The purpose of this individual consultancy is to strengthen UNICEF’s Social and Community Listening (SCL) capacity of UNICEF SBC teams at global level. The consultancy is hosted by the Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) PG HQ team, transitioning into the new Global Programme Division. The expert is meant to provide targeted advisory support to leverage SCL within specific global programme priorities, with a focus on immunization demand, public health emergencies & climate, and a third sectoral priority to be determined, while supporting ROs and COs with, training, technical support, and knowledge products.
The support and expected deliverables will enable UNICEF to systematically capture, analyse, and act on community and digital insights, while also integrating misinformation management and sectoral applications. This work builds on the progress made by SBC teams globally in scaling up SCL and will support the mainstreaming of the frameworks, guides, and technical guidance developed by the SBC HQ team in 2024–2025. By combining strategic positioning of SCL to inform global and country programmes and the provision of capacity building, evidence generation, and knowledge management technical support, the consultant will ensure that SCL becomes an operational tool for decision-making, and programme design across global, regional, and country levels.
The Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement, UNFCCC analyses, and recent World Bank/OECD studies converge on one conclusion: mobilizing private finance at scale is indispensable to achieving climate goals. Yet major bottlenecks persist, including policy and regulatory uncertainty, high perceived risks, lack of risk-mitigation instruments, limited bankable project pipelines, weak local financial sector capacity, and insufficient investment in adaptation and social services.
To bridge these gaps, UNICEF aims to develop a comprehensive proposal that brings together public, philanthropic, and private sector actors to co-create financing mechanisms capable of unlocking investment in climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience, particularly in social sectors that directly affect children and communities.
UNICEF State of Palestine is seeking for a National Individual Consultant to Support the Finalization and Endorsement of the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the State of Palestine. The duration of this assignment is (45 working days over 6 months period)
UNICEF Pakistan is looking for a highly professional and qualified Consultant to be part of a dynamic Education Team in Islamabad to provide strategic and technical leadership to operationalize UNICEF Pakistan’s Digital Learning Roadmap and position digital learning as a driver of equity, resilience, and improved learning outcomes.
Under the overall guidance of the international consultant, UNICEF and in close collaboration with the Policy and Strategy Team, the local consultant will provide technical and coordination support to the Digital Transformation of Education Task Force and the international consultant in developing the National Policy Framework for Digital Transformation of Education.
As part of the MICS programme, UNICEF continues to strengthen its MICS support mechanism at all levels, so that implementing partners in countries can receive the required level of technical assistance on a timely basis at critical survey stages and are in a better position to support the implementing partner. The 7th round of the MICS programme (MICS7) was launched in March 2023 and there are already 40 planned and ongoing MICS7 surveys and potentially 20-30 more surveys in the pipeline. There are also 7 surveys from the 6th round of the MICS programme that are still in data processing or report finalisation stages.
A very important element of MICS design and implementation is sampling, which is a very specialized field of work. Excellent sampling support is needed during the design, implementation, and reporting stages of all surveys.
As currently there is no sufficient funding to cover all planned activities, some deliverables are planned to be completed only if additional resources become available.
UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)—implemented in over 120 countries and aligned with 22 of 23 SDG indicators previously monitored through DHS—represent one of the world’s leading sources of internationally comparable data on children and women. In this evolving context, there is a growing expectation that MICS could play an expanded role in addressing the data gaps left by DHS. However, this potential requires careful assessment of both external opportunities and internal readiness, including questions of institutional capacity, financial sustainability, and strategic prioritization.
The purpose of this consultancy is therefore to assess and articulate the extent to which MICS can and should respond to the changing global survey landscape, and under what conditions—institutional, technical, and financial—such an expanded role would be viable and sustainable. The work will examine how MICS could contribute to maintaining continuity in global demographic and health statistics while reinforcing existing national data infrastructures and avoiding the creation of parallel systems.
This assignment will produce an evidence-based analysis and a strategic framework to guide UNICEF’s decisions on the internal investments, partnerships, and operational adjustments required to strengthen MICS’s position within the global data ecosystem. It will be conducted in alignment with the ISWGHS Task Force on Sustainable Demographic and Health Statistics and UNICEF’s Global Data Strategy, ensuring that all recommendations are grounded in principles of national ownership, complementarity, and sustainability.
UNICEF Costa Rica is looking for a passionate Health & Nutrition Officer to support the design, implementation, and monitoring of impactful health and nutrition programmes. In this role, you’ll provide technical expertise and operational support to ensure the successful delivery of initiatives aligned with UNICEF’s strategic goals.
UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) Division works to deliver income, influence, and brand recognition for UNICEF globally. Within the PFP Division, the Individual Giving (IG) team strategically guides and supports fundraising markets in implementing global, regional, and market-level strategies. Our 2022-25 Individual Giving strategy aims to drive significant transformation in our business model, emphasizing audience-centricity, digital acceleration, and a shift toward a marketing-oriented approach.
Over the next year, the IG Team has set ambitious income targets, focusing on digital channels to reach audiences worldwide through relevant, creative campaigns and offers. To achieve these goals, the IG unit within PFP, Geneva, is seeking a Digital Content Specialist to support fundraising offices, particularly in Latin America, with planning, developing, and measuring impactful digital campaigns, propositions, and fundraising products.
This role involves providing creative leadership in the digital space, developing audience-centric content packages with agencies, delivering bootcamps for capacity-building workshops and webinars, and offering direct support to fundraising offices.
In close collaboration with other members of the IG team, Regional Support Centre teams, and key internal stakeholders, and informed by clear audience and data insights, the Digital Content Specialist will identify and deliver key fundraising content opportunities by leading, supporting, and facilitating digital content capacity. The role includes providing strategic advice, creative guidance, and developing innovative fundraising propositions and assets.
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Partnerships Section is looking for 2 (two) Private sector fundraising and engagement consultants to support the office in mobilizing resources from the private sector with a focus on major donors and diaspora, while also supporting broader engagement with foundations (primarily HQed outside country of origin) and key influencers.
Climate change in Central Asia threatens essential services like WASH, MNCH, nutrition, and primary health care. UNICEF is leading efforts to secure resilient supply chains, strengthen health systems, and scale green financing solutions with global partners.
We seek a consultant to develop a Climate-Smart Supply Financing strategy for Uzbekistan and the region aligning investments with sustainability and equity. Your work will shape pathways for reliable medicines, vaccines, safe water, and nutrition services, ensuring continuity during climate shocks.
As part of the MICS programme, UNICEF continues to strengthen its MICS support mechanism at all levels, so that implementing partners in countries can receive the required level of technical assistance on a timely basis at critical survey stages and are in a better position to support the implementing partner. The 7th round of the MICS programme (MICS7) was launched in March 2023 and there are already 40 planned and ongoing MICS7 surveys and potentially 20-30 more surveys in the pipeline. There are also 7 surveys from the 6th round of the MICS programme that are still in data processing or report finalisation stages.
A very important element of MICS design and implementation is sampling, which is a very specialized field of work. Excellent sampling support is needed during the design, implementation, and reporting stages of all surveys.
As currently there is no sufficient funding to cover all planned activities, some deliverables are planned to be completed only if additional resources become available.
UNICEF State of Palestine is seeking for a National Individual Consultant to Support the Finalization and Endorsement of the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the State of Palestine. The duration of this assignment is (45 working days over 6 months period)
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.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Operations.
The Supply and Logistics Specialist reports to the Deputy Representative Operations as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the supply chains of a small sized country office, and/or small sized emergency response operation, or elements of the supply chains of a larger supply operation. The supply chain operations include planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, in country transport and distribution, as well as monitoring of supplies, services and construction works. The incumbent supports management collaboration with programmes in defining supply interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for children, and provides technical and advisory support to governments, national systems and partners on supply chain management.
Under the general guidance of the supervisor, the Social Policy officer is 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. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, and HIV.
