Overview
Responsible for providing advice, guidance, and implementing innovative financing efforts and platforms to increase financing for innovations for children.
Key Responsibilities
- Increase the use and value from innovative financing to sustain innovation efforts
- Increase OOI stakeholder engagement to leverage Finance for Development (FFD) for innovations
- Understand tasks/projects and help develop funding structures which would support them, while looking to leverage IFIs, Development Banks, private sector and new generation of partners
- Help drive organizational, results-oriented change and ultimately geometrically expand UNICEF’s assistance to children and youth.
Required Experience
- At least 8 years of relevant work experience in finance, investment banking, development finance, venture capital, impact investing or any other related fields.
- Demonstrated experience in structuring and executing innovative financing mechanisms (e.g., blended finance, results-based financing, social impact bonds, catalytic funds).
- Proven track record working with both for-profit financial institutions (banks, funds, fintech) and development agencies/organizations (e.g., UN, World Bank, DFIs, NGOs)
- Experience engaging with governments, philanthropies, investors, and private sector partners to mobilize or structure financing.
Qualifications
Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Development Studies, Public Policy and any other related fields. A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree. This is applicable to internal (FT, Continuing and Permanent) staff only.
