Child Poverty Guidance Update Consultant

This consultancy aims to strengthen UNICEF’s child poverty reduction efforts by developing updated practical guidance and tools to help staff and government partners identify drivers of child poverty, design effective policy and programme responses, influence public policy and financing decisions, and monitor progress toward reducing child poverty. The consultant will draft and coordinate evidence-based guidance products incorporating lessons learned and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Draft and coordinate the development of a suite of evidence-based guidance products on child poverty reduction
• Incorporate lessons learned, best practices, and stakeholder consultations into guidance materials
• Support UNICEF staff and government partners in identifying drivers of child poverty
• Assist in designing effective policy and programme responses to reduce child poverty
• Influence public policy and financing decisions related to child poverty
• Monitor progress toward reducing monetary and multidimensional child poverty

Requirements

• 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
• 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
• 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

Skills

• Child Poverty Policy
• Poverty Reduction Policy
• Policy Analysis
• Analytical Guidance Development
• Framework Development
• Toolkit Development
• Methodology Development
• Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
• Inequality Analysis
• Social Exclusion Analysis
• Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
• Multi-Stakeholder Facilitation
• Consensus Building
• Policy Paper Writing
• Technical Writing
• Strategic Document Preparation
• Knowledge Product Development
• Economic Policy Analysis
• Social Policy Analysis
• Political economy understanding
• Causality Analysis
• Operational Guidance
• UNICEF Experience
• International Development Experience

Languages

English