Social Policy Advisor
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18-09-2024
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About the job
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, Resilience
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
How can you make a difference?
The Regional Adviser, Social Policy (Social Protection) reports to the Deputy Regional Director for general guidance and direction. The Adviser serves as an authoritative adviser to the Deputy Regional Director, the Regional Management Team, Country Offices and Government institutions/officials on strategies, policies, approaches, best practices, and knowledge on Goal Area 5 (Social Policy and Social Protection).
This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children (including humanitarian cash programming); (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization, and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity, and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners in support of Country office teams as well as collaboration with regional teams working on education, health, nutrition, child protection, water and sanitation, and HIV. It also encompasses work in these areas across all settings (e.g.: development, humanitarian).
Summary Of Key Functions/accountabilities
- Regional advisory services and technical support on strategic planning/discussion
- Support to country offices on programme development and planning
- Regional programme monitoring and assessment
- Advocacy, networking, and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
- Regional knowledge leadership, advisory services, and technical support on strategic areas
- Lead generation of critical regional or multi-country evidence on all areas related to GA-5 to advance child rights in the region, across all settings.
- Advise key regional entities, NGO partners, UN system partners and other partners on policies, strategies, approaches and best practices on social policies and related issues, to support programme development planning, management, implementation and delivery of results.
- Participate in regional programme planning, preparation and review to provide advice on formulation, design, management, enhancement and communication of social policy (Social Protection) programmes including setting priorities and results-based management goals.
- Participate in key regional events, discussions and strategic platforms – such as Issue Based Coalitions – to influence policy discussions and agenda setting on social policy and social protection related issues, including in humanitarian settings.
- Develop and recommend regional programme policies, strategies and approaches.
- Lead and organize regional strategic discussions and planning on social policy (Social Protection) and related programming issues.
- Support to country offices on programme development, planning and implementation
- Collaborate with Regional Management/Country Office teams throughout all stages of social policy (Social Protection) programme planning to provide technical support and quality assurance to develop quality country programme and humanitarian action elements related to GA-5.
- Provide technical advice to facilitate the preparation of the Country Office social policy (Social Protection) programme and humanitarian action recommendations and to ensure alignment of programmes goals with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans.
- Provide technical support and advisory services to COs on strategic results and initiatives from planning to design and implementation.
- Provide policy guidance and technical support to Country Office colleagues and partners as relevant to develop national policies and strategies for UNICEF assisted programmes (including in humanitarian settings).
- Contribute to the planning and updating of t
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