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Advertisement:  local consultant (Maldivian National) to develop the entrepreneurship component of ImaGen Ventures (social innovation) initiative- 2024- 2025. 

For every child, a champion!

With the purpose of co-creating solutions for the problems affecting youth and their society, UNICEF introduced the Generation Unlimited Imagen Ventures Youth Challenge in 2022.  The Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge is a global initiative that aims to inspire young people between 16-24 years with brilliant ideas, but without the resources to bring them to life, to turn their ideas into solutions that will address the society’s most pressing issues.

The key objectives of the imaGen Ventures are to:  

1. Engage youth, including girls and young women, from more disadvantaged/marginalized backgrounds as problem solvers (rather than just as beneficiaries)
2. Generate youth-led solutions and enterprises at the local level that contribute to the SDGs.
3. Encourage solutions that have the capacity and potential to address inequalities and other forms of discrimination.
4. Build citizenship, employability, and entrepreneurship skills, experience, and networks for young people, especially the most disadvantaged.
5. Foster youth-led advocacy on issues affecting them.

In 2024, UNICEF Maldives Country Office is implementing the 3^rd edition of imaGen Ventures in the Maldives.  Based on the experience of previous editions, this year’s edition will have a significant component on social entrepreneurship. To facilitate this, the country office is seeking the services of a local consultant to design and deliver a comprehensive training program on social entrepreneurship. 

How can you make a difference?

To equip participants with the knowledge, skills, practical tools, and entrepreneurial mindsets to develop and implement social enterprises for creating sustainable social impact.

For detailed assignment TOR, please go to this link:  VA Local consultant to develop entrepreneurship component of imaGen ventures.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Proven experience in developing educational modules or training programs.
• Strong understanding of social entrepreneurship.
• Experience working with young people, particularly in the age group of 16-24 years will be an asset.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to incorporate interactive and engaging teaching methods.
• Experience in conducting training needs assessments and developing training curricula.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse groups and foster participatory learning.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit  here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Remarks: 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements