Recognizing that young people, particularly those from marginalized communities, are often excluded from decision-making processes, the project adopts a bottom-up, community-based approach aimed at nurturing inclusive values, strengthening local capacities, and fostering inter-community dialogue and collaboration.
Spanning across eleven municipalities in Kosovo, the project targets adolescents and youth aged 13 to 24, alongside their teachers, educational authorities, families, and broader community members.
This 12-month consultancy will support the management and implementation of UNICEF’s Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) team’s Youth-Led Action commitments to donors in both the development and humanitarian space, including country technical assistance and the global digital learning and skilling hub Youth-Led Action. The consultant will also play a key supportive role in building partnerships and resource mobilization for this agenda, including supporting work with country government and stakeholder partners for long-term systems strengthening and country ownership of this work.
With the work in this space evolving and engaging a broader range of donors, the ADAP team seeks to engage a consultant who will contribute to delivering on the Youth-Led Action agenda by producing a set of targeted deliverables, outlined below, and supporting resource mobilization and partnerships.
The consultancy will be managed by UNICEF’s Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) team, in close collaboration with colleagues from Health and Mental Health.
The consultant will be under the overall supervision of the Senior Education Advisor (Management, Advocacy and Partnerships), and work in close collaboration with the Global Director, thematic area Team Leaders, DGCA, regional and country offices. For deliverables in support of the Safe to Learn Secretariat, the consultant will work under the guidance of the Head of Secretariat.
Digital accessibility has become a key area of focus for organizations seeking to create
inclusive online experiences for all users, including those with disabilities. UNICEF is committed to ensuring that its digital
platforms are accessible and inclusive for everyone, including individuals with disabilities.
As part of this commitment, the organization aims to develop a comprehensive e-learning course and deliver a webinar to
raise awareness and build practical skills on digital accessibility. The goal is to educate staff and non-staff on making digital
platforms more inclusive, in line with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards and best practices.
The Consultant will support the Migration and Displacement/IDAC team in the Data and Analytics Section in the Division of Analytics, Planning and Monitoring with the preparation of publications, data analysis, and other technical work related to migration and displacement of children, and will assist the IDAC Secretariat/IDAC Coordinator with the organization of events and webinars, communications and dissemination activities, and programme management support.
The Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Manager is to support the country office to roll out the UNICEF PSEA action plan and support UNICEF’s engagement in the inter-agency PSEA Network that is established under the HC/HCT.
We are looking for an individual who is not only committed to the mission of UNICEF but also possesses strong leadership skills, creativity in problem-solving, and a passion for making a lasting impact in the lives of children to fill this temporary position. If you are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to children's rights and well-being, we invite you to apply now and be a part of something bigger.
The Administrative Associate, based in Wadi Madani, Sudan, is accountable for both specialized and procedural communications, operational and administrative support services of center area team.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Administrative Associate is responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative tasks for the respective section requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation seeks an early-career professional to produce 7-8 engaging videos that explain and promote two Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) frameworks. Working remotely and embedded within the Office of Innovation’s MEL and Knowledge Management (KM) team, the consultant will support efforts to strengthen the capacity of innovation actors to adopt an evidence-based approach to scaling innovations. Our mission is to generate evidence on what works, why it works, and how to scale it. From shaping global guidance to data-driven evidence, we bring rigor to innovation.
UNICEF's Office of Innovation is seeking an Evidence Consultant to work with UNICEF country office (CO) and regional office (RO) teams on monitoring and evaluation of innovation initiatives. The role involves generating evidence through systematic assessment, developing high-quality knowledge products that capture results, and creating communications materials that demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of innovation programs. This remote position provides an opportunity to strengthen UNICEF's innovation evidence base and promote evidence-based decision-making across the organization.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation is seeking a highly motivated consultant to advance UNICEF’s evidence-based approach to innovation by strengthening the generation, use, and dissemination of high-quality evidence across UNICEF’s innovation portfolio. This role also includes exploring how innovation, including emerging technologies such as AI and blockchain, can be leveraged to improve data collection, analysis, and validation processes, and fostering a culture of impact-based decision-making across the organization.
The UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) is proposing an evaluation of UNICEF’s response to the Level 2 Ebola Response in Uganda. The purpose of the evaluation is to strengthen UNICEF’s accountability to affected populations, partners, and donors supporting humanitarian response and will support the learning towards strengthening preparedness and response capacities to build resilience for increase integration within the humanitarian- development-peace nexus.
