The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan is implementing Maternal and Child Cash Transfers Plus for the first 1,000 days of Life (MCCT+). The MCCT+ is an integrated social protection programme that provides vulnerable pregnant women and lactating mothers with regular cash assistance together with skills and access to basic health, nutrition, and protection services. UNICEF Innocenti is collaborating with the UNICEF Sudan on mixed-methods evidence generation on the MCCT+ and is looking for a National Research Assistant who will represent the research team in-country, playing a key role in facilitating the collaboration with the data collection firm.
Join UNICEF Jordan to support critical ementation of the evaluations of the Country Programme’s Costed Evaluation Plan and for evaluations triggered by other requirements. Under the supervision of the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME), and working closely with the Regional Office Multi-Country Evaluation Specialist (MCES), the Evaluation Officer will support the effective planning, management, quality assurance, dissemination, and use of evaluations and research across the UNICEF country programme, in line with the UNICEF Evaluation Policy, UNEG Norms and Standards, and the JCO Evaluation Strategy.
UNICEF PFP’s Partnerships Advisory Support Services (PASS) team seeks additional consultant capacity. This expansion aims to support global engagement with businesses and philanthropists. The team also requires assistance in researching public opinion trends on social issues, media coverage, and reporting for profiling and analyzing potential high-value partnership prospects.
Under the overall supervision of the M&E Specialist, the MICS consultant will support and provide guidance to UNICEF Belarus and Belstat for the preparation, implementation and completion of the MICS survey in the country. The MICS consultant will advise and support Belstat, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, reporting, dissemination and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols, standards and recommendations are followed at all times.
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.
Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Manager is accountable for programme management, ensuring that programme initiatives are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented and monitored, in accordance with the Country Programme and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities. The role also involves close collaboration with the programme sections—such as education, health, child protection, and water and sanitation—to ensure that social policy interventions are integrated and contribute to broader results for children.
Under the general supervision of the Chief, Education Research Unit, the incumbent will provide programme implementation, monitoring, and operational support to the relevant units, with a particular focus on supporting effective resource management.
Individual consultant: Data interpretation and utilization, Global Education Practice – Financing, Data, Economics and Assessment for Learning and Skills (FinDEALS) Team, Nairobi, Kenya, 14 months, remote with travel
Join UNICEF as a Monitoring Officer (Child Protection) and contribute to strengthening evidence-based monitoring, reporting and information management systems that support more effective child protection programmes and lasting results for children in Madagascar. In this role, you will help transform quality data and field evidence into actionable insights, supporting stronger decision-making, improved coordination with government and partners, and more responsive services for children and families. Your work will play a key role in advancing UNICEF’s commitment to protecting the most vulnerable children and ensuring that programme results are systematically tracked, analysed and used to drive sustainable impact.
UNICEF Dominican Republic is seeking a dynamic and strategic Programme Budget Officer to support the effective planning, monitoring and coordination of the Country Programme. Beyond programme budgeting, grants management and financial oversight, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic decision-making, foster collaboration across sectors and help drive integrated approaches that maximize results for children and adolescents.Working closely with programme teams and senior management, the incumbent will help translate priorities into action, strengthen programme coherence, monitor cross-cutting initiatives and support the efficient use of resources to deliver meaningful impact at scale.
UNICEF is seeking a Programme and Partnership Lead/Specialist (Frontier Data Tech) to facilitate and foster our internal/external public/private sector AI and frontier data technologies relationships and projects, so that our network can most efficiently deliver impact.It is a bridging role between technology and social impact. This role involves coordinating stakeholders across UNICEF business units, country, regional offices, managing discussions with corporate partners, and sifting manifold opportunities into specific deliverables that advance the AI Office and the Frontier Data work in-house and with our research partners. The successful candidate combines digital product development and community of practice experience over a child-centered mission. Working under the general direction of the Chief AI Officer and the data scientist specialist, the Programme and Partnership Lead/Specialist will contribute to the goals of AI for programs, Child Centred AI (Advocacy) and Strategy workstreams within the AI Office.This role emphasizes coordinating strategic partnerships for the AI Office, supporting the design and implementation of AI Office flagship initiatives using FDN model/approach, supporting community building activities and facilitating data sharing agreements with companies and global platforms.
Join UNICEF Ukraine to support evidence-based social and behaviour change initiatives that improve the lives of children and families. The role focuses on research, community engagement, partnerships, and programme implementation across areas such as early childhood development, parenting, disability inclusion, mental health, and emergency response. Candidates should have relevant experience in SBC, communications, social development, or related fields, and be fluent in English and Ukrainian.
