Join UNICEF’s Public Finance for Children (PF4C) Unit within the Child Poverty Centre of Excellence in Amman and help advance equitable and sustainable financing for children worldwide. As a Social Policy Specialist, you will provide technical support to UNICEF offices and partners on child-responsive budgeting, public financial management, fiscal policy, social sector financing, and evidence-based policy reforms. Working with governments, development partners, international financial institutions, and UNICEF country and regional teams, you will contribute to strengthening public systems, building capacity, generating knowledge, and scaling innovative approaches that improve outcomes for children. This is an exciting opportunity to influence policies and investments that help reduce child poverty and accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
UNICEF will engage a consultant to develop training modules for CDWs and Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers on the use of the “CFM-Teacher Version” and adaptation of session/lesson plans, classroom and home-based strategies based on functional difficulties associated with low vision, hard of hearing, ADHD, autism and intellectual disability.
This assignment aims to strengthen UNICEF’s child poverty reduction efforts by developing updated practical guidance and tools that help UNICEF staff and government partners identify the drivers of child poverty, design effective policy and programme responses, influence public policy and financing decisions, and monitor progress toward reducing monetary and multidimensional child poverty. The consultant will draft and coordinate the development of a suite of evidence-based guidance products, incorporating lessons learned, best practices, and stakeholder consultations.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant to support data quality assurance and aggregation for annual reporting, to facilitate the production of gender equality annual reports to document gender results, challenges and lessons and to produce materials in support of technical assistance to countries.
With the support and under the guidance of UNICEF Turkmenistan Communication Officer, Digital Communication Consultant will support the management, maintenance and monitoring of UNICEF Turkmenistan’s digital and social media presence and provide overall support in organizing and managing key digital communication activities in line with UN and UNICEF policies and procedures.
UNICEF Belarus is seeking an Operations Associate (Digital Impact & Administration) who provides a broad range of procedural, administrative, and specialized operational support across functions such as administration, and information and communications technology (ICT). The role requires in-depth knowledge of UNICEF procedures, processes, and policies to ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of services, accurate application of rules and regulations, and effective coordination with internal and external partners.
The consultant will provide technical leadership and coordination support for the implementation, monitoring, reporting, information management, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge management of UNICEF-supported DRR, EPR, SUPER, and Anticipatory Action initiatives, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outputs, strengthened partnerships, enhanced accountability, and evidence-based programme implementation across federal, provincial, and local levels.
Under the general guidance of the Chief, Supply Financing, responsible to ensure a proactive and systematic approach of identifying and executing business transactions in close collaboration with Country Offices in the procurement of goods and services on behalf of partners.
The Supply and Logistics Officer supports the effective management of supply chain operations, procurement, warehousing and distribution activities to ensure the timely delivery of programmes and services for children in the Republic of the Congo.
The National Consultant will provide technical/operational support and monitoring throughout implementation of
activities to facilitate the management and delivery of results and to strengthen national ownership of the activities,
ensuring efficiency, quality assurance and value for money.
The National Consultant will also contribute to ensuring close liaison with the Government at different levels and support UNICEF in the development of TORs in line with established rules and procedures.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant who will support the Immunization Team through evidence synthesis, analytical work, manuscript review and coordination for a special journal issue on improving immunization coverage and equity, and the review and development of technical and programmatic immunization documents.
Under the overall guidance of the ECE/D Specialist and direct supervision of the ECD Officer, the Individual Consultant will support the implementation and monitoring of preschool education initiatives, with a particular focus on the capacity development components of project activities aimed at improving the quality of preschool education in Uzbekistan.
La présente consultance vise à fournir un appui technique ciblé afin de renforcer la planification, le suivi de la mise en oeuvre, l’analyse des performances et la capitalisation des expériences dans les zones couvertes. Le/la consultant(e) apportera un appui transversal pour améliorer la qualité des interventions, renforcer les capacités des partenaires et soutenir la production de livrables analytiques conformément aux exigences programmatiques.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office, Abuja is seeking a passionate and dynamic individual to join its team as a Programme Assistant. We invite applications from highly motivated and dedicated candidates who are committed to making a difference in the lives of children. If you are driven by impact and excellence, we encourage you to apply and become part of a committed and results oriented team.
UNICEF Kenya seeks an Innovation Consultant to provide technical, coordination, and implementation support across its innovation, digital transformation, youth engagement, and humanitarian innovation portfolio
To conduct a comprehensive costing analysis of nutrition programmes in Afghanistan and estimate the financial resources required to achieve national nutrition targets over the medium term. The assignment will generate evidence on programme costs, resource needs, financing gaps, investment priorities, and cost-effectiveness to support strategic planning, budgeting, advocacy, and resource mobilization. It will also determine unit costs and assess the relative costeffectiveness of key nutrition interventions, delivery platforms, and service delivery models to identify the most efficient approaches for improving nutrition outcomes at scale.
