Tax Expenditures in Africa: Scale, Equity Impact and Reform Pathways for Children Consultancy, 8 months, Remote, International
UNICEF · New York, United States · 1 mo ago
ManagementContract
We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: headings using for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: Contract Duration – 8 months, Working arrangement: Home Based. Then description of UNICEF, mission, etc. Then Terms of Reference description (what the assignment will do). Then Minimum Requirements (Education, Work Experience, Skills, Language Requirements). Then Desirables (networks). Then UNICEF core values etc. Then application instructions (documents to submit) and remarks about no fees etc. We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Also remove "Visit our website to learn more..." maybe considered boilerplate? It's generic but maybe keep? It's not specific to role. Probably remove. Also remove "If you would like to know more about this consultancy on the detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:TMC0006094 TOR.pdf" - that's application instruction? It's a link to TOR; maybe keep as part of description? It's a reference; but it's basically instruction to review TOR. Might be considered application instruction; but it's part of the role description. Safer to keep as a link? The instruction says remove application instructions. That line is basically a pointer to TOR; might be considered part of the role description. However it's not a substantive duty; it's a reference. I'd keep it as a paragraph maybe.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include:
- Contract Duration – 8 months
- Working arrangement: Home Based
- About UNICEF (mission, values, etc.) maybe as About the role? Actually "About the role" could be the description of the assignment: "This assignment will assess the scale, composition and equity implications of tax expenditures across Africa, examine how they are granted and reviewed, identify lessons from reform efforts, and support UNICEF country offices in engaging governments on the issue." That's responsibilities.
- Responsibilities: the assignment tasks.
- Requirements: Minimum Requirements (Education, Work Experience, Skills, Language Requirements). Could be split into Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which to use. We have content for About the role (UNICEF mission), Responsibilities (assignment tasks), Requirements (minimum requirements), Qualifications (maybe education/experience?), Skills (specific skills), Benefits (maybe not given), Pay (not given), Schedule (contract duration 8 months, working arrangement home based). So we can include Schedule section with contract duration and working arrangement. Benefits not given, so omit. Pay not given, omit.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's structure:
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: Contract Duration – 8 months, Working arrangement: Home Based. Then description of UNICEF, mission, etc. Then Terms of Reference description (what the assignment will do). Then Minimum Requirements (Education, Work Experience, Skills, Language Requirements). Then Desirables (networks). Then UNICEF core values etc. Then application instructions (documents to submit) and remarks about no fees etc. We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Also remove "Visit our website to learn more..." maybe considered boilerplate? It's generic but maybe keep? It's not specific to role. Probably remove. Also remove "If you would like to know more about this consultancy on the detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:TMC0006094 TOR.pdf" - that's application instruction? It's a link to TOR; maybe keep as part of description? It's a reference; but it's basically instruction to review TOR. Might be considered application instruction; but it's part of the role description. Safer to keep as a link? The instruction says remove application instructions. That line is basically a pointer to TOR; might be considered part of the role description. However it's not a substantive duty; it's a reference. I'd keep it as a paragraph maybe.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include:
- Contract Duration – 8 months
- Working arrangement: Home Based
- About UNICEF (mission, values, etc.) maybe as About the role? Actually "About the role" could be the description of the assignment: "This assignment will assess the scale, composition and equity implications of tax expenditures across Africa, examine how they are granted and reviewed, identify lessons from reform efforts, and support UNICEF country offices in engaging governments on the issue." That's responsibilities.
- Responsibilities: the assignment tasks.
- Requirements: Minimum Requirements (Education, Work Experience, Skills, Language Requirements). Could be split into Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction says use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which to use. We have content for About the role (UNICEF mission), Responsibilities (assignment tasks), Requirements (minimum requirements), Qualifications (maybe education/experience?), Skills (specific skills), Benefits (maybe not given), Pay (not given), Schedule (contract duration 8 months, working arrangement home based). So we can include Schedule section with contract duration and working arrangement. Benefits not given, so omit. Pay not given, omit.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's structure:
About the role
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Responsibilities
This assignment will assess the scale, composition and equity implications of tax expenditures across Africa, examine how they are granted and reviewed, identify lessons from reform efforts, and support UNICEF country offices in engaging governments on the issue.
Maybe also include the link to TOR? Could be part of responsibilities? Might be extra info. Could add a paragraph: "For detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, review the complete Terms of Reference: TMC0006094 TOR.pdf". That's not a responsibility but reference. Might be okay as part of About the role? I'd add a separate paragraph under Responsibilities maybe.Requirements
- Education: Master’s - Economics, public finance, taxation, public policy, development economics or a closely related field
- Work Experience: Minimum seven years of professional experience in tax policy, public finance or domestic revenue mobilisation, including substantive work in African contexts.
