UNICEF is seeking for a Consultant who will support Generation Unlimited (GenU) in strengthening strategic engagement with the GenU Global Leadership Council and other influential leaders to advance employability, employment and entrepreneurship for young people, working with GenU leadership and across the GenU Global Team.

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.

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

For every child, love

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of Activity/Assignment: Under the direct supervision of the Partnership Manager, the consultant will support Generation Unlimited (GenU) in strengthening strategic engagement with the GenU Global Leadership Council and other influential leaders to advance employability, employment and entrepreneurship for young people, working with GenU leadership and across the GenU Global Team.

Scope of Work:

Strengthen and further engage GenU’s Global Leadership Council and other influential leaders to help scale market-relevant skilling and livelihood opportunities for young people:

  • Strengthen Membership Composition:
    • Develop and support implementation of a Membership Strategy & Roadmap for Impact: Develop a membership strategy and roadmap for the Global Leadership Council and other influential leaders, including updated value proposition, membership criteria, participation expectations, engagement plans and membership pipeline.
    • Improve and update membership materials: Professionalize, update and maintain materials for prospective GLC members and leaders, and on-boarding package for new members.
  • Strengthen Strategic Engagement:
    • Introduce more dynamic engagement modalities to deepen collaboration, learning, and peer exchange among member organizations, based on GLC member feedback.
    • Enhance communication and visibility: Strengthen engagement through periodic email briefings and curated newsletters that showcase impact stories, partnership highlights, and calls to action for members
  • Support Leadership Convenings and Follow-through:
    • Project-manage GenU’s flagship Global Leadership Council meetings and other key leadership events —the September in-person GLC meeting convening during UNGA,  as well as a second in-person GLC meeting in Davos— including coordination on agenda design, stakeholder consultation and speaker briefings, content development, and logistics/delivery.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the Terms of Reference here:  Download File ToR Global Strategic Engagement Consultant TMS.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

  • Education: Master's degree in International development, social sciences or related fields.
  • Work Experience:
  • A minimum of ten years of experience in strategic planning, coordination, advocacy and partnership and event management
  • Experience with programming and partnerships in multilateral organizations with focus on education and/or youth skills and livelihoods. Experience with UNICEF is an added advantage.
  • Ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds
  • Language Requirements:
  • Fluency in English is required, strong written and verbal competency is necessary
  • Working knowledge of another UN language an asset.
  • Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
  • Organizational, advocacy and partnership management skills
  • Event management expertise
  • Desirables:
  • Experience with UNICEF is an added advantage.

For every Child, you demonstrate Care

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

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.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. 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.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following mandatory documents via the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System):

Remarks:  If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

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