Job Description
Closing: 08 11 2023
ABOUT THE ROLE
This role strategically leads and manages the International Policy and Advocacy team, ensuring that UNICEF UK has clear and robust policy positions and advocacy strategies on core issues such as health, education, nutrition, and climate change, grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The role also works directly with colleagues in UNICEF HQ and with partner organisations. The role represents the organisation externally, including managing building and maintaining relationships with key external stakeholders in UK Government departments (such as FCDO), in the media and with partners and coalitions. The role also has grant and budgetary management responsibilities.
Relevant experience
- Substantial experience of working in a senior role on international policy, with relevance to children’s rights and international development.
- Demonstrable experience of leading and managing a high performing team including annual planning, managing performance, and supporting and motivating individuals to deliver to the highest standards.
- Lobbying and influencing the UK Government on child rights issues, with the ability to think and act strategically.
- Experience of designing and delivering effective and successful advocacy strategies that have delivered change in policy and/or practice.
- External representation and external relationship management, including with senior stakeholders.
Specific knowledge and skills
- Detailed understanding of core international policy issues, processes, frameworks, and decision-making structures and fora.
- A robust understanding of the UK Government’s role in ensuring children’s rights are upheld and protected around the world.
- Strong communications skills, both written and verbal. Can anticipate and respond to the needs of diverse audiences, adapting style, language, and content to deliver maximum clarity, gain support and influence effectively.
- Development of policy positions, and the delivering or commissioning of research and evidence for the purposes of informing policy making and influencing. Values diversity, respecting and drawing on colleagues’ different perspectives, skills, experiences, and knowledge.
- Positive, encouraging, open and supportive management style that motivates the team and wider department.
