International Consultant – UPSHIFT Entrepreneurship for Youth Health Workers

About the role

UNICEF is seeking an International Consultant to lead the adaptation and roll‑out of the UPSHIFT methodology in Zimbabwe. The role will support Youth Community Health Workers (YCHWs) to develop sustainable, income‑generating ventures that improve health outcomes and strengthen community health services.

Key responsibilities

• Contextualise the global UPSHIFT methodology for the Zimbabwean environment and YCHW audience.
• Design and deliver Training‑of‑Trainers (ToT) sessions for government, civil‑society and youth‑led partners.
• Facilitate co‑creation workshops using human‑centred design to identify viable entrepreneurship ideas.
• Provide technical guidance on business development, social innovation and livelihood strategies.
• Monitor and evaluate pilot ventures, documenting lessons learned for scale‑up.

Required profile

• Master’s or advanced degree in Social Innovation, Business Development, Entrepreneurship or a related field.
• Minimum five years of progressive experience in youth empowerment, entrepreneurship development or livelihoods programming.
• Proven experience adapting and implementing the UPSHIFT methodology or comparable human‑centred design approaches.
• Track record delivering ToT programmes and building capacity of government, NGOs or youth organisations.
• Experience working in low‑resource settings and with UN agencies or international NGOs is highly desirable.

Required skills

• UPSHIFT methodology implementation
• Human‑centred design (HCD)
• Training‑of‑Trainers (ToT) facilitation
• Entrepreneurship and business development support

What we offer

• Fixed‑term consultancy of 8.5 months with remote work and travel to Harare.
• Opportunity to influence youth health entrepreneurship at a national scale.
• Collaboration with UNICEF’s global network and local partners.