Individual Consultant – Social and Behavioral Change in Emergencies (SBCiE) & Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE)

UNICEF is establishing a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to build a vetted pool of individual consultants specialising in Social and Behavioral Change in Emergencies (SBCiE) and Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) for public health emergencies. This on-demand roster will provide flexible, rapid-deployment technical expertise to UNICEF's Centers of Excellence (CoE), Country Offices (COs), and partner UN agencies across multiple continents and emergency contexts.

As recurrent humanitarian crises continue to strain UNICEF's in-house SBC capacity, selected consultants will play a critical role in building community trust, combating misinformation, strengthening feedback mechanisms, and ensuring emergency responses are evidence-based, inclusive, and accountable to affected populations. This is a remote-based, contract arrangement with assignments triggered on an as-needed basis over the agreement period.

• Provide direct technical assistance to UNICEF Country Offices and CoEs on SBCiE and RCCE strategy design and implementation during public health emergencies.
• Support coordination among SBC, health, and humanitarian partners to ensure integrated, community-centred emergency responses.
• Design and facilitate training workshops and capacity development sessions for UNICEF staff and implementing partners on SBCiE/RCCE approaches.
• Lead or contribute to data generation, community feedback mechanisms, and real-time monitoring of behavioral and social dynamics during crises.
• Develop knowledge management products including case studies, guidance notes, toolkits, and communities of practice materials.
• Apply Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) frameworks to ensure communities are actively informed, engaged, and able to provide feedback that shapes programme delivery.
• Tailor SBCiE/RCCE strategies to specific cultural, linguistic, and contextual realities of diverse affected populations.
• Support emergency preparedness by integrating SBC approaches into country-level contingency planning and readiness frameworks.
• Contribute to cross-organisational learning through routine communication channels and shared knowledge platforms.

• Hold an advanced degree (Master's or higher) in social sciences, public health, communications, anthropology, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrate at least 7 years of hands-on experience delivering SBC, RCCE, or community engagement programming in humanitarian or emergency settings.
• Show a proven track record of designing and implementing RCCE strategies during disease outbreaks or complex public health emergencies (e.g., Ebola, COVID-19, cholera).
• Demonstrate the ability to facilitate multi-stakeholder workshops and build the capacity of national and international teams under pressure.
• Apply quantitative and qualitative methods to generate community feedback data and translate findings into actionable programme recommendations.
• Navigate UN or INGO operational environments, including remote coordination with multiple country offices simultaneously.
• Communicate fluently in English; proficiency in French, Arabic, Spanish, or other UN languages is a strong asset for global deployment.
• Demonstrate familiarity with AAP principles and tools, including complaints and feedback mechanisms and community-led accountability processes.
• Produce high-quality written deliverables including strategies, reports, and training materials to international standards.

Remuneration under this LTA is competitive and aligned with UNICEF's individual consultant fee schedules, determined based on the consultant's qualifications, experience, and the scope of each specific assignment. As this is a remote-based, on-demand agreement, payment is deliverable-based and negotiated per contract. Estimated monthly equivalent earnings range from KES 200,000 to KES 500,000 depending on assignment intensity and seniority. UNICEF consultants benefit from association with a globally respected UN agency and access to a wide professional network across humanitarian contexts.

This opportunity is ideal for seasoned SBC and RCCE professionals with deep field experience in humanitarian emergencies who are available for short-to-medium-term deployments across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, or Latin America. You thrive in fast-moving crisis environments, bring cultural sensitivity, and can produce results with minimal supervision. Professionals with direct experience supporting UNICEF, WHO, OCHA, or other UN agency emergency responses are strongly encouraged to apply.

This role is NOT suitable for candidates with purely academic or research backgrounds lacking field implementation experience, consultants without prior emergency or humanitarian context exposure, or applicants seeking a permanent, full-time employment arrangement.

• Visit the UNICEF careers portal and search for Requisition #593879.
• Create or log into your UNICEF Careers account at unicef.org/careers.
• Submit a complete application including your updated CV, a cover letter outlining your SBCiE/RCCE experience, and a daily/monthly fee rate indication.
• Include at least two examples of previous SBC or RCCE work in emergency contexts (links, attachments, or descriptions).
• Ensure your application is submitted before the closing date of 30 June 2026. Late applications will not be considered.