The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize and translate into practical insights UNICEF Moldova’s extensive technical and analytical work on social protection into concise, accessible, and policy-relevant briefs. These briefs will communicate key findings, lessons learned, progress, policy recommendations, and financial implications in a clear and structured manner.
The UNICEF Country Office Development and Support (CODAS) section within the UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP), based in Geneva, Switzerland, provides strategic and operational support to Country Offices (COs) and Clusters to strengthen Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR) performance globally.
To support a global initiative aimed at enhancing internal processes for the hiring of payment technology services for fundraising operations across multiple country offices, PFP is seeking a Project Manager Consultant. This project involves coordination across multiple regions, diverse stakeholder engagement, and adherence to strict timelines and budgetary constraints.
The Project Manager Consultant will support the work of the PFP Digital Transaction Group, a cross-cutting team set-up to enable UNICEF offices to use the best possible payment technology vendors. This role should ensure the alignment of the group’s activities with organizational objectives and best international practices. Given the project's complex global scope, the ideal candidate must possess extensive project management experience, excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with proven experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects across cultures in an international environment.
The National Committee Relations section within UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) division manages relationships with National Committees to strengthen UNICEF’s impact in high‑income countries and increase their contribution to global goals. Under the supervision of the Deputy Director, the Administrative Assistant provides administrative, logistical, budget monitoring, knowledge management, and event support, carrying out routine and specialized tasks in line with UNICEF’s administrative policies and
Based in UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) Division in Rome, this role strengthens private sector fundraising by providing timely, strategic communications support on media relations and humanitarian emergencies to National Committees and country offices. Working under the Chief, Private Sector Communication and Engagement, you will help ensure partners have accurate programme information and crisis communication guidance, while coordinating closely with Country/Regional Offices, DGCA and EMOPS to align messaging and support emergency fundraising and advocacy.
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director (Programme Effectiveness), and with a dotted line to the Deputy Director (Chief Statistician), the Executive Assistant is accountable for communications, operations and administrative support services to enhance the smooth running of the supervisor’s day-to-day activities. Executive Assistants also represent the supervisor in initiating, following up on and resolving issues pertaining to administrative requests.
The Planning Specialist will play a key role in corporate reporting, development, review, and analysis of strategic planning in UNICEF, encompassing both global planning (the Strategic Plan) and country programme planning related processes. The Specialist will provide technically sound and rigorous analysis of progress and performance of the Strategic Plan in coordination with planning focal points across HQ Divisions and Offices as well as conduct other data analyses related to the Strategic Plan and country programmes, drawing onmultiple data sources. The Specialist will also provide technical support to the rigorous analysis of Country Programme performance and alignment with the UN development system reform.
UNICEF GSSC is looking for a dynamic Finance Manager for newly established service-Individual Consultancy Services (ICS) who could lead end-to-end oversight of transaction processing.
The purpose of the consultancy is to develop complete, detailed and technically sound specifications for building an online platform that will operationalize the system of indicators at institutional, municipal and national level.
UNICEF Moldova is contracting a National Individual Consultant to support the Ministry of Education and Research (MER) in the development of the Programme for the next phase of implementation of the Youth Strategy 2030, building on the findings and recommendations of the mid-term evaluation of the Strategy and responding to the evolving needs of young people in the Republic of Moldova.
UNICEF Ethiopia seeks to a consultant to be based in Bahar Dar (Amhara) to provide technical and construction administrative support, assessment, and coordination for the ongoing UNICEF-EU Health projects, JICA funded projects, and the GPE-STEP Construction activities, in Amhara. The consultants will also support activities in the Somali Region,
and other construction related activities as assigned by the Construction Manager.
The strategic and effective advocacy, planning and formulation of social policy programmes/projects and the achievement of sustainable results, contributes to the achievement of goals and objectives to create a protective environment for children and thus ensure their survival, development and well-being in society. Achievements in social policy programmes and projects in turn contribute to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide programme services for mothers and children that promotes greater social equality in the country.
