Innovation Scaling Lead Consultant

3 weeks ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya United Nations Children's Fund Full time


Job Description

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The ADDA skill-set also addresses the question of how to monitor progress against SDGs related to climate change: With global warming being one of the most serious issues in the world, Yoma aims at growing its opportunities for climate action through "green Yoma" in 2021. Tokens will be disbursed to youth engaging in tree planting or safeguarding healthy wetlands for carbon storage, enhancing nutrition security through agroforestry, improving water quality, providing habitat, etc. Yoma would thus tackle climate change by enhancing alternative livelihood opportunities while putting an emphasis on green economy in deprived areas. The evaluation of impact made will be done via georeferenced cell-phone pictures, and drone & satellite acquired imagery displaying a specific development along a timeline. The use of automated data oracles will allow scaling impact assessment at very low cost.

Scope of work:

Goal and objective: Under the supervision of the Innovation Manager the consultant will engage in the network of Yoma and existing ADDA partners to develop a scalable business plan for ADDA and a DPG incubator.Provide details/reference to AWP areas covered: Technical expertise will be provided to allow Green Yoma and ADDA scale it's operation to reach more young people to train relevant 21st century skills.Activities and Tasks: List specific tasks/activities and issues to be addressed under this assignment, included expected boundaries of the assignment. Tasks should be described as the steps taken in carrying out and completing the key activities of the assignment.Work with the specialist consultant and the broader Green Yoma team to facilitate a human- centered process for developing a scalable business model for ADDA based on the learnings from Niger and other campuses, making use of DPGs.Facilitate the development and drafting of a scalable business model for ADDA and a DPG incubator.Develop a process to validate the key findings of the implementation and draft business plan including the UNICEF ADDA / Green Yoma ecosystem of partnersWork relationships: The consultant will work in close consultation with the Innovation Manager, the specialist and the Junior Consultant to support ADDA scaling across the region.

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

Education: Master's degree in Management, Environmental management, International Studies or similar.State the specialized skills and/or training if needed; Experience with start-ups, innovation towards the SDGs and UAS. Experience working in Africa and with diverse stakeholders.A minimum of 8 years of experience in the development sector and/ or innovation and working with international organizations in the UN system.

Must exhibit the UNICEF Core Values of:

CareRespectIntegrityTrustAccountabilitySustainabilityCompetencies: list the competencies that the consultant should have for the assignment.Fluency in French and English

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