Le/la Consultant/e International/e pilotera l’élaboration d’un Indice de Risque Climatique pour les Enfants au niveau infranational (subnational Children’s Climate Risk Index, CCRI) aux Comores, en étroite collaboration avec le/la Consultant National/e et la Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile (DGSC) du ministère de l’Intérieur. Ce travail s’appuiera sur la méthodologie précédemment développée et utilisée dans d’autres pays par l’UNICEF, ainsi que l’évaluation de la vulnérabilité et des risques climatiques centrée sur l’enfant réalisée en 2024 par l’UNICEF Comores et le ministère de l’Environnement des Comores, et portant sur l’analyse de l’impact du changement climatique sur les enfants dans les secteurs de l’eau, l’assainissement et l’hygiène (WASH), la santé, l’éducation, la protection de l’enfant, la nutrition et la protection sociale. Le consultant finalisera la méthodologie à utiliser aux Comores pour un indice de risque au niveau communal, selon les données déjà disponibles ou collectable à travers le/la consultant/e national/e; assurera un contrôle qualité du travail de collecte de données; analysera les données collectées (les expositions, les aléas, les vulnérabilités et les capacités des enfants, pour chaque commune) et fournira une carte numérique interactive permettant de superposer ces différents facteurs.
UNICEF is looking to hire Director, Office of Internal Audit and Investigations. The post leads and manages the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI), which is a key component of UNICEF's independent internal oversight system. OIAI reports to the Executive Director, and to the Executive Board independently, on its findings.
This role will provide specific targeted partnerships and advocacy management support to the PFP MSP team on Mental Health.
Under the general guidance of the Partnerships Specialist, this role will lead specific partnerships and advocacy activities to advance UNICEF's strategic objectives and the goals of the Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health. The role will ensure that these activities align with advocacy and partnerships targets, maximizing influence and impact.
Mental Health
Mental health and well-being are essential to a child’s healthy development and future opportunities and are among UNICEF’s global priorities. Around the world, we work to promote positive mental health, address mental health challenges, and combat
stigma, all to support the optimal development of children and adolescents. In response to the growing global need for better mental health outcomes, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Zurich Foundation, launched the Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health in 2022. The Coalition aims to unlock the full potential of youth by promoting well-being and preventing mental distress.
The Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health addresses the rising global burden of mental disorders in youth by providing a unified platform for investment and action on mental health promotion and prevention.
The purpose of this individual consultancy is to strengthen UNICEF’s Social and Community Listening (SCL) capacity of UNICEF SBC teams at global level. The consultancy is hosted by the Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) PG HQ team, transitioning into the new Global Programme Division. The expert is meant to provide targeted advisory support to leverage SCL within specific global programme priorities, with a focus on immunization demand, public health emergencies & climate, and a third sectoral priority to be determined, while supporting ROs and COs with, training, technical support, and knowledge products.
The support and expected deliverables will enable UNICEF to systematically capture, analyse, and act on community and digital insights, while also integrating misinformation management and sectoral applications. This work builds on the progress made by SBC teams globally in scaling up SCL and will support the mainstreaming of the frameworks, guides, and technical guidance developed by the SBC HQ team in 2024–2025. By combining strategic positioning of SCL to inform global and country programmes and the provision of capacity building, evidence generation, and knowledge management technical support, the consultant will ensure that SCL becomes an operational tool for decision-making, and programme design across global, regional, and country levels.
The Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement, UNFCCC analyses, and recent World Bank/OECD studies converge on one conclusion: mobilizing private finance at scale is indispensable to achieving climate goals. Yet major bottlenecks persist, including policy and regulatory uncertainty, high perceived risks, lack of risk-mitigation instruments, limited bankable project pipelines, weak local financial sector capacity, and insufficient investment in adaptation and social services.
To bridge these gaps, UNICEF aims to develop a comprehensive proposal that brings together public, philanthropic, and private sector actors to co-create financing mechanisms capable of unlocking investment in climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience, particularly in social sectors that directly affect children and communities.
UNICEF State of Palestine is seeking for a National Individual Consultant to Support the Finalization and Endorsement of the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the State of Palestine. The duration of this assignment is (45 working days over 6 months period)
UNICEF Pakistan is looking for a highly professional and qualified Consultant to be part of a dynamic Education Team in Islamabad to provide strategic and technical leadership to operationalize UNICEF Pakistan’s Digital Learning Roadmap and position digital learning as a driver of equity, resilience, and improved learning outcomes.
