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Senior Policy Adviser (UNCRC)

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GBP 49,000

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Job summary

A leading children's organisation is seeking a Senior Policy Adviser to lead advocacy on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child across the UK. This role involves advising and negotiating with stakeholders, ensuring child rights are integrated into policies while working in a flexible home/office environment. Candidates should possess strong relationships with government and civil society regarding children's rights. Competitive salary and benefits offered, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working
Generous annual leave
Wellbeing tools
Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

  • Demonstrable experience of advising and negotiating with senior stakeholders.
  • Grounded knowledge of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
  • Committed to children's rights and advocacy.

Responsibilities

  • Lead advocacy work to embed the UNCRC across the UK.
  • Ensure child rights are integrated into all UNICEF UK's work.
  • Play a critical role in influencing policy.

Skills

Advising stakeholders
Negotiating with senior stakeholders
Building relationships
In-depth knowledge of UNCRC
Job description
Overview

Circa £49,000 per annum

Temporary – Ealy Moments Leave Cover until March 2027

Part home/Part office (London) 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 until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is an exciting opportunity to join The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Senior Policy Adviser leading our work on the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), reporting to the Head of UK Policy and working closely with colleagues in London and our office in Edinburgh.

Responsibilities and role focus

As Senior Policy Adviser (UNCRC) you will lead our foundational advocacy work to embed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child across the four nations of the UK and Crown dependencies. Sitting within the Advocacy Department, you will be ensuring that child rights are embedded in all UNICEF UK’s work, playing a critical role in our influencing work.

What we are looking for

We are seeking candidates committed to children and their rights and motivated to work towards achieving a world that is fit for every child. You will bring demonstrable experience of advising, negotiating with and building relationships with senior stakeholders across governments, public sector and civil society grounded in in-depth knowledge of the UNCRC and its status in legislation and policy.

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Closing date: 9am, Thursday 26 February 2026.

Interview date: Wednesday 11 March & Thursday 12 March 2026 (Stage One) & Wednesday 25 March 2026 (Stage Two) via Microsoft Teams.

Benefits
  • 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 on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
  • 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
Application process

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London 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.

Diversity, inclusion and working patterns

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

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.

Other information

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact Supporter Care on 0300 330 5580 during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

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