UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for a qualified International Consultant to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) of the Czech Republic in drafting a comprehensive child protection and family support law aimed at unifying and strengthening the national child protection system.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for 2 qualified Legal Experts to formulate and develop technical inputs for the initial draft of legislation, focusing on the objectives, scope, and key provisions for child protection and family support, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for 1 qualified Child Protection (CP) Expert to formulate and develop technical inputs for the initial draft of legislation, focusing on the objectives, scope, and key provisions for child protection and family support, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices.
**This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.**
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is looking for a qualified Regional Administrative Data Consultant to provide strategic advice to governments and UNICEF on maximizing the use of administrative data for children.
**This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.**
UNICEF ECARO is looking for a home-based (in Europe) Mental health and Psychosocial support Consultant to support the office with the implementation of the Initiative “Promoting a comprehensive, prevention-oriented approach to children’s health” component related to mental health of children and adolescents
UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
UNICEF Belize Country Office is seeking an experienced Education Consultant to provide technical and operational support to the implementation of its education programme, with a particular focus on the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Systems Capacity Grant.
The consultant will support programme planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes. S/he will work closely with UNICEF staff and partners—including government counterparts, NGOs and UN agencies—to ensure effective delivery of results, support capacity building, and contribute to key initiatives such as curriculum reform, the Safe School Initiative, and GIGA.
Key deliverables include:
An inception report and draft workplan;
A partnership engagement framework and education coalition action plan;
A resource mobilization strategy;
Communication materials to support education advocacy;
Strengthened monitoring and reporting tools and frameworks;
Monthly progress reports and a final comprehensive report with recommendations.
This is a national consultancy, office-based in Belize, with an expected duration of 11 months (July 2025 to June 2026).
We are looking for a candidate with a master’s degree in education, social sciences, public policy, or a related field, and demonstrated experience in education programme management, stakeholder engagement, and resource mobilization. Fluency in English and strong writing skills are essential.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide project management and analytical support to the Audience and Market Insights Manager for the East Asia Pacific region, helping to strengthen data-driven fundraising strategies. This role will contribute to deepening understanding of donors, audiences, and markets by managing the execution and follow-up of research projects and ensuring the quality and usefulness of research deliverables. The consultant will work closely with internal stakeholders and external research partners to ensure that insights are actionable, reliable, and aligned with the organization's mission and fundraising goals.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the preparation and analysis of education administrative data, with a particular focus on linking administrative sources to household survey data for deeper insight into education system performance. The consultant will work closely with the Technical Working Group and country teams to acquire and clean administrative datasets, build workflows to standardize and integrate EMIS data, and develop reproducible scripts using R.
As part of this assignment, the consultant will support the creation of a linked database across six countries, enabling joint analysis of administrative and household survey data. This will involve producing country-specific factsheets, exploring econometric approaches to respond to national policy questions, and contributing to the validation and finalization of outputs. All scripts and documentation will be maintained on GitHub to ensure transparency and facilitate future updates by teams and country partners
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to build a workflow for processing education data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The education team maintains a repository of key education indicators by harmonizing MICS surveys, and moving forward, the team seeks to update the workflow in R by building on the existing systems with the support of a consultant. This work will involve leveraging both past and forthcoming MICS data to develop a system for microdata harmonization that produces education indicators. In addition, the consultant will support the country validation exercise, working closely with country offices to validate recent education estimates.
UNICEF seeks to hire an experienced, results oriented Individual consultant to assist UNICEF Lesotho Country Office to develop an ECE investment case for Lesotho. The investment case aims to demonstrate the value and impact of early learning on children, society and the nation as a whole. It provides evidence-based arguments to policymakers, highlighting how ECE can lead to better educational outcomes, increased economic productivity, and reduced social inequalities, among many benefits.
UNICEF is seeking a qualified international individual consultant to support to analyse the baseline data collected by the local research company through the four IDELA tools/datasets – CFM: IDELA Child Functioning Module - HE: IDELA Home Environment/Caregiver - CA: IDELA Child Assessment - CE: IDEL-A Classroom Environment and produce a final report on the baseline study results on the Tajikistan School Readiness Assessment.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the development and implementation of a streamlined, reproducible workflow for the production of MICS-EAGLE factsheets. These factsheets provide countries with accessible, data-driven insights on key education indicators derived from MICS data. The consultant will enhance and automate the existing R-based workflow to generate standardized factsheets across multiple countries, covering eight core topics and producing over 50 charts per country.
In addition to workflow development, the consultant will work with up to six countries to produce customized factsheets, ensuring that estimates are validated against official sources and aligned with national priorities. The consultant will be responsible for writing per-country scripts, maintaining the GitHub repository, and supporting the publication process in collaboration with country offices and ministries of education. All code and documentation will be prepared to ensure long-term scalability and reproducibility of the process.
Le Bureau du Cameroun recherche un consultant national en Chaîne du Froid et Gestion des Vaccins hautement qualifié pour renforcer les capacités des responsables des dépôts de districts sur la maintenance des équipements de la chaine du froid et le suivi des températures à distance pour une période de 3 mois.
UNICEF Eswatini is looking for a consultant to support the Government of Eswatini in identifying environmental health policy priorities, through strengthened evidence generation and partner coordination
The consultant will conceptualize and support modeling of a comprehensive, community-based model aimed at prevention of family separation through referral and services to support families with children with special needs and disabilities, and family-based alternative care in Andijan and Tashkent regions. The consultancy will also build the capacity of professionals and caregivers to enhance family- and community-based care, disability-inclusive child protection and development services at the community level.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to work with foundational learning data from past and forthcoming Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Since 2016, the foundational learning module has been administered in over 50 countries and territories, and about 20 surveys are expected to collect this data next year. The consultant will work with both historical and upcoming data to maintain the database, update code in Stata and R, and manage the GitHub repository. In addition, the consultant will use microdata to support three analytical and knowledge products based on key research questions, which requires familiarity with building dashboards using Shiny in R or creating innovative data visualizations. Lastly, the consultant will support the Learning and Skills Data Lab, focusing on harmonization efforts and maintaining the database in preparation for the lab.
UNICEF seeks a Geospatial Consultant who will provide technical and analytical support to activities related to assessing and strengthening connectivity of health programs under both the HealthConnekt and MasterCard Foundation initiative.
The geospatial consultant will support the design, production, delivery and dissemination of spatial information products that will inform analysis of gaps in the availability of internet connectivity at health facilities, CHW distribution, the geographic coverage of health services and target population. The consultant will support country personnel to identify spatial information needs in each country, gather necessary data for the analysis, assess the quality of core input datasets such as HMFLs, CHW master lists and associated registries, and enhance them with connectivity information. The consultant will perform spatial analysis, produce information products for communication with countries and global audiences, and make the outputs available on a global platform.
The consultant will complement the HealthConnekt Country Engagement consultant under the oversight of the DHIS team senior health advisor and geospatial health specialist, as well as the ICTD Digital Centre of Excellence team based in Nairobi. The consultant will support UNICEF Regional and Country Offices in engaging with government counterparts as needed. Additionally, the consultant will be expected to engage with Africa CDC, the UNICEF GIGA and the Community Health team in UNICEF Programme Group.
UNICEF and the National Department of Health (NDoH), in collaboration with partners such as the Department of Basic Education, the Department of Water and Sanitation, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, WaterAid, and the South African Medical Research Council, aim to review and update the existing hygiene strategy, develop a realistic, costed, and multisectoral roadmap, strengthen coordination and integration of hygiene in key national systems, promote inclusive hygiene access and practices in diverse settings including health care facilities, schools, public institutions, and communities.
The consultant will contribute to the creation of an enabling environment by developing the strategy and roadmap through participatory consultations, evidence-based analysis, and practical recommendations for implementation, coordination, financing, and monitoring.
Household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) enable countries to produce statistically sound and internationally comparable estimates of a range of indicators on the situation of children and women in areas such as health, education, early childhood development, child protection, water and sanitation, and nutrition. For many countries, household surveys have been among the most important data sources used for situation analyses, policy decisions, programme interventions, and informing the public about the situation of children and women.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for a qualified International Consultant to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) of the Czech Republic in drafting a comprehensive child protection and family support law aimed at unifying and strengthening the national child protection system.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for 2 qualified Legal Experts to formulate and develop technical inputs for the initial draft of legislation, focusing on the objectives, scope, and key provisions for child protection and family support, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices.
