Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 04 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Purpose of the role
Responsible for delivering on TdH NL’s strategic influencing objectives. Influencing covers Lobby and Advocacy and Private Sector Engagement.
Share knowledge, communicate new insight, share expertise and methods that work and influence systemic change.
Position in the organisation
The Influencing Lead reports to the Head of REI and has four direct reports. The Lead will also be accountable for managing contractors when required.

Result areas & Core activities
• Develop and implement TdH NL influencing agenda through lobby and advocacy or private sector engagement at international level, and support influencing by Global Programmes and regions;
• Manage teams;
• Collaborate closely with Child Participation and Research Leads, Global Heads of Programmes and teams and partners in regions and countries where TdH NL works;
• Facilitate use of research for influencing;
• Facilitate influencing through TdH NL Child Participation Network (once established);
• Expand strategic partnerships and influence;
• Build or join a child-friendly conference on prevention and response to CE.

About you
Required knowledge and experience:
• Has at least a Master's education level;
• 10 years experience in similar or progressively challenging roles;
• Track-record in successfully influencing legislation, policy change or private sector engagement among multi-national institutions;
• Influencing expertise in a relevant thematic area, ideally connected directly to child exploitation (SEC, WFCL or CTUM);
• Familiarity and network among global and/or regional human/child rights mechanisms;
• Ideally with experience of influencing with children, including especially vulnerable groups of children;
• Competence in safeguarding children in influencing, and balancing children’s need and desire to speak up with risk of harm and their best interests;
• Working knowledge of children’s rights and intersectionality frameworks.

Competences:
• Project management;
• Ability to balance priorities for safeguarding children with the need to bring about systemic change in LMICs and humanitarian emergency settings;
• Manage budgets;
• Communication for advocacy;
• Creativity in designing and executing influencing campaigns;
• Cultural literacy;
• Ability to work and communicate effectively in English.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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