Engagement of Individual Consultants to Develop Impact Financing and Related Innovative Finance Solutions for Innovative Finance for Children (IF4C), PFP (home-based)

UNICEF seeks individual consultants with specialized expertise to develop and implement impact financing and innovative finance solutions aligned with UNICEF programme priorities. The role involves strategic market intelligence, financial structuring, partnership development, and operational support to mobilize resources for children.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized technical and operational expertise to develop and implement impact financing and related innovative finance solutions aligned with UNICEF programme priorities.
• Conduct market intelligence, investment-readiness analysis, investment cases, feasibility assessments, opportunity scans, financing structure advice, results frameworks, funds-flow models, risk allocation approaches, implementation models, stakeholder engagement and operational support.
• Support MSME acceleration and scaling workstreams and related innovative financing areas, including sovereign debt solutions and pre-arranged financing where there is overlap.
• Collaborate with UNICEF Headquarters, Regional Offices and Country Offices across opportunity design, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
• Maintain regular liaison with relevant UNICEF IF4C managers, content owners, and related units.
• Use own equipment including laptops, microphones, software and other accessories required for the task.
• Ensure all content is property of UNICEF and not shared with third parties or branded with personal logos.
• Produce reports, presentations, partner engagements, investment narratives, briefing materials, stakeholder engagement assets, and support tools as needed.

Requirements

• An Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or higher) in economics, finance, development finance, law, international development, or a closely related field is required.
• A first university degree in a relevant field combined with three (3) additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree especially where the work experience is in financial or fundraising services or results-based financing.
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience is required in one or more of the following areas: impact finance, development finance, outcome- or results-based financing, investment advisory, programme finance, resource mobilization, private sector engagement, UN agency programme management, or related innovative finance approaches.
• Demonstrated experience developing or leading investment cases or funding proposals, feasibility studies or market assessments, investment-readiness analyses or strategic analyses, financial structuring, business models, catalytic capital approaches, results frameworks and implementation plans for social impact or development outcomes, is required.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to translate programme priorities into viable financing solutions is required, including identifying market gaps, assessing investor and partner engagements and project implementation.
• Experience supporting Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises, venture building, technical assistance facilities, impact measurement and management, or enterprise-focused programme design in low- and middle-income countries is considered a strong asset.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to work strategically and proactively across cross-functional teams and multi-stakeholder partnerships, including with UN agencies, governments, development finance institutions, multilateral development banks, foundations, donors, investors, intermediaries, private sector actors and social enterprises, is required.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively manage assignments under competing timelines, synthesize complex technical and financial information, and produce clear, high-quality written outputs for senior, technical and external audiences, is required.
• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-cultural environment.

Skills

• Impact Finance
• Development Finance
• Results-Based Finance
• Investment Advisory
• Programme Finance Support
• Resource Mobilization
• Private Sector Engagement
• UN Agency Programme Management
• Investment Case Development
• Innovative Finance Models
• Funding Proposals
• Feasibility Studies
• Market Assessments
• Investment-Readiness Analysis
• Strategic Analysis
• Financial Structuring
• Business Models Development
• Results Frameworks
• Implementation Planning
• Market Gap Analysis
• Investor Engagement Strategies
• Partner Engagement
• Project Implementation
• Venture Building
• Technical Assistance Facilities
• Enterprise-Focused Programme Design
• Cross-functional Teamwork
• Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
• Financial Information Synthesis
• Technical Report Preparation
• Planning and Organization
• Catalytic Capital
• Financing Solutions
• Micro Small Medium Enterprises
• Impact Measurement

Languages

English