Inclusive Social Protection and Training Expert Consultant

Economic and Social Policy Global Practice / Centre of Excellence on Child Poverty, Bangkok, Thailand & Remote with travel, (minimum 4-hour overlap with Bangkok working hours)

10 months

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to protection

How can you make a difference?

Provide technical expertise and capacity-building support to UNICEF’s inclusive social protection portfolio, with a focus on capacity-building and training on gender-responsive social protection in Asia and Africa. The assignment will support delivery of activities on gender-responsive social protection, including on thematic areas of inclusive social protection systems strengthening and the intersection with care and support, climate resilience and child marriage prevention. This consultancy requires a profile combining deep technical expertise on social protection systems and gender equality, and functional expertise in analysis, training and capacity-building, technical assistance, and technical resource development.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToRTMC0005831.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: An advanced university degree in social sciences, international development, or a closely related field, required.
Work Experience: Minimum 10+ years of professional experience.

Experience working in Asia and Africa.

Skills: Demonstrated expertise on:
- Social protection systems
- Gender-responsive programming
- Care and support systems
- Child marriage prevention
- Climate resilience

Demonstrated experience in:

- Technical advising on inclusive social protection systems strengthening
- Capacity building and training facilitation with government and partners
- Analysis and resource development
- Familiarity with UNICEF's work on social protection, care, and gender, or equivalent experience within the UN system or comparable international organization, is desirable
- Availability during working hours providing at least four hours overlap with Bangkok time.
Competencies Deep analytical ability including capacity to translate complex concepts into digestible recommendations and guidance
Ability to engage substantively and credibly with a range of stakeholders, including UN agencies, government counterparts, and civil society
Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN language is preferred.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal TMC0005831.xlsx

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Inclusive Social Protection and Training Expert Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand & Remote with travel, 10 months, # 595513