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.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a social policy specialist (social Protection) and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
The purpose of the consultancy is to to develop, localize, and design compelling multi-channel messaging and creatives for digital fundraising purposes, specifically to fundraise locally and enhance visibility of Individual Giving initiatives and to retain, attract, and engage individual donors through digital fundraising strategies.
UNICEF Cameroon Office is looking for a consultant to identify viable financing/mechanisms to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the financing landscape for rural Sanitation in Cameroon. Despite existing policies and available funds at national level, there remain significant gaps in translating these resources into effective financing for rural sanitation initiatives at the community level
UNICEF Eswatini, in collaboration with Government, is undertaking a comprehensive analysis to strengthen nutrition financing mechanisms in response to persistent challenges undermining infant, young children, adolescent and maternal nutrition. The assignment specifically aims to address child food poverty by tackling the dual burden of malnutrition—characterized by widespread undernutrition, high prevalence of maternal anaemia, and increasing rates of childhood overweight and obesity (Global Nutrition Report | Country Nutrition Profiles - Global Nutrition Report
Under the supervision of the Education Specialist (Emergency) NO3, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical support with focus on physical learning/school environment and logistics including climate change to facilitate access and inclusion in school, programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
The purpose of this consultancy is to finalize and operationalize the subnational INFORM model, ensuring that it meets methodological standards and can be reliably used for child-sensitive climate and disaster risk analysis in Madagascar.
Key objectives include:
• Revising and restructuring the existing draft INFORM model to align with CCRI-DRM standards and UNICEF guidance;
• Validating revised indicators and composite indices through national consultation;
• Integrating the model into the national GeoSight platform;
• Building capacity among national institutions to independently maintain, update, and utilize the model in planning and early warning systems.
The final model will serve as a strategic tool to guide government institutions and partners in prioritizing interventions for risk-informed, child-sensitive development planning and humanitarian preparedness.
Under the general guidance of the Chief Field Office Tulear with matrix reporting to the Chief Social Policy, the officer is accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results.
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.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an Individual national consultant for PHC on Community Health System Strengthening. The duration of this assignment is 5 months, starting as soon as possible and the consultant shall be based at UNICEF Office.
The DRC has been certified free of wild poliovirus since 2015. However, the country has been facing outbreaks of circulating variant poliovirus (cVDPV1 and 2) since 2017. Today, DRC is still the country in the African region with most at risk of polio and the priority country in the efforts of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Thus, the Social and Behavior Change play a crucial role in improving child immunization in general and for polio particularly, by fostering understanding of childhood diseases, creating demand for services and acceptance of the vaccines.
If you're a committed individual, a creative professional and passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Skopje is looking for a national individual consultant to work on advancing environment and climate change education in ECEC and VET curricula and teacher professional development. The duration of this consultancy is two years with total of 400 working days engagement. This is home based consultancy.
UNICEF Sudan is seeking an Education Specialist to support the development and planning of the Learning and Skills Development Programme and lead the coordination of the Education Cluster within the Country Programme in the West Area, covering five states. The Specialist will provide technical guidance and managerial support throughout the programme cycle and will supervise Education Officer(s) in the West Area.
Unicef Jordan country office is looking for an engaged consultant to strengthen Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) and Social and Behavior Change (SBC) within national systems, this assignment aims to develop a participatory, community-driven health assessment toolkit. The toolkit will empower the Ministry of Health (MOH) Community Health Committees (CHCs) to conduct annual community health needs assessments, identify community health priorities, identify priority health behaviors to address in health awareness and promotion outreach and campaigns, and foster a culture of ongoing community listening and action planning.
The assignment will strengthen community engagement mechanisms within the health sector, contributing to resilience building, emergency preparedness, and improved health outcomes. This assignment will be conducted in two governorates: Jerash, and Zarqa.
UNICEF Jordan country Office is looking for an engaged consultant to build local capacities in Social and Behavior Change (SBC) and Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), and strengthen community engagement approaches among local partners, particularly within the Health Sector in Jordan.
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.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Programme Associate, GS6 level on a temporary appointment to be based in Honiara, Solomons Islands. Under the general supervision of the Chief Field Office the Programme Associate supports the sections by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the Country Office, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of projects through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
The consultant will support EOF’s team in relation to its ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) outcomes fund in South Africa, which is expected to launch in November 2025 and continue implementing until 2029.
UNICEF Honduras busca consultor/a individual nacional para la actualización del Informe de Gestión de Riesgos INFORM Honduras hacia una versión con enfoque en cambio climático, incorporando proyecciones socioeconómicas, climáticas y variables sobre niñez.
The ultimate goal of this assignment is to generate evidence to provide policy recommendations to support planning on financing for increased access to WASH in Madagascar. Additionally, the assignment will consider an analysis of the WASH sector financing landscape on the period from 2020 to 2024 to appraise the adequacy or inadequacy of WASH budget invested through different sectors, to evaluate the cost of needed services to achieve ambitious SDGS and national targets, as well as to determine strategic financing approaches to cover the gaps. Specifically, the purpose of this assignment is to:
(i) Assess the fiscal space of the government budget, leading to the formulation of policy measures to substantively improve efficiency in the use of public resources as well as identify avenues for additional financial leveraging for implementation of climate resilient WASH interventions for the period 2025-2030.
(ii) Develop a high-level WASH Financing Strategy that will set out approaches on how the WASH sector will finance its overall programmatic and operations to meet the sector’s objectives in the medium-term (up to 2030) and long term (15 years planning horizon or as guided by the sector).
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.
