This remote international consultancy is designed to deliver high-quality content and strategic advice on climate-resilient initiatives, helping UNICEF strengthen its private sector engagement on climate action and establish itself as a leading convener in this space.
The consultant will contribute to shaping and advancing UNICEF’s global climate partnerships agenda by ensuring that adaptation and resilience-building approaches are well articulated, evidence-based, and effectively integrated into private sector climate strategies.
By providing thought leadership, technical inputs, and advocacy support, the consultancy will help position UNICEF as a key partner in climate adaptation for children, particularly within the frameworks of global climate finance, the UNFCCC process, and high-level events such as COP. The assignment will directly support the Climate Partnerships team in the Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships (PSFP) Section in Geneva, in developing compelling narratives, tools, and mechanisms that attract and sustain private sector investments in climate-resilient social services, with a focus on ensuring safe and sustainable services for every child in a changing climate.
The intersection of the global climate crisis and rising inequalities increasingly threatens children’s health, well-being, and futures, particularly in vulnerable settings. While adaptation is an urgent priority, financing continues to fall short of actual needs. The public sector has played a critical role in mobilizing resources for climate action; however, its full potential remains untapped in advancing climate action through the social sectors—education, health, nutrition, protection, water and sanitation, most vital for building resilience among children and their communities.
The Division of Private Fundraising Partnerships (PFP) and Public Partnerships Division (PPD) support the Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (SCAP) and the upcoming Strategic Plan 2026-2030 by enhancing strategic engagement with public sector partners and donors, focusing on sustaining and boosting climate income generation. The purpose of this consultancy assignment is to support the Chief of Climate Partnerships in PFP and the Deputy Director in PPD by coordinating with donor-facing desks in PPD and other divisions on climate engagement, fundraising, and influencing public sector donors for an enhanced public-private climate partnerships approach.
The UNICEF Innovative Finance Hub in Helsinki is seeking a Communications Intern to support both external and internal communications, with a particular focus on Child-Lens Investing (CLI). This internship offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the communications efforts of a global initiative that mobilizes capital for children. The Hub is looking for an enthusiastic, fast-learning early-career professional with a strong interest in communications and children’s rights.
The Education Unit at Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a person who has relevant experience and skills to organise, curate and manage a Implementation Research (IR) community of practice, initiating sharing and positive engagement around approach, practice, methodologies, with practitioners, engaging donors, motivating interaction, and intentionally involving partners in close collaboration with and as a broader part of the What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE) community of practice. The consultant will coordinate COP activities with senior and technical staff from multiple organizations involved in the funding, implementation and use of IR in education. This engagement will be through, online meetings, curating a live chat with community members, and face to face meetings as and where opportunities arise. Beyond the IR Community of Practice the selected candidate will also support the Education Unit in UNICEF Innocenti with research work related to the Implementation Research (IR) portfolio, working on topic and methodological briefs synthesizing the processes and outputs from the IR team.
This remote international consultancy is designed to deliver high-quality content and strategic advice on climate-resilient initiatives, helping UNICEF strengthen its private sector engagement on climate action and establish itself as a leading convener in this space.
The consultant will contribute to shaping and advancing UNICEF’s global climate partnerships agenda by ensuring that adaptation and resilience-building approaches are well articulated, evidence-based, and effectively integrated into private sector climate strategies.
By providing thought leadership, technical inputs, and advocacy support, the consultancy will help position UNICEF as a key partner in climate adaptation for children, particularly within the frameworks of global climate finance, the UNFCCC process, and high-level events such as COP. The assignment will directly support the Climate Partnerships team in the Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships (PSFP) Section in Geneva, in developing compelling narratives, tools, and mechanisms that attract and sustain private sector investments in climate-resilient social services, with a focus on ensuring safe and sustainable services for every child in a changing climate.
The intersection of the global climate crisis and rising inequalities increasingly threatens children’s health, well-being, and futures, particularly in vulnerable settings. While adaptation is an urgent priority, financing continues to fall short of actual needs. The public sector has played a critical role in mobilizing resources for climate action; however, its full potential remains untapped in advancing climate action through the social sectors—education, health, nutrition, protection, water and sanitation, most vital for building resilience among children and their communities.
The Division of Private Fundraising Partnerships (PFP) and Public Partnerships Division (PPD) support the Sustainability and Climate Change Action Plan (SCAP) and the upcoming Strategic Plan 2026-2030 by enhancing strategic engagement with public sector partners and donors, focusing on sustaining and boosting climate income generation. The purpose of this consultancy assignment is to support the Chief of Climate Partnerships in PFP and the Deputy Director in PPD by coordinating with donor-facing desks in PPD and other divisions on climate engagement, fundraising, and influencing public sector donors for an enhanced public-private climate partnerships approach.
The UNICEF Innovative Finance Hub in Helsinki is seeking a Communications Intern to support both external and internal communications, with a particular focus on Child-Lens Investing (CLI). This internship offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the communications efforts of a global initiative that mobilizes capital for children. The Hub is looking for an enthusiastic, fast-learning early-career professional with a strong interest in communications and children’s rights.
The Education Unit at Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight is seeking a person who has relevant experience and skills to organise, curate and manage a Implementation Research (IR) community of practice, initiating sharing and positive engagement around approach, practice, methodologies, with practitioners, engaging donors, motivating interaction, and intentionally involving partners in close collaboration with and as a broader part of the What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE) community of practice. The consultant will coordinate COP activities with senior and technical staff from multiple organizations involved in the funding, implementation and use of IR in education. This engagement will be through, online meetings, curating a live chat with community members, and face to face meetings as and where opportunities arise. Beyond the IR Community of Practice the selected candidate will also support the Education Unit in UNICEF Innocenti with research work related to the Implementation Research (IR) portfolio, working on topic and methodological briefs synthesizing the processes and outputs from the IR team.
