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Role Description The consultant will be embedded within the Central Medical Store to support the Government of Nepal in strengthening immunization supply chain systems in line with National Immunization program operations, Gavi priorities, and CCEOP objectives. The assignment will focus on improving the performance, reliability, and visibility of vaccine and immunization commodity management across the national system. - Support end-to-end vaccine supply chain functions, including stock management, forecasting and quantification, and coordinated distribution to subnational levels to ensure uninterrupted availability of vaccines and related commodities. - Emphasize strengthening data quality, real-time monitoring, and the use of digital systems such as PAMS to enhance evidence-based decision-making. - Contribute to improving system efficiency and accountability by reinforcing monitoring and reporting of key supply chain performance indicators, including stock status, distribution, and wastage, in alignment with national guidelines and Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) standards. - Provide targeted technical assistance and on-the-job capacity building to government counterparts to improve vaccine management practices, cold chain operations, and inventory control systems. Qualifications - Bachelors in Pharmacy or Public Health - At least 3 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in immunization supply chain and vaccine management - Demonstrated knowledge of immunization programme management and inventory management - Good written and spoken Nepali and English languages - Good interpersonal skills and teamwork, self-motivated and able to work with partners - Must have knowledge of health system in Nepal; knowledge of DHIS/HMIS and PAMS system is a must - Good at data management (analysis and interpretation) Requirements - Working experience of UN agencies is desirable Benefits - Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development - Attractive compensation and benefits package Company Description 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 welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture.

Role Description The National Strategy on Social Protection 2024-2030 aims to address issues of poverty, social exclusion and advancing the reforms in the area of integrated social care services, disability assessment reform, provision of social care services, deinstitutionalization of care. This new strategy underlines that increasing the supply and quality of social services across territory is a must, in order to support the reforms in the areas of cash assistance, disability and social care, towards empowering families and children at risk. Furthermore, the strategy aims at further consolidating the provision of social care services at the local level, decentralization and deinstitutionalization process through strengthening the mandate and capacities of local government units to local social planning and provision of social services and financing with the funds from central budget, local budget and through other partnerships with either the public or private sectors. Objectives of the Assignment: - Provide technical assistance to strengthen municipal capacities for the establishment and operationalization of Local Social Funds by increasing understanding of the legal, financial, and administrative requirements and supporting their integration into local planning and budgeting processes. - Provide tools, tailored mentoring and technical support to municipalities throughout the establishment process while facilitating peer learning and exchange among municipalities. Qualifications - Master’s degree in finance, public administration, economics, social policy or related fields. Requirements - At least 10 years of experience in public finance, decentralization. - Proven experience working with municipalities and central government institutions in public finance and social protection. - Proven experience working with local financing and social protection programmes. - Excellent analytical and report-writing skills in English and Albanian. - Demonstrated skills in facilitation, capacity building, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement. - Demonstrated analytical, communication, and report-writing skills. - Demonstrated ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and provide practical technical assistance to local governments. Benefits - Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development. - Attractive compensation and benefits package. Company Description 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 welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture.

Role Description The Baseline Assessment will establish initial values for the Skills4Girls key performance indicators (KPIs), including: - Girls’ agency - Acquisition of digital skills - Gender attitudes at individual, school, and community levels - School participation and retention Furthermore, it will support the UNICEF Ethiopia Country Office in: - Setting realistic targets - Developing evidence-based work plans - Enabling performance monitoring at regional, woreda, and school levels The assessment will inform the program's implementation plan by: - Facilitating progress measurement - Identifying gaps - Highlighting opportunities for learning and impact over time It will specifically measure changes in: - Girls' agency-related qualities - Digital literacy - School retention - Social and gender norms, beliefs, and attitudes acting as barriers to and enablers of girls’ learning within a socio-ecological framework The baseline will serve as a benchmark for contextualized planning, implementation, management, and decision-making. Qualifications - A Master's Degree in Gender Studies, Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Statistics, Public Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, or a related field Requirements - At least 10 years of relevant professional experience conducting research, assessments, or evaluations related to education, gender equality, adolescent programming, child protection, or related areas - Experience working with UN agencies or international organizations is an asset - Proven experience in the development of result frameworks for gender and adolescent girls’ programs - Strong understanding of adolescent girls’ empowerment and gender issues in Ethiopia - Experience conducting field research in Ethiopia preferred - Excellent report writing and analytical skills - Proven experience in mixed-methods research and data analysis - Proficiency in English and Amharic is required; knowledge of Oromiffa and Somali languages would be an asset Benefits - Attractive compensation and benefits package - Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development Company Description 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. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.

