Under the supervision of the Senior Adviser, Child Rights and Business, the Programme Specialist (Digital CRB) will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies, policies and programs that promote and protect the rights of children in the digital environment.
- The position supports UNICEF National
Committees, Regional, and Country Offices to engage industry, policy
makers, and other stakeholders on the government duty to protect and
business responsibility to respect children’s rights, specifically in the
context the digital environment. The position works closely with relevant
teams across UNICEF Divisions including PG/Child Protection, Office of
Research, Office of Innovation and ICTD in developing evidence, policy
guidance, technical support and capacity building as it relates to
children’s rights in the digital environment.
- The position will strengthen knowledge
management and lead external stakeholder engagement, including for
resource mobilization as relevant, including in support of CO programme
implementation.
Responsibilities:
Deliver on existing commitments
relevant to the CRB/Digital work plan, internally and externally.
- Including but not limited to managing the
ongoing Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) and disclosures project on
child rights in the digital environment, Responsible Digital Marketing
Project, the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC)
project as well as oversee and ensure strategic roll-out of the UNICEF
Interdivisional COP Framework, the ITU/UNICEF Training modules, and the
B-Tech Paper on Child Rights. This also involves the provision of
strategic, logistical and programmatic support to senior management and
other UNICEF colleagues in relation to engagement with the tech industry,
regulators and relevant business stakeholders.
Further programme integration
and provide wider organizational support
- Provide technical support to HQ
Divisions, ROs, COs, National Committees and other HQ teams to further
drive momentum on digital CRB and programme integration. This requires
liaising and working closely with programme teams in HQ, ROs and COs to
embed CRB approached in programme strategies and including advocacy
messaging on child rights in the digital environment. This includes
existing priority areas (e.g., digital CRB, CO model strategy on industry
engagement) and advancing emerging themes (e.g. Generative AI, etc.), as
relevant.
Facilitate internal capacity
building and knowledge exchange.
- Duties include coordinating regular
information exchange and experience sharing meetings (e.g., CRB Digital
Working Group); regularly liaising with ROs and relevant COs; responding
to requests for technical support; and capturing case studies of impactful
UNICEF programming, partnerships and advocacy work and initiatives at
country-level.
Supports the positioning of
UNICEF and child rights in relevant external agendas and events on business,
human rights, and technology.
- This involves engaging with relevant
stakeholders including governments, regional bodies, decision makers,
industry, foundations, civil society organisations in support of advancing
child rights in the digital environment through research. publications, events,
corporate benchmarks, reporting frameworks etc.
Support resource mobilization
and strengthen UNICEF’s engagement with donors.
- Drive content development, proposal
writing and donor engagement (incl. follow-up) to support resource
mobilization in support of digital CRB and programmatic work at CO-level.
This requires working closely with relevant Natcom and HQ, ROs, and COs to
develop tailored and targeted proposals, and engaging with relevant UNICEF
colleagues before and during donor engagement.
Qualifications:
The following minimum
requirements:
- Education: An
advanced university degree (equivalent to a Master’s) from an accredited
institution is required in social sciences, development, business,
international law, human rights, child rights or another relevant
technical field.
Work Experience: (required):
- At least 5 years of relevant work
experience in business and human rights, children’s rights and business,
sustainability or related area including at the international level.
- A technical background in child rights or
human rights approaches to business impact.
- Demonstrated experience of leading and
coordinating advocacy efforts.
- Experience and demonstrable skills in
producing, editing, and uploading online content.
- Ability to work independently and to meet
tight deadlines.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
The following desirables:
- Experience of UNICEF & UN.
- At least two years of experience with a
focus on child rights or associated programming.
- Experience of advocating with industry
platforms, investment institutions, governments and NGOs or within the
corporate sector, including coordinating advocacy with others, would be
additional assets.
- Experience of developing or implementing
practical human rights reporting and due diligence mechanisms for
children, especially for business.
- Language: Knowledge of another official
UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local
language.
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