Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Representative and direct supervision of the Innovation Specialist, the consultant will support UNICEF/GenU South Africa by:
1. Creating an integration strategy to align/embed GenU with government efforts, particularly the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention.
2. Conducting a comprehensive scoping of the private sector landscape related to youth opportunities.
3. Developing a strategy for private sector engagement around youth livelihoods, skilling, and employment.
4. Conduct comprehensive scoping on digital marketplace systems in South Africa that offer work/gig opportunities to self-employed/entrepreneurial youth.
For every child, the right to sustainable development and empowerment, through innovation.
The consultant will support the IF Hub in its activity around Child-Lens Investing and the Child-Lens Investing Framework (CLIF), a framework to guide investors to incorporate child-related considerations in investment decision-making. The consultant will be primarily responsible for supporting the development of standards for child-lens debt instruments and advancing the integration of Child-Lens Investing with other investment lenses.
The vision of the UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub (WASH Hub) is a global
home for building, accelerating and scaling transformational climate resilient solutions for a
WASH secure future of universal and equitable access to services, addressing the full ambition of the SDG6. WASH Hub will source, pilot and scale transformational and frontier climate resilient solutions that respond to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock faster progress for a water secure future for children and young people. One of those solutions is Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) technology, a geophysical method that uses electromagnetic induction to map sustainable deep groundwater sources.
The Consultant will support the WASH Hub by outlining the scaling pathway, approach and key considerations for the Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) solution, to support multi-country and multi-region scale.
Join UNICEF’s Office of Innovation (OOI) during a pivotal moment of change and help ensure continuity, accountability, and impact. As Senior Adviser, you will lead the wrap-up of ongoing Innovation Nodes initiatives, safeguard institutional knowledge, and drive high-quality reporting and results consolidation. You will also coordinate the development of UNICEF’s 2026 resource plan and oversee the structured handover of planning, reporting, and results-based management processes to Global Programme Division (GPD), ICTD, and other corporate partners.This is a unique opportunity to bridge innovation and corporate functions, provide strategic leadership, and strengthen UNICEF’s ability to deliver for children by ensuring a smooth and effective transition.
¿Eres experta/o en finanzas aplicadas al desarrollo y te apasiona generar impacto social?
UNICEF México busca consultor/a para liderar un análisis estratégico sobre mecanismos de financiamiento innovador que impulsen inversiones sostenibles en salud, educación, nutrición y cuidado infantil. Esta consultoría tiene como objetivo identificar soluciones financieras creativas, desde bonos sociales hasta tecnologías blockchain, que fortalezcan la inversión pública y alianzas multisectoriales en favor de la infancia y adolescencia.
Si estás interesado/a y cuentas con la experiencia requerida, ¡aplica hoy mismo!
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Representative and direct supervision of the Innovation Specialist, the consultant will support UNICEF/GenU South Africa by:
1. Creating an integration strategy to align/embed GenU with government efforts, particularly the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention.
2. Conducting a comprehensive scoping of the private sector landscape related to youth opportunities.
3. Developing a strategy for private sector engagement around youth livelihoods, skilling, and employment.
4. Conduct comprehensive scoping on digital marketplace systems in South Africa that offer work/gig opportunities to self-employed/entrepreneurial youth.
For every child, the right to sustainable development and empowerment, through innovation.
The consultant will support the IF Hub in its activity around Child-Lens Investing and the Child-Lens Investing Framework (CLIF), a framework to guide investors to incorporate child-related considerations in investment decision-making. The consultant will be primarily responsible for supporting the development of standards for child-lens debt instruments and advancing the integration of Child-Lens Investing with other investment lenses.
The vision of the UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub (WASH Hub) is a global
home for building, accelerating and scaling transformational climate resilient solutions for a
WASH secure future of universal and equitable access to services, addressing the full ambition of the SDG6. WASH Hub will source, pilot and scale transformational and frontier climate resilient solutions that respond to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock faster progress for a water secure future for children and young people. One of those solutions is Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) technology, a geophysical method that uses electromagnetic induction to map sustainable deep groundwater sources.
The Consultant will support the WASH Hub by outlining the scaling pathway, approach and key considerations for the Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) solution, to support multi-country and multi-region scale.
Join UNICEF’s Office of Innovation (OOI) during a pivotal moment of change and help ensure continuity, accountability, and impact. As Senior Adviser, you will lead the wrap-up of ongoing Innovation Nodes initiatives, safeguard institutional knowledge, and drive high-quality reporting and results consolidation. You will also coordinate the development of UNICEF’s 2026 resource plan and oversee the structured handover of planning, reporting, and results-based management processes to Global Programme Division (GPD), ICTD, and other corporate partners.This is a unique opportunity to bridge innovation and corporate functions, provide strategic leadership, and strengthen UNICEF’s ability to deliver for children by ensuring a smooth and effective transition.
¿Eres experta/o en finanzas aplicadas al desarrollo y te apasiona generar impacto social?
UNICEF México busca consultor/a para liderar un análisis estratégico sobre mecanismos de financiamiento innovador que impulsen inversiones sostenibles en salud, educación, nutrición y cuidado infantil. Esta consultoría tiene como objetivo identificar soluciones financieras creativas, desde bonos sociales hasta tecnologías blockchain, que fortalezcan la inversión pública y alianzas multisectoriales en favor de la infancia y adolescencia.
Si estás interesado/a y cuentas con la experiencia requerida, ¡aplica hoy mismo!