In alignment with UNICEF’s Gender Equality Action Plan, UNICEF’s Adolescent Girls’ Programme Strategy, and UNICEF’s Strategic Plan ‘adolescent girls accelerator’ commitments, UNICEF is seeking a consultant to support the adolescent girls’ agenda for international consultants only.
UNICEF Afghanistan is seeking a Health Specialist (Level 3) to support planning, implementation, and monitoring of the Health Programme within the Country Programme. The role provides technical and operational support across maternal, neonatal, and child health priorities, working closely with partners to deliver equitable, sustainable results for children and women.
UNICEF India seeks an experienced education consultant to provide dedicated technical support to strengthen inclusive foundational learning programmes spanning early childhood care and education (ECCE) and foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN).
The consultant will contribute to evidence synthesis, high-quality technical writing, and programme model development across six key areas: needs assessment design, convergent ECCE modelling, remedial learning frameworks, disability-inclusive curriculum guidance, mother tongue-based literacy, and advocacy knowledge products.
The ideal candidate brings a minimum of 5 years' experience in ECCE and/or FLN programming, strong technical writing and stakeholder facilitation skills, and familiarity with India's education policy landscape, including NEP 2020 and NIPUN Bharat. Experience with equity-focused, disability-inclusive, and multilingual approaches is essential.
🚀 Be part of UNICEF’s digital fundraising revolution.We are looking for a Fund Raising Officer (Digital), NOB to drive innovative, data-led campaigns that grow donor impact and change children’s lives. If digital strategy, performance marketing, and purpose-driven work excite you — this role is for you.
The Communication and advocacy specialist accountable for developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities on on-going basis with public audiences, with the objective of promoting awareness, understanding, support and respect for children’s and women’s rights, and support for UNICEF's mission, priorities and programmes in the country office and at a global level and those of the UN Country Team. In a Temporary Assignment context, the incumbent supports continuity and reinforcement of priority communication and advocacy actions during periods of organizational transition, ensuring alignment with the Country Programme, management priorities and partner expectations.
UNICEF Mali is recruiting an Information Management (IM) Specialist who will provide technical support to ensure that up-to-date information necessary for effective child protection programming and coordination is collected, used, stored and shared in line with relevant standards and national guidelines. The IM will support the Child Protection section to make informed, evidence based strategic and programmatic decisions based on the collected and analyzed information on the scale/scope and coverage of child protection programs at commune, zonal, regional levels and the needs of the affected people.
The DRC was certified free of wild poliovirus in 2015 but circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV1 and cVDPV2) remain a significant public health threat. Between 2017 and 2025, the country reported 1,292 variant poliovirus cases. Intensified response efforts reduced cases from 540 in 2022 to 18 in 2025. In 2026, four cVDPV2 cases were detected in Maniema Province, while the latest cVDPV1 case was reported in June 2025 in Tsopo Province. The DRC remains among the highest-risk countries in the WHO African Region, requiring sustained campaigns and stronger routine immunization.
Routine immunization is hindered by persistent bottlenecks, limited cold chain capacity, weak stock management, inadequate temperature monitoring, poor equipment maintenance, stock-outs, and inconsistent data quality, all of which undermine vaccine potency and programme performance.
Under the technical supervision of the Polio Coordinator, the Health Specialist (Data Management – Polio) will strengthen the cVDPV1 and cVDPV2 outbreak response, focusing on data quality, equity analysis, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making.
The incumbent will contribute to: (i) improved quality, availability, and use of polio and routine vaccination data; (ii) evidence-based decision-making for outbreak response; (iii) improved performance and equity of vaccination campaigns; (iv) strengthened accountability through digital payment systems; and (v) sustained progress toward interruption of cVDPV transmission in the DRC.
