reporting of implementation of the construction works.
UNICEF is seeking a Director, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to lead the Global WASH Practice in the Center of Excellence in Nairobi with satellite teams in Panama, Amman, Bangkok and in New York. S/he reports to the Director of Programme . The Global Director WASH will also lead the Sustainable WASH Innovation HUB in Copenhagen and supervise the CEO of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership.
The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
Join UNICEF’s Investigations Section as a consultant! We’re looking for a French/English speaker to help assess and investigate misconduct cases worldwide-ensuring accountability, integrity and impact in UNICEF’s work
