[Hiring] Child Poverty Guidance Update Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

This assignment aims to strengthen UNICEF’s child poverty reduction efforts by developing updated practical guidance and tools that help UNICEF staff and government partners:

• Identify the drivers of child poverty
• Design effective policy and programme responses
• Influence public policy and financing decisions
• Monitor progress toward reducing monetary and multidimensional child poverty

The consultant will draft and coordinate the development of a suite of evidence-based guidance products, incorporating lessons learned, best practices, and stakeholder consultations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social Policy, Development Studies, International Development, Political Science, Public Administration, or related social science field
• Minimum 8 years professional experience in child poverty and poverty reduction policy
• Demonstrated experience conducting policy analysis and developing analytical or operational guidance, frameworks, tools or methodologies for governments, international organizations, research institutes or development partners
• Proven experience working on child poverty, multidimensional poverty, inequality, social exclusion and vulnerability, in low- and middle-income country contexts
• Demonstrated experience facilitating consultations, workshops and consensus-building processes involving diverse stakeholders
• Strong track record of drafting high-quality policy papers, guidance notes, technical tools, strategic documents and knowledge products for policy and programme audiences
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Demonstrated ability to write concise, high-quality technical and policy documents for both technical and non-technical audiences

Requirements

• Strong expertise in child poverty, multidimensional poverty and inequality, poverty reduction policy and economic and social policy
• Excellent understanding of policy analysis, causal analysis, political economy analysis and pathways for poverty reduction
• Strong knowledge of the existing practitioner literature and tools on child poverty, poverty and inequality policy, poverty policy analysis and diagnostics, and social policy advocacy
• Excellent analytical, writing, editing and synthesis skills
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to translate complex evidence and policy concepts into practical operational guidance and tools

Desirables

• Experience working with UNICEF, the UN system, international financial institutions and/or other international development organizations is highly desirable
• Familiarity with sub-topics related to the specific guidance products an advantage

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional and personal development
• Attractive compensation and benefits package