The Foresight and Policy Unit at UNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) is establishing a roster of qualified consultants to respond to a recurring need for on-demand, short- to medium-term technical support across a range of foresight methods and applications (strategic foresight, horizon scanning, and futures thinking). The roster will serve as a standing, pre-qualified pool of experts from which UNICEF and its country, regional, and headquarters offices can draw upon to support foresight-related initiatives. The roster of consultants is organized along 4 roster streams: Strategic Foresight; Facilitation and Participation; Quantitative Modelling; Knowledge Management and Capacity Building.
This is a general vacancy announcement for multiple upcoming People & Culture Assistant GS-5 and Finance Assistant GS-5 entry level positions. The recommended candidates will be considered for fixed-term and temporary posts as needed, in departments such as People Administration – Onboarding, Benefits & Entitlements, Recruitment Administrative Services, and Payroll & Offboarding, as well as Finance – Invoice Processing, Payments, General Accounting, and Master Data Management. They may also be placed in the talent group for direct appointments at later stage.
UNICEF Country Office in Croatia is looking for Face-to-Face (F2F) Fundraiser for the direct recruitment of pledge donors during all of 2026. Fundraising activities will be conducted in Zagreb and Rijeka as well as in cities across the country with mobile teams. To reach our fundraising targets, a team of 35 - 50 Fundraisers is required continuously.
UNICEF Bolivia requiere contratar los servicios de un/una profesional para el servicio de consultoría en adecuación, complementación y gestión de aprobación del documento de lineamientos sobre la acreditación, funcionamiento y supervisión de guarderías y centros infantiles integrales de atención a la primera infancia, en el marco de la Política de Primera Infancia. La consultoría tiene una duración de 90 días calendario y sede en La Paz. No se prevé viajes.
UNICEF Bolivia requiere contratar los servicios de un/una profesional para el servicio de consultoría en actualización y concertación intersectorial de la Estrategia de Promoción de la Paternidad Activa y Corresponsable, como mecanismo para la prevención de la violencia y la promoción del desarrollo integral de la primera infancia, en el marco de la Política Pública Plurinacional de Primera Infancia. La consultoría tiene una duración de 3 meses y sede en La Paz. No se prevé viajes.
UNICEF Bolivia requiere contratar los servicios de un/una profesional para el servicio de consultoría para la actualización, capacitación y acompañamiento en la implementación del Protocolo y Ruta Crítica Integral de Abordaje y Atención de Emergencia a Niñas y Niños de 0 a 5 años Víctimas de Violencia Sexual y Violencia Intrafamiliar, en el marco de la Política Pública Plurinacional de Primera Infancia. La consultoría tiene una duración de 120 días calendario y sede en La Paz con viajes al interior del país. Los viajes que se requieran serán definidos por UNICEF en coordinación con la contraparte institucional.
L’UNICEF, en collaboration avec la Sous-Direction de la Nutrition (SDN) et la DNPEF, recherche un(e) consultant(e) national(e) de niveau C pour conduire une recherche-action participative et transformatrice sur les barrières de genre affectant la nutrition des adolescentes et de leurs enfants dans les régions de Ségou, Mopti et Tombouctou.
A consultancy is required to coordinate this transition, ensuring the seamless migration and harmonization of digital platforms with minimal disruption to users. Working under the supervision of the Area Representative and in collaboration with regional and global communication teams, the consultant will support the launch of the new MCO website and aligned social media architecture.
Key Responsibilities:
Content and Editorial
• Develop a unified content strategy and narrative for the Caribbean MCO.
• Redesign key web pages and programmatic sections to reflect the regional structure.
• Draft and update core website content.
• Ensure editorial quality, consistency, and compliance with UNICEF digital standards.
• Support alignment between website and social media strategies.
Technical and Website Management
• Support configuration and launch of the new Drupal-based MCO website.
• Configure site navigation and information architecture.
• Coordinate CMS user role assignments with global teams.
• Lead migration of priority content from Belize, Eastern Caribbean Area, Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname websites.
• Oversee content migration, redirects, URL mapping, and quality assurance.
• Ensure proper functionality of links, embeds, analytics, and tracking tools.
• Maintain compliance with UNICEF global UX, UI, accessibility, and branding standards.
• Resolve content-related issues and coordinate escalation of platform-related issues when needed.
The consultancy will help establish a unified, user-friendly digital ecosystem that supports UNICEF's evolving regional structure and strengthens engagement with partners, stakeholders, and the public.
