The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support for the implementation of the adolescent skills
development programme portfolio in Central Java and East Java provinces. The consultant will be responsible for
providing technical support, supervision and monitoring, and will coordinate programme implementation in the two
provinces. The consultant will support advocacy efforts needed to promote scale-up of the programme by local
government. The consultant will coordinate and collaborate with local implementing partners, provide technical
assistance in the preparation, implementation and reporting of programme activities, and consult with UNICEF’s
education team members to ensure the programme is implemented according to the agreed framework and the
production of high-quality results. When needed, the consultant will be requested to support national level technical and
advocacy activities.
UNICEF Jakarta is looking for Programme Specialist (Gender and Disability Inclusion) to provide expert technical advice and operational support to country office colleagues and internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure that gender, disability and adolescent development and participation established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/framework and UN intergovernmental bodies, are integrated in UNICEF’s advocacy, policies, programmes and humanitarian work. This is a Fixed-Term contract with duration of 2 years.
The purpose of this assignment is to undertake a comprehensive seven-month desk-based analytical study on the financing of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme across national and subnational levels. MBG is a flagship priority of the Government of Indonesia, currently predominantly financed and implemented at the national level. At the national level, the assignment will focus on analyzing the financing of MBG within the State Budget (APBN), including budget allocations, expenditure trends, and the composition of spending. The analysis will assess the adequacy, efficiency, and fiscal sustainability of current financing arrangements, and identify opportunities to strengthen budget performance and support informed decision-making on the programme’s scale-up and long-term viability. This will also include an assessment of fiscal incentive mechanisms and frameworks—particularly those related to stunting reduction— to assess their alignment with and potential contribution to MBG objectives.
Join UNICEF Uganda as a WASH Officer – Emergency, NOB, and help protect children and families during the Ebola response. This Temporary Appointment is ideal for a hands-on WASH professional who thrives in emergencies, builds strong partnerships, and is ready to make an immediate impact.
The Nigerian WASH team in Abuja is seeking for a WASH Manager to provide technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to ensure the achievement of the WASH-related output results in the country programme. The Manager provides authoritative advisory services to government and sector support agencies and interacts with government at senior levels and with senior staff in the International Development Banks. The WASH Manager will support the strengthening of quality assurance, risk-informed programming, and implementation oversight across the WASH portfolio.The role will help ensure that programme interventions are delivered to a high standard, in line with technical norms, and that resources are used effectively to achieve sustainable results for children and communities.The position will contribute to enhancing transparency, accountability, and value for money, including through strengthened monitoring systems, partner support, and field-level verification of results.The position will be based in Abuja but will require significant travel to Maiduguri and other conflict-affected areas. An individual with strong WASH contract management, risk mitigation, compliance monitoring, construction oversight, accountability systems, and internal controls is required.
Ready to make a lasting difference for children and communities in Kiribati? UNICEF is seeking a motivated Community Development Officer (WASH) to join our team in Tarawa and help strengthen sanitation, hygiene and community resilience through meaningful partnerships and local action. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with experience in community development, public health, social sciences, behaviour change communication or WASH programming who is passionate about creating impact, working closely with communities and government partners, and contributing to a better future for every child.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
UNICEF Cameroon is seeking a highly qualified and competent to join its team in Yaounde to work in an exciting construction project aimed at creating safe and sustainable facilities. This role involves providing technical support for planning, procurement, and monitoring of construction activities to ensure compliance with UNICEF's standards. The position requires a commitment to improving public infrastructure in particularly in education, health, and WASH sectors.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support ASWA III Country Office (Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Mali, Niger) to develop and implement a WASH focused conflict and peace analysis (CPA) including gender equality, disability, and social inclusion considerations, and to use its findings to effectively integrate conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding into WASH programming.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
UNICEF is seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief of WASH and Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED) to lead high-impact programmes that improve the lives of children and communities.This is a unique leadership opportunity to shape strategic direction, drive integrated programming across WASH and CEED areas, strengthen partnerships, and deliver sustainable, climate-resilient solutions at scale.
UNICEF PLF seeks a Data & Analytics Consultant to provide technical support for targeted data collection, data management, analysis, and reporting-related analytics, ensuring timely, high-quality datasets and analytical products that inform decision making, advocacy, accountability, and Secretariat-led reporting processes.
The Construction Officer is responsible for providing technical support to construction activities at the Country Office level, including planning, support to procurement, and monitoring of construction works on site. The position supports the preparation of design and technical documents, assists procurement processes, and ensures effective monitoring of construction projects in compliance with UNICEF norms and standards. The Construction Officer collaborates closely with Programme and Operations sections and coordinates with government counterparts to ensure construction interventions meet programmatic needs and contribute to results for children.