UNICEF Belize is seeking a qualified National or International Consultant to support strategic efforts promoting healthy and sustainable diets among school-aged children. The consultancy will lead a multi-sectoral effort—engaging ministries, partners, and civil society—to map current child nutrition interventions, identify key influencers in the food landscape, and design a Theory of Change to drive impactful programming and advocacy.
The ideal candidate will have a master’s degree in nutrition, Public Health, Food Science, or a related field, and at least 15 years of experience in international development, with a strong record in sustainable diets, multi-stakeholder coordination, and strategic partnerships. Proven skills in strategy development, implementation planning, and resource mobilization are essential.
This is a 3-month consultancy, based in Belize City with travel across the country, proposed to start 15 August 2025 and ending 30 November 2025.
Join us in shaping healthier futures for Belize’s children.
To address these bottlenecks, UNICEF in Belarus is looking for an international consultant to systematize and analyse the national legal framework related to the protection of refugee and migrant children, with a particular focus on UASC, identify gaps and areas for improvement, and provide comprehensive recommendations for its revision and practical implementation in line with international standards. The Consultant will work in tandem with a national expert to ensure precision and will coordinate with the Technical Working Group on UASC and refugee and migrant families with children to be established on the platform of already existing Technical Working Group on UASC. The expert will work with a coordination group including representatives of UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM and government representatives. The coordination group will provide support and guide the research.
UNICEF Libya is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and results-oriented consultant to support the effective implementation, quality assurance, and sustainability of UNICEF-supported youth and education programs in the region. Key areas of focus include strengthening non-formal and alternative education delivery, supporting youth-led civic and peacebuilding initiatives, and enhancing multi-sectoral engagement to ensure meaningful youth participation across UNICEF programming.
UNICEF Jamaica is seeking an experienced consultant with a solid background and experience in children’s and women’s rights, violence prevention and response, in particular sexual violence and other forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV).
UNICEF will hire a consultant to develop a Guidance Manual for Civil Protection in Schools, based on the provisions of Law 12.608 of April 10, 2012, other relevant national regulations, and the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action – CCCs. The consultancy shall include the systematization of experiences, the compilation of methodologies and support materials, and the definition of guidelines to help schools and education networks incorporate Disaster Risk Reduction Education (DRR Education) in a transversal, continuous, and context-sensitive manner.
The consultant will work under the supervision of UNICEF’s Emergency Specialist, in collaboration with the education and climate change teams, as well as UNICEF’s field offices.
The deliverables will be reviewed and approved by a committee composed of representatives from UNICEF and federal government agencies.
This consultancy seeks a national consultant to work for UNICEF Sri Lanka in close support of the Ministry of Education and other partners to provide technical support that helps advance: 1) developing the Climate Resilient Education Framework and 2) designing, testing, monitoring and documenting the pilot programme on Climate Smart Schools to inform further improvements to the Framework.
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 Information and Knowledge Manager at the P-4 level based in Jerusalem, SOP. This is a 364 days assignment.
The Immunization Section is entering a period of strategic transition, marked by the shift to a new Organizational Management Plan (OMP) and the evolution from Gavi 5.0 to Gavi 6.0. These changes bring new priorities, structures, and ways of working that require thoughtful adaptation and alignment across teams. In such contexts, the ability to retain critical knowledge, preserve institutional memory and improve collaboration becomes essential to ensure continuity, coherence, and sustained impact. Knowledge management plays a vital role in capturing and disseminating learning from past and ongoing initiatives, particularly as the current Strategic Plan (SP) and OMP cycles conclude. Documenting lessons learned, good practices, and implementation insights will help inform future planning and strengthen adaptive learning across the organization. This is especially important for ensuring that institutional knowledge remains accessible and actionable during times of change. The transition to Gavi 6.0 also introduces updated processes and guidance that require clear communication and capacity-building across Country Offices and partners. Strategic KM support is essential to ensure that these changes are well understood, internalized, and implemented effectively. In addition, knowledge management can function as a bridge to support collaboration and improve organizational learning and effectiveness in times of change and uncertainty.
This consultancy will contribute to these efforts by advancing targeted KM initiatives that promote knowledge continuity, internal collaboration, and organizational learning.
The International Consultant will design and deliver a capacity development programme for 50 model schools. This will include online professional development modules, virtual learning support and mentoring, and in-person practicums and workshop, in alignment with academic calendar.
