Individual Consultant: Cost Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness of Child Protection Case Management in humanitarian settings, GPD, Child Protection, 6 months, COE Amman Jordan (Remote) #596721

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.

Individual support to the most vulnerable children using a case management approach and preventing and responding to child separation are at the heart of UNICEF Child Protection in Humanitarian Action mandate as per the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the organization’s Core Commitments for Children (CCCs)1, the Strategic Plan for 2025-20302, and the new Child Protection Strategy for 2022-20303. These are also interagency priorities as defined under the Child Protection Minimum Standards4 (CPMS) by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (Alliance for CPHA)

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, its scope and deliverables, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  TMC0007306 ToR.pdf

• Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, Public Health or a related field.
• Work Experience: At least 8 years of experience in costing, economic evaluation or value-for-money analysis of humanitarian social protection or social service programmes
• Skills: Demonstrated experience with activity-based costing, cost- efficiency and cost-effectiveness analysis, including sensitivity modelling.
• Good technical understanding of child protection case management in humanitarian and displacement contexts.
• Experience conducting mixed-methods, multi-country research, including key informant interviews and analysis of financial and programme data.
• Proven experience working with a range of stakeholders, including UN agencies, governments, INGOs and local organizations.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, with a track record of producing research reports and policy briefs for donors and decision-makers.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.
• Working knowledge of French, Arabic or Spanish is an asset.
• Desirables: Previous costing work on child protection, case management or social service workforce programmes.

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)  TMC0007306 Financial proposal.docx
• A short technical proposal (max. 3 pages) outlining the proposed costing methodology, approach to comparing costs across contexts and workplan, plus one example of previous costing or value-for-money work.

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: 04 Nov 2026 Jordan Standard Time
Applications close: 18 Nov 2026 Jordan Standard Time

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