Lao PDR is strengthening its immunization programme to sustain and improve routine immunization coverage, reduce inequalities in access and coverage, and ensure that zero-dose and under-immunized children and missed communities are identified and reached with appropriate vaccination services. The programme also requires continued strengthening of immunization information systems and data use, sub-national programme performance and coordination, supportive supervision, and preparedness to respond effectively to outbreaks of polio, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases. The assignment aims to provide targeted technical assistance to the National Immunization Programme (NIP) and relevant provincial and district health teams to strengthen programme planning, implementation, monitoring and performance management. The consultant will support the programme to translate immunization data and evidence into practical actions, identify and address coverage and equity gaps, strengthen approaches for identifying and reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children, and improve coordination and accountability across national and sub-national levels. The consultant will also support preparedness and implementation of priority immunization activities, including supplementary immunization activities and MR/HPV campaigns, follow-up of EVM-related programme recommendations, and documentation of lessons learned and good practices. Emphasis will be placed on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national teams through supportive supervision, mentoring, training and use of relevant learning platforms. Through this assignment, the consultant is expected to contribute to improved programme performance, stronger data driven decision-making, increased reach among missed and underserved populations, and strengthened readiness to prevent and respond to vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in Lao PDR.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical leadership for the analysis of behavioural, social and structural (institutiona and system) determinants of positive parenting practices and caregiver engagement with parenting-support services and cross-sectoral systems to inform the development of an Integrated Parenting Framework. The analysis will examine factors influencing parenting practices and caregiver engagement with relevant services and platforms, with particular attention to strengthening the complementarity and integration of parenting support across existing service-delivery platforms, including the Universal Progressive Home Visiting (UPHV), social service, and pre-school education workforces, as well as parenting applications and digital platforms, like Bebbo and Internet of Good Things (IoGT).
To provide technical and advisory support to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Children Services, to strengthen child protection and child-sensitive social protection systems, policies, and programmes, and to advance child related issues in key national and sectoral priorities.
Nepal faces recurrent risks from multiple hazards, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires, and landslides. In partnership with the Government of Nepal, UNICEF supports emergency preparedness, response, and resilience-building efforts to reduce disaster risks and protect vulnerable populations. UNICEF also works closely with federal, provincial, and local governments to strengthen risk-informed planning and improve the effectiveness of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emergency preparedness and response (EPR) systems. Effective coordination, information management, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder engagement are essential to ensuring quality programme implementation and accountability across all levels of government. To support the implementation of ongoing DRR and EPR initiatives, including the Strengthening Urban Preparedness, Earthquake Preparedness and Response (SUPER), UNICEF Nepal Country Office seeks to engage a Disaster Risk Management Consultant. The consultant will provide technical and coordination support to strengthen the planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and knowledge management of UNICEF-supported DRR and EPR programmes. The role will contribute to improved programme quality, evidence-based decision-making, accountability, and institutional capacity for disaster preparedness and response at provincial and local levels
UNICEF is seeking an International EMIS and ToR Development Specialist to lead the technical preparation of a comprehensive, procurement-ready Terms of Reference (ToR) for Kosovo’s new Education Management Information System (EMIS), working closely with a National EMIS Specialist.
UNICEF Moldova invites qualified candidates to express interest in being included in a roster of national consultants in child protection. Consultants included in the roster may be contracted to provide high-quality technical assistance in support of UNICEF programmes and national counterparts.
The purpose of the roster is to ensure timely and flexible access to specialised expertise for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of child protection interventions, with a strong focus on strengthening national systems, advancing evidence-based policies, and supporting sustainable institutional reforms.
