The key objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood and UNICEF in training the young members of the SDGs club.
This assignment aims to support the operationalization of the Leadership Council on Disability-Inclusive Education Secretariat through coordination, partnership engagement, and development of technical and advocacy outputs to advance inclusive education globally.
Join UNICEF as Youth & Adolescent Development Officer to strengthen the advocacy, planning and formulation of youth and adolescent development and participation programmes. The achievement of concrete and sustainable results from these programmes contributes to achievement of UNICEF goals in the country to promote the full and active participation of youth and adolescents in determining their essential needs, promoting their rights to a safe environment and protecting their rights to survival, development and well-being in society.
Under the overall guidance of Country Office senior management and the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Chief Social Policy will provide strategic and managerial leadership to the Social Policy Section. The incumbent will sustain delivery of priority results, quality-assure policy and programme work, manage risks and resources, and maintain effective engagement with government counterparts, development partners and UNICEF teams.
The assignment focus is to maintain programme and team continuity, unblock priority results, strengthen partner engagement, and position the Social Policy Section for an effective transition to the next country programme.
The Health Specialist supports the planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of a sector of UNICEF’s health programme, providing technical guidance to achieve sustainable results for children and adolescents. In line with the 2026–29 Strategic Plan, the role supports the shift from direct implementation towards upstream advocacy and health systems strengthening by influencing policies, financing, planning, data, workforce capacity, service delivery, and accountability mechanisms. The Specialist will advance evidence-based policy engagement, strategic partnerships, stakeholder convening, and cross-sectoral collaboration to support government-led reforms, address system bottlenecks, and improve health outcomes at scale.
Join our team as a Nutrition Officer and contribute to improving the nutritional well-being of children, women, and vulnerable populations across Sri Lanka. The position provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, 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.
The purpose of this consultancy is to design and develop a comprehensive, inclusive, and competency-based Non-Formal Education (NFE) learning package under the Alternative Learning Opportunities (ALO) Project for out-of-school children aged 10–14 years.
This is a temporary, output-based assignment with specific and measurable deliverables to be completed within a defined contract period.
The consultancy will ensure that the package integrates contextually relevant curriculum content, learner-centered pedagogy, and appropriate assessment strategies aligned with national education standards and equivalency frameworks.
UNICEF Pacific in partnership with Solomon Islands Government (SIG) requires technical assistance to support the development of key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) tools and guidance materials for use within education, health, and community and counselling systems. The assignment will contribute to strengthening mental health service delivery and workforce capacity across the health, education, and community sectors through the development of practical, contextually relevant, and evidence-informed training resources, professional standards and implementation guidance. This includes developing curriculum content for teachers on children’s development, children’s psychosocial needs, identification and support pathways, and the importance of teacher self-care to sustain safe and supportive learning environments, as well as development of training and capacity building resources for health facility-based mental health personnel, including Training of Trainers (ToT) materials and related workforce development resources for mental health professionals.
The consultant will provide technical leadership and hands-on support to strengthen teacher capacity, school-based and integration of MHPSS into teacher professional development programming, and counselling systems in Solomon Islands.
The purpose of this consultancy is therefore threefold:
(i) to produce an updated Pacific ECE status report with a clear narrative on access, quality and equity, including contribution of ECE to foundational learning, an updated status on ECE systems, and best practice documented across the 15 PICs;
(ii) to finalise the Pacific ECE Systems and Planning Toolkit and support countries to apply it to strengthen their national ECE systems; and
(iii) to provide dedicated technical support to Fiji to develop, socialise and build capacity around a costed implementation plan for its Pre Primary Policy in line with the education sector plan.
UNICEF está buscando un Consultor/a que desarrollará herramientas, metodologías y recursos para fortalecer la capacidad institucional de los socios para prevenir, identificar, mitigar y responder a riesgos de salvaguarda, incluyendo el desarrollo de paquetes de formación para nuevos socios, adaptación de los módulos especializados sobre los estándares del PSEA Capacity Assessment, herramientas de monitoreo y seguimiento a estándares mínimos en PEAS.
The Project Coordinator will provide technical, coordination, and administrative support to ensure timely and quality implementation of the Airtel Africa initiative for the West and Central Africa Regional Office. The consultant will act as the focal point between UNICEF regional and country offices, Airtel Africa’s group team, and national affiliates, supporting joint planning, monitoring, reporting, and communication efforts.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is seeking an individual consultant to provide time-bound technical assistance to sustain and accelerate digital health transformation in Sierra Leone.
