Senior Social Protection Technical Adviser
World Food Programme, WFP
Application deadline: Dimanche, Octobre 17, 2021
The Senior SP Technical Adviser is expected to: provide expert technical support to regional bureaux and country offices on the design and implementation of bodies of work aimed at strengthening national social protection systems architecture and programmes, and on improving the effectiveness of social protection in ‘nexus’ contexts; oversee and direct WFP’s technical support team and other technical experts within the Social Protection Unit to deliver a high-quality portfolio of support across regional bureaux and Country Offices; monitor key global trends in social protection and guide WFP on its strategic positioning, arising; among other duties.
Consultancy: National Social Protection Policy Review
United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF
Application deadline: Dimanche, Octobre 17, 2021
The consultant is expected to conduct a review of Zambia’s 2014 National Social Protection Policy (NSPP).The purpose of the 2014 NSPP review is to assess how the policy performed relative to its design as well as the changing context in which it operates and what areas need to be adjusted considering the current national socio-economic context. Throughout this work, the consultant is expected to ensure a balanced representation of rural and urban provinces and districts across Zambia.
Social Policy Specialist - Urban & Sub National Planning (Indonesia Nationals Only)
United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF
Application deadline: Mardi, Octobre 19, 2021
The incumbent is responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. The SP Specialist will hel to improve: public policies to reduce child poverty; social protection coverage and impact on children; (the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services.
Programme Policy Officer: Cash Based Transfers & Beneficiary Management
World Food Programme, WFP
Application deadline: Mardi, Octobre 19, 2021
The primary purpose of this assignment is to support country offices in the design, delivery and assurance of Cash Based Transfers (CBT) operations to effectively meet food and essential needs, including through digital beneficiary management and digitalisation processes, and consistent with corporate policies and guidelines. The role will: advise Country Offices on the design, delivery and assurance of CBT operations; support Country Offices in engagement with complementary actions/ systems strengthening for digital BM or CBT-related functions in Social Protection; support learning and capacity building on CBT operations and BM; among other duties.
Consultancy: Support the CSO partner in the assessment of social protection policies for women with disability
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women
Application deadline: Mardi, Octobre 19, 2021
The consultant is expected to: support the assesment of existing social protection policies, mechanisms and schemes on social protection and economic and livelihood opportunities for vulnerable groups, especially for women with disability; review and provide feedback of the CSO partner’s analysis report on the existing policies, gaps for the vulnerable groups in accessing social protection schemes and economic and livelihood opportunities; support the development of policy recommendations to enhance social protection policies, mechanisms and schemes on social protection and economic and livelihood opportunities for vulnerable groups, especially for women with disability; among other tasks and deliverables.
Chief of CBI Section
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR
Application deadline: Mercredi, Octobre 20, 2021
The Chief of CBI Section will: lead and manage the CBI Section to coherently support the needs of country operations and bureaux in implementing cost efficient cash programmes; ensure close collaboration between the CBI team and the inter-divisional Core Cash Functional and Technical Teams, Regional Bureaux and Operations; provide quality assurance over development of cash-related tools and guidance, capacity-building, preparedness, evidence base, research, communication and reports; ensure effective systems are in place for the monitoring and reporting of cash programmes; among other activities.
Programme CBI Officer
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR
Application deadline: Mercredi, Octobre 20, 2021
The Programme CBI Officer will be responsible for: promoting cash assistance, and the strategic and coherent use of CBI, ensuring that CBI is maximised to meet protection needs, in assistance and service provision throughout the displacement cycle, including in emergencies; promot eand ensuring linkages with social protection and financial inclusion; providing technical support on strategic planning and policy making on activities within the area of CBIs, including assessments, planning and budgeting, technical choices, legal and regulatory aspects, implementation modalities, coordination and monitoring; among other duties.
Programme CBI Officer
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR
Application deadline: Mercredi, Octobre 20, 2021
The incumbent is expected to: promote cash assistance, and the strategic and coherent use of CBI, ensuring that CBI is maximised to meet protection needs, in assistance and service provision throughout the displacement cycle, including in emergencies; establish sound monitoring process for cash assistance; analyse trends and interventions, including CBI expenditure, upstream and downstream activities; support and collaborate with protection and sectors to increase the use of CBI in e.g. protection, education, shelter, livelihoods, health and WASH programmes; among other tasks.
Consultancy: Policy papers on the extension of social security coverage to informal workers in Federal Iraq and Kurdistan Region of Iraq
International Labour Organization, ILO
Application deadline: Vendredi, Octobre 22, 2021
The ILO Country Office in Iraq is seeking proposals from qualified national and international individuals or institutions to conduct research on the barriers faced by informal workers in accessing social security in Iraq and to identify policy options for the extension of coverage of social security in the country.
Consultancy: Social Protection Individual Contractor (Malawi Nationals Only)
United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF
Application deadline: Vendredi, Octobre 22, 2021
The National Social Protection Individual Contractor will have the following key areas of responsibility: implementation of identified capacities in the scope of the Social Cash Transfer Programme (SCTP) including (re)targeting, case management and bank-based e-payment system; design and piloting of “cash -plus” programmes including graduation pathways into sustainable livelihoods for SCTP beneficiaries and Social Accountability initiatives; general evidence creation around the SCTP including support to impact evaluation, payment system assessments and documentation of lessons and best practices; among other duties.
