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UNICEF, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, works together with partners in 190 countries and territories to promote and advocate for the protection of the rights of every child.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. 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 personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, a champion

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.

Based in Copenhagen, the Innovation Specialist (Specialist) will bring her/his expertise in support to the Senior Adviser Innovation (WASH Hub) to offer support around the Sustainable Finance work of WASH Hub.

More specifically, there is a need for the Specialist to provide expert guidance and support to UNICEF WASH and OOI teams, including supporting PG WASH in New York. The role supports the scaling of key initiatives in sanitation, water, and carbon, the development of tools to support IF application in WASH, and the identification and documentation of innovative case studies with potential for scaling up and strategies for leveraging sustainable and blended finance approaches to provide catalytic funding for innovative WASH approaches.

The successful candidate will report to the Senior Adviser responsible for SF in the Hub and assist in driving projects to scale in close collaboration with the Senior Adviser and the Hub Portfolio Manager. The successful candidate will also work collaboratively with the New York WASH Program Group WASH Specialist (Finance and SS) and country and regional office WASH teams.

How can you make a difference? 

The Sustainable Finance Consultant will have the following responsibilities:

1. Project Management and Coordination
2. Stakeholder Engagement and Resource Mobilization
3. Knowledge Management and Communications

For a complete description of the assignment, deliverables and how to apply, please refer to the terms of reference:  TOR Sustainable Finance Consultant .pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Business Administration, Finance, Social Sciences, Development, or related degree.
  *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree. 
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in innovation, project management, partnership management, or international development is required, of which a minimum of 1 year of experience working with UNICEF or other UN agencies.
• Demonstrated experience in coordinating capacity for multi-country sustainable and blended financing initiatives for WASH and working in the nexus of government, country offices, and the development finance sector is essential.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, including country offices, is required.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting reports and presentations for various audiences is required, including senior management
• Demonstrated experience in planning and organizing workshops is required
• Strong capacity to work effectively in inter-divisional teams is required.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are required.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset. 
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.  Danish or another Nordic language is an asset. 

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about children’s rights and making a lasting difference on children’s lives, one of the global leading entities on children’s rights would like to hear from you.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, Sustainability (CRITAS), and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

UNICEF is also proud of a diverse workforce who are profoundly committed to supporting the full realization of children’s rights, and in uplifting a rights-based approach in all that we do.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. 

All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.