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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.

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For every child, the right to equal opportunity.

UNICEF has been an active partner of the Government of the Philippines and civil society in realizing the rights of every Filipino child, in line with priorities to achieve the SDGs. UNICEF efforts have been focused on the most vulnerable regions identified by the Government of the Philippines Development Plan, particularly in the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. To ensure that interventions are sustainable and scaled up, UNICEF will support both the national and local government units (LGUs) as the main instruments of delivering services and building systems. The level of engagement with government institutions will consider capacities, economies of scale and sector issues.

UNICEF Philippines has two offices. One office is based in Manila and a field office in Cotabato City, the second largest city in Mindanao, Southern Philippines, with some 300,000 population. The city is the regional administrative center of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and over 80 percent of the population is Muslim. Mindanao is both conflict-affected and prone to frequent earthquakes and typhoons.

Visit this link for more information on Philippine Country Office: https://www.unicef.org/philippines/

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Social Policy Specialist at the UNICEF Mindanao Field Office, and in close collaboration with the Nutrition Specialist and Nutrition Officer, the consultant will perform the following tasks:

Coordination and Partnerships

• Establish and maintain strategic engagements with the regional government and local government units for the implementation of the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) that contributes to the overall PFM work at the sub-national level.
• Provide technical support to Social Policy in the Mindanao Field Office to strengthen technical partnerships with BARMM ministries, offices, and agencies by providing evidence-based policy advocacy for sustainable nutrition financing and institutionalization of CBETT in local government units.
• Coordinate and provide technical support for CNF-related activities with regional and local government units. This includes development of budget briefs with target LGUs.
• Maintain regular communication and provide updates and feedback between BARMM Ministries, Offices and Agencies (BMOA) and UNICEF on LGU progress in implementing the Child Nutrition Fund project.

Capacity-Building on PFM and Institutionalization

• Support the planning and delivery of capacity-building activities for BARMM ministries and local government units on Public Financial Management (PFM), including the rollout of the Child Budget and Expenditure Tagging and Tracking (CBETT) Tool in target LGUs, in compliance with Joint Memorandum Circular 2025-1 issued by the Council for the Welfare of Children, Department of Budget and Management, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and Bureau of Local Government Finance.
• Co-facilitate capacity-building activities on CBETT and conduct coaching and mentoring sessions to local government units on child-responsive planning and budgeting.
• Contribute to the overall knowledge management efforts by documenting and synthesizing insights and lessons learned.
• Provide technical guidance to target local government units in developing evidence-based budget analyses utilizing the CBETT Tool.

Crosscutting Support

• Support Nutrition colleagues in the Mindanao Field Office in advocating increased and sustainable investment for children at the local level by providing technical support . This complements the upstream work of the Social Policy Team in the region.

Tasks and Deliverables:

1. Mobilization and inception meeting with concerned BMOAs (MILG, MFBM, BPDA, etc.)

• Inception report with workplan which details the technical approach and timelines, including risk management.

2. Coordination and Partnership Engagement

• Progress report which includes
  • Stakeholders map for Public Financial Management (regional and LGUs), documentation, minutes of meetings, key agreements and action points

3. Capacity-building and Institutionalization

• Progress report which includes capacity-building plan on PFM for BARMM government and LGUs
• Accomplishment report which includes:
  • Comprehensive inventory of BARMM ministries, offices, and LGU stakeholders trained on Public Financial Management i.e. CBETT and implement strategies to ensure sustainability of the trainings provided.
• Progress report which includes:
  • Budget brief developed with target LGUs
  • Number of LGUs used CBETT tools
• Progress report which includes:
  • Updated number of LGUs supported in developing their budget analysis and policy brief

4. Submission of Final Report

• Final Report which includes the following:
  • consolidating MOVs
  • activity documentation
  • Updated number of LGUs used CBETT tool in generating budget briefs
  • updated inventory of BARMM ministries and LGUs received capacity-building initiatives on PFM, including recommendations for institutionalization of initiatives

*Detailed Terms of Reference may be requested. 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Minimum requirements:

Education:

University degree (Master’s or Bachelor’s) in relevant fields such as Public Administration Economics, Social Welfare, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public Management and Public Policy

Work Experience: 

• At least 5-7 years of technical experience in the following:

  • Demonstrates experience working in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), with a deep understanding of its unique political and economic landscape. This includes familiarity with the region’s cultural context, governance structures, and socio-political dynamics.

  • Demonstrates experience and knowledge of the latest developments in local governance, devolution (decentralization) processes and social sectors budget analysis.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated skills in technical writing, delivering briefings/training, and presentations
• Experience in capacity building and facilitation for government counterparts.
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and ensure coherence of PFM activities across contracts, consultants, and UNICEF-led activities.

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in English, Filipino and local language is desirable.

HOW TO APPLY

Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/ by 20 February 2026. Only applications sent through the e-recruitment portal under Job Number: 590981 will be considered.

All candidates are requested to submit a COVER LETTER, and the duly filled P11 Form which can be downloaded from our website at P11 Form.docx (sharepoint.com) indicating three (3) previous supervisors. Please indicate your professional fees and the soonest availability to take on the post based on the above terms of reference.

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

The 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 range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:  

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable eligible and suitable candidates irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).

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