Innovative Finance Programme Delivery and Partnerships Consultant, UNICEF Global Programme Division; GPD Generation

Job no: 595951
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: New York
Level: Consultancy
Location: United States
Categories: Partnerships

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.

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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.

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How can you make a difference?

This assignment aims to support Generation Unlimited’s innovative finance initiatives by mobilizing catalytic and blended financing for youth employment, entrepreneurship, climate resilience and inclusive growth, including through the Green Rising Fund and Sovereign Financing Platform.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:
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• Education:
  • Master’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, public policy, international development or a related field.
• Work Experience:
  • At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in innovative, blended or development finance and related programme delivery.
  • Relevant experience across one or more of the following areas: enterprise/MSME finance, catalytic capital, sovereign or public finance, MDB/DFI financing, guarantees and risk-sharing mechanisms, or investment-readiness and pipeline development.
  • Experience managing multi-stakeholder programmes or PMOs, including work planning, governance, critical-path and risk management, decision tracking and senior reporting.
  • Experience engaging governments, multilaterals, financial institutions, philanthropic organisations or investors in emerging or vulnerable markets.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting capital mobilisation, fundraising, investor engagement or partnership development, including the preparation of compelling investment or financing narratives for external audiences.
  • Ability to translate complex finance and development concepts into decision-ready written and visual materials.
• Language requirement:
  • Fluency in English (written and spoken) is necessary
  • Working knowledge of French or African languages is an asset.
• Skills:
  • Strong facilitation, stakeholder-management, PowerPoint, Excel and programme-management skills, with the ability to work across multiple work streams and time zones.
• Experience with UNICEF, GenU or another UN agency, particularly in Africa or other priority markets.
• Experience in youth employment, climate finance, green enterprise or inclusive finance.
• Experience with sovereign financing, guarantees, debt-conversion mechanisms or results-based finance.
• Experience in MSME pipeline development, alternative data or credit assessment, or impact measurement and blended-finance additionality.

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

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