An individual consultant is required for the temporary provision of technical support of the Access to Education Output 2 of the UNICEF Ethiopia Country Office Education Programme. The purpose of the activity is specifically related to time-bound education project evaluations, and related activities. This will require the main deliverables as detailed below.
The incumbent supports the design, coordination, implementation, monitoring and optimization of annual pledge donor acquisition plans. The role contributes to the achievement of income, donor volume, donor quality and cost-efficiency targets through the coordinated implementation of acquisition campaigns across Face-to-Face, telemarketing, DRTV, Corporate Pathway to Pledge, digital lead conversion and other emerging acquisition opportunities.
The incumbent works closely with the Individual Giving, Digital, Retention, Communications, Operations and external vendor teams to ensure that acquisition activities are planned, executed, tracked and reported in a timely and compliant manner. The post provides analysis and recommendations to improve campaign performance, strengthen donor journeys, support testing and innovation, and contribute to a stronger and more diversified acquisition pipeline for UNICEF Chile.
The Programme Assistant (GS-5 Temporary Appointment) is positioned in the Programme Section, reporting directly to the Programme Coordinator. This position carries cross-sectoral functions of technical assistance programme planning and operations, ensuring seamless coordination between technical teams, operations units, and external partners/service providers. The incumbent will be situated within the protection area, with a particular focus on the special protection system, deinstitutionalization processes, justice administration, migration, and the monitoring of children’s rights.
The Senior Programme Associate (G‑7) is embedded within the Child Protection Programme Section, reporting to the Section Chief. Positioned at the functional categories of technical, operational, and financial areas the incumbent partners closely with other teams/sections (Operations, Finance, Supply), as well as with external stakeholders (government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors), and CoE-based units to implement strategic priorities into concrete activities on the ground.
The Federal Ministry of Education launched the Nigeria Education Sector Renew Initiative (NESRI) with education data as one of the core pillars for education reform. Subsequently, the Ministry initiated the Nigerian Education Data Initiative (NEDI) to strengthen sector-wide data collection, management, analysis and use. The initiative aims to enable the federal, state and local governments and school authorities to leverage the education data for policy making, programme development, and improvement of teaching and learning activities. To achieve the goal, UNICEF has been supporting the Ministry to operationalize education information management systems (EMIS) across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. In 2025, UNICEF supported the Ministry to launch the EMIS with annual school census module, safe school module and student registry module. The EMIS system has been developed by the University Oslo (UiO) that has provided a DHIS platform.
To help the government mainstream the EMIS in the education sector and institutionalize it as a sustainable system, UNICEF seeks to hire a national consultant who provides technical expertise to lead the data systems interventions with the Federal Ministry of Education and state governments.
Reporting to the Immunization Specialist and under the general overall guidance of the Chief of Health & Nutrition, the SBC Officer (P-2) TA is responsible for the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based, inclusive and innovative SBC strategies in support of the country programme. By following the UNICEF SBC global programme and operational guidances, the role designs, plans and implements activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms in both development and humanitarian contexts.
UNICEF Supply Division, Financial Management Centre is seeking a consultant to lead and execute the full ISO 9001:2015 (2026) Quality Management System (QMS) certification project for Supply Division (SD), including planning, system design, documentation, implementation oversight, internal audit preparation, staff training, and coordination with the selected certification body. Ensure SD is audit‑ready and achieves certification within the project timeline.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the implementation, coordination, and learning journey of the Leading Minds Fellowship on Climate Education (2026–2027).
Building on earlier research and documentation phases, this consultancy will support:
• The delivery and coherence of the fellowship learning journey
• Coordination across fellows, senior fellows, and partners
• Development of curriculum, session design, and learning materials
• Structured documentation and synthesis of youth-led climate education Bright Spots
• Identification and documentation of additional promising initiatives from 18K broader applicant pool
• Translation of insights into evidence, policy-relevant outputs, and knowledge products
The consultant will contribute to ensuring that the Fellowship functions as a coherent, connected learning and systems platform, supporting UNICEF’s broader work on climate education, youth participation, and intergenerational governance.
