UNICEF Tanzania Country Office is seeking a passionate and committed professional to join its team as Deputy Representative, Operations (P-5), in an exciting and impactful leadership role. The Operations function supports the Head of the Office on managing the office and monitoring operations and programmes as needed, while providing advice on best and innovative management practices to enhance office performance. The function is a strategic Business Partner role within the Senior Management team, assuring the best use of UNICEF assets in alignment with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results for children.
Join UNICEF Supply Division's Health Technology Unit and help ensure children around the world have access to essential health commodities and technologies. In this role, you will manage end-to-end procurement and contracting activities for health technology products, ensuring compliance with UNICEF policies and delivering value, quality, and timely supply to programmes and partners.
The Chief Health and Nutrition (System Strengthening) reports to the Deputy Representative, and is responsible for the overall management and administration in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Health & Nutrition programme in the context of child survival and development within the country programme. Accountable for effective technical leadership, management guidance and programme support to facilitate the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve programme goals and expansion of UNICEF assisted Health & Nutrition interventions, including the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.The Chief directs, leads, manages, develops and enables a competent team of professional and support staff to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the Health & Nutrition programme, with a view to integrating gender equality across all aspects of the country programme.Contributes to create synergy partnerships which reinforce other organizations – including other UN Agencies – SDGs strategic directions in areas where UNICEF has primary responsibility or comparative advantage such as interrelated areas of maternal, new-born, and child health and nutrition.With a strong focus on Health System Strengthening (HSS) and Primary Health Care (PHC), the role leads UNICEF support to the Ministry of Health and relevant ministries in policy dialogue, system reforms, programme implementation, resource mobilization, innovative financing, emergency preparedness, and delivery of integrated services at national, provincial/district, and community levels. Given the ongoing health reforms, the role also leads on public private partnerships (PPP) on health, health sector financial reviews and the national health insurance and will work closely, in Humanitarian Action, with the Nutrition and Health clusters within the inter-agency standing committee (IASC).
UNICEF Education programme provides a variety of education support across regions to the most marginalized learners in Myanmar. This includes providing learning and teaching material in different languages, refurbishing learning spaces, and providing supplementary education through community hubs and outreach programmes. A key innovation of the educational programme is its emphasis on alternative learning pathways that can be adapted to Myanmar's complex context. The initiative employs a community-based learning approach, with community-based learning spaces supporting
learners from early childhood through secondary education levels. These spaces are equipped with curated libraries, learning materials, and technology, including the Learning Passport. This assignment will support the Education Section in expanding its implementation of digital learning opportunities for both foundational literacy and numeracy as well as providing skilling opportunities to adolescents
The Deputy Regional Director (DRD) will be part of the regional leadership team. The successful candidate will be one of the two Deputy Regional Directors to support the Regional Director in the management of the Regional Office, ensuring coordination and synergy across multiple functional areas to consolidate a range of integrated and multi-sectoral approaches in support of the Regional Agenda for Children and the UNICEF Strategic Plan (2026-2029). This will be achieved in close collaboration with the twenty-four country offices, headquarter divisions and with a wide range of programmatic and cross sectoral practice areas in the Centres of Excellence (CoEs).
The Deputy Regional Director, working in close collaboration with country senior management, is accountable for ensuring that each of the 24 Country Offices is optimally guided and connected to the right competencies, as well as supported through integrated, differentiated and multi-country delivery mechanisms that enable Country Offices to achieve sustainable results at scale. Accountability for programme delivery and country results remains with Country Representatives.
Join UNICEF as an Advocacy Manager (P-4) and help shape a global movement for every child's right to play. In this strategic leadership role, you will drive global advocacy efforts around the International Day of Play, influence policy commitments, mobilize partnerships, and champion evidence-based solutions that help children learn, thrive, and reach their full potential
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who will strengthen collaboration with key stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. The candidate may also serve as focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The key result is to ensure greater visibility for UNICEF and influence in support of its mission.If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
UNICEF China is seeking an experienced Marketing Officer at NO1 level to support the Individual Fundraising team’s acquisition, conversion, and retention efforts across all channels, including digital and social media, telemarketing, offline activations, and other donor engagement modalities.
Join our team as a Nutrition Specialist (Health) and play a key role in supporting the development and preparation of UNICEF’s nutrition programme and ensuring its effective implementation across the country programme. The position is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting programme progress, while providing technical guidance and management support throughout the programming process. Applying a results-based management approach, the Specialist works closely with partners and stakeholders to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant, and child nutrition. Through strong programme leadership and coordination, the role contributes to delivering meaningful impact for children and women in line with UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, performance standards, and accountability framework.
