Vacancies

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.  

For every child, a champion

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF has a 70-year history of innovating for children. We believe that new approaches, partnerships, and technologies that support the realization of children’s rights are key to improving children’s lives. Worldwide, we innovate to tackle the most pressing problems faced by the most vulnerable children. We take a systematic approach to innovation, applying skills and energy across new tools and technologies, products, innovative financing, and new ways of working to boost our impact. The Office of Innovation (OOI) is a creative, unique, and agile team in UNICEF. We sit at a unique intersection, where an organization that works on huge global issues meets the startup thinking, the technology, the tools, the know-how and the partners that turn ideas and energy into scalable solutions for children. The UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub (WASH Hub) is to be a global home for building, accelerating and scaling transformational innovative climate resilient solutions for a WASH secure future of universal and equitable access to services, contributing to the UNICEF Strategic Plan Goal 4 ensuring that “every child lives in a safe and clean environment” and looking to facilitating the full ambition of the SDG6. The WASH Hub will source, pilot and scale transformational and frontier climate resilient innovations that respond to key programmatic challenges that, if solved, will unlock faster progress for children and young people. The WASH Hub lead is part of UNICEF’s Global Technical Team on WASH led by UNICEFs Global WASH Programme Team (PG WASH) which leads on programming support, evidence generation, thought leadership, and policy advocacy in support of UNICEFs regional and Country implementation work. WASH is a capital-intensive sector; however numerous studies have identified global underinvestment as a significant constraint on achieving sustainable, universal access to safely managed WASH services. Innovative Finance (IF) offers the potential for additional investment to address some or all investment shortfalls. Leveraged together with innovative solutions to WASH problems, IF offers a potentially catalytic approach to addressing several of the world’s largest WASH challenges. In the context of this role, IF refers to financing approaches, tools and mechanisms that: (a) leverage additional resources for children through new financial instruments or apply existing instruments in a new way; (b) make resources work more effectively and efficiently in the interest of children; and/or (c) make resources more results-oriented to accelerate programmatic and operational solutions for children.

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

• Minimum requirements

• • 1. 1. Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Business Administration, Business Admin., Finance , Public Policy, Business Administration, Finance, Development and any other related fields.
       2. Work Experience: At Least 8 years of relevant work experience in Research, Development , National and International experience in project management, consulting, research, budget, development, Innovative Finance, WASH, Innovation, Scaling, Investment, direct impact investing, venture capital, private equity, deal structuring, Working with finance institutions in UNICEF program countries..
       3. Skills: Finance, Management, Analytical, Strategic, Planning, Networking, Consulting, Research, Facilitate, Innovation, Engagement, Partnerships, Communication, Execution, Development, Awareness, Integrity, Accountability, Embraces Change, Leadership, ESG criteria, Equator Principles, standards and frameworks used by financial institutions, strategic and global thinking, analytical ability, organizational, interpersonal
       4. Language Requirements : Fluency in English is required. 

• Desirables
  
  1. 1. Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
     2. Impact Investing, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Deal Structuring, Due Diligence, ESG, Equator Principles, WASH, UN System, Strategic Thinking, Establishing WASH IF projects.
     3. Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergencies.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF's active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable male candidates from programmatic countries are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.