Humanitarian planning and monitoring consultant, Florence, Italy, OSE (Remote/home based) req # 591375
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
consultant Consultancy Closing soon: 5 Mar 2026
Contract Duration: 11 months
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 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.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
UNICEF’s Office of Strategy and Evidence (OSE) spearhead the organization’s efforts to strengthen management for programme results in all aspects of UNICEF’s work, including in humanitarian operations- in close collaboration with the Emergency Operations (EMOPs) and Programme Group. OSE also works very closely with colleagues in Country Offices around the world, as well as Regional Offices to support programme planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
As part of the Future Focus Initiative, some of the humanitarian programme management functions have been transferred to OSE from EMOPs to enhance the synergies between the two divisions, highlight areas for continued collaboration, deepen integration, streamline processes, and strengthen the quality and use of evidence across the entire programme management cycle in all contexts. This transition process will be supported through a consultancy in OSE and EMOPs.
The consultant will be embedded within the Programme Effectiveness Team (PET) and will work closely with all relevant units in OSE as well as the relevant teams and consultants in EMOPs. Under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager in PET and general guidance of the Deputy Director, the consultant will be responsible for facilitating the simplification, integration and streamlining of humanitarian and development response planning and monitoring processes and programme data management- to ensure coherent support to Country and Regional Offices. If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0001237 ToR Humanitarian planning and monitoring consultant.pdf
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UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
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, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.
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. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):
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UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.
