[Hiring] Innovative Finance Programme Delivery and Partnerships Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

This assignment aims to support Generation Unlimited’s innovative finance initiatives by mobilizing catalytic and blended financing for youth employment, entrepreneurship, climate resilience and inclusive growth, including through the Green Rising Fund and Sovereign Financing Platform.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, public policy, international development or a related field.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in innovative, blended or development finance and related programme delivery.
• Relevant experience across one or more of the following areas:
  • enterprise/MSME finance
  • catalytic capital
  • sovereign or public finance
  • MDB/DFI financing
  • guarantees and risk-sharing mechanisms
  • investment-readiness and pipeline development
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder programmes or PMOs, including work planning, governance, critical-path and risk management, decision tracking and senior reporting.
• Experience engaging governments, multilaterals, financial institutions, philanthropic organisations or investors in emerging or vulnerable markets.
• Demonstrated experience supporting capital mobilisation, fundraising, investor engagement or partnership development, including the preparation of compelling investment or financing narratives for external audiences.
• Ability to translate complex finance and development concepts into decision-ready written and visual materials.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is necessary.
• Working knowledge of French or African languages is an asset.

Skills

• Strong facilitation, stakeholder-management, PowerPoint, Excel and programme-management skills, with the ability to work across multiple workstreams and time zones.

Desirables

• Experience with UNICEF, GenU or another UN agency, particularly in Africa or other priority markets.
• Experience in youth employment, climate finance, green enterprise or inclusive finance.
• Experience with sovereign financing, guarantees, debt-conversion mechanisms or results-based finance.
• Experience in MSME pipeline development, alternative data or credit assessment, or impact measurement and blended-finance additionality.

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Application Process

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal
• A concise technical proposal (maximum 5 pages) outlining the proposed approach, indicative workplan, relevant experience and two examples of comparable assignments.

Remarks

• UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes.
• All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.