Public Finance Consultant, Remote + Travel, #593443

Contract Duration: 3.4 months

Working arrangement: Remote + Travel

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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TERMS OF REFERENCE

Main tasks related to the job:

• Assessing Liberia’s macro‑economic situation and fiscal space and drawing conclusions on the funding landscape for the social protection sector.
• Supporting the costing of the new NSPPS to ensure that proposed interventions are financially realistic and sustainable.
• Reviewing the social protection sector budget to identify gaps in relation to the new NSPPS funding needs.
• Developing a financing plan for the NSPPS that is consistent with Liberia’s macro‑economic and fiscal context.
• Conducting a review and analysis of the education budget broadly, with particular focus on the sector allocation for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and presenting the conclusions to key stakeholders together with recommendations on how both the overall education budget and TVET allocations can be improved.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR TMC0002745.pdf

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Master's degree in Economics, Public Policy, Public Finance, or related field

Work Experience:

• 5 years minimum

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of local language will be an asset.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in public financial management, fiscal policy, or macro-economic analysis.
• Proven track record in conducting fiscal space analysis, budget reviews, and costing of national strategies or sectoral programs.
• Experience working with government ministries (Finance, Development Planning, Social Protection, Education) and international development partners.
• Familiarity with social protection and education sector financing.
• Strong knowledge of Liberia’s public financial management system and budget processes
• Ability to develop costing models and financing plans for national strategies.
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative analysis of fiscal data.
• Understanding of macro-economic indicators and their implications for social sector financing.

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 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 reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. 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.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal TMC0002745.docx
• A technical proposal that summarizes the consultant’s understanding of the assignment, outlines the methodology and approach the consultant will use, and provides a work plan and timeline with clear deliverables.

Remarks:

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.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.