The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF Innocenti conducts research on child well-being and rights, including in the digital environment. The Digital Engagement and Protection (DEP) unit has been studying how digital gaming, a popular leisure activity for children, can be designed to support their well-being. This work has been ongoing since 2019 in collaboration with The LEGO Group and a range of partners, funded by The LEGO Foundation, and resulted in research reports and the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) framework of eight dimensions for children’s well-being in digital play.
The evidence synthesis will be undertaken by UNICEF from January to May 2026. UNICEF is seeking a part-time consultant to build on this to produce the enhanced Safety & Security content and update the RDT, through engaging stakeholders and supporting the piloting of the updated toolbox for finalization in 2027.
UNICEF Namibia is looking for an individual consultant to conduct an end -to-end conduct of the summative evaluation of the performance of the “Preventing and Responding to (Online) Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Namibia” project.
The evaluation further contributes to Impact Result 2 ("350 million more children and young people learning and skilled") by generating evidence on how all-season WASH services impact school enrollment, attendance, retention and learning outcomes—particularly for girls who face barriers related to menstrual hygiene management. Additionally, this evaluation advances Impact Result 5 ("500 million children better protected from disasters, climate and environmental risks") by building critical evidence on the effectiveness of climate-resilient WASH infrastructure in water-scarce settings exposed to extreme weather events, directly supporting UNICEF's commitment to strengthen the resilience of social infrastructure and services to climate hazards.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide thematic evaluation support for the Impact Evaluation on “Accelerating Climate Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services for Schools and Healthcare Facilities in Karamoja.” The thematic expert will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Specialist, data analyst, and program leads to advise and provide feedback on the technical thematic aspects of this evaluation including robust survey instruments, data analysis and preparation of reports and presentations of the findings.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO), as one of the core evidence functions, aims to help UNICEF to improve its performance and results, by supporting organizational learning and accountability. Working through the network of regional evaluation teams, the UNICEF EO supports the organization’s 135+ country offices in finding evidence-based solutions for the world’s most vulnerable children.
The EO conducts strategic global, institutional effectiveness, humanitarian, and impact evaluations. It assures the quality and use of UNICEF evaluations by establishing norms, standards, guidelines as well as knowledge sharing and networking.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide quantitative data analysis support for the baseline phase of the Climate Resilient WASH impact evaluation in Karamoja, Uganda. The consultant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Specialist, WASH thematic expert, and program leads to ensure high-quality data collection, management, and analysis that meets international evaluation standards. This assignment focuses on establishing robust data collection systems, conducting baseline analysis, and creating comprehensive documentation to guide subsequent evaluation phases.
The consultant will carry out an independent technical review of the child protection data and knowledge management system, identify gaps, and provide actionable recommendations for enhancement. Besides these recommendations, customized analytical tools and data products will be developed to support real-time data analysis, informing programme planning and adjustments based on programme needs. By the end of the assignment, the child protection data management system will be strengthened and aligned with current programme requirements, while access to analytical insights for both programme staff and government counterparts will be improved.
The purpose of the Global Roster of Youth Livelihoods Experts is to:
• Establish a pre-qualified pool of individual consultants with demonstrated technical, policy, and operational expertise in youth livelihoods and economic inclusion.
• Enable rapid contracting and deployment of expertise in line with UNICEF HR policies to support country-level efforts to accelerate youth livelihoods and economic opportunities.
• Enhance the quality, coherence, scalability, and integration of UNICEF-supported livelihoods interventions.
• Strengthen UNICEF’s ability to engage credibly in policy dialogue, financing discussions, and partnerships related to youth livelihoods and employment.
• Support cross-sectoral and systems-based approaches that maximize outcomes for children and adolescents.
The WASH Officer reports to the Chief of WASH and has technical supervision line with Chief of Health. The WASH Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process, through the application of theoretical and practical technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development, implementation and monitoring of the WASH outcome and output results of the Country Programme.
UNICEF State of Palestine is seeking for National Individual Consultant for Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant. The duration of this assignment is a 364-day assignment.
