CEO, Generation Unlimited

Leads the Generation Unlimited partnership, setting strategy, overseeing operations, representing the partnership globally and mobilising resources to expand youth education, skills and employment opportunities.

Department: Generation Unlimited

• Lead the GenU Global Team to deliver the partnership vision and strategy
• Represent Generation Unlimited with governments, private sector, civil society, media and supporters
• Oversee technical assistance, innovations, fundraising, communications, youth engagement, finance and human resources
• Build cooperative public and private partnerships and networks
• Drive global resource mobilisation and donor reporting for youth programmes
• Maintain effective governance, operating model and risk management culture
• Build and maintain a high-performing values-based organisation

• Advanced university degree or equivalent in social sciences, business administration or management, public administration, education or another related field
• Minimum fifteen years of successful senior leadership and management experience, ideally as a chief executive in a complex operating environment
• Ability to operate effectively in an international or multilateral organisational environment
• Track record in growing revenue and influence in a demanding and complex environment
• Proficiency in oral and written English
• Willingness to travel globally

• Global travel is estimated at 40% of the time
• International professional appointment subject to UNICEF mobility conditions
• Selected candidate may require medical clearance, host-country visa and vaccination compliance