Role Description The purpose of this assignment is to support the federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) in preparing the country’s federal Citizens Budget (CB). Led and owned by MoF, this assignment involves providing the Budget and Program Division – the division leading the preparation of the CB – necessary support for facilitating consultations, sectoral analysis, and quality assurance for timely publication of the document that is useful, clear, and visually simplified for general citizens to understand what the budget plans to deliver for them. MoF will lead the overall process by establishing the necessary institutional mechanisms (example: citizens’ budget formulation committee), ensuring sectoral coordination, overseeing data consolidation, management & accuracy, and providing coordination and technical oversight. To fulfill this assignment, a technical assistance (TA) team of two experts – Public Finance and Budget Transparency Expert (the advertised position) and Sectoral PFM Systems Expert – both engaged by UNICEF - will work under the leadership of the Budget and Program Division in the Ministry of Finance (MoF). In the context of the call, the Public Finance and Budget Transparency Expert (Team Leader) will be responsible for: - Work as team leader of the TA team and collaborate with the MoF to ensure that all required steps are completed on time and meet the quality standards for the Open Budget Survey to recognize the CB for scoring. - Work with Budget and Program Division to draft and finalize the template to be used for CB of the fiscal year 2026/27. - Simplify revenue, expenditure, deficit, and financing information, including federalism-related allocations to be included in the CB for non-technical audiences. - Interpret budget allocations with ministries, Classification of Functions of Government (COFOG), and explain implications for key sectors (health, education, social protection, infrastructure, etc.). - Highlight distributional impacts on different population groups (women, children, marginalized communities, provinces). Where data is available include the estimated number of citizens who will benefit from key programs, and the number of service delivery points (e.g. schools, health posts, roads) to show reach and results. - Ensure content reflects Nepal’s federal governance context and intergovernmental responsibilities. - Support to identify pro-poor, gender-responsive, climate-responsive, and federalism-related allocations (federal–provincial–local linkages). - Support to identify children-focused allocations in the sectoral budget including health, education, and social protection. - Work out a section to show the alignment of the annual budget with national policies (e.g., periodic plans, fiscal transparency standards). Provide sector-specific key messages for inclusion in Citizens Budget (e.g., “What this means for citizens”). - Facilitate organization of all necessary consultations, work sessions, and workshops with key stakeholders (including the ones with CSOs and sectoral ministries) to support drafting, discussions, finalization, publication, and dissemination of the CB. - Support finalization process necessary for the CB’s draft in line with the approved template and validate all figures and narratives to ensure consistency with official MoF documents. - Review the draft of CB received from (i) Graphic Designer and Data Visualization Expert, and (ii) Nepali to English Language Translator and Copy Editor to ensure accuracy of the language, data, and its representation. - Draft standard operating procedures (SoP) for CB. First Deliverable: - Inception Report Second Deliverable: - CB template Third Deliverable: - Thematic and equity-focused budget analysis Fourth Deliverable: - First draft of CB Fifth Deliverable: - Final draft of CB (Nepali and English) Final Deliverable: - Draft of SOP on CB submitted to MoF. Duration: - The consultancy is for the period of 2.5 months, tentatively starting from 15 July 2026. Qualifications - Master’s degree in Management, Public Finance, Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies or related fields. Requirements - At least 10 years of professional experience in public financial management (PFM), budget analysis, or accountability reforms. - Familiarity with Nepal’s PFM framework, including key documents (Budget Speech, Red Book, Economic Survey, Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability, etc.) is key. - Proven experience working on Government of Nepal’s budget documents and systems in the federal context, particularly related to government financial systems and treasury management. - Demonstrated experience in preparing or contributing to fiscal transparency initiatives or reforms. - Experience working or collaborating with government institutions, development partners (e.g., World Bank, UN agencies), and multi-stakeholder processes. - Excellent command of spoken and written Nepali, suitable for effective communication with government stakeholders. - Strong working proficiency in English (spoken and written). - Proven experience of having been involved with key national strategy setting works related to PFM, accountability, taxation, etc. - Ability to interpret complex fiscal data (revenue, expenditure, deficit, financing) and translate it into clear, citizen-friendly content. - Strong analytical and synthesis skills to connect budget allocations with policy priorities and development outcomes. - Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience organizing workshops and consultations. - Proven ability to develop templates, guidelines, and standard operating procedures for governments, related to public finance. - Ability to ensure quality assurance, including validating consistency of data across official documents and outputs. Benefits - UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. - Encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply. - Offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. - Strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

