Youth Voice Specialist
3 weeks ago
**Youth Voice Specialist**
**Circa £40,000 per annum**
**Permanent**
**Part home/Part office (London/Edinburgh) based**
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop untilthe world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Youth Voice Specialist.
In this exciting new role, you will manage all operational aspects of the Youth Advisory Board's activities and will work closely with the Strategic Youth Engagement lead, to help ensure that UNICEF UK places children and young people's voices at the heartof our work.
You will have in-depth knowledge of child-rights-based participatory approaches to youth engagement because of your substantial experience working directly with children and young people in a safe and meaningful way. You will be experienced in influencingstakeholders across all levels and be an excellent communicator.
If you think you are the right person for this role and have a passion for children's rights and participatory practice, please apply, even if you are not able to demonstrate all the responsibilities as detailed in the job description.
**Closing date: 5pm, 9 February 2023.**
**Interview dates: 24 and 27 February 2023**via video conferencing (MS Teams).
**In return, we offer**:
- excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
- outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
- impressive open plan office space and facilities in our London and Edinburgh offices.
- an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
- the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
We are gradually moving back to our offices and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home. **We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.**
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
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