Under the guidance of the Chief of Advocacy and Communication/Officer in Charge, and the Nutrition Manager, the consultant will help maximize the gains achieved from nutrition advocacy and communication and strengthen follow-on action from UNICEF Philippines' nutrition priorities from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027. The consultancy will support the Nutrition team and the Advocacy and Communication Section to implement, monitor and update the nutrition advocacy and communication plan, including the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) country communications plan, and to produce timely advocacy, media, digital and donor-facing materials.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide support to the CPDD team in the areas of ECD and with respect to some specific topics within child protection, namely birth registration, violence and children living outside of family care. The consultant will be supervised by the Senior Adviser, Statistics, Child Protection, Development and Disability within the Data and Analytics Section of the Office of Strategy and Evidence - Innocenti.
Under the overall guidance of Country Office senior management and the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Chief Social Policy will provide strategic and managerial leadership to the Social Policy Section. The incumbent will sustain delivery of priority results, quality-assure policy and programme work, manage risks and resources, and maintain effective engagement with government counterparts, development partners and UNICEF teams.
The assignment focus is to maintain programme and team continuity, unblock priority results, strengthen partner engagement, and position the Social Policy Section for an effective transition to the next country programme.
The Project Coordinator will provide technical, coordination, and administrative support to ensure timely and quality implementation of the Airtel Africa initiative for the West and Central Africa Regional Office. The consultant will act as the focal point between UNICEF regional and country offices, Airtel Africa’s group team, and national affiliates, supporting joint planning, monitoring, reporting, and communication efforts.
UNICEF works towards the realization of the rights of every child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Under UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026-2029, a new organizational ambition has been established through Impact Goal 5: to ensure that 500 million children are better protected from disasters and climate and environmental risks.
The Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE) Consultant will support the National Department of Health (NDOH), UNICEF, and
nutrition partners to prepare for and respond to the nutrition consequences of the El Niño-induced drought. The consultant
will strengthen nutrition sector coordination, emergency preparedness and contingency planning, nutrition surveillance and
early warning systems, partner capacity, and the delivery of nutrition services and supplies to affected populations. In
addition, the consultant will support the preparation of the national nutrition survey and strengthen national and
subnational capacity for the prevention, detection, and management of acute malnutrition among children. Overall, the
consultant will facilitate a timely, evidence-based, and coordinated nutrition response aimed at preventing and treating
acute malnutrition while safeguarding essential nutrition services during the Elnino driven drought emergency.
The Fada Field Office is located in eastern Burkina Faso and covers four regions: Nakambe, Goulmou, Tapoa and Sirba.The Fada Field Office will play a key role in advancing the objectives of the 2027–2030 Country Programme, which adopts geographic and demographic targeting as a key implementation approach. Covering the regions of Goulmou, Sirba, Tapoa, and Nakambé, areas that face some of the highest levels of child deprivation in the country, the Field Office will be central to ensuring that program interventions effectively reach the most vulnerable children and populations, thereby contributing to more equitable and impactful results.Given the public health and humanitarian challenges in the Area of Responsibility, the position requires strong capacity to lead multisectoral field programming, with expertise in health or public health. The incumbent will provide strategic oversight of interventions that strengthen access to essential health services, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, immunization, disease prevention and surveillance, community health, emergency preparedness and response, while ensuring effective integration with nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and social policy.
NICEF’s mandate is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, through programmes, advocacy and operational support. UNICEF’s North Pacific Field Office, based in Pohnpei, supports education programming across the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Palau, including through remote and in-country support to partners in RMI.In RMI, UNICEF works closely with the Public School System (PSS) on education programming and with the Office of the Chief Secretary (OCS) on early childhood development (ECD), in coordination with relevant government agencies and
development partners. Key areas of engagement include the GPE System Transformation Grant — the Rebbelib Programme
— which aims to improve learning outcomes by bringing digital connectivity to all elementary schools; the GPE System
Capacity Grant, which supports strengthened education sector capacity through improved planning, human resource
management and evidence generation; preparation for the Head Start Programme; the RENEW solarization project; and
multi-sectoral ECD support. UNICEF also provides support to other education priorities in RMI, based on available resources
and alignment with UNICEF’s comparative advantage, including under the Pacific Regional Education Framework (PacREF).
