To support UNICEF in positioning and operationalizing the Heads of State Initiatives (HoSI) as a flagship mechanism for accelerating political commitment, financing, and accountability in the WASH sector. The consultant will provide technical, advocacy, and coordination support to UNICEF’s WASH Partnerships and Advocacy and WASH Systems and Governance teams in advancing the Heads of State Initiatives (HoSi), ASWA III programme priorities, and global engagements with key partners (Sanitation and Water for All) and major events (UN 2026 Water Conference), while ensuring coherence between political advocacy, systems strengthening, and UNICEF’s global advocacy plan.
The WASH Officer (M&E and Information Management) supports the monitoring, evaluation, and information management of WASH programmes by establishing systems to collect, analyze, and report programme data, with a particular focus on infrastructure contract tracking and management. Working under the guidance of the WASH Specialist, the role also contributes to selected MEAL-related knowledge management and accountability activities, without leading overall MEAL system design or strategy.
The objective of this consultancy is to support the operationalisation of a coordinated, decentralised, and data-driven rural WASH system in Lesotho by strengthening planning, monitoring, and coordination mechanisms across national, district, and community levels.
UNICEF en Cuba se complace en anunciar la vacante de Oficial WASH (Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene), nivel NO-1 con nombramiento a término fijo (Fixed Term Appointment).
UNICEF Cuba comienza en 2026 un nuevo CPD (2026-2030) y esta puesto proporcionará asistencia técnica, operativa y administrativa de carácter profesional a lo largo de todo el proceso de programación en materia de WASH, mediante la aplicación de habilidades técnicas teóricas y prácticas en la investigación, recopilación, análisis y presentación de información del programa, al tiempo que asimila las normas, reglamentos y procedimientos organizacionales para apoyar el desarrollo, la implementación y el seguimiento de los resultados de los productos de WASH del Programa de País.
Te animamos a consultar la descripción del pefil y si te consideras una candidatura potencial y cumples los requerimientos, bienvenida tu postulación a esta excelente oportunidad de ser parte del equipo de UNICEF en Cuba.
UNICEF Lesotho seeks seeks to hire an experienced, dynamic, results-driven consultant with deep expertise to provide comprehensive graphic design and creative direction services to transform the National Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) Strategy from a technical manuscript into a high-impact, professional publication. The scope encompasses the development of a cohesive visual identity, the creation of data-driven infographics, and the production of multi-format layouts tailored for government officials, international partners, and community stakeholders to ensure maximum clarity and policy uptake.
UNICEF will engage a local MHM and WASH in Schools Consultant to provide sustained, on-the-ground technical and coordination support to schools, communities, and government counterparts, ensuring timely and high-quality implementation The objective of this consultancy is to support the effective implementation of inclusive, gender- and disabilityresponsive, and climate-resilient WASH in Schools and MHM interventions in FSM, with a particular focus on adolescent girls and children with disabilities.
Graphic Design Consultant – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – Partnerships, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization New York, USA, Home based (no travel required)
UNICEF is looking for a Social Policy Intern who will support the Social Policy Section’s work on social protection systems, with a particular focus on cash transfer programs addressing poverty, vulnerability, and shocks.
The intern will contribute to data collection, evidence generation, and analytical work related to design, implementation, and monitoring of cash-based social assistance programmes, including humanitarian cash transfers and Cash Plus interventions. The assignment will provide practical exposure to how UNICEF supports government-led cash transfer programmes through analysis, programme learning, and policy dialogue.
If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
The purpose of this assignment is to establish a long-term agreement with a few suitable individual consultants to provide technical support and engineering expertise on demand for oversight of remote infrastructure in Malawi. The consultant will support UNICEF Malawi on an as-and-when-required basis in ensuring that construction and rehabilitation of infrastructure in schools, healthcare facilities, and other institutions meet national guidelines and UNICEF standards for sustainability, safety, equity, and climate resilience. In addition, the consultant will provide advisory services and technical capacity-building to UNICEF partners, including government institutions and NGOs, to strengthen national systems and support effective implementation of infrastructure across the country.
