Policy Transformation Consultant - SBC & SRHR

UN Atlas; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Part time

Job summary

UNICEF South Africa seeks a consultant to support the institutionalization of measurable harmful social and gender norms transformation within HIV, SRHR, and GBVF systems. The assignment covers policy review, capacity building, budgeting, and M&E alignment with regional guidance.

The consultant will benchmark national policies against regional briefs, identify gaps, draft a gap and alignment report, and develop technical guidelines to integrate recommendations into policies, operational plans,

Qualifications

• Over 7 years of experience in Social and Behavior Change (SBC), public health, development, or a related field, including policy analysis and development.
• Over 7 years of experience in research and analysis, including desk review methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive review of national policies, strategic and implementation plans, budgets, and M&E systems in South Africa.
• Benchmark against the regional policy brief and apply a gender and social norms lens to assess alignment and identify gaps.
• Develop a detailed policy and implementation gap and alignment report with validated recommendations and guidance.

Skills

Policy analysis

Policy development

SBC

Public Health

Development Policy

Sociology

Gender and social norms transformation

HIV/SRHR/GBVF implementation systems

Coordination

Capacity building

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

Research and analysis

Job description

UNICEF South Africa seeks a consultant to support the institutionalization of measurable harmful social and gender norms transformation within HIV, SRHR, and GBVF systems. The assignment covers policy review, capacity building, budgeting, and M&E alignment with regional guidance.

The consultant will benchmark national policies against regional briefs, identify gaps, draft a gap and alignment report, and develop technical guidelines to integrate recommendations into policies, operational plans,