Contract Duration: 4 months

Working arrangement: Home Based

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.

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Scope of Work

Under the supervision of the Social Policy Officer (PF4C), and in close collaboration with UNICEF Mozambique programme sections, the Centre of Excellence (CoE) and relevant external partners, the consultant will undertake the following activities:

Public Finance Management (PFM) Analysis – Analytical work

•Engage with the CoE to explore opportunities to leverage the new AI budget analysis tool to streamline budget analysis for the Mozambique Country Office.

•Prepare the 2026 Social Protection Budget Brief, including analysis of social protection financing trends, budget allocations, expenditure execution, and programme coverage/beneficiaries.

•Prepare the 2027 Budget Memo, including analysis of the Macro-Fiscal context, Government budget priorities, and their implications for children and key social sectors.

•Develop and maintain a budget database to support the preparation of future Early Childhood Development (ECD) Budget Briefs (from 2027 onwards), drawing on findings from the ECD Expenditure Review and the ECD Strategic Framework for Mozambique.

•Prepare a Nutrition Budget Brief and develop a simplified expenditure-tracking matrix to facilitate the monitoring of nutrition-related spending at national and subnational levels, building on existing work undertaken through the Child Nutrition Fund application.

2.Resource Mobilization

•Contribute to resource mobilization efforts by supporting the preparation of funding proposals and providing analytical inputs, evidence, and strategic mapping of potential opportunities for fundraising and donor engagement.

•Based on the guidance from the Centre of Excellence (CoE) prepare a roadmap for UNICEF Mozambique outlining strategic entry points for engagement with the Government of Mozambique in preparation for the Global Early Years Finance Summit 2027.

3.Cross-cutting issues and Strategic Planning Process

•Map and develop a workflow framework for PF4C engagement with programme sections, defining its technical support offer and the mechanisms for coordinating support requests and delivery under the new CPD.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  Download File ToR_ext TMC0004196.pdf

QUALIFICATIONS / SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE/ COMPETENCIES (CORE/TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL) / LANGUAGE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT

Education:

Bachelor degree in social sciences, especially economics, demography, public finance, public policy, or other related fields

Work Experience:

Holds at least a bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance, Public Finance, Management, Public Policy, or a related field.
Proven experience in preparing analytical reports, policy briefs, or similar technical documents.
Demonstrated experience in resource mobilization, including drafting funding proposals, supporting donor engagement, and mapping fundraising opportunities
Familiarity with social protection financing, nutrition financing, early childhood development financing, or broader financing for children is an asset.
Experience working with UNICEF, particularly within the Social Policy programme area, is highly desirable
Experience in working in low-income country (Sub-Saharan Africa) context is an asset

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 template TMC0004196.xlsx

Remarks:  

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.

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