Programme Specialist - Livelihoods for Adolescent Girls and Young Women
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. Generation Unlimited (GenU) is a global partnership focused on expanding opportunities for young people, with a key priority on the economic empowerment of adolescent girls and young women.
Job Purpose
The Programme Specialist will support Generation Unlimited's mission to advance livelihoods and economic opportunities for adolescent girls and young women. This role involves supporting the closure of the Girls Education and Skills Partnership (GESP), including programme implementation, evidence gathering, learning, dissemination, and final donor reporting. The Specialist will also contribute to the design and development of the EmPowerHer Asia initiative, including its theory of change, programme model, results framework, partnerships, and early implementation planning. Additionally, the position will provide technical support to EmPowerHer Africa, and contribute to GenU’s broader governance, advocacy, knowledge-sharing, and thought leadership on youth livelihoods.
Responsibilities
Support the closure of the Girls Education and Skills Partnership (GESP), ensuring effective programme implementation close-out, robust evidence and learning documentation, successful dissemination of findings, and timely final donor reporting. Contribute to the strategic design and development of the EmPowerHer Asia programme, defining its theory of change, programme model, results framework, key partnerships, and initial implementation plans. Provide essential technical support to the EmPowerHer Africa initiative, ensuring alignment with overarching goals. Engage in GenU’s governance processes, contribute to advocacy efforts, and enhance knowledge-sharing and thought leadership on youth livelihoods. Strengthen integrated programming across UNICEF by fostering collaboration and synergy. Support evidence generation activities to inform future programming and policy. Assist in resource mobilization efforts to sustain and expand programme impact. Work collaboratively with UNICEF country offices, government counterparts, private-sector partners, civil society organizations, youth-led organizations, and UN entities to translate evidence and learning into impactful programming for adolescent girls and young women.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in programme design, implementation, monitoring, and management, specifically within adolescent and youth development, skills development, school-to-work transition, employment, entrepreneurship, livelihoods, economic empowerment, education, or gender equality. Experience supporting programmes focused on improving skills, employment, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, or livelihood outcomes for young people is essential. Proficiency in results-based programme management, including planning, monitoring, results frameworks, evidence generation, and reporting is required. Experience coordinating with diverse stakeholders such as governments, development partners, private sector, civil society, youth organizations, and UN entities is also necessary.
Skills
Programme Planning, Programme Management, Youth Development, Partnership Management, Monitoring and Learning, Evidence Generation, Economic Empowerment, Gender Equality, Skills Development, Project Closure, Donor Reporting, Advocacy