Role Description 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. La Convention Internationale relative aux droits de l'enfant (CDE) est le socle juridique international qui garantit à chaque enfant le droit d'être protégé contre toutes les formes de violence, de maltraitance, de négligence et d'exploitation. Pour atteindre les cibles des ODD en matière de protection de l'enfant et garantir que « personne ne soit laissé de côté », les résultats de l’impact 3 et 4 du Plan stratégique de l'UNICEF 2026-2029 visent : - 100 millions d’enfants en moins dans la pauvreté multidimensionnelle d’ici 2029. - 350 millions d’enfants protégés contre la violence d’ici 2029. Conformément à la CDE, les pays ont l’obligation de prendre des mesures pour garantir que les enfants soient protégés et pris en charge par un personnel qualifié. Le corps de travail des services sociaux joue un rôle central dans le soutien aux enfants et à leurs familles. Pour répondre à ces enjeux, il est impératif de doter le pays d'une stratégie nationale de renforcement du corps de travail des services sociaux, visant à professionnaliser, structurer et renforcer ce corps de travail. Qualifications - Un diplôme minimum de Master en travail social, sciences humaines, sciences sociales, politiques publiques ou équivalent. - Expérience de 10 ans minimum dans le domaine du travail social et de la réforme des services publics. - Avoir une expérience à un niveau senior en travail social notamment en lien avec le secteur de la protection de l’enfant et/ou la protection sociale. - Expérience confirmée dans l'élaboration de documents stratégiques nationaux. - Excellente connaissance du contexte de la protection de l’enfant et/ou de la protection sociale au Burundi (ou pays similaire). - Aisance confirmée dans la préparation et la facilitation de réunions de coordination ou d'ateliers techniques. - Excellentes capacités d'analyse, de synthèse et de rédaction de rapports et de documents stratégiques de haute qualité. Requirements - Incarner les valeurs fondamentales et les standards éthiques des Nations Unies dans l'exercice de ses fonctions. - Respecter le chronogramme de la consultance et les échéances convenues pour chaque livrable. - Faire preuve de résilience et d'adaptabilité face aux éventuels délais de réponse des acteurs et partenaires de terrain. - Manifester un esprit d'initiative, proposer des solutions et faciliter activement la mise en relation avec toutes parties prenantes. - Capacité démontrée à travailler en synergie au sein d'une équipe tout en sachant mener des tâches de manière indépendante et proactive. Benefits - Nous offrons à notre personnel des opportunités diverses de développement professionnel et personnel. - Un environnement de travail inclusif et diversifié. - Un package de compensation et de bénéfices attractif. Company Description UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged. - UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. - UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF.

Role Description The purpose of this assignment is to support the federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) in preparing the country’s federal Citizens Budget (CB). Led and owned by MoF, this assignment involves providing the Budget and Program Division – the division leading the preparation of the CB – necessary support for: - Facilitating consultations - Conducting sectoral analysis - Ensuring quality assurance for timely publication of the document The Sectoral PFM Systems Expert will be responsible for: - Providing technical support to MoF to ensure seamless sectoral coordination and data accuracy. - Managing the extraction, consolidation, and rigorous validation of budget figures against official MoF source documents. - Working with sectoral ministries to extract necessary budget details for relevant analysis. - Transforming complex financial information into accessible, visually simplified content. - Interpreting budget allocations with ministries and COFOG. - Highlighting significant programs and projects targeting vulnerable groups. - Preparing a glossary of budget terms, drafting necessary forewords, and designing a survey questionnaire. - Reviewing drafts of the CB for accuracy. - Assisting the team leader in facilitating stakeholder consultations and workshops. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Engineering, Public Finance, Management, or related fields. - At least seven years of professional experience in national budget management information systems. - Practical experience working with the Government of Nepal in the federal context. - Comprehensive understanding of fiscal federalism. - Excellent command of spoken and written Nepali. - Strong working proficiency in English. Requirements - Demonstrated capability to coordinate across multiple government agencies. - Deep understanding of the national budget structure. - Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills. - Ability to ensure quality assurance and validate data consistency. Benefits - Paid parental leave - Breastfeeding breaks - Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities - Flexible working arrangements

