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IT Expert for supporting the nationalization of the Telemed.kg digital health platform, 90 working days

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Job no: 583885
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Bishkek
Level: Consultancy
Location: Kyrgyzstan
Categories: Health
 

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.

For every child, the right to health

How can you make a difference?

Background and Purpose of the Assignment

The Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Kyrgyz Republic, in collaboration with the United Nations under the Joint Programme “Bridging the Digital Health Divide in the Kyrgyz Republic”, is scaling up telemedicine services nationwide through the Telemed.kg platform. This platform, built on an open-source, cloud-based Digital Public Goods architecture developed by Intelehealth, enables secure, real-time, remote medical consultations and improves access to healthcare for underserved populations.

Currently operational in four districts across three oblasts, Telemed.kg will be expanded to six additional districts by the end of 2025, prioritizing primary healthcare for children in remote and mountainous areas. UNICEF will provide support to MOH to facilitate the technical integration of Telemed.kg with the National Electronic Health Records (EHR) System, ensuring compliance with Government Decree No. 744 (31 Dec 2019) governing state information system lifecycle management.

Objective

To provide specialized IT consultancy to guide the MOH working group through the full national registration, integration, and operationalization of Telemed.kg within the national digital health ecosystem, ensuring compliance with national e-health architecture standards, data protection regulations, and information security protocols.

Scope of Work

- Lead the completion of all six stages of the national registration process: 1) requirements validation & technical-economic justification; 2) software adaptation & configuration management; 3) deployment and commissioning; 4) system integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT); 5) controlled pilot deployment; 6) final acceptance/go-live approval.

- Ensure adherence to national interoperability standards, HL7/FHIR protocols (if applicable), and ISO/IEC 27001 information security controls.

- Prepare and validate comprehensive technical documentation including system architecture diagrams, functional and non-functional requirements, data flow diagrams, user/admin manuals, and disaster recovery/business continuity plans.

- Design and oversee secure migration of the Telemed.kg platform to MOH/Ministry of Digitalization infrastructure.

- Conduct training sessions for MOH technical staff and end-users on operations, troubleshooting, and security. Present required technical information at the relevant technical meetings and if it is required at Operational committee and SDG digital health meetings.

- Provide operational oversight during the warranty period including incident management, patch management, and SLA tracking.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s) or high level 5 years education in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field are preferred).  (15 points)

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Experience with national IT system registration and government digital transformation projects. (15 points)

- Proven track record in health IT systems including EHR integration. (15 points)

- Familiarity with government e-health regulations and data governance frameworks (20 points) .

- Fluency in English and working proficiency in Kyrgyz and/or Russian. (10 points)

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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 a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks: 

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable [Insert candidates from targeted underrepresented groups] are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Advertised: 10 Sep 2025 Central Asia Standard Time
Deadline: 24 Sep 2025 Central Asia Standard Time

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Consultant- National expert on budgeting, costing and financial flows analysis of social sectors, Remote, 75 working days

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Job no: 583397
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Bishkek
Level: Consultancy
Location: Kyrgyzstan
Categories: Social Policy
 

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.

The candidates can refer to this link for the Description of Assignment in Russian language.

Кандидаты могут воспользоваться этой ссылкой для ознакомления с Описанием задания на русском языке.

Background
The social protection system requires comprehensive reform, as highlighted by the 2023 assessment using the international Core Diagnostic Instrument (CODI) methodology. Key findings include:
Limited coverage and inadequate benefit levels for children, maternity, and unemployment assistance, compounded by restrictive eligibility criteria. Insufficient qualified social workers at the municipal level, particularly for children and families in difficult life situations and victims of domestic violence. Unclear staff roles and responsibilities, leading to duplication of functions and inefficiencies in service delivery. Absence of a comprehensive national social protection strategy, resulting in fragmented policies and weak alignment with economic, labour market, and related sectors. Fragmentation of databases concerning vulnerable groups, hindering effective targeting and coordination. Reduced contribution rates to the contributory pension scheme, threatening its long-term sustainability. Disconnect between national social protection priorities and budget planning, limiting the system’s responsiveness and impact.

In 2024 the government of the Kyrgyz Republic requested UNICEF to conduct a social sector spending analysis of the three social sector ministries (health, education and social protection) to support development of the national development programme 2030. Overall, the analysis found that in general all three sectors receive an adequate amount of budget, but the challenge is in the choices they are making on how to spend it and the results for children being achieved from those choices. In health only 4% of the budget goes to prevention at the PHC level. In education foundational skills in learning and maths remains well below what they should be and in social protection child poverty remains high and there are insufficient social workers to address child protection issues with 7% of all social protection spending going to children, compared to 11-12% in other countries.