To support the effective implementation of this expanding portfolio, UNICEF seeks to engage a consultant to work within
PSS and provide dedicated technical, logistical, coordination, monitoring and reporting support to the PSS–UNICEF
partnership. The consultant will support PSS leadership and relevant focal officers to ensure coherent implementation of
agreed activities, timely follow-up on deliverables, effective coordination with UNICEF, OCS and other partners, and systematic tracking of progress, challenges, risks and results. The consultancy will help strengthen programme delivery by supporting implementation planning, identifying and addressing bottlenecks,
Inclusive Social Protection and Training Expert Consultant
Economic and Social Policy Global Practice / Centre of Excellence on Child Poverty, Bangkok, Thailand & Remote with travel, (minimum 4-hour overlap with Bangkok working hours)
10 months
Under the overall supervision of the M&E Specialist, the MICS consultant will support and provide guidance to UNICEF Belarus and Belstat for the preparation, implementation and completion of the MICS survey in the country. The MICS consultant will advise and support Belstat, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, reporting, dissemination and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols, standards and recommendations are followed at all times.
UNICEF Bolivia requiere contratar los servicios de un/una profesional para el servicio de consultoría en el diseño de una propuesta curricular de Pedagogía Digital para la formación de maestras y maestros, así como de una propuesta de contenidos de lectoescritura para el nivel primario que se encuentre vinculada. La consultoría tiene una duración de 162 días y sede en La Paz.
Le programme de stage au bureau de l'UNICEF RDC a pour objectif premier de créer un pipeline de ressources humaines disponibles ayant une expérience de l’UNICEF et empreint de sa culture et de ses conditions de travail.
The Immunization Specialist (Vaccine and Cold Chain Management) will help ensure that every child and woman has equitable access to life-saving vaccines by strengthening vaccine supply chains, cold chain systems, and immunization programme performance. Through technical support, capacity building, and data-driven planning, the position will contribute to increasing immunization coverage, reducing vaccine-preventable diseases, and reaching underserved and hard-to-reach communities across Zambia.
We are recruiting an Executive Associate GS6 Temporary Appointment (6 months) to provide high-level executive, administrative and coordination support to the UNICEF Representative and ensure the smooth functioning of the Front Office. If you are committed to delivering efficient and impactful support for UNICEF’s work for children, this is your opportunity to make a difference.
Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Manager is accountable for programme management, ensuring that programme initiatives are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented and monitored, in accordance with the Country Programme and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities. The role also involves close collaboration with the programme sections—such as education, health, child protection, and water and sanitation—to ensure that social policy interventions are integrated and contribute to broader results for children.
UNICEF Albania is seeking a National Social Protection Expert to support the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) in the development and finalization of the new Law on Social Care Services and its supporting regulatory framework.
Working under the guidance and overall coordination of UNICEF and MoHSW, and in close collaboration with the National Legal Consultant, the expert will provide specialized technical expertise to ensure that the proposed sublegal framework is coherent, evidence-based, practical, and responsive to Albania’s evolving social care needs and implementation requirements.
The consultant will support selected Country Offices in producing high-quality, strategic reports that clearly demonstrate results achieved, the added value of UNICEF’s contribution, and the impact of ECHO-funded interventions, while ensuring full alignment with donor requirements and expectations.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief, People & Culture, the Consultant will design and deliver a structured AI literacy and responsible adoption programme for UNICEF Bangladesh Country Office staff.
UNICEF Cambodia Country Office works in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia, civil society, communities, and development partners to promote and protect the rights of every child, in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Country Programme focuses on improving child survival, development, protection, and participation, with particular attention to the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, thereby advancing equity and sustainable national development.
The Administrative Assistant (GS‑4) is based in the UNICEF Cambodia Country Office in Phnom Penh and provides administrative, secretarial, and operational support to the assigned unit within the Operations/Administration function. The post contributes to the effective functioning of the unit by ensuring the smooth flow of information, timely coordination of administrative processes, and compliance with UNICEF rules, policies, and procedures.
UNICEF China is seeking a national individual consultancy to provide coordination and technical support for the planning, implementation and documentation of World Children’s Day 2026 light-up initiatives across China, as well as support the coordination of invitations for the WCD flagship event in Beijing, for a period of 2 months.
Under the guidance of the Chief of Advocacy and Communication/Officer in Charge, and the Nutrition Manager, the consultant will help maximize the gains achieved from nutrition advocacy and communication and strengthen follow-on action from UNICEF Philippines' nutrition priorities from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027. The consultancy will support the Nutrition team and the Advocacy and Communication Section to implement, monitor and update the nutrition advocacy and communication plan, including the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) country communications plan, and to produce timely advocacy, media, digital and donor-facing materials.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide support to the CPDD team in the areas of ECD and with respect to some specific topics within child protection, namely birth registration, violence and children living outside of family care. The consultant will be supervised by the Senior Adviser, Statistics, Child Protection, Development and Disability within the Data and Analytics Section of the Office of Strategy and Evidence - Innocenti.
Under the overall guidance of Country Office senior management and the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, Programme, the Chief Social Policy will provide strategic and managerial leadership to the Social Policy Section. The incumbent will sustain delivery of priority results, quality-assure policy and programme work, manage risks and resources, and maintain effective engagement with government counterparts, development partners and UNICEF teams.
The assignment focus is to maintain programme and team continuity, unblock priority results, strengthen partner engagement, and position the Social Policy Section for an effective transition to the next country programme.
The Project Coordinator will provide technical, coordination, and administrative support to ensure timely and quality implementation of the Airtel Africa initiative for the West and Central Africa Regional Office. The consultant will act as the focal point between UNICEF regional and country offices, Airtel Africa’s group team, and national affiliates, supporting joint planning, monitoring, reporting, and communication efforts.
UNICEF works towards the realization of the rights of every child as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Under UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026-2029, a new organizational ambition has been established through Impact Goal 5: to ensure that 500 million children are better protected from disasters and climate and environmental risks.
The Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE) Consultant will support the National Department of Health (NDOH), UNICEF, and
nutrition partners to prepare for and respond to the nutrition consequences of the El Niño-induced drought. The consultant
will strengthen nutrition sector coordination, emergency preparedness and contingency planning, nutrition surveillance and
early warning systems, partner capacity, and the delivery of nutrition services and supplies to affected populations. In
addition, the consultant will support the preparation of the national nutrition survey and strengthen national and
subnational capacity for the prevention, detection, and management of acute malnutrition among children. Overall, the
consultant will facilitate a timely, evidence-based, and coordinated nutrition response aimed at preventing and treating
acute malnutrition while safeguarding essential nutrition services during the Elnino driven drought emergency.
The Fada Field Office is located in eastern Burkina Faso and covers four regions: Nakambe, Goulmou, Tapoa and Sirba.The Fada Field Office will play a key role in advancing the objectives of the 2027–2030 Country Programme, which adopts geographic and demographic targeting as a key implementation approach. Covering the regions of Goulmou, Sirba, Tapoa, and Nakambé, areas that face some of the highest levels of child deprivation in the country, the Field Office will be central to ensuring that program interventions effectively reach the most vulnerable children and populations, thereby contributing to more equitable and impactful results.Given the public health and humanitarian challenges in the Area of Responsibility, the position requires strong capacity to lead multisectoral field programming, with expertise in health or public health. The incumbent will provide strategic oversight of interventions that strengthen access to essential health services, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, immunization, disease prevention and surveillance, community health, emergency preparedness and response, while ensuring effective integration with nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and social policy.
NICEF’s mandate is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, through programmes, advocacy and operational support. UNICEF’s North Pacific Field Office, based in Pohnpei, supports education programming across the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Palau, including through remote and in-country support to partners in RMI.In RMI, UNICEF works closely with the Public School System (PSS) on education programming and with the Office of the Chief Secretary (OCS) on early childhood development (ECD), in coordination with relevant government agencies and
development partners. Key areas of engagement include the GPE System Transformation Grant — the Rebbelib Programme
— which aims to improve learning outcomes by bringing digital connectivity to all elementary schools; the GPE System
Capacity Grant, which supports strengthened education sector capacity through improved planning, human resource
management and evidence generation; preparation for the Head Start Programme; the RENEW solarization project; and
multi-sectoral ECD support. UNICEF also provides support to other education priorities in RMI, based on available resources
and alignment with UNICEF’s comparative advantage, including under the Pacific Regional Education Framework (PacREF).