Education:Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business.Qualified accountant (accredited membership of CA, CPA or equivalent) OR Currently completing professional accounting qualification plus recent experience with the functions in the JD is required Experience: At least two (2) years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility in the field of accounting, financial analysis and monitoring, or financial auditing, with a preference for not for profit sector experience.Experience in applying International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) is required Experience working with enterprise resource management (ERP) systems for financial processing and reporting. Experience with SAP ECC or S/4 HANA is an advantage.Advanced proficiency in Excel, data analytics, attention to detail, and ability to translate data into business language, interpret trends and identify risk areas are requiredKnowledge of the UN system and the humanitarian sector is an advantage.Language: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is considered an asset.
To strengthen UNICEF Kosovo’s digital presence, audience reach, and advocacy impact through strategic digital media management, campaign execution, and data-driven optimization aligned with the 2026–2030 communication and advocacy strategy.
This position is located within the Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation (PRM) team of the UNICEF Sudan Country Office (SCO). Sudan currently manages one of UNICEF’s largest humanitarian appeals globally, approaching one billion USD annually. The PRM team is structured around two core functions: budget management and partnerships.
The Regional Staff Counsellor serves as a senior adviser on staff wellbeing and psychosocial risk, providing strategic leadership and confidential counselling support across the region. They lead the regional counselling team and ensure effective wellbeing systems, resilience strategies, and staff care services, including in emergency and high-risk settings.
Join UNICEF Somalia as an Advocacy Specialist and help advance children’s rights in a complex humanitarian and development context. In this role, you will lead strategic advocacy and communication initiatives, strengthen partnerships with government, donors, media, and civil society, and help influence policy and public engagement on key child-focused issues. Working closely with senior leadership and programme teams, you’ll play a key role in amplifying UNICEF’s impact and visibility across Somalia.
We are seeking an Education Specialist – Teacher Development and Workforce to support the management and implementation of the Teacher Development and Workforce portfolio within the Education Centre of Excellence. The role provides technical guidance, analytical support and coordination to strengthen teacher workforce systems, support programme delivery, and contribute to improved teaching and learning outcomes. The position engages with country offices and partners to support education system strengthening, including in fragile and crisis contexts, in line with UNICEF’s strategic priorities on equitable and high‑quality learning.
The Representative serves as the accredited representative of UNICEF in the country and reports to the Regional Director for general direction and oversight. The Representative is responsible for establishing dialogue with the Government to develop the framework of cooperation in the country and for working closely and collaboratively with the Government and national institutions, stakeholders and partners, to develop the Government-UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation in active support of efforts to advance children’s rights as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, other international treaties/frameworks, the SDGs, and UN intergovernmental bodies.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative, Programmes, and in line with the established policies, guidelines, procedures, and the Technology Playbook, the T4D Specialist will coordinate and support the growing demand for T4D programmatic and operational needs.
UNICEF is seeking a strategic and innovative professional to lead integrated Child Protection and Education initiatives that strengthen national systems, promote safe and inclusive environments, and accelerate sustainable results for children and adolescents at scale.
This internship offers a valuable opportunity for a student or recent graduate to gain hands-on experience in responsible AI for development, digital transformation, innovation portfolio coordination, and the safe and ethical use of emerging technologies within the UN system.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Operations, the Supply and Logistics Specialist leads and oversees the country office’s supply chain operations, ensuring effective planning, procurement, logistics, and delivery of supplies and services. The role also supports emergency preparedness, collaborates with programme teams, and provides technical and advisory support to governments and partners to enhance national supply chain systems.
As emergencies become more frequent, the expectations of UNICEF to deliver on the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs) in a timely and effective manner will continue to increase. Emergency preparedness significantly enhances UNICEF’s ability to meet these expectations and save time and resources in the response. Newly created People-Centered and Humanitarian Partnership Section manages partnership with UN agencies, International Organizations, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Member States, and NGO networks as well as the Standby Partnerships for external experts on surge missions, technical support and service packages deployment to UNICEF offices. This position contributes to this goal.
