The Risk Management in Programming and Safeguarding (RMPS) unit—part of the Programme Effectiveness Team (PET) within the Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM)—was established in 2024 to promote an integrated approach to risk management and safeguarding. RMPS is organized around four pillars:
1. Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) in Programming and Safeguarding
2. Complaints and Feedback Management
3. Programme Implementation Risk Management/HACT
4. Data Protection
Aligned with DAPM/PET’s mandate and in collaboration with PG, RMPS supports decision-making and organizational learning, enhancing the effectiveness and results of UNICEF and its partners to uphold children's rights. RMPS also works with the Chief Risk Officer to strengthen UNICEF’s enterprise risk management by fostering coordination across risk areas and integrating risk into programmatic, operational, and strategic planning.
Following the release of key regulatory documents – the Policy and Procedure on ESS in Programming (June 2025), the Policy on Safeguarding (March 2024, revised June 2025), and the forthcoming Procedure on Complaints and Feedback Management – RMPS has initiated the rollout of the Social and Environmental Safeguarding Framework.
The consultancy aims to support RMPS in implementing the Social and Environmental Safeguarding (SES) rollout and, in parallel, assist Regional and Country Offices in meeting institutional donor requirements—primarily from IFIs, KfW, and GCF—related to SES. The consultant will also help align RMPS’s work with other risk areas, including AAP and data protection, and support ESS/Safeguarding compliance across programmes and operations.
The consultancy will be supervised by RMPS in close coordination with relevant units within DAPM and other stakeholders.
This consultancy will be responsible for supporting the Migration and Displacement Hub’s role in coordinating the development and dissemination of communications assets for the PROSPECTS partnership, including joint deliverables with partners, as well as implementing an advocacy strategy on migrant and displaced children within the broader context of UNICEF’s global advocacy priorities for children on the move.
UNICEF Albania Country office (ACO) is hiring a national consultant to provide support to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports (MoTCS) to develop the management plan of the National Centre of Culture for Children (NCCC)
To bring external expertise towards the management of complaints of protection against retaliation and other workplace issues based on relevant UN/UNICEF Policies and Standard Operating Procedures and provide expertise towards the work of the Office on Policy Review/Development
This consultancy will focus on delivering technical inputs to support UNICEF’s strategic engagement and policy development on issues related to child-sensitive GCM and GCR implementation, including UNICEF’s work with the UN Network on Migration, alternatives to immigration detention and return and reintegration workstreams, while supporting capacity building of UNICEF HQ, Regional and Country office colleagues on these thematic areas.
The consultant will support the Safe to Learn (STL) Secretariat in implementing the STL Strategy and donor-funded workplans through three main areas of work: Programme Management and Reporting, Learning and Documentation, and Partnership and Coordination.
Working under the supervision of the Head of the Safe to Learn Secretariat, the consultant will provide coordination, technical, and analytical support to ensure effective implementation, monitoring, and reporting of STL activities. The consultant will also help generate and package learning from STL country experiences and facilitate engagement with partners across the STL Coalition to advance the global agenda on ending violence in and around schools.
Safe to Learn (STL) is a global initiative hosted by UNICEF that brings together governments, civil society, and international partners to end violence in and around schools so that every child is safe to learn. The initiative supports countries to strengthen policies, systems, and practices that prevent and respond to all forms of violence—physical, sexual, psychological, and online—while promoting positive, inclusive, and gender-responsive learning environments.
The Safe to Learn Secretariat, housed in UNICEF’s Education Section, provides technical guidance, coordination, and knowledge management for partners, governments, and field practitioners. STL is intensifying efforts to generate and use evidence through STL benchmarking assessments, diagnostic tools, and country-led learning to inform national policy and programming. To ensure high-quality implementation, learning, and reporting, the Secretariat requires additional capacity to strengthen its monitoring and learning functions, and provide field facing technical support to country partners.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support at the global and country level to the Safe to Learn Initiative. The consultant will work closely with the STL Secretariat, UNICEF Country Offices, and members of the STL Country Engagement Task Force, under the supervision of the Head of the Safe to Learn Secretariat.
The scope of work is as follows, in line with the STL 2026 work plan objectives;
The Education Specialist Cluster Coordinator (level 3) GJP is to be used in a Country Office (CO) where there is an Education (Senior) Manager Cluster/ Coordinator (L4/ L5) in place. The post holder will be based in a sub-national Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group in El Geneina and will report to the Education (Senior) Manager Cluster Coordinator (L4/ L5) for general guidance and direction.
