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Health Specialist Polio (Social and Behavioral Change) SBC, P-4, Temporary Appointment, 364 Days, Abuja Nigeria #132468 Nigeria
UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Health specialist Polio (Social and Behavioral Change) 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.
National consultant on advancing environment and climate change education in ECEC and VET curricula and teacher professional development North Macedonia
UNICEF Skopje is looking for a national individual consultant to work on advancing environment and climate change education in ECEC and VET curricula and teacher professional development. The duration of this consultancy is two years with total of 400 working days engagement. This is home based consultancy.
National consultant for revision of the existing methodology for calculation of vaccination coverage in North Macedonia North Macedonia
UNICEF Skopje is looking for a national consultant to complete the revision of the existing methodology for calculation of vaccination coverage in North Macedonia. This is home based consultancy in a duration of seven months with the total of 31 working days.
Consultancy: Technical Advisor (Open Source), Office of Innovation, Stockholm, Sweden, 13 months (full-time) Sweden
You are passionate about open source and know your way around the messiest of repos and the most opinionated communities. You want to bring your experience in building and supporting open-source communities to the UN and help UNICEF build out its engagement on open source. You can tell a story, sell an idea, and could convince the biggest tech companies to open source their product, if they only gave you a meeting. This is a role for someone who is connected to the open-source world, has converted big organizations to embrace the 'open' life and can explain the difference between 'open source' and 'open standards' in a tweet. Join us to step-up our engagement on open source, to expand our support to new solutions and turn skeptics into converts.
Security Officer, Temporary Appointment TA (364 Days), NO-1, Central Area, Wadi Madani, Sudan, Post # 132244 Sudan
UNICEF Sudan is seeking a Security Officer at the NO-A level to provide technical, operational, and administrative support in the area of security management. The role involves applying theoretical and technical skills to research, collect, analyze, and present security-related data and information, while gaining exposure to UNICEF and UN system procedures in security management and emergency/crisis preparedness.
Education Specialist (NO-C) FT, #128746, West, Programme Section, El Geneina – Sudan (For Sudanese nationals) Sudan
UNICEF Sudan is seeking an Education Specialist to support the development and planning of the Learning and Skills Development Programme and lead the coordination of the Education Cluster within the Country Programme in the West Area, covering five states. The Specialist will provide technical guidance and managerial support throughout the programme cycle and will supervise Education Officer(s) in the West Area.
National consultant to provide technical support to MoES in enhancing Learning Assessments, 390 w/ds, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (open to Tajik nationals only) Tajikistan
The purpose of this national consultancy is to provide technical and coordination support to the MoES and other national stakeholders in advancing the national learning assessment agenda, with a particular focus on school-level competency-based summative assessment reform. This support will directly contribute to strengthening assessment systems in alignment with competency-based education (CBE) principles, as defined by national policy and the IsDB/GPE Phase II project.
Gender Programme Specialist (Immunization), P4- Temporary Appointment, Regional Office for South Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal Nepal
Regional Office for South Asia is looking for a dedicated Gender Programme Specialist (Immunization) to join the Gender section to provide overall technical support and oversight for the implementation of the Gender component of the Immunization and Zero dose Programme to recipient countries of the UNICEF/Global Affairs Canada (GAC) grant in the region. The Specialist will also support the knowledge management, promote cross-learning, identify opportunities, develop Programme tools, and ensure quality oversight for Programme implementation, including ensuring effective and timely fund utilization and reporting.
Social Policy Specialist, P4; UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (Temporary Appointment) Nepal
The Social Policy team contributes to UNICEF’s strategic results on the reduction of child poverty, social protection and public finance. Its main aim is to support country offices. This post will support specific Goal Area 5 Strategic Plan results to improve access to inclusive social protection systems and reduction of child poverty through increasing coverage and financing of social protection systems for children.
Human Resources Associate, (G6) - UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia, Temporary Appointment Nepal
Under the close supervision and guidance of the Human Resources Officer/Specialist/Manager/Chief, the Human Resources Associate provides administrative, procedural and operational support and assistance to the efficient implementation of a broad range of Human Resources functions for all categories of staff in his/her office, ensuring accurate and timely delivery that is in compliance with UNICEF HR rules and regulations.
Stretch Assignment: PF4C Specialist, NOC/P3, Banjul, The Gambia (3 months) Gambia
UNICEF Gambia is seeking the services of a consultant to provide both technical and strategic support to the Government of The Gambia in strengthening its public finance systems. The objective is to enhance investments in children and adolescents and to recommend targeted public finance strategies that promote their well-being and contribute to the effective implementation of the Second National Development Plan, in alignment with UNICEF Gambia’s Public Finance for Children (PF4C) Strategy.
