We are recruiting an Executive Associate GS6 Temporary Appointment (6 months) to provide high-level executive, administrative and coordination support to the UNICEF Representative and ensure the smooth functioning of the Front Office. If you are committed to delivering efficient and impactful support for UNICEF’s work for children, this is your opportunity to make a difference.
The Health Specialist is accountable for providing technical assistance in the development of immunisation workplans, ensuring alignment with national health goals and targets in conjunction with Child Survival and Development,Maternal and Child Health, Health and Nutrition components within the country programme, to achieve the UNICEF'simmunization plus goals and objectives for the country.The Immunization Specialist will provide support to all the five field offices with more focus on Central-South Somalia tosupport the immunization programme and ongoing response activities for cVDPV2 outbreak and other vaccinepreventable diseases. Much more attention will also be required to reduce the zero-dose children burden in the country.As a key partner of Immunisation and Global Polio Eradication Initiative, UNICEF has the mandate to provide technicalassistance to the country through advocacy, coordination, planning implementation, and monitoring of immunizationprogrammes. The organization relies on highly trained and experienced personnel of staff and consultants to meet thisobligation.Accountable for ensuring the UNICEF Immunisation programme promotes gender equality, with an emphasis on genderdisaggregation, gender disparity identification and gender mainstreaming.
UNICEF is looking for the strong professional in the area of Cash Transfers. Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist - Cash Transfers (which is the Head of the Cash Transfer Programme), the Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfers), hereinafter referred to as the Cash Transfer Specialist will support UNICEF Ukraine’s cash transfer programme by helping design, implement, monitor, and improve four cash assistance interventions, while ensuring timely, accountable, and risk-informed delivery to vulnerable and conflict-affected children and families. The position also works closely with government partners, particularly the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity, to strengthen and expand government-led social protection systems and support the transition from humanitarian cash assistance to sustainable, shock-responsive social protection mechanisms.
Join UNICEF as a Partnerships Officer (Temporary Appointment), P-2 in Suva, Fiji, and help advance children’s rights and wellbeing across the Pacific by strengthening strategic partnerships. Working with governments, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, you will support partnership development, resource mobilization, advocacy, and knowledge sharing while contributing to collaborative solutions that deliver lasting impact for children throughout the region.
Join UNICEF as Chief (Professional Practices), Internal Audit. Lead the strategy, quality, innovation, and transformation of UNICEF’s global internal audit function, driving risk-based assurance, audit excellence, and data-driven insights across a complex international organization. This senior leadership role is ideal for a seasoned audit professional with extensive experience in internal audit, risk management, quality assurance, and audit modernization who is passionate about strengthening governance and organizational impact.
As a Strategic Business Partner and Deputy for the Head of the Office, the incumbent will be responsible to lead for results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in all operational contexts.
Are you a strategic, solutions-oriented People and Culture professional ready to help shape a high-performing, inclusive and resilient workforce in a complex operating environment? UNICEF Mali is looking for a People and Culture Manager, P-4, to provide authoritative HR leadership, trusted advisory support and practical people solutions that enable the Country Office to deliver results for children across Mali. Reporting directly to the Country Representative, you will partner with senior management and programme leaders to align people strategies with country priorities; strengthen workforce planning, talent, performance, learning and organizational design; and promote a workplace culture grounded in UNICEF’s values of care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability and sustainability.
Under the general supervision of the Chief, Education Research Unit, the incumbent will provide programme implementation, monitoring, and operational support to the relevant units, with a particular focus on supporting effective resource management.
The purpose of this assignment is to consolidate and operationalize UNICEF Peru’s IF4C agenda by developing an institutionally owned territorial investment pipeline for children, initially in Arequipa or another prioritized region; integrating CLIF into existing public investment and public-private processes where it adds value; and accompanying priority projects toward actionable structuring and financing pathways. Based on evidence and lessons from the Peru pilot, the consultant will also support LACRO in assessing which elements may be transferable or adaptable to other LAC contexts.
The position aims to strengthen financial inclusion and livelihoods within UNICEF-supported social protection programmes to enhance women’s economic resilience, access to financial services, and sustainable wellbeing outcomes.
Under the supervision of the Chief of Field Office in Arua Zonal Office and to the Adolescent Development Manager (P4) based in Kampala, as his/her second supervisor, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Social Policy Specialist, the Social Policy Officer contributes to the effective implementation of UNICEF Maldives's Social Policy Programme, with a particular focus on public finance for children, social policy analysis, child rights monitoring, and evidence generation. The position provides technical, operational, and coordination support for the design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of programme activities aimed at strengthening policies, systems, and investments that advance children's rights and well-being. The role requires strong analytical skills, knowledge of social policy and public finance, and the ability to work collaboratively with government counterparts, development partners, civil society organizations, and UNICEF programme teams. Through policy analysis, evidence generation, strategic partnerships, advocacy, and programme support, the incumbent contributes to improving child-focused planning, budgeting, accountability, and decision-making.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for qualified and experienced professional for the post of Social Policy Officer (Social Protection Systems Strengthening) at NOB level based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
UNICEF’s Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) is seeking a highly qualified and experienced professional to join its Humanitarian Policy Section (HPS), Protection Team, as Humanitarian Policy Specialist – Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), based in New York. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to UNICEF’s global work to protect children affected by armed conflict, helping to shape policy and advocacy and advance UNICEF’s engagement on the CAAC agenda. The role requires strong technical and strategic expertise, sound judgement, and the ability to work effectively with colleagues and partners across UNICEF and the wider UN system. If you are passionate about advancing the protection of children in armed conflict and ready to contribute to this critical area of UNICEF’s humanitarian work, we encourage you to apply.