Stretch Assignment: Bassikounou, Mauritania, WCAR
Title: Chief Field Office
Level: NOC/P3 – we encourage staff from all levels with the relevant experience to apply
Reports to: Representative, P5
Duration: 3 months
Section: Programme, Bassikounou
Location: Bassikounou, Mauritania
Dates/Duration: Stretch assignment from December 15, 2025 or January 1, 2026 until Marc 15 or 31, 2026.
Eligibility: All Fixed-Term, Permanent or continuing appointment UNICEF staff members currently working in UNICEF worldwide.
To advance the development of selected components of the quality framework for ECEC in Kosovo, UNICEF will extend support to the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, respectively the technical Working Group established for this purpose.
The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a human-rights-based and equity-focused SitAn of the rights and well-being of children and young people in Jordan. The analysis will examine progress, challenges, and opportunities for realizing their rights and well-being, in line with the CRC, CEDAW, CRPD, and other international obligations through a participatory process, and using appropriate methodology, a human rights-based approach and an equity focus, develop a Situation Analysis on the Rights and Well-being of Children, Adolescents and Young people in Jordan.
The Consultant will provide technical leadership and operational support for the national rollout and systems integration of Primero across MoSW, MoWCA, and MoYS, including interoperability with OCMS and humanitarian implementations in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.
UNICEF Comoros is Seeking a Leader for Social and Behavior Change (SBC).
We are looking for an experienced professional to drive SBC initiatives, strengthen community engagement, and implement behavioral strategies that enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Health Officer provides technical, operational, and administrative support throughout the Health Programme cycle. This includes a focus on public health emergencies (such as malaria and cholera response), immunization efforts, and revitalizing primary health care (PHC) services in Khartoum State. The role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities — from assessment and planning to implementation and monitoring — to ensure effective programme delivery. The Health Officer contributes to the development, execution, and evaluation of health initiatives, helping to achieve measurable results aligned with
UNICEF’s strategic priorities.
The UNICEF MENA Regional Office is conducting a multi-country evaluation of the Life Skills and Citizenship Education Initiative. The multi-country evaluation covers the UNICEF supported LSCE initiatives in 5 countries of the MENA region, as well as a regional overarching analysis based on the findings resulting from these 5 country level evaluations.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
UNICEF is accelerating its adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance programme delivery, operations efficiency, and organizational innovation. As AI capabilities expand across multi-cloud platforms, UNICEF requires a robust technical lead to design, govern, and optimize its AI platforms and infrastructure.
The AI Platform Technical Lead (Consultant) will play a critical role in architecting and overseeing the technical foundation of UNICEF’s AI ecosystem. The role spans multi-cloud infrastructure design, product backlog and roadmap management, vendor engagement, and the oversight of AI/ML model deployment. It will ensure UNICEF leverages state-of-the-art AI capabilities in alignment with its Responsible AI principles and organizational priorities.
The Social Behavior Change, Adolescent and Youth portfolio continues to expand in both scale and complexity, its monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) requirements have evolved far beyond traditional output-level tracking, which demands a sophisticated, performance-oriented M&E approach. Measuring results in such a dynamic environment requires capturing not only direct service delivery, but also livelihood outcomes, behavioral shifts, social norm change, systemic capacity gains, and cross-sectoral linkages. These complex outcomes necessitate tailored tools, integrated indicator frameworks, and advanced data analytics to generate credible evidence and actionable insights.
the Education team at UNICEF will work with partners to develop and operate the TREE (Tracking Resilience in Education for Environment) Global Observatory. A consultant is requested to implement the key functions of the Observatory, including evidence generation on climate-related learning loss and system vulnerabilities, data mobilization to inform financing, policy, and resilience-building in education systems.
The consultant will also investigate to what extent countries are positioning digital education investments as a form of climate/disaster resilience infrastructure, and if so, the degree to which they are cost-effective compared to other physical contingency investments. This work will support the production of a think piece with recommendations on how countries can themselves conduct a similar cost-effectiveness and resilience analysis, exploring key issues such as equity-adjusted cost-effectiveness, (under)utilization, and dual-use investments that can support teaching and learning during normal times. In addition, the consultant will produce 7 case studies, based on desk research, of cost-effective business models that have successfully enabled EdTech to reach scale and resilience in resource-limited country contexts.