Recognizing that young people, particularly those from marginalized communities, are often excluded from decision-making processes, the project adopts a bottom-up, community-based approach aimed at nurturing inclusive values, strengthening local capacities, and fostering inter-community dialogue and collaboration.
Spanning across eleven municipalities in Kosovo, the project targets adolescents and youth aged 13 to 24, alongside their teachers, educational authorities, families, and broader community members.
This 12-month consultancy will support the management and implementation of UNICEF’s Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) team’s Youth-Led Action commitments to donors in both the development and humanitarian space, including country technical assistance and the global digital learning and skilling hub Youth-Led Action. The consultant will also play a key supportive role in building partnerships and resource mobilization for this agenda, including supporting work with country government and stakeholder partners for long-term systems strengthening and country ownership of this work.
With the work in this space evolving and engaging a broader range of donors, the ADAP team seeks to engage a consultant who will contribute to delivering on the Youth-Led Action agenda by producing a set of targeted deliverables, outlined below, and supporting resource mobilization and partnerships.
The consultancy will be managed by UNICEF’s Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) team, in close collaboration with colleagues from Health and Mental Health.
The consultant will be under the overall supervision of the Senior Education Advisor (Management, Advocacy and Partnerships), and work in close collaboration with the Global Director, thematic area Team Leaders, DGCA, regional and country offices. For deliverables in support of the Safe to Learn Secretariat, the consultant will work under the guidance of the Head of Secretariat.
Digital accessibility has become a key area of focus for organizations seeking to create
inclusive online experiences for all users, including those with disabilities. UNICEF is committed to ensuring that its digital
platforms are accessible and inclusive for everyone, including individuals with disabilities.
As part of this commitment, the organization aims to develop a comprehensive e-learning course and deliver a webinar to
raise awareness and build practical skills on digital accessibility. The goal is to educate staff and non-staff on making digital
platforms more inclusive, in line with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards and best practices.
The Consultant will support the Migration and Displacement/IDAC team in the Data and Analytics Section in the Division of Analytics, Planning and Monitoring with the preparation of publications, data analysis, and other technical work related to migration and displacement of children, and will assist the IDAC Secretariat/IDAC Coordinator with the organization of events and webinars, communications and dissemination activities, and programme management support.
The Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Manager is to support the country office to roll out the UNICEF PSEA action plan and support UNICEF’s engagement in the inter-agency PSEA Network that is established under the HC/HCT.
We are looking for an individual who is not only committed to the mission of UNICEF but also possesses strong leadership skills, creativity in problem-solving, and a passion for making a lasting impact in the lives of children to fill this temporary position. If you are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to children's rights and well-being, we invite you to apply now and be a part of something bigger.
The Administrative Associate, based in Wadi Madani, Sudan, is accountable for both specialized and procedural communications, operational and administrative support services of center area team.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Administrative Associate is responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized administrative tasks for the respective section requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF administrative procedures, processes and policies.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation seeks an early-career professional to produce 7-8 engaging videos that explain and promote two Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) frameworks. Working remotely and embedded within the Office of Innovation’s MEL and Knowledge Management (KM) team, the consultant will support efforts to strengthen the capacity of innovation actors to adopt an evidence-based approach to scaling innovations. Our mission is to generate evidence on what works, why it works, and how to scale it. From shaping global guidance to data-driven evidence, we bring rigor to innovation.
UNICEF's Office of Innovation is seeking an Evidence Consultant to work with UNICEF country office (CO) and regional office (RO) teams on monitoring and evaluation of innovation initiatives. The role involves generating evidence through systematic assessment, developing high-quality knowledge products that capture results, and creating communications materials that demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of innovation programs. This remote position provides an opportunity to strengthen UNICEF's innovation evidence base and promote evidence-based decision-making across the organization.
UNICEF’s Office of Innovation is seeking a highly motivated consultant to advance UNICEF’s evidence-based approach to innovation by strengthening the generation, use, and dissemination of high-quality evidence across UNICEF’s innovation portfolio. This role also includes exploring how innovation, including emerging technologies such as AI and blockchain, can be leveraged to improve data collection, analysis, and validation processes, and fostering a culture of impact-based decision-making across the organization.
The UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) is proposing an evaluation of UNICEF’s response to the Level 2 Ebola Response in Uganda. The purpose of the evaluation is to strengthen UNICEF’s accountability to affected populations, partners, and donors supporting humanitarian response and will support the learning towards strengthening preparedness and response capacities to build resilience for increase integration within the humanitarian- development-peace nexus.
