Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfers), Kyiv, Ukraine

## Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfers), Kyiv, Ukraine - Organization:UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund - Office:UNICEF Ukraine This is a re-advertisement of the position. Those who applied to the previous advertisement do not need to re-apply; they are still being considered.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. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, the right to a Future How can you make a difference? UNICEF Ukraine has an established cash transfer programme, supporting vulnerable and conflict-affected children and families, with particular attention to those living in frontline and other high-risk areas. Since the onset of the full-scale war in 2022, UNICEF Ukraine has provided cash assistance to almost 1.9 million people, including 1.1 million children, for a total of USD 440 million, through a combination of parallel humanitarian delivery mechanisms, mixed approaches and government systems. The programme currently includes four cash interventions: multi-purpose cash assistance, emergency protection cash assistance, winter cash assistance and shock-responsive cash assistance. The cash transfer programme is an important component of UNICEF Ukraine's humanitarian response and is also increasingly linked to the strengthening of national (shock-responsive) social protection systems. UNICEF is supporting the gradual transition, where appropriate, from parallel humanitarian cash delivery towards greater use of government-led systems, while maintaining appropriate response mechanisms and capacities for residual humanitarian caseloads. The Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity (MoSPFU) is a key government partner in this transition. UNICEF is supporting the operationalization and use of the Ministry's Humanitarian and Resilience Account as a mechanism for channelling earmarked external resources through government systems for emergency and shock-responsive cash assistance. The transition requires close technical and operational coordination between UNICEF, MoSPFU, the Pension Fund of Ukraine and other government entities, donors, UN agencies and humanitarian partners. Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist - Cash Transfers (which is the Head of the Cash Transfer Programme), the Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfers), hereinafter referred to as the Cash Transfer Specialist, will contribute to the planning, design, implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of UNICEF's four cash transfer interventions, delivered through parallel, mixed and government systems: multi-purpose cash assistance, emergency protection cash assistance, winter cash assistance and shock-responsive cash assistance. The position will provide technical and operational support across the full programme cycle, including programme design, targeting and registration, community engagement and accountability to affected populations, monitoring and verification, risk identification and mitigation, coordination with implementing partners and government counterparts, analysis of programme performance, documentation of lessons learned and reporting. The position will also support UNICEF's engagement with the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity and other government counterparts on the gradual transition of humanitarian cash towards a government-led shock-responsive social protection response, including the continued scale up of the Humanitarian and Resilience Account and its use for emergency cash responses. The position will contribute to ensuring that cash delivery is timely, accountable, transparent, risk-informed and aligned with humanitarian principles and UNICEF programme standards. The position will work closely with the emergency team, field offices and relevant programme and cross-cutting sections, as well as government counterparts, donors, UN agencies, humanitarian partners and cash coordination mechanisms. Summary of key functions/accountabilities: - Support implementation and management of the humanitarian cash transfer programme - Contribute to Government-led cash delivery and shock-responsive social protection - Monitoring, verification, risk management and programme quality - Accountability to affected populations (AAP) and community engagement for cash assistance responses - Partnerships and coordination - Evidence, reporting, learning and resource mobilization If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:JD Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfers).pdf To qualify as a/an [champion or advocate] for every child you will have… Minimum requirements:1. Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Economics,Law, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, PublicAdministration, Development Studies or another relevant technical field.2. Work Experience: At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Cash TransferProgrammming, Social Protection, Humanitarian Programming, ProgrammeManagement or a related field.3. Skills: Strong analytical, coordination, communication and interpersonal skills, withdemonstrated ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders and acrosstechnical and operational functions.4. Language Requirements: Fluency in Ukrainian and English is required. Desirables:1. Experience in the design, implementation and monitoring of cash transferprogrammes is considered a strong asset.2. Experience collaborating with the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity isconsidered a strong asset.3. Experience coordinating with government counterparts, donors, UN agencies,NGOs and humanitarian coordination mechanisms is considered as an asset.4. Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French,Russian or Spanish) or a local language.5. Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings andhumanitarian contexts. For every Child, you demonstrate... UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values UNICEF competencies required for this post are… (1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3) Drive to achieve results for impact(4) Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6) Thinks and acts strategically(7) Works collaboratively with others Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide rang