The consultant will assess partners and prospects with particular focus on climate resilience and innovation as entry points and identify funding, public financing and non-financial partnership opportunities. Through consultations across country offices and global partnership teams, and a few select external actors, the consultant will map partnership gaps and opportunities propose, and outline clear engagement approach that support efforts towards high impact and long-term partnerships.
A key deliverable will be identifying high‑potential partners with strong interest in WASH, innovation, and climate‑resilient solutions to produce a stakeholder matrix and develop a global partnership pipeline of the most viable prospects. This is to include funding, public financing, and core resources and networks, leverage opportunities towards areas such as capacity building, advocacy, and building a pipeline of solutions. The work will include preparing a high‑level, tailored engagement strategy for each partnership type and context. This work will help establish a strong foundation for partnership collaboration, enabling UNICEF and partners to support, cocreate, and scale impactful WASH climate resilient programmes and innovations.
UNICEF Honduras looks for WASH in Emergencies Officer to provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance in the implementation of humanitarian funds.
The WASH Officer reports to the WASH Specialist who is at level 3 for supervision. The WASH Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The Officer prepares, manages and implements a variety of technical and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme.
UNICEF Nepal is seeking an Expert Consultant to Support UNICEF and DWSSM in Implementing Systematic Water and Wastewater Quality Monitoring, Testing, and Data Management as part of the UNICEF Nepal WASH Programme.
The assignment aims to enhance UNICEF’s capacity in CEED by supporting the mobilization on climate finance. This will be achieved by conceptualizing proposals, developing concept notes and proposals for major international climate funds- particularly vertical funds and international financial institutions (IFIs) and creating climate rationales for UNICEF South Sudan
This is a readvertisement of the external VA for replacement of WASH Specialist, NO3 in Sittwe office UNICEF, Myanmar. Interested Myanmar nationals with relevant qualifications and skills are eligible to apply.
The consultancy aims to update the 2024 Landscape Analysis of Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) in Indonesia to reflect progress from 2024–2026, including developments in regulations, industry compliance, monitoring, and coordination.
If you are a dedicated and results-driven public health professional and are passionate about improving child nutrition outcomes, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Philippines is seeking a Nutrition Consultant (PIMAM/Wasting) who will support the Nutrition Specialist in the effective program management of the PIMAM (Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition) or wasting portfolio across relevant Child Nutrition Fund components.
The consultant will help accelerate service coverage, strengthen quality of care and systems, and support evidence-based scale-up. This role will work closely with key stakeholders—including PhilHealth, the Department of Health, the National Nutrition Council, local government units, and institutional partners—to provide technical support in capacity building, monitor program implementation, and ensure timely and accurate reporting of PIMAM and wasting programme results.
This consultancy is an opportunity to support five frontrunner countries—Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Sudan—in documenting the implementation of the Joint Action to Stop Wasting (JASW) and generating evidence-driven learning products. The consultant will provide technical and methodological support across the learning process, including designing data collection approaches, facilitating data gathering and analysis, and preparing country learning briefs and multi‑country thematic briefs. The role also synthesizes cross-country findings to identify common patterns, good practices, and lessons that inform adaptive management and strengthen the JASW partnership model, working under the guidance of global UNICEF and WFP teams.
Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Deputy Representative Operations, the incumbent will be responsible for managing and monitoring all rehabilitation and construction activities in the Country Office (School Wash infrastructure; ECD reference centers; Second Chance Education Centers, child friendly spaces, etc.) and providing technical support to UNICEF Programs/Operations on construction and rehabilitation activities.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
UNICEF Jordan country Office is seeking to hire a consultant to provide specialized technical assistance to strengthen structured and sustainable private sector engagement in advancing child online protection. This will include promoting and facilitating the adoption of safety-by-design approaches and technological solutions that prevent, detect, block, report, and remove child sexual exploitation and abuse material, in alignment with national regulatory frameworks and UNICEF global standards.
