National Consultant for Strengthening UNICEF’s Innovative Finance Initiative, 4.5 months based [...]

National Consultant for Strengthening UNICEF’s Innovative Finance Initiative (Jakarta, 4.5 months, for Indonesians only) UNICEF Indonesia seeks an individual consultant to support innovative finance work at the Jakarta office and explore potential expansion of innovative finance at national and sub‑national levels.

Role Overview Building on the financial innovation efforts in Indonesia initiated in 2021, this role will focus on streamlining UNICEF’s Innovative Finance for Children (IF4C) agenda at the national level. The consultant will develop a strategic roadmap, design a contextualised social policy framework, and provide technical assistance to ensure the IF4C initiative can be effectively implemented nationwide.

Key responsibilities include:

Collaborating with national and local partners to identify and operationalise innovative financing opportunities for child rights.

Conducting technical reviews and quality assurance of existing innovation projects (e.g., ISFF, faith‑based financing).

Developing scalable implementation guidelines that align with local development priorities.

Co‑creating a strategic roadmap and policy framework that consolidates key learnings and guides future innovations.

Providing regulatory and policy guidance to support the expansion of innovative financing initiatives across provinces.

Minimum Requirements

Master’s degree in economics, finance, business, or related fields.

Minimum five years of academic, research, or professional experience in economics, finance, public policy, or social policy.

Strong understanding of national and sub‑national government planning and budgeting.

Familiarity with UNICEF programming and experience working under UNICEF mandates (preferred).

Strong experience coordinating with the private sector (preferred).

Strong experience liaising with local/city government offices (preferred).

Exposure to research organisations (preferred).

Excellent communication, writing, and speaking skills in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Computer skills including internet navigation, teleconferencing, file sharing, and office applications.

Core Values of UNICEF UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. All candidates are encouraged to review the values charter.

Required Competencies

Builds and maintains partnerships.

Demonstrates self‑awareness and ethical awareness.

Drives to achieve results for impact.

Innovates and embraces change.

Manages ambiguity and complexity.

Thinks and acts strategically.

Works collaboratively with others.

Equal Opportunity Statement UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits, reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process, and a zero‑tolerance policy on misconduct. Selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Additional Information For more details, please review the complete Term of Reference: ToR - Innovative Finance Initiative _TMS.pdf.

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