UNICEF is recruiting a Social Policy Specialist - P4, to be based in Luanda, Angola.
Duties
- Planning, and supervise implementation and monitoring of UNICEF Social protection programming in Angola:
- Within the agenda of the Social policy section, manages a large EU-funded social protection project aiming at strengthening the legal, programmatic and operational sides of social protection.
- Participates in social protection policy dialogue and development with the Government, engages in and establishes constructive dialogue and partnerships between sector national and local stakeholders to support the development of social protection programmes contributing to the progressive realization of children's social protection rights and strengthening of implementation and monitoring mechanisms at all levels
- Promotes the advocacy for Social protection reform, supports child rights-based reviews of national, provincial and local legislation, in close consultation with community-level structures and supports the health and education sectors and the social welfare system for children
- Monitor state budget resources allocated to the social protection sector:
- Monitors and analyze state budgeting and spending patterns for social protection as well as decentralization status of social protection services to support advocacy for greater public resources and budget allocation for social development, the prioritization of resource allocation for children, and universal coverage of essential services for children, to ensure that they reflect the best interest of children
- Promote sustainable decentralization and capacity building:
- Works with the central and local authorities to strengthen community-based capacity on quality data collection, analysis for planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring of social protection services
- Provides on-going support in making decentralization sustainable through adequate local support while keeping decentralized services both accessible and effective
- Collaborates with the central and local authorities to strengthen community-based capacity on quality data collection, analysis for policy development, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring of social policy and programmes
- Data collection, analysis and results-based approach:
- Collects systematically qualitative data for up-to-date assessment of the situation of children and women to provide the base-lines for result-based decisions on interventions and evaluations
- Provides regular data-driven analysis for effective prioritization, planning, and development; facilitates results-based management for planning, adjusting, and scaling-up specific social protection initiatives. Support maintenance of information system for monitoring gender/sex disaggregated data
- Advocacy and communication:
- Works in collaboration with the UNICEF Angola communication unit to promote and raise awareness on social protection with both the general public and with stakeholders, utilizing effective information dissemination, mass media campaign, special events, and other means, to foster local buy-in, commitment, and continued relevance of UNICEF programming in the area of social protection
- Partnerships:
- Maintain and strengthen effective partnerships with sectoral Government institution, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN agencies to support sustained and proactive commitment toward expanding social protection in Angola
- UNICEF Programme Management:
- Supports and contributes to effective and efficient planning, management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the country programme, with attention to gender equality, identify and track gender inequalities and promote intervention to strengthen gender equality
Requisites
- Education:
- Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, International Finance, public relations, media, communication, or other relevant disciplines
- Experience:
- Eight years of relevant professional work experience, including in the areas of Social policy and/or Child protection Special expertise in social protection programming is required
- Language Requirements:
- Developing country work experience is required.
- Fluency in English and another UN language (for IP), or
- Fluency of local working language of the duty station is an important asset
- Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Core Values:
- Commitment
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Integrity
- Core competencies:
- Communication
- Working with People
- Drive for Results
- Functional Competencies:
- Formulating strategies and concepts
- Analysing
- Relating Networking
- Persuading and influencing
- Planning and organising
- UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation
Notes
- Only short listed applicants will be contacted
How to Apply