Livelihoods Pathways Consultant, GPD, Generation Unlimited, 12 months, NYHQ, USA (Remote, potential 1-week missions to India and Brazil) # 594255

Supports Generation Unlimited's Creative Academy by developing a livelihoods model and practical tools that help young people move from creative, digital and AI-enabled skilling into employment, freelancing, self-employment or entrepreneurship.

• Develop a flagship livelihoods model for the Creative Academy and related skilling-to-earning initiatives
• Create operational frameworks for employment, freelancing and entrepreneurship pathways that can be adapted across countries
• Prepare practical guidance, templates and tools for portfolio development, partner mapping, pathway design and country-level planning
• Support country offices and partners in structuring realistic routes from training and portfolios into earning opportunities
• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative information into reports, guidance notes, presentations and recommendations
• Assess partner ecosystems and stakeholder opportunities linked to youth employment, livelihoods and entrepreneurship

• Advanced university degree in international development, education, economics, public policy, workforce development, livelihoods, creative industries, entrepreneurship, social innovation or a related field
• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in youth livelihoods, youth employment, workforce development, skills-to-work transitions, creative economy programming, entrepreneurship or a related field
• Demonstrated experience designing or supporting programmes that help young people transition from skilling into employment, freelancing, self-employment, entrepreneurship or other income-generating opportunities
• Experience applying youth livelihoods, workforce development or skills-to-work approaches to creative, digital or adjacent sectors
• Experience developing practical programme frameworks, guidance, tools or templates for country teams, implementing partners, governments or private sector stakeholders
• Strong writing skills, including analytical reports, guidance notes, frameworks, tools, presentations and recommendations
• Fluency in English is required

• Financial proposal is required in the linked UNICEF template
• UNICEF/Generation Unlimited will facilitate required system and email access during the inception phase
• Potential one-week missions to India and Brazil may be required