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 on children and disability, and to track and report ODA programmes with objectives on 15% 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 and state departments (including Social Protection, Children Services, Health, Education, Labour and Youth) to apply and 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, and experience with Ministries of Finance and sector ministries on planning, budgeting and public financial management.
• Proven experience developing children- and disability-responsive budget taxonomies, producing budget manuals and guidelines, and training government officers on budgeting and financial management.
• Experience engaging with the National Treasury of Kenya and ministries responsible for children, social protection and disability.
• 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.
• In-depth understanding of children's rights, disability inclusion and social protection financing.
• Understanding of international development cooperation frameworks and financing mechanisms in Kenya.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Desirable: experience integrating child- and disability-sensitive approaches into planning, budgeting and reporting, and familiarity with Kenya's public sector budgeting and aid coordination frameworks.

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.