The UNICEF Angola Country Office is supporting the Ministry of Education (MED) to address a persistent learning crisis, characterized by a high proportion of children out of the school system, low foundational learning outcomes, high rates of overage learners, and persistent inequities in access to quality education. Many children progress through the system without acquiring basic literacy and numeracy skills, particularly those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Strengthening foundational learning and improving school environments remain central priorities within the education sector, as reflected in the National Plan for the Improvement of Learning Outcomes and the Compact Partnership developed by the Local Education Group (LEG), which places a strong emphasis on teacher capacity and teacher valorization.
In this context, UNICEF is supporting the implementation of two key and complementary interventions. The Child-Friendly Schools (CFS) model in Huíla Province, funded by the Japan National Committee, focuses on improving school environments, strengthening inclusive and child-centered pedagogical practices, and enhancing community engagement. In parallel, the Aprendizagem na Idade Certa (AIC) remedial education programme—based on the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach—is being implemented across four national provinces, including the two southern provinces of Huíla and Cunene, aiming to improve foundational literacy and numeracy through grouping learners by level and providing targeted instruction.
Under the guidance of the Digital Impact Manager for AI Solutions Engineering, the AI Applications Developer supports UNICEF’s digital transformation by designing, building, testing, deploying, and maintaining AI-powered applications and services. The role focuses on hands-on implementation of AI and machine learning, including AI-enabled coding, model integration, user-facing feature development, and AI-driven automation, while upholding responsible AI practices related to security, privacy, and ethics.
Under the general supervision of the Senior Adviser Innovation – Systems & Services (P5), the Innovation Manager (Design & Connect) provides strategic leadership of the Design & Connect pillar, providing strategic direction, design leadership, and connective capacity across OOI’s work.The role combines strategic leadership, people management, and hands-on advisory support, and shapes how UNICEF engages with countries and systems on innovation through structured, design-led engagement and applied innovation governance, ensuring that innovation efforts are prioritised, routed and institutionalised in a coherent and disciplined manner.The incumbent provides strategic direction for country intake and triage, Innovation Ecosystem development (including innovation culture and decision infrastructure), and coordination of Design & Connect sub-teams, while delegating operational delivery to P3 roles in line with the approved organigram.
UNICEF Somalia is seeking an experienced and strategic Supply & Logistics Manager (P4) based in Mogadishu to lead complex supply chain operations in a fragile humanitarian context. The role will provide leadership in procurement, logistics, emergency response, systems strengthening, and innovative supply chain solutions to support results for children across Somalia.
Join UNICEF Nepal as a Parenting Education Consultant and play a key role in shaping the future of children. This consultancy offers a unique opportunity to strengthen early childhood development by promoting a nationally endorsed Parenting Education package across sectors. You will work closely with government partners, local communities, and development actors to expand outreach, build capacity, and integrate parenting support into existing systems. This role combines strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on implementation. If you are passionate about improving caregiver practices and driving sustainable impact for young children, this assignment offers a meaningful platform to make a difference at scale.
If you are passionate about data and analytics, UNICEF GSSC is providing an exciting opportunity for an experienced data professional to work with diverse internal and external datasets to design, develop, test, deploy, and continuously improve analytical and predictive models that support both strategic and operational decision-making
As a Programme Officer – Budget and Quality Assurance based in Abuja, the incumbent will support the Nutrition and Child Development Section team in preparing planned activities budgets, proposals and reports, streamlined structures and processes, ensure funds utilization is in-line with donor approval, responsible for grants management and close monitoring of funds with knowledge of quality assurance, support on timely submission of expenditures and donors reports to HQ and donors, so that UNICEF’s financial accountability is not jeopardized at this critical stage in the Programme.
UNICEF LACRO is seeking a highly experienced Senior Consultant to lead the development of a strategic roadmap to strengthen partnerships with the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. This high-impact assignment offers a unique opportunity to shape innovative collaborations, influence development financing, and drive scalable solutions that improve outcomes for children and adolescents across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Mali CO is looking for a dedicated and professional Programme Officer at P2 level. Under the guidance of the Deputy Representative Program, the Programme Officer provides technical support in programme design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, including data analysis and reporting to advance programme objectives. The role emphasizes multisectoral, coordinated approaches to maximize impact and deliver results for children and communities.
The Ghana Education Outcomes Project (GEOP) is a results-based financing programme designed to improve learning outcomes and support the reintegration of out-of-school children into formal education across northern Ghana. Embedded within the World Bank-funded Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), GEOP pays service providers against independently verified outcomes across two components: an Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) for out-of-school children, and a Mainstream School Improvement Programme (MSIP) targeting literacy and numeracy in primary schools.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant who will strengthen OSE’s prospecting, proposal development, reporting, quality assurance and pipeline funding monitoring work through technical and operational support for the cultivation and management of partnerships across public and private income channels.