The consultant will conduct a Nutrition Programme Costing Analysis to estimate recurrent, capital, and total programme costs at national and sub-national levels, including costs per beneficiary reached, service delivered, child treated for SAM and HR-MAM, pregnant and lactating woman served, FHH supported, CNDCC supported, and health facility delivering nutrition services. . The consultant will also develop 3–5-year resource requirement projections. Based on these findings, the consultant will develop a Nutrition Investment Case demonstrating the burden of malnutrition. The consultant will be required to undertake travel to four UNICEF zonal offices (Mazar, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Herat) within Afghanistan to collect primary data. This may include visits to selected provinces representing different programme delivery modalities and operational contexts. The consultant will conduct consultations with government counterparts, implementing partners, health facility staff, community representatives, and other relevant stakeholders involved in nutrition programming. The number and destinations of field missions will be agreed upon during the inception phase,
To provide technical and analytical support to UNICEF's evidence generation and policy work on household vulnerability and shock-responsive social protection, including collaborative analytical products and policy recommendations with UN partners in the context of recent and compound shocks, including the Middle East crisis.
UNICEF Sri Lanka generates evidence and policy recommendations to strengthen household resilience and shock responsive social protection in the context of recurrent and overlapping economic, climate, disaster and external shocks.
As part of this evidence generation, UNICEF is undertaking a rapid telephone-based household survey to examine household socioeconomic conditions, exposure to recent shocks, coping responses, social protection, access to essential services and child wellbeing, including household-level impacts associated with the Middle East crisis. UNICEF also collaborates with other UN partners on complementary analytical work that brings together different evidence streams and translates them into practical policy recommendations. This consultancy will support two connected areas of UNICEF's evidence and policy work. First, it will use relevant findings from the rapid telephone-based household survey, together with complementary evidence generated with UN partners,
to contribute to a focused live case study on shock-responsive social protection, using Aswesuma as the principal entry
point. Second, it will support the household vulnerability and social protection component of a broader collaborativeanal Es. This second analytical stream will be explicitly built on the upstream enterprise and value-chain analysis undertaken by the collaborating UN partner(s). Based on the priority
sectors, affected worker groups, employment channels and enterprise-level impacts identified through that analysis.
UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health to develop a context-appropriate, evidence-based NPM in Lao PDR, aligned with global and regional guidance and adapted to the national food environment.
The NPM will be developed through a Technical Working Group (TWG), following a structured approach that includes defining scope, adapting suitable WHO NPMs, identifying food categories, setting nutrient thresholds, and validating the model with different stakeholders, among others.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MoHHS) in Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), to strengthen breastfeeding promotion through improving implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in two main hospitals and their surrounding communities. Background Promotion of breastfeeding is a high impact intervention that plays a crucial role in ensuring children receive adequate nourishment. Breastfed children have a significantly reduced risk for both wasting and later childhood overweight or obesity. In RMI, one in every three children under five years of age are stunted. Nearly 5% of children in the same age group are overweight and another 4% are wasted. Sub-optimal infant feeding, including limited breastfeeding, is considered to be a critical driver of malnutrition in this context. In 1991, UNICEF and WHO jointly launched the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BHFI), which consolidated evidence on promoting breastfeeding within health facilities. The BFHI included “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”, which were subsequently updated in guidelines published in 2018. These guidelines titled, “Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding” are intended for use in health facilities providing maternity and newborn services to promote breastfeeding. As outlined in UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Program Document (MCPD) for 2023- 2027, UNICEF is committed to supporting the RMI and other Pacific island countries in strengthening capacities for improved, affordable, and equitable quality primary health care and nutrition services, including during emergencies. Within this framework, UNICEF works with MoHs and other partners to ensure that the health care systems are conducive to protect, promote and support breastfeeding practices The BFHI was previously implemented in the major hospital (Majuro) in RMI.
UNICEF Senegal is establishing a roster of qualified Administrative Associates to provide administrative, operational, and logistical support for the relocation to the United Nations House in Diamniadio and the handover of its current premises. This opportunity is suited to organized, proactive, and detail-oriented candidates with strong administrative, document management, and coordination skills who can contribute to a smooth transition and ensure continuity of services. Please note that this is a roster, not a specific vacant position; selected candidates may be contacted as needs arise and, following the required assessment, offered an appropriate type of contract.
