Overview
The Advocacy Advisor will advocate and communicate for policy change at the United Nations based on Save the Children's policy and advocacy strategic plan and priorities. They will lead a selected priority area of work with relevant UN processes and bodies.
Key Responsibilities
- Advocate and communicate for policy change at the United Nations.
- Lead a selected priority area of work with relevant UN processes and bodies.
- Represent Save the Children to relevant institutions and influence them.
- Influence the Child rights agenda of governments through engagement with Permanent Missions in New York and Geneva.
- Contribute to the global child rights agenda of Save the Children.
- Ensure strong integration of the local to global advocacy agenda.
- Engage with Save the Children’s country offices and regions, local partners.
- Serve as child participation and child Safeguarding focal point for the team.
- Promote and facilitate safe and meaningful children’s participation with UN processes.
- Promote Save the Children’s organizational priorities and key messages with UN policy makers and decision makers.
- Lead the advocacy on relevant UN processes.
- Support the Geneva Advocacy Team to plan and implement advocacy and outreach.
- Coordinate activities to meet benchmarks set in the team’s work plan.
- Support the development, coordination and implementation of the SC strategy for key engagement and influencing periods and moments.
- Provide project management support including activities relevant to the child rights portfolio.
- Build relationships with relevant NGO and UN partners.
- Act as Child Safeguarding focal point for the office.
- Provide regular training and orientation to team members and other relevant parties.
- Conduct Child Safeguarding risk assessment and develop mitigation plans.
- Support Children’s meaningful participation in UN Processes.
Required Experience
Demonstrable experience working in child rights, child participation, child protection or related field at national and/or international level. Experience in advocacy and policy work at national and/or international level, including proven success in developing and implementing high quality advocacy strategies. Capacity of analyzing complex policies and experience in developing policy briefs and policy papers. Experience of coordinating networks, building partnerships and forging coalitions. Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in. Understanding of the United Nations system and multi-lateral systems. Excellent project management skills, with a track record of taking projects from concept stage to execution and building collaboration across functional and geographical boundaries.
Qualifications
Education to bachelor’s level, with a qualification in Human Rights, Child Rights, International development, law, or a related field.
