Consultancy- RISE National Coordinator – (Kilifi / Turkana / Bungoma), Innovation and Education, Nairobi, 12 months (office-based+travel) #596615

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.

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To support the effective design, implementation, coordination, operationalization, technical oversight, monitoring, systems strengthening, and scale-up of RISE interventions, UNICEF Kenya seeks to engage qualified consultant to provide time-bound technical and operational support across various programme workstreams. Consultants will contribute specialized expertise to support the delivery of defined outputs and deliverables in alignment with programme objectives, government priorities, UNICEF policies and procedures, safeguarding standards, and donor requirements.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  ToR RISE County Coord.pdf

• Education, Social Sciences, , Youth/ Community Development, Project/ Programme Management or a related field
  
  

• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in education programmes, youth engagement or community-based development initiatives

• Fluency in English and Kiswahili

• Demonstrated experience in field-level programme implementation and coordination
• Demonstrated experience working with county governments, NGOs, and community-based organisations
• Demonstrated experience working with adolescents and youth or marginalized populations in multi-stakeholder programmes in Kenya
• Good understanding of gender-responsive and inclusive community engagement and dynamic youth mobilization approached
• Strong monitoring, data collection and reporting skills
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Strong problem-solving and adaptability in field contexts
• Ability to work independently in remote or resource-constrained environments
• Understanding of safeguarding, PSEA and ethical community engagement

• Experience in training delivery, facilitation or capacity building
• Familiarity with digital/ blended learning approaches
• Good understanding of Kenya’s education system
• Prior experience working with Government institutions, UN agencies or relevant development partners

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.

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)  Financial proposal RISE County Coord TO COMPLETE.docx

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.

Advertised: 27 Oct 2026 E. Africa Standard Time
Applications close: 09 Nov 2026 E. Africa Standard Time

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