Job no: 579697
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Helsinki
Level: P-4
Location: Finland
Categories: Innovation, Programme Management
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: An advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in one of the following fields is required: Innovation-related field, International Relations, Business Administration, Economics or another relevant technical field.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional work experience, with primary experience in sustainable finance.
• Strategic and analytical thinking, excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas and projects required.
• Strong capacity to work effectively in inter-divisional teams.
• Familiarity with existing standards/frameworks adopted by financial institutions (i.e. ESG criteria).
• In-depth understanding and relevant experience of direct impact investing, venture capital or private equity is essential.
• Deal structuring and due diligence process experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with the Nordic sustainable finance ecosystem will be considered a strong asset.
• Experience in metrics development and monitoring will be considered a strong asset.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is desired.

Language Requirements: Written and verbal fluency in English. Written and verbal fluency in Finnish will be considered an asset. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

• Advocacy/Investor Relations/Partnership Management
• Engaging with investment eco-system actors in Finland and worldwide to create opportunities and partnerships around CLIF and its adoption across the private and public equity markets, with the goal of contributing to the alignment of capital to close the SDG financing gap and create positive outcomes for children.
• On the public equity side, work alongside the team on engagement and brokerage of partnerships with networks, standards or data providers to elevate CLIF adoption and recognition to a higher agenda.
• Financial instrument and impact measurement development
• Working closely with the IF Hub’s technical experts on the creation and validation of usable tools and instruments across the private and public equity markets.
• Oversee the development of additional child-related KPIs and metrics for all types of investors, in partnership with industry standards and leaders, as well as UNICEF’s programmatic divisions.
• Knowledge Management
• Contributing to knowledge building within the organization including Country Offices and UNICEF Network of National Committees to promote effective interaction and partnerships in coordination with the Hub’s Finance Manager and the Innovative Finance team in Geneva.
  If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Classified Job Descriptions - Programme Manager (IF).pdf