As a Strategic Business Partner and Deputy for the Representative, the incumbent will be responsible to lead for results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in Sudan humanitarian-resilience-peace development nexus, in a highly complex risk-prone operating environment, where both the authorities and the international community look to the UN for an at scale programme delivery including humanitarian response in remote, hard-to-reach areas of the country
The DR serves as principal support and adviser on the overall management of the CO, development of CO policies and strategies; and under delegated authority, for coordinating and managing all phases of the Country Office Program from formulation to delivery of results in accordance with the UNICEF Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics and integrity. The DR advocates the office culture change to create and retain a work environment based on UNICEF values and competencies as well as matrix management structures based on cross-silo collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as a Health & Nutrition Specialist (Primary Health Care & Nutrition) and help strengthen health and nutrition outcomes for children and families across 12 Caribbean countries. Bring your expertise in primary health care and nutrition to support stronger health systems, expand equitable access to integrated services, and help ensure that every child has the opportunity to grow, develop and thrive.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as a Social Policy Specialist (Shock-Responsive Social Protection) and help strengthen social protection systems for children and families across 12 Caribbean countries. Bring your expertise in social protection and resilience to support governments in building inclusive, shock-responsive systems that reduce child poverty and vulnerability and protect the most vulnerable children and families before, during and after crises.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide professional editing, copy-editing, structural review and publication-readiness support for 15 papers that will form book chapters developed under the UNICEF Lesotho Thought Leadership Series. The consultant will support UNICEF Lesotho to transform selected full papers into polished, accessible and policy-relevant manuscripts suitable for presentation at the 2027 National Dialogue and for possible inclusion in an edited open-access book.
The Process Consultant will coordinate this process end to end for the Climate and Environment Unit: navigating the Government’s procedure, mapping actors and interventions, running the consultations and providing the technical adaptation and mitigation analysis needed to mature the project, so that UNICEF obtains national endorsement, submits a high-quality concept note and launches the preparation of the full project proposal for submission in 2027. The consultant works under the supervision of the Programme Specialist, Climate and Environment, and in coordination with the technical consultancy support to the concept note.
UNICEF Afghanistan is commissioning an evaluation of UNICEF Afghanistan’s SBC community structures and
interventions. The evaluation will serve as a critical learning and accountability exercise, generating evidence on the
relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and coherence of the SBC interventions and community structures. It
will identify lessons learned, best practices, challenges, and opportunities for improvement to inform future
programming.
Ultimately, the support on PREXC is expected to contribute to Philippines Government’s broader PFM by It will
contribute to strengthening the capacity of local governments to understand and manage public resources through a clearer linkage between programmes, expenditures, outputs and outcomes, with particular
emphasis on improving the adequacy, equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of public financing for children
The Driver, at the G-2 level, provides reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
The Office of Strategy and Evidence- Innocenti requires an events vendor to support the production of major conferences in Florence. It is crucial that the event be carried out in a highly professional and sophisticated way. This includes maximizing the experience of the participants before, during and after the event. To allow the guests to be fully focused on the content, logistics need to be run smoothly, be well-conceived and emotionally resonant.
Individual Consulting Services Expert Consultant, GSSC Finance section, Budapest, Hungary, 12 months, office-based, with travel. UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) provides Individual Consultant Services (ICS) supporting the contracting and administration of individual consultants across UNICEF. As part of the continued evolution of ICS, UNICEF is seeking to strengthen the way individual consultant talent is identified, accessed, managed and evaluated. Current opportunities include greater use of Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), stronger consultant talent data, simplified access to exceptional expertise, improved rate transparency and stronger guidance for both UNICEF users and consultants
UNICEF Mozambique seeks an international consultant to provide 11 months of time-bound technical support on maternal and adolescent nutrition. The consultant will deliver defined outputs to prevent all forms of malnutrition in adolescent girls and women before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The focus is on pregnant adolescents, young mothers and other nutritionally at-risk women.
The assignment responds to time-bound commitments under NutriNorte (EU), the Child Nutrition Fund partnership with Government of Mozambique, and the UN–Ireland Partnership on Child Wasting (2026–2030). It applies the UNICEF Programming Guidance on Maternal Nutrition (2021).
