UNICEF Guatemala contratará a un/a consultor/a que proporcione asistencia técnica de soporte a UNICEF en el marco del proceso del desarrollo de la actividad de Adquisición de Equipo para la Producción, Almacenamiento y Distribución de Energía Eléctrica Fotovoltaica para Centros Educativos del Nivel Primario -CLEAN ENERGY-.
The establishment of a Capacity Building Consultant Roster on Climate, Environment, Energy, and DRR (CEED) will ensure that UNICEF can effectively respond to capacity needs at the headquarters, regional, and country office levels. This roster will consist of highly skilled and motivated consultants who will provide tailored technical assistance, training, and support to UNICEF staff and partners globally. The primary objective is to strengthen UNICEF’s ability to integrate sustainability and climate action into its programmes and operations. Key tasks will include developing and delivering tailored training sessions on climate and disaster resilience, sustainability, and emissions reduction strategies across all UNICEF sectors. Consultants will also assist in embedding climate-smart approaches into health, education, water, sanitation, nutrition, and child protection programmes, as well as providing technical support in integrating child-focused climate and disaster actions into national policies, plans, and budgets (e.g., NDCs, NAPs).The Capacity Building Roster will serve as a human resources repository from which pre-vetted and well qualified capacity building experts can be drawn quickly and efficiently. Once accepted on the roster, consultants will be eligible for direct recruitment by UNICEF HQ Offices, Country Offices or Regional Offices for a period of up to three years. The length of the contract will depend on project needs and funding availability
UNICEF is seeking for a Pilot Project Coordinator (Connectivity Credits) to join Giga, a UNICEF-ITU initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the establishment of the Connectivity Credits system. Tasked with being a bridge between on-the-ground implementation in specific pilot countries, and a digital product team that is building a scalable global marketplace, this role is key to ensuring that what the Connectivity Credits becomes is based on learnings from real users and stakeholders in countries.
Success in this role will mean that Connectivity Credits is proven as a viable and attractive method for financing local, small ISPs that can connect the second half of the world, enabling enhanced educational and socioeconomic opportunities in underserved communities worldwide.
The objective of the consultant assignment is to provide technical, analytical, and stakeholder engagement support to UNICEF’s ESARO Climate Hub and Partnerships team.
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Representative, the DRR-CC Programme Specialist will be responsible for the Outcome 4: Climate Engagement and Resilience and provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance to UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean’s programmes ( education, social policy & social protection and child protection) to improve and enhance the office’s climate change, resilience, and environment priorities and promote adolescent and youth participation in climate action.
The UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for consultancy to coordinate the design of the Climate Facility for Children – West Africa (CF4C-WA), including the monitoring of and reporting on pilot interventions in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Niger.
The UNICEF Archives’ goal is to take a systemic approach to preserving the organization’s institutional heritage. It aims to provide improved archival preservation of both physical and digital materials and create platforms for access through developing viable archival descriptions as well as engaging modern access platforms that satisfy client research needs. The Archives also aims to engage technology solutions through making use of new digital preservation capabilities. These goals will be implemented in line with the organizational strategy and information management requirements of stakeholders in various business areas.
We are seeking a talented Senior UI Designer to join Giga, an initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. The UI designer will work within an interdisciplinary team to develop, prototype, and advise on new products and solutions that will help us achieve the goal of connecting every school, and every community, to the internet by 2030.
Under the supervision of the UNICEF Programme Officer and Climate Action Coordinator, the consultant is expected to conduct a desk review and series of consultations with children and youth to understand their perspectives, as well as with government and
partners to understand key priorities and opportunities.
These consultations are to be summarized in a comprehensive and visually appealing advocacy brief, complemented with concise communications materials that include clear advocacy asks. Subsequently, the consultant is to organize and facilitate an advocacy event to present the results and materials.
SCOPE OF
We are seeking a blockchain developer interested in advancing his/her career in web3 by contributing to a goal of connecting every school in the world to the Internet.
Giga is piloting web3 products which will be used to enable children to use digital technology in schools and their communities. Exploring and implementing real-life use cases for web3 is what drives us, and we have gathered an amazing group of blockchain geeks to work on this during crypto winter. Products on which we are currently working include Connectivity credits platform (think carbon credits for school connectivity), an accounting platform for real-time payments for connectivity through smart contracts, and of course – an NFT collection. We tend to come up with new product ideas quite often and follow the latest trends in web3 in order to find ways we can accelerate connecting the remaining 1.3 billion unconnected children.
We are seeking a talented and versatile Junior Graphic Designer to join Giga, an initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. The UI designer will work within an interdisciplinary team to develop, prototype, and advise on new products and solutions that will help us achieve the goal of connecting every school, and every community, to the internet by 2030.
UNICEF requires the services of an external consultant to design, develop, test and deploy machine learning models to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of vaccine stock management systems, subnational distribution strategies, planning processes, track adherence to stock management protocols, and strengthening vaccine accountability standard operating procedures (SOPs) through the active use of data for planning and decision-making.
The consultant will support UNICEF's Program Group Immunization Division (PG-I) in optimizing vaccine supply chains, ensuring that life-saving vaccines reach every child, regardless of geographical or logistical challenges.
UNICEF - Burkina Faso is recruiting a Cold Chain Specialist - NOC, FT, based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
We are seeking a highly skilled data scientist to join our team and support the analysis and processing of a diverse range of datasets including geospatial data, school location data, mobile coverage data, internet Quality of Service (QoS) data, Internet Provider’s data, connectivity pricing data and other socioeconomic data. The successful candidate will support the development of machine learning and/or statistical models to generate new insights that will help Giga achieve its goal of connecting every school to the internet, with a particular focus on developing models to help UNICEF and governments to scale up the procurement of affordable school connectivity services.
The Market Research Specialist will support UNICEF Supply Division and Giga to implement interventions aimed at incentivizing the telecommunications industry to improve availability and affordability of school connectivity solutions. This role will support, with solid market research and evidence, the development and implementation of procurement strategies for school connectivity. Demand forecasts and market shaping strategies will be developed where needed to help UNICEF accelerate market development, improve availability of connectivity solutions for schools, and reduce prices for this essential service for children. High-quality business intelligence will be maintained and kept up to date to inform UNICEF’s strategic engagement with key industry suppliers, ensuring core business are postured to meet the needs of children.
The Technical Specialist for Connectivity Solutions will significantly enhance the capacity of UNICEF and Giga to deliver high-quality, reliable, and sustainable connectivity solutions to schools. By ensuring the implementation of robust technical standards and quality assurance measures, the specialist will contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of school connectivity projects. This role will help bridge the digital divide, providing children in unconnected schools with access to educational resources and opportunities, thus supporting UNICEF’s mission to promote equity and the right to education for every child. The specialist’s work in monitoring and adapting service requirements, evaluating suppliers, and managing product portfolios will ensure that connectivity solutions are fit for purpose, cost-effective, and aligned with the latest industry advancements. This will ultimately lead to improved educational outcomes and a stronger foundation for the future development of connected learning environments globally.
Building on the results of the Shock Responsive Social Protection Readiness Assessment, National consultant is expected to support drafting the National Action Plan on improving the shock responsiveness of the social protection system by introducing Humanitarian Cash Transfers into the country’s social transfers support system, administered by the Pension Fund of Turkmenistan at the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of Turkmenistan.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for an experience and energetic candidate to take up the role of Programme Officer based in Bhairahawa Field Office under Fixed Term appointment.
The Child Protection Specialist will provide strategic leadership on the area of alternative care in the UNICEF Malaysia Country Office, improve the evidence base for systemic reform of the alternative care system in Malaysia, and will engage in dialogue for sustainable programme development, advocacy, partnership and coalition building.
