ECD Consultant Technical Assistance to quality ECD programme implementation

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.

Contract Duration
: 11 months.
Working arrangement
:
Office Based.

UNICEF, with funding from the DBS Foundation, will support an integrated education and nutrition programme in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) in 2026 to improve learning, nutrition, and wellbeing outcomes for children aged 4–12 years.

UNICEF seeks a national consultant to support programme implementation at district and school levels.

The consultant will work with government partners, ECD centres, and primary schools to strengthen nutrition education and services, support teachers in integrating nutrition topics into learning activities, build stakeholder capacity, and assist district authorities in developing sustainable plans and budgets. The consultant will also support coordination, monitoring, and implementation of programme activities under the supervision of UNICEF Kupang Field Office.

• Education
  : A university degree in education, psychology, sociology, or other social science field is required. Master’s degree is preferable.
• Work Experience
  : 5 years of professional experience in early childhood development, social development planning and management in education and related areas at the international and/or in a developing country is required.
• Skills
  :
  • Practical expertise on capacity building including module development and training facilitation; good communication.
  • Relevant experience in education and related areas, program/project development and management in East Nusa Tenggara Province and in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Language Requirements
  :
  Native proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia, with strong spoken and written English communication skills.

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. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18) and has a zero‑tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF.