Join UNICEF’s Global Programme Division and play a pivotal role in shaping the global WASH agenda. Based in Nairobi, you will lead the development of a Global Acceleration Programme for WASH and drive strategic partnerships with public and private sector actors to deliver results for children at scale. In this senior leadership role, you will influence global policy, strengthen partnerships, and support country-level implementation across diverse contexts. Working closely with global, regional, and country teams, you will help position UNICEF as a leader in advancing sustainable and scalable WASH solutions.
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.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the design, piloting, and implementation of an integrated School Management and Early Warning System (EWS) model for primary education in Sahrawi refugee camps. The consultant will serve as the primary field-based partner to the Senior International Consultant, ensuring strong linkage between technical design and real school-level implementation, while providing contextual expertise, coordination, and facilitation support across all phases of the assignment
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.
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.
This consultancy will strengthen and integrate a real-time predictive model prototype to assess child vulnerability during Caribbean climate emergencies, building upon the "Ahead of the Storm" initiative. The expert will consolidate data pipelines, geospatial workflows, and impact-translation methods into a sustainable, modular system that delivers actionable decision-support tools, such as maps and alerts, for rapid regional response.
Addressing the critical need for timely, child-specific data across sectors, this time-bound assignment leverages specialized expertise in geospatial data engineering and systems integration to operationalize multi-hazard analysis. The goal is to provide sustainable, actionable insights for emergency preparedness, supporting better outcomes for children and families across the Caribbean Basin.
In consultation with stakeholders, the project coordinator and the lead agencies (UNICEF, DEP, NESDC), the consultant will develop the methodology and assessment framework, in line with the Theory of Change of the pilot project which has been developed during the first phase. The assessment framework will include a minimum set of indicators to assess the success of the piloted model, identify bottlenecks and recommendations for a successful scale up.
The purpose of this temporary, output-based consultancy is to support UNICEF and the Ministry of Family and Social Services in reviewing, refining, operationalising, piloting and finalising the draft supervision system developed for the Temporary Foster Care Model under the IPA III project. The consultancy will translate the supervision system tailored to temporary foster care model into practical operational guidance, standard tools, self-assessment and monitoring templates, capacity development materials, structured supervision sessions, field-tested implementation arrangements and institutionalization recommendations.
A minimum of 1 year of professional experience, at the national and/or international level, is required, specifically in one or more operations management area including budget; financial management and reporting; facilities management; administration.Experience in a UN system agency, large private or public company, or experience working in a developing country and/or humanitarian/ emergency context is an asset. Experience in working with corporate ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) and IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) is highly desirable.Experience in working in a upper income EU financial and fiscal spaceExperience in managing closure of officesExperience in operating in RRO contextExperience in managing direct interaction with government implementation partners Proven managerial experience in a workforce transition settingExperience in supporting successful client-oriented work units is an asset. Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications 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.
UNICEF is one of the most admired organizations globally, impacting the lives of children in almost every country of the world. Your work with UNICEF will enable this life-saving and critical work in the most direct way: by raising money that lets us help the most difficult to reach.
UNICEF is at an exciting time as it expands its digital footprint, and we need great professionals to support this challenge. This role is an opportunity to take UNICEF’s fundraising to the next level. Come and help save and nurture children’s lives.
UNICEF is looking for a Digital Data Analyst to work closely with our Global Data and Insights team, which sits within the Individual Giving Unit (IG), Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), to support a digital transformation journey aimed at increasing revenues and making an impact on children’s lives around the world. The Digital Data Analyst will support the IG team remotely, a highly committed and performance-driven team, responsible for overseeing a fundraising program that delivers over one billion dollars of income every year.
The Digital Data Analyst will be responsible for implementing and developing complete and complex data models for donor acquisition and retention that will become a global standard for UNICEF IG team. With those data models as the foundation the Digital Data Analyst will be creating other data products like Dashboards, Machine Learning (ML) models and will ensure that all products are future-proof and AI-ready.
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 P&C Officer reports to the Deputy Representative for close guidance, training and supervision. The Officer provides support to the supervisor and colleagues by executing P&C services through applying knowledge of theoretical P&C models, as well as understanding of organizational P&C policies and procedures.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (MLSP) in analysing the disability system, progress, achievements, and challenges in the disability determination process in the Republic of Moldova. This includes assessing the existing disability framework to develop a Road Map for the designing criteria for determining disability in children and adults, in line with international/EU Member States’ practices, aligned with the biopsychosocial model and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - Children and Youth version (ICF-CY). The main deliverable will be a practical, forward-looking roadmap for revising and piloting the disability assessment criteria in the Republic of Moldova.
You as the People and Culture Officer provide support to the supervisor and colleagues in the unit by executing HR services through applying knowledge of theoretical HR models, as well as understanding of organizational HR policies and procedures.
