Consultancy: Innovation Strategy Advisor

at  UNICEF

Job no: 575642
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Stockholm
Level: Consultancy
Location: Sweden
Categories: Innovation
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, innovate…
The Office of Innovation (OoI) works to catalyze UNICEF and partners’ expertise and resources to solve key challenges facing children and young people, with a view to sourcing, accelerating and scaling the most effective solutions to accelerate progress towards achieving the SDGs. To achieve this the Office of Innovation uses an innovation portfolio management approach and leverages support from a range of stakeholders including from intergovernmental, multilateral, private sector, young people and non-governmental fora (think tank, academia). The Office of Innovation is able to evaluate, fund and provide technical support and resources to key transformative innovations. How these decisions are made is critical to the success of the work and therefore the impact on children’s lives.

TO QUALIFY AS AN ADVOCATE FOR EVERY CHILD YOU WILL HAVE…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in in a relevant field such as Social Science, Humanities, Innovation, International Relations, Business Administration, or another related technical discipline.
• A first degree combined with a minimum of two additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a Master’s degree.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of professional experience at both national and international levels, specifically in the fields of innovation, social and economic development, and cooperation.
• Proven expertise in innovation practices, including experience in both initiating and scaling innovations across pertinent sectors.
• Experience in developing innovation strategies with country offices while in a global role is highly desired.
• Experience managing innovation projects from concept to scale within UN context is important.
• Demonstrated ability in designing and managing innovation portfolios, showcasing a strong understanding of strategic planning and execution.
• Strong collaborative skills to coordinate effectively with various stakeholders, including government, non-profit organizations, and private sector partners, to drive impactful change.
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills, with the ability to facilitate workshops and training sessions aimed at enhancing innovation capacities among senior management and team members.
• Familiarity with capacity development strategies tailored for diverse organizational contexts, highlighting a commitment to continuous improvement and effective implementation.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Please refer the Job description for details