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 seeking a committed Child Protection Officer to support the planning, implementation, and monitoring of initiatives aimed at ending violence against children. This role focuses on advocacy, policy influence, and promoting gender-responsive, adolescent-centered approaches.
Are you a highly organized professional with a passion for supporting impactful work? UNICEF is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high-level coordination and administrative support under the supervision of the Head of Office. In this dynamic role, you’ll help ensure the smooth operation of daily activities and contribute to the overall efficiency of the country office.
Le/la Consultant/e National/e apportera son appui au développement de l’Indice de Risque Climatique pour les Enfants à l’échelle infranationale (CCRI) pour les Comores, en étroite collaboration avec le Consultant International (appui à distance) 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. En consultation avec les parties prenantes clés, le Consultant National appuiera le Consultant International pour proposer les indicateurs à inclure dans le CCRI, collectera l’ensembles des données (rassemblement des données existantes, et collecte de données au niveau des communes), appuiera la finalisation de l’indice, et proposera des formations sur l’utilisation et la mise à jour de l’indice.
The Senior Leadership Support (SLS) Team drives UNICEF’s strategic people and culture agenda through four pillars: talent management for senior and Deputy Representative roles, strategic partnerships with the Office of the Executive Director (OED), the Office of the Secretary of the Executive Board (OSEB), and the Ethics Office, as well as stewardship of the interagency portfolio. As trusted advisors, the SLS Team provides expert guidance on leadership development and organizational integrity, collaborating across the Division of People and Culture (DPC), Regional Offices, and the global HR network to ensure alignment and impact.To support increased workload from the Global Ring-Fenced Recruitment and Senior Staff Rotation exercises, UNICEF seeks a People and Culture Specialist (P-3) for a temporary appointment. The Specialist will advance global talent acquisition and succession planning, particularly for Deputy Representatives, while ensuring equity, transparency, and consistency in HR practices. The role combines strategic advisory functions with practical execution of people and culture policies that foster leadership excellence and inclusion.
Within delegated authority and under the supervision of the Head of Investigations, the incumbent will serve as the Chief of Investigations in Budapest and be responsible for leading, supervising and managing an Investigative Team comprised of investigators and other professionals and supervises the work of all team members, including developing, monitoring and evaluating all work assignments, overall providing support to the day to day operational and specialized activities to enhance the smooth running of their supervisor's day-to day actions, as well as his/her Service.
The UNICEF Gulf Area Office (UNICEF GAO) is unique in its mandate. It is accountable for providing programmatic support to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. In addition, it identifies, cultivates and sustains partnerships with Gulf-Based partners to generate resources for the organization globally. UNICEF has a role to play in ensuring rapid development in the Gulf is child sensitive and child focused and that children remain at the heart of the national development dialogue.
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Under the supervision of the Contracts Specialist, the Senior Contracts Associate provides a broad range of high level transactional, procedural and administrative tasks in support of service contracting activities carried out by Headquarters Divisions/Offices, ensuring timely and efficient output that is in compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, whilst demonstrating the capacity to research, adapt and evaluate irregular cases, and also to recommend improvements to process delivery and design.
The purpose of this specific assignment is to write the 2025 UNICEF Mozambique Country Office Annual Report (COAR) and ensure quality 2025 results statements for all MCO areas of work.
Join Us in Empowering Young Voices!
UNICEF Malaysia is looking for enthusiastic and driven candidates to lead national efforts in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). In this role, you will provide technical guidance, support evidence-based programming, build strategic partnerships, and drive innovative research to improve outcomes for children and families.
If you are passionate about mental health and child rights, we would love to hear from you!
UNICEF Pacific is hiring an Education Officer (ECD) on a temporary appointment to be based in Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands. Under the general supervision of the Education Specialist at the UNICEF North Pacific Office, based in Pohnpei, and in collaboration with the UNICEF Pacific team, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education and multi-sectoral early childhood development (ECD) 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. The role is a temporary assignment on an initial 364-day basis, with potential for extension.
Location:Fiji/Pacific Island Countries, Marshall Islands
UNICEF Tajikistan is seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Chief of Advocacy and Policy, who will lead the Leveraging, Evidence, Advocacy and Policy (LEAP) Section.
The LEAP Section plays a critical role in supporting the Country Office management and sectoral teams through:
- Evidence- and data-based policy dialogue and advocacy;
- Monitoring the child rights situation in Tajikistan using robust data and evidence
- Leveraging financing for children, by mobilizing resources from a variety of sources and fostering partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
The ultimate goal of the LEAP Section is to help address multi-sectoral and structural challenges and to maximize the impact of UNICEF’s work on the lives of children in Tajikistan.
