UNICEF's Office of Innovation is looking for a dedicated Programme Specialist to support country offices for use of frontier technology solutions, acting as a focal point for country level activities and maintaining a tracking system to monitor and coordinate the Ventures team and broader Office of Innovation (OOI).
If you are a committed, resourceful 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 looking for a Programme Officer who will be involved in the careful planning and effective implementation of the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) activities that directly impacts on programme execution, delivery of sustainable results, and promoting national ownership and accountability for programme resources. This Temporary Appointment is for 364 days.
Candidates applying for positions in the NO category must possess the nationality of the country of the duty station, with the exception of internal candidates who are legally permitted to work for UNICEF in the country independently of UNICEF appointment. If not a national of Poland, proof of residence/work permit may be required.
This position is subject to local recruitment. A staff member subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment.
The Senior Finance Associate (Quality Assurance) is responsible for strengthening the quality of Master Data Management (MDM) processes within the GSSC, to ensure that the MDM services are performed efficiently, continuous quality improvement is in place, and processes are in compliance with UNICEF policies, procedures and internal standard operation procedures (SOPs).
Given the critical need to address SEA and GBV issues that continue in the Europe and Central Asia region, UNICEF is looking for a specialist to support the effective implementation of UNICEF’s PSEA strategy and relevant GBV interventions, including in countries with focal points but no dedicated staff. This includes work in countries with ongoing emergencies, such as Ukraine, countries on the emergency-development nexus, as well as high-income countries. Reporting to the Chief, Child Protection and working closely with the Regional Advisor for Child Protection and the Child Protection team, the role focuses on enhancing UNICEF’s ability to deliver in these two key areas.
UNICEF Nigeria country office invites applicants that are highly passionate to support the finance team. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
Under the general supervision of the Regional Education Adviser and working in collaboration with other UNICEF sections and key partners, the Education Specialist leads regional agenda on digital learning and education transformation across all stages of the education cycle. Specifically, the Specialist:
* Provides expert advice, advocacy, analysis and technical support to the ECAR country offices on programming, policies and operational strategies in digital learning and digital transformation of education systems.
* Leads on knowledge development, consolidation of lessons learned, evaluations related to digital learning and skills work.
*In close collaboration with the Innovation office, PG and ITD, works on conceptualization, testing and development of regional public goods for digital learning.
*Contributes to RO Education section, planning, monitoring and reporting exercises.
The Specialist contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
The Health Specialist (emergency and field coordination) reports to the Chief of Health and Nutrition and to the Chief of field operations for general guidance and supervision. S/He is responsible for supporting the Chief of health and nutrition in managing and operationalizing the field health and nutrition programme, including the humanitarian health interventions, and for providing technical and programmatic leadership and guidance to field health officers based in UNICEF field offices for the management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the health and nutrition interventions, including humanitarian health and nutrition interventions. The Health specialist (emergency and field coordination) will ensure humanitarian health and nutrition needs are adequately assessed in the regions and that a prompt and adequate UNICEF response is provided as per UNICEF mandate and aligned with UNICEF country health and nutrition priorities and Country Programme Development Plan (CPD). S/He provides technical guidance and operational support throughout the programming process to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results, according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
The Program Officer (Sub-national Cluster Coordinator) will work impartially, serving the needs of all members of the WASH Cluster and should work closely with the WASH Regional Coordinator (East/South) and/or the Chief of Field Office (in their absence), OCHA focal points, and Local Government counterparts as appropriate.
The objective of the sub-national WASH Cluster is to facilitate and support operational coordination of humanitarian/early recovery actions and plans amongst all local WASH stakeholders at the oblast / region level.