Join UNICEF as a Programme Officer (Child Protection & Social Behavior Change) in Mahajanga, Madagascar. In this exciting role, you will contribute to the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of Child Protection and Social and Behavior Change (SBC) programmes in the Boeny region. Working under the supervision of the Chief Field Office and in close collaboration with government counterparts, communities, NGOs and development partners, you will help strengthen child protection systems, promote positive social and behavioural change. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on children's lives while contributing to UNICEF’s mission of protecting the rights and well-being of every child.
Under the supervision of the Representative, the Risk and Compliance Manager will be responsible for leading the strengthening of risk assurance and compliance efforts in the context of the Venezuela country office. He/She will be responsible for providing complementary expertise, support, and monitoring related to the management of risk, including but not limited to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management practices at a process, systems, and entity level.
To provide time-bound strategic, technical and operational consultancy support to UNICEF Ghana and government partners for the planning, design, configuration, implementation monitoring, evidence generation and scale-up of Ghana’s Digital Education Programme. The consultant will support the responsible use of Google-powered Gemini AI to operationalize an AI-enabled Teaching and Learning Companion for teacher professional development, foundational learning improvement and education system strengthening. The assignment will contribute to improving teacher capacity, strengthening pre-service and in-service teacher professional development, supporting implementation in selected Colleges of Education and districts, and generating evidence to inform national scale-up. The consultancy will be deliverables-based and will support UNICEF Ghana’s collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, CENDLOS, National Teaching Council, Colleges of Education, selected districts and other partners in alignment with UNICEF’s Digital Education Strategy and national education priorities.
UNICEF Supply Division is looking for a professional and dedicated People and Culture Officer to support the HRBP team as a sub-Unit leader. The Human Resources Business Partners support the end to end delivery of high-quality HR planning and client support to contribute to an effective and people-centered workplace. Reporting to the People and Culture Manager, the role involves applying HR expertise and organizational policies to support staff and managers strengthen human resources operations and strategy.
UNICEF is seeking a skilled communications professional to lead advocacy and communication strategies, digital content, media relations, partnerships and campaigns in the State of Palestine. The role will help amplify children’s and women’s rights and strengthen support for UNICEF’s mission in a complex humanitarian and emergency context.
The Information Management (IM) Officer will support the Emergency and Field Operations Section, UNICEF-led clusters and Area of Responsibility (AOR) and sub-national coordination structures, in line with the humanitarian reset’s recommendation on shared resources.The incumbent will also play a pivotal role in inter-agency data coordination, working closely with the OCHA IM Unit and the Data Coordination Group (DCG) to ensure coherence, interoperability, and data quality across humanitarian coordination structures.
The Education Specialist supports the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of UNICEF’s education programme, with a focus on improving learning outcomes and advancing equitable and inclusive education. The role provides technical guidance and programme management support, strengthens education systems, and works with government and partners to advance policy dialogue, strategic partnerships and sustainable results at scale.
UNICEF’s Asia and the Pacific Regional Office (APRO) works with governments, regional organizations, international financial institutions, and academic partners to advance children’s rights and drive sustainable development across the region. Through innovative partnerships and evidence-based approaches, APRO supports stronger policies, increased investment, and improved outcomes for children, with a particular focus on helping every child thrive in their earliest years.
Positioned within the Acquisition unit of Individual Giving, the Fund-Raising Officer (Acquisition) plays a vital role in executing UNICEF’s strategy to expand its donor base and drive sustainable revenue growth. In line with the PSFR team's strategic focus on funnel-based marketing and audience segmentation, this role supports the development and execution of targeted acquisition campaigns—especially across digital channels, which are identified as key growth drivers. By managing agency relationships, conducting market research, and optimizing lead generation and conversion, the incumbent ensures that acquisition efforts are data-informed and audience-centric. Their collaboration with the marketing team and close monitoring of campaign performance directly contribute to the team’s broader goals of enhancing donor engagement and achieving ambitious fundraising targets under the 2026–2030 strategy.
Join UNICEF as a Planning & Monitoring Specialist (Evidence), NO-3. You will contribute to the promotion of children’s rights in Bihar in India by supporting programme planning, monitoring, evidence and reporting, contributing to the generation and use of high-quality evidence to strengthen programme performance and results for children.
Are you interested in empowering girls and young people with the skills to learn, lead, innovate, and thrive? Join UNICEF to shape the future of learning and skills for every child and young person in Cameroon. At P2 level, the post provides dedicated professional capacity to support programme design, partner engagement, technical quality assurance, field monitoring, evidence generation and donor reporting. It also strengthens the Education section’s ability to engage with government, private sector actors, technology providers, training institutions and development partners to identify scalable solutions that promote skills in digital inclusion, economic empowerment and sustainable socio-economic participation for young people.