UNICEF Nigeria in Abuja, is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an immunization programme monitoring & evaluation consultant and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
In partnership with the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) launched the South Africa ECCE Outcomes Fund (“Fund 1.0”) in December 2025. Over three years, five implementing partners (IPs) will open around 1.4k new Early learning programmes (ELPs) and support around 600 existing ones throughout the country. The Outcomes fund is a form of outcomes-based financing, wherein payment to IPs is dependent on their progress towards pre-specified target outcomes. Under this model, EOF, IPs, and pre-financers providing working capital and performance management to the IPs, will frequently collect monitoring and evaluation data related to the interventions.
Fund 1.0 was developed as a way to learn about how to improve ECCE quality, to provide space for innovation, and as an opportunity for the DBE to broaden partnerships with non-state ECCE providers. Towards the scaling objectives of the 2030 ECD strategy and as outlined in the Bana Pele Blueprint, the DBE and EOF are interested in surfacing learnings from Fund 1.0 to inform the design of a future outcomes fund (“ELP Fund 2.0”). To support that effort, EOF is looking to collaborate with a consultant who will serve as a full-time member of the South Africa country team, to lead the learning, scaling, and evidence synthesis agenda for Fund 1.0.
The consultant will provide technical support to strengthen the institutional capacities of the local self-governments supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Youth for the development of Local Volunteer Services (LVS). The assignment will focus on supporting the establishment and operationalization of LVS, enhancing multi-stakeholder coordination, and contributing to sustainable governance models.
The consultant will work on capacity development, technical advisory, stakeholder engagement, and systems strengthening related to volunteer management, safeguarding, partnerships, and community engagement, in collaboration with Youth Offices, civil society organizations, and relevant public institutions.
The Education Officer (MHPSS) is to be used in a Country Office (CO) where the Education Programme is a component of the Country Programme (or UNDAF). The Officer reports to the Chief of Education who is at Level 5. Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief of Education, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education and MHPSS programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
UNICEF Lebanon is looking for a Programme Specialist who reports directly to the Deputy Representative and work closely with the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Information Management (PMI), the Partnerships Manager, Budget Unit and relevant sections. This role provides support to UNICEF Lebanon’s programme sections overall and the humanitarian sectors.
UNICEF and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) has identified the need to strengthen inclusive and meaningful child participation mechanisms in Namibia.
Consultations with children have highlighted that formally recognized participation structures such as the Children’s Parliament and Junior Councils do not adequately reflect the diversity of children’s voices, particularly those from rural, marginalized and underserved communities. To support the operationalization of an inclusive Children’s Permanent Taskforce (PTF), UNICEF seeks to engage an individual national consultant.
The Kenya Country Office SBC Manager will play a pivotal role in advancing UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029 and the UNICEF Kenya Country Programme by embedding Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) across sectoral programmes. The role will ensure UNICEF’s technical assistance integrates evidence-based SBC, community engagement, feedback and accountability, demand generation, and equity as central drivers of results for children.The incumbent will provide cross-cutting technical leadership in SBC and AAP to UNICEF KCO and across sectors. This will include building institutional capacity, strengthening normative guidance, and ensuring behavioral and social sciences evidence informs policy and programme design.
The purpose of this national consultancy is to provide field-level coordination and qualitative research support for the mixed-methods impact assessment of the FunDoo in Uganda. This will include:
• Conducting qualitative data collection in selected communities and transcribing the qualitative data for the qualitative component of the study
• Support preliminary qualitative analysis
• Support the coordination of the recruitment of eligible adolescents and young people into the quantitative component of the study
• Supporting participant tracking and completion of baseline and follow-up surveys as part of the quantitative component of the study
UNICEF Pakistan is excited to announce an incredible opportunity for a passionate Driver to join our dynamic team in Islamabad Office, UNICEF Pakistan. Let’s come together to drive impactful change and make a real difference!