In the context of the Ebola outbreak and other public health emergencies, the consultant will contribute to strengthening partnerships and supporting the development and implementation of resource mobilization strategies and tools for humanitarian fundraising, with the aim of increasing quality resources from public and private sector partners. In collaboration with WCARO and selected Country Offices, the role will provide technical guidance and advice to regional partnership and emergency teams, as well as country teams, on appropriate fundraising strategies, action plans and implementation frameworks. This will include identifying new and existing donors, including National Committees and private sector prospects, supporting the development of resource mobilization materials, preparing area-specific action plans, and developing proposals, investment cases and concept notes as needed. The consultant will also support the organization of meetings with potential donors, as well as partners engaged by the Regional Office and Country Offices, and may participate remotely or in person when relevant to present investment cases and proposals. This assignment is temporary in nature and will be based on defined deliverables and measurable outputs to be completed within the agreed timeframe.
Under the supervision of the Representative, the Chief, Field Operations and Emergencies, is responsible for the overall management of the Field Operations and Emergencies Section. The incumbent provides strategic leadership, coordination, oversight and guidance for field operations, including supervision of the Chiefs of Field Offices, emergency preparedness and response functions, and UNICEF-led Cluster teams across UNICEF Afghanistan’s zonal offices and field presences.
UNICEF works towards the realization of the rights of every child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Under UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026-2029, a new organizational ambition has been established through Impact Goal 5: to ensure that 500 million children are better protected from disasters and climate and environmental risks.
Bring your executive support expertise to a role where exceptional organisation helps drive global impact for children. Working closely with the PFP Director, you will connect people, priorities and processes, ensuring the Director’s Office remains responsive, well-coordinated and equipped to advance PFP’s ambitious agenda.
Join UNICEF’s Talent Partnerships team and help support the effective delivery of global talent programmes. As a Senior People and Culture Associate, you will coordinate operational and financial processes, support partnership initiatives, and contribute to efficient programme delivery, knowledge management and continuous improvement across UNICEF’s Talent Partnerships portfolio.
Join UNICEF as the Information Associate and support evaluation communication and use through providing a range of procedural, administrative, secretarial, and operational support services, including content development, digital communication, visual communication, multimedia communication and engagement.
UNICEF Yemen is seeking a highly qualified and experienced professional to join its team as an Emergency Specialist, NO3, where, under the guidance/supervision of your supervisor, you will establish and implements country office, emergency preparedness and response. You will be responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency interventions to ensure the survival and well-being of children and mothers, and the affected communities in an emergency situation.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical support to the Education & ICDS Departments in Madhya Pradesh to improve data and monitoring systems for contextual planning, monitoring and review.
This includes strengthening of the Vidya Samiksha Kendra focusing on school drop-out, teacher education, ECCE, supportive supervision and other relevant areas.
The key objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to the Supreme Council of Motherhood and Childhood and UNICEF in training the young members of the SDGs club.
This assignment aims to support the operationalization of the Leadership Council on Disability-Inclusive Education Secretariat through coordination, partnership engagement, and development of technical and advocacy outputs to advance inclusive education globally.
Join UNICEF as Youth & Adolescent Development Officer to strengthen the advocacy, planning and formulation of youth and adolescent development and participation programmes. The achievement of concrete and sustainable results from these programmes contributes to achievement of UNICEF goals in the country to promote the full and active participation of youth and adolescents in determining their essential needs, promoting their rights to a safe environment and protecting their rights to survival, development and well-being in society.
Under the overall guidance of Country Office senior management and the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Chief Social Policy will provide strategic and managerial leadership to the Social Policy Section. The incumbent will sustain delivery of priority results, quality-assure policy and programme work, manage risks and resources, and maintain effective engagement with government counterparts, development partners and UNICEF teams.
The assignment focus is to maintain programme and team continuity, unblock priority results, strengthen partner engagement, and position the Social Policy Section for an effective transition to the next country programme.
The Health Specialist supports the planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of a sector of UNICEF’s health programme, providing technical guidance to achieve sustainable results for children and adolescents. In line with the 2026–29 Strategic Plan, the role supports the shift from direct implementation towards upstream advocacy and health systems strengthening by influencing policies, financing, planning, data, workforce capacity, service delivery, and accountability mechanisms. The Specialist will advance evidence-based policy engagement, strategic partnerships, stakeholder convening, and cross-sectoral collaboration to support government-led reforms, address system bottlenecks, and improve health outcomes at scale.
Join our team as a Nutrition Officer and contribute to improving the nutritional well-being of children, women, and vulnerable populations across Sri Lanka. The position provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the nutrition programmes/projects within the Country Programme, 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.
The purpose of this consultancy is to design and develop a comprehensive, inclusive, and competency-based Non-Formal Education (NFE) learning package under the Alternative Learning Opportunities (ALO) Project for out-of-school children aged 10–14 years.
This is a temporary, output-based assignment with specific and measurable deliverables to be completed within a defined contract period.
The consultancy will ensure that the package integrates contextually relevant curriculum content, learner-centered pedagogy, and appropriate assessment strategies aligned with national education standards and equivalency frameworks.
