UNICEF Bangladesh is seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to serve as Chief of Child Protection (P-5), a critical senior role at the forefront of advancing children’s rights in one of the world’s most complex development and humanitarian contexts. Leading a high-impact programme that spans systems strengthening, policy advocacy, and emergency response—including large-scale refugee operations—the incumbent will drive sustainable solutions to protect children from violence, exploitation, abuse, and harmful practices. Reporting to senior leadership, the Chief will oversee the full programme cycle, build strong partnerships with government and key stakeholders, and champion innovation to deliver measurable results for the most vulnerable children. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the formulation and delivery of UNICEF Bangladesh’s next five‑year Country Programme (2028–2032) and to lead designing of an innovative programme that accelerates impactful results for children.
If you are a strategic and results-oriented education and development professional with expertise in policy development, stakeholder engagement, and programme planning, UNICEF Philippines invites you to apply as Consultant (Alternative Learning System Roadmap Development) under the Education Section. The consultant will support the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE), through the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), in developing the Regional Alternative Learning System (ALS) Implementation Roadmap for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The assignment includes facilitating regional and local consultations with education stakeholders, Local Government Units (LGUs), and Local School Boards (LSBs) to identify achievements, challenges, and strategic responses for expanding ALS services to out-of-school adolescents and youth. Building on existing evidence and data, the consultant will lead the development of key planning components, including the situational analysis, problem tree, theory of change, results framework, and costed implementation plan. The consultant will also facilitate validation workshops and finalize the three-year Regional ALS Implementation Roadmap. This assignment contributes to strengthening education sector planning, increasing access to quality alternative learning opportunities, and supporting equitable education outcomes for vulnerable children and young people across BARMM.
The purpose of this assignment is to develop and implement a comprehensive communication approach and deliver high-quality communication outputs that support UNICEF Philippines and partners in strategically positioning the Global Ministerial Meeting on Ending Violence Against Children, enhancing visibility through content development and amplification of key messages and results, and contributing to advocacy outcomes before, during, and after the conference, the ASEAN ICT Forum, Safer Internet Month and other related events.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical assistance to the social service workforce under the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI) to strengthen their capacity to manage and coordinate high-quality, effective, and climate-informed child protection case management systems.
The Abuja country office is seeking for a senior driver who will provide reliable and safe driving services while ensuring compliance with local traffic rules and UNICEF protocols.
UNICEF Angola seeks a highly motivated Programme Associate to provide specialized programme, financial, and administrative support to the Child Protection and CAP programmes. The role focuses on budget monitoring, financial analysis and reporting, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring effective programme implementation in compliance with UNICEF policies and procedures.
The Kaduna field office is seeking to hire a Driver who will provide reliable and safe driving services while ensuring compliance with local traffic rules and UNICEF protocols. The driver is expected to demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, adaptability and protocol awareness. They are also expected to support administrative tasks and engage in self-directed learning during non-driving periods. The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact, a high sense of responsibility, and the ability to work effectively with people of diverse national and cultural backgrounds.
Eswatini Country Office is looking for a highly skills and experienced Health Specialist (Multisectoral Health Systems Strengthening) to support the planning, budgeting and monitoring implementation of all health components of the UNICEF Eswatini Country Programme. The Health Specialist will also establish networks with peers in the Multi-Country Office for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini and ensure synergy and efficiency of the programme through enhanced sub-regional partnerships. The ‘Health Programme’ refers to all levels of health system, nutrition, immunization, sanitation and hygiene’.
Play a vital role in strengthening impactful health programmes for women and children in Gaza. Supporting senior health leadership, you will help plan, implement, and improve key initiatives from maternal and neonatal care to child development ensuring strong management, accountability, and sustainable results that translate strategy into meaningful action for communities.
UNICEF SOP is seeking a Communication Associate at the G-6 level based in Gaza, SOP. If you are a committed, creative professional and you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better and safe world for children, we would like to hear from you.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in law, criminal investigation, or a related fieldExperience: A minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience in legal activities or investigations into fraud, abuse of authority, mismanagement, harassment, retaliatory actions, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassmentLanguage: Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic is an advantage. Knowledge of another UN language is considered as an asset.
Under the direct supervision of the UNICEF Education Specialist and in close collaboration with the MoES Component 2 Expert Groups, affiliated institutions (Academy of Education, Institute for Education Development, Republican Centre for Educational Methodology, National Testing Centre), international consultants, and UNICEF technical staff, the National Coordinator will lead day-to-day coordination of all three subcomponents under
Component 2. The role is coordination-focused: the Coordinator does not produce subject-matter content directly, but ensures that activities planned by international consultants, national experts and Expert Groups are aligned, sequenced, quality-assured, and submitted to MoES through formal channels for endorsement and institutionalization.
In consultation with stakeholders, the project coordinator and the lead agencies (UNICEF, DEP, NESDC), the consultant will develop the methodology and assessment framework, in line with the Theory of Change of the pilot project which has been developed during the first phase. The assessment framework will include a minimum set of indicators to assess the success of the piloted model, identify bottlenecks and recommendations for a successful scale up.
