Social Policy Officer, NO-, TA Khartoum, National Team, Sudan - ESAR

Position: Social Policy Officer, NO-2, TA (364 days), #137222, Khartoum, National Team, Sudan - ESAR
Location: Sudan

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How can you make a difference?

UNICEF's Social Policy Section supports governments to design, implement, and strengthen equitable, shock-responsive, and child-sensitive social protection systems, including cash transfer programmes, public finance for children (PF4C), social registries, and complementary services that address multidimensional child poverty and vulnerability.

Within this mandate, the Social Policy Section plays a central role in linking income support with human capital outcomes, particularly for women, children, and adolescents, through integrated approaches that combine cash transfers with financial inclusion, livelihood pathways, access to basic services, and social behaviour change interventions. These approaches are critical in fragile and humanitarian contexts where economic shocks, displacement, and conflict disproportionately affect women's economic agency and household resilience.

As a Social Policy Officer (Financial Inclusion and Livelihoods), you will contribute to UNICEF's strategic objectives by strengthening the financial inclusion and economic resilience components of social protection programmes, including MCCT+, HCT, and other social protection-based interventions. You will focus on promoting safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive access to financial services, linking beneficiaries to appropriate livelihood and income-generation opportunities, and supporting government and partner systems to sustain impacts beyond cash assistance.

In this role, you will work closely with government counterparts, financial service providers, implementing partners, and internal UNICEF sections (Programme, CIU, Supply, Finance, Child Protection, SBC, Health, and Nutrition) to ensure coherent, well-coordinated, and risk-informed delivery.

Summary of Key Functions and Accountabilities

Under the supervision of Social Policy Specialist, the Social Policy Officer (Financial Inclusion and Livelihoods) will:

* Programme Design and Implementation

* Support the design and implementation of financial inclusion and livelihood components within social protection and cash transfer programmes, ensuring alignment with UNICEF's Social Protection Framework, PF4C approach, and national policies.

* Contribute to the integration of financial literacy, savings, and responsible financial behaviours within MCCT+, HCT, and related programmes.

* Financial Inclusion and Payment Systems

* Support the assessment, selection, and monitoring of financial service providers (FSPs), including banks, mobile money operators, and digital payment platforms, with a focus on accessibility, consumer protection, and gender sensitivity.

* Promote safe and inclusive access to accounts, digital IDs, and payment mechanisms for women and vulnerable populations, in coordination with CIU, Supply, and Finance teams.

* Livelihoods and Economic Linkages

* Support the identification and facilitation of appropriate livelihood pathways and economic linkages for beneficiaries, including referrals to skills development, income-generation initiatives, and complementary government or partner programmes.

* Coordinate with partners and line ministries to strengthen linkages between cash assistance and longer-term economic resilience interventions.

* Risk Management and Safeguarding

* Integrate financial inclusion and livelihood activities with GBV…