Under the supervision of the Corporate Fundraising Specialist, this position is accountable for achieving the stated key results by providing professional expertise and support in fundraising, with a strong focus on developing new partnerships and securing high-value, long-term contributions from private sector companies to ensure sustainable revenue growth for UNICEF’s national and global goals.
Dans le cadre de la mise en oeuvre du paquet d’interventions multisectorielles visant à soutenir la rétention des filles dans 66 collèges, notamment à travers le Projet de Renforcement du Système Éducatif de Base (PRSEB) financé par la Banque mondiale et le projet WASH financé par la KfW, l’UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire recrute un(e) Spécialiste en Responsabilité Environnementale et Sociale (ESS) et en Gestion des Plaintes et Recours (GRM).
This assignment aims to support and enhance UNICEF’s flagship digital learning platform, FunDoo, a chat-based life coach that helps young people develop 21st century and employability skills while accessing information on careers, mental health, climate change, and gender-based violence. The consultant will provide technical leadership for the RapidPro platform, manage dashboards and data systems, support global country deployments, develop and customize learning flows, strengthen analytics and backend infrastructure, and build the capacity of country teams to implement and scale FunDoo across multiple countries.
UNICEF is seeking a reliable and professional Driver to provide safe transportation services in support of its programmes in the State of Palestine. The role requires a strong commitment to safety, professionalism, vehicle readiness, and efficient support to office operations.
Development of a practical guide on integrating HIV services into Primary Health Care (PHC) platforms in low HIV burden countries. The consultant will review existing evidence and global guidance, identify effective integration models, and produce a user-friendly operational guide with practical tools, entry points, and country examples to support sustainable, people-centered HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care services.
We are recruiting an Executive Associate GS6 Temporary Appointment (6 months) to provide high-level executive, administrative and coordination support to the UNICEF Representative and ensure the smooth functioning of the Front Office. If you are committed to delivering efficient and impactful support for UNICEF’s work for children, this is your opportunity to make a difference.
The Health Specialist is accountable for providing technical assistance in the development of immunisation workplans, ensuring alignment with national health goals and targets in conjunction with Child Survival and Development,Maternal and Child Health, Health and Nutrition components within the country programme, to achieve the UNICEF'simmunization plus goals and objectives for the country.The Immunization Specialist will provide support to all the five field offices with more focus on Central-South Somalia tosupport the immunization programme and ongoing response activities for cVDPV2 outbreak and other vaccinepreventable diseases. Much more attention will also be required to reduce the zero-dose children burden in the country.As a key partner of Immunisation and Global Polio Eradication Initiative, UNICEF has the mandate to provide technicalassistance to the country through advocacy, coordination, planning implementation, and monitoring of immunizationprogrammes. The organization relies on highly trained and experienced personnel of staff and consultants to meet thisobligation.Accountable for ensuring the UNICEF Immunisation programme promotes gender equality, with an emphasis on genderdisaggregation, gender disparity identification and gender mainstreaming.
UNICEF is looking for the strong professional in the area of Cash Transfers. Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist - Cash Transfers (which is the Head of the Cash Transfer Programme), the Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfers), hereinafter referred to as the Cash Transfer Specialist will support UNICEF Ukraine’s cash transfer programme by helping design, implement, monitor, and improve four cash assistance interventions, while ensuring timely, accountable, and risk-informed delivery to vulnerable and conflict-affected children and families. The position also works closely with government partners, particularly the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity, to strengthen and expand government-led social protection systems and support the transition from humanitarian cash assistance to sustainable, shock-responsive social protection mechanisms.
Join UNICEF as a Partnerships Officer (Temporary Appointment), P-2 in Suva, Fiji, and help advance children’s rights and wellbeing across the Pacific by strengthening strategic partnerships. Working with governments, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders, you will support partnership development, resource mobilization, advocacy, and knowledge sharing while contributing to collaborative solutions that deliver lasting impact for children throughout the region.
Join UNICEF as Chief (Professional Practices), Internal Audit. Lead the strategy, quality, innovation, and transformation of UNICEF’s global internal audit function, driving risk-based assurance, audit excellence, and data-driven insights across a complex international organization. This senior leadership role is ideal for a seasoned audit professional with extensive experience in internal audit, risk management, quality assurance, and audit modernization who is passionate about strengthening governance and organizational impact.