UNICEF Gambia invites suitably qualified candidates for the position of Child Protection Specialist. The Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Child Protection programme(s) and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of the child protection programmes/projects within the country programme.
The UNICEF Comoros Country Programme is highly reliant on a few donors and UNICEF core resource allocation. As such, there is a need to strengthen existing partnerships and to diversify the pool of funding that the country office relies on in order to fully meet the ambitions of the country programme. Being able to develop strong results project proposals and other documents aimed at communicating with resource partners will help UNICEF Comoros strengthen and diversify its partnerships. In this regards, UNICEF Comoros is looking for a project development consultant with strong writing and visual presentation skills to support the development and finalization of quality resource mobilization material.
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.
in 2018, MOH, with support from UNICEF, launched a mentorship strategy to develop healthcare professionals, focused on antenatal care and childbirth, post-natal care, child health, in the provinces of Zambezia, Sofala, and Tete. The program involved experienced professionals represented by their professional organizations that and was implemented over three years and demonstrated improvements in maternal and child health services.
Therefore, considering the above factors, UNICEF intends to hire a consultant to develop national guidance for quality improvement for SSRH/MNCH aligned with the quality-of-care national strategy in force at MoH and to standardize the SSRH/MNCH mentoring model for Primary Health Care.
UNICEF is looking for a National consultant to support consolidation of the new Strategy of Education based on the results from consultations with stakeholders and public debate and the working documents submitted by the coordinators of the different sections. This is short term and home-based consultancy in a duration of two months with a total of 25 working days.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide high-level technical expertise to develop, test, and refine the Inclusive Education Programmatic Framework (IECPF) and associated standards, tools, and processes that operationalize the Whole School Approach to inclusion across three key dimensions of equitable education systems: Access, Participation, and Achievement.
The National Consultant will support the localization, adaptation, and implementation of the Inclusive Education Programmatic Framework (IEPF), including related standards, tools, and training materials. The consultant will also facilitate the delivery of regional webinars, practicums, and training sessions on inclusive pedagogy and assistive technologies, in close collaboration with international consultants and national stakeholders.
Working under the overall guidance of the UNICEF Education Officer, the National Consultant will lead the implementation of the IEPF in pilot schools, coordinate the work of regional mentors, and ensure alignment and coherence of all activities across participating schools to promote effective and sustainable inclusive education practices.
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 seeking a committed Child Protection Officer to support the planning, implementation, and monitoring of initiatives aimed at ending violence against children. This role focuses on advocacy, policy influence, and promoting gender-responsive, adolescent-centered approaches.
Are you a highly organized professional with a passion for supporting impactful work? UNICEF is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high-level coordination and administrative support under the supervision of the Head of Office. In this dynamic role, you’ll help ensure the smooth operation of daily activities and contribute to the overall efficiency of the country office.
Le/la Consultant/e National/e apportera son appui au développement de l’Indice de Risque Climatique pour les Enfants à l’échelle infranationale (CCRI) pour les Comores, en étroite collaboration avec le Consultant International (appui à distance) 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. En consultation avec les parties prenantes clés, le Consultant National appuiera le Consultant International pour proposer les indicateurs à inclure dans le CCRI, collectera l’ensembles des données (rassemblement des données existantes, et collecte de données au niveau des communes), appuiera la finalisation de l’indice, et proposera des formations sur l’utilisation et la mise à jour de l’indice.
The Senior Leadership Support (SLS) Team drives UNICEF’s strategic people and culture agenda through four pillars: talent management for senior and Deputy Representative roles, strategic partnerships with the Office of the Executive Director (OED), the Office of the Secretary of the Executive Board (OSEB), and the Ethics Office, as well as stewardship of the interagency portfolio. As trusted advisors, the SLS Team provides expert guidance on leadership development and organizational integrity, collaborating across the Division of People and Culture (DPC), Regional Offices, and the global HR network to ensure alignment and impact.To support increased workload from the Global Ring-Fenced Recruitment and Senior Staff Rotation exercises, UNICEF seeks a People and Culture Specialist (P-3) for a temporary appointment. The Specialist will advance global talent acquisition and succession planning, particularly for Deputy Representatives, while ensuring equity, transparency, and consistency in HR practices. The role combines strategic advisory functions with practical execution of people and culture policies that foster leadership excellence and inclusion.
Within delegated authority and under the supervision of the Head of Investigations, the incumbent will serve as the Chief of Investigations in Budapest and be responsible for leading, supervising and managing an Investigative Team comprised of investigators and other professionals and supervises the work of all team members, including developing, monitoring and evaluating all work assignments, overall providing support to the day to day operational and specialized activities to enhance the smooth running of their supervisor's day-to day actions, as well as his/her Service.
