National Individual Consultant : Private Sector Engagement Strategy for Generation Unlimited (Ge[...]

Overview

National Individual Consultant : Private Sector Engagement Strategy for Generation Unlimited (GenU) in South Africa, Pretoria, 4 months (Remote).

Contract type : Consultant    Duty Station : Pretoria    Level : Consultancy    Location : South Africa    Categories : Innovation

About UNICEF GenU South Africa

UNICEF works to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. GenU is a global multi-stakeholder partnership focused on ensuring every young person is in education, learning, training, or employment by 2030. In South Africa, GenU aims to skill and connect 1.5 million young people to opportunities by 2030. This consultancy supports developing an evidence-driven private sector engagement strategy and an operational roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Create an integration strategy to align GenU with government efforts, particularly the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI).
• Conduct a comprehensive scoping of the private sector landscape related to youth opportunities.
• Develop a strategy for private sector engagement around youth livelihoods, skilling, and employment.
• Conduct comprehensive scoping of digital marketplace systems in South Africa that offer work / gig opportunities to self-employed / entrepreneurial youth.
• Facilitate higher impact collaborations and articulate a clear value proposition to government and private sector partners.
• Provide an operational roadmap and toolkit to measure and account for private sector contributions to youth outcomes.

Scope of work

Deliverables & Timeline

Minimum Requirements

Application & Selection

Please indicate your ability and availability; attach a technical proposal and financial proposal in ZAR to undertake the terms of reference above. Proposals without a detailed financial proposal aligned to the assignment will not be considered.

Compliance & Remuneration

UNICEF values CRITAS (Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, Sustainability). All applicants must meet UNICEF safeguarding and competency expectations. Appointments may be subject to background checks and inoculation requirements where applicable. This position is advertised for national applicants; international candidates should verify eligibility.

Administrative

Advertised : 02 Oct 2025 South Africa Standard Time. Deadline : 16 Oct 2025 South Africa Standard Time.

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