UNICEF Surabaya is looking for Social Policy Officer who is accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) innovative financing at both national and sub-national levels; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, and climate change. Contract duration is for 2 years.
In 2024, UNICEF approved a US$5.8 million allocation through the 7% Set Aside Funds — financed through UNICEF core resources — to support reduction of new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) across 11 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and West and Central Africa (WCA). The funding was allocated to UNICEF Country Offices to accelerate implementation of evidence-based and adolescent-responsive HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) interventions within national and sub-national systems.
UNICEF seeks a consultant to document and synthesize the regional experience, implementation approaches, emerging results, strategic lessons, and programmatic learning from the 7% set-aside investment across participating countries.
The consultancy will draw on programme monitoring data, country reporting, implementation evidence, and stakeholder perspectives to produce high-quality knowledge and advocacy products that support strategic learning, future programming, policy engagement, and resource mobilization for adolescent HIV prevention and adolescent well-being.
UNICEF is seeking a strategic and innovative professional to lead integrated Child Protection and Education initiatives that strengthen national systems, promote safe and inclusive environments, and accelerate sustainable results for children and adolescents at scale.
The Social Policy Officer (Social Registry / Social Protection System Design) will play a key role in strengthening coordinated social assistance delivery in Sudan by supporting the design of social protection systems, interoperability frameworks, and data-driven coordination mechanisms. The position focuses on connecting programme-level delivery systems with emerging system-wide platforms to strengthen coordinated support for vulnerable children and families, in line with UNICEF’s social protection frameworks, Core Commitments for Children, and international standards.
UNICEF Ukraine seeks to engage an external facilitator to design and deliver a contextualized, practice-oriented training for programme staff, aimed at operationalizing the shift from service delivery to systems and strengthening impact, coherence, and scale across the recovery programme.
The consultant will provide technical, operational, and administrative support to UNICEF Philippines' Climate, Environment and Resilience (CER) Section/Emergency Unit to strengthen humanitarian preparedness, capacity building, knowledge management, and emergency response support in line with UNICEF's Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs).
Technical support will include assistance in risk analysis, preparedness & response planning, Emergency Preparedness Platform (EPP) benchmark tracking, emergency documentation, standby partnership readiness, anticipatory action inputs, emergency reporting, & field assessment or coordination support.
Operational & administrative support will include inter-section coordination, follow-up on preparedness actions, simulation & training support, maintenance of action trackers, organization of meetings & workshops, consolidation of inputs, records management, preparation of materials, & logistical follow-up related to preparedness & response activities.
Given the Philippines' high exposure to natural hazards, climate-related risks, public health emergencies, & conflict-related displacement, UNICEF requires sustained support to ensure that preparedness & response systems remain functional, coordinated, measurable, & responsive to the needs of children & vulnerable populations.
The assignment will make a practical contribution to UNICEF Philippines' preparedness & response capacity through updated risk analysis & preparedness planning inputs, completed preparedness benchmarks, organized emergency documentation, timely emergency reports & briefing materials, documented training/simulation outputs, maintained action trackers, & field-level coordination or assessment support where required.
Drive rapid, evidence-based social and behaviour change action in emergency settings by supporting the design, coordination and delivery of inclusive, high-impact SBC strategies that protect children and communities.
Reporting to the Immunization Specialist and under the general overall guidance of the Chief of Health & Nutrition, the SBC Officer (P-2) TA is responsible for the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based, inclusive and innovative SBC strategies in support of the country programme. By following the UNICEF SBC global programme and operational guidances, the role designs, plans and implements activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms in both development and humanitarian contexts.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea is looking for national and international consultants to produce emotionally resonant and impactful videos, graphics and animations that tell the stories of children and communities supported by UNICEF.