The Public Partnerships Division (PPD) works to strengthen UNICEF’s position as a partner of choice for children’s right among governments and public actors around the world. The intern will acquire direct practical experience in PPD Asia-Pacific Pilla Office in Tokyo (PPD Tokyo)’s work and the United Nations system by supporting the office’s quality assurance, analysis/research, communication and administrative tasks related to resource mobilisation with the Government of Japan activities under general guidance of the supervisor (Public Partnership Manager).
The Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) portfolio of the Data and Analytics Section of UNICEF New York Headquarters maintains and updates the global MNCAH database which is a key source for country- and regional-level MNCAH data. This database is used by a wide range of stakeholders for activities related to SDG monitoring, global, regional, and country programme planning, and policy advocacy. The MNCAH team is expanding the MNCAH database to align with the emerging global health landscape and priorities, incorporating administrative data, modeled data, and subnational data. This expansion will improve the timeliness and availability of the data, necessitating strategic enhancements to the global database workflow. In addition to maintaining the global database, this consultancy will support maintenance and development of data products and data reporting processes such as SDG monitoring, Strategic Plan reporting, and other global reporting processes related to MNCAH.
The purpose of this assignment is to develop and validate country-level hierarchical Bayesian models for several MNCAH indicators for UNICEF’s reporting and monitoring. These models will evaluate the uncertainty and integrate data from country routine systems and survey data, provide annualized estimates for indicators at the country level, and forecast indicators within short time horizons.
The objective of the assignment is to analytically document the alternative care models and protection mechanisms for refugee children who were evacuated from Ukrainian residential care to the Republic of Poland. The documentation will aim to identify good practices; lessons learnt and develop recommendations for the further development of the models in Poland and the potential utilization within the Better Care Reform in Ukraine. UNICEF is looking for an national individual consultant or a team of consultants (max 3).
The assignment will consist of:
-Documentation of the 3 alternative care models - process of development, standards of service provision and care, staffing and capacity building, management and funding, child safeguarding
-Identification of good practices and challenges
-Recommendations for further development of the models in Poland, including adaptation for future refugee influx and integration in the national alternative care
-Development of a package of documents to support the use of the models in the Better Care Reform in Ukraine.
The assignment will be implemented in close collaboration with UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland.
UNICEF Tajikistan is looking for an experienced, dynamic, results-oriented consultant who will provide to an international consultant to gain insight into the government of Tajikistan and international organisations' efforts to date in improving the quality of care and reducing maternal and newborn mortality, taking into consideration success and failure factors and the root causes of sustainability challenges in enhancing the quality of care and reducing perinatal mortality in the country.
The Data Analyst and Report Writer will support the Safe Online team by drafting the Safe Online 2024 Annual report. For that, the consultant will review the quantitative and qualitative data reported by the Safe Online grantees in their 2024 Annual Reports and Final reports, liaising directly with the grantees for follow-up as necessary. Quantitative data will be provided by the grantees in the form of log-frame analysis (mainly), while qualitative data will be embedded in the narrative reports. The Safe Online Results Framework should be a guiding document to frame and undertake data analysis.
The Consultant will support UNICEF in coordinating education sector actors and liaising with the Ministry of National Education to ensure coherent and aligned education responses. The role will focus on supporting the gradual transition of coordination mechanisms to government leadership through structured planning and documentation. The Consultant will also act as UNICEF focal point for the Polish as a Second Language (PSL) task team, facilitating coordination and technical exchanges among stakeholders.
The Consultant will also lead UNICEF’s work on volunteering and youth engagement in the education sector, promoting meaningful and inclusive participation of adolescents and young people. This will include coordinating volunteering initiatives, supporting youth participation mechanisms, and working with partners to develop practical guidance and tools that strengthen youth engagement in education‑related activities.
A key role is also to serve as UNICEF’s focal point for engagement with local government counterparts, supporting coordination at subnational level. The assignment will focus on identifying and documenting effective education models and supporting their replication and scale‑up in alignment with national education policies and standards.
Lastly, the consultancy will also focus on coordinating and supporting the pre‑service teacher training partnership with the University of Silesia, ensuring effective planning, monitoring, and reporting. This will include developing work plans and timelines, track implementation progress, and preparing progress and financial reports.
UNICEF Namibia is looking for an individual consultant to provide support to the programme team on a series of video production and Human-Interest Story for the funding supported by the Government of Japan, to capture programme results.
UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated Education Specialist (Systems Strengthening) for their education team. Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief, Education (Level 4), for increased accountability, sustainability and efficiency of the education system, the Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Education programmes for all education system strengthening aspects and education communication and visibility components.
UNICEF Tajikistan is looking for an experienced, dynamic, results-oriented consultant who will work closely with national consultants, the Steering Committee (SC), the MoHSPP’s Maternal and Child Health department and UNICEF/WHO regional offices. The consultant will be the primary technical liaison between UNICEF, WHO, MoHSPP and other development and local partners involved in perinatal healthcare in Tajikistan.
Engaging an Immunization Information and Data Management Consultant will provide the organization with targeted support in improving data accuracy, streamlining reporting processes, and leveraging data analytics to strengthen immunization outcomes.
The consultant will continue to provide support for review and enhancement of existing information systems, provide technical support to DOH, LGUs and implementing partner in the collection , analysis, visualization and dissemination of immunization data, support innovations, knowledge management and capacity building in the development of NIS M&E Framework, DQC and Digivac plus technical support in the pre, intra and post implementation of the Phase 1 Measles Rubella Supplemental Immunization (MR SIA) which will be done in the whole Mindanao Region and Phase 2 MR SIA which will be done for the rest of the regions of the country.
The Gender, Rights, and Protection unit is establishing a Roster of Consultants to pre-qualify candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. Consultants on the roster may be called upon to:
• Conduct evidence reviews and quality appraisals of programmatic research on child marriage, FGM, and related interventions (e.g. social protection, cash transfers, health, social and behavioural change)
• Draft high-quality research outputs including reports, briefs, academic articles, and presentations.
• Provide technical assistance on harmful practice research to UNICEF and UNFPA country and regional offices to support evidence-informed programming.
• Support evidence-agenda setting processes including research consultations, evidence synthesis, engaging stakeholders, and developing knowledge translation tools to enhance evidence uptake.
The Social & Economic Policy (SEP) unit at UNICEF Innocenti - Global Office of Research and Foresight is establishing a Roster of Consultants with pre-qualified candidates who can be contracted quickly to provide a range of research services. These may include quantitative or qualitative data collection activities, data analysis (quantitative and/or qualitative), literature reviews, writing research outputs such as reports, briefs or academic articles, amongst others.
UNICEF Innocenti conducts research on child well-being and rights, including in the digital environment. The Digital Engagement and Protection (DEP) unit has been studying how digital gaming, a popular leisure activity for children, can be designed to support their well-being. This work has been ongoing since 2019 in collaboration with The LEGO Group and a range of partners, funded by The LEGO Foundation, and resulted in research reports and the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) framework of eight dimensions for children’s well-being in digital play.
The evidence synthesis will be undertaken by UNICEF from January to May 2026. UNICEF is seeking a part-time consultant to build on this to produce the enhanced Safety & Security content and update the RDT, through engaging stakeholders and supporting the piloting of the updated toolbox for finalization in 2027.
UNICEF Namibia is looking for an individual consultant to conduct an end -to-end conduct of the summative evaluation of the performance of the “Preventing and Responding to (Online) Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Namibia” project.
The evaluation further contributes to Impact Result 2 ("350 million more children and young people learning and skilled") by generating evidence on how all-season WASH services impact school enrollment, attendance, retention and learning outcomes—particularly for girls who face barriers related to menstrual hygiene management. Additionally, this evaluation advances Impact Result 5 ("500 million children better protected from disasters, climate and environmental risks") by building critical evidence on the effectiveness of climate-resilient WASH infrastructure in water-scarce settings exposed to extreme weather events, directly supporting UNICEF's commitment to strengthen the resilience of social infrastructure and services to climate hazards.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide thematic evaluation support for the Impact Evaluation on “Accelerating Climate Resilient Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services for Schools and Healthcare Facilities in Karamoja.” The thematic expert will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Specialist, data analyst, and program leads to advise and provide feedback on the technical thematic aspects of this evaluation including robust survey instruments, data analysis and preparation of reports and presentations of the findings.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The UNICEF Evaluation Office (EO), as one of the core evidence functions, aims to help UNICEF to improve its performance and results, by supporting organizational learning and accountability. Working through the network of regional evaluation teams, the UNICEF EO supports the organization’s 135+ country offices in finding evidence-based solutions for the world’s most vulnerable children.
