UNICEF is committed to ensuring that all children and young people acquire the knowledge and skills needed to learn, thrive, and transition to further education, decent work, and active citizenship. However, many adolescents, particularly those affected by conflict and displacement, face barriers to formal education due to interrupted schooling, age-grade mismatches, lack of documentation, and legal restrictions. Flexible learning pathways such as accelerated learning, bridging programmes, alternative delivery models, and links to vocational training can help address these challenges, but their implementation remains inconsistent.
This assignment will address three key gaps: limited documentation of effective practices, barriers to certification and progression, and a lack of practical guidance for displacement settings. Drawing on evidence from PROSPECTS partnership countries, the consultancy will identify and analyze promising approaches, examine certification and transition pathways, and develop practical guidance to support UNICEF country offices and partners in expanding quality, flexible education opportunities for adolescents in fragile and displacement-affected contexts.
Location:United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Jordan
UNICEF Ethiopia is seeking an experienced Immunization Specialist to provide technical leadership and strategic support for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of immunization programmes. The incumbent will work closely with government counterparts, development partners and UNICEF teams to strengthen routine immunization, reduce zero-dose children, improve equitable access to services, and support emergency preparedness and outbreak response across Ethiopia. The position requires strong expertise in public health, programme management, partnership building, and evidence-based decision-making.
A Madagascar, de nombreux enfants sont exclus du système éducatif. Cette situation est alarmante, comme le
montre les résultats de l'enquête MICS-2025 :
• Le taux de fréquentation de l’éducation préscolaire (36-59 mois) est de 29,4%.
• Le taux de fréquentation de l’éducation primaire est de 77,8%.
• Le taux de fréquentation du premier cycle du secondaire (collège) est de 30,4%.
• Le taux de fréquentation du second cycle du secondaire est de 15,2%.
• 19,8% d'enfants en âge d'aller à l'école primaire au début de l'année scolaire sont non-scolarisé, dont 17,4% pour
les filles et 22,1% pour les garçons.
• 31,2% d'enfants en âge d'aller au premier cycle du secondaire au début de l'année scolaire sont non-scolarisés,
dont 28,8% pour les filles et 33,8% pour les garçons.
UNICEF’s expanding mental health portfolio has generated substantial technical guidance, tools, partnerships, and country implementation experience. Dedicated support is now needed to address technical and financing gaps, make global tools and guidance easier to apply, and draw lessons from country implementation to guide future work.
Under the Global Mental Health Lead, the consultant will deliver a defined set of technical products covering strategic partnerships and investment opportunities, practical guidance and learning resources for country-level systems strengthening, and evidence synthesis and publications. These outputs will strengthen UNICEF's capacity to support countries in planning, integrating and scaling child and adolescent mental health services within health and community systems.
Location:United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Kenya
The Process Consultant will coordinate this process end to end for the Climate and Environment Unit: navigating the Government’s procedure, mapping actors and interventions, running the consultations and providing the technical adaptation and mitigation analysis needed to mature the project, so that UNICEF obtains national endorsement, submits a high-quality concept note and launches the preparation of the full project proposal for submission in 2027. The consultant works under the supervision of the Programme Specialist, Climate and Environment, and in coordination with the technical consultancy support to the concept note.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the Organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give more children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
Le Bureau de l'UNICEF Comores souhaite recruter 1 CONSULTANT (E) NATIONAL Recherche formative sur les normes sociales et les déterminants du mariage des enfants
The Social Policy unit in the State of Palestine country office in Gaza duty station is looking for a highly motivated Programme Officer (GRM) at the NOA level, who within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the officer will be responsible for all of the following areas of major duties and key end results for AAP and GRM of Social Policy section.
Join UNICEF Madagascar as a Social Policy Specialist and use your expertise in beneficiary data management, digital information systems, payment operations and programme delivery to strengthen Madagascar’s national social protection system and support the effective implementation and expansion of the Zara Mira universal and inclusive cash transfer programme. Working closely with government institutions, Social Window operators, implementing partners and financial service providers, you will help improve beneficiary registration and data quality, manage payment workflows through UNICEF’s HOPE platform, reinforce the Unified Social Registry and Social Window Management Information System, and connect children and vulnerable families with essential health, nutrition, education, civil registration, disability inclusion, child protection and social welfare services.
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 is looking for a senior public health professional ready to take on a high-impact emergency role. Work at the heart of high-level decision-making, gain emergency leadership experience valued across UNICEF's global humanitarian network, and see your expertise protect children and families every day.Ready to lead when it matters most? Bring your drive and apply today.
UNICEF is seeking a Quantitative Data Analysis Consultant to support a high-profile impact evaluation of the Mother and Child Cash Transfer Plus (MCCT+) programme in Sudan, a key initiative improving maternal and child wellbeing during the first 1,000 days of life. Working with UNICEF's Evaluation Office, the consultant will lead quantitative survey design, data collection oversight, baseline analysis, and reporting while collaborating with national and international stakeholders. This consultancy offers an opportunity to contribute to evidence-based programming and generate impact insights that help drive better outcomes for children.
Under the supervision of the Planning & Monitoring Specialist, the Monitoring Officer (AAP) will help ensure that the voices, feedback, and priorities of affected communities in Gaza are systematically captured, analyzed, communicated, and translated into concrete programme action and adaptation. The role will also strengthen the capacity of UNICEF programme teams and partners to embed AAP principles into their work and ensure that cross-sectoral programming remains responsive to the evolving needs and realities of communities.
This assignment aims to strengthen UNICEF’s global leadership on menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) by advancing advocacy, accountability, monitoring, knowledge management and partnerships. The consultant will support implementation of the global MHH agenda, including tracking progress against commitments, strengthening country-level monitoring systems, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and promoting knowledge-sharing. The role will also support the UNICEF–Kimberly-Clark partnership through advocacy, capacity building, resource development, programme learning, and cross-country exchange to improve health, education and wellbeing outcomes for girls and women.
The purpose of the consultancy is to support the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF in developing a practical, rights-based and institutionally sustainable monitoring framework on the status of children in contact with the justice system that can be adopted and routinely applied by the Ministry of Justice. The framework should enable regular collection, consolidation and analysis of relevant data and support evidence-based policy development and monitoring of the implementation of children’s rights within the justice system.
Learning at UNICEF focuses on building skills that support individual, team, and organizational goals. It’s a shared responsibility between staff, supervisors, and the organization, with plans set during annual career conversations. In line with UNICEF’s Global Learning and Development Policy and PCO L&D strategy, UNICEF Pakistan Country Office is planning to conduct an internal learning need assessment to identify current and future learning needs across its workforce. In line with the Learning and Development Committee (LDC) strategy, UNICEF Pakistan seeks an Individual consultant to handle the 2026 learning needs assessment exercise in PCO within the guidance of the Chief of People & Culture, ensuring recommendations are aligned with the learning and development strategy of PCO and office-wide learning plan.
Objectives
• Review existing learning plan and conduct internal learning gap analysis.
• Identify priority learning and development needs across PCO and develop pillars.
• Recommend targeted interventions, priorities and capacity-building strategies.
• Align recommendations with UNICEF’s strategic goals, LDC guidelines, and the country office learning plan.
The Partnerships Officer (NO-2) will support UNICEF India Country Office’s Resource Mobilization & Partnerships section in developing and managing relationships with Indian and international foundations to mobilize resources for UNICEF programmes. The role involves identifying prospective donors, conducting due diligence, developing fundraising strategies, and managing existing foundation partnerships. The incumbent will coordinate proposal and concept note development, grant management, donor reporting, and compliance with donor requirements. The position will also support donor engagement, meetings, visits, stewardship materials, and coordination with programme, finance, communications, and other teams.
The consultant will provide independent technical review and advisory support to UNICEF India to strengthen the methodological rigour, implementation quality and analytical robustness of three education research studies. The assignment will focus on reviewing research designs and methodologies, monitoring progress against agreed milestones, assessing implementation readiness and data quality, and critically reviewing analytical outputs and emerging findings. The consultant will identify methodological gaps, implementation risks and areas requiring further technical attention and provide evidence-based recommendations to strengthen the credibility and policy relevance of the research. The consultant will prepare defined technical review reports, progress monitoring updates and a consolidated technical handover report to support UNICEF’s oversight of research quality and inform its engagement with the agencies undertaking the studies. Responsibility for conducting the research, collecting and analysing data, and producing the research outputs will remain with the respective research agencies
The Senior Administrative Associate, at the G-7 level, will be part of the Myanmar UNICEF country office. Reporting to the Administrative Specialist. This position is predominantly accountable for applying a broad range of specialized complex administrative rules and procedures in the coordination of administrative support to the team served in a large operations team.
UNICEF is engaging a Lead Consultant to support the Ministry of Health in the development of the National Maternal Nutrition Guidelines and the revision and updating of the Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Guidelines for Lao PDR, ensuring alignment with current evidence, international recommendations, and national programme priorities.
To support this process, UNICEF is also seeking a National Consultant who will work closely with the Lead Consultant and the MoH to facilitate access to relevant national policies, guidelines, programme documents, and other reference materials. The National Consultant will support coordination and collaboration with government counterparts and key stakeholders, facilitate consultations and review processes, and provide local technical and contextual expertise to ensure that the guidelines are appropriately adapted to the Lao PDR context, including its health system structures, implementation realities, and socio-cultural diversity.
UNICEF is committed to ensuring that all children and young people acquire the knowledge and skills needed to learn, thrive, and transition to further education, decent work, and active citizenship. However, many adolescents, particularly those affected by conflict and displacement, face barriers to formal education due to interrupted schooling, age-grade mismatches, lack of documentation, and legal restrictions. Flexible learning pathways such as accelerated learning, bridging programmes, alternative delivery models, and links to vocational training can help address these challenges, but their implementation remains inconsistent.
This assignment will address three key gaps: limited documentation of effective practices, barriers to certification and progression, and a lack of practical guidance for displacement settings. Drawing on evidence from PROSPECTS partnership countries, the consultancy will identify and analyze promising approaches, examine certification and transition pathways, and develop practical guidance to support UNICEF country offices and partners in expanding quality, flexible education opportunities for adolescents in fragile and displacement-affected contexts.
Location:United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Jordan
UNICEF Ethiopia is seeking an experienced Immunization Specialist to provide technical leadership and strategic support for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of immunization programmes. The incumbent will work closely with government counterparts, development partners and UNICEF teams to strengthen routine immunization, reduce zero-dose children, improve equitable access to services, and support emergency preparedness and outbreak response across Ethiopia. The position requires strong expertise in public health, programme management, partnership building, and evidence-based decision-making.
A Madagascar, de nombreux enfants sont exclus du système éducatif. Cette situation est alarmante, comme le
montre les résultats de l'enquête MICS-2025 :
• Le taux de fréquentation de l’éducation préscolaire (36-59 mois) est de 29,4%.
• Le taux de fréquentation de l’éducation primaire est de 77,8%.
• Le taux de fréquentation du premier cycle du secondaire (collège) est de 30,4%.
• Le taux de fréquentation du second cycle du secondaire est de 15,2%.
• 19,8% d'enfants en âge d'aller à l'école primaire au début de l'année scolaire sont non-scolarisé, dont 17,4% pour
les filles et 22,1% pour les garçons.
• 31,2% d'enfants en âge d'aller au premier cycle du secondaire au début de l'année scolaire sont non-scolarisés,
dont 28,8% pour les filles et 33,8% pour les garçons.
UNICEF’s expanding mental health portfolio has generated substantial technical guidance, tools, partnerships, and country implementation experience. Dedicated support is now needed to address technical and financing gaps, make global tools and guidance easier to apply, and draw lessons from country implementation to guide future work.
Under the Global Mental Health Lead, the consultant will deliver a defined set of technical products covering strategic partnerships and investment opportunities, practical guidance and learning resources for country-level systems strengthening, and evidence synthesis and publications. These outputs will strengthen UNICEF's capacity to support countries in planning, integrating and scaling child and adolescent mental health services within health and community systems.
Location:United States, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Kenya
The Process Consultant will coordinate this process end to end for the Climate and Environment Unit: navigating the Government’s procedure, mapping actors and interventions, running the consultations and providing the technical adaptation and mitigation analysis needed to mature the project, so that UNICEF obtains national endorsement, submits a high-quality concept note and launches the preparation of the full project proposal for submission in 2027. The consultant works under the supervision of the Programme Specialist, Climate and Environment, and in coordination with the technical consultancy support to the concept note.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the Organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give more children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
Le Bureau de l'UNICEF Comores souhaite recruter 1 CONSULTANT (E) NATIONAL Recherche formative sur les normes sociales et les déterminants du mariage des enfants
The Social Policy unit in the State of Palestine country office in Gaza duty station is looking for a highly motivated Programme Officer (GRM) at the NOA level, who within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the officer will be responsible for all of the following areas of major duties and key end results for AAP and GRM of Social Policy section.
Join UNICEF Madagascar as a Social Policy Specialist and use your expertise in beneficiary data management, digital information systems, payment operations and programme delivery to strengthen Madagascar’s national social protection system and support the effective implementation and expansion of the Zara Mira universal and inclusive cash transfer programme. Working closely with government institutions, Social Window operators, implementing partners and financial service providers, you will help improve beneficiary registration and data quality, manage payment workflows through UNICEF’s HOPE platform, reinforce the Unified Social Registry and Social Window Management Information System, and connect children and vulnerable families with essential health, nutrition, education, civil registration, disability inclusion, child protection and social welfare services.
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 is looking for a senior public health professional ready to take on a high-impact emergency role. Work at the heart of high-level decision-making, gain emergency leadership experience valued across UNICEF's global humanitarian network, and see your expertise protect children and families every day.Ready to lead when it matters most? Bring your drive and apply today.