The consultancy will support the broader ADAP and youth initiatives for Timor-Leste CO, including mental health awareness, referral systems at schools and Youth Centers, development and implementation of the Climate Change Adaptation Module for youth, and its integration into the Youth Parliament Programme. He will also support Hackathons for social impact innovation, the UPSHIFT initiative on green skills and livelihoods, and training on the rights of persons with disabilities with ADTL. Additionally, activities will target 13 youth associations to enhance institutional capacity and leadership in selected municipalities, along with activities under the Youth Parliament Programme and capacity-building for Youth Centers. The consultant will also provide strategic leadership for ADAP and Youth Programming, coordinating across sections within UNICEF.
The Education Specialist will ensure the seamless programme, coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting of UNICEF’s European Union Funded “Last Mile Connectivity of Schools”, the Dutch Funded “PROSPECTS” Integrated Projects, and will lead climate-resilient education system-related technical assistance and implementation. This will be done in close collaboration with other programme sections in UNICEF Kenya Country Office (including Innovation, Child Protection, WASH and Social Policy), respective field offices and involved partners.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who can manage the day-to-day receipt and dispatch of UNICEF supplies in the UNICEF Warehouse while ensuring that storage conditions and cargo handling are in accordance with product-specific requirements, and that appropriate security measures are maintained to ensure the safety of program supplies.If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
The core objective of this assignment is to co-create or lead on data projects, support capacity building where applicable
and developing data & analytics products, primarily using cutting-edge data and data science models to support horizontal
initiatives across UNICEF’s core programmes on health, education, WASH and country climate initiatives and in particular
the Automated SitRep, a tool that supports the Office of Emergency Programmes with data to support regional and country
based emergencies and the Air Quality Model creation for Malaysia.
We are looking for an exceptionally qualified candidate with extensive experience in senior stakeholder engagement,
facilitation, and project management, combined with strong expertise in data science The ideal candidate should have a
solid understanding of data visualization techniques and best practices, particularly within the EAP region as well as previous
experience working with UNICEF and also on climate data projects. They should bring robust data science skills, along with
deep knowledge of agile methodologies, user-centered design and data management best practices. Knowledge of satellite
imagery and geospatial data engineering is a plus.
They should also be comfortable working in a dynamic, collaborative team environment and be passionate about
contributing to the enhancement of UNICEF's mission by designing frontier data products.
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is looking for an Administrative Officer to serve as the focal point of administrative management services. The incumbent will ensure the delivery of efficient and cost-effective administrative support, provide guidance on the operations of administrative services, and manage administrative staff. The role is responsible for ensuring that all office administrative operations and services are fully compliant with the organization’s policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support for the implementation of the adolescent skills
development programme portfolio in Central Java and East Java provinces. The consultant will be responsible for
providing technical support, supervision and monitoring, and will coordinate programme implementation in the two
provinces. The consultant will support advocacy efforts needed to promote scale-up of the programme by local
government. The consultant will coordinate and collaborate with local implementing partners, provide technical
assistance in the preparation, implementation and reporting of programme activities, and consult with UNICEF’s
education team members to ensure the programme is implemented according to the agreed framework and the
production of high-quality results. When needed, the consultant will be requested to support national level technical and
advocacy activities.
UNICEF Jakarta is looking for Programme Specialist (Gender and Disability Inclusion) to provide expert technical advice and operational support to country office colleagues and internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure that gender, disability and adolescent development and participation established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/framework and UN intergovernmental bodies, are integrated in UNICEF’s advocacy, policies, programmes and humanitarian work. This is a Fixed-Term contract with duration of 2 years.
The purpose of this assignment is to undertake a comprehensive seven-month desk-based analytical study on the financing of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme across national and subnational levels. MBG is a flagship priority of the Government of Indonesia, currently predominantly financed and implemented at the national level. At the national level, the assignment will focus on analyzing the financing of MBG within the State Budget (APBN), including budget allocations, expenditure trends, and the composition of spending. The analysis will assess the adequacy, efficiency, and fiscal sustainability of current financing arrangements, and identify opportunities to strengthen budget performance and support informed decision-making on the programme’s scale-up and long-term viability. This will also include an assessment of fiscal incentive mechanisms and frameworks—particularly those related to stunting reduction— to assess their alignment with and potential contribution to MBG objectives.
Join UNICEF Uganda as a WASH Officer – Emergency, NOB, and help protect children and families during the Ebola response. This Temporary Appointment is ideal for a hands-on WASH professional who thrives in emergencies, builds strong partnerships, and is ready to make an immediate impact.
The Nigerian WASH team in Abuja is seeking for a WASH Manager to provide technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to ensure the achievement of the WASH-related output results in the country programme. The Manager provides authoritative advisory services to government and sector support agencies and interacts with government at senior levels and with senior staff in the International Development Banks. The WASH Manager will support the strengthening of quality assurance, risk-informed programming, and implementation oversight across the WASH portfolio.The role will help ensure that programme interventions are delivered to a high standard, in line with technical norms, and that resources are used effectively to achieve sustainable results for children and communities.The position will contribute to enhancing transparency, accountability, and value for money, including through strengthened monitoring systems, partner support, and field-level verification of results.The position will be based in Abuja but will require significant travel to Maiduguri and other conflict-affected areas. An individual with strong WASH contract management, risk mitigation, compliance monitoring, construction oversight, accountability systems, and internal controls is required.
