In China, the theme for World Children's Day 2026 is UNICEF@80. Offline and online activities across the country will be organized in the
run-up to the moment and on the day. To support the demand for impactful event and timely content production, UNICEF
China’s Communication Section is seeking a consultant. The selected candidate will contribute to the creation of WCD
content, event coordination, and media engagement that strengthen visibility, increase audience engagement and
support UNICEF China's advocacy and communication objectives for WCD, UNICEF80 and related campaigns and initiatives
over the period.
If you are passionate about strengthening financial accountability and ensuring resources reach children effectively, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF Philippines is seeking a HACT Financial Spot Check Consultant to conduct risk-based financial spot checks of implementing partners under the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) framework. The consultant will verify expenditures, review financial management practices and internal controls, identify risks and compliance gaps, and provide evidence-based findings that support corrective actions and stronger programme implementation. Through this work, the consultant will help reinforce transparency, accountability, and effective use of resources across UNICEF-supported programmes. This consultancy will be based in UNICEF Philippines.
Review the GAVI 6.0 guidelines alongside the NIS 2026–2030 and EVM assessment recommendations to ensure alignment with national priorities. Coordinate closely with the Immunization Department and the Director General of Partnership to clarify the Ministry of Health’s financial allocation to the immunization program for 2026–2030. Based on this, analyze critical funding gaps and develop recommendations on how to leverage available resources to effectively scale up immunization activities. Review the TCA and HSS investments since January 2026, to identify the unfunded activities that are recommended in NIS 2026-2030. Finally, provide technical support to the Ministry of Health in developing a comprehensive GAVI 6.0 consolidated cash grant proposal.
The Education Officer is based in the Mt Hagen Field Office and reports to the Chief of Field Office for close guidance and supervision on day-to-day operations while provided with technical guidance and oversight by the Education Specialist based in Port Moresby.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a National Intern who will be working under the direct supervision of Social Policy Specialist (Decentralization and Deconcentration, and Institutional Capacity Development) and interact on a daily basis with the consultant for youth engagement. The intern will help the supervisor in conduct analysis of sub-national planning and budgeting focusing on social services in the three provinces of Siem Reap, Preah Vihear and Rattankiri.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
The Global Procedures and Guidance Documents (GPGD) project is a major regulatory reform initiative led by SD/QAPC/PSU. It aims to transition UNICEF’s Supply Regulatory Framework from a document-centric structure to a lifecycle-based, integrated architecture composed of six clusters and three layers (procedure, guidance, tools). This transformation responds to structural challenges in the current framework, including fragmentation, complex navigation, and limited alignment with operational workflows across country, regional and headquarters levels. The project is implemented over a defined timeline leading to Regulatory Framework resubmission
Join UNICEF's Youth Engagement Team and help turn young people's voices into action. As a Digital Communication Officer (U-Report Data Officer), you will support U-Report, UNICEF's flagship digital engagement platform, by generating insights from real-time data, monitoring trends in youth participation, and producing evidence that informs advocacy and programme decisions worldwide. Your work will help strengthen UNICEF's ability to listen to, collaborate with, and empower young people as champions for children's rights and positive change in their communities
Join UNICEF Libya as a Child Protection Intern. Support efforts to strengthen child protection and child justice systems and contribute to initiatives focused on ending violence against children (EVAC), advocacy, and communications, helping to advance the rights and well-being of children across Libya
Accelerated Disease Control Partnerships Consultant, Accelerated Disease Control - Immunization Section, CoE Global Health Practice, Global Programme Division, Nairobi, Kenya, remote, with travel, 11.5 months
UNICEF Belarus requires dedicated technical support to strengthen the generation, analysis, management and use of data and evidence related to children and adolescents.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the National Center for Health Promotion (NCHP), Ministry of Health, to develop a standardized, competency-based Village Health Support Group (VHSG) Training Package and Curriculum for the implementation of the Policy on Community Participation for Health (PCP-H) and its Operational Guidelines.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion
(MSSI), INDDICA, MTC and NGO partners to strengthen their capacity to manage and coordinate high-quality,
effective, and climate-informed, preventive and online child protection programming.
The Evaluation Consultant will support UNICEF ECARO, Country Offices, and government counterparts in assessing the feasibility, designing, managing, and implementing experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations of government interventions. The consultant will strengthen national evaluation capacity on counterfactual evaluation methodologies and provide technical guidance to Country Offices and government counterparts in the design and implementation of high-quality, robust strategic evaluations using quantitative methods.
