For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is also the world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries. As a global authority UNICEF is able to influence decision makers at the global level and turn the most innovative ideas into reality.
More than 13,000 staff work with UNICEF, with approximately 85 per located in the field in 190 countries. Seven regional offices and over 124 country offices worldwide, 34 national committees, a research centre in Florence, a supply division in Copenhagen, a shared services centre in Budapest and offices in Berlin, Brussels, Seoul and Tokyo, and UNICEF headquarters in New York and Geneva work on helping children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence.
We employ committed professional to work in our five focus areas: Child Survival and Development, Basic Education and Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS, Child Protection and Policy Advocacy and Partnerships. We also employ staff with expertise in administration and finance, human resources, information technology, supply and logistics as well as external relations and communication. UNICEF's presence in humanitarian crises means that we also seek experts in emergency preparedness and response.
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Under the direct supervision of the Nutrition Manager, Gaza, the Nutrition Specialist will provide technical, operational and coordination support for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF-supported nutrition programmes across Gaza. You will lead and support key strategic areas including: Emergency nutrition response, Nutrition in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), Adolescent nutrition and Children Over Five Agenda, Community Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)Management and oversight of H&N extenders supporting nutrition activities, Nutrition information management, analysis and visualization through Power BI, development of knowledge management products, Partner management, programme monitoring, reporting and donor accountability, OIC for the Nutrition Manager when required. You will contribute to maintaining UNICEF's commitments under the Core Commitments for Children (CCC) in Humanitarian Action while supporting recovery and resilience-building interventions.
The Partnerships Specialist contributes to strengthening UNICEF's strategic positioning with IFIs by monitoring institutional and political developments, identifying opportunities for policy influence, resource mobilization, and strategic collaboration, and supporting high-level engagement with senior partner counterparts. The position provides strategic analysis, partnership guidance, and coordination across the organization to ensure coherent and effective engagement with IFIs. The incumbent serves as a resource for colleagues on IFI-related partnership opportunities and contributes to positioning UNICEF as a trusted partner in advancing sustainable development outcomes for children.
Join UNICEF as Chief (Professional Practices), Internal Audit. Lead the strategy, quality, innovation, and transformation of UNICEF's global internal audit function, driving risk-based assurance, audit excellence, and data-driven insights across a complex international organization. This senior leadership role is ideal for a seasoned audit professional with extensive experience in internal audit, risk management, quality assurance, and audit modernization who is passionate about strengthening governance and organizational impact.
UNICEF's Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) is seeking a highly qualified and experienced professional to join its Humanitarian Policy Section (HPS), Protection Team, as Humanitarian Policy Specialist ? Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), based in New York. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to UNICEF's global work to protect children affected by armed conflict, helping to shape policy and advocacy and advance UNICEF's engagement on the CAAC agenda. The role requires strong technical and strategic expertise, sound judgement, and the ability to work effectively with colleagues and partners across UNICEF and the wider UN system. If you are passionate about advancing the protection of children in armed conflict and ready to contribute to this critical area of UNICEF's humanitarian work, we encourage you to apply.
Social and Behaviour Change in UNICEF is a cross-cutting programme strategy that addresses the cognitive, social and structural determinants of social change in both development and humanitarian contexts. SBC uses the latest in social and behavioral sciences to understand people, their beliefs, values, and the socio-cultural norms that shape their lives, with the aim of engaging them and increasing their influence in the design of solutions for sustainable behavior and social change. SBC is at the core of UNICEF's mandate, with corporate results across sectors revolving around social and behavioral practices like immunization, breastfeeding, hygiene, and positive discipline.
Join UNICEF PFP in Rome and play a leading role in growing transformative partnerships with the world's leading and emerging foundations. This is an opportunity to shape global partnership strategies, cultivate ambitious new business opportunities and mobilise resources, influence and expertise to achieve sustainable results for every child
The Supply Financing Specialist will be based at UNICEF Supply Division, and will support the implementation of the UNICEF Supply Division's Financing Partnerships and Solutions Strategy (which focuses on supporting governments' mobilization of domestic resources to buy essential supplies while ?bridging? timing gaps in government or grant disbursements of Ministries of Health and Finance, development partners, as well as to build new financing opportunities, partnerships and solutions to support the provision of essential supplies and accelerate results for children) related to supply financing activities with respect to other programmes / challenges, especially resource mobilization by national budgets, market dynamics, accessing financing instruments, such as the Vaccine Independence Initiative (?VII?) revolving fund.
UNICEF Ukraine is seeking an experienced Child Protection Manager to lead and strengthen child protection programmes, ensuring that vulnerable children have access to protection, care, and essential services. The position is responsible for programme planning, implementation, monitoring, partnership building, policy advocacy, and emergency response coordination.
The Health Specialist will provide technical support to strengthen immunization programs, oversee high-quality SIAs and outbreak responses for vaccine-preventable diseases, and develop monitoring frameworks to measure impact, all while contributing to health systems strengthening and emergency preparedness to ensure equitable, sustainable coverage for children. They will also document best practices and challenges, collaborate with partners, and support post-campaign surveys to improve vaccination equity and effectiveness in line with UNICEF's strategic goals.C