The consultant will assess partners and prospects with particular focus on climate resilience and innovation as entry points and identify funding, public financing and non-financial partnership opportunities. Through consultations across country offices and global partnership teams, and a few select external actors, the consultant will map partnership gaps and opportunities propose, and outline clear engagement approach that support efforts towards high impact and long-term partnerships.
A key deliverable will be identifying high‑potential partners with strong interest in WASH, innovation, and climate‑resilient solutions to produce a stakeholder matrix and develop a global partnership pipeline of the most viable prospects. This is to include funding, public financing, and core resources and networks, leverage opportunities towards areas such as capacity building, advocacy, and building a pipeline of solutions. The work will include preparing a high‑level, tailored engagement strategy for each partnership type and context. This work will help establish a strong foundation for partnership collaboration, enabling UNICEF and partners to support, cocreate, and scale impactful WASH climate resilient programmes and innovations.
UNICEF Honduras looks for WASH in Emergencies Officer to provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance in the implementation of humanitarian funds.
The WASH Officer reports to the WASH Specialist who is at level 3 for supervision. The WASH Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the WASH programming process. The Officer prepares, manages and implements a variety of technical and administrative tasks, related to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH output results of the country programme.
UNICEF Nepal is seeking an Expert Consultant to Support UNICEF and DWSSM in Implementing Systematic Water and Wastewater Quality Monitoring, Testing, and Data Management as part of the UNICEF Nepal WASH Programme.
The assignment aims to enhance UNICEF’s capacity in CEED by supporting the mobilization on climate finance. This will be achieved by conceptualizing proposals, developing concept notes and proposals for major international climate funds- particularly vertical funds and international financial institutions (IFIs) and creating climate rationales for UNICEF South Sudan
This is a readvertisement of the external VA for replacement of WASH Specialist, NO3 in Sittwe office UNICEF, Myanmar. Interested Myanmar nationals with relevant qualifications and skills are eligible to apply.
The consultancy aims to update the 2024 Landscape Analysis of Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) in Indonesia to reflect progress from 2024–2026, including developments in regulations, industry compliance, monitoring, and coordination.
If you are a dedicated and results-driven public health professional and are passionate about improving child nutrition outcomes, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.
UNICEF Philippines is seeking a Nutrition Consultant (PIMAM/Wasting) who will support the Nutrition Specialist in the effective program management of the PIMAM (Philippine Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition) or wasting portfolio across relevant Child Nutrition Fund components.
The consultant will help accelerate service coverage, strengthen quality of care and systems, and support evidence-based scale-up. This role will work closely with key stakeholders—including PhilHealth, the Department of Health, the National Nutrition Council, local government units, and institutional partners—to provide technical support in capacity building, monitor program implementation, and ensure timely and accurate reporting of PIMAM and wasting programme results.
This consultancy is an opportunity to support five frontrunner countries—Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Sudan—in documenting the implementation of the Joint Action to Stop Wasting (JASW) and generating evidence-driven learning products. The consultant will provide technical and methodological support across the learning process, including designing data collection approaches, facilitating data gathering and analysis, and preparing country learning briefs and multi‑country thematic briefs. The role also synthesizes cross-country findings to identify common patterns, good practices, and lessons that inform adaptive management and strengthen the JASW partnership model, working under the guidance of global UNICEF and WFP teams.
Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Deputy Representative Operations, the incumbent will be responsible for managing and monitoring all rehabilitation and construction activities in the Country Office (School Wash infrastructure; ECD reference centers; Second Chance Education Centers, child friendly spaces, etc.) and providing technical support to UNICEF Programs/Operations on construction and rehabilitation activities.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
UNICEF Jordan country Office is seeking to hire a consultant to provide specialized technical assistance to strengthen structured and sustainable private sector engagement in advancing child online protection. This will include promoting and facilitating the adoption of safety-by-design approaches and technological solutions that prevent, detect, block, report, and remove child sexual exploitation and abuse material, in alignment with national regulatory frameworks and UNICEF global standards.