To better document UNICEF's work, a consultant is needed to provide technical support in consolidating programme tools, defining working models, and documenting UNICEF's nutrition programmes. This includes capturing experiences, achievements, and challenges in implementation. The resulting documentation reports will play a critical role in scaling up programme implementation nationwide with high quality, and in enabling other partners beyond UNICEF to adopt and sustain these programmes.
The consultancy will support the broader ADAP and youth initiatives for Timor-Leste CO, including mental health awareness, referral systems at schools and Youth Centers, development and implementation of the Climate Change Adaptation Module for youth, and its integration into the Youth Parliament Programme. He will also support Hackathons for social impact innovation, the UPSHIFT initiative on green skills and livelihoods, and training on the rights of persons with disabilities with ADTL. Additionally, activities will target 13 youth associations to enhance institutional capacity and leadership in selected municipalities, along with activities under the Youth Parliament Programme and capacity-building for Youth Centers. The consultant will also provide strategic leadership for ADAP and Youth Programming, coordinating across sections within UNICEF.
UNICEF seeks to generate robust and actionable evidence through a gender-responsive rapid market assessment. This assessment will inform the design of a targeted Skills4Girls programme aimed at supporting adolescent girls’ transition to economic empowerment in Katsina State. The programme will provide girls aged 15–19 with high-quality, market-aligned vocational, entrepreneurship, and livelihood skills, complemented by financial literacy training. It will also identify feasible and safe economic sectors, analyse labour market demand and skills gaps, and examine systemic and gender-related barriers affecting girls’ economic participation.
The purpose of this consultancy is to lead the Gender Equality Programmatic Review (GPR) for UNICEF Burundi and support the Country Office in identifying priority gender equality issues, strengthening gender-responsive programming, and aligning programme strategies with the UNICEF Gender Equality Action Plan (UGEAP) 2026–2029 and the UNICEF Strategic Plan.
This Long-Term Agreement for Services (LTAS) will provide UNICEF with a pool of individual consultants who can support SBC in Emergency initiatives, across the different levels of the organization and across continents. The agreement will enable teams to request training, workshops, data and feedback generation and analysis, tailored strategies and guidance. It also creates a mechanism to maintain shared learning through communities of practice, case studies, knowledge products, and routine communication channels.
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for an experienced and highly knowledgeable Social Policy Specialist who will be responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services
UNICEF Bangladesh is seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to serve as Chief of Child Protection (P-5), a critical senior role at the forefront of advancing children’s rights in one of the world’s most complex development and humanitarian contexts. Leading a high-impact programme that spans systems strengthening, policy advocacy, and emergency response—including large-scale refugee operations—the incumbent will drive sustainable solutions to protect children from violence, exploitation, abuse, and harmful practices. Reporting to senior leadership, the Chief will oversee the full programme cycle, build strong partnerships with government and key stakeholders, and champion innovation to deliver measurable results for the most vulnerable children. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the formulation and delivery of UNICEF Bangladesh’s next five‑year Country Programme (2028–2032) and to lead designing of an innovative programme that accelerates impactful results for children.
If you are a strategic and results-oriented education and development professional with expertise in policy development, stakeholder engagement, and programme planning, UNICEF Philippines invites you to apply as Consultant (Alternative Learning System Roadmap Development) under the Education Section. The consultant will support the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE), through the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), in developing the Regional Alternative Learning System (ALS) Implementation Roadmap for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The assignment includes facilitating regional and local consultations with education stakeholders, Local Government Units (LGUs), and Local School Boards (LSBs) to identify achievements, challenges, and strategic responses for expanding ALS services to out-of-school adolescents and youth. Building on existing evidence and data, the consultant will lead the development of key planning components, including the situational analysis, problem tree, theory of change, results framework, and costed implementation plan. The consultant will also facilitate validation workshops and finalize the three-year Regional ALS Implementation Roadmap. This assignment contributes to strengthening education sector planning, increasing access to quality alternative learning opportunities, and supporting equitable education outcomes for vulnerable children and young people across BARMM.
The purpose of this assignment is to develop and implement a comprehensive communication approach and deliver high-quality communication outputs that support UNICEF Philippines and partners in strategically positioning the Global Ministerial Meeting on Ending Violence Against Children, enhancing visibility through content development and amplification of key messages and results, and contributing to advocacy outcomes before, during, and after the conference, the ASEAN ICT Forum, Safer Internet Month and other related events.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical assistance to the social service workforce under the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Inclusion (MSSI) to strengthen their capacity to manage and coordinate high-quality, effective, and climate-informed child protection case management systems.
The Abuja country office is seeking for a senior driver who will provide reliable and safe driving services while ensuring compliance with local traffic rules and UNICEF protocols.
UNICEF Angola seeks a highly motivated Programme Associate to provide specialized programme, financial, and administrative support to the Child Protection and CAP programmes. The role focuses on budget monitoring, financial analysis and reporting, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring effective programme implementation in compliance with UNICEF policies and procedures.