An individual consultant is required for the temporary provision of technical support of the Access to Education Output 2 of the UNICEF Ethiopia Country Office Education Programme. The purpose of the activity is specifically related to time-bound education project evaluations, and related activities. This will require the main deliverables as detailed below.
The incumbent supports the design, coordination, implementation, monitoring and optimization of annual pledge donor acquisition plans. The role contributes to the achievement of income, donor volume, donor quality and cost-efficiency targets through the coordinated implementation of acquisition campaigns across Face-to-Face, telemarketing, DRTV, Corporate Pathway to Pledge, digital lead conversion and other emerging acquisition opportunities.
The incumbent works closely with the Individual Giving, Digital, Retention, Communications, Operations and external vendor teams to ensure that acquisition activities are planned, executed, tracked and reported in a timely and compliant manner. The post provides analysis and recommendations to improve campaign performance, strengthen donor journeys, support testing and innovation, and contribute to a stronger and more diversified acquisition pipeline for UNICEF Chile.
The Programme Assistant (GS-5 Temporary Appointment) is positioned in the Programme Section, reporting directly to the Programme Coordinator. This position carries cross-sectoral functions of technical assistance programme planning and operations, ensuring seamless coordination between technical teams, operations units, and external partners/service providers. The incumbent will be situated within the protection area, with a particular focus on the special protection system, deinstitutionalization processes, justice administration, migration, and the monitoring of children’s rights.
The Senior Programme Associate (G‑7) is embedded within the Child Protection Programme Section, reporting to the Section Chief. Positioned at the functional categories of technical, operational, and financial areas the incumbent partners closely with other teams/sections (Operations, Finance, Supply), as well as with external stakeholders (government, UN agencies, NGOs, donors), and CoE-based units to implement strategic priorities into concrete activities on the ground.
The Federal Ministry of Education launched the Nigeria Education Sector Renew Initiative (NESRI) with education data as one of the core pillars for education reform. Subsequently, the Ministry initiated the Nigerian Education Data Initiative (NEDI) to strengthen sector-wide data collection, management, analysis and use. The initiative aims to enable the federal, state and local governments and school authorities to leverage the education data for policy making, programme development, and improvement of teaching and learning activities. To achieve the goal, UNICEF has been supporting the Ministry to operationalize education information management systems (EMIS) across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. In 2025, UNICEF supported the Ministry to launch the EMIS with annual school census module, safe school module and student registry module. The EMIS system has been developed by the University Oslo (UiO) that has provided a DHIS platform.
To help the government mainstream the EMIS in the education sector and institutionalize it as a sustainable system, UNICEF seeks to hire a national consultant who provides technical expertise to lead the data systems interventions with the Federal Ministry of Education and state governments.
Reporting to the Immunization Specialist and under the general overall guidance of the Chief of Health & Nutrition, the SBC Officer (P-2) TA is responsible for the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based, inclusive and innovative SBC strategies in support of the country programme. By following the UNICEF SBC global programme and operational guidances, the role designs, plans and implements activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms in both development and humanitarian contexts.
UNICEF Supply Division, Financial Management Centre is seeking a consultant to lead and execute the full ISO 9001:2015 (2026) Quality Management System (QMS) certification project for Supply Division (SD), including planning, system design, documentation, implementation oversight, internal audit preparation, staff training, and coordination with the selected certification body. Ensure SD is audit‑ready and achieves certification within the project timeline.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the implementation, coordination, and learning journey of the Leading Minds Fellowship on Climate Education (2026–2027).
Building on earlier research and documentation phases, this consultancy will support:
• The delivery and coherence of the fellowship learning journey
• Coordination across fellows, senior fellows, and partners
• Development of curriculum, session design, and learning materials
• Structured documentation and synthesis of youth-led climate education Bright Spots
• Identification and documentation of additional promising initiatives from 18K broader applicant pool
• Translation of insights into evidence, policy-relevant outputs, and knowledge products
The consultant will contribute to ensuring that the Fellowship functions as a coherent, connected learning and systems platform, supporting UNICEF’s broader work on climate education, youth participation, and intergenerational governance.
