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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title:  Leaders Group Reactivation & Alumni Network Consultant (GenU/Yoma)

Section/Division/Duty Station:  Generation Unlimited/ Programme Group - NYHQ 

Duration: August 2025 to June 2026

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ/ Remote 

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/Assignment: 

Under the direct supervision of the Innovation Manager (Generation Unlimited), with overall guidance from the Deputy Director, Partnerships, Resource Mobilization & Innovation and in collaboration with the broader partnerships team, the consultant will lead the reactivation of the GenU Leaders Group, support the design and launch of a Global GenU Alumni Network, and develop a strategy to ensure youth are central to all components of GenU’s Global Solution Yoma.

Generation Unlimited

GenU is a global multi-sector Public Private Youth Partnership (PPYP) launched by the UN Secretary-General to meet the urgent need for expanded skilling, training, employment, and empowerment opportunities for young people aged 10–24. As a PPYP GenU engages with actors from across all sectors who are interested in the GenU agenda.  A core driver of support for GenU has been its Leaders network. These are the most visible drivers of the partnership, using their influence to open opportunities, advocate for Generation Unlimited and mobilize resources. Given the development of a new GenU strategy it is an opportune time to reflect on the impact of the Leaders to date and develop a plan for how to engage these (and other) leaders moving forward. While GenU’s priorities have remained consistent, the Champions and Leaders Groups have not been fully engaged to their potential.

Additionally, as GenU has grown and evolved over time there are a number of stakeholders that were previously involved with GenU that have moved on for various reasons that GenU would like to reactivate for its cause. With the evolving youth development landscape, there is a valuable opportunity to reactivate and strengthen these stakeholders. As part of this effort, the consultant will support in developing a robust alumni program that engages former board members, champions, donors, other high-level supporters, and young people. Revitalizing their involvement will also help build a sustainable global alumni network and leverage youth insights and digital engagement to further advance GenU’s strategic initiatives.

As GenU grows, there is a renewed need to re-engage these groups, activate an alumni network, and review/refine how youth are central to all components of the GenU Global Solution, Yoma. The Yoma Global Solution is a digital platform that connects public, private and youth actors altogether for the betterment of young people. Yoma was conceptualized by young people, for young people, and given Yoma is approaching its 5^th anniversary there is a need to ensure it has remained aligned with the voices of young people. Their active involvement brings fresh perspectives to program planning and partnerships, helping to build a more inclusive and empowering future for all youth

Scope of Work:

The consultant under the supervision of the Innovation Manager will be responsible to:

Assist to Reactivate the GenU Leaders Group

• Conduct an assessment of the impact that the GenU Leaders Group has had to date
• Conduct a brief mapping of previous members, regional representation and impact achieved
• Review alignment of current Leaders interests to Genu and identify new potential GenU Leaders based on their influence and interests
• Develop new Terms of Reference for the Leaders Group (e.g. roles, size, rotation period, workplan for each member, etc.)
• Develop a communications plan (including survey to past members) to solicit (re)engagement of Leaders.
• Develop presentation to support one virtual onboarding session and/or relevant reintroduction calls.

Provide technical assistance to Define and Launch a Global Alumni Network

• Compile and update a contact list of former GenU board members, champions, donors, other high-level supporters, and young people who were previously involved with GenU but whose participation has ended.
• Conduct interviews with a subset of previously engaged stakeholders to understand their requirements for an alumni network
• Develop a strategy for the Global Alumni Network, including expected results, modalities of engagement, platform to be used for ongoing connection, engagement and knowledge sharing, etc.
• Propose sustainable models for youth-led governance of the alumni group
• Develop first set of products related to the alumni group (i.e., email newsletter, podcast, etc.?)

Contibute to Assess the alignment of youth needs of the Yoma initiative

• Review current Yoma practices to determine the extent to which Youth voices, input, and direction is given to the Yoma Leadership team
• Review the extent to which Yoma has remained aligned with the conceptualization from youth
• Collect and share monthly youth feedback to improve the Yoma initiative
• Provide monthly updates on youth engagement trends, user stories, and platform insights to inform partners

Support to Develop 3 impactful event concepts

• Develop concept notes, including expected outcomes, duration, run of shows, etc. for 3 GenU related events
• Curate appropriate guest list for each event given theme and relevancy of event
• Support planning of each event (e.g., logistics, development of speaking notes, etc.)
• Assist in the implementation of each event

Conduct debrief session on each event to document lessons learned 

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Qualifications

(1) Education

University Advanced degree (Masters) in youth development, public policy, international development, or related fields.

Enter Disciplines:

International Business, International Relations, or related field

Language Proficiency:

Fluency in English is required, strong written and verbal competency is necessary

Working knowledge of another UN language an asset

(2) Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• At least 5 years’ experience in youth engagement, community mobilization, or youth-led governance.
• Demonstrated experience designing or managing global youth programs, networks, or platforms.
• Demonstrated experience designing or managing global and/or local partnerships focused on youth
• Strong understanding of digital platforms for youth, including Yoma or similar ecosystems.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Experience working with or within UN agencies, INGOs, or multi-stakeholder partnerships is highly desirable.

Requirements: 

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
  • 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.

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

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