The purpose of this four-month consultancy is to provide time-bound and deliverable-based construction engineering services to UNICEF Egypt. The consultant will review planned and ongoing infrastructure interventions, prepare and validate technical documentation, support procurement processes, monitor implementation and quality, and provide recommendations to address technical, contractual and implementation risks.
UNICEF seeks technical expertise to explore how AI and digital technologies can enhance efforts to prevent female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. The consultancy will assess and refine technology-enabled approaches for service delivery, case management, data use, and decision-making, ensuring they complement community-based and human-centered programming. Building on previous research, the work will identify opportunities to apply emerging AI solutions while upholding child rights, inclusion, gender equality, data protection, and harm-mitigation principles
Le bureau de l’UNICEF au Maroc cherche à recruter un(e) stagiaire pour accompagner les travaux de la section Planning, Suivi et Évaluation et contribuer aux différents processus de suivi de la performance, d’analyse des données et d’évaluation des programmes.
The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the child protection programmes/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Child Protection Programme within the Country Programme.
Communications Consultant - Digital Content & Engagement Lead, UNICEF Office of Innovation, Stockholm, Sweden - Partnerships and Communication Team, Stockholm, Sweden & Remote with travel, 6 months
UNICEF Honduras is looking for a Programme Officer P2 experienced in project management to support the Education team with the implementation, monitoring and reporting and evaluation of project activities, data analysis and progress reporting, in support of programme goals and objectives.
Positioned within the Acquisition unit of Individual Giving, the Fund-Raising Officer (Acquisition) plays a vital role in executing UNICEF’s strategy to expand its donor base and drive sustainable revenue growth. In line with the PSFR team's strategic focus on funnel-based marketing and audience segmentation, this role supports the development and execution of targeted acquisition campaigns—especially across digital channels, which are identified as key growth drivers. By managing agency relationships, conducting market research, and optimizing lead generation and conversion, the incumbent ensures that acquisition efforts are data-informed and audience-centric. Their collaboration with the marketing team and close monitoring of campaign performance directly contribute to the team’s broader goals of enhancing donor engagement and achieving ambitious fundraising targets under the 2026–2030 strategy.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan is implementing Maternal and Child Cash Transfers Plus for the first 1,000 days of Life (MCCT+). The MCCT+ is an integrated social protection programme that provides vulnerable pregnant women and lactating mothers with regular cash assistance together with skills and access to basic health, nutrition, and protection services. UNICEF Innocenti is collaborating with the UNICEF Sudan on mixed-methods evidence generation on the MCCT+ and is looking for a National Research Assistant who will represent the research team in-country, playing a key role in facilitating the collaboration with the data collection firm.
Join UNICEF Jordan to support critical ementation of the evaluations of the Country Programme’s Costed Evaluation Plan and for evaluations triggered by other requirements. Under the supervision of the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME), and working closely with the Regional Office Multi-Country Evaluation Specialist (MCES), the Evaluation Officer will support the effective planning, management, quality assurance, dissemination, and use of evaluations and research across the UNICEF country programme, in line with the UNICEF Evaluation Policy, UNEG Norms and Standards, and the JCO Evaluation Strategy.
UNICEF PFP’s Partnerships Advisory Support Services (PASS) team seeks additional consultant capacity. This expansion aims to support global engagement with businesses and philanthropists. The team also requires assistance in researching public opinion trends on social issues, media coverage, and reporting for profiling and analyzing potential high-value partnership prospects.
Under the overall supervision of the M&E Specialist, the MICS consultant will support and provide guidance to UNICEF Belarus and Belstat for the preparation, implementation and completion of the MICS survey in the country. The MICS consultant will advise and support Belstat, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, reporting, dissemination and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols, standards and recommendations are followed at all times.
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.
Under the guidance of the Representative, the Programme Manager is accountable for programme management, ensuring that programme initiatives are effectively planned, budgeted, implemented and monitored, in accordance with the Country Programme and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on achievement of UNICEF's Priorities. The role also involves close collaboration with the programme sections—such as education, health, child protection, and water and sanitation—to ensure that social policy interventions are integrated and contribute to broader results for children.
Under the general supervision of the Chief, Education Research Unit, the incumbent will provide programme implementation, monitoring, and operational support to the relevant units, with a particular focus on supporting effective resource management.
