Global Child Online Protection Consultant: Consumer risks
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
Job Purpose
This consultancy aims to support UNICEF’s efforts to promote child rights in the digital environment by addressing risks associated with digital technologies and strengthening rights-respecting digital governance. The consultant will contribute to initiatives focused on protecting children from online harms, including technology-facilitated violence. This role will advance policies, evidence, and practices that ensure digital technologies support children’s safety, wellbeing, privacy, and participation. The consultant will play a key role in developing and implementing strategies to mitigate risks and promote a safer online space for children, aligning with UNICEF's commitment to child protection and rights in the digital age.
Responsibilities
The consultant will contribute to initiatives focused on protecting children from online harms, including technology-facilitated violence, while advancing policies, evidence, and practices that ensure digital technologies support children’s safety, wellbeing, privacy, and participation. This includes developing and implementing advocacy strategies, stakeholder mapping, policy positioning, preparation of key messages, and engagement with policymakers, regulators, companies, and civil society organizations. The consultant will also provide technical support and advisory services to government counterparts. They will leverage their strong knowledge of the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem, including the roles of various stakeholders, to inform strategies and interventions. The consultant will manage multiple deliverables, stakeholder relationships, and deadlines across different workstreams, ensuring effective project management and communication.
Work Experience
A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in children’s rights, responsible business conduct, digital rights, digital governance, digital marketing, advertising, consumer protection, child online protection, online safety, trust and safety, or technology policy.
Skills
Digital marketing and advertising ecosystem knowledge, Facilitation and stakeholder management, Organizational and project management, Child rights in the digital environment, Online safety and child protection, Digital governance, Policy development and advocacy, Technical advisory services, Risk assessment and mitigation, Communication and persuasive writing