Social Protection Jobs
Find current Social Protection opportunities with UN agencies, INGOs and international organizations, updated daily from official career sites. StandbyRoster currently lists 42 live social protection jobs as of 01 October 2026, drawn directly from official career sites. The most active hiring organizations right now are UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund, ILO - International Labour Organization, UN WOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. Each listing shows the grade level and application deadline, and new vacancies are added every day.
National Lead Consultant for Field Implementation, Coordination and Quality Assurance of the EU4People Social Protection Programme, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Remote with travel, 21 months
Social Protection - Capacity Development, Partnerships and Programming Officer
Social Worker, Kos Island, Greece
Social Protection - Capacity Development, Partnerships and Programming Officer, Beirut, Lebanon
International Consultant – Estudio sobre metodologías de caracterización socioeconómica para protección social, Guinea Ecuatorial, Malabo Social Policy 3 months, remote + travel # 595968
Social Policy Specialist (Development) (NO-3), TA (364 days), #00138378, Quetta - Pakistan, APR (Open to nationals of Pakistan only)
Social Worker
Social Policy Specialist (Development), Quetta, Pakistan
Chief Social Policy, P-4, FT, #085946 Ouagadougou - Burkina-Faso, WCAR
Social Policy Specialist, (P-3), TA, (6 months), #00138643, Kampala - Uganda_ESAR
Programme Policy Officer (Gender and Social Protection), Lilongwe
Chief Social Policy, Ouagadougou
Social Policy Specialist, Kampala
Call for External Collaborator to capitalize on and strategically analyse the ICM experience in Mozambique, assessing its contribution to beneficiary voice, social accountability, programme improvement and social protection governance., Mozambique
Programme Policy Officer (Gender and Social Protection), SC8
INTERNATIONALS ONLY - Team leader for the situation analysis and readiness assessment on disability inclusion in Social Policy and Evaluation Section, Afghanistan, Kabul, 5 months (remote)
INTERNATIONALS ONLY - Team leader for the situation analysis and readiness assessment on disability inclusion in Social Policy and Evaluation Section, Afghanistan, Kabul, 5 months (remote)
SOCIAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
Social Policy Specialist (NO-3), FT, #00135994, Mbabane - Eswatini, ESAR
Local Consultant – European Child Guarantee Deep Dive Analysis for Kosovo, Social Policy Section, Pristina
SOCIAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, P3
SOCIAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
Local Consultant – European Child Guarantee Deep Dive Analysis for Kosovo, Social Policy section, Home-based with travel, 4 months
Social Protection Officer, Baghdad
Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfers), Kyiv, Ukraine
New Consultancy National Social Protection Expert to Provide Technical Support to the MoHSW for the Development of Sublegal Acts and Costing of the Law on Social Care Services, 13.5 months, remote Recruitment & Non-Staff Workflow
Social Policy Officer NO-2 Fixed Term Position, Male, Maldives
Social Policy Officer (Social Protection Systems Strengthening) NO-2 Fixed Term Position Country Office, Kathmandu, Nepal
Social Protection Officer, NOA, FTA, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Social Policy & M&E Specialist NO-C FT, Brazzaville, Congo
Social Protection Officer, Baghdad
Field Support Specialist (NO-3), TA, 4 months, #00138405, Guadalajara - Mexico, LACR
International Consultant to Develop an Investment Case for a State Child Guarantee in Social Policy Section 3.5 months (Internationals only) Home based with travel, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Social Policy Specialist (Technical Leas of Social Recovery office) P-3 Temporary Appointment 6 months, Kyiv, Ukraine
UN Women - International Consultancy, for “The Global Accelerator on Decent Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions”, Home-based
Social Protection Officer- (Inclusion), Nairobi, Kenya
UN Women - International Consultancy, for “The Global Accelerator on Decent Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions”, Home-based, Home based, Remote
Social Policy Specialist, Nairobi
UN Women - National Consultancy for “The Global Accelerator on Decent Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions, National Consultant, Home-based
SOCIAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
SOCIAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
Social Protection Specialist , Various Locations
Which organizations are hiring social protection staff right now?
Based on live listings as of 01 October 2026, the most active employers for social protection roles are UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund, ILO - International Labour Organization, UN WOMEN - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, IOM - International Organization for Migration. Openings range from national positions to international professional grades; each listing on this page shows the grade and application deadline.
How many social protection jobs are open?
StandbyRoster lists 42 live social protection jobs right now, collected daily from official career sites. New vacancies appear as soon as organizations publish them, so counts change every day.
