National Consultants (Nutrition Budget Tracking in Nigeria) at UNICEF

Purpose of Consultancy

• The purpose of this consultancy is to support the MBNP in developing and implementing a system and tools for tracking and analysing line ministries nutrition budgets to help in budgetary, planning and advocacy decisions at the federal and state levels

Major Tasks to be Accomplished

• Support the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, and the committees on food and Nutrition to develop a system and tools for tracking MDAs nutrition budget allocations, release and expenditure.
• Support MBNP to roll out implementation of the nutrition tracking system and tools
• Analyze budget allocation to nutrition including nutrition sensitive sectors by federal and state governments
• Provide detailed breakdown of nutrition budget composition as indicated by MDAs
• Track nutrition budget releases and expenditure by the government
• Analyse and identify alignment of nutrition budget with existing government policies strategies and plans
• Analyze nutrition spending from other sources and including literature review at the global national and sub national level advice
• Identify Entry points and fiscal space in the federal and state budgeting process and recommend strategies for making MDAs budgets more responsive to nutrition
• Analyse budget sensitivity of special public initiatives programmes and projects (such as saving One Million
• Lives- SOMLs; Primary Health Care under One Roof initiative: North-East Rehabilitation Bill, etc to nutrition and identify opportunities and space for nutrition witting those initiatives.
• Document lessons learn in the budget tracking process and recommendations on improving nutrition budgeting process in Nigeria.

Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Finance Management, Social or Public Policy
• At least 5 years of professional experience in social budgeting, public finance management (PFM) or related area.
• Demonstrable proficiency in technical expertise and proven record of conducting social budget analysis,fiscal space analysis for nutrition/health, and data analysis on review of expenditure patterns, other PFM tools and analysis experience is an asset.
• Have a strong knowledge of the Nigeria public sector and budget process.
• Have strong analytical and writing skills.
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Office and other statistical software)
• Fluent in English and knowledge of one of the local languages will bean asset.

Applicants should submit their applications, accompanied by updated CV's in English and a completed United Nations Personal History Form.

Applications should be sent to: nrecruit@unicef.org Please put the position title you are applying for on the subject line of your email.

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