UNICEF Nigeria in Abuja, is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of an immunization programme monitoring & evaluation consultant and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
In partnership with the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) launched the South Africa ECCE Outcomes Fund (“Fund 1.0”) in December 2025. Over three years, five implementing partners (IPs) will open around 1.4k new Early learning programmes (ELPs) and support around 600 existing ones throughout the country. The Outcomes fund is a form of outcomes-based financing, wherein payment to IPs is dependent on their progress towards pre-specified target outcomes. Under this model, EOF, IPs, and pre-financers providing working capital and performance management to the IPs, will frequently collect monitoring and evaluation data related to the interventions.
Fund 1.0 was developed as a way to learn about how to improve ECCE quality, to provide space for innovation, and as an opportunity for the DBE to broaden partnerships with non-state ECCE providers. Towards the scaling objectives of the 2030 ECD strategy and as outlined in the Bana Pele Blueprint, the DBE and EOF are interested in surfacing learnings from Fund 1.0 to inform the design of a future outcomes fund (“ELP Fund 2.0”). To support that effort, EOF is looking to collaborate with a consultant who will serve as a full-time member of the South Africa country team, to lead the learning, scaling, and evidence synthesis agenda for Fund 1.0.
The consultant will provide technical support to strengthen the institutional capacities of the local self-governments supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Youth for the development of Local Volunteer Services (LVS). The assignment will focus on supporting the establishment and operationalization of LVS, enhancing multi-stakeholder coordination, and contributing to sustainable governance models.
The consultant will work on capacity development, technical advisory, stakeholder engagement, and systems strengthening related to volunteer management, safeguarding, partnerships, and community engagement, in collaboration with Youth Offices, civil society organizations, and relevant public institutions.
The Education Officer (MHPSS) is to be used in a Country Office (CO) where the Education Programme is a component of the Country Programme (or UNDAF). The Officer reports to the Chief of Education who is at Level 5. Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief of Education, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education and MHPSS programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
UNICEF Lebanon is looking for a Programme Specialist who reports directly to the Deputy Representative and work closely with the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Information Management (PMI), the Partnerships Manager, Budget Unit and relevant sections. This role provides support to UNICEF Lebanon’s programme sections overall and the humanitarian sectors.
UNICEF and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) has identified the need to strengthen inclusive and meaningful child participation mechanisms in Namibia.
Consultations with children have highlighted that formally recognized participation structures such as the Children’s Parliament and Junior Councils do not adequately reflect the diversity of children’s voices, particularly those from rural, marginalized and underserved communities. To support the operationalization of an inclusive Children’s Permanent Taskforce (PTF), UNICEF seeks to engage an individual national consultant.
The Kenya Country Office SBC Manager will play a pivotal role in advancing UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029 and the UNICEF Kenya Country Programme by embedding Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) across sectoral programmes. The role will ensure UNICEF’s technical assistance integrates evidence-based SBC, community engagement, feedback and accountability, demand generation, and equity as central drivers of results for children.The incumbent will provide cross-cutting technical leadership in SBC and AAP to UNICEF KCO and across sectors. This will include building institutional capacity, strengthening normative guidance, and ensuring behavioral and social sciences evidence informs policy and programme design.
The purpose of this national consultancy is to provide field-level coordination and qualitative research support for the mixed-methods impact assessment of the FunDoo in Uganda. This will include:
• Conducting qualitative data collection in selected communities and transcribing the qualitative data for the qualitative component of the study
• Support preliminary qualitative analysis
• Support the coordination of the recruitment of eligible adolescents and young people into the quantitative component of the study
• Supporting participant tracking and completion of baseline and follow-up surveys as part of the quantitative component of the study
UNICEF Pakistan is excited to announce an incredible opportunity for a passionate Driver to join our dynamic team in Islamabad Office, UNICEF Pakistan. Let’s come together to drive impactful change and make a real difference!
