Consultant - Children and Disability Budget Tagging Manuals and Taxonomy

About the role

UNICEF is recruiting a consultant for a 7-month assignment in Nairobi, based at the National Treasury Budget Department. The consultancy supports the National Treasury in developing children and disability budget tagging manuals and a taxonomy, within the Social Policy section.

Key responsibilities

• Define a children and disability budget taxonomy to identify standard cost lines and track ODA programmes with objectives on disability.
• Support the government's implementation of the Amman-Berlin declaration on tracking ODA programmes on disability.
• Develop the children budget tagging, tracking and reporting manual and the disability budget tagging, tracking and reporting manual.
• Build the capacity of National Treasury officials and relevant line ministries (Social Protection, Children Services, Health, Education, Labour and Youth) to use the tagging and tracking manuals.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Social Policy, Disability, Economics, Statistics, Public Finance, Finance, Public Policy, Planning or a related social science.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in public finance management and social policy, including children and persons with disabilities.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience supporting and implementing reforms in government budget systems, with experience working with Ministries of Finance and sector ministries.
• Proven experience developing children- and disability-responsive budget taxonomies and producing budget manuals, guidelines and tools.
• Experience in capacity building and training government officers on budgeting and financial management systems.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of a local language such as Kiswahili is an asset.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of public finance management, planning, budgeting and social policy.
• Understanding of children's rights, disability inclusion and social protection financing.
• Practical experience with financial and aid management systems in Kenya, including IFMIS and ePROMIS.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.

Candidates apply through the UNICEF online recruitment portal with an up-to-date profile, CV, cover letter and a financial proposal in the provided template. No processing fee is charged.