JOB DESCRIPTION

The Opportunity

Join us as the UN Policy and Advocacy Advisor at our New York Office, where you’ll play a pivotal role in championing children’s rights on the global stage, with a special emphasis on advancing the rights of girls.

Reporting directly to the Head of the New York Office and UN Representative, you will be instrumental in shaping and driving the children’s rights agenda within the United Nations. You will work with closely key external stakeholders, such as UN Agencies, Permanent Missions, and civil society partners, including through key working groups, to ensure child rights and gender equality issues are advanced at the UN, and that duty bearers uphold their responsibilities and obligations on human rights and development agendas.

You will ensure UN policy incorporates an age, gender and diversity lens. You’ll be a key liaison within Plan International, connecting our national and international advocacy efforts to maximize impact and drive meaningful change.

About you

• Demonstrated experience in advocacy targeting United Nations’ processes, mechanisms, and bodies
• Sound understanding of the UN system and its bodies and mechanisms at UN Headquarters in particular, including how these can advance national level advocacy
• Proven experience and knowledge of gender equality, human rights, women’s, children’s and girls’ rights issues, and the Sustainable Development Agenda
• Proven experience in developing strategic advocacy relationships with UN and government representatives; preferably with a range of established relationships with key UN officials and relevant Permanent Missions
• Strong knowledge of current political trends and events affecting children’s and girls’ rights
• Previous experience in analyzing UN documents and ability to submit written mark-ups on relevant policy and legal frameworks with an age, gender and diversity lens
• Previous experience working with national and international organisations and/or NGOs
• Experience in organizing events and briefings, and conducting workshops and trainings