Public Affairs and Government Relations Consultant, Brasília/DF, Brazil [12 months].

UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, works to protect the rights of every child and adolescent, everywhere, especially the most vulnerable, in the most remote areas. In more than 190 countries and territories, we do whatever it takes to help children and adolescents survive, thrive, and reach their full potential.

Among the strategies developed by the organization in Brazil is advocacy for the rights of children and adolescents. Within this agenda, UNICEF aims to support Brazil in expanding and strengthening public policies focused on children, adolescents, and their families, in order to ensure the full exercise of their rights. This strategy includes direct and ongoing engagement with all three branches of government, through dialogue with the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, in support of stronger and better policies for children in the country.

For the year 2026, UNICEF has established three advocacy priorities that will guide its work at the national and subnational levels.

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To support its advocacy agenda, UNICEF will hire a Public Affairs and Government Relations Consultant. The objective of the consultancy is to strategically support the organization in advancing its priority agendas. The consultant’s work will focus on advising UNICEF on advocacy and political dialogue decisions, including: qualified monitoring of the legislative process and of issues under discussion within the Executive branch; the production of political and contextual analyses; and regular dialogue with UNICEF leadership to inform decision-making. The work will primarily focus on UNICEF’s three advocacy priorities for 2026, as well as other relevant issues that may emerge throughout the year.

DELIVERABLES

1. Political Monitoring and Advocacy Plan

1.1. Deliverables/Outputs

Initial mapping of UNICEF’s advocacy priorities;

Identification of relevant legisl