Consultant National Social Policy Officer (Cash transfer) NOB, 5 Months Mali
Under the direct supervision of the Social Policy officer (Cash Transfer) and in close coordination with Chief of emergency, the social policy Specialist will be responsible to provide technical backstop in, monitoring and evaluation and implementation of cash-based intervention with implementing partners. The social policy Specialist will also provide technical inputs to support the establishment of the country office integrated, effective and efficient system to carry out future cash and voucher based (CVA) interventions linked to social protection, including risk programming.
Une Consultante individuelle photographe nationale, WCAR-Bénin, 9 jours Benin
UNICEF BENIN recrute un.e photographe pour produire des contenus impactants qui mettront en avant, les actions de l'UNICEF et de ses partenaires.
International Consultant: Child Rights Expert, Banjul, The Gambia (9 months) Gambia
UNICEF Gambia is inviting applications from highly qualified professionals for a Child Rights Consultancy. This role involves providing high-level technical expertise to advance the child rights agenda in The Gambia, in line with national priorities and the country’s international commitments.
Consultancy: Strategic Knowledge Management Consultant - Req.#582366 United States
The Immunization Section is entering a period of strategic transition, marked by the shift to a new Organizational Management Plan (OMP) and the evolution from Gavi 5.0 to Gavi 6.0. These changes bring new priorities, structures, and ways of working that require thoughtful adaptation and alignment across teams. In such contexts, the ability to retain critical knowledge, preserve institutional memory and improve collaboration becomes essential to ensure continuity, coherence, and sustained impact. Knowledge management plays a vital role in capturing and disseminating learning from past and ongoing initiatives, particularly as the current Strategic Plan (SP) and OMP cycles conclude. Documenting lessons learned, good practices, and implementation insights will help inform future planning and strengthen adaptive learning across the organization. This is especially important for ensuring that institutional knowledge remains accessible and actionable during times of change. The transition to Gavi 6.0 also introduces updated processes and guidance that require clear communication and capacity-building across Country Offices and partners. Strategic KM support is essential to ensure that these changes are well understood, internalized, and implemented effectively. In addition, knowledge management can function as a bridge to support collaboration and improve organizational learning and effectiveness in times of change and uncertainty. This consultancy will contribute to these efforts by advancing targeted KM initiatives that promote knowledge continuity, internal collaboration, and organizational learning.
Digital Health Consultant, Monrovia, Liberia, 11 months (onsite) - (For Non-Liberians Only) Liberia
UNICEF Liberia is seeking to hire an experienced individual to provide technical expertise and strategic support to departments within the Ministry of Health (ICT,EPI, Vital Statistics and Community Health) , the National Identification Registry, and UNICEF (Liberia CO), in accelerating the scale-up of digital health initiatives that enhance service delivery, improve data systems, and promote child rights. Qualified female candidate are strongly encouraged to apply.
Chief Child Protection, P-4, Fixed Term, Post# 41703, Req. 582416, en Republique Centrafricaine. Central African Republic
The Chief, Child Protection reports to the Representative or Deputy Representative for general guidance and direction. The Chief is responsible for managing and supervising all stages of child protection programmes/projects from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm and to protect their rights to survival, development and well-being, as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies. The Chief is responsible for establishing the plans of action and overseeing work progress to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable programme/project results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework
Associé(e) au Programme, GS-6, TA (364 jours), Kinshasa, DRC Democratic Republic of Congo
Si vous êtes un (e) professionnel(le) engagé(e) et créatif(ve) et que vous êtes passionné(e) par l'idée d'améliorer durablement la situation des enfants dans le monde et d'assurer ainsi un avenir meilleur à chacun d'entre eux, vous avez l'occasion de faire la différence. Venez appuyer le programme de la lutte contre la polio de manière spécifique et de manière générale tout le programme santé en effectuant une série de fonctions de soutien au programme afin d’aider à développer, mettre en œuvre et surveiller le programme du pays, garantissant une livraison efficace et en temps opportun conformément aux règles et règlements, processus et politiques administratives de l’UNICEF.
Partnerships Specialist, NO-3, Libreville, Gabon#132610, Temporary Appointment (6 months) Gabon
The incumbent is accountable for expanding partnerships and building strategic alliances. This includes developing, managing, coordinating, networking, implementing and monitoring a Partnership and Alliance building strategy, along with related products and activities, aimed at engaging public audiences and key stakeholders on an on-going basis. In addition, the Partnership Specialist provides support for the leads the creative planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of an integrated communication strategy. This includes managing and coordinating media relations and communication initiatives to ensure alignment with national priorities and UNICEF’s as well as youth engagement portfolio.
National Consultancy for Vaccine, Logistics and Cold Chain Management , Harare, Zimbabwe, Open to Zimbabwe Nationals Only Zimbabwe
UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting applications for a national individual consultant to for supporting the vaccination programme in the planning, use, stock management, capacity building, immunization supply chain management, disposal (if necessary) and tracking of all vaccines and cold chain equipment used in Routine Immunization (RI) and Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA).

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