16 Vacancies Open At UNICEF

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National and International Consultant -Consultant – development of Kenya Gavi 6.0 & Ebola Countr, Health Section Nairobi-Office based with possible travels, 6 months 596867

The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Health’s National Vaccines and Immunization program (MoH/NVIP), is preparing the country application package for Gavi 6.0 support, and to the Gavi’s First Response Fund to help the country respond to the Ebola outbreak. The application process requires extensive technical coordination, evidence synthesis, stakeholder engagement, prioritization discussions, costing alignment, and preparation of high-quality submission documents in line with Gavi guidance and timelines.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

National Consultancy to Develop Children and Disability Budget Tagging Manuals and Taxonomy,Social Policy section, 7 month, Nairobi-Office based at National Treasury Budget Department 596863

Kenya is committed to inclusive development, with children (41.3% of population) and persons with disability (2% of population) being among the most vulnerable. The budget framework is one of the most important policy tools that the GoK applies to achieve inclusion. In the fy 2027-28 and medium-term budget preparation guidelines, National Treasury strengthened the need for children, gender and disability budgeting, tagging and reporting. Implementation of this requires tools of tagging, reporting and capacity of the users in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and counties.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 22 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

Programme Specialist (PSEA – Multi Country), P4, Temporary Appointment (365 days), #00134783, Nairobi-Kenya, Eastern & Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)

Join UNICEF in strengthening safeguarding across Eastern and Southern Africa. We are looking for an experienced and passionate Safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Programme Specialist to provide strategic leadership and technical support across four Country Offices. Reporting to the Deputy Regional Director, with matrix management arrangements involving the Representatives of participating Country Offices, the incumbent will work closely with country teams, to drive the implementation of UNICEF’s Safeguarding Policy, strengthen PSEA systems and capacities, and provide expert guidance on prevention, reporting and response to SEA. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to safer, more accountable programmes and help ensure that children, communities and partners remain protected from harm.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 12 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

Health Specialist – Health Economics and Financing, P-4, Fixed Term Position, # 00133446, Global Programme Division, Health Section, Nairobi, Kenya CoE

Join UNICEF as a Health Specialist (Health Economics and Financing) and contribute to strengthening sustainable and equitable health financing. Based in the Nairobi Centre of Excellence, you will provide technical expertise in health economics, economic analysis, public financing and policy reform, supporting Country Offices, governments and partners to improve resource allocation and financing for essential health services.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 26 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

National Consultant-Strengthen Programme-Based Budgeting with Hyperion Budget Tagging into IFMIS and ePROMIS,Social Policy,Nairobi-in office at National Treasury Budget Department 7 month 596828

The National Treasury implementing the 2023–2028 Public Finance Management Reform Strategy to strengthen efficiency, transparency, accountability, and equitable allocation of public resources. As part of Kenya’s commitment to inclusive development, the Government has strengthened child-, gender-, and disability-responsive budgeting in the FY 2027/28 budget process, requiring improved costing, expenditure tagging, tracking, and reporting. With support from UNICEF and other development partners, the initiative will strengthen Hyperion costing, child and disability expenditure tagging in IFMIS, reporting systems, and capacity development for MDAs and counties, while supporting Kenya’s commitments under the Amman-Berlin Declaration, including enhanced disability financing and the “15 percent for the 15 percent” target. The overall aim is to improve the visibility, allocation, monitoring, and reporting of public expenditure for children and people with disabilities. This is intended to strengthen programme-based budgeting (PBB) and support Government of Kenya commitments to children and disability-through automated costing model and integrating children and disability tagging into IFMIS.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 22 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

National Consultant for Social Protection Capacity Strengthening – Nairobi, Kenya (office based) 11 months #596838

The consultant will provide technical and operational support to UNICEF Kenya and its Government of Kenya counterparts in the areas of social protection capacity development, strengthening and deepening adaptive social protection.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 19 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

Programme Specialist – Migration and Displacement (P-3), Temporary Appointment ,364 days, #00138953,, Global Programme Division, CoE Child Protection and Migration, Nairobi, Kenya (Remote)

Join UNICEF as a Programme Specialist and help advance inclusive social protection for children and young people affected by migration and forced displacement. Bring your expertise in policy, evidence, technical assistance and partnerships to strengthen national systems, support the PROSPECTS Partnership, and contribute to global advocacy and the 2027 Global Refugee Forum. 

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 14 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

National Consultant for the Adolescent Cash Plus Programme under KSIEP2 UNICEF Social Policy and Child Protection section, Nairobi,One year, Office based 596730

The Government of Kenya, through the State Department for Children Services, is implementing the Adolescent Conditional Cash Plus Programme under KSEIP II to support vulnerable adolescents by combining cash transfers with complementary services that strengthen well-being, resilience and access to opportunities. UNICEF Kenya, in partnership with CIFF, provides technical assistance to enhance programme design, implementation, monitoring, learning and results reporting.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 17 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

Education Specialist (Learning and Skills Assessment), P-4, #00133267, Fixed Term Position, Global Programme Division – Education CoE, Nairobi

Are you passionate about shaping how learning and skills are measured to improve education systems worldwide? Join UNICEF’s Global Programme Division Centre of Excellence in Nairobi and help drive evidence-based education reforms that improve learning and skills outcomes for children and adolescents. As Education Specialist (Learning and Skills Assessment), you will provide strategic technical assistance to governments, UNICEF Country and Regional Offices, and partners to strengthen national assessment systems, learning measurement, and tracer studies, with a focus on transferable, digital and green skills, and secondary education outcomes. Working at the intersection of education policy, system strengthening, data, financing and innovation, you will contribute to UNICEF’s Every Child Learns Education Strategy 2019-2030 and support countries in building more equitable, resilient and responsive education systems that prepare young people for life, work and active citizenship.  

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 11 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

Digital Health Financing and Investment Consultant (Multi-country), Digital Health Transformation, Access and Equity (DHx) Section, Health Practice, Nairobi COE, remote with travel, # 596662

Digital Health Financing and Investment Consultant (Multi-country), Digital Health Transformation, Access and Equity (DHx) Section, Health Practice, Nairobi COE, Flexible location (home-based), with regular in-person engagement in Panama and Latin America and the Caribbean; see Working arrangement

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 11 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

Digital Health Systems and Interoperability Consultant (Multi-country), Digital Health Transformation, Access and Equity (DHx) Section, Health Practice, Nairobi COE, Kenya, remote, # 596658

Digital Health Systems and Interoperability Consultant (Multi-country), Digital Health Transformation, Access and Equity (DHx) Section, Health Practice, Nairobi COE, Kenya, Flexible location (home-based), with regular in-person engagement in Bangkok and Asia and the Pacific; see Working arrangement

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 11 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

National Consultancy, RISE County Coordinator – Kilifi / Turkana / Bungoma, Innovation & Education, ESARO Kenya, 12 months, office-based Kilifi / Turkana / Bungoma +travel #596615

The consultancy assignments are expected to support high-quality programme implementation, strengthen coordination with government and implementing partners, contribute to evidence generation and adaptive learning, and ensure that RISE interventions are equitable, inclusive, scalable, accountable, and responsive to the needs of vulnerable adolescents and youth across the target counties.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 9 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

Consultancy – RISE National Coordinator – ALS, Instructor & Y4C, Innovation and Education, Nairobi, 12 months, office-based + travel #596616

The consultancy assignments are expected to support high-quality programme implementation, strengthen coordination with government and implementing partners, contribute to evidence generation and adaptive learning, and ensure that RISE interventions are equitable, inclusive, scalable, accountable, and responsive to the needs of vulnerable adolescents and youth across the target counties.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 9 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

Global Menstrual Health and Hygiene – Advocacy, Measurement and Learning Consultant, UNICEF Global Programme Division (GPD) – WASH, Nairobi, Kenya, 18 months (remote) #596586

This assignment aims to strengthen UNICEF’s global leadership on menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) by advancing advocacy, accountability, monitoring, knowledge management and partnerships. The consultant will support implementation of the global MHH agenda, including tracking progress against commitments, strengthening country-level monitoring systems, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and promoting knowledge-sharing. The role will also support the UNICEF–Kimberly-Clark partnership through advocacy, capacity building, resource development, programme learning, and cross-country exchange to improve health, education and wellbeing outcomes for girls and women.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 8 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

Health Specialist – Adolescent Health, P-4, Fixed Term Position, #00133499, Global Programme Division, Health-MNCAH, Nairobi – Kenya COE.

Join UNICEF’s Global Programme Division as a Health Specialist (Adolescent Health) and play a pivotal role in advancing adolescent health and well-being worldwide. Based in Nairobi within UNICEF’s Centre of Excellence, you will provide strategic leadership and technical expertise to strengthen adolescent-responsive health systems and services, influence global policy and guidance, and support countries in designing and scaling evidence-based programmes. Working closely with governments, development partners, UNICEF Regional and Country Offices, you will drive innovation, capacity development, knowledge generation, partnerships, and resource mobilization to improve equitable access to quality health services for adolescents and contribute to sustainable results at global, regional and country levels.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 17 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

National Technical Advisor consultant on Child-Sensitive Social Protection and Child Protection ,Social Policy and Child Protection section Unicef-Kenya Nairobi, Office based,7.5 months 596291

To provide technical and advisory support to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Children Services, to strengthen child protection and child-sensitive social protection systems, policies, and programmes, and to advance child related issues in key national and sectoral priorities.

Location: Kenya

Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 11:55 PM

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