The Risk Management in Programming and Safeguarding (RMPS) unit—part of the Programme Effectiveness Team (PET) within the Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM)—was established in 2024 to promote an integrated approach to risk management and safeguarding. RMPS is organized around four pillars:
1. Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) in Programming and Safeguarding
2. Complaints and Feedback Management
3. Programme Implementation Risk Management/HACT
4. Data Protection
Aligned with DAPM/PET’s mandate and in collaboration with PG, RMPS supports decision-making and organizational learning, enhancing the effectiveness and results of UNICEF and its partners to uphold children's rights. RMPS also works with the Chief Risk Officer to strengthen UNICEF’s enterprise risk management by fostering coordination across risk areas and integrating risk into programmatic, operational, and strategic planning.
Following the release of key regulatory documents – the Policy and Procedure on ESS in Programming (June 2025), the Policy on Safeguarding (March 2024, revised June 2025), and the forthcoming Procedure on Complaints and Feedback Management – RMPS has initiated the rollout of the Social and Environmental Safeguarding Framework.
The consultancy aims to support RMPS in implementing the Social and Environmental Safeguarding (SES) rollout and, in parallel, assist Regional and Country Offices in meeting institutional donor requirements—primarily from IFIs, KfW, and GCF—related to SES. The consultant will also help align RMPS’s work with other risk areas, including AAP and data protection, and support ESS/Safeguarding compliance across programmes and operations.
The consultancy will be supervised by RMPS in close coordination with relevant units within DAPM and other stakeholders.
This consultancy will be responsible for supporting the Migration and Displacement Hub’s role in coordinating the development and dissemination of communications assets for the PROSPECTS partnership, including joint deliverables with partners, as well as implementing an advocacy strategy on migrant and displaced children within the broader context of UNICEF’s global advocacy priorities for children on the move.
UNICEF Albania Country office (ACO) is hiring a national consultant to provide support to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports (MoTCS) to develop the management plan of the National Centre of Culture for Children (NCCC)
To bring external expertise towards the management of complaints of protection against retaliation and other workplace issues based on relevant UN/UNICEF Policies and Standard Operating Procedures and provide expertise towards the work of the Office on Policy Review/Development
This consultancy will focus on delivering technical inputs to support UNICEF’s strategic engagement and policy development on issues related to child-sensitive GCM and GCR implementation, including UNICEF’s work with the UN Network on Migration, alternatives to immigration detention and return and reintegration workstreams, while supporting capacity building of UNICEF HQ, Regional and Country office colleagues on these thematic areas.
The consultant will support the Safe to Learn (STL) Secretariat in implementing the STL Strategy and donor-funded workplans through three main areas of work: Programme Management and Reporting, Learning and Documentation, and Partnership and Coordination.
Working under the supervision of the Head of the Safe to Learn Secretariat, the consultant will provide coordination, technical, and analytical support to ensure effective implementation, monitoring, and reporting of STL activities. The consultant will also help generate and package learning from STL country experiences and facilitate engagement with partners across the STL Coalition to advance the global agenda on ending violence in and around schools.
Safe to Learn (STL) is a global initiative hosted by UNICEF that brings together governments, civil society, and international partners to end violence in and around schools so that every child is safe to learn. The initiative supports countries to strengthen policies, systems, and practices that prevent and respond to all forms of violence—physical, sexual, psychological, and online—while promoting positive, inclusive, and gender-responsive learning environments.
The Safe to Learn Secretariat, housed in UNICEF’s Education Section, provides technical guidance, coordination, and knowledge management for partners, governments, and field practitioners. STL is intensifying efforts to generate and use evidence through STL benchmarking assessments, diagnostic tools, and country-led learning to inform national policy and programming. To ensure high-quality implementation, learning, and reporting, the Secretariat requires additional capacity to strengthen its monitoring and learning functions, and provide field facing technical support to country partners.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support at the global and country level to the Safe to Learn Initiative. The consultant will work closely with the STL Secretariat, UNICEF Country Offices, and members of the STL Country Engagement Task Force, under the supervision of the Head of the Safe to Learn Secretariat.
The scope of work is as follows, in line with the STL 2026 work plan objectives;
The Education Specialist Cluster Coordinator (level 3) GJP is to be used in a Country Office (CO) where there is an Education (Senior) Manager Cluster/ Coordinator (L4/ L5) in place. The post holder will be based in a sub-national Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group in El Geneina and will report to the Education (Senior) Manager Cluster Coordinator (L4/ L5) for general guidance and direction.