The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize and translate into practical insights UNICEF Moldova’s extensive technical and analytical work on social protection into concise, accessible, and policy-relevant briefs. These briefs will communicate key findings, lessons learned, progress, policy recommendations, and financial implications in a clear and structured manner.
The UNICEF Country Office Development and Support (CODAS) section within the UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division (PFP), based in Geneva, Switzerland, provides strategic and operational support to Country Offices (COs) and Clusters to strengthen Private Sector Fundraising (PSFR) performance globally.
To support a global initiative aimed at enhancing internal processes for the hiring of payment technology services for fundraising operations across multiple country offices, PFP is seeking a Project Manager Consultant. This project involves coordination across multiple regions, diverse stakeholder engagement, and adherence to strict timelines and budgetary constraints.
The Project Manager Consultant will support the work of the PFP Digital Transaction Group, a cross-cutting team set-up to enable UNICEF offices to use the best possible payment technology vendors. This role should ensure the alignment of the group’s activities with organizational objectives and best international practices. Given the project's complex global scope, the ideal candidate must possess extensive project management experience, excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with proven experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects across cultures in an international environment.
The National Committee Relations section within UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) division manages relationships with National Committees to strengthen UNICEF’s impact in high‑income countries and increase their contribution to global goals. Under the supervision of the Deputy Director, the Administrative Assistant provides administrative, logistical, budget monitoring, knowledge management, and event support, carrying out routine and specialized tasks in line with UNICEF’s administrative policies and
Based in UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) Division in Rome, this role strengthens private sector fundraising by providing timely, strategic communications support on media relations and humanitarian emergencies to National Committees and country offices. Working under the Chief, Private Sector Communication and Engagement, you will help ensure partners have accurate programme information and crisis communication guidance, while coordinating closely with Country/Regional Offices, DGCA and EMOPS to align messaging and support emergency fundraising and advocacy.
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director (Programme Effectiveness), and with a dotted line to the Deputy Director (Chief Statistician), the Executive Assistant is accountable for communications, operations and administrative support services to enhance the smooth running of the supervisor’s day-to-day activities. Executive Assistants also represent the supervisor in initiating, following up on and resolving issues pertaining to administrative requests.
The Planning Specialist will play a key role in corporate reporting, development, review, and analysis of strategic planning in UNICEF, encompassing both global planning (the Strategic Plan) and country programme planning related processes. The Specialist will provide technically sound and rigorous analysis of progress and performance of the Strategic Plan in coordination with planning focal points across HQ Divisions and Offices as well as conduct other data analyses related to the Strategic Plan and country programmes, drawing onmultiple data sources. The Specialist will also provide technical support to the rigorous analysis of Country Programme performance and alignment with the UN development system reform.
UNICEF GSSC is looking for a dynamic Finance Manager for newly established service-Individual Consultancy Services (ICS) who could lead end-to-end oversight of transaction processing.
The purpose of the consultancy is to develop complete, detailed and technically sound specifications for building an online platform that will operationalize the system of indicators at institutional, municipal and national level.
UNICEF Moldova is contracting a National Individual Consultant to support the Ministry of Education and Research (MER) in the development of the Programme for the next phase of implementation of the Youth Strategy 2030, building on the findings and recommendations of the mid-term evaluation of the Strategy and responding to the evolving needs of young people in the Republic of Moldova.
UNICEF Ethiopia seeks to a consultant to be based in Bahar Dar (Amhara) to provide technical and construction administrative support, assessment, and coordination for the ongoing UNICEF-EU Health projects, JICA funded projects, and the GPE-STEP Construction activities, in Amhara. The consultants will also support activities in the Somali Region,
and other construction related activities as assigned by the Construction Manager.
The strategic and effective advocacy, planning and formulation of social policy programmes/projects and the achievement of sustainable results, contributes to the achievement of goals and objectives to create a protective environment for children and thus ensure their survival, development and well-being in society. Achievements in social policy programmes and projects in turn contribute to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide programme services for mothers and children that promotes greater social equality in the country.