UNICEF Tanzania Country Office is seeking a passionate and committed professional to join its team as Deputy Representative, Operations (P-5), in an exciting and impactful leadership role. The Operations function supports the Head of the Office on managing the office and monitoring operations and programmes as needed, while providing advice on best and innovative management practices to enhance office performance. The function is a strategic Business Partner role within the Senior Management team, assuring the best use of UNICEF assets in alignment with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results for children.
Join UNICEF Supply Division's Health Technology Unit and help ensure children around the world have access to essential health commodities and technologies. In this role, you will manage end-to-end procurement and contracting activities for health technology products, ensuring compliance with UNICEF policies and delivering value, quality, and timely supply to programmes and partners.
The Chief Health and Nutrition (System Strengthening) reports to the Deputy Representative, and is responsible for the overall management and administration in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Health & Nutrition programme in the context of child survival and development within the country programme. Accountable for effective technical leadership, management guidance and programme support to facilitate the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve programme goals and expansion of UNICEF assisted Health & Nutrition interventions, including the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.The Chief directs, leads, manages, develops and enables a competent team of professional and support staff to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the Health & Nutrition programme, with a view to integrating gender equality across all aspects of the country programme.Contributes to create synergy partnerships which reinforce other organizations – including other UN Agencies – SDGs strategic directions in areas where UNICEF has primary responsibility or comparative advantage such as interrelated areas of maternal, new-born, and child health and nutrition.With a strong focus on Health System Strengthening (HSS) and Primary Health Care (PHC), the role leads UNICEF support to the Ministry of Health and relevant ministries in policy dialogue, system reforms, programme implementation, resource mobilization, innovative financing, emergency preparedness, and delivery of integrated services at national, provincial/district, and community levels. Given the ongoing health reforms, the role also leads on public private partnerships (PPP) on health, health sector financial reviews and the national health insurance and will work closely, in Humanitarian Action, with the Nutrition and Health clusters within the inter-agency standing committee (IASC).
UNICEF Education programme provides a variety of education support across regions to the most marginalized learners in Myanmar. This includes providing learning and teaching material in different languages, refurbishing learning spaces, and providing supplementary education through community hubs and outreach programmes. A key innovation of the educational programme is its emphasis on alternative learning pathways that can be adapted to Myanmar's complex context. The initiative employs a community-based learning approach, with community-based learning spaces supporting
learners from early childhood through secondary education levels. These spaces are equipped with curated libraries, learning materials, and technology, including the Learning Passport. This assignment will support the Education Section in expanding its implementation of digital learning opportunities for both foundational literacy and numeracy as well as providing skilling opportunities to adolescents
The Deputy Regional Director (DRD) will be part of the regional leadership team. The successful candidate will be one of the two Deputy Regional Directors to support the Regional Director in the management of the Regional Office, ensuring coordination and synergy across multiple functional areas to consolidate a range of integrated and multi-sectoral approaches in support of the Regional Agenda for Children and the UNICEF Strategic Plan (2026-2029). This will be achieved in close collaboration with the twenty-four country offices, headquarter divisions and with a wide range of programmatic and cross sectoral practice areas in the Centres of Excellence (CoEs).
The Deputy Regional Director, working in close collaboration with country senior management, is accountable for ensuring that each of the 24 Country Offices is optimally guided and connected to the right competencies, as well as supported through integrated, differentiated and multi-country delivery mechanisms that enable Country Offices to achieve sustainable results at scale. Accountability for programme delivery and country results remains with Country Representatives.
Join UNICEF as an Advocacy Manager (P-4) and help shape a global movement for every child's right to play. In this strategic leadership role, you will drive global advocacy efforts around the International Day of Play, influence policy commitments, mobilize partnerships, and champion evidence-based solutions that help children learn, thrive, and reach their full potential
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who will strengthen collaboration with key stakeholders and provide an interface for environmental scanning, knowledge exchange, resource mobilization, and policy influence within the scope of assignment. The candidate may also serve as focal point and resource for colleagues on specific thematic areas of strategic relevance for partnership development. The key result is to ensure greater visibility for UNICEF and influence in support of its mission.If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
UNICEF China is seeking an experienced Marketing Officer at NO1 level to support the Individual Fundraising team’s acquisition, conversion, and retention efforts across all channels, including digital and social media, telemarketing, offline activations, and other donor engagement modalities.
Join our team as a Nutrition Specialist (Health) and play a key role in supporting the development and preparation of UNICEF’s nutrition programme and ensuring its effective implementation across the country programme. The position is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting programme progress, while providing technical guidance and management support throughout the programming process. Applying a results-based management approach, the Specialist works closely with partners and stakeholders to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results in maternal, infant, and child nutrition. Through strong programme leadership and coordination, the role contributes to delivering meaningful impact for children and women in line with UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, performance standards, and accountability framework.
