Overview
This post is critical to supporting the repositioning of UNICEF Costa Rica in a high-income country context, strengthening the organization’s value proposition through public finance for children, innovative financing, and high-impact policy engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Supports the collection, analysis and user-friendly presentation of data on multidimensional and monetary child poverty.
- Analyzes the macroeconomic context and its impact on social development, emerging issues and social policy concerns.
- Supports the development of social protection policies, legislation and programmes.
- Promotes strengthening of integrated social protection systems.
- Undertakes budget analysis to inform UNICEF’s advocacy and technical assistance.
- Supports the identification of policy options for improved domestic financing of child-sensitive social protection interventions.
- Supports the development and application of innovative financing approaches.
- Collaborates with central and local authorities to improve policies, planning, budgeting, consultation and accountability processes.
- Supports correct and compelling use of data and evidence on the situation of children.
- Establishes effective partnerships with the Government, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs, civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN agencies.
- Manages, coordinates and provides strategic oversight to technical support around child poverty, social protection, public finance and governance.
Required Experience
A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience is required. Experience working in middle-income and/or high-income country contexts, or on public finance and policy reform, is considered an asset. Background and/or familiarity with emergency is considered as a strong asset.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.
