New Vacancies at UNICEF November 2026

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New Vacancies at UNICEF November 2026, 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.

1: National consultancy to support the co-design of the four-year (2026–2030) project workplan, MEAL plan, region-specific action plans, and project inception, Tanzania.

Key activities

Inception and desk review: Review the UNICEF–Ireland proposal, results framework, draft workplan and MEAL plan, and relevant national guidelines and plans; hold consultations with UNICEF, MoH, PMO-RALG, TFNC, TASAF and the Zanzibar Ministry of Health to agree on approach, methodology and timelines.
Workplan and MEAL plan finalization: Consolidate stakeholder inputs into a four-year costed workplan with annual milestones, responsibilities and timelines for the four outcomes; finalize the MEAL plan, including indicator definitions, baselines, data sources, reporting frequency and the learning agenda.
Regional action planning: Facilitate planning sessions with RHMTs, CHMTs, regional and council nutrition officers and social welfare officers in Pwani, Tanga, Dar es Salaam, Kaskazini Unguja, Kaskazini Pemba and Mjini Magharibi; co-design region-specific action plans aligned with the project workplan and integrated into council plans and budgets.
Stakeholder validation: Prepare presentations and validation materials; facilitate a stakeholder validation meeting; incorporate feedback and produce final versions of the workplan, MEAL plan and regional action plans.
Project inception: Support UNICEF and Government to plan and facilitate national and regional inception meetings, prepare meeting materials, and document agreed actions, roles and responsibilities.
Documentation and learning: Document the workplan co-design and inception process, including approach, stakeholder engagement, good practices, challenges and lessons learned, in a case study and a two-page learning brief.

Minimum requirements:

Education:

Advanced university degree in health, nutrition, monitoring and evaluation, or a related field.

Work Experience:

At least five years of relevant professional experience in nutrition or public health programme planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, and multi-stakeholder facilitation, preferably with UN agencies, government institutions, NGOs, or international organizations.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills

Demonstrated in nutrition or public health programme planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, including the development of multi-year workplans, results frameworks, indicators, annual targets, and MEAL plans.
Demonstrated experience facilitating participatory planning with national and subnational government stakeholders to develop region- or council-specific action plans aligned with programme priorities, plans, and budgets.
Demonstrated ability to review and consolidate technical and stakeholder inputs, interpret results frameworks and monitor data, define indicators and data sources, and produce clear, costed, and operational workplans and MEAL plans.
Proven experience preparing and facilitating stakeholder validation and project inception meetings with government and development partners, and documenting agreed actions, roles, responsibilities, and timelines.
Strong analytical and writing skills, with experience documenting participatory planning and inception processes and producing concise case studies, learning briefs and reports; familiarity with Tanzania’s nutrition policy, planning, programming and coordination context is desirable.

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