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Finance Manager (Fintech Solutions & Strategic Engagement) - P4  

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Finland, Uusimaa, Helsinki

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Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation

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Other

Date of last update: 28/01/2022

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For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.

UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is also the world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries. As a global authority UNICEF is able to influence decision makers at the global level and turn the most innovative ideas into reality.

More than 13,000 staff work with UNICEF, with approximately 85 per located in the field in 190 countries. Seven regional offices and over 124 country offices worldwide, 34 national committees, a research centre in Florence, a supply division in Copenhagen, a shared services centre in Budapest and offices in Berlin, Brussels, Seoul and Tokyo, and UNICEF headquarters in New York and Geneva work on helping children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence.

We employ committed professional to work in our five focus areas: Child Survival and Development, Basic Education and Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS, Child Protection and Policy Advocacy and Partnerships. We also employ staff with expertise in administration and finance, human resources, information technology, supply and logistics as well as external relations and communication. UNICEF's presence in humanitarian crises means that we also seek experts in emergency preparedness and response.

Interested in becoming a champion for every child? Learn more about what we look for and what we offer.

 

Please note that not all types of contracts and advertisements are listed in cinfoPoste. Find all of them, including General Service staff and consultancies as well as specific programmes here. For UNV positions with UNICEF please refer to the UNV page on cinfoPoste or here.

 

Find in-depth information on careers with UNICEF and related cinfo's support on cinfo.ch: Visit the organisation's profile

Job description

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 Office of Global Innovation is a creative, interactive, and agile team in UNICEF. We sit at a unique intersection, where an organization that works on huge global issues meets the startup thinking, the technology, and the partners that turn this energy into scalable solutions.

 

The incumbent is placed within the newly established Innovative Finance Hub, reporting to the Director of Office of Innovation at UNICEF. He/she will work closely with other divisions on innovation and innovative finance.

 

Underpinned by the UNICEF new Strategic Plan and Global IF4C Strategy, the new Innovative Finance Hub in Helsinki will develop new transformational strategies, standards & frameworks:

 

  • To re-define innovative financing & impact standards and concepts to include the needs of children
  • To co-create fintech & cutting-edge technologies to leverage new, innovative resource channels for children

 

The Innovative Finance Hub will reimagine how UNICEF operates, accelerates and streamlines finding new sources of funding and financing to fill the SDG gap - to protect gains made, rebuild from losses from COVID-19 and radically accelerate progress towards the SDGs for children. Our aim is to build a genuine, global thought leadership hub around innovative financing that not only be transformational as an approach for UNICEF's Global Innovation Strategy but also serve as a catalyst for change within the development industry.

The Finance Manager (Fintech Solutions and Strategic Engagement) will be responsible for coordinating and managing the following:

 

Global Fintech Solutions and Cryptocurrency Fundraising:

  • Organize network events ? inviting subject matter experts on cryptocurrency and other digital currencies to generate new ideas for the IF Hub in efforts to build a Crypto Fundraising strategy for children and youth, unlocking the global crypto market cap of $1.39 trillion.
  • Work with other UNICEF Divisions as well as UNICEF National Committees to develop a strategic approach for cryptocurrency revenue generation and utilization.  This includes defining and developing a framework of governance structure for crypto fundraising for the incubator placed in the IF Hub.
  • Building capacity on best practices, lessons learned, and consultations with practitioners currently in this arena.
  • Ensure strong collaboration with UNICEF's Venture team to better enhance direct fundraising efforts for UNICEF as an organization in relation to blockchain application and other emerging technologies.
  • Manage the expansion of UNICEF's Venture Fund (currently US 17.9 million in size), which aims to identify and pilot promising frontier technologies to develop scalable platforms that UNICEF can use in a range of applications and country settings.

 

Transformational Gaming Alliances:

  • Together with other UNICEF Divisions, as well as UNICEF National Committees build and connect global creative innovation ecosystems to incubate new funding solutions through new alliances with the gaming industry.
  • Capture a new market of the younger generation to learn and directly contribute as individuals to scalable solutions moving us closer to realizing a better world for children and young people everywhere.

 

Global Transactional Fundraising Strategy:

  • In a sand-box environment, incubate and develop a pipeline of global multimillion transactional fundraising solutions, that will amplify funding for UNICEF innovation projects globally, with child-aligned outcomes.

 

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

 

  • An advanced university degree in relevant field, e.g., Public Policy, Business Administration, Finance, Development, or related degree.
    • *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 8 years of relevant work experience at national and international levels in project management, consulting, research, budget, development, or equivalent education experience.
  • An in-depth understanding and relevant experience of transactional fundraising and cryptocurrency is essential.
  • Strong capacity to work effectively in inter-divisional teams.
  • Strong capacity to distill and translate multifaceted and critical issues for organizational attention.
  • Experience in/knowledge of the UN system and knowledge of UNICEF's work would be an asset.
  • Strategic and global thinking and analytical ability.
  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communications skills.
  • Ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas as well as to manage projects.
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN 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...

 

  • Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
  • Works Collaboratively with others (1)
  • Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
  • Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
  • Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
  • Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
  • Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

 

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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

 

 

 

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  • Before you apply for this position: Improve your application documents by registering for a Job Application Support
  • After you have applied for this position: Swiss nationals are welcome to share a copy (PDF) of their application, as well as of this vacancy with recruitment@cinfo.ch. We inform our partners from the respective organisation and the Swiss Government about qualified applications.  
  • When invited to the interview: Prepare for the interview by registering for a Job Application Support. This service is offered free of charge to Swiss nationals.  

 

Interested in a career with multilateral institutions? Read more:  

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For Swiss nationals 

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More details

Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)

Macro-area: Western and Central Europe without Switzerland

Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years

Area of work Definition: Banking and Finance

Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations

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