UNICEF Guatemala contratará a un/a consultor/a que proporcione asistencia técnica de soporte a UNICEF en el marco del proceso del desarrollo de la actividad de Adquisición de Equipo para la Producción, Almacenamiento y Distribución de Energía Eléctrica Fotovoltaica para Centros Educativos del Nivel Primario -CLEAN ENERGY-.
The establishment of a Capacity Building Consultant Roster on Climate, Environment, Energy, and DRR (CEED) will ensure that UNICEF can effectively respond to capacity needs at the headquarters, regional, and country office levels. This roster will consist of highly skilled and motivated consultants who will provide tailored technical assistance, training, and support to UNICEF staff and partners globally. The primary objective is to strengthen UNICEF’s ability to integrate sustainability and climate action into its programmes and operations. Key tasks will include developing and delivering tailored training sessions on climate and disaster resilience, sustainability, and emissions reduction strategies across all UNICEF sectors. Consultants will also assist in embedding climate-smart approaches into health, education, water, sanitation, nutrition, and child protection programmes, as well as providing technical support in integrating child-focused climate and disaster actions into national policies, plans, and budgets (e.g., NDCs, NAPs).The Capacity Building Roster will serve as a human resources repository from which pre-vetted and well qualified capacity building experts can be drawn quickly and efficiently. Once accepted on the roster, consultants will be eligible for direct recruitment by UNICEF HQ Offices, Country Offices or Regional Offices for a period of up to three years. The length of the contract will depend on project needs and funding availability
UNICEF is seeking for a Pilot Project Coordinator (Connectivity Credits) to join Giga, a UNICEF-ITU initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the establishment of the Connectivity Credits system. Tasked with being a bridge between on-the-ground implementation in specific pilot countries, and a digital product team that is building a scalable global marketplace, this role is key to ensuring that what the Connectivity Credits becomes is based on learnings from real users and stakeholders in countries.
Success in this role will mean that Connectivity Credits is proven as a viable and attractive method for financing local, small ISPs that can connect the second half of the world, enabling enhanced educational and socioeconomic opportunities in underserved communities worldwide.
The objective of the consultant assignment is to provide technical, analytical, and stakeholder engagement support to UNICEF’s ESARO Climate Hub and Partnerships team.
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Representative, the DRR-CC Programme Specialist will be responsible for the Outcome 4: Climate Engagement and Resilience and provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance to UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean’s programmes ( education, social policy & social protection and child protection) to improve and enhance the office’s climate change, resilience, and environment priorities and promote adolescent and youth participation in climate action.
The UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office is looking for consultancy to coordinate the design of the Climate Facility for Children – West Africa (CF4C-WA), including the monitoring of and reporting on pilot interventions in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Niger.
The UNICEF Archives’ goal is to take a systemic approach to preserving the organization’s institutional heritage. It aims to provide improved archival preservation of both physical and digital materials and create platforms for access through developing viable archival descriptions as well as engaging modern access platforms that satisfy client research needs. The Archives also aims to engage technology solutions through making use of new digital preservation capabilities. These goals will be implemented in line with the organizational strategy and information management requirements of stakeholders in various business areas.
We are seeking a talented Senior UI Designer to join Giga, an initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. The UI designer will work within an interdisciplinary team to develop, prototype, and advise on new products and solutions that will help us achieve the goal of connecting every school, and every community, to the internet by 2030.
Under the supervision of the UNICEF Programme Officer and Climate Action Coordinator, the consultant is expected to conduct a desk review and series of consultations with children and youth to understand their perspectives, as well as with government and
partners to understand key priorities and opportunities.
These consultations are to be summarized in a comprehensive and visually appealing advocacy brief, complemented with concise communications materials that include clear advocacy asks. Subsequently, the consultant is to organize and facilitate an advocacy event to present the results and materials.
SCOPE OF
We are seeking a blockchain developer interested in advancing his/her career in web3 by contributing to a goal of connecting every school in the world to the Internet.
Giga is piloting web3 products which will be used to enable children to use digital technology in schools and their communities. Exploring and implementing real-life use cases for web3 is what drives us, and we have gathered an amazing group of blockchain geeks to work on this during crypto winter. Products on which we are currently working include Connectivity credits platform (think carbon credits for school connectivity), an accounting platform for real-time payments for connectivity through smart contracts, and of course – an NFT collection. We tend to come up with new product ideas quite often and follow the latest trends in web3 in order to find ways we can accelerate connecting the remaining 1.3 billion unconnected children.
We are seeking a talented and versatile Junior Graphic Designer to join Giga, an initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. The UI designer will work within an interdisciplinary team to develop, prototype, and advise on new products and solutions that will help us achieve the goal of connecting every school, and every community, to the internet by 2030.
UNICEF requires the services of an external consultant to design, develop, test and deploy machine learning models to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of vaccine stock management systems, subnational distribution strategies, planning processes, track adherence to stock management protocols, and strengthening vaccine accountability standard operating procedures (SOPs) through the active use of data for planning and decision-making.
The consultant will support UNICEF's Program Group Immunization Division (PG-I) in optimizing vaccine supply chains, ensuring that life-saving vaccines reach every child, regardless of geographical or logistical challenges.
UNICEF - Burkina Faso is recruiting a Cold Chain Specialist - NOC, FT, based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
We are seeking a highly skilled data scientist to join our team and support the analysis and processing of a diverse range of datasets including geospatial data, school location data, mobile coverage data, internet Quality of Service (QoS) data, Internet Provider’s data, connectivity pricing data and other socioeconomic data. The successful candidate will support the development of machine learning and/or statistical models to generate new insights that will help Giga achieve its goal of connecting every school to the internet, with a particular focus on developing models to help UNICEF and governments to scale up the procurement of affordable school connectivity services.
The Market Research Specialist will support UNICEF Supply Division and Giga to implement interventions aimed at incentivizing the telecommunications industry to improve availability and affordability of school connectivity solutions. This role will support, with solid market research and evidence, the development and implementation of procurement strategies for school connectivity. Demand forecasts and market shaping strategies will be developed where needed to help UNICEF accelerate market development, improve availability of connectivity solutions for schools, and reduce prices for this essential service for children. High-quality business intelligence will be maintained and kept up to date to inform UNICEF’s strategic engagement with key industry suppliers, ensuring core business are postured to meet the needs of children.
The Technical Specialist for Connectivity Solutions will significantly enhance the capacity of UNICEF and Giga to deliver high-quality, reliable, and sustainable connectivity solutions to schools. By ensuring the implementation of robust technical standards and quality assurance measures, the specialist will contribute to the overall effectiveness and efficiency of school connectivity projects. This role will help bridge the digital divide, providing children in unconnected schools with access to educational resources and opportunities, thus supporting UNICEF’s mission to promote equity and the right to education for every child. The specialist’s work in monitoring and adapting service requirements, evaluating suppliers, and managing product portfolios will ensure that connectivity solutions are fit for purpose, cost-effective, and aligned with the latest industry advancements. This will ultimately lead to improved educational outcomes and a stronger foundation for the future development of connected learning environments globally.
Building on the results of the Shock Responsive Social Protection Readiness Assessment, National consultant is expected to support drafting the National Action Plan on improving the shock responsiveness of the social protection system by introducing Humanitarian Cash Transfers into the country’s social transfers support system, administered by the Pension Fund of Turkmenistan at the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of Turkmenistan.
UNICEF Nepal Country Office is looking for an experience and energetic candidate to take up the role of Programme Officer based in Bhairahawa Field Office under Fixed Term appointment.
The Child Protection Specialist will provide strategic leadership on the area of alternative care in the UNICEF Malaysia Country Office, improve the evidence base for systemic reform of the alternative care system in Malaysia, and will engage in dialogue for sustainable programme development, advocacy, partnership and coalition building.