Social Policy Specialist

2 weeks ago

KualaLumpur, Malaysia United Nations Children's Fund Full time


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Under the general supervision and guidance of the Chief Social Policy, the Social Policy Specialist (Inclusive Social Protection) engages in social protection dialogue for programme development, advocating for increased public resource allocation and improving linkages between social protection and essential social services to support the UNICEF Malaysia country office to continue working towards the realization of children's rights. Specifically, the Social Policy Specialist (Inclusive Social Protection System) models approaches, conducts analysis, adapts or designs new programmes where possible, and advocates for gender-transformative, disability-inclusive and migrant-inclusive social protection programmes and systems. The Social Policy Specialist (Inclusive Social Protection) will also support efforts in improving child poverty measurements in Malaysia, through sub-national and national efforts.

The Social Policy Specialist is responsible for the following functions:

Inclusive social protectionCross-cutting social policy areas

Specifically, the Social Policy Specialist (Inclusive Social Protection) performs:

Inclusive social protection:

Advocates for inclusion and equity-driven particularly as it relates to gender, disability and migration by advocating and promoting policies that address specific vulnerabilities tied to multifaceted aspects of poverty and the contribution social protection has on reducing exclusion.Works closely with colleagues across UNICEF to ensure a coherent agenda on inclusive social protection, engaging with cross-sectoral and thematic areas such as adolescence and humanitarian response.Together with child protection, education, nutrition and other substantive sections, identifies the most suitable strategies to develop social protection services for the most marginalized and at-risk children and adolescents supporting inclusion and preventing institutionalization. This includes contributing to the development of inclusive, gender-transformative systems that respond to women's and caregivers needs.Designs, updates, reviews, adjusts, implements and evaluates specific programmes and instruments that contribute to gender-responsive / transformative, disability-inclusive and migrant-inclusive social protection systems.

Cross-cutting social policy areas:

Establishes effective partnerships with the government, bilateral and multilateral donors, civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN agencies to support sustained and proactive commitment to the Convention of the Rights of the Child, achieve global UN agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals and strengthen UNICEF's leading positioning for their implementation as they relate to inclusive, child-sensitive and gender-transformative social protection.Analyzes national context, including key socio-economic trends, and their impact on social development, emerging issues and concerns. Uses evidence and data to help the country office predict, prepare for and mitigate risks and adjust programming course.Supports the correct and compelling use of data and evidence including on the situation of children, and coverage and impact of child-focused services, in support of the social protection programme and the country programme overall.Develops approaches to identify social and behavioural change needs and undertakes interventions for the meaningful accountability to affected populations and community engagement.Monitors current technological trends, new modalities of working applicable to social protection versus current and emerging needs to assess their role and match their potential applicability to social protection for enhanced outcomes for children.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

An advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant field.A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.A minimum of five (5) years of professional work experience in social protection policies, programmes or services including relevant experience from an inclusion lens regarding the most marginalized and at-risk is required.Experience in programme design and management and policy advocacy is required.Experience working in developing countries / contexts is considered as a strong asset.Background and/or familiarity with emergencies and humanitarian contexts is considered as a strong asset.Fluency in English and Malay is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is considered as an asset

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