The UNICEF Gulf Area Office (UNICEF GAO) is unique in its mandate. It is accountable for providing programmatic support to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. In addition, it identifies, cultivates and sustains partnerships with Gulf-Based partners to generate resources for the organization globally. UNICEF has a role to play in ensuring rapid development in the Gulf is child sensitive and child focused and that children remain at the heart of the national development dialogue.
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Under the supervision of the Contracts Specialist, the Senior Contracts Associate provides a broad range of high level transactional, procedural and administrative tasks in support of service contracting activities carried out by Headquarters Divisions/Offices, ensuring timely and efficient output that is in compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, whilst demonstrating the capacity to research, adapt and evaluate irregular cases, and also to recommend improvements to process delivery and design.
The purpose of this specific assignment is to write the 2025 UNICEF Mozambique Country Office Annual Report (COAR) and ensure quality 2025 results statements for all MCO areas of work.
Join Us in Empowering Young Voices!
UNICEF Malaysia is looking for enthusiastic and driven candidates to lead national efforts in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). In this role, you will provide technical guidance, support evidence-based programming, build strategic partnerships, and drive innovative research to improve outcomes for children and families.
If you are passionate about mental health and child rights, we would love to hear from you!
UNICEF Pacific is hiring an Education Officer (ECD) on a temporary appointment to be based in Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands. Under the general supervision of the Education Specialist at the UNICEF North Pacific Office, based in Pohnpei, and in collaboration with the UNICEF Pacific team, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education and multi-sectoral early childhood development (ECD) 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. The role is a temporary assignment on an initial 364-day basis, with potential for extension.
Location:Fiji/Pacific Island Countries, Marshall Islands
UNICEF Tajikistan is seeking a qualified and motivated candidate for the position of Chief of Advocacy and Policy, who will lead the Leveraging, Evidence, Advocacy and Policy (LEAP) Section.
The LEAP Section plays a critical role in supporting the Country Office management and sectoral teams through:
- Evidence- and data-based policy dialogue and advocacy;
- Monitoring the child rights situation in Tajikistan using robust data and evidence
- Leveraging financing for children, by mobilizing resources from a variety of sources and fostering partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
The ultimate goal of the LEAP Section is to help address multi-sectoral and structural challenges and to maximize the impact of UNICEF’s work on the lives of children in Tajikistan.
UNICEF Gambia invites suitably qualified candidates for the position of Child Protection Specialist. The Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Child Protection programme(s) and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of the child protection programmes/projects within the country programme.
The UNICEF Comoros Country Programme is highly reliant on a few donors and UNICEF core resource allocation. As such, there is a need to strengthen existing partnerships and to diversify the pool of funding that the country office relies on in order to fully meet the ambitions of the country programme. Being able to develop strong results project proposals and other documents aimed at communicating with resource partners will help UNICEF Comoros strengthen and diversify its partnerships. In this regards, UNICEF Comoros is looking for a project development consultant with strong writing and visual presentation skills to support the development and finalization of quality resource mobilization material.
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.
in 2018, MOH, with support from UNICEF, launched a mentorship strategy to develop healthcare professionals, focused on antenatal care and childbirth, post-natal care, child health, in the provinces of Zambezia, Sofala, and Tete. The program involved experienced professionals represented by their professional organizations that and was implemented over three years and demonstrated improvements in maternal and child health services.
Therefore, considering the above factors, UNICEF intends to hire a consultant to develop national guidance for quality improvement for SSRH/MNCH aligned with the quality-of-care national strategy in force at MoH and to standardize the SSRH/MNCH mentoring model for Primary Health Care.
UNICEF is looking for a National consultant to support consolidation of the new Strategy of Education based on the results from consultations with stakeholders and public debate and the working documents submitted by the coordinators of the different sections. This is short term and home-based consultancy in a duration of two months with a total of 25 working days.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide high-level technical expertise to develop, test, and refine the Inclusive Education Programmatic Framework (IECPF) and associated standards, tools, and processes that operationalize the Whole School Approach to inclusion across three key dimensions of equitable education systems: Access, Participation, and Achievement.
The National Consultant will support the localization, adaptation, and implementation of the Inclusive Education Programmatic Framework (IEPF), including related standards, tools, and training materials. The consultant will also facilitate the delivery of regional webinars, practicums, and training sessions on inclusive pedagogy and assistive technologies, in close collaboration with international consultants and national stakeholders.
Working under the overall guidance of the UNICEF Education Officer, the National Consultant will lead the implementation of the IEPF in pilot schools, coordinate the work of regional mentors, and ensure alignment and coherence of all activities across participating schools to promote effective and sustainable inclusive education practices.