As a Strategic Business Partner and Deputy for the Head of the Office, the incumbent will be responsible to lead for results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in all operational contexts.
Are you a strategic, solutions-oriented People and Culture professional ready to help shape a high-performing, inclusive and resilient workforce in a complex operating environment? UNICEF Mali is looking for a People and Culture Manager, P-4, to provide authoritative HR leadership, trusted advisory support and practical people solutions that enable the Country Office to deliver results for children across Mali. Reporting directly to the Country Representative, you will partner with senior management and programme leaders to align people strategies with country priorities; strengthen workforce planning, talent, performance, learning and organizational design; and promote a workplace culture grounded in UNICEF’s values of care, respect, integrity, trust, accountability and sustainability.
Under the general supervision of the Chief, Education Research Unit, the incumbent will provide programme implementation, monitoring, and operational support to the relevant units, with a particular focus on supporting effective resource management.
The purpose of this assignment is to consolidate and operationalize UNICEF Peru’s IF4C agenda by developing an institutionally owned territorial investment pipeline for children, initially in Arequipa or another prioritized region; integrating CLIF into existing public investment and public-private processes where it adds value; and accompanying priority projects toward actionable structuring and financing pathways. Based on evidence and lessons from the Peru pilot, the consultant will also support LACRO in assessing which elements may be transferable or adaptable to other LAC contexts.
The position aims to strengthen financial inclusion and livelihoods within UNICEF-supported social protection programmes to enhance women’s economic resilience, access to financial services, and sustainable wellbeing outcomes.
Under the supervision of the Chief of Field Office in Arua Zonal Office and to the Adolescent Development Manager (P4) based in Kampala, as his/her second supervisor, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
Under the supervision and guidance of the Social Policy Specialist, the Social Policy Officer contributes to the effective implementation of UNICEF Maldives's Social Policy Programme, with a particular focus on public finance for children, social policy analysis, child rights monitoring, and evidence generation. The position provides technical, operational, and coordination support for the design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of programme activities aimed at strengthening policies, systems, and investments that advance children's rights and well-being. The role requires strong analytical skills, knowledge of social policy and public finance, and the ability to work collaboratively with government counterparts, development partners, civil society organizations, and UNICEF programme teams. Through policy analysis, evidence generation, strategic partnerships, advocacy, and programme support, the incumbent contributes to improving child-focused planning, budgeting, accountability, and decision-making.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for qualified and experienced professional for the post of Social Policy Officer (Social Protection Systems Strengthening) at NOB level based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
UNICEF’s Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) is seeking a highly qualified and experienced professional to join its Humanitarian Policy Section (HPS), Protection Team, as Humanitarian Policy Specialist – Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), based in New York. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to UNICEF’s global work to protect children affected by armed conflict, helping to shape policy and advocacy and advance UNICEF’s engagement on the CAAC agenda. The role requires strong technical and strategic expertise, sound judgement, and the ability to work effectively with colleagues and partners across UNICEF and the wider UN system. If you are passionate about advancing the protection of children in armed conflict and ready to contribute to this critical area of UNICEF’s humanitarian work, we encourage you to apply.
Under the supervision of the Corporate Fundraising Specialist, this position is accountable for achieving the stated key results by providing professional expertise and support in fundraising, with a strong focus on developing new partnerships and securing high-value, long-term contributions from private sector companies to ensure sustainable revenue growth for UNICEF’s national and global goals.
Dans le cadre de la mise en oeuvre du paquet d’interventions multisectorielles visant à soutenir la rétention des filles dans 66 collèges, notamment à travers le Projet de Renforcement du Système Éducatif de Base (PRSEB) financé par la Banque mondiale et le projet WASH financé par la KfW, l’UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire recrute un(e) Spécialiste en Responsabilité Environnementale et Sociale (ESS) et en Gestion des Plaintes et Recours (GRM).
This assignment aims to support and enhance UNICEF’s flagship digital learning platform, FunDoo, a chat-based life coach that helps young people develop 21st century and employability skills while accessing information on careers, mental health, climate change, and gender-based violence. The consultant will provide technical leadership for the RapidPro platform, manage dashboards and data systems, support global country deployments, develop and customize learning flows, strengthen analytics and backend infrastructure, and build the capacity of country teams to implement and scale FunDoo across multiple countries.
UNICEF is seeking a reliable and professional Driver to provide safe transportation services in support of its programmes in the State of Palestine. The role requires a strong commitment to safety, professionalism, vehicle readiness, and efficient support to office operations.
Development of a practical guide on integrating HIV services into Primary Health Care (PHC) platforms in low HIV burden countries. The consultant will review existing evidence and global guidance, identify effective integration models, and produce a user-friendly operational guide with practical tools, entry points, and country examples to support sustainable, people-centered HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care services.
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