The EO conducts strategic global, institutional effectiveness, humanitarian, and impact evaluations. It assures the quality and use of UNICEF evaluations by establishing norms, standards, guidelines as well as knowledge sharing and networking.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide quantitative data analysis support for the baseline phase of the Climate Resilient WASH impact evaluation in Karamoja, Uganda. The consultant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team including the UNICEF Impact Evaluation Specialist, WASH thematic expert, and program leads to ensure high-quality data collection, management, and analysis that meets international evaluation standards. This assignment focuses on establishing robust data collection systems, conducting baseline analysis, and creating comprehensive documentation to guide subsequent evaluation phases.
The consultant will carry out an independent technical review of the child protection data and knowledge management system, identify gaps, and provide actionable recommendations for enhancement. Besides these recommendations, customized analytical tools and data products will be developed to support real-time data analysis, informing programme planning and adjustments based on programme needs. By the end of the assignment, the child protection data management system will be strengthened and aligned with current programme requirements, while access to analytical insights for both programme staff and government counterparts will be improved.
The purpose of the Global Roster of Youth Livelihoods Experts is to:
• Establish a pre-qualified pool of individual consultants with demonstrated technical, policy, and operational expertise in youth livelihoods and economic inclusion.
• Enable rapid contracting and deployment of expertise in line with UNICEF HR policies to support country-level efforts to accelerate youth livelihoods and economic opportunities.
• Enhance the quality, coherence, scalability, and integration of UNICEF-supported livelihoods interventions.
• Strengthen UNICEF’s ability to engage credibly in policy dialogue, financing discussions, and partnerships related to youth livelihoods and employment.
• Support cross-sectoral and systems-based approaches that maximize outcomes for children and adolescents.
The WASH Officer reports to the Chief of WASH and has technical supervision line with Chief of Health. The WASH Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process, through the application of theoretical and practical technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development, implementation and monitoring of the WASH outcome and output results of the Country Programme.
UNICEF State of Palestine is seeking for National Individual Consultant for Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant. The duration of this assignment is a 364-day assignment.
The Public Partnerships Division (PPD) works to strengthen UNICEF’s position as a partner of choice for children’s right among governments and public actors around the world. The intern will acquire direct practical experience in PPD Asia-Pacific Pilla Office in Tokyo (PPD Tokyo)’s work and the United Nations system by supporting the office’s quality assurance, analysis/research, communication and administrative tasks related to resource mobilisation with the Government of Japan activities under general guidance of the supervisor (Public Partnership Manager).
The Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) portfolio of the Data and Analytics Section of UNICEF New York Headquarters maintains and updates the global MNCAH database which is a key source for country- and regional-level MNCAH data. This database is used by a wide range of stakeholders for activities related to SDG monitoring, global, regional, and country programme planning, and policy advocacy. The MNCAH team is expanding the MNCAH database to align with the emerging global health landscape and priorities, incorporating administrative data, modeled data, and subnational data. This expansion will improve the timeliness and availability of the data, necessitating strategic enhancements to the global database workflow. In addition to maintaining the global database, this consultancy will support maintenance and development of data products and data reporting processes such as SDG monitoring, Strategic Plan reporting, and other global reporting processes related to MNCAH.
The purpose of this assignment is to develop and validate country-level hierarchical Bayesian models for several MNCAH indicators for UNICEF’s reporting and monitoring. These models will evaluate the uncertainty and integrate data from country routine systems and survey data, provide annualized estimates for indicators at the country level, and forecast indicators within short time horizons.