UNICEF is seeking a Quantitative Data Analysis Consultant to support a high-profile impact evaluation of the Mother and Child Cash Transfer Plus (MCCT+) programme in Sudan, a key initiative improving maternal and child wellbeing during the first 1,000 days of life. Working with UNICEF's Evaluation Office, the consultant will lead quantitative survey design, data collection oversight, baseline analysis, and reporting while collaborating with national and international stakeholders. This consultancy offers an opportunity to contribute to evidence-based programming and generate impact insights that help drive better outcomes for children.
Under the supervision of the Planning & Monitoring Specialist, the Monitoring Officer (AAP) will help ensure that the voices, feedback, and priorities of affected communities in Gaza are systematically captured, analyzed, communicated, and translated into concrete programme action and adaptation. The role will also strengthen the capacity of UNICEF programme teams and partners to embed AAP principles into their work and ensure that cross-sectoral programming remains responsive to the evolving needs and realities of communities.
This assignment aims to strengthen UNICEF’s global leadership on menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) by advancing advocacy, accountability, monitoring, knowledge management and partnerships. The consultant will support implementation of the global MHH agenda, including tracking progress against commitments, strengthening country-level monitoring systems, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and promoting knowledge-sharing. The role will also support the UNICEF–Kimberly-Clark partnership through advocacy, capacity building, resource development, programme learning, and cross-country exchange to improve health, education and wellbeing outcomes for girls and women.
The purpose of the consultancy is to support the Ministry of Justice and UNICEF in developing a practical, rights-based and institutionally sustainable monitoring framework on the status of children in contact with the justice system that can be adopted and routinely applied by the Ministry of Justice. The framework should enable regular collection, consolidation and analysis of relevant data and support evidence-based policy development and monitoring of the implementation of children’s rights within the justice system.
Learning at UNICEF focuses on building skills that support individual, team, and organizational goals. It’s a shared responsibility between staff, supervisors, and the organization, with plans set during annual career conversations. In line with UNICEF’s Global Learning and Development Policy and PCO L&D strategy, UNICEF Pakistan Country Office is planning to conduct an internal learning need assessment to identify current and future learning needs across its workforce. In line with the Learning and Development Committee (LDC) strategy, UNICEF Pakistan seeks an Individual consultant to handle the 2026 learning needs assessment exercise in PCO within the guidance of the Chief of People & Culture, ensuring recommendations are aligned with the learning and development strategy of PCO and office-wide learning plan.
Objectives
• Review existing learning plan and conduct internal learning gap analysis.
• Identify priority learning and development needs across PCO and develop pillars.
• Recommend targeted interventions, priorities and capacity-building strategies.
• Align recommendations with UNICEF’s strategic goals, LDC guidelines, and the country office learning plan.
The Partnerships Officer (NO-2) will support UNICEF India Country Office’s Resource Mobilization & Partnerships section in developing and managing relationships with Indian and international foundations to mobilize resources for UNICEF programmes. The role involves identifying prospective donors, conducting due diligence, developing fundraising strategies, and managing existing foundation partnerships. The incumbent will coordinate proposal and concept note development, grant management, donor reporting, and compliance with donor requirements. The position will also support donor engagement, meetings, visits, stewardship materials, and coordination with programme, finance, communications, and other teams.
The consultant will provide independent technical review and advisory support to UNICEF India to strengthen the methodological rigour, implementation quality and analytical robustness of three education research studies. The assignment will focus on reviewing research designs and methodologies, monitoring progress against agreed milestones, assessing implementation readiness and data quality, and critically reviewing analytical outputs and emerging findings. The consultant will identify methodological gaps, implementation risks and areas requiring further technical attention and provide evidence-based recommendations to strengthen the credibility and policy relevance of the research. The consultant will prepare defined technical review reports, progress monitoring updates and a consolidated technical handover report to support UNICEF’s oversight of research quality and inform its engagement with the agencies undertaking the studies. Responsibility for conducting the research, collecting and analysing data, and producing the research outputs will remain with the respective research agencies
The Senior Administrative Associate, at the G-7 level, will be part of the Myanmar UNICEF country office. Reporting to the Administrative Specialist. This position is predominantly accountable for applying a broad range of specialized complex administrative rules and procedures in the coordination of administrative support to the team served in a large operations team.
UNICEF is engaging a Lead Consultant to support the Ministry of Health in the development of the National Maternal Nutrition Guidelines and the revision and updating of the Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Guidelines for Lao PDR, ensuring alignment with current evidence, international recommendations, and national programme priorities.
To support this process, UNICEF is also seeking a National Consultant who will work closely with the Lead Consultant and the MoH to facilitate access to relevant national policies, guidelines, programme documents, and other reference materials. The National Consultant will support coordination and collaboration with government counterparts and key stakeholders, facilitate consultations and review processes, and provide local technical and contextual expertise to ensure that the guidelines are appropriately adapted to the Lao PDR context, including its health system structures, implementation realities, and socio-cultural diversity.
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