UNICEF India invites interested and eligible organizations to submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the services outlined below. The purpose of this REOI is to identify organizations with demonstrated experience and capacity to design, implement, or facilitate such models and who are interested in participating in subsequent engagement with UNICEF in India.
Introduction-
UNICEF India is committed to enhancing young women’s economic participation and supporting pathways that enable equitable access to employment opportunities. While recent data indicates[1]
Multiple systemic barriers continue to limit women’s participation in the workforce. These include poverty, mobility constraints, limited access to education and skilling, gender stereotypes, and social norms. In addition, the disproportionate burden of unpaid care and domestic work further constrains women’s ability to engage in formal employment.[2] Even when jobs are available, women are often unable to take them up due to lack of flexible options, rigid work hours, long commutes, or the absence of childcare support.
In this context, emerging models of remote and digitally enabled work present a significant opportunity to address some of these barriers. By enabling decentralized, home-based work, such models have the potential to expand access to income-generating opportunities for women who are otherwise excluded from traditional labor markets. However, there remains a need for structured, demand-led approaches that ensure consistent work availability, fair compensation, and sustained engagement.
There is a need to identify and strengthen structured, demand-led, cost-effective models where employment opportunities are directly linked to verified employer demand, tasks are systematically designed for remote execution, and workers are supported through appropriate systems, processes, and safeguards.
In line with this, UNICEF India, through YuWaah, is exploring models where employment demand is anchored in employers (corporates, AI/tech firms, BPM companies, service providers, digital platforms), and work is systematically structured, modularized, and enabled through digital platforms, workflow systems, or other technological infrastructure to facilitate remote execution at scale.
Objective:-
The primary objective of this REOI is to identify organizations that demonstrate scalable, sustainable and cost-effective remote employment models for rural young women (18-29 years). These may include organizations that directly employ young women or act as accountable intermediaries that aggregate demand, structure work, and manage distributed workforces.
The intent is to build a pool of organizations with proven or promising approaches that go beyond skilling and job aggregation to enable predictable, demand-linked employment outcomes.
Scope of Interest:-
UNICEF India is seeking Expressions of Interest from organizations that:
Please note:
Submission Requirements:-
Interested organizations are requested to submit a brief note (4–5 pages maximum) covering the following:
The above documents should be sent by email to procurement.india@unicef.org before the deadline i.e. 02 July 2026.
Please make the subject line of the email as "EOI for exploring scalable, demand-led remote employment models that create structured, income-generating, home-based work opportunities for rural young women (18–29 years)"
The documents will be treated as strictly confidential and will not be made available to the public.Please note UNICEF will not consider incomplete submissions.
General information:
Selection Process:-
Submissions will be reviewed based on:
Selected organizations may be contacted for further discussions, detailed proposals, or participation in subsequent processes.
Disclaimer:-
This REOI does not constitute a solicitation. UNICEF India reserves the right to change or cancel the requirements at any time during the REOI and/or solicitation process. Submitting a response to this REOI does not guarantee that a supplier will be contracted by UNICEF India.
UNICEF India also reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final solicitation documents.
Submitting an EOI does not automatically guarantee receipt of the solicitation documents when issued. Invitations to bid or requests for proposals and any subsequent purchase order or contract will be issued in accordance with the rules and procedures of the particular UN agency advertising the RFP/consultancy opportunity.
[1] https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/press_release/Press_note_AR_PLFS_2023_24_22092024.pdf?utm_source
[2] https://www.mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/TUS_Factsheet_25022025.pdf