UNICEF Jakarta is seeking a national individual consultancy to support Sub-national (Provincial Education Offices) in strengthening governance, financing, planning, data systems, and quality standards of the school revitalization programme, to ensure equitable, efficient, and impactful implementation for a period of five months.
UNICEF Malaysia is supporting the Selangor state to assess the design and implementation of the IMPAK programme, including its reach, relevance and perceived usefulness and support to informal childcare providers and family caregivers in the home, as well as the reported application of knowledge and skills gained across a range of dimensions. The assessment will identify programme strengths, implementation gaps and opportunities, examine the feasibility and requirements for scale-up and structured competency-based certification pathways that complement existing certification systems, and determine the adaptations needed to scale up such a programme to support a wider group of beneficiaries, and integrate disability-inclusive care.
UNICEF Malaysia is supporting the Selangor state to assess the design and implementation of the IMPAK programme, including its reach, relevance and perceived usefulness and support to informal childcare providers and family caregivers in the home, as well as the reported application of knowledge and skills gained across a range of dimensions. The assessment will identify programme strengths, implementation gaps and opportunities, examine the feasibility and requirements for scale-up and structured competency-based certification pathways that complement existing certification systems, and determine the adaptations needed to scale up such a programme to support a wider group of beneficiaries, and integrate disability-inclusive care.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea, in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), is implementing the Climate Action for the Last Mile in Papua New Guinea programme to strengthen the climate resilience of children and their communities through climate-smart social services and infrastructure, while strengthening climate policies, climate finance and institutional capacity. The programme works with government and other partners to support national priorities related to climate change adaptation and resilience, with a particular focus on the needs of children and vulnerable communities.
One of the main programme objectives is to strengthen the integration of child-responsive climate policies and actions into PNG’s national climate frameworks, including its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and National Adaptation Plan (NAP). In this regard, the programme recognises the importance of strengthening national capacity and coordination to ensure that climate policies and plans translate into practical and inclusive action.
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.
Sous la supervision du Chef de la Protection de l’Enfant, vous contribuerez à la planification, la mise en œuvre, le suivi et l’évaluation des programmes de protection de l’enfant, avec un accent particulier sur le projet de lutte contre le travail des enfants au Togo. Vous assurerez l’intégration des approches innovantes et des mécanismes de suivi-évaluation pour garantir des résultats mesurables et durables.
La présente mission d’assistance technique est initiée pour appuyer les Circonscriptions Scolaires (CS) et les Circonscription d’Inspection Pédagogique (CIP) dans le processus participatif et inclusif d’élaboration et de mise en oeuvre des plans triennaux et des contrats de performance visant l’amélioration des résultats éducatifs et la gouvernance en tenant compte des spécificités de chaque CS et CIP.
Open Source Software Development Consultant Advisor, Office of Innovation/Innovation
Solution (Stockholm, Sweden), Remote with travel, coordinated with Stockholm, 12 months
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.
This assignment aims to support the operationalization of the Leadership Council on Disability-Inclusive Education Secretariat through coordination, partnership engagement, and development of technical and advocacy outputs to advance inclusive education globally.
The purpose of this consultancy is to design and develop a comprehensive, inclusive, and competency-based Non-Formal Education (NFE) learning package under the Alternative Learning Opportunities (ALO) Project for out-of-school children aged 10–14 years.
This is a temporary, output-based assignment with specific and measurable deliverables to be completed within a defined contract period.
The consultancy will ensure that the package integrates contextually relevant curriculum content, learner-centered pedagogy, and appropriate assessment strategies aligned with national education standards and equivalency frameworks.
UNICEF Pacific in partnership with Solomon Islands Government (SIG) requires technical assistance to support the development of key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) tools and guidance materials for use within education, health, and community and counselling systems. The assignment will contribute to strengthening mental health service delivery and workforce capacity across the health, education, and community sectors through the development of practical, contextually relevant, and evidence-informed training resources, professional standards and implementation guidance. This includes developing curriculum content for teachers on children’s development, children’s psychosocial needs, identification and support pathways, and the importance of teacher self-care to sustain safe and supportive learning environments, as well as development of training and capacity building resources for health facility-based mental health personnel, including Training of Trainers (ToT) materials and related workforce development resources for mental health professionals.
The consultant will provide technical leadership and hands-on support to strengthen teacher capacity, school-based and integration of MHPSS into teacher professional development programming, and counselling systems in Solomon Islands.
