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Mission and objectives
UNICEF is supporting health, nutrition, HIV prevention, education, access to safe drinking water, sanitation and protection for children and families caught in the conflict.
Context
UNICEF works across 190 countries and territories to reach the children and young people who are most at risk and most in need. We work to save their lives. To protect their rights. To keep them safe from harm. To give them a childhood in which they are protected, healthy, and educated. To give them a fair chance to fulfil their potential, so that someday, they can build a better world.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has placed unprecedented pressure on local governance systems and public service delivery. Population displacement, destruction of infrastructure, fiscal constraints, and increased vulnerability of families with children have significantly affected the capacity of hromadas and regional authorities to plan, finance and deliver quality social services. In this context, strengthening public finance management for children and ensuring that limited resources are allocated efficiently and equitably have become critical priorities for recovery and long-term resilience.
In response, UNICEF Ukraine’s Social Policy programme supports national and subnational authorities in applying PF4C principles to budgeting, planning and service delivery. The programme focuses on strengthening the capacity of local governments to conduct cost analysis of services, improve budget transparency, develop evidence-based social and education programmes, establish functional referral pathways for vulnerable children and families, and integrate recovery-oriented service models at the community level. In western Ukraine, UNICEF works closely with oblast administrations, hromadas and sectoral departments (Education, Child Protection, Youth Policy and Social Protection) to enhance institutional capacity and promote sustainable, child-centered, gender-responsive governance and public finance management
Given the increasing demand for technical support at local level and the need for systematic monitoring, coordination and operational follow-up, UNICEF Lviv Field Office seeks to engage a UNV National Expert – Social Policy Officer. The UN Volunteer will provide day-to-day technical and operational support to Social Policy activities, contribute to capacity strengthening of local and regional authorities, support cost analysis and referral system development, and facilitate coordination with the Country Office and partners to ensure effective and timely implementation of programme interventions.
Close coordination with the Country Office Social Policy team is essential to ensure that field-level operations, evidence, cost analyses and lessons learned inform national policy dialogue, donor reporting and strategic planning processes.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has placed unprecedented pressure on local governance systems and public service delivery. Population displacement, destruction of infrastructure, fiscal constraints, and increased vulnerability of families with children have significantly affected the capacity of hromadas and regional authorities to plan, finance and deliver quality social services. In this context, strengthening public finance management for children and ensuring that limited resources are allocated efficiently and equitably have become critical priorities for recovery and long-term resilience.
In response, UNICEF Ukraine’s Social Policy programme supports national and subnational authorities in applying PF4C principles to budgeting, planning and service delivery. The programme focuses on strengthening the capacity of local governments to conduct cost analysis of services, improve budget transparency, develop evidence-based social and education programmes, establish functional referral pathways for vulnerable children and families, and integrate recovery-oriented service models at the community level. In western Ukraine, UNICEF works closely with oblast administrations, hromadas and sectoral departments (Education, Child Protection, Youth Policy and Social Protection) to enhance institutional capacity and promote sustainable, child-centered, gender-responsive governance and public finance management
Given the increasing demand for technical support at local level and the need for systematic monitoring, coordination and operational follow-up, UNICEF Lviv Field Office seeks to engage a UNV National Expert – Social Policy Officer. The UN Volunteer will provide day-to-day technical and operational support to Social Policy activities, contribute to capacity strengthening of local and regional authorities, support cost analysis and referral system development, and facilitate coordination with the Country Office and partners to ensure effective and timely implementation of programme interventions.
Close coordination with the Country Office Social Policy team is essential to ensure that field-level operations, evidence, cost analyses and lessons learned inform national policy dialogue, donor reporting and strategic planning processes.
Task description
Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist, UNICEF Lviv Field Office, and with regular technical coordination with the UNICEF Country Office Social Policy team and PF4C/LGs, the UNV National Expert (Social Policy) will carry out the following tasks:
1. Assessment and improvement of child and youth-oriented services
Support development of assessment tools, service mapping methods, data collection instruments, and budget analysis approaches. Help identify priority sectors, coordinate with local authorities and partners, and facilitate access to administrative and financial data. Contribute to quantitative and qualitative analysis of service coverage, costs, efficiency, and gaps. Support validation of findings with hromadas and oblasts, prepare analytical briefs and recommendations, and translate results into actionable guidance for planning, budgeting, and sustainable financing.
2. Strengthening integrated referral and child protection coordination
Assist in situational assessments of key services, identifying gaps and barriers. Contribute to service mapping tools and provider registries to improve referral pathways and integrated care mechanisms. Support intersectoral coordination and facilitate improvements linked to local budget capacities and long-term sustainability.
3. Documentation and modelling of flagship programmes
Collect and systematize qualitative and quantitative data, support the development of replicable programme models and implementation frameworks, and contribute to cost and efficiency analysis. Facilitate validation with authorities and UNICEF teams and prepare briefs and knowledge products to inform scale-up and policy dialogue. Integrate PF4C principles into programme models and support national-level knowledge sharing.
4. PF4C support, training, and analytical integration
Develop training materials and guidance on public finance, budgeting and cost analysis; co-deliver trainings for local actors; contribute to analytical studies; align field-level work with PF4C methodologies; consolidate data and lessons learned into national products; and ensure regular technical coordination with the Country Office.
5. Contribute to enhancing emergency cash preparedness
Support the FO to facilitate data collection and partnerships for integrated cash and care services for children.
1. Assessment and improvement of child and youth-oriented services
Support development of assessment tools, service mapping methods, data collection instruments, and budget analysis approaches. Help identify priority sectors, coordinate with local authorities and partners, and facilitate access to administrative and financial data. Contribute to quantitative and qualitative analysis of service coverage, costs, efficiency, and gaps. Support validation of findings with hromadas and oblasts, prepare analytical briefs and recommendations, and translate results into actionable guidance for planning, budgeting, and sustainable financing.
2. Strengthening integrated referral and child protection coordination
Assist in situational assessments of key services, identifying gaps and barriers. Contribute to service mapping tools and provider registries to improve referral pathways and integrated care mechanisms. Support intersectoral coordination and facilitate improvements linked to local budget capacities and long-term sustainability.
3. Documentation and modelling of flagship programmes
Collect and systematize qualitative and quantitative data, support the development of replicable programme models and implementation frameworks, and contribute to cost and efficiency analysis. Facilitate validation with authorities and UNICEF teams and prepare briefs and knowledge products to inform scale-up and policy dialogue. Integrate PF4C principles into programme models and support national-level knowledge sharing.
4. PF4C support, training, and analytical integration
Develop training materials and guidance on public finance, budgeting and cost analysis; co-deliver trainings for local actors; contribute to analytical studies; align field-level work with PF4C methodologies; consolidate data and lessons learned into national products; and ensure regular technical coordination with the Country Office.
5. Contribute to enhancing emergency cash preparedness
Support the FO to facilitate data collection and partnerships for integrated cash and care services for children.
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