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Consultant

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, resilience.

Libya’s public finance system face critical challenges, primarily relying on oil production for revenue. The government budget, not approved by the House of Representatives, predominantly allocates funds to civil servant salaries and subsidies, limiting investments in critical social services. A fragmented Public Finance Management system and a mechanical budget formulation approach further hinder budget effectiveness. In 2022, government spending lacked clear SDG-aligned investments, with major allocations to entities like the Electricity Company and limited spending on the national education system.

The consultant will be expected to travel to Libya at least three times (4 days each) for Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and workshops with Government agencies for a maximum of 12 days.

How can you make a difference? 

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

• An advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in any economics, public finance, public policy or related field
• A minimum of five years of professional relevant work experience in economic policy and analysis especially in public finance management and state budget analysis.
• A solid knowledge PFM instruments, and proven experience in similar analyses of the State Budget with a focus on social sectors.
• Knowledge and understanding of on-going reforms in PFM in Libya or the MENA region.
• Experience with working with complex financial datasets.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, and the ability to present the results in a simple language, making use of interesting visual aids (maps, graphs, and other visual tools).
• Consolidated knowledge of economic analysis and a foundation on crosscutting themes such as equity and sectoral decentralization.
• High proficiency in Arabic and English languages.
• Ability to complete the task on a tight schedule and with limited supervision.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit  here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks: 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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.

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. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.