Social Policy Officer – Knowlewdge and Management Full-Time

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Equity

How can you make a difference?

Specifically, the incumbent is expected to:

• Provide direct technical support to sections in the design, quality assurance and oversight of selected research and evaluation projects;
• Synthesize cross-sectoral research and evaluation findings, develop policy-relevant dissemination strategies and cohesive advocacy products;
• Lead on a range of knowledge sharing activities that foster cross-thematic learning on what works (and what doesn’t), identifying evidence and equity gaps for CO ongoing and emerging programming work;

Build skills of UNICEF staff in sound evaluation methodologies and use policy-led and SDG relevant evaluation approaches;

For more information, please see attached ToR – K & M.docx

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

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master or Doctoral studies) in social sciences, knowledge management, economics, development or related fields;
• Basic training / certification on research ethics is highly desirable;

Work Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in applied research, evaluation and knowledge management activities with the focus on child rights, some at the international level.
• Developing country work experience is a plus.

Language Proficiency

Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Working knowledge of Portuguese is highly desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The technical competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at: UNICEF_Competencies

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process