Role Description UNICEF’s Digital Impact Division, in partnership with Safe Online, is implementing the Children AI Safety and Security Rubric (CAISSR), a global initiative to operationalize child safety and protection from technology-facilitated harm, including CSEA, within AI system development and deployment. The CAISSR will provide a structured, actionable framework enabling governments, technologists, and humanitarian actors to assess, benchmark, and improve child safety safeguards in AI systems, particularly in low-resource and vulnerable contexts. The project will run until June 2027 and includes research, rubric co-design, pilot implementation, and global dissemination. To support delivery, UNICEF seeks an experienced Project Manager to support project implementation across technical, policy, and advocacy workstreams. The consultant will support effective execution and tracking of activities including: - Stakeholder coordination - Milestone tracking - Pilot delivery - Reporting Working closely with subject matter experts across AI, cybersecurity, and programme. Under the guidance of the Project Coordinator, the Project Manager will support end-to-end delivery and coordination of the CAISSR project, including: - Project management framework design and operational support - Stakeholder engagement and partnerships support - Rubric development and pilot organization - Monitoring, reporting, and risk management - Communications and dissemination support Qualifications - Bachelor’s in Business, International Development, Computer Science, Data Science, Innovation or a related field - Minimum 5 years of project or product management experience delivering complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives across technical, policy, and/or research domains - Proven ability to manage end-to-end delivery of programmes involving multiple workstreams (e.g., research, product/framework development, pilot implementation, dissemination) - Demonstrated experience working on AI, digital governance, cybersecurity, or technology policy initiatives, including familiarity with risks related to AI systems (e.g., safety, security, misuse) - Experience managing pilot implementations or field testing, including stakeholder coordination, data collection, and synthesis of results into actionable recommendations Requirements - Understanding of AI lifecycle concepts (design, development, deployment, evaluation) and where safety and safeguarding measures apply - Ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders and translate complex concepts into clear outputs (briefs, frameworks, reports) - Strong knowledge management and documentation skills, including ability to structure and maintain workplans, trackers, knowledge products, and reporting outputs - Experience defining and tracking KPIs, monitoring frameworks, and visualization using dashboard and reporting tools (Power BI) - Strong written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to produce high-quality reports, donor updates, and externally facing knowledge products - Proactivity and strong attention to detail - English is required. Another UN language is desirable Desirables - Understanding of child rights, safeguarding, and digital safety issues, particularly in relation to online harms or technology-facilitated risks - Familiarity with UNICEF, UN system, or international development environments, including working across HQ, regional, and country office structures Benefits - UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does. - UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. - We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. - UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes.

Role Description The purpose of this consultancy is to support the continued implementation, coordination, and learning journey of the Innocenti Youth Fellowship on Climate Education (2026–2027). Building on the establishment of the Fellowship's learning journey architecture, partnership, governance structures and research outputs, this consultancy will support: - The delivery and coherence of the Fellowship learning journey - Coordination across fellows, senior fellows, advisory group members, session facilitators and speakers, and strategic partners - Development and adaptation of curriculum, session design, learning materials, facilitation tools, and visual learning resources to support diverse learning styles, including tailoring content for younger fellows - Planning and coordination of masterclasses, participatory workshops, mentor sessions, webinars, peer-learning exchanges, and expert engagement sessions - Structured documentation, synthesis, and translation of Fellowship learning, insights, and emerging themes - Identification, documentation, and synthesis of youth-led climate education Bright Spots from fellows and the wider applicant pool - Development of the Bright Spots Report and associated knowledge products - Coordination and integration of Fellowship outputs, including the Future of Climate Education Report, Global Policy Brief, Future of Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), Climate Education Digital Report/Atlas, and storytelling products - Translation of insights into evidence, policy-relevant outputs, knowledge products, and dissemination materials - Coordination of Fellowship engagement in Climate Week NYC, COP31, ACE processes, and other strategic learning, convening and policy opportunities - Partnership engagement, reporting, knowledge management, and documentation processes The consultant will contribute to ensuring that the Fellowship functions as a coherent, connected learning and systems platform, supporting UNICEF's broader work on climate education, youth participation, intergenerational governance. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Coordination, Climate Education, Research, Futures Thinking and Foresight, Training and Facilitation, Youth Development, Climate, Education, Research, Training, Evidence Synthesis, Writing or another technical field relevant to the work of UNICEF - Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies, International Development, Education, Climate Science, or related field. Master's degree in relevant field is an advantage Requirements - 7-9 years of experience in climate, youth engagement, advocacy, education, or research activities - Strong research and analytical skills with experience in literature reviews and qualitative research methods - Knowledge and experience of convening in virtual settings, with strong familiarity with digital workspaces, communication tools and conferencing platforms - Excellent written and verbal communication abilities with experience developing outreach materials or documentation - Proficiency with digital collaboration tools and online research platforms - Experience participating in or supporting climate initiatives, youth networks, or educational programs - Ability to work independently while managing multiple deliverables and timelines - Ability to work in a multicultural environment - Fluency in English required; additional languages an asset Benefits - Opportunities for professional and personal development - Attractive compensation and benefits package