UNICEF Pacific in partnership with Solomon Islands Government (SIG) requires technical assistance to support the development of key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) tools and guidance materials for use within education, health, and community and counselling systems. The assignment will contribute to strengthening mental health service delivery and workforce capacity across the health, education, and community sectors through the development of practical, contextually relevant, and evidence-informed training resources, professional standards and implementation guidance. This includes developing curriculum content for teachers on children’s development, children’s psychosocial needs, identification and support pathways, and the importance of teacher self-care to sustain safe and supportive learning environments, as well as development of training and capacity building resources for health facility-based mental health personnel, including Training of Trainers (ToT) materials and related workforce development resources for mental health professionals.
The consultant will provide technical leadership and hands-on support to strengthen teacher capacity, school-based and integration of MHPSS into teacher professional development programming, and counselling systems in Solomon Islands.
The purpose of this consultancy is therefore threefold:
(i) to produce an updated Pacific ECE status report with a clear narrative on access, quality and equity, including contribution of ECE to foundational learning, an updated status on ECE systems, and best practice documented across the 15 PICs;
(ii) to finalise the Pacific ECE Systems and Planning Toolkit and support countries to apply it to strengthen their national ECE systems; and
(iii) to provide dedicated technical support to Fiji to develop, socialise and build capacity around a costed implementation plan for its Pre Primary Policy in line with the education sector plan.
UNICEF está buscando un Consultor/a que desarrollará herramientas, metodologías y recursos para fortalecer la capacidad institucional de los socios para prevenir, identificar, mitigar y responder a riesgos de salvaguarda, incluyendo el desarrollo de paquetes de formación para nuevos socios, adaptación de los módulos especializados sobre los estándares del PSEA Capacity Assessment, herramientas de monitoreo y seguimiento a estándares mínimos en PEAS.
The Project Coordinator will provide technical, coordination, and administrative support to ensure timely and quality implementation of the Airtel Africa initiative for the West and Central Africa Regional Office. The consultant will act as the focal point between UNICEF regional and country offices, Airtel Africa’s group team, and national affiliates, supporting joint planning, monitoring, reporting, and communication efforts.
UNICEF Sierra Leone is seeking an individual consultant to provide time-bound technical assistance to sustain and accelerate digital health transformation in Sierra Leone.
In the context of the Ebola outbreak and other public health emergencies, the consultant will contribute to strengthening partnerships and supporting the development and implementation of resource mobilization strategies and tools for humanitarian fundraising, with the aim of increasing quality resources from public and private sector partners. In collaboration with WCARO and selected Country Offices, the role will provide technical guidance and advice to regional partnership and emergency teams, as well as country teams, on appropriate fundraising strategies, action plans and implementation frameworks. This will include identifying new and existing donors, including National Committees and private sector prospects, supporting the development of resource mobilization materials, preparing area-specific action plans, and developing proposals, investment cases and concept notes as needed. The consultant will also support the organization of meetings with potential donors, as well as partners engaged by the Regional Office and Country Offices, and may participate remotely or in person when relevant to present investment cases and proposals. This assignment is temporary in nature and will be based on defined deliverables and measurable outputs to be completed within the agreed timeframe.
Under the supervision of the Representative, the Chief, Field Operations and Emergencies, is responsible for the overall management of the Field Operations and Emergencies Section. The incumbent provides strategic leadership, coordination, oversight and guidance for field operations, including supervision of the Chiefs of Field Offices, emergency preparedness and response functions, and UNICEF-led Cluster teams across UNICEF Afghanistan’s zonal offices and field presences.
UNICEF works towards the realization of the rights of every child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Under UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026-2029, a new organizational ambition has been established through Impact Goal 5: to ensure that 500 million children are better protected from disasters and climate and environmental risks.
Bring your executive support expertise to a role where exceptional organisation helps drive global impact for children. Working closely with the PFP Director, you will connect people, priorities and processes, ensuring the Director’s Office remains responsive, well-coordinated and equipped to advance PFP’s ambitious agenda.
Join UNICEF’s Talent Partnerships team and help support the effective delivery of global talent programmes. As a Senior People and Culture Associate, you will coordinate operational and financial processes, support partnership initiatives, and contribute to efficient programme delivery, knowledge management and continuous improvement across UNICEF’s Talent Partnerships portfolio.
Join UNICEF as the Information Associate and support evaluation communication and use through providing a range of procedural, administrative, secretarial, and operational support services, including content development, digital communication, visual communication, multimedia communication and engagement.
UNICEF Yemen is seeking a highly qualified and experienced professional to join its team as an Emergency Specialist, NO3, where, under the guidance/supervision of your supervisor, you will establish and implements country office, emergency preparedness and response. You will be responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the emergency interventions to ensure the survival and well-being of children and mothers, and the affected communities in an emergency situation.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical support to the Education & ICDS Departments in Madhya Pradesh to improve data and monitoring systems for contextual planning, monitoring and review.
This includes strengthening of the Vidya Samiksha Kendra focusing on school drop-out, teacher education, ECCE, supportive supervision and other relevant areas.
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