Under the overall direction and guidance of the WASH Cluster Coordinator, the IM Officer (WASH Cluster) will manage the IM function of the Cluster at the national level. They are responsible for ensuring IM processes effectively contribute to a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective response by participants in the Cluster that is accountable to those who are affected by the emergency. In their effort to enable an efficient and effective response to the humanitarian crisis, the IM Officer (WASH Cluster) is responsible for managing the collection, analysis and sharing of information that is essential for the national Cluster participants to make informed, evidence-based, strategic decisions and for ensuring they are adequately coordinating with the national level.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Mozambique for a passionate and committed WASH Officer, NO2 level position based in Pemba, Mozambique.
Reporting to the WASH Specialist (P3), the WASH Officer (NO-2) supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the country programme, with a strong focus on Sanitation. The Officer provides technical guidance throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of the WASH-related output results, particularly for Sanitation & Hygiene, in the country programme.
As part of the system-strengthening approach, the health section of the UNICEF Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESARO) intends to help countries extend immunization services to regularly reach under-immunized and zero-dose children through technical assistance to countries to adapt existing or introduce new, digital health interventions to collect, visualize and use health and immunization data for better decision making and planning. The Regional Digital Health Consultant will facilitate UNICEF’s Regional Office (ESARO) to identify and prioritize digital health investment opportunities at regional and national level, in collaboration with MOH and partners, and in liaison with HQ (DICE and Health PG).
UNICEF ESARO and Burundi Country Office, with the financial support from the Government of Netherlands, is seeking a consultant for a period of 12 months to analyse both secondary and primary data, existing policies and programs, key gaps, and recommend strategic areas of focus to improve school-age children and adolescent nutrition in Burundi.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the ADAP officer, the ADAP/E-Learning consultants will work in developing the current ADAP content to include additional skills such as digital learning and green world to meet with new needed skills for adolescents and to support in digitalizing the whole ADAP package to be used in the Digital Learning as well. The consultant will support the ADAP officer and the digital learning specialist in building capacity of the implementing partners and the local facilitators in addition to designing an ADAP implementation schedule. Moreover, the consultant will have to travel and visit adolescents’ activities implemented in safe states such as Red Sea, Kassala, Gadaref, Northern State, and River Nile.
If you are a committed, resourceful 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 looking for a Procurement Associate who will perform highly skilled work on UNICEF procurement activities and manage the more complex cases and requests from Programme Sections. This is the senior GS level for specialized procurement/supply chain work and requires advanced specialized knowledge acquired through formal training and experience. The function is to lead and carry out responsibility for end-to-end supply chain management from the beginning to the end of the process and provide input into the design and development of improved supply chain services and delivery mechanisms. This is a fixed term appointment for an initial contract of up to 31 Dec 2025.
UNICEF Uzbekistan is looking for sign language interpreters proficient in Uzbek and Russian. Proficiency in Karakalpak and English is an asset but not requirement. The purpose is to support UNICEF programmes to ensure full contextual understanding during meetings/discussions/focus group discussions, interviews amongst OPD, parents and children and youth disabilities, including their representatives with hearing impairments.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive international Consultant. The consultant will be seconded to the Fiji MHMS and deployed to the government premises (TBC). S/he will work under supervision of UNICEF Health and Nutrition Specialist and MHMS focal person on EMTCT, in close coordination with all other relevant MHMS officials and the UNICEF Maternal and Child Health Specialist, on a day-to-day basis. The consultant will be based in Suva, Fiji with field missions within the country.
UNICEF - Burkina Faso is recruiting a Programme Manager (Gender-Social Behavioral Change-Youth Engagement) - P4, 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.
UNICEF - Burkina Faso is recruiting a Social Policy 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.
The Supply and Logistics Associate under the supervision of the Operations Officer, performs highly skilled work on UNICEF supply chains, and manages the more complex cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of difficult situations and adaptation of procedures and processes to resolve such cases. This is the senior GS level for specialized supply chain work and requires advanced specialized knowledge acquired through formal training and experience.
The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Chief for close guidance and supervision and provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the child protection programmes/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Child Protection Programme within the Country Programme.
UNICEF's Office of Innovation is looking for a dedicated Programme Specialist to support country offices for use of frontier technology solutions, acting as a focal point for country level activities and maintaining a tracking system to monitor and coordinate the Ventures team and broader Office of Innovation (OOI).
