UNICEF continues to support government partners in the child protection system strengthening in Turkmenistan through the provision of advanced services to children and families in need, which will strengthen mechanisms for preventing and responding to violence against children. Following the CRC Committee observations to Turkmenistan (2024), and the UNICEF vision under the new Country Programme Document 2026-2030, the Government of Turkmenistan is prioritizing the development of the Concept on Alternative Care. For this purpose, it is envisaged to undertake a study to understand needs of vulnerable families, to document adoption and guardianship procedures and standards, and to examine the factors driving placement of children into residential care. UNICEF will be hiring a national data consultant to support the study.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support and coordination to International Consultant in Social Spending analysis with a focus on child budget and disability budget components. The assignment aims to ensure that social protection investments are better aligned with children's needs and rights, as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This will be achieved through the on-the-job training of Ministry of Finance and Economy and relevant social sector ministry staff, focusing on budget assessment, strategic planning, budget formulation, budget execution and monitoring, and budget reporting. Results of the Assessment will contribute to the Public Spending module of the ongoing CODI Assessment.
UNICEF Uzbekistan is seeking an international individual consultant to support UNICEF to conduct an Actuarial Cost Assessment of Maternity Benefits in Uzbekistan.
The national consultant will lead efforts to ensure that Uzbekistan’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are child-sensitive, aligning with UNICEF’s global guidance and the NDC Toolkit for Children. Additionally, the consultant will support in modelling and analytical work related to National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs), and NDCs.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a national IT Assistant to Support the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) on operation and maintenance of the Disability Identification Information Management System (DMIS). The minimum qualification required is a bachelor's degree in IT, digital systems, coding, and system maintenance with knowledge of PHP, React, and JavaScript with a minimum 1 year of professional experience in Mobile App/MIS system maintenance, system operation troubleshooting, and working with Mobile App/MIS systems management, including generating reports from the system.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Nutrition Officer on a temporary appointment of 364 days, to be based in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Under the supervision of the Maternal & Child Health Specialist, this Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects in Solomon Islands, from development planning to delivery of results. In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results in maternal, infant, child, and adolescent nutrition programmes/projects with special attention to multiple systems engagement (food, education, health, social protection) and multi-sectoral coordinated actions to reduce the triple burden of malnutrition, including in emergencies.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a WASH Officer (Engineer) at the NOB level to be based in Tarawa, Kiribati. The WASH Officer will report to the WASH Specialist and provide technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The WASH Officer will prepare, and implement a variety of technical, management, and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme. Specifically, this position will provide dedicated WASH engineering expertise to the WASH Programme in the country office including working closely with key government stakeholders and selected contractors in planning of improvement works and to provide close technical oversight and regular reporting of implementation of the construction works.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Construction Officer (Education) on a temporary appointment to be based in the Multi-Country Office in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Under the supervision of the Chief Field Office and Education Specialist, the Construction Officer (Education) will oversee and coordinate education infrastructure projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and compliance with UNICEF's sustainability and resilience principle.
This consultancy aims to strengthen UNICEF’s scientific and research capabilities in the domains of Generative AI, machine learning, and natural language processing for addressing challenging in the domains of children on the move, environmental emergencies, as well as assessment of biases in data and methodologies. The consultant will undertake research and applied data science analysis to drive forward UNICEF’s innovation agenda in key focus areas.
Under the close supervision of the Knowledge Management Manager, the consultant will support the implementation of community activities geared towards building stronger KM implementation in offices. Specifically, the consultant will support in:
• Community management planning and core group coordination
• Roll out of KM community and staff engagement communication efforts
• Planning and delivery of community activities and events
• Implementation of the community recognition programme
If you are a committed, creative professional and you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better and safe world for children, we would like to hear from you. The State of Palestine office is seeking a dynamic qualified candidate to join our team as a Health Specialist at the P-4 level based in the Gaza Strip, SOP.
The Health Specialist reports to the Chief of Field Office for general guidance and supervision. S/He is responsible for supporting the Chief in managing the health section and leading the management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the health programme (e.g gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival/development) within the country programme. S/He provides technical guidance and operational support throughout the programming process to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results, according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
Fournir un soutien technique au bureau Unicef Togo dans son appui à la Survie de l’Enfant et plus particulièrement à l’unité Immunisation et à la Division de l’Immunisation. Ce dernier consistera à coordonner les efforts de communication et de mobilisation sociale pour le changement social et comportemental en appui à la campagne du Grand rattrapage des enfants non ou incomplètement vaccinés et à l’autonomisation communautaire pour la résilience face aux maladies à potentiel épidémique et contre la Poliomyélite.
UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting applications for a national individual to develop and document updates on key nutrition interventions, strategies, and technical guidelines while enhancing south-to-south learning and knowledge exchange.
The primary objective of this consultancy is to provide unprecedented support to TASAF in solidifying the progress achieved in both scaling up and fully integrating Stawisha Maisha into the PSSN program at this critical juncture of national transition. The timely completion of this assignment is necessary to guide Stawisha Maisha through the final, decisive stages of complete integration – a rare opportunity to ensure its long-term sustainability and formal institutionalization within Tanzania's social protection framework.
Education Officer VA for Education programme management and data analysis. Initial contract duration will be 364 days with extendable based on funding and programme requirements. Interested Myanmar national applicants with relevant qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply.
Egypt country office is looking for a consultant for a period of 6 months starting from April till September 2025. The GBViE Consultant will report to Child Protection Officer NOB (Children on the move) at UNICEF Country Office, for guidance and general supervision, with technical support from the GBV Risk Mitigation and PSEA Specialist at the Regional Office. S/He will focus on strengthening GBV responses in existing Child Protection, including FGM and integrating efforts to address GBV and SEA in all of UNICEF’s work in Child Protection in the refugee response and UNICEF operation in the country.
The consultant will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing and producing high-quality products featuring UNICEF data, in collaboration with D&A focal points.
More specifically, the designer will support the production of a number of data-driven publications and dissemination products on mortality and children on the move. The designer will be responsible for the conceptualization, design, layout, picture selection and typesetting of the publications, and for ensuring broad alignment of the products with UNICEF design standards and branding. Since most of the products will be data-driven with a number of graphs, maps and figures, the designer will need to produce creative and visually appealing final products.
Le Bureau du Cameroun recherche un consultant MICS pour soutenir et conseiller le bureau de pays (BP) de l’UNICEF du Cameroun et à l'Institut Nationale des Statistiques (INS) dans la préparation, la mise en œuvre et l'achèvement de l'enquête MICS dans le pays.
UNICEF continues to support government partners in the child protection system strengthening in Turkmenistan through the provision of advanced services to children and families in need, which will strengthen mechanisms for preventing and responding to violence against children. Following the CRC Committee observations to Turkmenistan (2024), and the UNICEF vision under the new Country Programme Document 2026-2030, the Government of Turkmenistan is prioritizing the development of the Concept on Alternative Care. For this purpose, it is envisaged to undertake a study to understand needs of vulnerable families, to document adoption and guardianship procedures and standards, and to examine the factors driving placement of children into residential care. UNICEF will be hiring a national data consultant to support the study.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support and coordination to International Consultant in Social Spending analysis with a focus on child budget and disability budget components. The assignment aims to ensure that social protection investments are better aligned with children's needs and rights, as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This will be achieved through the on-the-job training of Ministry of Finance and Economy and relevant social sector ministry staff, focusing on budget assessment, strategic planning, budget formulation, budget execution and monitoring, and budget reporting. Results of the Assessment will contribute to the Public Spending module of the ongoing CODI Assessment.
UNICEF Uzbekistan is seeking an international individual consultant to support UNICEF to conduct an Actuarial Cost Assessment of Maternity Benefits in Uzbekistan.
The national consultant will lead efforts to ensure that Uzbekistan’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are child-sensitive, aligning with UNICEF’s global guidance and the NDC Toolkit for Children. Additionally, the consultant will support in modelling and analytical work related to National Adaptation Plan (NAP), Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs), and NDCs.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a national IT Assistant to Support the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) on operation and maintenance of the Disability Identification Information Management System (DMIS). The minimum qualification required is a bachelor's degree in IT, digital systems, coding, and system maintenance with knowledge of PHP, React, and JavaScript with a minimum 1 year of professional experience in Mobile App/MIS system maintenance, system operation troubleshooting, and working with Mobile App/MIS systems management, including generating reports from the system.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Nutrition Officer on a temporary appointment of 364 days, to be based in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Under the supervision of the Maternal & Child Health Specialist, this Nutrition Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects in Solomon Islands, from development planning to delivery of results. In doing so, the incumbent implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of results in maternal, infant, child, and adolescent nutrition programmes/projects with special attention to multiple systems engagement (food, education, health, social protection) and multi-sectoral coordinated actions to reduce the triple burden of malnutrition, including in emergencies.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a WASH Officer (Engineer) at the NOB level to be based in Tarawa, Kiribati. The WASH Officer will report to the WASH Specialist and provide technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The WASH Officer will prepare, and implement a variety of technical, management, and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme. Specifically, this position will provide dedicated WASH engineering expertise to the WASH Programme in the country office including working closely with key government stakeholders and selected contractors in planning of improvement works and to provide close technical oversight and regular reporting of implementation of the construction works.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Construction Officer (Education) on a temporary appointment to be based in the Multi-Country Office in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Under the supervision of the Chief Field Office and Education Specialist, the Construction Officer (Education) will oversee and coordinate education infrastructure projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and compliance with UNICEF's sustainability and resilience principle.