The Health Officer will provide professional technical assistance and operational support for the design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and coordination of public health emergency and health in emergencies interventions
To support UNICEF in positioning and operationalizing the Heads of State Initiatives (HoSI) as a flagship mechanism for accelerating political commitment, financing, and accountability in the WASH sector. The consultant will provide technical, advocacy, and coordination support to UNICEF’s WASH Partnerships and Advocacy and WASH Systems and Governance teams in advancing the Heads of State Initiatives (HoSi), ASWA III programme priorities, and global engagements with key partners (Sanitation and Water for All) and major events (UN 2026 Water Conference), while ensuring coherence between political advocacy, systems strengthening, and UNICEF’s global advocacy plan.
The WASH Officer (M&E and Information Management) supports the monitoring, evaluation, and information management of WASH programmes by establishing systems to collect, analyze, and report programme data, with a particular focus on infrastructure contract tracking and management. Working under the guidance of the WASH Specialist, the role also contributes to selected MEAL-related knowledge management and accountability activities, without leading overall MEAL system design or strategy.
The objective of this consultancy is to support the operationalisation of a coordinated, decentralised, and data-driven rural WASH system in Lesotho by strengthening planning, monitoring, and coordination mechanisms across national, district, and community levels.
UNICEF en Cuba se complace en anunciar la vacante de Oficial WASH (Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene), nivel NO-1 con nombramiento a término fijo (Fixed Term Appointment).
UNICEF Cuba comienza en 2026 un nuevo CPD (2026-2030) y esta puesto proporcionará asistencia técnica, operativa y administrativa de carácter profesional a lo largo de todo el proceso de programación en materia de WASH, mediante la aplicación de habilidades técnicas teóricas y prácticas en la investigación, recopilación, análisis y presentación de información del programa, al tiempo que asimila las normas, reglamentos y procedimientos organizacionales para apoyar el desarrollo, la implementación y el seguimiento de los resultados de los productos de WASH del Programa de País.
Te animamos a consultar la descripción del pefil y si te consideras una candidatura potencial y cumples los requerimientos, bienvenida tu postulación a esta excelente oportunidad de ser parte del equipo de UNICEF en Cuba.
UNICEF Lesotho seeks seeks to hire an experienced, dynamic, results-driven consultant with deep expertise to provide comprehensive graphic design and creative direction services to transform the National Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) Strategy from a technical manuscript into a high-impact, professional publication. The scope encompasses the development of a cohesive visual identity, the creation of data-driven infographics, and the production of multi-format layouts tailored for government officials, international partners, and community stakeholders to ensure maximum clarity and policy uptake.
UNICEF will engage a local MHM and WASH in Schools Consultant to provide sustained, on-the-ground technical and coordination support to schools, communities, and government counterparts, ensuring timely and high-quality implementation The objective of this consultancy is to support the effective implementation of inclusive, gender- and disabilityresponsive, and climate-resilient WASH in Schools and MHM interventions in FSM, with a particular focus on adolescent girls and children with disabilities.
Graphic Design Consultant – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – Partnerships, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization New York, USA, Home based (no travel required)
UNICEF is looking for a Social Policy Intern who will support the Social Policy Section’s work on social protection systems, with a particular focus on cash transfer programs addressing poverty, vulnerability, and shocks.
The intern will contribute to data collection, evidence generation, and analytical work related to design, implementation, and monitoring of cash-based social assistance programmes, including humanitarian cash transfers and Cash Plus interventions. The assignment will provide practical exposure to how UNICEF supports government-led cash transfer programmes through analysis, programme learning, and policy dialogue.
If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding.
The purpose of this assignment is to establish a long-term agreement with a few suitable individual consultants to provide technical support and engineering expertise on demand for oversight of remote infrastructure in Malawi. The consultant will support UNICEF Malawi on an as-and-when-required basis in ensuring that construction and rehabilitation of infrastructure in schools, healthcare facilities, and other institutions meet national guidelines and UNICEF standards for sustainability, safety, equity, and climate resilience. In addition, the consultant will provide advisory services and technical capacity-building to UNICEF partners, including government institutions and NGOs, to strengthen national systems and support effective implementation of infrastructure across the country.