Join UNICEF’s Global Programme Division and play a pivotal role in shaping the global WASH agenda. Based in Nairobi, you will lead the development of a Global Acceleration Programme for WASH and drive strategic partnerships with public and private sector actors to deliver results for children at scale. In this senior leadership role, you will influence global policy, strengthen partnerships, and support country-level implementation across diverse contexts. Working closely with global, regional, and country teams, you will help position UNICEF as a leader in advancing sustainable and scalable WASH solutions.
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.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the design, piloting, and implementation of an integrated School Management and Early Warning System (EWS) model for primary education in Sahrawi refugee camps. The consultant will serve as the primary field-based partner to the Senior International Consultant, ensuring strong linkage between technical design and real school-level implementation, while providing contextual expertise, coordination, and facilitation support across all phases of the assignment
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.
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.
This consultancy will strengthen and integrate a real-time predictive model prototype to assess child vulnerability during Caribbean climate emergencies, building upon the "Ahead of the Storm" initiative. The expert will consolidate data pipelines, geospatial workflows, and impact-translation methods into a sustainable, modular system that delivers actionable decision-support tools, such as maps and alerts, for rapid regional response.
Addressing the critical need for timely, child-specific data across sectors, this time-bound assignment leverages specialized expertise in geospatial data engineering and systems integration to operationalize multi-hazard analysis. The goal is to provide sustainable, actionable insights for emergency preparedness, supporting better outcomes for children and families across the Caribbean Basin.
In consultation with stakeholders, the project coordinator and the lead agencies (UNICEF, DEP, NESDC), the consultant will develop the methodology and assessment framework, in line with the Theory of Change of the pilot project which has been developed during the first phase. The assessment framework will include a minimum set of indicators to assess the success of the piloted model, identify bottlenecks and recommendations for a successful scale up.
The purpose of this temporary, output-based consultancy is to support UNICEF and the Ministry of Family and Social Services in reviewing, refining, operationalising, piloting and finalising the draft supervision system developed for the Temporary Foster Care Model under the IPA III project. The consultancy will translate the supervision system tailored to temporary foster care model into practical operational guidance, standard tools, self-assessment and monitoring templates, capacity development materials, structured supervision sessions, field-tested implementation arrangements and institutionalization recommendations.
A minimum of 1 year of professional experience, at the national and/or international level, is required, specifically in one or more operations management area including budget; financial management and reporting; facilities management; administration.Experience in a UN system agency, large private or public company, or experience working in a developing country and/or humanitarian/ emergency context is an asset. Experience in working with corporate ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) and IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) is highly desirable.Experience in working in a upper income EU financial and fiscal spaceExperience in managing closure of officesExperience in operating in RRO contextExperience in managing direct interaction with government implementation partners Proven managerial experience in a workforce transition settingExperience in supporting successful client-oriented work units is an asset. Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications 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.
UNICEF is one of the most admired organizations globally, impacting the lives of children in almost every country of the world. Your work with UNICEF will enable this life-saving and critical work in the most direct way: by raising money that lets us help the most difficult to reach.
UNICEF is at an exciting time as it expands its digital footprint, and we need great professionals to support this challenge. This role is an opportunity to take UNICEF’s fundraising to the next level. Come and help save and nurture children’s lives.
UNICEF is looking for a Digital Data Analyst to work closely with our Global Data and Insights team, which sits within the Individual Giving Unit (IG), Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), to support a digital transformation journey aimed at increasing revenues and making an impact on children’s lives around the world. The Digital Data Analyst will support the IG team remotely, a highly committed and performance-driven team, responsible for overseeing a fundraising program that delivers over one billion dollars of income every year.
The Digital Data Analyst will be responsible for implementing and developing complete and complex data models for donor acquisition and retention that will become a global standard for UNICEF IG team. With those data models as the foundation the Digital Data Analyst will be creating other data products like Dashboards, Machine Learning (ML) models and will ensure that all products are future-proof and AI-ready.
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 P&C Officer reports to the Deputy Representative for close guidance, training and supervision. The Officer provides support to the supervisor and colleagues by executing P&C services through applying knowledge of theoretical P&C models, as well as understanding of organizational P&C policies and procedures.
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (MLSP) in analysing the disability system, progress, achievements, and challenges in the disability determination process in the Republic of Moldova. This includes assessing the existing disability framework to develop a Road Map for the designing criteria for determining disability in children and adults, in line with international/EU Member States’ practices, aligned with the biopsychosocial model and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - Children and Youth version (ICF-CY). The main deliverable will be a practical, forward-looking roadmap for revising and piloting the disability assessment criteria in the Republic of Moldova.
You as the People and Culture Officer provide support to the supervisor and colleagues in the unit by executing HR services through applying knowledge of theoretical HR models, as well as understanding of organizational HR policies and procedures.
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