The Supply and Logistics Manager reports to the Chief of Supply as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the supply chains of a medium to large-sized country office, and/or medium-sized emergency response operation. The supply chain operations include planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, in-country transport and distribution, as well as monitoring of supplies, services and construction works. The incumbent collaborates closely with programmes in defining supply interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for children, and provides technical and advisory support to governments, national systems and partners on supply chain management.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Lao PDR is strengthening its immunization programme to sustain and improve routine immunization coverage, reduce inequalities in access and coverage, and ensure that zero-dose and under-immunized children and missed communities are identified and reached with appropriate vaccination services. The programme also requires continued strengthening of immunization information systems and data use, sub-national programme performance and coordination, supportive supervision, and preparedness to respond effectively to outbreaks of polio, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases. The assignment aims to provide targeted technical assistance to the National Immunization Programme (NIP) and relevant provincial and district health teams to strengthen programme planning, implementation, monitoring and performance management. The consultant will support the programme to translate immunization data and evidence into practical actions, identify and address coverage and equity gaps, strengthen approaches for identifying and reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children, and improve coordination and accountability across national and sub-national levels. The consultant will also support preparedness and implementation of priority immunization activities, including supplementary immunization activities and MR/HPV campaigns, follow-up of EVM-related programme recommendations, and documentation of lessons learned and good practices. Emphasis will be placed on strengthening the capacity of national and sub-national teams through supportive supervision, mentoring, training and use of relevant learning platforms. Through this assignment, the consultant is expected to contribute to improved programme performance, stronger data driven decision-making, increased reach among missed and underserved populations, and strengthened readiness to prevent and respond to vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks in Lao PDR.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical leadership for the analysis of behavioural, social and structural (institutiona and system) determinants of positive parenting practices and caregiver engagement with parenting-support services and cross-sectoral systems to inform the development of an Integrated Parenting Framework. The analysis will examine factors influencing parenting practices and caregiver engagement with relevant services and platforms, with particular attention to strengthening the complementarity and integration of parenting support across existing service-delivery platforms, including the Universal Progressive Home Visiting (UPHV), social service, and pre-school education workforces, as well as parenting applications and digital platforms, like Bebbo and Internet of Good Things (IoGT).
To provide technical and advisory support to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Children Services, to strengthen child protection and child-sensitive social protection systems, policies, and programmes, and to advance child related issues in key national and sectoral priorities.
Nepal faces recurrent risks from multiple hazards, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires, and landslides. In partnership with the Government of Nepal, UNICEF supports emergency preparedness, response, and resilience-building efforts to reduce disaster risks and protect vulnerable populations. UNICEF also works closely with federal, provincial, and local governments to strengthen risk-informed planning and improve the effectiveness of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and emergency preparedness and response (EPR) systems. Effective coordination, information management, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder engagement are essential to ensuring quality programme implementation and accountability across all levels of government. To support the implementation of ongoing DRR and EPR initiatives, including the Strengthening Urban Preparedness, Earthquake Preparedness and Response (SUPER), UNICEF Nepal Country Office seeks to engage a Disaster Risk Management Consultant. The consultant will provide technical and coordination support to strengthen the planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and knowledge management of UNICEF-supported DRR and EPR programmes. The role will contribute to improved programme quality, evidence-based decision-making, accountability, and institutional capacity for disaster preparedness and response at provincial and local levels
UNICEF is seeking an International EMIS and ToR Development Specialist to lead the technical preparation of a comprehensive, procurement-ready Terms of Reference (ToR) for Kosovo’s new Education Management Information System (EMIS), working closely with a National EMIS Specialist.
UNICEF Moldova invites qualified candidates to express interest in being included in a roster of national consultants in child protection. Consultants included in the roster may be contracted to provide high-quality technical assistance in support of UNICEF programmes and national counterparts.
The purpose of the roster is to ensure timely and flexible access to specialised expertise for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of child protection interventions, with a strong focus on strengthening national systems, advancing evidence-based policies, and supporting sustainable institutional reforms.
As a Strategic Business Partner and Deputy for the Representative, the incumbent will be responsible to lead for results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in Sudan humanitarian-resilience-peace development nexus, in a highly complex risk-prone operating environment, where both the authorities and the international community look to the UN for an at scale programme delivery including humanitarian response in remote, hard-to-reach areas of the country
The DR serves as principal support and adviser on the overall management of the CO, development of CO policies and strategies; and under delegated authority, for coordinating and managing all phases of the Country Office Program from formulation to delivery of results in accordance with the UNICEF Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics and integrity. The DR advocates the office culture change to create and retain a work environment based on UNICEF values and competencies as well as matrix management structures based on cross-silo collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as a Health & Nutrition Specialist (Primary Health Care & Nutrition) and help strengthen health and nutrition outcomes for children and families across 12 Caribbean countries. Bring your expertise in primary health care and nutrition to support stronger health systems, expand equitable access to integrated services, and help ensure that every child has the opportunity to grow, develop and thrive.