In recent years, with UNICEF support the Government of Kyrgyzstan launched several important initiatives to support vulnerable children, including those with developmental delays and disabilities in regular and emergency situations. These include:

• Implementation of Trans-Disciplinary Teams (TDT) to support Early Identification and Early Interventions (EIEI) and support families with a child with a disability. Implementation of the government accelerator programme on voucher financing of preschool education for 1,000 poor children. This initiative aims to expand access to preschool education for 1,000 children from poor families through a voucher-based financing model. It is a locally driven, multi-stakeholder effort that brings together line ministries, other central and local government bodies, and women entrepreneurs. The programme seeks to improve children's access to social support services while simultaneously promoting women's employment. It serves as a prototype for developing family-friendly services through coordinated and inclusive action.

UNICEF also provides support in developing knowledge products and tools to inform and support planning and budgeting processes over the short and medium term. These include:

• Generation 2050 which will provide an analysis of demographic projections for children, adolescents, and youth in the five Central Asia countries over the coming 25 years and explore implications for the necessary investments in core services for children to leverage the demographic potential of the region and provide opportunities for children and youth.
• A spending analysis of the three social sectors which provided a set of recommendations on flagship programmes to achieve key child-related targets which now need changes in budget planning and estimated costs to inform government’s decisions in addressing child vulnerability.
• Introduction of programme-based budgeting (PBB) to the MLSWM to use for the 2027 budget cycle and ensure key flagship programme(s) are included to address key child vulnerability.

In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of intervention to support the most vulnerable children as mentioned above, the line ministries will review, with the Ministry of Finance, the financial resources required to deliver the mentioned initiatives; data to conduct a realistic fiscal space analysis for Generation 2025, costing of proposed flagship programmes and support to introduce PBB.

Thus, UNICEF is looking for consultant to assist UNICEF in providing technical assistance to relevant stakeholders in budget planning and costing of key child focused initiatives and programmes, develop costing knowledge products and support introduction of programme-based budgeting (PBB).

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:
To assist UNICEF in providing technical assistance to relevant stakeholders in budget planning and costing of key child focused initiatives and programmes, develop costing knowledge products and support introduction of programme-based budgeting (PBB).

Scope of Work:

1. Identify potential financial resources from the government and non-government entities, including private sector, that could finance government-led hCTs. Review normative frameworks which govern PFM to identify the optimal choices to pre-position and disburse hCTs in order to support the roll out of the  Emergency Situations Regulation and Standard Operating procedures (SOPs) on hCTs.
2. Support UNICEF in mapping the financial resources of the Republican Budget of the MoE for the preschool voucher for poor children; in tracking financial resources to district education departments and how this is disbursed to children from poor families as part of our support towards pro-poor family friendly policies. Document barriers and concrete recommendations for way forward. 
3. Conduct costing of transdisciplinary teams providing early identification and early intervention (EIEI) services to support scale up by the government.
4. Contribute data and technical input on the financing options for country-specific fiscal space analysis within the Generation 2050: Central Asia.
5. Support UNICEF in identifying flagship recommendations for MLSWM from the spending analysis, planning and costing the preferred options to address child vulnerability and child protection.
6. Provide expert support to MLSWM to prepare a programme-based budget submission for 2027. This should use the flagship programme(s) identified from the social protection spending performance analysis. Contribute to the financial data update for the Genesis Analytics spending analysis of the social protection sector

Work Assignment Overview

Travel Local: One 4-day travel to Suzak district would be required.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum Qualification requirements:

Ms in Economics, Finance, Public Policy or related spheres (10 points)

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
1. Proven ability to access financial data and the Republican budget (15 points) 
2. ≥ 7 years of professional experience in Public Finance Management (PFM) including Programme-based Budgeting (15 points)
3. Knowledge of the national financial framework and hands-on experience on the government planning, costing, budgeting, monitoring and accountability (20 points)
4. Analytical, writing and presentation skills (10 points)
5. Fluency in Kyrgyz and Russian (5 points)

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit  here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks: 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

Advertised: 12 Sep 2025 Central Asia Standard Time
Deadline: 19 Sep 2025 Central Asia Standard Time

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Social Policy (PF4C) Officer, NOB. Temporary Appointment (12 months), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan #00132708.