Individual consultant: Data interpretation and utilization, Global Education Practice – Financing, Data, Economics and Assessment for Learning and Skills (FinDEALS) Team, Nairobi, Kenya, 14 months, remote with travel
Join UNICEF as a Monitoring Officer (Child Protection) and contribute to strengthening evidence-based monitoring, reporting and information management systems that support more effective child protection programmes and lasting results for children in Madagascar. In this role, you will help transform quality data and field evidence into actionable insights, supporting stronger decision-making, improved coordination with government and partners, and more responsive services for children and families. Your work will play a key role in advancing UNICEF’s commitment to protecting the most vulnerable children and ensuring that programme results are systematically tracked, analysed and used to drive sustainable impact.
UNICEF Dominican Republic is seeking a dynamic and strategic Programme Budget Officer to support the effective planning, monitoring and coordination of the Country Programme. Beyond programme budgeting, grants management and financial oversight, this role offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic decision-making, foster collaboration across sectors and help drive integrated approaches that maximize results for children and adolescents.Working closely with programme teams and senior management, the incumbent will help translate priorities into action, strengthen programme coherence, monitor cross-cutting initiatives and support the efficient use of resources to deliver meaningful impact at scale.
UNICEF is seeking a Programme and Partnership Lead/Specialist (Frontier Data Tech) to facilitate and foster our internal/external public/private sector AI and frontier data technologies relationships and projects, so that our network can most efficiently deliver impact.It is a bridging role between technology and social impact. This role involves coordinating stakeholders across UNICEF business units, country, regional offices, managing discussions with corporate partners, and sifting manifold opportunities into specific deliverables that advance the AI Office and the Frontier Data work in-house and with our research partners. The successful candidate combines digital product development and community of practice experience over a child-centered mission. Working under the general direction of the Chief AI Officer and the data scientist specialist, the Programme and Partnership Lead/Specialist will contribute to the goals of AI for programs, Child Centred AI (Advocacy) and Strategy workstreams within the AI Office.This role emphasizes coordinating strategic partnerships for the AI Office, supporting the design and implementation of AI Office flagship initiatives using FDN model/approach, supporting community building activities and facilitating data sharing agreements with companies and global platforms.
Join UNICEF Ukraine to support evidence-based social and behaviour change initiatives that improve the lives of children and families. The role focuses on research, community engagement, partnerships, and programme implementation across areas such as early childhood development, parenting, disability inclusion, mental health, and emergency response. Candidates should have relevant experience in SBC, communications, social development, or related fields, and be fluent in English and Ukrainian.
The purpose of this four-month consultancy is to provide time-bound and deliverable-based construction engineering services to UNICEF Egypt. The consultant will review planned and ongoing infrastructure interventions, prepare and validate technical documentation, support procurement processes, monitor implementation and quality, and provide recommendations to address technical, contractual and implementation risks.
UNICEF seeks technical expertise to explore how AI and digital technologies can enhance efforts to prevent female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. The consultancy will assess and refine technology-enabled approaches for service delivery, case management, data use, and decision-making, ensuring they complement community-based and human-centered programming. Building on previous research, the work will identify opportunities to apply emerging AI solutions while upholding child rights, inclusion, gender equality, data protection, and harm-mitigation principles
Le bureau de l’UNICEF au Maroc cherche à recruter un(e) stagiaire pour accompagner les travaux de la section Planning, Suivi et Évaluation et contribuer aux différents processus de suivi de la performance, d’analyse des données et d’évaluation des programmes.
The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the child protection programmes/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Child Protection Programme within the Country Programme.
Communications Consultant - Digital Content & Engagement Lead, UNICEF Office of Innovation, Stockholm, Sweden - Partnerships and Communication Team, Stockholm, Sweden & Remote with travel, 6 months
UNICEF Honduras is looking for a Programme Officer P2 experienced in project management to support the Education team with the implementation, monitoring and reporting and evaluation of project activities, data analysis and progress reporting, in support of programme goals and objectives.
Positioned within the Acquisition unit of Individual Giving, the Fund-Raising Officer (Acquisition) plays a vital role in executing UNICEF’s strategy to expand its donor base and drive sustainable revenue growth. In line with the PSFR team's strategic focus on funnel-based marketing and audience segmentation, this role supports the development and execution of targeted acquisition campaigns—especially across digital channels, which are identified as key growth drivers. By managing agency relationships, conducting market research, and optimizing lead generation and conversion, the incumbent ensures that acquisition efforts are data-informed and audience-centric. Their collaboration with the marketing team and close monitoring of campaign performance directly contribute to the team’s broader goals of enhancing donor engagement and achieving ambitious fundraising targets under the 2026–2030 strategy.
Careers