This consultancy aims to strengthen UNICEF’s scientific and research capabilities in the domains of Generative AI, machine learning, and natural language processing for addressing challenging in the domains of children on the move, environmental emergencies, as well as assessment of biases in data and methodologies. The consultant will undertake research and applied data science analysis to drive forward UNICEF’s innovation agenda in key focus areas.
Under the close supervision of the Knowledge Management Manager, the consultant will support the implementation of community activities geared towards building stronger KM implementation in offices. Specifically, the consultant will support in:
• Community management planning and core group coordination
• Roll out of KM community and staff engagement communication efforts
• Planning and delivery of community activities and events
• Implementation of the community recognition programme
If you are a committed, creative professional and you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better and safe world for children, we would like to hear from you. The State of Palestine office is seeking a dynamic qualified candidate to join our team as a Health Specialist at the P-4 level based in the Gaza Strip, SOP.
The Health Specialist reports to the Chief of Field Office for general guidance and supervision. S/He is responsible for supporting the Chief in managing the health section and leading the management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the health programme (e.g gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival/development) within the country programme. S/He provides technical guidance and operational support throughout the programming process to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results, according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
Fournir un soutien technique au bureau Unicef Togo dans son appui à la Survie de l’Enfant et plus particulièrement à l’unité Immunisation et à la Division de l’Immunisation. Ce dernier consistera à coordonner les efforts de communication et de mobilisation sociale pour le changement social et comportemental en appui à la campagne du Grand rattrapage des enfants non ou incomplètement vaccinés et à l’autonomisation communautaire pour la résilience face aux maladies à potentiel épidémique et contre la Poliomyélite.
UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting applications for a national individual to develop and document updates on key nutrition interventions, strategies, and technical guidelines while enhancing south-to-south learning and knowledge exchange.
The primary objective of this consultancy is to provide unprecedented support to TASAF in solidifying the progress achieved in both scaling up and fully integrating Stawisha Maisha into the PSSN program at this critical juncture of national transition. The timely completion of this assignment is necessary to guide Stawisha Maisha through the final, decisive stages of complete integration – a rare opportunity to ensure its long-term sustainability and formal institutionalization within Tanzania's social protection framework.
Education Officer VA for Education programme management and data analysis. Initial contract duration will be 364 days with extendable based on funding and programme requirements. Interested Myanmar national applicants with relevant qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply.
Egypt country office is looking for a consultant for a period of 6 months starting from April till September 2025. The GBViE Consultant will report to Child Protection Officer NOB (Children on the move) at UNICEF Country Office, for guidance and general supervision, with technical support from the GBV Risk Mitigation and PSEA Specialist at the Regional Office. S/He will focus on strengthening GBV responses in existing Child Protection, including FGM and integrating efforts to address GBV and SEA in all of UNICEF’s work in Child Protection in the refugee response and UNICEF operation in the country.
The consultant will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing and producing high-quality products featuring UNICEF data, in collaboration with D&A focal points.
More specifically, the designer will support the production of a number of data-driven publications and dissemination products on mortality and children on the move. The designer will be responsible for the conceptualization, design, layout, picture selection and typesetting of the publications, and for ensuring broad alignment of the products with UNICEF design standards and branding. Since most of the products will be data-driven with a number of graphs, maps and figures, the designer will need to produce creative and visually appealing final products.
Le Bureau du Cameroun recherche un consultant MICS pour soutenir et conseiller le bureau de pays (BP) de l’UNICEF du Cameroun et à l'Institut Nationale des Statistiques (INS) dans la préparation, la mise en œuvre et l'achèvement de l'enquête MICS dans le pays.
