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Social Policy Specialist - Public Finance for Children, P-4, Fixed Term Position, #00133860, Global Programme Division, Economic & Social Policy COE, Nairobi, Kenya

UNICEF

Published

11 Sept 2026

Deadline

20 Sept 2026

Join UNICEF’s Global Programme Division and help shape public finance solutions that improve the lives of children worldwide. As a Social Policy Specialist (Public Finance for Children), you will play a key role in advancing child-sensitive public finance policies, systems, and investments that help reduce multidimensional child poverty and inequality.Working within UNICEF’s Child Poverty Centre of Excellence, you will provide technical leadership and strategic guidance, support evidence generation and knowledge management, strengthen capacity development and institutional learning, foster partnerships and resource mobilization, and contribute to programme planning, monitoring, and quality assurance. You will collaborate with UNICEF offices, governments, international financial institutions, UN partners, academia, and civil society to develop innovative financing solutions and strengthen national systems for children.This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional to influence policy, drive meaningful change, and support sustainable investments that deliver lasting results for children across diverse country contexts.