In alignment with UNICEF’s Gender Equality Action Plan, UNICEF’s Adolescent Girls’ Programme Strategy, and UNICEF’s Strategic Plan ‘adolescent girls accelerator’ commitments, UNICEF is seeking a consultant to support the adolescent girls’ agenda for international consultants only.
UNICEF Afghanistan is seeking a Health Specialist (Level 3) to support planning, implementation, and monitoring of the Health Programme within the Country Programme. The role provides technical and operational support across maternal, neonatal, and child health priorities, working closely with partners to deliver equitable, sustainable results for children and women.
UNICEF India seeks an experienced education consultant to provide dedicated technical support to strengthen inclusive foundational learning programmes spanning early childhood care and education (ECCE) and foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN).
The consultant will contribute to evidence synthesis, high-quality technical writing, and programme model development across six key areas: needs assessment design, convergent ECCE modelling, remedial learning frameworks, disability-inclusive curriculum guidance, mother tongue-based literacy, and advocacy knowledge products.
The ideal candidate brings a minimum of 5 years' experience in ECCE and/or FLN programming, strong technical writing and stakeholder facilitation skills, and familiarity with India's education policy landscape, including NEP 2020 and NIPUN Bharat. Experience with equity-focused, disability-inclusive, and multilingual approaches is essential.
🚀 Be part of UNICEF’s digital fundraising revolution.We are looking for a Fund Raising Officer (Digital), NOB to drive innovative, data-led campaigns that grow donor impact and change children’s lives. If digital strategy, performance marketing, and purpose-driven work excite you — this role is for you.
The Communication and advocacy specialist accountable for developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring an advocacy and communication strategy and associated products and activities on on-going basis with public audiences, with the objective of promoting awareness, understanding, support and respect for children’s and women’s rights, and support for UNICEF's mission, priorities and programmes in the country office and at a global level and those of the UN Country Team. In a Temporary Assignment context, the incumbent supports continuity and reinforcement of priority communication and advocacy actions during periods of organizational transition, ensuring alignment with the Country Programme, management priorities and partner expectations.
UNICEF Mali is recruiting an Information Management (IM) Specialist who will provide technical support to ensure that up-to-date information necessary for effective child protection programming and coordination is collected, used, stored and shared in line with relevant standards and national guidelines. The IM will support the Child Protection section to make informed, evidence based strategic and programmatic decisions based on the collected and analyzed information on the scale/scope and coverage of child protection programs at commune, zonal, regional levels and the needs of the affected people.
The DRC was certified free of wild poliovirus in 2015 but circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV1 and cVDPV2) remain a significant public health threat. Between 2017 and 2025, the country reported 1,292 variant poliovirus cases. Intensified response efforts reduced cases from 540 in 2022 to 18 in 2025. In 2026, four cVDPV2 cases were detected in Maniema Province, while the latest cVDPV1 case was reported in June 2025 in Tsopo Province. The DRC remains among the highest-risk countries in the WHO African Region, requiring sustained campaigns and stronger routine immunization.
Routine immunization is hindered by persistent bottlenecks, limited cold chain capacity, weak stock management, inadequate temperature monitoring, poor equipment maintenance, stock-outs, and inconsistent data quality, all of which undermine vaccine potency and programme performance.
Under the technical supervision of the Polio Coordinator, the Health Specialist (Data Management – Polio) will strengthen the cVDPV1 and cVDPV2 outbreak response, focusing on data quality, equity analysis, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making.
The incumbent will contribute to: (i) improved quality, availability, and use of polio and routine vaccination data; (ii) evidence-based decision-making for outbreak response; (iii) improved performance and equity of vaccination campaigns; (iv) strengthened accountability through digital payment systems; and (v) sustained progress toward interruption of cVDPV transmission in the DRC.
