UNICEF
National Consultant - on the Implementation of the Integrated Birth Registration Ecosystem, Child Protection, Abuja, Nigeria, 12 months, remote+travel
- Duty station
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Country / area
- Nigeria
- Region
- Africa
- UN system
- Fund/Programme
- Closes
- in 12 days Source: 23:55, Jun 16, 2026 Africa/Lagos
About this role
The National Consultant will provide continuous technical guidance and support for implementing the Integrated Birth Registration Ecosystem in 30 UNICEF-supported states in Nigeria. Key responsibilities include system strengthening, capacity building, and ensuring interoperability between vital registration systems, DHIS, NBS, and NIMC. The role involves embedding sustainability through knowledge transfer to NPC technical teams. The consultant will work remotely with travel required to Nigeria. This is a 12-month position with a deadline of 16 June 2026.
Key requirements
- 10+ years progressively responsible experience in humanitarian operations
- Expertise in child protection systems
- Experience with birth registration ecosystems
Nice to have
- Master's degree in relevant field
- Experience with DHIS2 systems
- Knowledge of Nigerian child protection frameworks
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Requirements at a glance
Distilled by AI from the posting- Min. experience
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian operations and child protection systems.
- Required degree
- Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
- Languages
- English
To provide continuous technical guidance, system strengthening and capacity building required to scale, stabilize and optimize the Integrated Birth Registration Ecosystem across 30 UNICEF-supported states, ensuring interoperability between Vital Reg, DHIS, NBS and NIMC, and embedding sustainability through knowledge transfer to NPC technical teams. Location: Nigeria Deadline: 16 Jun 2026 11:55 PM
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