Social Policy Specialist (Family Friendly Policies), NOC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, #135022 (Open to Malaysian nationals only)
Join us as a Social Policy Specialist to build a future where families are supported and children flourish by advancing Family-Friendly Policies for Malaysia. UNICEF Malaysia is closing gaps in childcare, parental leave, and workplace support for breastfeeding mothers. These prov
Closing: 2026-03-08
Updated: 2026-03-03
Country: Malaysia
Structured facts
Category: UN
Country: Malaysia
Duty station: East Asia and Pacific Region|Malaysia | Bangkok (EAPRO), Thailand
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Grade: Not specified
Posted: 2026-01-28
Updated: 2026-03-03
Role overview
Join us as a Social Policy Specialist to build a future where families are supported and children flourish by advancing Family-Friendly Policies for Malaysia. UNICEF Malaysia is closing gaps in childcare, parental leave, and workplace support for breastfeeding mothers. These prov
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 hope
Visit our UNICEF Malaysia website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF locally.
How can you make a difference?
Under the general guidance of the supervisor, the incumbent is responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. The main thematic focus of this position is advancing Family Friendly Policies, but given the multisectorial nature of the portfolio, will closely contribute to improving
(a) public policies to reduce child poverty;
(b) social protection coverage and impact on children;
(c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and
(d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services.
This encompasses both direct programmes of work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education