Innovation Officer (Innovation Fund Results & External Engagement), P2, TA, Office of innovation, Stockholm, Sweden (# 00118611)

Contract

This is a P-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 57,661 USD and 78,318 USD.

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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, hope

The UNICEF Innovation Fund has been specifically designed to finance early stage, open-source technology that can benefit children. The core motivation of the Innovation Fund is to identify "clusters" or portfolios of initiatives around emerging technology - so that UNICEF can both shape markets and also learn about and guide these technologies to benefit children. We invest in solutions that can impact the lives of the most vulnerable children. We find these solutions clustered around $100 billion industries in frontier technology spaces, such as: UAVs, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, nano-satellites, and human dynamics. With SD$35M (+ 2267 ETH + 8 BTC) raised to date, the Innovation Fund is scaling its investment portfolio with the aim of investing in 20 start-ups every year, and provides funding to CO-led projects. The current portfolio of companies consists of several cohorts developing and piloting solutions in virtual and augmented reality, data science and artificial intelligence, blockchain, UAVs, IoT, and in assistive technology.

How can you make a difference?

Coordinate the review and implementation of the Fund’s data and metrics framework including capturing of key results

• Review and adjust the Fund’s data and metrics framework, including alignment with key standards such as the DPG Alliance assessment criteria and process
• Put in place and manage data collection systems and platforms, including overseeing data gathering efforts by the team and consultants and managing relevant vendors and feature development
• Update metrics based on data gathered and integrate with portfolio management strategy
• Oversee the work of the evidence generation mentor and ensure alignment with the Innovation Fund’s Results Framework
• Synthesize collected data and build systems to regularly share insights from metrics data to inform Innovation Fund’s portfolio management and investment strategies
• Curate Innovation Fund narratives generated from the metrics

Build a network of and partnerships with investors and funders to connect portfolio companies to follow-on investors from third parties

• List of partners and investors, connecting with country offices to better understand the ecosystems, working with the DPG alliance in investor pipeline building for open source solutions
• Supporting the developing of documents that can be used to pitch startup companies to follow-on investors; includes updating content, curating information and working with the partnership and design team
• Develop engagement deck with value proposition
• Develop relationships with possible partners and collaborators around the world that would benefit both the sourcing and graduation of companies, as well as the on-going support provided to companies
• Propose partnership models with third party funders that include revenue return/generation for the Innovation Fund

Focal Point for Alumni portfolio management

• Build and nurture the community amongst the Innovation Fund Investees (Through webinars, Slack stand-ups, etc.)
• Periodic data collection through online forms and bi-annual check-ins with the alumni network
• Maintain and update internal documentation on companies, including metrics, impact, financing needs, etc.

Focal point for Innovation Fund related communications to support OOI external engagement

• Implement and monitor a content strategy for the Innovation Fund in coordination with the Communications team
• Coordinate, collect, and review any Fund content and communication opportunities
• Manage and create the Innovation Fund's Quarterly Investor and Cohort Newsletter
• Publish articles bi-monthly on cohort companies, learnings from a technology cohort, and linkages to UNICEF wider Innovation work
• Support the Fund team, as well as startup in generating content on Fund activities; this would include internal channels such as ICON and Yammer, as well as external communications materials such as blogs and social media assets

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in finance, entrepreneurship, business administration or other relevant field, or related equivalent practical experience. *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in relevant fields, some of which should be in an international setting.
• Experience in entrepreneurship or supporting investments in start-ups.
• Experience engaging with venture capital investors and other networks in the venture and impact investment space.
• Demonstrated understanding of business models and investment environment that are particular to digital public goods and frontier technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience in collecting and managing data and information collected from various sources for the purposes of portfolio and performance management and to inform investment strategy.
• Experience in developing communications, outreach and representation campaigns/efforts.
• Knowledge of entrepreneurial ecosystems and networks, especially in UNICEF programme countries required.
• Understanding of open source and frontier technologies, and their applications to UNICEF strategic priorities desired.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Knowledge of international development, technology for development and key challenges affecting children in developing countries desired.
• A strong understanding of UNICEF programmes, goals and principles, and experience in a UNICF programme country desired.
• 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.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are

• Builds and maintains partnerships (2)
• Drive to achieve results for impact (1)
• Innovates and embraces change(2)

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 and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks:

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/

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

The VA is open to all (internal and external) candidates.