The Child Protection Specialist reports to the Chief, Child Protection for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Child Protection Programme(s), in particular work on strengthening the Government’s capacity to reform legislative, regulatory, and budgetary frameworks. It provides strategic guidance and oversight to diversion and restorative justice and child-friendly legal aid and child labour; and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of one child protection output within the country Programme.
The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. Incumbent facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm, and to protect their rights to survival, development and well being as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies.
The Specialist contributes to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
If you are a creative and results-driven merchandise and brand collaboration professional with strong experience in product development, artist partnerships, and end-to-end production management, UNICEF Philippines invites you to apply for the position of Individual Consultant – Merchandise Development and Brand Collaboration Specialist under the Private Fundraising & Partnerships (PFP) Section.
The consultant will handle the strategic development, coordination, and execution of UNICEF Philippines’ 2026 merchandise campaign. The incumbent will provide technical expertise across the full merchandise value chain—from concept development and artist engagement, to sourcing, production oversight, quality assurance, and marketing integration—to ensure high-quality, mission-aligned products that drive multiple one-off donations, strengthen donor retention, and expand the pipeline for long-term sustainable giving.
This consultancy will play a pivotal role in achieving the 2026 campaign targets of generating PHP 16.94 million from 8,500 donors, increasing repeat giving, and supporting pledge conversion through compelling merchandise offerings that deepen donor engagement and maximize fundraising impact for children.
JPO Education Officer (Digital Learning), P-2, Luanda, Angola.
Join UNICEF Angola as a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) – Education Officer (Digital Learning) and help accelerate innovative learning solutions that reach every child. This P‑2 role, funded by the Government of Finland, offers an exceptional opportunity for a motivated early‑career professional to contribute to high-impact digital learning initiatives in one of UNICEF’s priority countries.
The P4 Disability Inclusion Specialist is a strategically vital role for UNICEF Ukraine, designed to address a critical gap in disability-inclusive technical expertise at a time when national reform momentum and donor expectations are rapidly increasing. The position is essential not only for the Social Policy Section and the Social Recovery Unit, but for the broader country office and the country programme leadership areas (Better Start, Better Learning and Skills and Better Care), enabling UNICEF to effectively engage in and influence disability-inclusive reforms and where applicable, support service delivery scalable models. To ensure comprehensive support and alignment across the organisation, the role will have a dotted reporting line to the Deputy Representative – Programmes, while being line-managed by the Chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis to ensure strong technical leadership and integration within core social policy workstreams.
This position will equip UNICEF Ukraine to provide high-level, technically sound guidance that ensures disability inclusion is embedded in the design and implementation of national reforms. It will support the development of inclusive policies, legislation, and service delivery systems that align with international standards and UNICEF’s strategic priorities.
We are seeking a dedicated professional to support programme design, planning, implementation, and evaluation. In this role, you will contribute to monitoring the situation of children’s rights, strengthening national capacities for data and evidence generation, and ensuring that UNICEF’s programmes and advocacy remain grounded in child rights principles.
The UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub in Helsinki is seeking a Partnership and Knowledge Management Intern to support both partnerships and knowledge management functions, with a particular focus on digital education and learning innovation. The internship is designed as a learning-focused role for a recent graduate or early-career professional and offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in international development, partnerships, and digital education programming within a global team.
Ukraine is facing one of the most complex youth development challenges in Europe. UNICEF seeks to promote integrated learning-to-earning pathways, linking training, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship into coherent transitions toward sustainable employment, aligned with labor market demand and national recovery priorities, and responsive to current and emerging labor market needs.
UNICEF’s Adolescent Development & Participation (ADAP) program in Ukraine is positioned at the center of these national priorities. the Programme Officer will coordinate UNICEF Ukraine’s work on youth employment, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship, contributing directly to the ADAP strategy’s economic opportunities and livelihoods outcomes. The Officer will design, implement, and scale evidence-based models that increase access to decent work and entrepreneurship pathways for young people, with particular focus on the most vulnerable groups, including displaced youth, NEETs, and youth in rural or conflict-affected areas. The role will require close collaboration with national and local government partners (e.g., Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Youth and Sports, local hromadas), as well as strategic engagement with private sector, CSO, and UN partners to create integrated, sustainable, and replicable youth employment solutions aligned with the EU Youth Guarantee and national recovery priorities. This position is pivotal for strengthening systems, scaling impact, and ensuring continuity in youth economic programming.
UNICEF China Country Office is seeking a Partnerships Specialist (Innovative Finance) at the NOC level (limited 2 years), based in Beijing, to advance innovative financing solutions for children. Under the supervision of the Chief of Private Sector Partnerships and Fundraising, the incumbent will lead the design and implementation of innovative finance initiatives, engage China-based private-sector partners and financial institutions, and help mobilize and align capital to accelerate results for children in China and beyond.
UNICEF Pakistan, Peshawar Office, is seeking a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and dynamic individual to take on the role of Education Officer at the NOA level to join the team on a Fixed Term appointment.
UNICEF is actively seeking an exceptional and motivated individual to fill the role of Programme Assistant in the Polio section. Join us in making a meaningful impact!
UNICEF China is seeking a Social Policy and Economic Specialist (Investment and Governance) to lead strategic cross-sectoral policy work, drive data-informed advocacy, and strengthen financing and governance systems to deliver results for children.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking a dynamic Child Protection Officer to join our team. The Officer will provide technical and coordination support to integrate climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and humanitarian–development linkages into national child protection systems. The assignment will contribute to evidence generation, systems strengthening, and preparedness efforts that reduce inequalities, protect vulnerable children, and enhance the resilience of social welfare and child protection services in Ghana. This is a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) position. Opportunity is open to Norwegian nationals only.
This is a NYHQ position in the Treasury and Structured Finance Section under the Division of Finance and Administrative Management (DFAM) reporting to the Deputy Director D1 level. The incumbent will lead the Liquidity Management Unit which provides timely and efficient execution of all treasury payments as well as treasury accounting matters to ensure data integrity is refeleted in the financial statements.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Digital Impact Officer (ICT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity) to be based in Suva, Fiji. S/he serves as a key technical and operational leader for the PHIT (Pacific Islands Healthy Transformation) Project. Under the general supervision of the Digital Impact (ICT) Specialist and programmatic guidance from the Chief of Health, the Officer is responsible for coordinating the design, deployment, security, and ongoing maintenance of regional ICT infrastructure—including backend and frontend systems, servers, networking, and cloud platforms—across participating Pacific Island countries. This role ensures the consistent application of security guardrails, interoperability, and regulatory compliance in line with UNICEF policies and donor requirements.
We are looking for a passionate professional to ensure donations turn into real impact for children! Drive impact with UNICEF Malaysia by ensuring timely, accurate end‑to‑end donation processing across all channels. You’ll lead payment lifecycle operations and analysis, collaborate with Business Intelligence & Systems to maximize approval rates, and strengthen reporting for decision‑making. This role reports to the Fundraising Officer (Donation Processing) (NO‑B #108743). Help us optimize every ringgit so it reaches children faster.
The consultant will provide strategic guidance on the implementation of EOF’s Education Outcomes Fund in Lagos State, Nigeria, to ensure the timely achievement of key programme milestones, support stakeholder engagement (Lagos State Universal Education Board (LASUBEB), Local Government Area (LGA) departments, Federal Ministry of Education (FME), evaluators, donors), support implementation of outcomes-based financing to enable sustainability and evidence uptake into public systems.
The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
The Child Protection Specialist reports to the Chief, Child Protection for guidance and general supervision. The Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Child Protection Programme(s), in particular work on strengthening the Government’s capacity to reform legislative, regulatory, and budgetary frameworks. It provides strategic guidance and oversight to diversion and restorative justice and child-friendly legal aid and child labour; and is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of one child protection output within the country Programme.
The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. Incumbent facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm, and to protect their rights to survival, development and well being as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies.
The Specialist contributes to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
If you are a creative and results-driven merchandise and brand collaboration professional with strong experience in product development, artist partnerships, and end-to-end production management, UNICEF Philippines invites you to apply for the position of Individual Consultant – Merchandise Development and Brand Collaboration Specialist under the Private Fundraising & Partnerships (PFP) Section.
The consultant will handle the strategic development, coordination, and execution of UNICEF Philippines’ 2026 merchandise campaign. The incumbent will provide technical expertise across the full merchandise value chain—from concept development and artist engagement, to sourcing, production oversight, quality assurance, and marketing integration—to ensure high-quality, mission-aligned products that drive multiple one-off donations, strengthen donor retention, and expand the pipeline for long-term sustainable giving.
This consultancy will play a pivotal role in achieving the 2026 campaign targets of generating PHP 16.94 million from 8,500 donors, increasing repeat giving, and supporting pledge conversion through compelling merchandise offerings that deepen donor engagement and maximize fundraising impact for children.
JPO Education Officer (Digital Learning), P-2, Luanda, Angola.
Join UNICEF Angola as a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) – Education Officer (Digital Learning) and help accelerate innovative learning solutions that reach every child. This P‑2 role, funded by the Government of Finland, offers an exceptional opportunity for a motivated early‑career professional to contribute to high-impact digital learning initiatives in one of UNICEF’s priority countries.
The P4 Disability Inclusion Specialist is a strategically vital role for UNICEF Ukraine, designed to address a critical gap in disability-inclusive technical expertise at a time when national reform momentum and donor expectations are rapidly increasing. The position is essential not only for the Social Policy Section and the Social Recovery Unit, but for the broader country office and the country programme leadership areas (Better Start, Better Learning and Skills and Better Care), enabling UNICEF to effectively engage in and influence disability-inclusive reforms and where applicable, support service delivery scalable models. To ensure comprehensive support and alignment across the organisation, the role will have a dotted reporting line to the Deputy Representative – Programmes, while being line-managed by the Chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis to ensure strong technical leadership and integration within core social policy workstreams.
