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Support global action for better nutrition outcomes for children and women. UNICEF is recruiting a Programme & Planning Specialist (P‑3) to strengthen programme planning, performance monitoring, and knowledge management within its Child Nutrition and Development team. Based in Nairobi within UNICEF's Global Programme Division, this role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of global strategy and country implementation?supporting technical assistance, partnerships, and evidence‑driven decision‑making to advance UNICEF's Nutrition Strategy 2030 and deliver results at scale. 

Join UNICEF and help deliver life-saving supplies to children worldwide. As a Supply & Logistics Officer in the Supply Division, you will support global emergency responses by ensuring rapid procurement, delivery, and coordination of critical supplies in humanitarian and fragile contexts. 

The Ukraine Country Office is a large Country Office, with one of the largest budgets in UNICEF globally, that is implementing both a humanitarian and NEXUS response due to the challenging and sensitive political environment. The Finance/Budget Manager, under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative Operations, will oversee the management of the finance functions and budget for the office and is expected to exhibit a high level of maturity and set high quality objectives, both internally and externally, to deliver results. 

The Legal Affairs Specialist will provide legal advice to internal clients on UNICEF's arrangements with private sector and other partners, digital and other service providers and partners, and data, as well as supporting other business units globally on a broad spectrum of legal matters ranging from commercial contracts, disputes, and institutional matters. The Legal Affairs Specialist will report to the Senior Legal Affairs Specialist who reports to the Chief Legal Counsel. 

Under the supervision of the Digital Impact Specialist (P3), the incumbent will design, build, manage, and monitor the essential hardware (firewalls, routers, switches, etc.) and related software (security, operating systems, etc.) that form an organization's digital backbone, ensuring reliable, secure, and efficient data flow to support business operations, communication, and growth. The incumbent will keep the digital environment running smoothly by handling everything from initial setup and configuration to ongoing performance monitoring, security enforcement, troubleshooting, and planning for future needs. The role will also provide a general guidance and supervisory role to a Digital Impact Associate. 

Under the supervision of the Operations Manager P4, the Rome Common Services Center (CSC) will be newly established following the relocation of several UNICEF HQ Divisions to Rome, where they will be co-located with WFP HQ. This move is part of the Future Focus Initiative, aimed at achieving cost savings and supporting broader UN80 objectives. The Rome CSC will play a critical role in delivering operational support to all UNICEF Divisions based at WFP HQ, as well as coordinating closely with WFP on the services provided to UNICEF staff. 

The Administrative and Finance Specialist reports to the Chief of Rome Common Services for general direction and guidance. The specialist is responsible for providing support to the Chief of Common Services in managing, monitoring and overseeing the full range of financial and administrative services in support of operational activities ensuring compliance with organizational plans, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of performance, ethics, and integrity. In addition, the Administrative and Finance Specialist is also accountable for providing support to the Chief of Common Services in overall running of the office, quality assurance of services provided and staff capacity development. The Administration and Finance Specialist, when supervising support staff, will be responsible for planning and guiding work in progress and for reviewing work completed by subordinate staff to verify accuracy and compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), UNICEF Financial Regulation and Rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, standards of accountability, and ethics. In summary, the Administrative and Finance Specialist will be responsible for the management of the Finance, and Administration units for UNICEF Rome Common Services Centre, providing technical guidance, demand management, timely action, and quality assurance of services. The post will serve as a back-up to the P4 Common CSC Operations Manager and P2 People and Culture Officer, as required. 

The post of Operations Manager, Common Services Center (CSC) reports to the PFP Deputy Director, Operations and Finance. The role will provide strategic leadership and overall direction to the CSC activities to support UNICEF's core values and business objectives. The incumbent will lead the multi-disciplinary teams and manage cross-functional services that directly impact the CSC performance. As a Strategic Business Partner, the incumbent will be responsible for leading results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, and contribute to delivering results for children. The CSC serves multiple Divisions including their Senior Management team with very specific functional needs and work mandates.  The role has a critical accountability to these Divisions, must balance competing priorities while ensuring equity in service delivery and maintain neutrality across the diverse mandates. 

Join the Office of the Director, Global Programme Division, and play a key role in shaping programme thought leadership and driving strategic engagement. In this role, you will help build and operationalize new knowledge platforms, including field insights publications, staff working papers, and internal learning initiatives, while coordinating end‑to‑end project delivery. You will also strengthen the Division's visibility by supporting external communications, managing the Director's LinkedIn presence, refining newsletters, exploring new digital channels, and crafting strategic messages for internal and external audiences. This is a dynamic opportunity to combine project management, communications, and creative thinking to elevate organizational learning and influence. 

Join UNICEF's Global Programme Division and help drive global progress in maternal and newborn health. As a Health Specialist (MNH), you will lead data‑driven analysis, strengthen accountability mechanisms, and support countries in accelerating high‑impact MNCH interventions. You will guide EWENE‑CSA progress tracking across 100+ countries, support MNCH acceleration plans in more than 60 countries, and coordinate global partnerships that shape policy and implementation. This role blends technical expertise, programme monitoring, and partnership coordination to advance UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026?2029 and contribute to preventing millions of maternal and newborn deaths. 

The Emergency Specialist (Risk Monitoring and Analysis) will facilitate UNICEF's global risk monitoring and analysis, including research and analysis of issues potentially affecting UNICEF's humanitarian response, including natural and human-induced threats and the related vulnerability of children and those who care for them. The Emergency Specialist will research and draft analytical reports, liaise with key partners and allies, and support the development of UNICEF's analytical systems and related analytical capacity, policies and technologies. 

Are you passionate about building strategic partnerships with real impact? UNICEF is seeking a professional who can strengthen collaboration with key partners, drive resource mobilization, and contribute to the visibility and influence of our mission on a global scale.  Your work can transform partnerships into results for children. © Apply now and let's build impact together! 

UNICEF Nigeria Country Office in Abuja, Nigeria is seeking a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Construction Specialist (immunization)and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team. 

This position will contribute to the wider objective of strengthening data management and data use at country level as well as building capacity of national governments/immunization programmes to forecast demand and optimize supply chain processes as outlined above.