The Government of Senegal has constructed a state-of-the-art office complex in Diamniadio—the Maison des Nations Unies (UN House)—available to the United Nations System under a formal Memorandum of Agreement (MoA). The UN portion of the complex spans approximately 38,000 m². Within this common premises framework, UN agencies in Senegal will pool administrative, IT and facility management services. As per the Common Premises MoU signed by the participating entities (including UNICEF), UNICEF is selected to manage the dedicated United Nations House Management Unit (UNHMU), to deliver these shared services.To ensure a seamless, high-efficiency transition for both the UNICEF Senegal Country Office (SCO) and the UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO), UNICEF is recruiting a senior Project Manager (TA) to lead the move to the UN House and manage the transition in close collaboration with stakeholders from both SCO and WCARO.
The Child Protection Officer reports to Child Protection Specialist for supervision. The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results. Incumbent prepares, executes, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
The Vaccine Management and Cold Chain Logistics Specialist will support the Ministry of Health at provincial level to improve vaccine management, cold chain performance, coordination, and capacity building. Under the administrative supervision and technical guidance of the Immunization Supply Chain Manager in Kinshasa, the incumbent will also help strengthen UNICEF’s strategic engagement in provincial immunization and logistics coordination platforms.
Under the overall supervision of the Regional Data and Research manager and MICS Coordinator, the Regional Household Survey Consultant has the responsibility for supporting the preparation, implementation and quality assurance of survey processes as per MICS standards through provision of specialized technical assistance to the country and national counterparts.
UNICEF has developed Bebbo, a free parenting application that guides parents and caregivers from pregnancy through the early years of a child’s life. Bebbo provides evidence-based, age-tailored guidance across health, nutrition, responsive care, play and early learning, safety, child protection and parental well-being and mental health, and offers functional features that allow caregivers to record and monitor immunizations, growth and developmental milestones. The application is available at no cost on iOS and Android, functions offline, and is designed for multilingual deployment, with centrally curated content managed in a Drupal-based Content Management System (CMS) and adapted and translated by each participating country.
This consultancy will contribute to the identification, development, and management of partnership and fundraising opportunities, support donor engagement and proposal development, and facilitate the implementation of priority partnership initiatives and events.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Sierra Leonne Country Office for a passionate and committed Deputy Representative Programme at the P-5 level. The Deputy Representative reports to the CO Representative for general supervision and direction. The Deputy Representative serves as the principal 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 Programme, from formulation to delivery of results in accordance with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics, and integrity.
In China, the theme for World Children's Day 2026 is UNICEF@80. Offline and online activities across the country will be organized in the
run-up to the moment and on the day. To support the demand for impactful event and timely content production, UNICEF
China’s Communication Section is seeking a consultant. The selected candidate will contribute to the creation of WCD
content, event coordination, and media engagement that strengthen visibility, increase audience engagement and
support UNICEF China's advocacy and communication objectives for WCD, UNICEF80 and related campaigns and initiatives
over the period.
If you are passionate about strengthening financial accountability and ensuring resources reach children effectively, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF Philippines is seeking a HACT Financial Spot Check Consultant to conduct risk-based financial spot checks of implementing partners under the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) framework. The consultant will verify expenditures, review financial management practices and internal controls, identify risks and compliance gaps, and provide evidence-based findings that support corrective actions and stronger programme implementation. Through this work, the consultant will help reinforce transparency, accountability, and effective use of resources across UNICEF-supported programmes. This consultancy will be based in UNICEF Philippines.
Review the GAVI 6.0 guidelines alongside the NIS 2026–2030 and EVM assessment recommendations to ensure alignment with national priorities. Coordinate closely with the Immunization Department and the Director General of Partnership to clarify the Ministry of Health’s financial allocation to the immunization program for 2026–2030. Based on this, analyze critical funding gaps and develop recommendations on how to leverage available resources to effectively scale up immunization activities. Review the TCA and HSS investments since January 2026, to identify the unfunded activities that are recommended in NIS 2026-2030. Finally, provide technical support to the Ministry of Health in developing a comprehensive GAVI 6.0 consolidated cash grant proposal.
The Education Officer is based in the Mt Hagen Field Office and reports to the Chief of Field Office for close guidance and supervision on day-to-day operations while provided with technical guidance and oversight by the Education Specialist based in Port Moresby.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for a National Intern who will be working under the direct supervision of Social Policy Specialist (Decentralization and Deconcentration, and Institutional Capacity Development) and interact on a daily basis with the consultant for youth engagement. The intern will help the supervisor in conduct analysis of sub-national planning and budgeting focusing on social services in the three provinces of Siem Reap, Preah Vihear and Rattankiri.
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.