UNICEF Surabaya is looking for Social Policy Officer who is accountable for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) innovative financing at both national and sub-national levels; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, and climate change. Contract duration is for 2 years.
In 2024, UNICEF approved a US$5.8 million allocation through the 7% Set Aside Funds — financed through UNICEF core resources — to support reduction of new HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) across 11 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and West and Central Africa (WCA). The funding was allocated to UNICEF Country Offices to accelerate implementation of evidence-based and adolescent-responsive HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) interventions within national and sub-national systems.
UNICEF seeks a consultant to document and synthesize the regional experience, implementation approaches, emerging results, strategic lessons, and programmatic learning from the 7% set-aside investment across participating countries.
The consultancy will draw on programme monitoring data, country reporting, implementation evidence, and stakeholder perspectives to produce high-quality knowledge and advocacy products that support strategic learning, future programming, policy engagement, and resource mobilization for adolescent HIV prevention and adolescent well-being.
UNICEF is seeking a strategic and innovative professional to lead integrated Child Protection and Education initiatives that strengthen national systems, promote safe and inclusive environments, and accelerate sustainable results for children and adolescents at scale.
The Social Policy Officer (Social Registry / Social Protection System Design) will play a key role in strengthening coordinated social assistance delivery in Sudan by supporting the design of social protection systems, interoperability frameworks, and data-driven coordination mechanisms. The position focuses on connecting programme-level delivery systems with emerging system-wide platforms to strengthen coordinated support for vulnerable children and families, in line with UNICEF’s social protection frameworks, Core Commitments for Children, and international standards.
UNICEF Ukraine seeks to engage an external facilitator to design and deliver a contextualized, practice-oriented training for programme staff, aimed at operationalizing the shift from service delivery to systems and strengthening impact, coherence, and scale across the recovery programme.
The consultant will provide technical, operational, and administrative support to UNICEF Philippines' Climate, Environment and Resilience (CER) Section/Emergency Unit to strengthen humanitarian preparedness, capacity building, knowledge management, and emergency response support in line with UNICEF's Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs).
Technical support will include assistance in risk analysis, preparedness & response planning, Emergency Preparedness Platform (EPP) benchmark tracking, emergency documentation, standby partnership readiness, anticipatory action inputs, emergency reporting, & field assessment or coordination support.
Operational & administrative support will include inter-section coordination, follow-up on preparedness actions, simulation & training support, maintenance of action trackers, organization of meetings & workshops, consolidation of inputs, records management, preparation of materials, & logistical follow-up related to preparedness & response activities.
Given the Philippines' high exposure to natural hazards, climate-related risks, public health emergencies, & conflict-related displacement, UNICEF requires sustained support to ensure that preparedness & response systems remain functional, coordinated, measurable, & responsive to the needs of children & vulnerable populations.
The assignment will make a practical contribution to UNICEF Philippines' preparedness & response capacity through updated risk analysis & preparedness planning inputs, completed preparedness benchmarks, organized emergency documentation, timely emergency reports & briefing materials, documented training/simulation outputs, maintained action trackers, & field-level coordination or assessment support where required.
Drive rapid, evidence-based social and behaviour change action in emergency settings by supporting the design, coordination and delivery of inclusive, high-impact SBC strategies that protect children and communities.
Reporting to the Immunization Specialist and under the general overall guidance of the Chief of Health & Nutrition, the SBC Officer (P-2) TA is responsible for the design, management, monitoring and evaluation of evidence-based, inclusive and innovative SBC strategies in support of the country programme. By following the UNICEF SBC global programme and operational guidances, the role designs, plans and implements activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms in both development and humanitarian contexts.
UNICEF Papua New Guinea is looking for national and international consultants to produce emotionally resonant and impactful videos, graphics and animations that tell the stories of children and communities supported by UNICEF.
The Health Officer will provide professional technical assistance and operational support for the design, planning, implementation, monitoring, and coordination of public health emergency and health in emergencies interventions
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