Programme Specialist

Programme Specialist (Financing for Scale), P-4, Fixed Term Position, #00133668, Global Programme Division, Nutrition and Child Development, Brussels, Belgium

Job no: 596382
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Brussels
Level: P-4
Location: Belgium
Categories: Nutrition

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 Commitment

Join UNICEF's Global Programme Division (GPD), which plays a central role in driving programme excellence across the organization by providing global strategic leadership, policy direction, and technical expertise. GPD develops and monitors frameworks and standards, promotes coherence across sectors, regions, and partners, and generates evidence-based solutions that help improve outcomes for children worldwide.

As part of UNICEF's efforts to accelerate results for children, the Financing Child Nutrition & Development Unit works within a network of Centres of Excellence that provide high-quality, demand-driven technical assistance to countries. Through collaboration across regions and programme areas, the team supports policy reform, institutional strengthening, workforce development, and scalable programming that advances child development outcomes at scale. Good nutrition is essential for child survival, growth, learning, and lifelong productivity, yet significant financing gaps remain, creating an urgent need for innovative, sustainable financing solutions for children.

How can you make a difference?

In this role, you will contribute to UNICEF's efforts to strengthen financing for child nutrition and development by supporting evidence-based policies, scalable programmes, and country-led solutions. Working within a global team of experts, you will help advance innovative approaches to financing, provide technical support to governments and partners, and contribute to strengthening systems that improve outcomes for children and adolescents. Your work will support UNICEF's mission to translate global policy into practical action and help countries deliver sustainable, large-scale results for children.

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Join UNICEF's Financing Child Nutrition and Development team and help shape innovative financing solutions that improve outcomes for children at scale. Working within the Global Programme Division, you will contribute to advancing sustainable financing approaches for child nutrition and development, supporting countries to strengthen policies, systems, and investments that deliver lasting results for children and adolescents.

In this role, you will help drive UNICEF's financing-for-scale agenda by leading and supporting work across key areas, including:

• Technical Leadership and Strategic Advisory Support
• Programme Development and Implementation Support
• Knowledge Generation, Learning and Innovation
• Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and Stakeholder Engagement
• Capacity Building and Technical Assistance
• Monitoring, Evidence Generation and Results Reporting

You will collaborate with governments, development partners, UNICEF regional and country offices, and other stakeholders to identify, design, and scale innovative financing solutions that strengthen systems and accelerate progress for children globally.

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

• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) innutrition, public health, health economics, economics, or social sciences, or a directly related field is required.
• Work Experience:A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, preferably in public policy and public financial management at the country and/or regional level, with expertise in nutrition financing, public financial management, governance, and partnership management is required.
• Skills: Nutrition Financing, Public Financial Managemen