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Technical Advisor at UNICEF
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 4 days ago (16 Oct 2026) Deadline: 8 Nov 2026 Updated 3 days ago
Job Description
The Technical Advisor will guide UNICEF’s efforts to strengthen child‑sensitive social protection and child protection systems across Kenya. The role involves designing and institutionalising programmes that mitigate the impact of crises on children, and integrating poverty and vulnerability considerations into policy frameworks. Candidates must hold a master’s degree in a relevant social policy or economics discipline and possess at least ten years of experience in legal, regulatory or programme management. Strong analytical and stakeholder‑engagement skills are essential.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Master’s degree in Social Policy, Public Finance, Public Policy, Economics, Development Studies, Public Administration or related field.
- • Minimum ten years of experience in legal, regulatory or programme management within the public or nonprofit sector.
- • Demonstrated ability to design and implement child‑focused social protection strategies.
- • Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder‑engagement skills.
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Strengthen and institutionalise child‑sensitive social protection programmes.
- • Develop adaptive social protection mechanisms to protect children affected by crises such as droughts and floods.
- • Integrate child poverty and vulnerability considerations into existing social protection policies.
- • Support implementation of the Children Act 2022, including drafting regulations, guidelines and operational procedures.
- • Build referral pathways between cash‑transfer programmes and child protection services.