Under the overall guidance of the international consultant, UNICEF and in close collaboration with the Policy and Strategy Team, the local consultant will provide technical and coordination support to the Digital Transformation of Education Task Force and the international consultant in developing the National Policy Framework for Digital Transformation of Education.
As part of the MICS programme, UNICEF continues to strengthen its MICS support mechanism at all levels, so that implementing partners in countries can receive the required level of technical assistance on a timely basis at critical survey stages and are in a better position to support the implementing partner. The 7th round of the MICS programme (MICS7) was launched in March 2023 and there are already 40 planned and ongoing MICS7 surveys and potentially 20-30 more surveys in the pipeline. There are also 7 surveys from the 6th round of the MICS programme that are still in data processing or report finalisation stages.
A very important element of MICS design and implementation is sampling, which is a very specialized field of work. Excellent sampling support is needed during the design, implementation, and reporting stages of all surveys.
As currently there is no sufficient funding to cover all planned activities, some deliverables are planned to be completed only if additional resources become available.
UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)—implemented in over 120 countries and aligned with 22 of 23 SDG indicators previously monitored through DHS—represent one of the world’s leading sources of internationally comparable data on children and women. In this evolving context, there is a growing expectation that MICS could play an expanded role in addressing the data gaps left by DHS. However, this potential requires careful assessment of both external opportunities and internal readiness, including questions of institutional capacity, financial sustainability, and strategic prioritization.
The purpose of this consultancy is therefore to assess and articulate the extent to which MICS can and should respond to the changing global survey landscape, and under what conditions—institutional, technical, and financial—such an expanded role would be viable and sustainable. The work will examine how MICS could contribute to maintaining continuity in global demographic and health statistics while reinforcing existing national data infrastructures and avoiding the creation of parallel systems.
This assignment will produce an evidence-based analysis and a strategic framework to guide UNICEF’s decisions on the internal investments, partnerships, and operational adjustments required to strengthen MICS’s position within the global data ecosystem. It will be conducted in alignment with the ISWGHS Task Force on Sustainable Demographic and Health Statistics and UNICEF’s Global Data Strategy, ensuring that all recommendations are grounded in principles of national ownership, complementarity, and sustainability.
UNICEF Costa Rica is looking for a passionate Health & Nutrition Officer to support the design, implementation, and monitoring of impactful health and nutrition programmes. In this role, you’ll provide technical expertise and operational support to ensure the successful delivery of initiatives aligned with UNICEF’s strategic goals.
UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) Division works to deliver income, influence, and brand recognition for UNICEF globally. Within the PFP Division, the Individual Giving (IG) team strategically guides and supports fundraising markets in implementing global, regional, and market-level strategies. Our 2022-25 Individual Giving strategy aims to drive significant transformation in our business model, emphasizing audience-centricity, digital acceleration, and a shift toward a marketing-oriented approach.
Over the next year, the IG Team has set ambitious income targets, focusing on digital channels to reach audiences worldwide through relevant, creative campaigns and offers. To achieve these goals, the IG unit within PFP, Geneva, is seeking a Digital Content Specialist to support fundraising offices, particularly in Latin America, with planning, developing, and measuring impactful digital campaigns, propositions, and fundraising products.
This role involves providing creative leadership in the digital space, developing audience-centric content packages with agencies, delivering bootcamps for capacity-building workshops and webinars, and offering direct support to fundraising offices.
In close collaboration with other members of the IG team, Regional Support Centre teams, and key internal stakeholders, and informed by clear audience and data insights, the Digital Content Specialist will identify and deliver key fundraising content opportunities by leading, supporting, and facilitating digital content capacity. The role includes providing strategic advice, creative guidance, and developing innovative fundraising propositions and assets.
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Partnerships Section is looking for 2 (two) Private sector fundraising and engagement consultants to support the office in mobilizing resources from the private sector with a focus on major donors and diaspora, while also supporting broader engagement with foundations (primarily HQed outside country of origin) and key influencers.
Climate change in Central Asia threatens essential services like WASH, MNCH, nutrition, and primary health care. UNICEF is leading efforts to secure resilient supply chains, strengthen health systems, and scale green financing solutions with global partners.
