Programme Specialist (ECD and Human Capital)

Provides national technical leadership for UNICEF's Early Childhood Development and Human Capital programme pillar. The specialist drives integrated health, nutrition, education and social-protection programming, strengthens systems and public policy, and promotes evidence-based advocacy. The role convenes partners to deliver scalable, equitable services and lasting results for children.

• Lead the ECD and Human Capital programme pillar
• Develop and coordinate integrated health, nutrition, education and social-protection programmes
• Strengthen governance, policies, financing and service-delivery systems
• Promote evidence-based advocacy and programme coherence
• Advance national ownership and cross-sectoral integration
• Coordinate partnerships with government, financial institutions, private sector and civil society
• Drive scalable interventions addressing early childhood development and child malnutrition

• Advanced university degree in a relevant social, public-health, early-childhood-development, policy or development field
• At least five years of relevant professional experience in public health, nutrition, early childhood development, social policy, planning, management or finance
• Demonstrated experience supervising people
• Fluent or proficient Spanish
• Fluent or proficient English

• Experience working in a developing country
• Familiarity with emergencies
• Experience in a UN system agency or organisation
• Relevant country-level experience in development, fragile settings or humanitarian contexts

• Early Childhood Development
• Programme Management
• Health Systems Strengthening
• Social Protection
• Public Policy
• Strategic Planning
• Partnership Building
• Advocacy
• Team Management