Social Policy Specialist (NO-3), FT, #135057, Türkiye, Ankara - ECAR

Organizational Context

UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. We are committed to our mission, offering diverse professional and personal development opportunities in a passionate and inclusive culture. Join us to make a difference for children worldwide.

Job Purpose

The Social Policy Specialist will provide technical support for the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of social policy programs and advocacy efforts. This role involves strategic planning and formulation to achieve concrete results, focusing on improving public policies for child poverty reduction, enhancing social protection coverage and impact, ensuring transparency and efficiency in child-focused public investments, and strengthening governance and accountability for social services. The position requires collaboration with government and civil society partners, as well as supporting teams working on education, child protection, and adolescent development.

Responsibilities

The incumbent will provide technical support for the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of social policy programs and related advocacy. This includes programs aimed at improving public policies to reduce child poverty, enhancing social protection coverage and impact on children, ensuring the transparency, adequacy, equity, and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management, and strengthening governance, decentralization, and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity, and coverage of social services. The role involves direct program work with government and civil society partners, and supporting teams focused on education, child protection, early childhood development, and adolescent development and participation. Key responsibilities include analyzing public financial management architecture, budget processes, and fiscal systems in Türkiye; conducting budget analysis of allocation and execution data, assessing equity and efficiency of public spending, and performing fiscal space analysis for social sectors. The specialist will also engage with key government institutions, support inclusive budgeting approaches for refugees, and contribute to donor-funded programs.

Work Experience

Demonstrated knowledge of Türkiye’s public financial management architecture, including central government budget processes, MTP, MTEF, and annual budget cycles. Proven ability in budget analysis, assessing equity and efficiency of public spending, and familiarity with public expenditure analysis tools. Experience engaging with key government institutions is required.

Skills

Public Financial Management, Fiscal Policy Analysis, Budget Analysis, Social Protection, Child Poverty Reduction, Governance and Accountability, Stakeholder Engagement, Program Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Policy Development, Financial Modeling, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers

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