If you are a committed, resourceful 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 looking for a Programme Officer who will be involved in the careful planning and effective implementation of the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) activities that directly impacts on programme execution, delivery of sustainable results, and promoting national ownership and accountability for programme resources. This Temporary Appointment is for 364 days.
Candidates applying for positions in the NO category must possess the nationality of the country of the duty station, with the exception of internal candidates who are legally permitted to work for UNICEF in the country independently of UNICEF appointment. If not a national of Poland, proof of residence/work permit may be required.
This position is subject to local recruitment. A staff member subject to local recruitment shall not be eligible for the allowances or benefits exclusively applicable to international recruitment.
The Senior Finance Associate (Quality Assurance) is responsible for strengthening the quality of Master Data Management (MDM) processes within the GSSC, to ensure that the MDM services are performed efficiently, continuous quality improvement is in place, and processes are in compliance with UNICEF policies, procedures and internal standard operation procedures (SOPs).
Given the critical need to address SEA and GBV issues that continue in the Europe and Central Asia region, UNICEF is looking for a specialist to support the effective implementation of UNICEF’s PSEA strategy and relevant GBV interventions, including in countries with focal points but no dedicated staff. This includes work in countries with ongoing emergencies, such as Ukraine, countries on the emergency-development nexus, as well as high-income countries. Reporting to the Chief, Child Protection and working closely with the Regional Advisor for Child Protection and the Child Protection team, the role focuses on enhancing UNICEF’s ability to deliver in these two key areas.
UNICEF Nigeria country office invites applicants that are highly passionate to support the finance team. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.
Under the general supervision of the Regional Education Adviser and working in collaboration with other UNICEF sections and key partners, the Education Specialist leads regional agenda on digital learning and education transformation across all stages of the education cycle. Specifically, the Specialist:
* Provides expert advice, advocacy, analysis and technical support to the ECAR country offices on programming, policies and operational strategies in digital learning and digital transformation of education systems.
* Leads on knowledge development, consolidation of lessons learned, evaluations related to digital learning and skills work.
*In close collaboration with the Innovation office, PG and ITD, works on conceptualization, testing and development of regional public goods for digital learning.
*Contributes to RO Education section, planning, monitoring and reporting exercises.
The Specialist contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
The Health Specialist (emergency and field coordination) reports to the Chief of Health and Nutrition and to the Chief of field operations for general guidance and supervision. S/He is responsible for supporting the Chief of health and nutrition in managing and operationalizing the field health and nutrition programme, including the humanitarian health interventions, and for providing technical and programmatic leadership and guidance to field health officers based in UNICEF field offices for the management, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the health and nutrition interventions, including humanitarian health and nutrition interventions. The Health specialist (emergency and field coordination) will ensure humanitarian health and nutrition needs are adequately assessed in the regions and that a prompt and adequate UNICEF response is provided as per UNICEF mandate and aligned with UNICEF country health and nutrition priorities and Country Programme Development Plan (CPD). S/He provides technical guidance and operational support throughout the programming process to facilitate the achievement of concrete and sustainable results, according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
The Program Officer (Sub-national Cluster Coordinator) will work impartially, serving the needs of all members of the WASH Cluster and should work closely with the WASH Regional Coordinator (East/South) and/or the Chief of Field Office (in their absence), OCHA focal points, and Local Government counterparts as appropriate.
The objective of the sub-national WASH Cluster is to facilitate and support operational coordination of humanitarian/early recovery actions and plans amongst all local WASH stakeholders at the oblast / region level.
Under the overall direction and guidance of the WASH Cluster Coordinator, the IM Officer (WASH Cluster) will manage the IM function of the Cluster at the national level. They are responsible for ensuring IM processes effectively contribute to a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective response by participants in the Cluster that is accountable to those who are affected by the emergency. In their effort to enable an efficient and effective response to the humanitarian crisis, the IM Officer (WASH Cluster) is responsible for managing the collection, analysis and sharing of information that is essential for the national Cluster participants to make informed, evidence-based, strategic decisions and for ensuring they are adequately coordinating with the national level.
