Innovation Specialist, P-3, Fixed Term Position, Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi, #00103341

Join UNICEF Malawi as Innovation Specialist, to lead and mainstream innovation and digital technology-enabled programming across the country programme. You will provide technical leadership and support to innovation planning and technology-enabled programme design, implementation, monitoring and documentation across programme sections and with partners. The role will coordinate office-wide innovation and digital transformation priorities; advise government counterparts on strengthening child-centred digital transformation, responsible artificial intelligence (AI) governance, and technology policy implementation systems; support the testing, scale-up, and institutionalization of innovation products and technology-enabled solutions; strengthen results tracking, evidence use and knowledge management; build staff and partner capacity in innovation and digital impact; support sustainable and innovative financing approaches for scaling promising solutions; and foster partnerships with government, UN, NGO, academia, private sector and technology actors. The post collaborates across programme sections and works closely with the UNICEF Digital Impact Division, Centre of Excellences, and the Office of Innovation, where applicable

Location: Malawi

Deadline: 4 Sep 2026 11:55 PM