The Foresight and Policy Unit at UNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) is establishing a roster of qualified consultants to respond to a recurring need for on-demand, short- to medium-term technical support across a range of foresight methods and applications (strategic foresight, horizon scanning, and futures thinking). The roster will serve as a standing, pre-qualified pool of experts from which UNICEF and its country, regional, and headquarters offices can draw upon to support foresight-related initiatives. The roster of consultants is organized along 4 roster streams: Strategic Foresight; Facilitation and Participation; Quantitative Modelling; Knowledge Management and Capacity Building.
This is a general vacancy announcement for multiple upcoming People & Culture Assistant GS-5 and Finance Assistant GS-5 entry level positions. The recommended candidates will be considered for fixed-term and temporary posts as needed, in departments such as People Administration – Onboarding, Benefits & Entitlements, Recruitment Administrative Services, and Payroll & Offboarding, as well as Finance – Invoice Processing, Payments, General Accounting, and Master Data Management. They may also be placed in the talent group for direct appointments at later stage.
UNICEF Country Office in Croatia is looking for Face-to-Face (F2F) Fundraiser for the direct recruitment of pledge donors during all of 2026. Fundraising activities will be conducted in Zagreb and Rijeka as well as in cities across the country with mobile teams. To reach our fundraising targets, a team of 35 - 50 Fundraisers is required continuously.
UNICEF Bolivia requiere contratar los servicios de un/una profesional para el servicio de consultoría en adecuación, complementación y gestión de aprobación del documento de lineamientos sobre la acreditación, funcionamiento y supervisión de guarderías y centros infantiles integrales de atención a la primera infancia, en el marco de la Política de Primera Infancia. La consultoría tiene una duración de 90 días calendario y sede en La Paz. No se prevé viajes.
UNICEF Bolivia requiere contratar los servicios de un/una profesional para el servicio de consultoría en actualización y concertación intersectorial de la Estrategia de Promoción de la Paternidad Activa y Corresponsable, como mecanismo para la prevención de la violencia y la promoción del desarrollo integral de la primera infancia, en el marco de la Política Pública Plurinacional de Primera Infancia. La consultoría tiene una duración de 3 meses y sede en La Paz. No se prevé viajes.
UNICEF Bolivia requiere contratar los servicios de un/una profesional para el servicio de consultoría para la actualización, capacitación y acompañamiento en la implementación del Protocolo y Ruta Crítica Integral de Abordaje y Atención de Emergencia a Niñas y Niños de 0 a 5 años Víctimas de Violencia Sexual y Violencia Intrafamiliar, en el marco de la Política Pública Plurinacional de Primera Infancia. La consultoría tiene una duración de 120 días calendario y sede en La Paz con viajes al interior del país. Los viajes que se requieran serán definidos por UNICEF en coordinación con la contraparte institucional.
L’UNICEF, en collaboration avec la Sous-Direction de la Nutrition (SDN) et la DNPEF, recherche un(e) consultant(e) national(e) de niveau C pour conduire une recherche-action participative et transformatrice sur les barrières de genre affectant la nutrition des adolescentes et de leurs enfants dans les régions de Ségou, Mopti et Tombouctou.
A consultancy is required to coordinate this transition, ensuring the seamless migration and harmonization of digital platforms with minimal disruption to users. Working under the supervision of the Area Representative and in collaboration with regional and global communication teams, the consultant will support the launch of the new MCO website and aligned social media architecture.
Key Responsibilities:
Content and Editorial
• Develop a unified content strategy and narrative for the Caribbean MCO.
• Redesign key web pages and programmatic sections to reflect the regional structure.
• Draft and update core website content.
• Ensure editorial quality, consistency, and compliance with UNICEF digital standards.
• Support alignment between website and social media strategies.
Technical and Website Management
• Support configuration and launch of the new Drupal-based MCO website.
• Configure site navigation and information architecture.
• Coordinate CMS user role assignments with global teams.
• Lead migration of priority content from Belize, Eastern Caribbean Area, Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname websites.
• Oversee content migration, redirects, URL mapping, and quality assurance.
• Ensure proper functionality of links, embeds, analytics, and tracking tools.
• Maintain compliance with UNICEF global UX, UI, accessibility, and branding standards.
• Resolve content-related issues and coordinate escalation of platform-related issues when needed.
The consultancy will help establish a unified, user-friendly digital ecosystem that supports UNICEF's evolving regional structure and strengthens engagement with partners, stakeholders, and the public.
UNICEF Jakarta is seeking a national individual consultancy to support Sub-national (Provincial Education Offices) in strengthening governance, financing, planning, data systems, and quality standards of the school revitalization programme, to ensure equitable, efficient, and impactful implementation for a period of five months.
UNICEF Malaysia is supporting the Selangor state to assess the design and implementation of the IMPAK programme, including its reach, relevance and perceived usefulness and support to informal childcare providers and family caregivers in the home, as well as the reported application of knowledge and skills gained across a range of dimensions. The assessment will identify programme strengths, implementation gaps and opportunities, examine the feasibility and requirements for scale-up and structured competency-based certification pathways that complement existing certification systems, and determine the adaptations needed to scale up such a programme to support a wider group of beneficiaries, and integrate disability-inclusive care.
UNICEF Malaysia is supporting the Selangor state to assess the design and implementation of the IMPAK programme, including its reach, relevance and perceived usefulness and support to informal childcare providers and family caregivers in the home, as well as the reported application of knowledge and skills gained across a range of dimensions. The assessment will identify programme strengths, implementation gaps and opportunities, examine the feasibility and requirements for scale-up and structured competency-based certification pathways that complement existing certification systems, and determine the adaptations needed to scale up such a programme to support a wider group of beneficiaries, and integrate disability-inclusive care.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea, in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), is implementing the Climate Action for the Last Mile in Papua New Guinea programme to strengthen the climate resilience of children and their communities through climate-smart social services and infrastructure, while strengthening climate policies, climate finance and institutional capacity. The programme works with government and other partners to support national priorities related to climate change adaptation and resilience, with a particular focus on the needs of children and vulnerable communities.
One of the main programme objectives is to strengthen the integration of child-responsive climate policies and actions into PNG’s national climate frameworks, including its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and National Adaptation Plan (NAP). In this regard, the programme recognises the importance of strengthening national capacity and coordination to ensure that climate policies and plans translate into practical and inclusive action.
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.
Sous la supervision du Chef de la Protection de l’Enfant, vous contribuerez à la planification, la mise en œuvre, le suivi et l’évaluation des programmes de protection de l’enfant, avec un accent particulier sur le projet de lutte contre le travail des enfants au Togo. Vous assurerez l’intégration des approches innovantes et des mécanismes de suivi-évaluation pour garantir des résultats mesurables et durables.
La présente mission d’assistance technique est initiée pour appuyer les Circonscriptions Scolaires (CS) et les Circonscription d’Inspection Pédagogique (CIP) dans le processus participatif et inclusif d’élaboration et de mise en oeuvre des plans triennaux et des contrats de performance visant l’amélioration des résultats éducatifs et la gouvernance en tenant compte des spécificités de chaque CS et CIP.
Open Source Software Development Consultant Advisor, Office of Innovation/Innovation
Solution (Stockholm, Sweden), Remote with travel, coordinated with Stockholm, 12 months
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.
This assignment aims to support the operationalization of the Leadership Council on Disability-Inclusive Education Secretariat through coordination, partnership engagement, and development of technical and advocacy outputs to advance inclusive education globally.
The purpose of this consultancy is to design and develop a comprehensive, inclusive, and competency-based Non-Formal Education (NFE) learning package under the Alternative Learning Opportunities (ALO) Project for out-of-school children aged 10–14 years.
This is a temporary, output-based assignment with specific and measurable deliverables to be completed within a defined contract period.
The consultancy will ensure that the package integrates contextually relevant curriculum content, learner-centered pedagogy, and appropriate assessment strategies aligned with national education standards and equivalency frameworks.
UNICEF Pacific in partnership with Solomon Islands Government (SIG) requires technical assistance to support the development of key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) tools and guidance materials for use within education, health, and community and counselling systems. The assignment will contribute to strengthening mental health service delivery and workforce capacity across the health, education, and community sectors through the development of practical, contextually relevant, and evidence-informed training resources, professional standards and implementation guidance. This includes developing curriculum content for teachers on children’s development, children’s psychosocial needs, identification and support pathways, and the importance of teacher self-care to sustain safe and supportive learning environments, as well as development of training and capacity building resources for health facility-based mental health personnel, including Training of Trainers (ToT) materials and related workforce development resources for mental health professionals.
The consultant will provide technical leadership and hands-on support to strengthen teacher capacity, school-based and integration of MHPSS into teacher professional development programming, and counselling systems in Solomon Islands.
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