Role Description The objective is to acquire new individual donors at the best performance—primarily pledge donors, with cash donors to a lesser extent through the DRTV subchannel. Individual donors acquired via DRTV will be added to the portfolio alongside digital pledge donors, and with Face-to-Face pledge donors included in a future phase. In 2026, prospective UNICEF donors prompted by the DRTV spot will be directed to visit the UNICEF website. The DRTV consultant will be responsible for developing a strong strategy that includes: - Testing optimal response channels - Delivering primarily pledge donors Building on previous DRTV tests that demonstrated strong optimization curves, the ECA cluster seeks to continue additional testing and optimization. Donors acquired through DRTV consistently demonstrate: - The strongest retention rates - The highest average gift values As such, they are considered UNICEF’s highest-quality donors, generating the greatest lifetime value. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in marketing, Communications, Business, Social Sciences including Sociology, Psychology and similar - 5+ years of hands-on experience in developing and managing DRTV campaigns Requirements - Strong understanding of TV media buying and media planning - Ability to develop robust test plans - Strong project management and organizational skills - Ability to coordinate and influence staff at all levels of seniority - Excellent planning and analysis skills Benefits - Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process Company Description 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. 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.

Role Description The purpose of this assignment is to support the Youth Fellowship on Climate Education as a Climate Consultant during its implementation, learning, and synthesis phase. The consultant will provide technical leadership and strategic support across the Fellowship’s interconnected research, foresight, learning, and governance workstreams, with particular focus on: - Advancing systems thinking and foresight methodologies - Supporting evidence synthesis and knowledge production - Strengthening policy-relevant outputs linked to climate education and intergenerational governance This consultancy will support the continued development and integration of: - Research outputs - Youth-led climate education Bright Spots - Strategic synthesis materials - Governance-oriented knowledge products The consultant will support: - Methodological consistency across workstreams - Strengthening UNICEF’s evidence base and strategic positioning on climate education, youth participation, Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), and intergenerational governance processes - Translation of youth-led insights into strategic learning, policy-relevant outputs, and dissemination materials - Broader institutional learning and systems transformation processes linked to climate education and youth-inclusive futures Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Coordination, Climate Education, Research, Futures Thinking and Foresight, Training and Facilitation, Youth Engagement, Evidence Synthesis, Writing or another technical field relevant to the work of UNICEF - Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies, International Development, Education, Climate Science, or related field (master's degree in progress is an advantage) Requirements - 3-5 years of experience in climate action, youth engagement, advocacy, education, or research activities (internships and volunteer experience in climate-focused organizations will be considered) - Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience in climate education, climate policy, youth climate engagement, or climate governance - Strong research and analytical skills with experience in literature reviews and qualitative research methods - Knowledge and experience of convening in virtual settings, with strong familiarity with digital workspaces, communication tools and conferencing platforms - Excellent written and verbal communication abilities with experience developing outreach materials or documentation - Proficiency with digital collaboration tools and online research platforms - Experience participating in or supporting climate initiatives, youth networks, or educational programs - Ability to work independently while managing multiple deliverables and timelines - Ability to work in a multicultural environment - Fluency in English is required Benefits - Attractive compensation and benefits package - Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development