Join UNICEF’s Public Finance for Children (PF4C) Unit within the Child Poverty Centre of Excellence in Amman and help advance equitable and sustainable financing for children worldwide. As a Social Policy Specialist, you will provide technical support to UNICEF offices and partners on child-responsive budgeting, public financial management, fiscal policy, social sector financing, and evidence-based policy reforms. Working with governments, development partners, international financial institutions, and UNICEF country and regional teams, you will contribute to strengthening public systems, building capacity, generating knowledge, and scaling innovative approaches that improve outcomes for children. This is an exciting opportunity to influence policies and investments that help reduce child poverty and accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
UNICEF will engage a consultant to develop training modules for CDWs and Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers on the use of the “CFM-Teacher Version” and adaptation of session/lesson plans, classroom and home-based strategies based on functional difficulties associated with low vision, hard of hearing, ADHD, autism and intellectual disability.
This assignment aims to strengthen UNICEF’s child poverty reduction efforts by developing updated practical guidance and tools that help UNICEF staff and government partners identify the drivers of child poverty, design effective policy and programme responses, influence public policy and financing decisions, and monitor progress toward reducing monetary and multidimensional child poverty. The consultant will draft and coordinate the development of a suite of evidence-based guidance products, incorporating lessons learned, best practices, and stakeholder consultations.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant to support data quality assurance and aggregation for annual reporting, to facilitate the production of gender equality annual reports to document gender results, challenges and lessons and to produce materials in support of technical assistance to countries.
With the support and under the guidance of UNICEF Turkmenistan Communication Officer, Digital Communication Consultant will support the management, maintenance and monitoring of UNICEF Turkmenistan’s digital and social media presence and provide overall support in organizing and managing key digital communication activities in line with UN and UNICEF policies and procedures.
UNICEF Belarus is seeking an Operations Associate (Digital Impact & Administration) who provides a broad range of procedural, administrative, and specialized operational support across functions such as administration, and information and communications technology (ICT). The role requires in-depth knowledge of UNICEF procedures, processes, and policies to ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of services, accurate application of rules and regulations, and effective coordination with internal and external partners.
The consultant will provide technical leadership and coordination support for the implementation, monitoring, reporting, information management, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge management of UNICEF-supported DRR, EPR, SUPER, and Anticipatory Action initiatives, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outputs, strengthened partnerships, enhanced accountability, and evidence-based programme implementation across federal, provincial, and local levels.
Under the general guidance of the Chief, Supply Financing, responsible to ensure a proactive and systematic approach of identifying and executing business transactions in close collaboration with Country Offices in the procurement of goods and services on behalf of partners.
The Supply and Logistics Officer supports the effective management of supply chain operations, procurement, warehousing and distribution activities to ensure the timely delivery of programmes and services for children in the Republic of the Congo.
The National Consultant will provide technical/operational support and monitoring throughout implementation of
activities to facilitate the management and delivery of results and to strengthen national ownership of the activities,
ensuring efficiency, quality assurance and value for money.
The National Consultant will also contribute to ensuring close liaison with the Government at different levels and support UNICEF in the development of TORs in line with established rules and procedures.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant who will support the Immunization Team through evidence synthesis, analytical work, manuscript review and coordination for a special journal issue on improving immunization coverage and equity, and the review and development of technical and programmatic immunization documents.
Under the overall guidance of the ECE/D Specialist and direct supervision of the ECD Officer, the Individual Consultant will support the implementation and monitoring of preschool education initiatives, with a particular focus on the capacity development components of project activities aimed at improving the quality of preschool education in Uzbekistan.
La présente consultance vise à fournir un appui technique ciblé afin de renforcer la planification, le suivi de la mise en oeuvre, l’analyse des performances et la capitalisation des expériences dans les zones couvertes. Le/la consultant(e) apportera un appui transversal pour améliorer la qualité des interventions, renforcer les capacités des partenaires et soutenir la production de livrables analytiques conformément aux exigences programmatiques.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office, Abuja is seeking a passionate and dynamic individual to join its team as a Programme Assistant. We invite applications from highly motivated and dedicated candidates who are committed to making a difference in the lives of children. If you are driven by impact and excellence, we encourage you to apply and become part of a committed and results oriented team.
UNICEF Kenya seeks an Innovation Consultant to provide technical, coordination, and implementation support across its innovation, digital transformation, youth engagement, and humanitarian innovation portfolio
To conduct a comprehensive costing analysis of nutrition programmes in Afghanistan and estimate the financial resources required to achieve national nutrition targets over the medium term. The assignment will generate evidence on programme costs, resource needs, financing gaps, investment priorities, and cost-effectiveness to support strategic planning, budgeting, advocacy, and resource mobilization. It will also determine unit costs and assess the relative costeffectiveness of key nutrition interventions, delivery platforms, and service delivery models to identify the most efficient approaches for improving nutrition outcomes at scale.
