Strengthening Disaster Risk Financing Systems and Partnerships for Social Sectors and Children in the Pacific. Suva – Fiji. Homes Based with Travel.17 Months.#594196new

The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen disaster risk financing (DRF) systems for social sectors in selected Pacific Island Countries (Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu) by improving the capacity of governments and partners to mobilize and deliver financial resources effectively to protect children and essential services during shocks. The consultancy will support UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office (MCO) to enhance its role as a strategic partner in DRF by working closely with Ministries of Finance and line ministries responsible for education, health & nutrition, child protection, WASH, and social protection to strengthen the integration of social sectors within DRF frameworks. This includes assessing and improving shock-responsive delivery systems (“money-out”), identifying systemic bottlenecks, and providing targeted technical support and initial capacity-building to ensure that financial resources translate into timely and effective support for children. The assignment will further contribute to elevating the role of social sectors within national DRF approaches, ensuring that financing mechanisms explicitly account for the protection of essential services and the needs of children in disaster contexts. In parallel, the consultancy will facilitate engagement with key regional and international partners, including PCRIC, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), to align UNICEF’s work with broader DRF initiatives and promote coordinated, multi-sectoral approaches. Finally, the consultancy will contribute to the development of donor-ready proposals and a UNICEF DRF roadmap, ensuring that country-level engagement and systems improvements are translated into actionable strategies, strengthened partnerships, and resource mobilization opportunities to better protect children from disaster impacts.

Location: Fiji/Pacific Island Countries

Deadline: 23 Jul 2026 11:55 PM