Engagement of Individual Consultants to Develop Impact Financing and Related Innovative Finance Solutions for Innovative Finance for Children (IF4C), PFP (home-based)
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them reach their full potential. The Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) is crucial in mobilizing private sector resources to achieve results for children, especially as humanitarian and development financing faces constraints.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this roster is to establish a pool of individual consultants with specialized expertise in impact financing and innovative finance solutions. These consultants will support UNICEF's Innovative Financing for Children (IF4C) function in conceptualizing, designing, and implementing child-focused financing tools and structures. The goal is to mobilize additional resources for children and enhance the efficiency and results of UNICEF's programs by leveraging private sector capital and innovative financial mechanisms. This roster will provide flexible access to expertise for developing and implementing solutions aligned with UNICEF's program priorities, country needs, and global trends, ensuring business continuity and timely execution of the IF4C roadmap.
Responsibilities
Consultants engaged through this roster will provide specialized technical and operational expertise to develop and implement impact financing and related innovative finance solutions. Key tasks include conducting market intelligence, identifying opportunities, assessing investment readiness, developing investment cases, and performing feasibility analyses. They will advise on financing structures, design results frameworks, create funds-flow models, and propose risk allocation approaches. Consultants will also support implementation models, engage stakeholders, and provide operational support. This may extend to MSME acceleration, sovereign debt solutions, and pre-arranged financing where applicable. Collaboration with UNICEF Headquarters, Regional Offices, and Country Offices will be essential for opportunity design, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation, ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose and aligned with UNICEF's program priorities and the needs of vulnerable children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Work Experience
A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in impact investing, innovative finance, financial structuring, investment analysis, or related fields. Experience with MSMEs and in developing countries is highly desirable.
Skills
Impact financing, Innovative finance solutions, Financial structuring, Investment case development, Feasibility analysis, Results frameworks, Market intelligence, Stakeholder engagement, Risk allocation, MSME support, UNICEF systems understanding, Project implementation