Ready to make a lasting difference for children and communities in Kiribati? UNICEF is seeking a motivated Community Development Officer (WASH) to join our team in Tarawa and help strengthen sanitation, hygiene and community resilience through meaningful partnerships and local action. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with experience in community development, public health, social sciences, behaviour change communication or WASH programming who is passionate about creating impact, working closely with communities and government partners, and contributing to a better future for every child.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
UNICEF Cameroon is seeking a highly qualified and competent to join its team in Yaounde to work in an exciting construction project aimed at creating safe and sustainable facilities. This role involves providing technical support for planning, procurement, and monitoring of construction activities to ensure compliance with UNICEF's standards. The position requires a commitment to improving public infrastructure in particularly in education, health, and WASH sectors.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support ASWA III Country Office (Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Mali, Niger) to develop and implement a WASH focused conflict and peace analysis (CPA) including gender equality, disability, and social inclusion considerations, and to use its findings to effectively integrate conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding into WASH programming.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.
UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.
This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.
UNICEF is seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief of WASH and Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Disaster Risk Reduction (CEED) to lead high-impact programmes that improve the lives of children and communities.This is a unique leadership opportunity to shape strategic direction, drive integrated programming across WASH and CEED areas, strengthen partnerships, and deliver sustainable, climate-resilient solutions at scale.
UNICEF PLF seeks a Data & Analytics Consultant to provide technical support for targeted data collection, data management, analysis, and reporting-related analytics, ensuring timely, high-quality datasets and analytical products that inform decision making, advocacy, accountability, and Secretariat-led reporting processes.
The Construction Officer is responsible for providing technical support to construction activities at the Country Office level, including planning, support to procurement, and monitoring of construction works on site. The position supports the preparation of design and technical documents, assists procurement processes, and ensures effective monitoring of construction projects in compliance with UNICEF norms and standards. The Construction Officer collaborates closely with Programme and Operations sections and coordinates with government counterparts to ensure construction interventions meet programmatic needs and contribute to results for children.
The consultancy will support the broader ADAP and youth initiatives for Timor-Leste CO, including mental health awareness, referral systems at schools and Youth Centers, development and implementation of the Climate Change Adaptation Module for youth, and its integration into the Youth Parliament Programme. He will also support Hackathons for social impact innovation, the UPSHIFT initiative on green skills and livelihoods, and training on the rights of persons with disabilities with ADTL. Additionally, activities will target 13 youth associations to enhance institutional capacity and leadership in selected municipalities, along with activities under the Youth Parliament Programme and capacity-building for Youth Centers. The consultant will also provide strategic leadership for ADAP and Youth Programming, coordinating across sections within UNICEF.
The Education Specialist will ensure the seamless programme, coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting of UNICEF’s European Union Funded “Last Mile Connectivity of Schools”, the Dutch Funded “PROSPECTS” Integrated Projects, and will lead climate-resilient education system-related technical assistance and implementation. This will be done in close collaboration with other programme sections in UNICEF Kenya Country Office (including Innovation, Child Protection, WASH and Social Policy), respective field offices and involved partners.
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a seasoned professional who can manage the day-to-day receipt and dispatch of UNICEF supplies in the UNICEF Warehouse while ensuring that storage conditions and cargo handling are in accordance with product-specific requirements, and that appropriate security measures are maintained to ensure the safety of program supplies.If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
The core objective of this assignment is to co-create or lead on data projects, support capacity building where applicable
and developing data & analytics products, primarily using cutting-edge data and data science models to support horizontal
initiatives across UNICEF’s core programmes on health, education, WASH and country climate initiatives and in particular
the Automated SitRep, a tool that supports the Office of Emergency Programmes with data to support regional and country
based emergencies and the Air Quality Model creation for Malaysia.
We are looking for an exceptionally qualified candidate with extensive experience in senior stakeholder engagement,
facilitation, and project management, combined with strong expertise in data science The ideal candidate should have a
solid understanding of data visualization techniques and best practices, particularly within the EAP region as well as previous
experience working with UNICEF and also on climate data projects. They should bring robust data science skills, along with
deep knowledge of agile methodologies, user-centered design and data management best practices. Knowledge of satellite
imagery and geospatial data engineering is a plus.
They should also be comfortable working in a dynamic, collaborative team environment and be passionate about
contributing to the enhancement of UNICEF's mission by designing frontier data products.
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is looking for an Administrative Officer to serve as the focal point of administrative management services. The incumbent will ensure the delivery of efficient and cost-effective administrative support, provide guidance on the operations of administrative services, and manage administrative staff. The role is responsible for ensuring that all office administrative operations and services are fully compliant with the organization’s policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
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