National Consultant: Youth Empowerment

Provides technical advice to UNICEF and the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood on youth empowerment and the SDG club and ambassadors initiative. This home-based national consultancy strengthens children’s and adolescents’ participation in advocacy for the Sustainable Development Goals, supports collaboration with government partners, and contributes to UAE programme priorities.

• Provide technical advice to the SDG club and ambassadors initiative
• Support efforts to strengthen children’s and adolescents’ role in advocacy
• Advance national efforts towards the Sustainable Development Goals
• Collaborate with UNICEF and SCMC under the Annual Work Plan
• Engage government partners and adolescents through communication and presentation support

• Master’s degree in social sciences or an equivalent field
• More than five years of experience in child rights, SDG promotion and training young people
• Fluency in English and Arabic
• Valid residence permission in the United Arab Emirates

• Previous work with government sector or UN agencies
• Exposure to the Arab or Gulf region

• Youth empowerment
• Child rights
• SDG advocacy
• Training
• Government engagement
• Presentation skills

• Token-free contract valued at 1 USD