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Job Description
Leads UNICEF China’s innovative-finance function, mobilizing private-sector capital for child outcomes through investment, climate and risk-financing solutions. The specialist develops financing strategies, evaluates markets and risks, manages partnerships and team delivery, and coordinates with colleagues to advance child-lens impact investing, resource mobilization and implementation.
Key Details
Department
Private Sector and Fundraising
Position Details
Experience level
Mid
Minimum experience
5 years
Arrangement
Onsite
Minimum education
Postgraduate degree or equivalent
Job Areas
Language Requirements
Required
English, Chinese
Preferred
Another official language, Local language
Summary of Responsibilities
- Develop innovative-finance strategies, engagement modalities and opportunity pipelines
- Lead portfolio analysis and identify private-sector finance opportunities
- Design and implement financing instruments with private-sector partners
- Conduct financial, market, risk and feasibility analyses
- Coordinate child-lens impact-investing framework adoption with global and regional teams
- Lead workplanning and supervise delivery against governance, risk and compliance requirements
- Mobilize private-sector resources and oversee partnership development
- Guide knowledge products, proposals, communication materials and impact reporting
Role Requirements
- Advanced university degree in international development, finance, economics, public administration, business administration, law or a related field
- At least five years of experience in development, innovative finance, ESG or impact investing, investment banking, risk analysis or market analysis
- Experience in partnership management, financial analysis, project management, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement or market research
- Chinese nationality
- Proficiency in English and Chinese, written and spoken
Desired Criteria
- Experience structuring partnerships with private sector and financial institutions
- Experience analyzing financial markets and innovative financing solutions
- Experience managing complex multi-stakeholder initiatives
- Country-level experience in development, fragile settings or humanitarian contexts
Skills
Additional Information
- Open to nationals of the People’s Republic of China only
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNICEF Careers, on 24 Aug 2026.