The Kaduna field office is seeking to hire a Driver who will provide reliable and safe driving services while ensuring compliance with local traffic rules and UNICEF protocols. The driver is expected to demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, adaptability and protocol awareness. They are also expected to support administrative tasks and engage in self-directed learning during non-driving periods. The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact, a high sense of responsibility, and the ability to work effectively with people of diverse national and cultural backgrounds.
Eswatini Country Office is looking for a highly skills and experienced Health Specialist (Multisectoral Health Systems Strengthening) to support the planning, budgeting and monitoring implementation of all health components of the UNICEF Eswatini Country Programme. The Health Specialist will also establish networks with peers in the Multi-Country Office for Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini and ensure synergy and efficiency of the programme through enhanced sub-regional partnerships. The ‘Health Programme’ refers to all levels of health system, nutrition, immunization, sanitation and hygiene’.
Play a vital role in strengthening impactful health programmes for women and children in Gaza. Supporting senior health leadership, you will help plan, implement, and improve key initiatives from maternal and neonatal care to child development ensuring strong management, accountability, and sustainable results that translate strategy into meaningful action for communities.
UNICEF SOP is seeking a Communication Associate at the G-6 level based in Gaza, SOP. If you are a committed, creative professional and you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better and safe world for children, we would like to hear from you.
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in law, criminal investigation, or a related fieldExperience: A minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience in legal activities or investigations into fraud, abuse of authority, mismanagement, harassment, retaliatory actions, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassmentLanguage: Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic is an advantage. Knowledge of another UN language is considered as an asset.
Under the direct supervision of the UNICEF Education Specialist and in close collaboration with the MoES Component 2 Expert Groups, affiliated institutions (Academy of Education, Institute for Education Development, Republican Centre for Educational Methodology, National Testing Centre), international consultants, and UNICEF technical staff, the National Coordinator will lead day-to-day coordination of all three subcomponents under
Component 2. The role is coordination-focused: the Coordinator does not produce subject-matter content directly, but ensures that activities planned by international consultants, national experts and Expert Groups are aligned, sequenced, quality-assured, and submitted to MoES through formal channels for endorsement and institutionalization.
In consultation with stakeholders, the project coordinator and the lead agencies (UNICEF, DEP, NESDC), the consultant will develop the methodology and assessment framework, in line with the Theory of Change of the pilot project which has been developed during the first phase. The assessment framework will include a minimum set of indicators to assess the success of the piloted model, identify bottlenecks and recommendations for a successful scale up.
To better document UNICEF's work, a consultant is needed to provide technical support in consolidating programme tools, defining working models, and documenting UNICEF's nutrition programmes. This includes capturing experiences, achievements, and challenges in implementation. The resulting documentation reports will play a critical role in scaling up programme implementation nationwide with high quality, and in enabling other partners beyond UNICEF to adopt and sustain these programmes.
The consultancy will support the broader ADAP and youth initiatives for Timor-Leste CO, including mental health awareness, referral systems at schools and Youth Centers, development and implementation of the Climate Change Adaptation Module for youth, and its integration into the Youth Parliament Programme. He will also support Hackathons for social impact innovation, the UPSHIFT initiative on green skills and livelihoods, and training on the rights of persons with disabilities with ADTL. Additionally, activities will target 13 youth associations to enhance institutional capacity and leadership in selected municipalities, along with activities under the Youth Parliament Programme and capacity-building for Youth Centers. The consultant will also provide strategic leadership for ADAP and Youth Programming, coordinating across sections within UNICEF.
UNICEF seeks to generate robust and actionable evidence through a gender-responsive rapid market assessment. This assessment will inform the design of a targeted Skills4Girls programme aimed at supporting adolescent girls’ transition to economic empowerment in Katsina State. The programme will provide girls aged 15–19 with high-quality, market-aligned vocational, entrepreneurship, and livelihood skills, complemented by financial literacy training. It will also identify feasible and safe economic sectors, analyse labour market demand and skills gaps, and examine systemic and gender-related barriers affecting girls’ economic participation.
The purpose of this consultancy is to lead the Gender Equality Programmatic Review (GPR) for UNICEF Burundi and support the Country Office in identifying priority gender equality issues, strengthening gender-responsive programming, and aligning programme strategies with the UNICEF Gender Equality Action Plan (UGEAP) 2026–2029 and the UNICEF Strategic Plan.
This Long-Term Agreement for Services (LTAS) will provide UNICEF with a pool of individual consultants who can support SBC in Emergency initiatives, across the different levels of the organization and across continents. The agreement will enable teams to request training, workshops, data and feedback generation and analysis, tailored strategies and guidance. It also creates a mechanism to maintain shared learning through communities of practice, case studies, knowledge products, and routine communication channels.
UNICEF Eswatini Country Office is looking for an experienced and highly knowledgeable Social Policy Specialist who will be responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services
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