International Consultant Supporting Youth Policy, Partnerships, Opportunity Mapping and Organizational Design

Provides strategic, technical and facilitation support to strengthen youth governance and institutional systems in Syria, working with UNICEF and the Ministry of Sports and Youth on policy, partnerships and organisational design.

Department: Adolescent Development and Participation Section

• Support youth policy and strategy development for Syria's Ministry of Sports and Youth
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder consultation and validation processes
• Advise on public sector reform and institutional design
• Map international opportunities for public institutions
• Develop technical documents, workplans and implementation timelines
• Support advocacy, resource mobilisation and partnership-building strategies
• Analyse assignment risks and propose mitigation measures

• Advanced degree in public policy, social sciences, economics, public administration, international development or a related field, or a first-level university degree with two additional years of relevant experience
• Minimum fifteen years of progressively responsible experience in youth policy or strategy development, public sector reform and institutional design
• Experience leading multi-stakeholder processes and producing government-endorsed policies or strategies
• Experience in advocacy, resource mobilisation and mapping international opportunities for public institutions
• Experience in the MENA region and working with ministries, UN agencies and development partners
• Fluency in Arabic and English

• Consultancy duration is six months
• Working arrangement is remote plus on-site work with travel
• Applicants must submit a CV, cover letter, financial proposal, technical proposal and two examples of previous relevant work