We seek a consultant to develop a Climate-Smart Supply Financing strategy for Uzbekistan and the region aligning investments with sustainability and equity. Your work will shape pathways for reliable medicines, vaccines, safe water, and nutrition services, ensuring continuity during climate shocks.
As part of the MICS programme, UNICEF continues to strengthen its MICS support mechanism at all levels, so that implementing partners in countries can receive the required level of technical assistance on a timely basis at critical survey stages and are in a better position to support the implementing partner. The 7th round of the MICS programme (MICS7) was launched in March 2023 and there are already 40 planned and ongoing MICS7 surveys and potentially 20-30 more surveys in the pipeline. There are also 7 surveys from the 6th round of the MICS programme that are still in data processing or report finalisation stages.
A very important element of MICS design and implementation is sampling, which is a very specialized field of work. Excellent sampling support is needed during the design, implementation, and reporting stages of all surveys.
As currently there is no sufficient funding to cover all planned activities, some deliverables are planned to be completed only if additional resources become available.
UNICEF State of Palestine is seeking for a National Individual Consultant to Support the Finalization and Endorsement of the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the State of Palestine. The duration of this assignment is (45 working days over 6 months period)
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.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Operations.
The Supply and Logistics Specialist reports to the Deputy Representative Operations as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the supply chains of a small sized country office, and/or small sized emergency response operation, or elements of the supply chains of a larger supply operation. The supply chain operations include planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, in country transport and distribution, as well as monitoring of supplies, services and construction works. The incumbent supports management collaboration with programmes in defining supply interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for children, and provides technical and advisory support to governments, national systems and partners on supply chain management.
Under the general guidance of the supervisor, the Social Policy officer is 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. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, and HIV.
Le/la Consultant/e International/e pilotera l’élaboration d’un Indice de Risque Climatique pour les Enfants au niveau infranational (subnational Children’s Climate Risk Index, CCRI) aux Comores, en étroite collaboration avec le/la Consultant National/e et la Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile (DGSC) du ministère de l’Intérieur. Ce travail s’appuiera sur la méthodologie précédemment développée et utilisée dans d’autres pays par l’UNICEF, ainsi que l’évaluation de la vulnérabilité et des risques climatiques centrée sur l’enfant réalisée en 2024 par l’UNICEF Comores et le ministère de l’Environnement des Comores, et portant sur l’analyse de l’impact du changement climatique sur les enfants dans les secteurs de l’eau, l’assainissement et l’hygiène (WASH), la santé, l’éducation, la protection de l’enfant, la nutrition et la protection sociale. Le consultant finalisera la méthodologie à utiliser aux Comores pour un indice de risque au niveau communal, selon les données déjà disponibles ou collectable à travers le/la consultant/e national/e; assurera un contrôle qualité du travail de collecte de données; analysera les données collectées (les expositions, les aléas, les vulnérabilités et les capacités des enfants, pour chaque commune) et fournira une carte numérique interactive permettant de superposer ces différents facteurs.
UNICEF is looking to hire Director, Office of Internal Audit and Investigations. The post leads and manages the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI), which is a key component of UNICEF's independent internal oversight system. OIAI reports to the Executive Director, and to the Executive Board independently, on its findings.
This role will provide specific targeted partnerships and advocacy management support to the PFP MSP team on Mental Health.
Under the general guidance of the Partnerships Specialist, this role will lead specific partnerships and advocacy activities to advance UNICEF's strategic objectives and the goals of the Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health. The role will ensure that these activities align with advocacy and partnerships targets, maximizing influence and impact.
Mental Health
Mental health and well-being are essential to a child’s healthy development and future opportunities and are among UNICEF’s global priorities. Around the world, we work to promote positive mental health, address mental health challenges, and combat
stigma, all to support the optimal development of children and adolescents. In response to the growing global need for better mental health outcomes, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Zurich Foundation, launched the Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health in 2022. The Coalition aims to unlock the full potential of youth by promoting well-being and preventing mental distress.
The Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health addresses the rising global burden of mental disorders in youth by providing a unified platform for investment and action on mental health promotion and prevention.