Join UNICEF as a Senior Operations Associate. You will contribute to the promotion of children's rights by ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day operations in our Global Office in Istanbul , keeping people, processes, and services moving so our teams can focus on what matters most.
National consultancy support development of the revised National Action Plan for implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in Viet Nam.
Join a transformative opportunity with UNICEF, working under the direct guidance of experienced UNICEF professionals. The Adolescent and Gender Programme is leading the development and validation of the Girls’ Rights Agenda in Cameroon, building on the momentum of the Girls’ Movement launched in 2025. This initiative aims to amplify girls’ voices, advance gender equality, and shape impactful actions that promote the rights, empowerment, and wellbeing of girls across Cameroon.
In close coordination with the UNICEF project team and key national stakeholders, the International Consultant will provide technical leadership for the design and development of a comprehensive Career Guidance Model for the Albanian education system, as part of the “Life Skills and Career Guidance programme.”
The Consultant will ensure that the model is evidence-based, aligned with EU standards and national education priorities, and informed by international best practices, while being tailored to the Albanian context. The consultant is expected to be engaged for a period of 5 months.
Cette consultance vise à contribuer à l’amélioration des compétences des CPEs en développant des formations de façon innovante afin qu’ils acquièrent des capacités requises pour prévenir et répondre aux violences faites aux enfants, surtout les plus vulnérables.
Under the overall supervision of the Chief Social Policy and Social Protection and functional matrix management to the Deputy Executive Director UBOS, the National Consultant (NC) will support and provide guidance to UNICEF Uganda and UBOS during the design, implementation and completion of the VACWS and the dissemination of emerging child centric knowledge products.
The consultancy will support the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and UNICEF in the implementation of the EUfunded Climate-Resilient School Systems (EU-CRSS) programme in Vanuatu, while conducting a structured assessment of climate impacts on schools and education service delivery. The assignment will produce a robust assessment, a government-usable methodology, operational tools and implementation-monitoring inputs to support planning, resource allocation, programme management and EU donor reporting.
The UNICEF Angola Country Office is supporting the Ministry of Education (MED) to address a persistent learning crisis, characterized by a high proportion of children out of the school system, low foundational learning outcomes, high rates of overage learners, and persistent inequities in access to quality education. Many children progress through the system without acquiring basic literacy and numeracy skills, particularly those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.
Strengthening foundational learning and improving school environments remain central priorities within the education sector, as reflected in the National Plan for the Improvement of Learning Outcomes and the Compact Partnership developed by the Local Education Group (LEG), which places a strong emphasis on teacher capacity and teacher valorization.
In this context, UNICEF is supporting the implementation of two key and complementary interventions. The Child-Friendly Schools (CFS) model in Huíla Province, funded by the Japan National Committee, focuses on improving school environments, strengthening inclusive and child-centered pedagogical practices, and enhancing community engagement. In parallel, the Aprendizagem na Idade Certa (AIC) remedial education programme—based on the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach—is being implemented across four national provinces, including the two southern provinces of Huíla and Cunene, aiming to improve foundational literacy and numeracy through grouping learners by level and providing targeted instruction.
Under the guidance of the Digital Impact Manager for AI Solutions Engineering, the AI Applications Developer supports UNICEF’s digital transformation by designing, building, testing, deploying, and maintaining AI-powered applications and services. The role focuses on hands-on implementation of AI and machine learning, including AI-enabled coding, model integration, user-facing feature development, and AI-driven automation, while upholding responsible AI practices related to security, privacy, and ethics.
Under the general supervision of the Senior Adviser Innovation – Systems & Services (P5), the Innovation Manager (Design & Connect) provides strategic leadership of the Design & Connect pillar, providing strategic direction, design leadership, and connective capacity across OOI’s work.The role combines strategic leadership, people management, and hands-on advisory support, and shapes how UNICEF engages with countries and systems on innovation through structured, design-led engagement and applied innovation governance, ensuring that innovation efforts are prioritised, routed and institutionalised in a coherent and disciplined manner.The incumbent provides strategic direction for country intake and triage, Innovation Ecosystem development (including innovation culture and decision infrastructure), and coordination of Design & Connect sub-teams, while delegating operational delivery to P3 roles in line with the approved organigram.
UNICEF Somalia is seeking an experienced and strategic Supply & Logistics Manager (P4) based in Mogadishu to lead complex supply chain operations in a fragile humanitarian context. The role will provide leadership in procurement, logistics, emergency response, systems strengthening, and innovative supply chain solutions to support results for children across Somalia.
Join UNICEF Nepal as a Parenting Education Consultant and play a key role in shaping the future of children. This consultancy offers a unique opportunity to strengthen early childhood development by promoting a nationally endorsed Parenting Education package across sectors. You will work closely with government partners, local communities, and development actors to expand outreach, build capacity, and integrate parenting support into existing systems. This role combines strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on implementation. If you are passionate about improving caregiver practices and driving sustainable impact for young children, this assignment offers a meaningful platform to make a difference at scale.
If you are passionate about data and analytics, UNICEF GSSC is providing an exciting opportunity for an experienced data professional to work with diverse internal and external datasets to design, develop, test, deploy, and continuously improve analytical and predictive models that support both strategic and operational decision-making
As a Programme Officer – Budget and Quality Assurance based in Abuja, the incumbent will support the Nutrition and Child Development Section team in preparing planned activities budgets, proposals and reports, streamlined structures and processes, ensure funds utilization is in-line with donor approval, responsible for grants management and close monitoring of funds with knowledge of quality assurance, support on timely submission of expenditures and donors reports to HQ and donors, so that UNICEF’s financial accountability is not jeopardized at this critical stage in the Programme.
UNICEF LACRO is seeking a highly experienced Senior Consultant to lead the development of a strategic roadmap to strengthen partnerships with the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. This high-impact assignment offers a unique opportunity to shape innovative collaborations, influence development financing, and drive scalable solutions that improve outcomes for children and adolescents across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Mali CO is looking for a dedicated and professional Programme Officer at P2 level. Under the guidance of the Deputy Representative Program, the Programme Officer provides technical support in programme design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, including data analysis and reporting to advance programme objectives. The role emphasizes multisectoral, coordinated approaches to maximize impact and deliver results for children and communities.
The Ghana Education Outcomes Project (GEOP) is a results-based financing programme designed to improve learning outcomes and support the reintegration of out-of-school children into formal education across northern Ghana. Embedded within the World Bank-funded Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), GEOP pays service providers against independently verified outcomes across two components: an Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) for out-of-school children, and a Mainstream School Improvement Programme (MSIP) targeting literacy and numeracy in primary schools.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant who will strengthen OSE’s prospecting, proposal development, reporting, quality assurance and pipeline funding monitoring work through technical and operational support for the cultivation and management of partnerships across public and private income channels.
Join UNICEF as a Senior Operations Associate. You will contribute to the promotion of children's rights by ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day operations in our Global Office in Istanbul , keeping people, processes, and services moving so our teams can focus on what matters most.
National consultancy support development of the revised National Action Plan for implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda in Viet Nam.
Join a transformative opportunity with UNICEF, working under the direct guidance of experienced UNICEF professionals. The Adolescent and Gender Programme is leading the development and validation of the Girls’ Rights Agenda in Cameroon, building on the momentum of the Girls’ Movement launched in 2025. This initiative aims to amplify girls’ voices, advance gender equality, and shape impactful actions that promote the rights, empowerment, and wellbeing of girls across Cameroon.
In close coordination with the UNICEF project team and key national stakeholders, the International Consultant will provide technical leadership for the design and development of a comprehensive Career Guidance Model for the Albanian education system, as part of the “Life Skills and Career Guidance programme.”
The Consultant will ensure that the model is evidence-based, aligned with EU standards and national education priorities, and informed by international best practices, while being tailored to the Albanian context. The consultant is expected to be engaged for a period of 5 months.
Cette consultance vise à contribuer à l’amélioration des compétences des CPEs en développant des formations de façon innovante afin qu’ils acquièrent des capacités requises pour prévenir et répondre aux violences faites aux enfants, surtout les plus vulnérables.
Under the overall supervision of the Chief Social Policy and Social Protection and functional matrix management to the Deputy Executive Director UBOS, the National Consultant (NC) will support and provide guidance to UNICEF Uganda and UBOS during the design, implementation and completion of the VACWS and the dissemination of emerging child centric knowledge products.
The consultancy will support the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and UNICEF in the implementation of the EUfunded Climate-Resilient School Systems (EU-CRSS) programme in Vanuatu, while conducting a structured assessment of climate impacts on schools and education service delivery. The assignment will produce a robust assessment, a government-usable methodology, operational tools and implementation-monitoring inputs to support planning, resource allocation, programme management and EU donor reporting.
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