To support the effective implementation of this expanding portfolio, UNICEF seeks to engage a consultant to work within
PSS and provide dedicated technical, logistical, coordination, monitoring and reporting support to the PSS–UNICEF
partnership. The consultant will support PSS leadership and relevant focal officers to ensure coherent implementation of
agreed activities, timely follow-up on deliverables, effective coordination with UNICEF, OCS and other partners, and systematic tracking of progress, challenges, risks and results. The consultancy will help strengthen programme delivery by supporting implementation planning, identifying and addressing bottlenecks,
Inclusive Social Protection and Training Expert Consultant
Economic and Social Policy Global Practice / Centre of Excellence on Child Poverty, Bangkok, Thailand & Remote with travel, (minimum 4-hour overlap with Bangkok working hours)
10 months
Under the overall supervision of the M&E Specialist, the MICS consultant will support and provide guidance to UNICEF Belarus and Belstat for the preparation, implementation and completion of the MICS survey in the country. The MICS consultant will advise and support Belstat, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, reporting, dissemination and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols, standards and recommendations are followed at all times.
UNICEF Bolivia requiere contratar los servicios de un/una profesional para el servicio de consultoría en el diseño de una propuesta curricular de Pedagogía Digital para la formación de maestras y maestros, así como de una propuesta de contenidos de lectoescritura para el nivel primario que se encuentre vinculada. La consultoría tiene una duración de 162 días y sede en La Paz.
Le programme de stage au bureau de l'UNICEF RDC a pour objectif premier de créer un pipeline de ressources humaines disponibles ayant une expérience de l’UNICEF et empreint de sa culture et de ses conditions de travail.
The Immunization Specialist (Vaccine and Cold Chain Management) will help ensure that every child and woman has equitable access to life-saving vaccines by strengthening vaccine supply chains, cold chain systems, and immunization programme performance. Through technical support, capacity building, and data-driven planning, the position will contribute to increasing immunization coverage, reducing vaccine-preventable diseases, and reaching underserved and hard-to-reach communities across Zambia.
We are recruiting an Executive Associate GS6 Temporary Appointment (6 months) to provide high-level executive, administrative and coordination support to the UNICEF Representative and ensure the smooth functioning of the Front Office. If you are committed to delivering efficient and impactful support for UNICEF’s work for children, this is your opportunity to make a difference.
Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Manager is accountable for programme management, ensuring that programme initiatives are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented and monitored, in accordance with the Country Programme and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities. The role also involves close collaboration with the programme sections—such as education, health, child protection, and water and sanitation—to ensure that social policy interventions are integrated and contribute to broader results for children.
UNICEF Albania is seeking a National Social Protection Expert to support the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) in the development and finalization of the new Law on Social Care Services and its supporting regulatory framework.
Working under the guidance and overall coordination of UNICEF and MoHSW, and in close collaboration with the National Legal Consultant, the expert will provide specialized technical expertise to ensure that the proposed sublegal framework is coherent, evidence-based, practical, and responsive to Albania’s evolving social care needs and implementation requirements.
The consultant will support selected Country Offices in producing high-quality, strategic reports that clearly demonstrate results achieved, the added value of UNICEF’s contribution, and the impact of ECHO-funded interventions, while ensuring full alignment with donor requirements and expectations.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief, People & Culture, the Consultant will design and deliver a structured AI literacy and responsible adoption programme for UNICEF Bangladesh Country Office staff.
UNICEF Cambodia Country Office works in partnership with the Royal Government of Cambodia, civil society, communities, and development partners to promote and protect the rights of every child, in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Country Programme focuses on improving child survival, development, protection, and participation, with particular attention to the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, thereby advancing equity and sustainable national development.
The Administrative Assistant (GS‑4) is based in the UNICEF Cambodia Country Office in Phnom Penh and provides administrative, secretarial, and operational support to the assigned unit within the Operations/Administration function. The post contributes to the effective functioning of the unit by ensuring the smooth flow of information, timely coordination of administrative processes, and compliance with UNICEF rules, policies, and procedures.
UNICEF China is seeking a national individual consultancy to provide coordination and technical support for the planning, implementation and documentation of World Children’s Day 2026 light-up initiatives across China, as well as support the coordination of invitations for the WCD flagship event in Beijing, for a period of 2 months.
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