Under the supervision of the DBSA Principal: Climate and Nature Finance, the Specialist (Seconded) will provide technical, financial and programme management support to the DBSA’s Climate and Nature Finance team for the design, operationalisation, fundraising and implementation of Biodiversity projects. The assignment specifically integrates youth economic participation, green skills development, digital credentialing and outcomes-based finance aligned with UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU).
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.
UNICEF's Global Programme Division (GPD) is seeking an experienced Programme Specialist (Cash Based Assistance), P-4 to support the Global Cash Hub based in Amman, Jordan. The incumbent will provide technical and operational support to UNICEF Country Offices, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa region, to design, implement and scale up cash-based assistance programmes in humanitarian and fragile settings. The role focuses on strengthening linkages with social protection systems, supporting risk management, building country office capacity, promoting partnerships, and contributing to global guidance and evidence generation on cash-based assistance programming. Extensive field mission support may be required to support country-level implementation and surge responses.
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.
This position was advertised as a Senior Adviser, Education (Education in Emergencies), P-5, within UNICEF’s Global Programme Division (GPD), based in Amman, Jordan. The role provides strategic leadership, policy advice, and technical stewardship for UNICEF’s global Education in Emergencies portfolio, supporting preparedness, response, recovery, and resilient education systems across humanitarian and crisis-affected contexts. The incumbent works closely with Country Offices, Regional Offices, Centres of Excellence, governments, donors, and global partners to advance equitable access to quality education for children affected by conflict, displacement, and climate-related shocks. The position also leads global partnerships, knowledge generation, policy influence, resource mobilization, and inter-agency coordination to strengthen UNICEF’s education response and ensure continuity of learning during emergencies.
To help achieve the results set out in UNICEF’s Strategic Plan and respond to growing demand from country offices and government partners for technical support on ECD, UNICEF is establishing a Global Roster of ECD Expert Consultants. The roster will play a central role in supporting UNICEF’s Centers of Excellence work on ECD by providing Country Offices with timely access to specialized expertise. The roster will function as a stand-by mechanism, enabling UNICEF to rapidly mobilize pre-qualified experts to provide timely and quality support on ECD.
The Tuvalu Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) undertook a systems enabling factor analysis (EFA). Part of this analysis looks into domestic financing volumes, modalities, guiding principles and regulations and utilization. An independent review of the Tuvalu EFA identified both equity and efficiency of education spend as issues of concern to sustainably providing quality education in the country. Based on this, Tuvalu has requested technical and on the ground support to undertake an expenditure review of the sector.
The Supply Financing Specialist will be based at UNICEF Supply Division, and will support the implementation of the UNICEF Supply Division’s Financing Partnerships and Solutions Strategy (which focuses on supporting governments’ mobilization of domestic resources to buy essential supplies while “bridging” timing gaps in government or grant disbursements of Ministries of Health and Finance, development partners, as well as to build new financing opportunities, partnerships and solutions to support the provision of essential supplies and accelerate results for children) related to supply financing activities with respect to other programmes / challenges, especially resource mobilization by national budgets, market dynamics, accessing financing instruments, such as the Vaccine Independence Initiative (“VII”) revolving fund.
UNICEF seeks a senior economic and public finance consultant to generate evidence, analysis and policy recommendations on how debt dynamics, fiscal adjustment and broader macroeconomic reforms shape fiscal space for child-relevant social sector financing. The assignment will combine empirical analysis, political economy analysis and policy reform analysis to generate actionable recommendations for national stakeholders and contribute to broader international discussions on debt, development financing and child outcomes.
Under the supervision of the DBSA Principal: Climate and Nature Finance, the Specialist (Seconded) will provide technical, financial and programme management support to the DBSA’s Climate and Nature Finance team for the design, operationalisation, fundraising and implementation of Biodiversity projects. The assignment specifically integrates youth economic participation, green skills development, digital credentialing and outcomes-based finance aligned with UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU).
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.
UNICEF's Global Programme Division (GPD) is seeking an experienced Programme Specialist (Cash Based Assistance), P-4 to support the Global Cash Hub based in Amman, Jordan. The incumbent will provide technical and operational support to UNICEF Country Offices, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa region, to design, implement and scale up cash-based assistance programmes in humanitarian and fragile settings. The role focuses on strengthening linkages with social protection systems, supporting risk management, building country office capacity, promoting partnerships, and contributing to global guidance and evidence generation on cash-based assistance programming. Extensive field mission support may be required to support country-level implementation and surge responses.
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.
This position was advertised as a Senior Adviser, Education (Education in Emergencies), P-5, within UNICEF’s Global Programme Division (GPD), based in Amman, Jordan. The role provides strategic leadership, policy advice, and technical stewardship for UNICEF’s global Education in Emergencies portfolio, supporting preparedness, response, recovery, and resilient education systems across humanitarian and crisis-affected contexts. The incumbent works closely with Country Offices, Regional Offices, Centres of Excellence, governments, donors, and global partners to advance equitable access to quality education for children affected by conflict, displacement, and climate-related shocks. The position also leads global partnerships, knowledge generation, policy influence, resource mobilization, and inter-agency coordination to strengthen UNICEF’s education response and ensure continuity of learning during emergencies.
To help achieve the results set out in UNICEF’s Strategic Plan and respond to growing demand from country offices and government partners for technical support on ECD, UNICEF is establishing a Global Roster of ECD Expert Consultants. The roster will play a central role in supporting UNICEF’s Centers of Excellence work on ECD by providing Country Offices with timely access to specialized expertise. The roster will function as a stand-by mechanism, enabling UNICEF to rapidly mobilize pre-qualified experts to provide timely and quality support on ECD.
The Tuvalu Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) undertook a systems enabling factor analysis (EFA). Part of this analysis looks into domestic financing volumes, modalities, guiding principles and regulations and utilization. An independent review of the Tuvalu EFA identified both equity and efficiency of education spend as issues of concern to sustainably providing quality education in the country. Based on this, Tuvalu has requested technical and on the ground support to undertake an expenditure review of the sector.
The Supply Financing Specialist will be based at UNICEF Supply Division, and will support the implementation of the UNICEF Supply Division’s Financing Partnerships and Solutions Strategy (which focuses on supporting governments’ mobilization of domestic resources to buy essential supplies while “bridging” timing gaps in government or grant disbursements of Ministries of Health and Finance, development partners, as well as to build new financing opportunities, partnerships and solutions to support the provision of essential supplies and accelerate results for children) related to supply financing activities with respect to other programmes / challenges, especially resource mobilization by national budgets, market dynamics, accessing financing instruments, such as the Vaccine Independence Initiative (“VII”) revolving fund.
UNICEF seeks a senior economic and public finance consultant to generate evidence, analysis and policy recommendations on how debt dynamics, fiscal adjustment and broader macroeconomic reforms shape fiscal space for child-relevant social sector financing. The assignment will combine empirical analysis, political economy analysis and policy reform analysis to generate actionable recommendations for national stakeholders and contribute to broader international discussions on debt, development financing and child outcomes.
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