Strategic Adviser Consultant, Office of Innovation, Sweden 6 months (Remote)

Duration: 6 months
Expected starting date: 23 Feb 2026
Duty Station: Remote, coordinates with Stockholm office time zone
Level: Consultant

 

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to innovate

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.

UNICEF has a 70-year history of innovating for children. We believe that new approaches, partnerships and technologies that support realizing children’s rights are critical to improving their lives.

The Office of 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.

UNICEF's Venture Fund is a pooled funding vehicle specifically designed to finance early stage, open-source technology that can benefit children. The core motivation of the Innovation Fund is to identify "clusters" or portfolios of initiatives around emerging technology - so that UNICEF can both shape markets and also learn about and guide these technologies to benefit children. We invest in solutions that can impact the lives of the most vulnerable children.

How can you make a difference? 

OOI is looking for a consultant to provide strategy development support as part of the Office of Innovation’s engagement across Divisions, focused on digital programming and on the use of digital assets.
The consultant will be expected to:

• Facilitate development of two select digital programming strategies (first priority on health, with the other to be defined with consultant upon onboarding), including review of relevant documentation, research, convening of internal stakeholders and consultation of external partners. This area of work will be implemented in direct support of relevant GPD practice areas.
• Facilitate the development and execution of UNICEF’s strategy on digital assets, including their value for fundraising and partnerships, as well as operational readiness to expand their use. This area of work will be implemented in close collaboration with PFP and the broader partnerships cone, DFAM, OOI and other relevant Divisions.
• Provide strategic guidance to OOI senior management related to execution of select initiatives or engagement with partners as related to the above

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  TOR Strategic Adviser Innovation Digital.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education:  A university degree (Bachelor’s or higher) in Science, Technology, Social Science, Business or other relevant field is mandatory.
• Work Experience: 
  • A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in strategy development and advisory with a focus on innovation, technology and digital
  • A demonstrated understanding of relevant programmatic and technology areas
  • A demonstrated passion to bridge the best in technology and innovation for equitable social good
• Skills: Strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills
• Language Requirements: