UNICEF’s Child Protection and Migration Programme is seeking an experienced individual consultant to develop a landmark global resource: a Practical Handbook for Governments on Developing, Financing, and Implementing a National Action Plan (NAP) to End Child Marriage. Designed as a global public good, the handbook will provide governments with practical, evidence-informed guidance to strengthen national leadership, planning, financing, implementation and accountability for ending child marriage.
UNICEF is seeking an experienced and visionary Chief of Education (P5) to lead the development, implementation, and management of its education programme at the Country Office level. Reporting to the Deputy Representative, the successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to strengthen national education systems, improve learning outcomes, and expand equitable access to quality, inclusive education for all children—particularly the most vulnerable and marginalized.As Head of the Education Section, you will lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee programme planning and delivery, manage strategic partnerships with government, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and development partners, and ensure high-impact, results-based programming aligned with UNICEF’s mandate and strategic priorities. The role also includes policy dialogue, advocacy, resource mobilization, innovation, and capacity-building to drive sustainable improvements in education systems.
UNICEF is working to strengthen immunization services and build more resilient health systems to reach vulnerable children. The Operations Specialist provides technical and operational support to ensure the effective, efficient, and accountable delivery of the Polio Programme, overseeing financial, administrative, human resources, and supply functions to support programme implementation and results for children.
The Operations function supports the Head of the Office on managing the office and monitoring operations and programmes as needed, including risk management while providing advice on best and innovative management practices to enhance office performance. The function is a strategic Business Partner role within the Senior Management team, assuring the best use of UNICEF assets in alignment with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results for children.
This assignment will support the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) to strengthen and institutionalise the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) across Kiribati, with a particular focus on ensuring sustainability, quality of care, and responsiveness to emerging climate and outbreak related child health risks. The work will contribute to improved neonatal and child health outcomes by updating national guidance, building a sustainable training and mentoring system, integrating IMNCI into pre-service education, and supporting initial operationalisation of IMNCI services in selected facilities.
UNICEF Maldives seeks to engage qualified individual(s) to provide professional photography and videography services in support of its communication and advocacy objectives. This includes delivering high-quality, on-demand visual content to document programme implementation, advocacy initiatives, donor reporting, emergency responses, and official events across the country.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant to support UNICEF’s regional data tech portfolio in advancing the priorities of the Frontier Data Network (FDN) work plan with LACRO region.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia, ensuring that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women.
La Oficina de UNICEF Chile busca profesionales con experiencia en finanzas públicas, y análisis de políticas públicas para generar evidencia y asistencia técnica especializada que contribuya a mejorar la inversión pública y fortalecer las políticas dirigidas a niños, niñas y adolescentes. La consultoría incluye el desarrollo de análisis, estudios y herramientas técnicas para apoyar la toma de decisiones y promover una asignación más eficaz y equitativa de los recursos públicos.
UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited is a global public-private-youth partnership created to meet the urgent need for expanded skilling, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities for young people aged 15–24 as they transition from learning to earning. By bridging skilling and training to employment and entrepreneurship, Generation Unlimited (GenU) supports every young person to thrive in the world of work and earn a dignified livelihood.
Launched in September 2018 by the UN Secretary General and the Executive Director of UNICEF, GenU creates public-private partnerships – globally and at the country-level – to co-create and support investment opportunities, programmes and innovations at a large scale, and help young people transition from learning to careers.
In particular, GenU modernizes skilling and training systems to build the skills young people need for the jobs of today and tomorrow – in a labor market undergoing profound changes that is increasingly being shaped by the AI and green transitions.
Through public-private partnerships, GenU works with governments, the private sector, civil society and UN agencies to attract investment at global and national levels to support national systems and deliver effective programmes to accelerate impact for millions of young people. GenU scales innovations by brokering shared-value partnerships with the private sector in areas, particularly in the digital-AI and green economies.
Under the CEO’s leadership, the GenU Global Team is responsible for strategic planning, supporting and monitoring the execution of the GenU strategy, liaising with the broad spectrum of partners, ensuring adequate level of resources for the partnership through public and private sector fundraising, distributing catalytic capital, and assisting in the work of the partnership’s governance bodies.
The consultancy will analyze how parliamentary budget amendments in Brazil contribute to financing policies and services that benefit children and adolescents. As these amendments have become an increasingly important source of public funding, there is a need for stronger evidence on how resources are allocated across sectors, territories, and programs.
The assignment will generate evidence on the role, challenges, and opportunities of parliamentary budget amendments in supporting child-focused investments. It will examine how these funds are allocated and executed over time and assess their relationship with selected local socioeconomic outcomes.
UNICEF Innocenti regularly requires specialist work from researchers who have expertise in comparative international research and analysis on issues of child rights and well-being and who can provide support to UNICEF offices on the usage of such data and analysis.
UNICEF seeks to engage an individual consultant to (1) develop a series of advocacy briefs on tackling child labour and related child rights issues through responsible business conduct, grounded in gaps and needs in existing approaches; and (2) identify and deliver strategic opportunities to position and disseminate these briefs to key stakeholder groups, including governments, private sector actors, industry platforms, and multi-stakeholder initiatives across high-risk sectors, remote basis/no travel for 5 months.
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is looking for an experienced Education Specialist (Emergencies) to join its Programme Delivery and Quality Team. Supporting the Chief of Education, the Education Specialist will oversee ECW’s portfolio of country investments and ensure alignment with ECW’s strategic approach, programme priorities, standardized programme delivery, and quality assurance approaches. The role is responsible for ensuring the effective design, implementation, monitoring, and strategic oversight of ECW’s country-level investments, while promoting coherence across country portfolios, governance processes, and technical operations. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, the postholder will contribute to ECW’s mission to deliver quality education in emergencies and protracted crises.
Under the guidance of the Market Development Manager, the incumbent will contribute as a specialist to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of data-driven market development and fundraising approaches that support the sustainability and growth of UNICEF’s private sector fundraising operations across multiple regions..
Join a dynamic global team driving over US$500 million in annual partnerships with foundations and faith‑ and membership‑based organisations, helping to secure transformative support for children worldwide.This unique role offers the opportunity to shape high-impact global partnerships, strengthen fundraising capacity across markets, and influence strategies that advance UNICEF’s mission and results for every child.
Under the overall supervision of UNICEF Syria (Adolescent Development and Participation Section) and in close coordination with the Ministry of Sports and Youth, the International Consultant will provide strategic, technical, and facilitation support to strengthen youth governance and institutional systems in Syria.
UNICEF seeks an international consultant to help countries strengthen the alignment between education systems, skills development programmes, and labor market needs. While many countries track educational participation and completion, there is limited evidence on employment outcomes, employer satisfaction, school-to-work transitions, and the relevance of skills training to labor market demand.
The consultant will support the development of global tools and provide technical assistance on labor market monitoring systems, graduate tracer studies, employer surveys, and education–labor market observatories. The work aims to improve evidence-based policymaking, strengthen education and skills programmes, and support successful transitions from education to employment for young people.
The Chief of Health will provide strategic leadership for UNICEF's health programme, overseeing a broad portfolio encompassing maternal, newborn and child health, immunization, disease prevention, health system strengthening, emergency preparedness and response, and health equity. The role requires a leader who can navigate complexity, engage effectively with de facto authorities and partners, and balance immediate humanitarian priorities with sustainable systems strengthening.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical leadership and programme guidance to operationalize the Clean Air for Healthy Children agenda by delivering air-quality monitoring and data expertise, exposure and health-impact assessment, a maintained global knowledge library, direct Country Office support, and coordination of cross UN reporting.
UNICEF’s Child Protection and Migration Programme is seeking an experienced individual consultant to develop a landmark global resource: a Practical Handbook for Governments on Developing, Financing, and Implementing a National Action Plan (NAP) to End Child Marriage. Designed as a global public good, the handbook will provide governments with practical, evidence-informed guidance to strengthen national leadership, planning, financing, implementation and accountability for ending child marriage.
UNICEF is seeking an experienced and visionary Chief of Education (P5) to lead the development, implementation, and management of its education programme at the Country Office level. Reporting to the Deputy Representative, the successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to strengthen national education systems, improve learning outcomes, and expand equitable access to quality, inclusive education for all children—particularly the most vulnerable and marginalized.As Head of the Education Section, you will lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee programme planning and delivery, manage strategic partnerships with government, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and development partners, and ensure high-impact, results-based programming aligned with UNICEF’s mandate and strategic priorities. The role also includes policy dialogue, advocacy, resource mobilization, innovation, and capacity-building to drive sustainable improvements in education systems.
UNICEF is working to strengthen immunization services and build more resilient health systems to reach vulnerable children. The Operations Specialist provides technical and operational support to ensure the effective, efficient, and accountable delivery of the Polio Programme, overseeing financial, administrative, human resources, and supply functions to support programme implementation and results for children.
The Operations function supports the Head of the Office on managing the office and monitoring operations and programmes as needed, including risk management while providing advice on best and innovative management practices to enhance office performance. The function is a strategic Business Partner role within the Senior Management team, assuring the best use of UNICEF assets in alignment with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results for children.
This assignment will support the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) to strengthen and institutionalise the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) across Kiribati, with a particular focus on ensuring sustainability, quality of care, and responsiveness to emerging climate and outbreak related child health risks. The work will contribute to improved neonatal and child health outcomes by updating national guidance, building a sustainable training and mentoring system, integrating IMNCI into pre-service education, and supporting initial operationalisation of IMNCI services in selected facilities.
UNICEF Maldives seeks to engage qualified individual(s) to provide professional photography and videography services in support of its communication and advocacy objectives. This includes delivering high-quality, on-demand visual content to document programme implementation, advocacy initiatives, donor reporting, emergency responses, and official events across the country.
UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant to support UNICEF’s regional data tech portfolio in advancing the priorities of the Frontier Data Network (FDN) work plan with LACRO region.
The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia, ensuring that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women.