Stretch Assignment: Bassikounou, Mauritania, WCAR
Title: Chief Field Office
Level: NOC/P3 – we encourage staff from all levels with the relevant experience to apply
Reports to: Representative, P5
Duration: 3 months
Section: Programme, Bassikounou
Location: Bassikounou, Mauritania
Dates/Duration: Stretch assignment from December 15, 2025 or January 1, 2026 until Marc 15 or 31, 2026.
Eligibility: All Fixed-Term, Permanent or continuing appointment UNICEF staff members currently working in UNICEF worldwide.
To advance the development of selected components of the quality framework for ECEC in Kosovo, UNICEF will extend support to the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, respectively the technical Working Group established for this purpose.
The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a human-rights-based and equity-focused SitAn of the rights and well-being of children and young people in Jordan. The analysis will examine progress, challenges, and opportunities for realizing their rights and well-being, in line with the CRC, CEDAW, CRPD, and other international obligations through a participatory process, and using appropriate methodology, a human rights-based approach and an equity focus, develop a Situation Analysis on the Rights and Well-being of Children, Adolescents and Young people in Jordan.
The Consultant will provide technical leadership and operational support for the national rollout and systems integration of Primero across MoSW, MoWCA, and MoYS, including interoperability with OCMS and humanitarian implementations in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.
UNICEF Comoros is Seeking a Leader for Social and Behavior Change (SBC).
We are looking for an experienced professional to drive SBC initiatives, strengthen community engagement, and implement behavioral strategies that enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience.
Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Health Officer provides technical, operational, and administrative support throughout the Health Programme cycle. This includes a focus on public health emergencies (such as malaria and cholera response), immunization efforts, and revitalizing primary health care (PHC) services in Khartoum State. The role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities — from assessment and planning to implementation and monitoring — to ensure effective programme delivery. The Health Officer contributes to the development, execution, and evaluation of health initiatives, helping to achieve measurable results aligned with
UNICEF’s strategic priorities.
The UNICEF MENA Regional Office is conducting a multi-country evaluation of the Life Skills and Citizenship Education Initiative. The multi-country evaluation covers the UNICEF supported LSCE initiatives in 5 countries of the MENA region, as well as a regional overarching analysis based on the findings resulting from these 5 country level evaluations.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
UNICEF is accelerating its adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance programme delivery, operations efficiency, and organizational innovation. As AI capabilities expand across multi-cloud platforms, UNICEF requires a robust technical lead to design, govern, and optimize its AI platforms and infrastructure.
The AI Platform Technical Lead (Consultant) will play a critical role in architecting and overseeing the technical foundation of UNICEF’s AI ecosystem. The role spans multi-cloud infrastructure design, product backlog and roadmap management, vendor engagement, and the oversight of AI/ML model deployment. It will ensure UNICEF leverages state-of-the-art AI capabilities in alignment with its Responsible AI principles and organizational priorities.
The Social Behavior Change, Adolescent and Youth portfolio continues to expand in both scale and complexity, its monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) requirements have evolved far beyond traditional output-level tracking, which demands a sophisticated, performance-oriented M&E approach. Measuring results in such a dynamic environment requires capturing not only direct service delivery, but also livelihood outcomes, behavioral shifts, social norm change, systemic capacity gains, and cross-sectoral linkages. These complex outcomes necessitate tailored tools, integrated indicator frameworks, and advanced data analytics to generate credible evidence and actionable insights.
the Education team at UNICEF will work with partners to develop and operate the TREE (Tracking Resilience in Education for Environment) Global Observatory. A consultant is requested to implement the key functions of the Observatory, including evidence generation on climate-related learning loss and system vulnerabilities, data mobilization to inform financing, policy, and resilience-building in education systems.
The consultant will also investigate to what extent countries are positioning digital education investments as a form of climate/disaster resilience infrastructure, and if so, the degree to which they are cost-effective compared to other physical contingency investments. This work will support the production of a think piece with recommendations on how countries can themselves conduct a similar cost-effectiveness and resilience analysis, exploring key issues such as equity-adjusted cost-effectiveness, (under)utilization, and dual-use investments that can support teaching and learning during normal times. In addition, the consultant will produce 7 case studies, based on desk research, of cost-effective business models that have successfully enabled EdTech to reach scale and resilience in resource-limited country contexts.