UNICEF Czech Republic Refugee Response Office (RRO) is looking for 1 qualified Child Protection (CP) Expert to formulate and develop technical inputs for the initial draft of legislation, focusing on the objectives, scope, and key provisions for child protection and family support, ensuring alignment with international standards and best practices.
**This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.**
UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is looking for a qualified Regional Administrative Data Consultant to provide strategic advice to governments and UNICEF on maximizing the use of administrative data for children.
**This is a re-advertisement in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.**
UNICEF ECARO is looking for a home-based (in Europe) Mental health and Psychosocial support Consultant to support the office with the implementation of the Initiative “Promoting a comprehensive, prevention-oriented approach to children’s health” component related to mental health of children and adolescents
UNICEF Office of Innovation is seeking a communication consultant to support the planning, development and creation of UPSHIFT advocacy and communication activites to support global advocacy efforts to showcase the impact of UPSHIFT on young people 21st century skills development, engagment and transition from learning to earning.
The successful candidate will be a part of the Portfolio, Culture, and Scale team based in Stockholm and will work under the direct supervision of the UPSHIFT global lead and in close collaboration with the Partnerships and Communicaiton team. The consultant will work remotely and is expected to be available along CET time zone during the active engagement of the assignment.
UNICEF Belize Country Office is seeking an experienced Education Consultant to provide technical and operational support to the implementation of its education programme, with a particular focus on the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Systems Capacity Grant.
The consultant will support programme planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring and reporting processes. S/he will work closely with UNICEF staff and partners—including government counterparts, NGOs and UN agencies—to ensure effective delivery of results, support capacity building, and contribute to key initiatives such as curriculum reform, the Safe School Initiative, and GIGA.
Key deliverables include:
An inception report and draft workplan;
A partnership engagement framework and education coalition action plan;
A resource mobilization strategy;
Communication materials to support education advocacy;
Strengthened monitoring and reporting tools and frameworks;
Monthly progress reports and a final comprehensive report with recommendations.
This is a national consultancy, office-based in Belize, with an expected duration of 11 months (July 2025 to June 2026).
We are looking for a candidate with a master’s degree in education, social sciences, public policy, or a related field, and demonstrated experience in education programme management, stakeholder engagement, and resource mobilization. Fluency in English and strong writing skills are essential.
The purpose of this assignment is to provide project management and analytical support to the Audience and Market Insights Manager for the East Asia Pacific region, helping to strengthen data-driven fundraising strategies. This role will contribute to deepening understanding of donors, audiences, and markets by managing the execution and follow-up of research projects and ensuring the quality and usefulness of research deliverables. The consultant will work closely with internal stakeholders and external research partners to ensure that insights are actionable, reliable, and aligned with the organization's mission and fundraising goals.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the preparation and analysis of education administrative data, with a particular focus on linking administrative sources to household survey data for deeper insight into education system performance. The consultant will work closely with the Technical Working Group and country teams to acquire and clean administrative datasets, build workflows to standardize and integrate EMIS data, and develop reproducible scripts using R.
As part of this assignment, the consultant will support the creation of a linked database across six countries, enabling joint analysis of administrative and household survey data. This will involve producing country-specific factsheets, exploring econometric approaches to respond to national policy questions, and contributing to the validation and finalization of outputs. All scripts and documentation will be maintained on GitHub to ensure transparency and facilitate future updates by teams and country partners
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to build a workflow for processing education data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). The education team maintains a repository of key education indicators by harmonizing MICS surveys, and moving forward, the team seeks to update the workflow in R by building on the existing systems with the support of a consultant. This work will involve leveraging both past and forthcoming MICS data to develop a system for microdata harmonization that produces education indicators. In addition, the consultant will support the country validation exercise, working closely with country offices to validate recent education estimates.
UNICEF seeks to hire an experienced, results oriented Individual consultant to assist UNICEF Lesotho Country Office to develop an ECE investment case for Lesotho. The investment case aims to demonstrate the value and impact of early learning on children, society and the nation as a whole. It provides evidence-based arguments to policymakers, highlighting how ECE can lead to better educational outcomes, increased economic productivity, and reduced social inequalities, among many benefits.
UNICEF is seeking a qualified international individual consultant to support to analyse the baseline data collected by the local research company through the four IDELA tools/datasets – CFM: IDELA Child Functioning Module - HE: IDELA Home Environment/Caregiver - CA: IDELA Child Assessment - CE: IDEL-A Classroom Environment and produce a final report on the baseline study results on the Tajikistan School Readiness Assessment.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to support the development and implementation of a streamlined, reproducible workflow for the production of MICS-EAGLE factsheets. These factsheets provide countries with accessible, data-driven insights on key education indicators derived from MICS data. The consultant will enhance and automate the existing R-based workflow to generate standardized factsheets across multiple countries, covering eight core topics and producing over 50 charts per country.
In addition to workflow development, the consultant will work with up to six countries to produce customized factsheets, ensuring that estimates are validated against official sources and aligned with national priorities. The consultant will be responsible for writing per-country scripts, maintaining the GitHub repository, and supporting the publication process in collaboration with country offices and ministries of education. All code and documentation will be prepared to ensure long-term scalability and reproducibility of the process.
Le Bureau du Cameroun recherche un consultant national en Chaîne du Froid et Gestion des Vaccins hautement qualifié pour renforcer les capacités des responsables des dépôts de districts sur la maintenance des équipements de la chaine du froid et le suivi des températures à distance pour une période de 3 mois.
UNICEF Eswatini is looking for a consultant to support the Government of Eswatini in identifying environmental health policy priorities, through strengthened evidence generation and partner coordination
The consultant will conceptualize and support modeling of a comprehensive, community-based model aimed at prevention of family separation through referral and services to support families with children with special needs and disabilities, and family-based alternative care in Andijan and Tashkent regions. The consultancy will also build the capacity of professionals and caregivers to enhance family- and community-based care, disability-inclusive child protection and development services at the community level.
The overarching aim of this consultancy is to work with foundational learning data from past and forthcoming Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Since 2016, the foundational learning module has been administered in over 50 countries and territories, and about 20 surveys are expected to collect this data next year. The consultant will work with both historical and upcoming data to maintain the database, update code in Stata and R, and manage the GitHub repository. In addition, the consultant will use microdata to support three analytical and knowledge products based on key research questions, which requires familiarity with building dashboards using Shiny in R or creating innovative data visualizations. Lastly, the consultant will support the Learning and Skills Data Lab, focusing on harmonization efforts and maintaining the database in preparation for the lab.
UNICEF seeks a Geospatial Consultant who will provide technical and analytical support to activities related to assessing and strengthening connectivity of health programs under both the HealthConnekt and MasterCard Foundation initiative.
The geospatial consultant will support the design, production, delivery and dissemination of spatial information products that will inform analysis of gaps in the availability of internet connectivity at health facilities, CHW distribution, the geographic coverage of health services and target population. The consultant will support country personnel to identify spatial information needs in each country, gather necessary data for the analysis, assess the quality of core input datasets such as HMFLs, CHW master lists and associated registries, and enhance them with connectivity information. The consultant will perform spatial analysis, produce information products for communication with countries and global audiences, and make the outputs available on a global platform.
The consultant will complement the HealthConnekt Country Engagement consultant under the oversight of the DHIS team senior health advisor and geospatial health specialist, as well as the ICTD Digital Centre of Excellence team based in Nairobi. The consultant will support UNICEF Regional and Country Offices in engaging with government counterparts as needed. Additionally, the consultant will be expected to engage with Africa CDC, the UNICEF GIGA and the Community Health team in UNICEF Programme Group.
UNICEF and the National Department of Health (NDoH), in collaboration with partners such as the Department of Basic Education, the Department of Water and Sanitation, the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, WaterAid, and the South African Medical Research Council, aim to review and update the existing hygiene strategy, develop a realistic, costed, and multisectoral roadmap, strengthen coordination and integration of hygiene in key national systems, promote inclusive hygiene access and practices in diverse settings including health care facilities, schools, public institutions, and communities.
The consultant will contribute to the creation of an enabling environment by developing the strategy and roadmap through participatory consultations, evidence-based analysis, and practical recommendations for implementation, coordination, financing, and monitoring.
Household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) enable countries to produce statistically sound and internationally comparable estimates of a range of indicators on the situation of children and women in areas such as health, education, early childhood development, child protection, water and sanitation, and nutrition. For many countries, household surveys have been among the most important data sources used for situation analyses, policy decisions, programme interventions, and informing the public about the situation of children and women.