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a social policy specialist (social Protection) and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
The purpose of the consultancy is to to develop, localize, and design compelling multi-channel messaging and creatives for digital fundraising purposes, specifically to fundraise locally and enhance visibility of Individual Giving initiatives and to retain, attract, and engage individual donors through digital fundraising strategies.
UNICEF Cameroon Office is looking for a consultant to identify viable financing/mechanisms to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the financing landscape for rural Sanitation in Cameroon. Despite existing policies and available funds at national level, there remain significant gaps in translating these resources into effective financing for rural sanitation initiatives at the community level
UNICEF Eswatini, in collaboration with Government, is undertaking a comprehensive analysis to strengthen nutrition financing mechanisms in response to persistent challenges undermining infant, young children, adolescent and maternal nutrition. The assignment specifically aims to address child food poverty by tackling the dual burden of malnutrition—characterized by widespread undernutrition, high prevalence of maternal anaemia, and increasing rates of childhood overweight and obesity (Global Nutrition Report | Country Nutrition Profiles - Global Nutrition Report
Under the supervision of the Education Specialist (Emergency) NO3, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical support with focus on physical learning/school environment and logistics including climate change to facilitate access and inclusion in school, programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
The purpose of this consultancy is to finalize and operationalize the subnational INFORM model, ensuring that it meets methodological standards and can be reliably used for child-sensitive climate and disaster risk analysis in Madagascar.
Key objectives include:
• Revising and restructuring the existing draft INFORM model to align with CCRI-DRM standards and UNICEF guidance;
• Validating revised indicators and composite indices through national consultation;
• Integrating the model into the national GeoSight platform;
• Building capacity among national institutions to independently maintain, update, and utilize the model in planning and early warning systems.
The final model will serve as a strategic tool to guide government institutions and partners in prioritizing interventions for risk-informed, child-sensitive development planning and humanitarian preparedness.
Under the general guidance of the Chief Field Office Tulear with matrix reporting to the Chief Social Policy, the officer is accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results.
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.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an Individual national consultant for PHC on Community Health System Strengthening. The duration of this assignment is 5 months, starting as soon as possible and the consultant shall be based at UNICEF Office.
The DRC has been certified free of wild poliovirus since 2015. However, the country has been facing outbreaks of circulating variant poliovirus (cVDPV1 and 2) since 2017. Today, DRC is still the country in the African region with most at risk of polio and the priority country in the efforts of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Thus, the Social and Behavior Change play a crucial role in improving child immunization in general and for polio particularly, by fostering understanding of childhood diseases, creating demand for services and acceptance of the vaccines.
If you're a committed individual, a creative professional and passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Skopje is looking for a national individual consultant to work on advancing environment and climate change education in ECEC and VET curricula and teacher professional development. The duration of this consultancy is two years with total of 400 working days engagement. This is home based consultancy.
UNICEF Sudan is seeking an Education Specialist to support the development and planning of the Learning and Skills Development Programme and lead the coordination of the Education Cluster within the Country Programme in the West Area, covering five states. The Specialist will provide technical guidance and managerial support throughout the programme cycle and will supervise Education Officer(s) in the West Area.
Unicef Jordan country office is looking for an engaged consultant to strengthen Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) and Social and Behavior Change (SBC) within national systems, this assignment aims to develop a participatory, community-driven health assessment toolkit. The toolkit will empower the Ministry of Health (MOH) Community Health Committees (CHCs) to conduct annual community health needs assessments, identify community health priorities, identify priority health behaviors to address in health awareness and promotion outreach and campaigns, and foster a culture of ongoing community listening and action planning.
The assignment will strengthen community engagement mechanisms within the health sector, contributing to resilience building, emergency preparedness, and improved health outcomes. This assignment will be conducted in two governorates: Jerash, and Zarqa.
UNICEF Jordan country Office is looking for an engaged consultant to build local capacities in Social and Behavior Change (SBC) and Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), and strengthen community engagement approaches among local partners, particularly within the Health Sector in Jordan.
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.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Programme Associate, GS6 level on a temporary appointment to be based in Honiara, Solomons Islands. Under the general supervision of the Chief Field Office the Programme Associate supports the sections by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the Country Office, external partners and agency counterparts in support of programme design and delivery. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of projects through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.
The consultant will support EOF’s team in relation to its ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) outcomes fund in South Africa, which is expected to launch in November 2025 and continue implementing until 2029.
UNICEF Honduras busca consultor/a individual nacional para la actualización del Informe de Gestión de Riesgos INFORM Honduras hacia una versión con enfoque en cambio climático, incorporando proyecciones socioeconómicas, climáticas y variables sobre niñez.
The ultimate goal of this assignment is to generate evidence to provide policy recommendations to support planning on financing for increased access to WASH in Madagascar. Additionally, the assignment will consider an analysis of the WASH sector financing landscape on the period from 2020 to 2024 to appraise the adequacy or inadequacy of WASH budget invested through different sectors, to evaluate the cost of needed services to achieve ambitious SDGS and national targets, as well as to determine strategic financing approaches to cover the gaps. Specifically, the purpose of this assignment is to:
(i) Assess the fiscal space of the government budget, leading to the formulation of policy measures to substantively improve efficiency in the use of public resources as well as identify avenues for additional financial leveraging for implementation of climate resilient WASH interventions for the period 2025-2030.
(ii) Develop a high-level WASH Financing Strategy that will set out approaches on how the WASH sector will finance its overall programmatic and operations to meet the sector’s objectives in the medium-term (up to 2030) and long term (15 years planning horizon or as guided by the sector).