The objective of the assignment is to analytically document the alternative care models and protection mechanisms for refugee children who were evacuated from Ukrainian residential care to the Republic of Poland. The documentation will aim to identify good practices; lessons learnt and develop recommendations for the further development of the models in Poland and the potential utilization within the Better Care Reform in Ukraine. UNICEF is looking for an national individual consultant or a team of consultants (max 3).
The assignment will consist of:
-Documentation of the 3 alternative care models - process of development, standards of service provision and care, staffing and capacity building, management and funding, child safeguarding
-Identification of good practices and challenges
-Recommendations for further development of the models in Poland, including adaptation for future refugee influx and integration in the national alternative care
-Development of a package of documents to support the use of the models in the Better Care Reform in Ukraine.
The assignment will be implemented in close collaboration with UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland.
UNICEF Tajikistan is looking for an experienced, dynamic, results-oriented consultant who will provide to an international consultant to gain insight into the government of Tajikistan and international organisations' efforts to date in improving the quality of care and reducing maternal and newborn mortality, taking into consideration success and failure factors and the root causes of sustainability challenges in enhancing the quality of care and reducing perinatal mortality in the country.
The Data Analyst and Report Writer will support the Safe Online team by drafting the Safe Online 2024 Annual report. For that, the consultant will review the quantitative and qualitative data reported by the Safe Online grantees in their 2024 Annual Reports and Final reports, liaising directly with the grantees for follow-up as necessary. Quantitative data will be provided by the grantees in the form of log-frame analysis (mainly), while qualitative data will be embedded in the narrative reports. The Safe Online Results Framework should be a guiding document to frame and undertake data analysis.
The Consultant will support UNICEF in coordinating education sector actors and liaising with the Ministry of National Education to ensure coherent and aligned education responses. The role will focus on supporting the gradual transition of coordination mechanisms to government leadership through structured planning and documentation. The Consultant will also act as UNICEF focal point for the Polish as a Second Language (PSL) task team, facilitating coordination and technical exchanges among stakeholders.
The Consultant will also lead UNICEF’s work on volunteering and youth engagement in the education sector, promoting meaningful and inclusive participation of adolescents and young people. This will include coordinating volunteering initiatives, supporting youth participation mechanisms, and working with partners to develop practical guidance and tools that strengthen youth engagement in education‑related activities.
A key role is also to serve as UNICEF’s focal point for engagement with local government counterparts, supporting coordination at subnational level. The assignment will focus on identifying and documenting effective education models and supporting their replication and scale‑up in alignment with national education policies and standards.
Lastly, the consultancy will also focus on coordinating and supporting the pre‑service teacher training partnership with the University of Silesia, ensuring effective planning, monitoring, and reporting. This will include developing work plans and timelines, track implementation progress, and preparing progress and financial reports.
UNICEF Namibia is looking for an individual consultant to provide support to the programme team on a series of video production and Human-Interest Story for the funding supported by the Government of Japan, to capture programme results.
UNICEF Zimbabwe seeks to hire a passionate and dedicated Education Specialist (Systems Strengthening) for their education team. Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief, Education (Level 4), for increased accountability, sustainability and efficiency of the education system, the Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Education programmes for all education system strengthening aspects and education communication and visibility components.
UNICEF Tajikistan is looking for an experienced, dynamic, results-oriented consultant who will work closely with national consultants, the Steering Committee (SC), the MoHSPP’s Maternal and Child Health department and UNICEF/WHO regional offices. The consultant will be the primary technical liaison between UNICEF, WHO, MoHSPP and other development and local partners involved in perinatal healthcare in Tajikistan.
Engaging an Immunization Information and Data Management Consultant will provide the organization with targeted support in improving data accuracy, streamlining reporting processes, and leveraging data analytics to strengthen immunization outcomes.
The consultant will continue to provide support for review and enhancement of existing information systems, provide technical support to DOH, LGUs and implementing partner in the collection , analysis, visualization and dissemination of immunization data, support innovations, knowledge management and capacity building in the development of NIS M&E Framework, DQC and Digivac plus technical support in the pre, intra and post implementation of the Phase 1 Measles Rubella Supplemental Immunization (MR SIA) which will be done in the whole Mindanao Region and Phase 2 MR SIA which will be done for the rest of the regions of the country.