This position will equip UNICEF Ukraine to provide high-level, technically sound guidance that ensures disability inclusion is embedded in the design and implementation of national reforms. It will support the development of inclusive policies, legislation, and service delivery systems that align with international standards and UNICEF’s strategic priorities.
We are seeking a dedicated professional to support programme design, planning, implementation, and evaluation. In this role, you will contribute to monitoring the situation of children’s rights, strengthening national capacities for data and evidence generation, and ensuring that UNICEF’s programmes and advocacy remain grounded in child rights principles.
The UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub in Helsinki is seeking a Partnership and Knowledge Management Intern to support both partnerships and knowledge management functions, with a particular focus on digital education and learning innovation. The internship is designed as a learning-focused role for a recent graduate or early-career professional and offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in international development, partnerships, and digital education programming within a global team.
Ukraine is facing one of the most complex youth development challenges in Europe. UNICEF seeks to promote integrated learning-to-earning pathways, linking training, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship into coherent transitions toward sustainable employment, aligned with labor market demand and national recovery priorities, and responsive to current and emerging labor market needs.
UNICEF’s Adolescent Development & Participation (ADAP) program in Ukraine is positioned at the center of these national priorities. the Programme Officer will coordinate UNICEF Ukraine’s work on youth employment, apprenticeships, and entrepreneurship, contributing directly to the ADAP strategy’s economic opportunities and livelihoods outcomes. The Officer will design, implement, and scale evidence-based models that increase access to decent work and entrepreneurship pathways for young people, with particular focus on the most vulnerable groups, including displaced youth, NEETs, and youth in rural or conflict-affected areas. The role will require close collaboration with national and local government partners (e.g., Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Youth and Sports, local hromadas), as well as strategic engagement with private sector, CSO, and UN partners to create integrated, sustainable, and replicable youth employment solutions aligned with the EU Youth Guarantee and national recovery priorities. This position is pivotal for strengthening systems, scaling impact, and ensuring continuity in youth economic programming.
UNICEF China Country Office is seeking a Partnerships Specialist (Innovative Finance) at the NOC level (limited 2 years), based in Beijing, to advance innovative financing solutions for children. Under the supervision of the Chief of Private Sector Partnerships and Fundraising, the incumbent will lead the design and implementation of innovative finance initiatives, engage China-based private-sector partners and financial institutions, and help mobilize and align capital to accelerate results for children in China and beyond.
UNICEF Pakistan, Peshawar Office, is seeking a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and dynamic individual to take on the role of Education Officer at the NOA level to join the team on a Fixed Term appointment.
UNICEF is actively seeking an exceptional and motivated individual to fill the role of Programme Assistant in the Polio section. Join us in making a meaningful impact!
UNICEF China is seeking a Social Policy and Economic Specialist (Investment and Governance) to lead strategic cross-sectoral policy work, drive data-informed advocacy, and strengthen financing and governance systems to deliver results for children.
UNICEF Ghana is seeking a dynamic Child Protection Officer to join our team. The Officer will provide technical and coordination support to integrate climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and humanitarian–development linkages into national child protection systems. The assignment will contribute to evidence generation, systems strengthening, and preparedness efforts that reduce inequalities, protect vulnerable children, and enhance the resilience of social welfare and child protection services in Ghana. This is a Junior Professional Officer (JPO) position. Opportunity is open to Norwegian nationals only.
This is a NYHQ position in the Treasury and Structured Finance Section under the Division of Finance and Administrative Management (DFAM) reporting to the Deputy Director D1 level. The incumbent will lead the Liquidity Management Unit which provides timely and efficient execution of all treasury payments as well as treasury accounting matters to ensure data integrity is refeleted in the financial statements.
UNICEF Pacific is hiring a Digital Impact Officer (ICT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity) to be based in Suva, Fiji. S/he serves as a key technical and operational leader for the PHIT (Pacific Islands Healthy Transformation) Project. Under the general supervision of the Digital Impact (ICT) Specialist and programmatic guidance from the Chief of Health, the Officer is responsible for coordinating the design, deployment, security, and ongoing maintenance of regional ICT infrastructure—including backend and frontend systems, servers, networking, and cloud platforms—across participating Pacific Island countries. This role ensures the consistent application of security guardrails, interoperability, and regulatory compliance in line with UNICEF policies and donor requirements.
We are looking for a passionate professional to ensure donations turn into real impact for children! Drive impact with UNICEF Malaysia by ensuring timely, accurate end‑to‑end donation processing across all channels. You’ll lead payment lifecycle operations and analysis, collaborate with Business Intelligence & Systems to maximize approval rates, and strengthen reporting for decision‑making. This role reports to the Fundraising Officer (Donation Processing) (NO‑B #108743). Help us optimize every ringgit so it reaches children faster.
The consultant will provide strategic guidance on the implementation of EOF’s Education Outcomes Fund in Lagos State, Nigeria, to ensure the timely achievement of key programme milestones, support stakeholder engagement (Lagos State Universal Education Board (LASUBEB), Local Government Area (LGA) departments, Federal Ministry of Education (FME), evaluators, donors), support implementation of outcomes-based financing to enable sustainability and evidence uptake into public systems.
The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