- Demonstrated experience analysing tax expenditures, tax incentives or fiscal cost estimation.
- Familiarity with the Global Tax Expenditures Database, the Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index or equivalent national tax expenditure reporting is a strong advantage.
Skills
and Language Requirements maybe under Requirements or Skills. Let's follow headings: Requirements (education/experience), Skills (quantitative, data analysis, distributional analysis, child-focused PF analysis advantage, analytical writing), Language Requirements maybe under Requirements or Skills. Could create a separateLanguage Requirements
but not in list; but we can incorporate under Skills or Requirements. The instruction says use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Language Requirements not listed; but we could put under Skills or Requirements. I'd put language under Skills as a bullet. Thus:Skills
- Strong quantitative and data analysis skills, including demonstrated ability to construct comparable cross-country datasets from heterogeneous national sources and to produce clear, publication-quality data visualisations.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse the distributional and equity impacts of fiscal policy.
- Experience with child-focused or poverty-focused public finance analysis is an advantage.
- Track record of producing analytical writing of publication standard for both technical and policy or advocacy audiences.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Working proficiency in French is highly desirable, given the concentration of detailed tax expenditure reporting in francophone West Africa.
Schedule
Contract Duration: 8 months
Working arrangement: Home Based
We should not include Benefits or Pay as not provided. We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Not included. We need to remove boilerplate like "Visit our website to learn more..." etc. We omitted. We need to ensure we preserve all substantive information: we have included UNICEF mission description, assignment responsibilities, requirements, skills, language, desirables, schedule. Also we might need to include the note about "If you would like to know more about this consultancy on the detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:TMC0006094 TOR.pdf". That's substantive info about where to find details. Might be considered part of responsibilities or a note. I'd add a paragraph under Responsibilities after the main description: "For detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, review the complete Terms of Reference: TMC0006094 TOR.pdf". That preserves info. Also we might need to include the statement about "Minimum Requirements Include the minimum requirements as per the approved TOR. Ensure that the vacancy criteria are fully aligned with the qualification for the assignment." That's boilerplate; we can drop. We also need to include the Desirables bullet about networks. Now ensure no duplicated lines. Let's craft final HTML. Check for any stray text: ensure no markdown fences. Output:About the role
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Responsibilities
This assignment will assess the scale, composition and equity implications of tax expenditures across Africa, examine how they are granted and reviewed, identify lessons from reform efforts, and support UNICEF country offices in engaging governments on the issue.
For detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, review the complete Terms of Reference: TMC0006094 TOR.pdf
Requirements
- Education: Master’s - Economics, public finance, taxation, public policy, development economics or a closely related field
- Work Experience: Minimum seven years of professional experience in tax policy, public finance or domestic revenue mobilisation, including substantive work in African contexts.
- Demonstrated experience analysing tax expenditures, tax incentives or fiscal cost estimation.
- Familiarity with the Global Tax Expenditures Database, the Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index or equivalent national tax expenditure reporting is a strong advantage.
Skills
- Strong quantitative and data analysis skills, including demonstrated ability to construct comparable cross-country datasets from heterogeneous national sources and to produce clear, publication-quality data visualisations.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse the distributional and equity impacts of fiscal policy.
- Experience with child-focused or poverty-focused public finance analysis is an advantage.
- Track record of producing analytical writing of publication standard for both technical and policy or advocacy audiences.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Working proficiency in French is highly desirable, given the concentration of detailed tax expenditure reporting in francophone West Africa.
- Established professional networks among relevant institutions (COATE member organisations, ATAF, ATRN, ICTD, ODI Global, IISD) an advantage.
Schedule
Contract Duration: 8 months
Working arrangement: Home Based
Check if any content missing: The UNICEF core values section etc. That's boilerplate/EEO? It's about values, but could be considered part of About the role? It's substantive but maybe considered generic. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The core values section is not EEO but it's about organizational values. Might be considered part of About the role; but we already have a paragraph about UNICEF mission. The core values section includes CRITAS, diversity, accommodation, etc. That's substantive but maybe considered boilerplate? It's still about UNICEF's values and policies. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The core values section is not exactly EEO but it's about values and commitments. It might be considered part of the organization description; but we already captured mission. To be safe, we could include a brief sentence about values? However the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Adding another paragraph may be thin. I'd omit it as