Senior Advisor (Economic and Social Policy and Gender Equality)
|
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 10+ years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: International contract
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 14/08/2026
- Location: Panama
This is a re-advertisement, candidates who have already applied do not need to re-apply.
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
How can you make a difference?
Lead Transformative Policy: Bridge Economic Justice and Gender Equality for Children and Women
The Senior Advisor (Economic & Social Policy and Gender Equality) holds a dual mandate to provide high-level strategic leadership. The role advances gender-sensitive economic and social policies—such as child poverty reduction and social protection—while ensuring the systematic integration of gender equality and adolescent girls' empowerment across all initiatives.
This senior position delivers impact through six key functions:
- Policy Leadership & Advisory: Provide high-level technical guidance to Country and Regional Offices, ensuring gender equality is integrated into economic and social policy programming, from design to implementation.
- Policy Influence & Institutional Guidance: Shape UNICEF's positioning by translating evidence into influential policy narratives, building strategic partnerships, and advising on integrating gender equality into government and UN systems.
- Knowledge & Thought Leadership: Lead analysis on the gender dimensions of economic policy to position UNICEF as a thought leader and scale up innovative, evidence-based practices.
- Convening & Capacity Strengthening: Facilitate technical exchanges and lead capacity initiatives to build coherence and excellence in gender equality and adolescent girls' programming across the organization.
- UGEAP Implementation & Accountability: Ensure accountability to the UNICEF Gender Action Plan by leading technical inputs into country programmes, monitoring systems, and results frameworks.
- Country Office Focal Point Support: Serve as a dedicated focal point for a portfolio of Country Offices, anticipating needs, co-designing support plans, and ensuring effective coordination with global and regional teams.
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD - Senior Advisor (Economic and Social Policy and Gender Equality)_P5.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, Gender Studies, Public Health, Nutrition or related field is required. A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. This is applicable to internal (FT, Continuing and Permanent) staff only.
- Work Experience: At least 10 years proven experience in technical assistance and programming in development and humanitarian contexts, with specific expertise in leading, managing, and providing advisory support for public policies and national programme implementation in an international setting is required.
- Skills: Strategic Leadership, Policy Advocacy, Relationship Building, Political Acumen.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Spanish is required.
*When clicking on “Apply”, you will be redirected to the original job announcement and details
*There are individuals who may use GenderJobs.org name and trademark in emails and on websites in an attempt to solicit fees from interested job-seekers. Some examples of these fees are placement fees or immigration processing fees. GenderJobs.org does not use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an up-front fee of any kind. If you suspect that you have been a victim of fraud from someone pretending to be GenderJobs.org, please contact us at [email protected]