Apply Now: Creative Economy Training and Employment (Brazil)

Deadline: 22-Sep-2026

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking a civil society organization in Brazil to help design and structure a creative and digital skills training initiative for adolescents and young people. The initiative aims to expand access to skills in areas such as Design, Digital Communication, Content Production, and Artificial Intelligence applied to creativity, helping young people improve employability, income-generation opportunities, and entrepreneurship prospects within the creative economy. What Is the UNICEF Creative Economy Skills Initiative? The initiative seeks to establish a partnership with a civil society organization (CSO) capable of designing and structuring the implementation of a creative economy training program for adolescents and youth in Brazil. The program is intended to connect young people with emerging opportunities in the creative economy by providing access to relevant digital and creative skills.

The initiative focuses on:

- Creative skills development. - Digital skills training. - Employability. - Income generation. - Entrepreneurship. - Professional portfolio development. - Market-oriented learning. - Access to future opportunities in the creative economy. What Is the Role of the Implementing Partner? The selected civil society organization will play a central role in designing the implementation framework for the initiative. The partner will be responsible for developing key components of the program, including: - Training content and learning pathways. - The learning environment. - Youth mobilization strategies. - Portfolio development methodology. - Training tracks. - Implementation stages. - Products and deliverables. - Roles and responsibilities. - Project timelines. - Integration of different components of the initiative. The expected output of this phase is a detailed and structured two-year implementation plan. What Is the Main Deliverable? The principal deliverable is a comprehensive implementation plan covering the following two years.

The plan should clearly outline:

- Implementation stages. - Expected products and outputs. - Responsibilities of different actors. - Timelines. - Training pathways. - Mobilization activities. - Learning environment requirements. - Portfolio development processes. - Integration of different project components. - Methods for adapting the initiative to the Brazilian context. The plan should provide a practical roadmap for moving from program design to implementation. What Is the Creative Economy Focus? The initiative recognizes the growing importance of creative and digital skills in employment, entrepreneurship, and income generation. Training is expected to help adolescents and young people develop skills that can be applied in creative and digital industries.

Priority training areas include:

- Design - Digital Communication - Content Production - Artificial Intelligence applied to creativity These areas can provide young people with skills relevant to emerging employment and entrepreneurial opportunities. Listening Sessions With Young People and the Market One of the initiative’s objectives is to conduct listening sessions with a range of stakeholders.

These sessions should involve:

- Adolescents - Young people - Companies - Creative professionals - Creative economy experts

The purpose is to identify:

- Young people’s interests. - Skills they want to develop. - Existing learning needs. - Priority competencies. - Market trends. - Emerging opportunities. - Employer expectations. - Relevant creative economy pathways. The findings should inform the design and adaptation of the training program. Adapting Training Content to Brazil The implementing partner will be expected to adapt and validate content provided by the donor for the Brazilian context. This means the training materials and learning pathways should be relevant to: - Brazilian young people. - Local education and employment realities. - The Brazilian creative economy. - Local market trends. - Youth interests and needs. - Emerging digital opportunities. Content should be reviewed and validated rather than simply transferred without contextual adaptation. Mobilizing Adolescents and Youth Youth participation will be an important component of the initiative. The implementing partner will develop and execute strategies to mobilize adolescents and young people to participate in the available training pathways.

Mobilization strategies should consider:

- How young people will be reached. - How opportunities will be communicated. - Barriers to participation. - Youth interests. - Engagement methods. - Connections with existing youth initiatives. The goal is to encourage meaningful participation throughout the training journey. Engagement With the 1MiO Initiative The project will also engage young people participating in Um Milhão de Oportunidades (1MiO). The implementing partner should consider how participants from the initiative can be connected to the creative and digital training pathways. This can help expand access to relevant skills and create stronger links between youth development initiatives and future employment or entrepreneurship opportunities. Professional Portfolio Development A major component of the initiative is the development of professional portfolios. The implementing partner will create a step-by-step methodology that helps participants demonstrate their skills and creative work.

The methodology should explain:

- What a professional portfolio is. - What types of work should be included. - How participants can organize their projects. - How to present skills and experience. - How to improve portfolio quality. - How portfolios can support employment opportunities. - How portfolios can be used when pursuing freelance or entrepreneurial work. Portfolio development can help young people translate newly acquired skills into tangible evidence of their capabilities. Designing the Learning Pathways The implementing partner wil