A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Mozambique for a passionate and committed WASH Officer, NO2 level position based in Pemba, Mozambique.
Reporting to the WASH Specialist (P3), the WASH Officer (NO-2) supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme within the country programme, with a strong focus on Sanitation. The Officer provides technical guidance throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of the WASH-related output results, particularly for Sanitation & Hygiene, in the country programme.
As part of the system-strengthening approach, the health section of the UNICEF Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESARO) intends to help countries extend immunization services to regularly reach under-immunized and zero-dose children through technical assistance to countries to adapt existing or introduce new, digital health interventions to collect, visualize and use health and immunization data for better decision making and planning. The Regional Digital Health Consultant will facilitate UNICEF’s Regional Office (ESARO) to identify and prioritize digital health investment opportunities at regional and national level, in collaboration with MOH and partners, and in liaison with HQ (DICE and Health PG).
UNICEF ESARO and Burundi Country Office, with the financial support from the Government of Netherlands, is seeking a consultant for a period of 12 months to analyse both secondary and primary data, existing policies and programs, key gaps, and recommend strategic areas of focus to improve school-age children and adolescent nutrition in Burundi.
Under the guidance and general supervision of the ADAP officer, the ADAP/E-Learning consultants will work in developing the current ADAP content to include additional skills such as digital learning and green world to meet with new needed skills for adolescents and to support in digitalizing the whole ADAP package to be used in the Digital Learning as well. The consultant will support the ADAP officer and the digital learning specialist in building capacity of the implementing partners and the local facilitators in addition to designing an ADAP implementation schedule. Moreover, the consultant will have to travel and visit adolescents’ activities implemented in safe states such as Red Sea, Kassala, Gadaref, Northern State, and River Nile.
If you are a committed, resourceful 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 looking for a Procurement Associate who will perform highly skilled work on UNICEF procurement activities and manage the more complex cases and requests from Programme Sections. This is the senior GS level for specialized procurement/supply chain work and requires advanced specialized knowledge acquired through formal training and experience. The function is to lead and carry out responsibility for end-to-end supply chain management from the beginning to the end of the process and provide input into the design and development of improved supply chain services and delivery mechanisms. This is a fixed term appointment for an initial contract of up to 31 Dec 2025.
UNICEF Uzbekistan is looking for sign language interpreters proficient in Uzbek and Russian. Proficiency in Karakalpak and English is an asset but not requirement. The purpose is to support UNICEF programmes to ensure full contextual understanding during meetings/discussions/focus group discussions, interviews amongst OPD, parents and children and youth disabilities, including their representatives with hearing impairments.
UNICEF Pacific is in search of a dedicated and proactive international Consultant. The consultant will be seconded to the Fiji MHMS and deployed to the government premises (TBC). S/he will work under supervision of UNICEF Health and Nutrition Specialist and MHMS focal person on EMTCT, in close coordination with all other relevant MHMS officials and the UNICEF Maternal and Child Health Specialist, on a day-to-day basis. The consultant will be based in Suva, Fiji with field missions within the country.
UNICEF - Burkina Faso is recruiting a Programme Manager (Gender-Social Behavioral Change-Youth Engagement) - P4, 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.
UNICEF - Burkina Faso is recruiting a Social Policy 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.
The Supply and Logistics Associate under the supervision of the Operations Officer, performs highly skilled work on UNICEF supply chains, and manages the more complex cases and client requests, which frequently requires the evaluation of difficult situations and adaptation of procedures and processes to resolve such cases. This is the senior GS level for specialized supply chain work and requires advanced specialized knowledge acquired through formal training and experience.
The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Chief for close guidance and supervision and provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the child protection programmes/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Child Protection Programme within the Country Programme.