The Global Procedures and Guidance Documents (GPGD) project is a major regulatory reform initiative led by SD/QAPC/PSU. It aims to transition UNICEF’s Supply Regulatory Framework from a document-centric structure to a lifecycle-based, integrated architecture composed of six clusters and three layers (procedure, guidance, tools). This transformation responds to structural challenges in the current framework, including fragmentation, complex navigation, and limited alignment with operational workflows across country, regional and headquarters levels. The project is implemented over a defined timeline leading to Regulatory Framework resubmission
Join UNICEF's Youth Engagement Team and help turn young people's voices into action. As a Digital Communication Officer (U-Report Data Officer), you will support U-Report, UNICEF's flagship digital engagement platform, by generating insights from real-time data, monitoring trends in youth participation, and producing evidence that informs advocacy and programme decisions worldwide. Your work will help strengthen UNICEF's ability to listen to, collaborate with, and empower young people as champions for children's rights and positive change in their communities
Join UNICEF Libya as a Child Protection Intern. Support efforts to strengthen child protection and child justice systems and contribute to initiatives focused on ending violence against children (EVAC), advocacy, and communications, helping to advance the rights and well-being of children across Libya
Accelerated Disease Control Partnerships Consultant, Accelerated Disease Control - Immunization Section, CoE Global Health Practice, Global Programme Division, Nairobi, Kenya, remote, with travel, 11.5 months
UNICEF Belarus requires dedicated technical support to strengthen the generation, analysis, management and use of data and evidence related to children and adolescents.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the National Center for Health Promotion (NCHP), Ministry of Health, to develop a standardized, competency-based Village Health Support Group (VHSG) Training Package and Curriculum for the implementation of the Policy on Community Participation for Health (PCP-H) and its Operational Guidelines.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion
(MSSI), INDDICA, MTC and NGO partners to strengthen their capacity to manage and coordinate high-quality,
effective, and climate-informed, preventive and online child protection programming.
The Evaluation Consultant will support UNICEF ECARO, Country Offices, and government counterparts in assessing the feasibility, designing, managing, and implementing experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations of government interventions. The consultant will strengthen national evaluation capacity on counterfactual evaluation methodologies and provide technical guidance to Country Offices and government counterparts in the design and implementation of high-quality, robust strategic evaluations using quantitative methods.
The Government of Senegal has constructed a state-of-the-art office complex in Diamniadio—the Maison des Nations Unies (UN House)—available to the United Nations System under a formal Memorandum of Agreement (MoA). The UN portion of the complex spans approximately 38,000 m². Within this common premises framework, UN agencies in Senegal will pool administrative, IT and facility management services. As per the Common Premises MoU signed by the participating entities (including UNICEF), UNICEF is selected to manage the dedicated United Nations House Management Unit (UNHMU), to deliver these shared services.To ensure a seamless, high-efficiency transition for both the UNICEF Senegal Country Office (SCO) and the UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO), UNICEF is recruiting a senior Project Manager (TA) to lead the move to the UN House and manage the transition in close collaboration with stakeholders from both SCO and WCARO.
The Child Protection Officer reports to Child Protection Specialist for supervision. The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results. Incumbent prepares, executes, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
The Vaccine Management and Cold Chain Logistics Specialist will support the Ministry of Health at provincial level to improve vaccine management, cold chain performance, coordination, and capacity building. Under the administrative supervision and technical guidance of the Immunization Supply Chain Manager in Kinshasa, the incumbent will also help strengthen UNICEF’s strategic engagement in provincial immunization and logistics coordination platforms.
Under the overall supervision of the Regional Data and Research manager and MICS Coordinator, the Regional Household Survey Consultant has the responsibility for supporting the preparation, implementation and quality assurance of survey processes as per MICS standards through provision of specialized technical assistance to the country and national counterparts.
UNICEF has developed Bebbo, a free parenting application that guides parents and caregivers from pregnancy through the early years of a child’s life. Bebbo provides evidence-based, age-tailored guidance across health, nutrition, responsive care, play and early learning, safety, child protection and parental well-being and mental health, and offers functional features that allow caregivers to record and monitor immunizations, growth and developmental milestones. The application is available at no cost on iOS and Android, functions offline, and is designed for multilingual deployment, with centrally curated content managed in a Drupal-based Content Management System (CMS) and adapted and translated by each participating country.
This consultancy will contribute to the identification, development, and management of partnership and fundraising opportunities, support donor engagement and proposal development, and facilitate the implementation of priority partnership initiatives and events.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Sierra Leonne Country Office for a passionate and committed Deputy Representative Programme at the P-5 level. The Deputy Representative reports to the CO Representative for general supervision and direction. The Deputy Representative serves as the principal 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 Programme, from formulation to delivery of results in accordance with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics, and integrity.
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