Job no: 583082
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Bishkek
Level: NO-2
Location: Kyrgyzstan
Categories: Social Policy

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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.

For every child, the right to innovate

The long-term vision for public financing for children is to ensure child-related policy commitments are better reflected in budget processes, identify cost-effective and equitable ways to deliver services and life-saving supplies, and help governments plan, cost and budget for them and improve the flow and use of budgeted resources for service delivery, including at the subnational level. This result will directly contribute to United National Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) Priority One.

To achieve this, UNICEF will support the Government and partners to:

• Conduct evidence and analysis and support government to use evidence to inform planning and budgeting to optimize government financial resources to achieve the best return on investment for outcomes for children by sector,
• Support advocacy with government on investments in core services for children to leverage the demographic potential and provide opportunities for children and youth in Kyrgyzstan.

How can you make a difference?

The NOB Social Policy (Public Finance for Children, PF4C) Officer is based in Bishkek and will lead and provide technical support and assistance to all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy related to Public Finance for Children and financing for children more broadly. The Officer will be instrumental in strategic development and coordination of programmes aimed at improving (a) social sector public financial management (PFM) across multiple layers of government’s institutional architecture (b) building institutional capacity and ensuring financial sustainability for improved social sector financing (c) the use of data and evidence to inform strategic policy decisions; (d) transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; e) innovative and other forms of financing (e.g:  climate financing) in a manner that complements and reinforces public financing for the social sectors. Through these efforts, the Officer will ensure that public financial management is at the core of UNICEF’s programmatic initiatives, working closely with relevant line ministries and other partners.

The Social Policy Officer (PF4C) will report to the Deputy Representative and work closely with technical leads working on Social Protection, Child Protection, Health and Nutrition, Education, and Climate. The Officer provides strong management and leadership to the work on PFM to deliver timely and quality results against the annual workplan and in line with the Country Programme Document (CPD). S/he will also be responsible for effective budget management, as well as ensuring compliance with donor conditionalities and effective coordination with development partners in the areas of responsibility.

Key Results Expected:

• Contribute to the development of Public Financing for Children (PF4C) policies, legislation and programmes with attention to increasing coverage of and impact on children, with special attention on the most marginalized. Identify, generate and present evidence to support this goal in collaboration with partners
• Work closely with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and social sector ministries (health, education and social protection) to improve equitable allocations for essential services for children including through innovative financing.
• Work with sector colleagues to build capacity to undertake costing and cost effectiveness analysis on priority interventions to help inform policy decisions on child-focused investments
• Strong coordination and collaboration to ensure timely and efficient programme implementation of climate change programming across two offices and with other sections where relevant.
• Build and leverage partnerships with IFIs and other key global players in climate change programming in the country to influence strategic decisions.
• Effective budget management to ensure timely and quality delivery of results.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: ToR Social policy officer.docx

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Finance, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science or another relevant technical field.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in areas such as public finance, public policy, government relations and advocacy.
• Experience providing and/or managing technical assistance on public financial management to social sector authorities is a strong asset.
• Demonstrated experience in analyses and advocacy on Public Finance (especially for the social sectors) would be considered an advantage. Work experience in Kyrgyzstan and/or with the national government stakeholders is considered an asset.

Skills:

• Familiarity with children's rights and gender is an asset.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills, advocacy and presentational skills are required.
• Evidence of agility and strategic thinking to ensure timely and effective programme delivery.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Russian is required. Fluency in Kyrgyz is an asset.

Desirables:

• Proven experience in partnership building with government / IFIs / other UN agencies.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• Developing country work experience is considered an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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 a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable male candidates are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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.

UNICEF staff members holding fixed-term, continuing, or permanent appointments who are considered to be on abolished post status may apply for this temporary position and, if selected with a start date before 31 December 2025, may take it up as a temporary assignment, in line with UNICEF guidance on separation due to the abolition of posts or staff reduction. They will retain their fixed-term entitlements but will not hold a lien to their abolished post. For other scenarios where a Temporary Assignment may be possible, please refer to Additional guidance on IP to IP temporary assignments after completion of the full TOD.pdf (accessible to UNICEF personnel only).

The conditions of a temporary assignment, including relocation entitlements, will depend on the status of the staff member’s original appointment and may be limited in accordance with applicable UNICEF policies, procedures, and practices in force.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Advertised: 14 Aug 2025 Central Asia Standard Time
Deadline: 16 Sep 2025 Central Asia Standard Time