Programme Specialist (Financing for Scale)

The Programme Specialist will contribute to UNICEF's efforts to strengthen financing for child nutrition and development by supporting evidence-based policies, scalable programmes, and country-led solutions. The role involves advancing innovative financing approaches, providing technical support to governments and partners, and strengthening systems to improve outcomes for children and adolescents globally.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and strategic advisory support on financing for child nutrition and development.
• Support programme development and implementation to advance sustainable financing approaches.
• Generate knowledge, learning, and innovation related to nutrition financing.
• Engage in partnerships, resource mobilization, and stakeholder engagement to support financing initiatives.
• Build capacity and provide technical assistance to governments and partners.
• Monitor, generate evidence, and report on results related to financing for child nutrition and development.

Requirements

• Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in nutrition, public health, health economics, economics, or social sciences, or a directly related field is required.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, preferably in public policy and public financial management at the country and/or regional level, with expertise in nutrition financing, public financial management, governance, and partnership management is required.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience in Global Health, Nutrition Programmes, Development Finance, Nutrition Financing data analysis, Resource Mobilisation is desirable.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is desirable.

Skills

• Nutrition Financing
• Public Financial Management
• Governance
• Partnership Management
• Public Policy
• Nutrition Programmes
• Development Finance
• Resource Mobilization
• Data Analysis
• Technical Support to Governments
• Programme Design
• Evidence-based Policymaking
• Global Health
• Country Level Experience
• Fragile Settings Experience
• Humanitarian Contexts

Languages

English