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Social Policy Specialist, NO-3, FT, #104076, Guwahati, India, APR (Open for Indian Nationals)

UNICEF

Published

18 Aug 2026

Deadline

31 Aug 2026

India Country Office is seeking an experienced Social Policy Specialist for its Guwahati office. The position reflects UNICEF India’s increasing emphasis on upstream engagement and policy influence and serves as a strategic interface with the Government of Assam. The Specialist will serve as UNICEF’s lead advisor in Assam on child poverty, social protection, public finance for children, governance and local systems strengthening. The role provides technical support across all stages of social policy programming and advocacy, with a focus on reducing child poverty, strengthening social protection, improving child-focused public investments and financial management, and enhancing governance, decentralization and accountability. In the context of Assam’s recurrent floods, erosion, displacement and climate vulnerability, the position will support evidence-informed policy and systems reforms that strengthen public systems and improve outcomes for children, particularly those affected by poverty and exclusion. The role has a strong focus on upstream policy advocacy, systems strengthening, strategic partnerships and UNICEF’s 3Cs approach: Convene, Converge and Catalyze.