International Social Policy Consultant, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for 11.5 months (For non-Ethiopian nationals)

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Empowerment

How can you make a difference?

Purpose for the job:

Join our team to provide technical support to program development and planning as well as advocacy events by ensuring that aspects of child poverty analysis, social protection and public finance are adequately covered in the different programs with the African Union and ECA. In her/his engagement, the role aims at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This is a transversal function supporting all Program Officers in their engagement with African Union and leveraging relevant regional partnerships networks around social policy and social protection for increased resources to advance UNICEF’s agenda for children and young people.

1. Improving data on child poverty & vulnerability for increased use for policy and programme action

• Lead continental studies on Children Without Parental Care and Universal Birth Registration.
• Consolidate existing regional multidimensional and monetary child poverty reports into a continental report for policy advocacy at AU level.
• Produce a data set system on child right key indicators to support preparation of reports and policy papers on the situation of children in Africa

2. Strengthening social protection coverage and impact for children

• Produce a compendium of social protection good practices and country case studies
• Lead the preparation of technical events on the operationalization of the AU Social Agenda with focus on Social welfare workforce in Africa in collaboration with the AU Commission
• Respond to requests from AUC for technical reviews on social protection policies, legislation and programmes with attention to increasing coverage of and impact on children, with special attention on the most marginalized.
• Supports improved monitoring and research around social protection impact on child outcomes and use of data and research findings for strengthening programme results.

3. Improving use of public financial resources for children

• Support and co-ordinate UNICEF active participation at AUC Conference of Ministries of Finance.
• Work with UNICEF colleagues to prepare policy options papers for improved domestic financing of child-sensitive social investments.

4. Strengthened advocacy and partnerships for child-sensitive social policy

• Work with CSO, UN Agencies and relevant AU Department for improved monitoring and tracking of public expenditure to support transparency, accountability, and effective financial flows for essential service delivery in AU member states
• Work across all technical areas to supports correct and compelling use of data and evidence on the situation of children.
• Ensures risk analysis and risk mitigation are embedded into overall management of the support, in close consultation with UNICEF programme sections, Cooperating Partners, and AUC.
• Supports and contributes to effective and efficient planning, management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the OMP.

Conditions of service:-

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

Work Assignment Overview/ Deliverables

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

1. Lead continental studies on Children Without Parental Care and Universal Birth Registration.

Monthly activity report

2. Consolidate existing regional multidimensional and monetary child poverty reports into a continental report for policy advocacy at AU level.

Monthly activity report

3. Produce a data set system on child right key indicators to support preparation of reports and policy papers on the situation of children in Africa

Monthly activity report

4. Produce a compendium of social protection good practices and country case studies

Monthly activity report

5. Lead the preparation of technical events on the operationalization of the AU Social Agenda with focus on Social welfare workforce in Africa in collaboration with the AU Commission

Monthly activity report

6. Respond to requests from AUC for technical reviews on social protection policies, legislation and programmes with attention to increasing coverage of and impact on children, with special attention on the most marginalized.

Monthly activity report

7. Support improved monitoring and research around social protection impact on child outcomes and use of data and research findings for strengthening programme results

Monthly activity report

8. Support and co-ordinate UNICEF active participation at AUC Conference of Ministries of Finance.

Monthly activity report

9. Work with UNICEF colleagues to prepare policy options papers for improved domestic financing of child-sensitive social investments.

Monthly activity report

10. Work with CSO, UN Agencies and relevant AU Department for improved monitoring and tracking of public expenditure to support transparency, accountability, and effective financial flows for essential service delivery in AU member states

Monthly activity report

11. Work across all technical areas to supports correct and compelling use of data and evidence on the situation of children.

Monthly activity report

12. Ensures risk analysis and risk mitigation are embedded into overall management of the support, in close consultation with UNICEF programme sections, Cooperating Partners, and AUC.

Monthly activity report

13. Supports and contributes to effective and efficient planning, management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the OMP.

Monthly activity report

14. Represent UNICEF at relevant AUC meetings on Social policy and M&E

Monthly activity report

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• A first University Degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field
• A minimum of [2] two years of relevant professional experience in Social economic policy analysis and Program planning or Monitoring and evaluation in a continental context.
• Prior experience working with the African Union or one UN Agency would be an advantage
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.