The consultant will conduct a Nutrition Programme Costing Analysis to estimate recurrent, capital, and total programme costs at national and sub-national levels, including costs per beneficiary reached, service delivered, child treated for SAM and HR-MAM, pregnant and lactating woman served, FHH supported, CNDCC supported, and health facility delivering nutrition services. . The consultant will also develop 3–5-year resource requirement projections. Based on these findings, the consultant will develop a Nutrition Investment Case demonstrating the burden of malnutrition. The consultant will be required to undertake travel to four UNICEF zonal offices (Mazar, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Herat) within Afghanistan to collect primary data. This may include visits to selected provinces representing different programme delivery modalities and operational contexts. The consultant will conduct consultations with government counterparts, implementing partners, health facility staff, community representatives, and other relevant stakeholders involved in nutrition programming. The number and destinations of field missions will be agreed upon during the inception phase,
To provide technical and analytical support to UNICEF's evidence generation and policy work on household vulnerability and shock-responsive social protection, including collaborative analytical products and policy recommendations with UN partners in the context of recent and compound shocks, including the Middle East crisis.
UNICEF Sri Lanka generates evidence and policy recommendations to strengthen household resilience and shock responsive social protection in the context of recurrent and overlapping economic, climate, disaster and external shocks.
As part of this evidence generation, UNICEF is undertaking a rapid telephone-based household survey to examine household socioeconomic conditions, exposure to recent shocks, coping responses, social protection, access to essential services and child wellbeing, including household-level impacts associated with the Middle East crisis. UNICEF also collaborates with other UN partners on complementary analytical work that brings together different evidence streams and translates them into practical policy recommendations. This consultancy will support two connected areas of UNICEF's evidence and policy work. First, it will use relevant findings from the rapid telephone-based household survey, together with complementary evidence generated with UN partners,
to contribute to a focused live case study on shock-responsive social protection, using Aswesuma as the principal entry
point. Second, it will support the household vulnerability and social protection component of a broader collaborativeanal Es. This second analytical stream will be explicitly built on the upstream enterprise and value-chain analysis undertaken by the collaborating UN partner(s). Based on the priority
sectors, affected worker groups, employment channels and enterprise-level impacts identified through that analysis.
UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health to develop a context-appropriate, evidence-based NPM in Lao PDR, aligned with global and regional guidance and adapted to the national food environment.
The NPM will be developed through a Technical Working Group (TWG), following a structured approach that includes defining scope, adapting suitable WHO NPMs, identifying food categories, setting nutrient thresholds, and validating the model with different stakeholders, among others.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support to the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MoHHS) in Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI), to strengthen breastfeeding promotion through improving implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in two main hospitals and their surrounding communities. Background Promotion of breastfeeding is a high impact intervention that plays a crucial role in ensuring children receive adequate nourishment. Breastfed children have a significantly reduced risk for both wasting and later childhood overweight or obesity. In RMI, one in every three children under five years of age are stunted. Nearly 5% of children in the same age group are overweight and another 4% are wasted. Sub-optimal infant feeding, including limited breastfeeding, is considered to be a critical driver of malnutrition in this context. In 1991, UNICEF and WHO jointly launched the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BHFI), which consolidated evidence on promoting breastfeeding within health facilities. The BFHI included “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”, which were subsequently updated in guidelines published in 2018. These guidelines titled, “Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding” are intended for use in health facilities providing maternity and newborn services to promote breastfeeding. As outlined in UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Program Document (MCPD) for 2023- 2027, UNICEF is committed to supporting the RMI and other Pacific island countries in strengthening capacities for improved, affordable, and equitable quality primary health care and nutrition services, including during emergencies. Within this framework, UNICEF works with MoHs and other partners to ensure that the health care systems are conducive to protect, promote and support breastfeeding practices The BFHI was previously implemented in the major hospital (Majuro) in RMI.
UNICEF Senegal is establishing a roster of qualified Administrative Associates to provide administrative, operational, and logistical support for the relocation to the United Nations House in Diamniadio and the handover of its current premises. This opportunity is suited to organized, proactive, and detail-oriented candidates with strong administrative, document management, and coordination skills who can contribute to a smooth transition and ensure continuity of services. Please note that this is a roster, not a specific vacant position; selected candidates may be contacted as needs arise and, following the required assessment, offered an appropriate type of contract.
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