Internship FRENCH SPEAKER Programme Team Intern, Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), Hosted Fund, London, UK, 6 months, REMOTE, Req: 568382

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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, OPPORTUNITIES

There are few greater challenges faced by the global community than the twin crises of learning poverty and youth unemployment. In response, the Education Commission (chaired by Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy for Global Education) and the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (chaired by Sir Ronald Cohen) came together to create EOF. We aim to improve the education and employment outcomes of 10 million children and youth by supporting governments to utilize a range of innovative finance instruments at scale, including outcomes funds and other results-based financing (RBF) instruments.

EOF supports improvements in the quality of education and skills programs, with a special focus on underserved populations, including the hardest to reach, rural populations, girls, children with disabilities, and refugees. It measures (and pays for) what matters – both core skills like literacy and numeracy, but also critical 21st Century skills such as socio-emotional skills, ICT skills, and other broader fundamentals of a quality education. It helps close the persistent gap between the skills needed by employers and those attained by today’s youth by paying for employment and retention outcomes.

For all the above, EOF pays primarily on the basis of the results achieved, ensuring that taxpayer-funded domestic resources, aid, and philanthropic funds are only used to pay for what works. This is a game-changing way to finance results in education. It is more than just a fund – it is a powerful new set of partnerships and way of working.

Together with our supporters, we believe this is the early stages of a much larger movement. Our approach is at the cutting edge of development finance, shifting risk to the private sector, crowding in private capital, and harnessing the capacity and capability of non-state actors, with huge potential to achieve better outcomes for children and youth around the world.

How can you make a difference?

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The intern will become a core part of our Program Team, supporting the team to work closely with governments, donors, and service providers/impact investors to design and implement programs as needed. The interns will provide crucial support to the EOF in this phase of rapid growth, and we need a highly motivated and capable individual who shares our passion for the mission.

DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT

Country Scoping:

• Conducting research on the education systems and challenges across several countries, with the aim of identifying well-suited contexts for results-based financing.
• Carrying out detailed data analysis to understand complex educational shortcomings and conduct market research to advise donors on how they can best generate a social return.
• Assessing the suitability of results-based financing instruments in different contexts and education sectors and presenting your research to guide decisions.

Program design:

• Research the provider and investor markets and engage with market participants to fine-tune program design.
• Preparation for workshops to engage government officials with program design.
• Participating in the design of new results-based financing programs in the Basic Education, Early Childhood or skills for employment sectors.
• Conducting research to guide programmatic decisions.
• Working with financial models of innovative finance structures.
• Providing inputs to inform EOF’s approach to pricing outcomes.

Research:

• Carrying out research projects looking at current developments in results-based financing and the education sector globally, including looking at the cost-effectiveness of existing education programs, or looking at new metrics for comparing learning across different contexts.
• Preparing briefs on strategies and policies of international donor agencies and other relevant stakeholders.

The majority of EOF’s team are London-based, and candidates may need to be available during a significant portion of UK working hours (to be determined on a case-by-case basis). Remote and hybrid working options will be considered. Please note that EOF cannot currently sponsor interns to work in the UK.

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

Essencial

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. degree programme or have graduated within the past two years.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Fluency in English and French required.
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and have no other relatives in the line of authority that the intern will report to.​​​​​​​
• Additional consideration will be given for any past experience.

Desirable

• A degree in a relevant subject, such as economics, political science, finance, education, or a related field, would be preferred.
• Experience or an interest in international development, the global education sector, and international aid is desirable.
• Proficiency in Spanish or Arabic is desirable. .

Terms of Internships

For Internships paid by UNICEF Hiring Office, the monthly stipend will be USD 1,700 per month in the following offices: New York, Geneva, and Copenhagen; or​​​​​​​ 70% of the net monthly salary of the GS level 3 step 1 in all other the duty stations. For onsite internship stipends, please visit internship payment guidance. For remote internship stipends, please refer to paragraph 18.3 of the Internship Procedure.

• Interns must fund their travel and living expenses. A one-time lump of up to USD 1,000 may be granted when funding is available to cover travel and visa costs.
• Interns must have proof of medical insurance covering their time at the duty station.
• Interns are personally responsible for obtaining any required visa, covering the entire period of their internship. If necessary, UNICEF will support the process by providing relevant documents such as the proof of internship.
• For internships in the US, the candidate needs to be eligible for a G4 Visa, Curricular Practical Training (CPT), be a Green Card holder or US Citizen.
• Interns may take up to 2.5 days per month off work for any reason, including for medical reasons. The quota is cumulative over the duration of the internship. The stipend will be reduced for any absence beyond this quota.
• The duration of an internship is normally between six and twenty-six weeks. The internship can be on a full-time or a part-time basis. The duration of a part-time internship cannot exceed the equivalent of twenty-six weeks on a full-time basis. Due to its training nature, only 50% of the duration of paid internships is considered work experience, when relevant for the position they are applying for.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are... (1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. 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 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.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates from any gender, cultural background, religion, ethnicity, etc., are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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