Education:Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business.Qualified accountant (accredited membership of CA, CPA or equivalent) OR Currently completing professional accounting qualification plus recent experience with the functions in the JD is required Experience: At least two (2) years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility in the field of accounting, financial analysis and monitoring, or financial auditing, with a preference for not for profit sector experience.Experience in applying International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) is required Experience working with enterprise resource management (ERP) systems for financial processing and reporting. Experience with SAP ECC or S/4 HANA is an advantage.Advanced proficiency in Excel, data analytics, attention to detail, and ability to translate data into business language, interpret trends and identify risk areas are requiredKnowledge of the UN system and the humanitarian sector is an advantage.Language: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is considered an asset.
To strengthen UNICEF Kosovo’s digital presence, audience reach, and advocacy impact through strategic digital media management, campaign execution, and data-driven optimization aligned with the 2026–2030 communication and advocacy strategy.
This position is located within the Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation (PRM) team of the UNICEF Sudan Country Office (SCO). Sudan currently manages one of UNICEF’s largest humanitarian appeals globally, approaching one billion USD annually. The PRM team is structured around two core functions: budget management and partnerships.
The Regional Staff Counsellor serves as a senior adviser on staff wellbeing and psychosocial risk, providing strategic leadership and confidential counselling support across the region. They lead the regional counselling team and ensure effective wellbeing systems, resilience strategies, and staff care services, including in emergency and high-risk settings.
Join UNICEF Somalia as an Advocacy Specialist and help advance children’s rights in a complex humanitarian and development context. In this role, you will lead strategic advocacy and communication initiatives, strengthen partnerships with government, donors, media, and civil society, and help influence policy and public engagement on key child-focused issues. Working closely with senior leadership and programme teams, you’ll play a key role in amplifying UNICEF’s impact and visibility across Somalia.
We are seeking an Education Specialist – Teacher Development and Workforce to support the management and implementation of the Teacher Development and Workforce portfolio within the Education Centre of Excellence. The role provides technical guidance, analytical support and coordination to strengthen teacher workforce systems, support programme delivery, and contribute to improved teaching and learning outcomes. The position engages with country offices and partners to support education system strengthening, including in fragile and crisis contexts, in line with UNICEF’s strategic priorities on equitable and high‑quality learning.
The Representative serves as the accredited representative of UNICEF in the country and reports to the Regional Director for general direction and oversight. The Representative is responsible for establishing dialogue with the Government to develop the framework of cooperation in the country and for working closely and collaboratively with the Government and national institutions, stakeholders and partners, to develop the Government-UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation in active support of efforts to advance children’s rights as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, other international treaties/frameworks, the SDGs, and UN intergovernmental bodies.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative, Programmes, and in line with the established policies, guidelines, procedures, and the Technology Playbook, the T4D Specialist will coordinate and support the growing demand for T4D programmatic and operational needs.
UNICEF is seeking a strategic and innovative professional to lead integrated Child Protection and Education initiatives that strengthen national systems, promote safe and inclusive environments, and accelerate sustainable results for children and adolescents at scale.
This internship offers a valuable opportunity for a student or recent graduate to gain hands-on experience in responsible AI for development, digital transformation, innovation portfolio coordination, and the safe and ethical use of emerging technologies within the UN system.
Under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Operations, the Supply and Logistics Specialist leads and oversees the country office’s supply chain operations, ensuring effective planning, procurement, logistics, and delivery of supplies and services. The role also supports emergency preparedness, collaborates with programme teams, and provides technical and advisory support to governments and partners to enhance national supply chain systems.
As emergencies become more frequent, the expectations of UNICEF to deliver on the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs) in a timely and effective manner will continue to increase. Emergency preparedness significantly enhances UNICEF’s ability to meet these expectations and save time and resources in the response. Newly created People-Centered and Humanitarian Partnership Section manages partnership with UN agencies, International Organizations, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Member States, and NGO networks as well as the Standby Partnerships for external experts on surge missions, technical support and service packages deployment to UNICEF offices. This position contributes to this goal.
Careers