Join UNICEF's Caribbean Multi-Country Office as a Social Policy Specialist (Shock-Responsive Social Protection) and help strengthen social protection systems for children and families across 12 Caribbean countries. Bring your expertise in social protection and resilience to support governments in building inclusive, shock-responsive systems that reduce child poverty and vulnerability and protect the most vulnerable children and families before, during and after crises.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide professional editing, copy-editing, structural review and publication-readiness support for 15 papers that will form book chapters developed under the UNICEF Lesotho Thought Leadership Series. The consultant will support UNICEF Lesotho to transform selected full papers into polished, accessible and policy-relevant manuscripts suitable for presentation at the 2027 National Dialogue and for possible inclusion in an edited open-access book.
The Process Consultant will coordinate this process end to end for the Climate and Environment Unit: navigating the Government’s procedure, mapping actors and interventions, running the consultations and providing the technical adaptation and mitigation analysis needed to mature the project, so that UNICEF obtains national endorsement, submits a high-quality concept note and launches the preparation of the full project proposal for submission in 2027. The consultant works under the supervision of the Programme Specialist, Climate and Environment, and in coordination with the technical consultancy support to the concept note.
UNICEF Afghanistan is commissioning an evaluation of UNICEF Afghanistan’s SBC community structures and
interventions. The evaluation will serve as a critical learning and accountability exercise, generating evidence on the
relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and coherence of the SBC interventions and community structures. It
will identify lessons learned, best practices, challenges, and opportunities for improvement to inform future
programming.
Ultimately, the support on PREXC is expected to contribute to Philippines Government’s broader PFM by It will
contribute to strengthening the capacity of local governments to understand and manage public resources through a clearer linkage between programmes, expenditures, outputs and outcomes, with particular
emphasis on improving the adequacy, equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of public financing for children
The Driver, at the G-2 level, provides reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
The Office of Strategy and Evidence- Innocenti requires an events vendor to support the production of major conferences in Florence. It is crucial that the event be carried out in a highly professional and sophisticated way. This includes maximizing the experience of the participants before, during and after the event. To allow the guests to be fully focused on the content, logistics need to be run smoothly, be well-conceived and emotionally resonant.
Individual Consulting Services Expert Consultant, GSSC Finance section, Budapest, Hungary, 12 months, office-based, with travel. UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC) provides Individual Consultant Services (ICS) supporting the contracting and administration of individual consultants across UNICEF. As part of the continued evolution of ICS, UNICEF is seeking to strengthen the way individual consultant talent is identified, accessed, managed and evaluated. Current opportunities include greater use of Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), stronger consultant talent data, simplified access to exceptional expertise, improved rate transparency and stronger guidance for both UNICEF users and consultants
UNICEF Mozambique seeks an international consultant to provide 11 months of time-bound technical support on maternal and adolescent nutrition. The consultant will deliver defined outputs to prevent all forms of malnutrition in adolescent girls and women before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The focus is on pregnant adolescents, young mothers and other nutritionally at-risk women.
The assignment responds to time-bound commitments under NutriNorte (EU), the Child Nutrition Fund partnership with Government of Mozambique, and the UN–Ireland Partnership on Child Wasting (2026–2030). It applies the UNICEF Programming Guidance on Maternal Nutrition (2021).
The Supply and Logistics Manager reports to the Chief of Supply as per the Country Office (CO) set-up and is responsible for managing the supply chains of a medium to large-sized country office, and/or medium-sized emergency response operation. The supply chain operations include planning, procurement, contracting, customs clearance, warehousing, in-country transport and distribution, as well as monitoring of supplies, services and construction works. The incumbent collaborates closely with programmes in defining supply interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for children, and provides technical and advisory support to governments, national systems and partners on supply chain management.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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