UNICEF Belize is seeking a qualified National or International Consultant to support strategic efforts promoting healthy and sustainable diets among school-aged children. The consultancy will lead a multi-sectoral effort—engaging ministries, partners, and civil society—to map current child nutrition interventions, identify key influencers in the food landscape, and design a Theory of Change to drive impactful programming and advocacy.
The ideal candidate will have a master’s degree in nutrition, Public Health, Food Science, or a related field, and at least 15 years of experience in international development, with a strong record in sustainable diets, multi-stakeholder coordination, and strategic partnerships. Proven skills in strategy development, implementation planning, and resource mobilization are essential.
This is a 3-month consultancy, based in Belize City with travel across the country, proposed to start 15 August 2025 and ending 30 November 2025.
Join us in shaping healthier futures for Belize’s children.
To address these bottlenecks, UNICEF in Belarus is looking for an international consultant to systematize and analyse the national legal framework related to the protection of refugee and migrant children, with a particular focus on UASC, identify gaps and areas for improvement, and provide comprehensive recommendations for its revision and practical implementation in line with international standards. The Consultant will work in tandem with a national expert to ensure precision and will coordinate with the Technical Working Group on UASC and refugee and migrant families with children to be established on the platform of already existing Technical Working Group on UASC. The expert will work with a coordination group including representatives of UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM and government representatives. The coordination group will provide support and guide the research.
UNICEF Libya is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and results-oriented consultant to support the effective implementation, quality assurance, and sustainability of UNICEF-supported youth and education programs in the region. Key areas of focus include strengthening non-formal and alternative education delivery, supporting youth-led civic and peacebuilding initiatives, and enhancing multi-sectoral engagement to ensure meaningful youth participation across UNICEF programming.
UNICEF Jamaica is seeking an experienced consultant with a solid background and experience in children’s and women’s rights, violence prevention and response, in particular sexual violence and other forms of Gender Based Violence (GBV).
UNICEF will hire a consultant to develop a Guidance Manual for Civil Protection in Schools, based on the provisions of Law 12.608 of April 10, 2012, other relevant national regulations, and the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action – CCCs. The consultancy shall include the systematization of experiences, the compilation of methodologies and support materials, and the definition of guidelines to help schools and education networks incorporate Disaster Risk Reduction Education (DRR Education) in a transversal, continuous, and context-sensitive manner.
The consultant will work under the supervision of UNICEF’s Emergency Specialist, in collaboration with the education and climate change teams, as well as UNICEF’s field offices.
The deliverables will be reviewed and approved by a committee composed of representatives from UNICEF and federal government agencies.
This consultancy seeks a national consultant to work for UNICEF Sri Lanka in close support of the Ministry of Education and other partners to provide technical support that helps advance: 1) developing the Climate Resilient Education Framework and 2) designing, testing, monitoring and documenting the pilot programme on Climate Smart Schools to inform further improvements to the Framework.
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 Information and Knowledge Manager at the P-4 level based in Jerusalem, SOP. This is a 364 days assignment.
The Immunization Section is entering a period of strategic transition, marked by the shift to a new Organizational Management Plan (OMP) and the evolution from Gavi 5.0 to Gavi 6.0. These changes bring new priorities, structures, and ways of working that require thoughtful adaptation and alignment across teams. In such contexts, the ability to retain critical knowledge, preserve institutional memory and improve collaboration becomes essential to ensure continuity, coherence, and sustained impact. Knowledge management plays a vital role in capturing and disseminating learning from past and ongoing initiatives, particularly as the current Strategic Plan (SP) and OMP cycles conclude. Documenting lessons learned, good practices, and implementation insights will help inform future planning and strengthen adaptive learning across the organization. This is especially important for ensuring that institutional knowledge remains accessible and actionable during times of change. The transition to Gavi 6.0 also introduces updated processes and guidance that require clear communication and capacity-building across Country Offices and partners. Strategic KM support is essential to ensure that these changes are well understood, internalized, and implemented effectively. In addition, knowledge management can function as a bridge to support collaboration and improve organizational learning and effectiveness in times of change and uncertainty.
This consultancy will contribute to these efforts by advancing targeted KM initiatives that promote knowledge continuity, internal collaboration, and organizational learning.
The International Consultant will design and deliver a capacity development programme for 50 model schools. This will include online professional development modules, virtual learning support and mentoring, and in-person practicums and workshop, in alignment with academic calendar.
