Internship (Learning & Engagement), Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), Hosted Fund, REMOTE, 6 months, REQ#583230

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, in all places, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each youngster, Schooling.  

There are few larger challenges confronted by the worldwide neighborhood than the dual crises of studying poverty and youth unemployment. In response, the Schooling Fee (chaired by Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister and UN Particular Envoy for World Schooling) and the World Steering Group for Affect Funding (chaired by Sir Ronald Cohen) got here collectively to create EOF. We purpose to enhance the training and employment outcomes of 10 million kids and youth by supporting governments to make the most of a variety of progressive finance devices at scale, together with outcomes funds and different results-based financing (RBF) devices.

EOF helps enhancements within the high quality of training and abilities applications, with a particular concentrate on underserved populations, together with the toughest to achieve, rural populations, ladies, kids with disabilities, and refugees. It measures (and pays for) what issues – each core abilities like literacy and numeracy, but additionally crucial twenty first Century abilities akin to socio-emotional abilities, ICT abilities, and different broader fundamentals of a high quality training. It helps shut the persistent hole between the talents wanted by employers and people attained by at this time’s youth by paying for employment and retention outcomes.

For all of the above, EOF pays totally on the premise of the outcomes achieved, guaranteeing that taxpayer-funded home assets, help, and philanthropic funds are solely used to pay for what works. It is a game-changing approach to finance leads to training. It’s greater than only a fund – it’s a highly effective new set of partnerships and method of working.

Along with our supporters, we imagine that is the early phases of a a lot bigger motion. Our method is on the slicing fringe of improvement finance, shifting danger to the personal sector, crowding in personal capital, and harnessing the capability and functionality of non-state actors, with big potential to attain higher outcomes for kids and youth world wide.

DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT (TASKS):

EOF is exploring using outcomes-based financing (OBF) programmes for Early Childhood Care and Schooling (ECCE), fundamental training, and skills-for-employment. We have now undertaken a portfolio of OBF programmes to showcase the potential (and limitations) of OBF in several settings whereas leveraging our programme portfolio to contribute in the direction of an more and more vibrant ecosystem for OBF in training.

Within the intern’s work with the Studying and Engagement crew. they are going to be invited to assist the crew throughout a variety of actions associated to:

• constructing proof round OBF’s value-add in training
• constructing instruments to assist others use OBF in training and
• constructing assist for OBF’s use in training

A extra detailed checklist of actions is included beneath:

• Analysis and information era round OBF in Schooling: We have now a sequence of technical briefs presently being developed by content material consultants within the fields of incapacity inclusion; analysis and pricing outcomes. Much like this Measurement bundle, we’d invite the intern to assist the event of the accompanying studying supplies to assist the engagement, understanding and attain of the technical transient to a wider viewers.
• Assist the Studying and Engagement crew to construct and handle relationships with peer organizations and potential information companions via, for instance, scheduling and taking part in calls and attending webinars, and documenting key takeaways.
• Neighborhood constructing via offering logistics assist for occasions attended by EOF this can embrace occasion analysis throughout sectors of OBF, ECCE, fundamental training and abilities for employment; particular convention participant analysis and scheduling bilateral conferences. Moreover contributing to mapping of key stakeholders and networks inside these sectors.

If you wish to contribute to a quickly rising organisation, with an thrilling mission, alternatives for a excessive stage of accountability and progress, and to turn out to be part of a powerful crew with a tradition of progress {and professional} improvement, then EOF could possibly be the place for you.

DUTY STATION

The vast majority of EOF’s crew are London-based, and candidates might have to be accessible throughout a good portion of UK working hours (to be decided on a case-by-case foundation). Distant and hybrid working choices will probably be thought-about. Please be aware that EOF can’t sponsor visas for candidates who don’t have already got the correct to work within the UK.

To be thought-about for this internship, candidates should meet the next necessities.

Important:

• Enrolled in a level programme in an undergraduate or graduate faculty, or a current graduate (throughout the final 2 years).
• Glorious educational efficiency as demonstrated by current college or establishment data.
• At the least 18 years outdated.
• Fluency in English is required.
• No rapid kin (e.g., father, mom, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF workplace; and don’t have any different kin within the line of authority that the intern will report back to.

Fascinating:

• A level in a related topic, akin to training, economics, improvement research, political science, public coverage, finance, or a associated discipline, could be most popular.
• Expertise or an curiosity in worldwide improvement, the worldwide training sector, and worldwide help is fascinating. Further consideration will probably be given for any related expertise.
• Capacity to thrive in a high-energy, fast-paced and entrepreneurial group.
• Capacity to handle a excessive workload in a fast-paced atmosphere, with sturdy consideration to element and a excessive bar for high quality; handle concurrent timelines, independently prioritize duties and work.
• Proficiency in French, Spanish or Arabic is fascinating.

Common info

• We have now a worldwide mandate and a worldwide crew, with workers based mostly throughout most continents. Nevertheless, most of our crew are London-based, and candidates might have to be accessible throughout a good portion of UK working hours (to be decided on a case-by-case foundation). Distant and hybrid working choices will probably be thought-about. Please be aware that EOF can’t presently sponsor interns to work within the UK.
• A month-to-month stipend will probably be supplied in the course of the internship, which will probably be decided based mostly on the placement of the profitable candidate in keeping with present UNICEF guidelines and laws.
• The internship is predicted to begin in September or October 2025 and run for six months. Please be aware that candidates who can’t decide to a six-month internship, working full-time, can’t be thought-about for the internship.

Application course of:

• Please apply via UNICEF’s profession portal by Sunday September 14, 2025.
• The evaluation course of for shortlisted candidates will contain a written check and two rounds of interviews
• Sadly, because of the probably massive variety of functions, we’ll solely have the ability to contact candidates who’re invited to the subsequent stage of the method and will be unable to offer suggestions to candidates that aren’t shortlisted.

Month-to-month stipend:

Interns will obtain a stipend based mostly on their location. USD 1,700 monthly in New York, Geneva, and Copenhagen; or 70% of the month-to-month wage of the GS stage 3 step 1 in all different responsibility stations.

For each Little one, you exhibit… 

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the pieces we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3)Drive to attain outcomes for affect (4)Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6)Thinks and acts strategically (7)Works collaboratively with others.

Throughout the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should mirror the variety of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.

We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra info to conduct a background check.

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the complete interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which should be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to chose candidates who will work remotely and aren’t anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF in the course of their contracts.