Join UNICEF as a Programme Officer (Child Protection & Social Behavior Change) in Mahajanga, Madagascar. In this exciting role, you will contribute to the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of Child Protection and Social and Behavior Change (SBC) programmes in the Boeny region. Working under the supervision of the Chief Field Office and in close collaboration with government counterparts, communities, NGOs and development partners, you will help strengthen child protection systems, promote positive social and behavioural change. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on children's lives while contributing to UNICEF’s mission of protecting the rights and well-being of every child.
Under the supervision of the Representative, the Risk and Compliance Manager will be responsible for leading the strengthening of risk assurance and compliance efforts in the context of the Venezuela country office. He/She will be responsible for providing complementary expertise, support, and monitoring related to the management of risk, including but not limited to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management practices at a process, systems, and entity level.
To provide time-bound strategic, technical and operational consultancy support to UNICEF Ghana and government partners for the planning, design, configuration, implementation monitoring, evidence generation and scale-up of Ghana’s Digital Education Programme. The consultant will support the responsible use of Google-powered Gemini AI to operationalize an AI-enabled Teaching and Learning Companion for teacher professional development, foundational learning improvement and education system strengthening. The assignment will contribute to improving teacher capacity, strengthening pre-service and in-service teacher professional development, supporting implementation in selected Colleges of Education and districts, and generating evidence to inform national scale-up. The consultancy will be deliverables-based and will support UNICEF Ghana’s collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, CENDLOS, National Teaching Council, Colleges of Education, selected districts and other partners in alignment with UNICEF’s Digital Education Strategy and national education priorities.
UNICEF Supply Division is looking for a professional and dedicated People and Culture Officer to support the HRBP team as a sub-Unit leader. The Human Resources Business Partners support the end to end delivery of high-quality HR planning and client support to contribute to an effective and people-centered workplace. Reporting to the People and Culture Manager, the role involves applying HR expertise and organizational policies to support staff and managers strengthen human resources operations and strategy.
UNICEF is seeking a skilled communications professional to lead advocacy and communication strategies, digital content, media relations, partnerships and campaigns in the State of Palestine. The role will help amplify children’s and women’s rights and strengthen support for UNICEF’s mission in a complex humanitarian and emergency context.
The Information Management (IM) Officer will support the Emergency and Field Operations Section, UNICEF-led clusters and Area of Responsibility (AOR) and sub-national coordination structures, in line with the humanitarian reset’s recommendation on shared resources.The incumbent will also play a pivotal role in inter-agency data coordination, working closely with the OCHA IM Unit and the Data Coordination Group (DCG) to ensure coherence, interoperability, and data quality across humanitarian coordination structures.
The Education Specialist supports the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of UNICEF’s education programme, with a focus on improving learning outcomes and advancing equitable and inclusive education. The role provides technical guidance and programme management support, strengthens education systems, and works with government and partners to advance policy dialogue, strategic partnerships and sustainable results at scale.
UNICEF’s Asia and the Pacific Regional Office (APRO) works with governments, regional organizations, international financial institutions, and academic partners to advance children’s rights and drive sustainable development across the region. Through innovative partnerships and evidence-based approaches, APRO supports stronger policies, increased investment, and improved outcomes for children, with a particular focus on helping every child thrive in their earliest years.
Positioned within the Acquisition unit of Individual Giving, the Fund-Raising Officer (Acquisition) plays a vital role in executing UNICEF’s strategy to expand its donor base and drive sustainable revenue growth. In line with the PSFR team's strategic focus on funnel-based marketing and audience segmentation, this role supports the development and execution of targeted acquisition campaigns—especially across digital channels, which are identified as key growth drivers. By managing agency relationships, conducting market research, and optimizing lead generation and conversion, the incumbent ensures that acquisition efforts are data-informed and audience-centric. Their collaboration with the marketing team and close monitoring of campaign performance directly contribute to the team’s broader goals of enhancing donor engagement and achieving ambitious fundraising targets under the 2026–2030 strategy.
Join UNICEF as a Planning & Monitoring Specialist (Evidence), NO-3. You will contribute to the promotion of children’s rights in Bihar in India by supporting programme planning, monitoring, evidence and reporting, contributing to the generation and use of high-quality evidence to strengthen programme performance and results for children.
Are you interested in empowering girls and young people with the skills to learn, lead, innovate, and thrive? Join UNICEF to shape the future of learning and skills for every child and young person in Cameroon. At P2 level, the post provides dedicated professional capacity to support programme design, partner engagement, technical quality assurance, field monitoring, evidence generation and donor reporting. It also strengthens the Education section’s ability to engage with government, private sector actors, technology providers, training institutions and development partners to identify scalable solutions that promote skills in digital inclusion, economic empowerment and sustainable socio-economic participation for young people.
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