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Consultancy: GenU Green Rising Consultancy
Duty Station: Programme Group, GenU
Duration: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026
Home/ Office Based: Remote
BACKGROUND
Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:
Anchored in UNICEF, Generation Unlimited (GenU) is a leading global Public-Private-Youth Partnership, bringing together global organizations and leaders with young people to co-create and deliver innovative solutions on a global scale. Within GenU, the Global Volunteer Initiative is leading on the Green Rising, working more closely with young people to build climate resilience in their communities and foster sustainable livelihoods.
The hired consultant will be responsible for helping to support implementation of the Green Rising initiative, including the Green Rising Investment Facility, by making inputs into the global Green Rising strategy – through strategy advice and facilitation expertise - and by providing tailored advice on Green Rising programming to implementing UNICEF country offices, including bringing new offices onboard to the initiative. S/he will support the development of multiple strategy streams – from capacity building to supporting collaborationg with other agencies and organizations -- to leverage youth power to achieve programmatic results, including environmental impact and sustainable livelihoods, across UNICEF and partners while empowering and upskilling young people. Linked to this work, s/he will contribute to drafting fundraising proposals and marketing communications and will support key events and fora such as skill-shares, webinars, community calls and design workshops using facilitation techniques guided by human-centred design. The consultant will be supervised by the head of the Global Volunteer Initiative (GVI) within Generation Unlimited/UNICEF and work closely with the GVI team. The work will require some travel. For additional background, refer to the Generation Unlimited/Global Volunteer Initiative and Green Rising websites
Scope of Work:
- Support UNICEF country offices and centres of excellence from conceptualization through execution to launch, scale and/or adapt custom-built Rising Rising offerings around climate and environmental action and sustainable livelihoods by facilitating strategy workshops and by providing regular technical/strategy support.
- Support UNICEF country offices to onboard and capacitate new/existing in-country staff focused on Green Rising priorities
- Prepare fundraising proposals and relevant donor reports for and around the Green Rising
- In collaboration with the GenU MarComms team, draft external communications and event proposals to showcase the Green Rising
- Advise on & draft global strategy for and around the Green Rising
- Support the facilitation of events that bring together the Community of Practice for practitioners across UNICEF who are working with young people on climate, and sustainable livelihoods
- Advise on & draft global strategy for and around the Green Rising
- Support the facilitation of events that bring together the Community of Practice for practitioners across UNICEF who are working with young people on climate, and sustainable livelihoods
Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:
Work Assignment Overview/Deliverables and Outputs/Delivery deadline
1. Launch a new Green Rising program in at least five additional Country Offices
- Design and facilitate a Green Rising strategy workshop using Human-Centred-Design methodologies in close partnership with the UNICEF Country Office young people, funding partners and other stakeholders and subsequently prepare a workshop report.
- 10 calls conducted to onboard and capacitate new/existing programme staff and to support and coach the office staff to implement the program
31 Oct 2026
2. Provide technical/strategy support to at least eight country offices (Brazil, Zimbabwe, Kosovo, Mongolia, Egypt, and at least three more countries) in operating, scaling, reporting on and finding additional funding for their Green Rising programmes
- 40+ calls conducted to support and coach the different country offices to sustain, grow and report on their Green Rising programmes
31 Oct 2026
3. Support the launch and growth of the Green Rising Investment Facility at COP30 and Beyond
- In collaboration with the GenU and climate teams refine and update 3 strategy documents to continue building out the narrative and implementation of the Investment Facility
-In collaboration with the GenU and climate teams refine and update 3 Investment Facility-related fundraising pitches
31 Oct 2026
4. Prepare funding proposals and pitch decks in close collaboration with the GVI team
- At least two potential donors are targeted to secure funding for The Green Rising
31 Jul 2026
5. Draft donor reports
- In collaboration with GenU colleagues, PFP, and country offices, prepare two donor reports for funded programs across the Green Rising portfolio
31 Jul 2026
6. Advise on and draft communications around the Green Rising for 2025
- In close collaboration with GVI and the GenU MarComms team, source content from implementing countries, and draft at least one Green Rising website update, 3 written stories from countries, 1 video story, comms plan for COP30, plan/organize at least one event
31 Dec 2025
7. Advise on and draft communications around the Green Rising for 2026
- In close collaboration with GVI and the GenU MarComms team, source content from implementing countries, and draft at least one Green Rising website update and 3 written stories, comms plan for COP31, and plan/organize at least one event
31 Oct 2026
8. Advise on and draft the Green Rising global strategy
- In collaboration with the GenU and climate teams refine and update 3 Green Rising-related strategy documents to align the GVI Green Rising strategy with the organization-wide roll-out of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan
30 Jun 2026
Travel:
TBC: International missions to Nigeria, Brazil and Egypt
Qualifications
Education:
*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.
- Master’s degree from a recognized university in public policy, social sciences or another relevant field
- Fluency in English is required, strong written and verbal competency is necessary
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *:
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in volunteer and public engagement work
- Significant experience working with teams to develop, deliver, and optimize successful volunteer initiatives
- Experience facilitating and developing strategies and tactics with multiple stakeholders across functional communities and in global contexts
- An ability to tailor engagement approaches to context, adjusting to suit different issues, audiences, cultures, political situations, and systems of government
- A sophisticated and current knowledge of relevant digital tools and technologies, and a knowledge of trends and best practices in the volunteering and the broader public engagement spaces
- Experience facilitating workshops using human-centred design approaches, building capacity, and hosting internal communications
- Experience writing successful fundraising proposals, including slide decks
- Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills; meticulous attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines with a commitment to quality
- A solutions-driven attitude and client services orientation
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
- Experience working in the UNICEF context is an asset
Requirements:
Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and
- Upload copy of academic credentials
- Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
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- the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
- travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
- Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
- Indicate your availability
- Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
- At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
- Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.
U.S. Visa information:
With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.
Remarks:
Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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.