La Oficina de UNICEF Chile busca profesionales con experiencia en finanzas públicas, y análisis de políticas públicas para generar evidencia y asistencia técnica especializada que contribuya a mejorar la inversión pública y fortalecer las políticas dirigidas a niños, niñas y adolescentes. La consultoría incluye el desarrollo de análisis, estudios y herramientas técnicas para apoyar la toma de decisiones y promover una asignación más eficaz y equitativa de los recursos públicos.
UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited is a global public-private-youth partnership created to meet the urgent need for expanded skilling, employment, and entrepreneurial opportunities for young people aged 15–24 as they transition from learning to earning. By bridging skilling and training to employment and entrepreneurship, Generation Unlimited (GenU) supports every young person to thrive in the world of work and earn a dignified livelihood.
Launched in September 2018 by the UN Secretary General and the Executive Director of UNICEF, GenU creates public-private partnerships – globally and at the country-level – to co-create and support investment opportunities, programmes and innovations at a large scale, and help young people transition from learning to careers.
In particular, GenU modernizes skilling and training systems to build the skills young people need for the jobs of today and tomorrow – in a labor market undergoing profound changes that is increasingly being shaped by the AI and green transitions.
Through public-private partnerships, GenU works with governments, the private sector, civil society and UN agencies to attract investment at global and national levels to support national systems and deliver effective programmes to accelerate impact for millions of young people. GenU scales innovations by brokering shared-value partnerships with the private sector in areas, particularly in the digital-AI and green economies.
Under the CEO’s leadership, the GenU Global Team is responsible for strategic planning, supporting and monitoring the execution of the GenU strategy, liaising with the broad spectrum of partners, ensuring adequate level of resources for the partnership through public and private sector fundraising, distributing catalytic capital, and assisting in the work of the partnership’s governance bodies.
The consultancy will analyze how parliamentary budget amendments in Brazil contribute to financing policies and services that benefit children and adolescents. As these amendments have become an increasingly important source of public funding, there is a need for stronger evidence on how resources are allocated across sectors, territories, and programs.
The assignment will generate evidence on the role, challenges, and opportunities of parliamentary budget amendments in supporting child-focused investments. It will examine how these funds are allocated and executed over time and assess their relationship with selected local socioeconomic outcomes.
UNICEF Innocenti regularly requires specialist work from researchers who have expertise in comparative international research and analysis on issues of child rights and well-being and who can provide support to UNICEF offices on the usage of such data and analysis.
UNICEF seeks to engage an individual consultant to (1) develop a series of advocacy briefs on tackling child labour and related child rights issues through responsible business conduct, grounded in gaps and needs in existing approaches; and (2) identify and deliver strategic opportunities to position and disseminate these briefs to key stakeholder groups, including governments, private sector actors, industry platforms, and multi-stakeholder initiatives across high-risk sectors, remote basis/no travel for 5 months.
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is looking for an experienced Education Specialist (Emergencies) to join its Programme Delivery and Quality Team. Supporting the Chief of Education, the Education Specialist will oversee ECW’s portfolio of country investments and ensure alignment with ECW’s strategic approach, programme priorities, standardized programme delivery, and quality assurance approaches. The role is responsible for ensuring the effective design, implementation, monitoring, and strategic oversight of ECW’s country-level investments, while promoting coherence across country portfolios, governance processes, and technical operations. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, the postholder will contribute to ECW’s mission to deliver quality education in emergencies and protracted crises.
Under the guidance of the Market Development Manager, the incumbent will contribute as a specialist to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of data-driven market development and fundraising approaches that support the sustainability and growth of UNICEF’s private sector fundraising operations across multiple regions..
Join a dynamic global team driving over US$500 million in annual partnerships with foundations and faith‑ and membership‑based organisations, helping to secure transformative support for children worldwide.This unique role offers the opportunity to shape high-impact global partnerships, strengthen fundraising capacity across markets, and influence strategies that advance UNICEF’s mission and results for every child.
Under the overall supervision of UNICEF Syria (Adolescent Development and Participation Section) and in close coordination with the Ministry of Sports and Youth, the International Consultant will provide strategic, technical, and facilitation support to strengthen youth governance and institutional systems in Syria.
UNICEF seeks an international consultant to help countries strengthen the alignment between education systems, skills development programmes, and labor market needs. While many countries track educational participation and completion, there is limited evidence on employment outcomes, employer satisfaction, school-to-work transitions, and the relevance of skills training to labor market demand.
The consultant will support the development of global tools and provide technical assistance on labor market monitoring systems, graduate tracer studies, employer surveys, and education–labor market observatories. The work aims to improve evidence-based policymaking, strengthen education and skills programmes, and support successful transitions from education to employment for young people.
The Chief of Health will provide strategic leadership for UNICEF's health programme, overseeing a broad portfolio encompassing maternal, newborn and child health, immunization, disease prevention, health system strengthening, emergency preparedness and response, and health equity. The role requires a leader who can navigate complexity, engage effectively with de facto authorities and partners, and balance immediate humanitarian priorities with sustainable systems strengthening.
The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical leadership and programme guidance to operationalize the Clean Air for Healthy Children agenda by delivering air-quality monitoring and data expertise, exposure and health-impact assessment, a maintained global knowledge library, direct Country Office support, and coordination of cross UN reporting.
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