Professional Adviser

Unicef; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An international children's charity is seeking a Professional Adviser to join their Rights Respecting Schools Team. The role involves implementing the Rights Respecting Schools Award in London and recruiting schools to the Programme. Candidates should possess knowledge of child rights education, strong ICT and communication skills, and a commitment to teamwork and positive change for children. The position requires engagement with schools and the ability to deliver effective training and support.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of the CRC and the UK education landscape.
• Ability to engage and support schools in their rights respecting journey.
• High levels of personal drive and motivation.

Responsibilities

• Implement the RRSA in London.
• Recruit schools to the Programme and deliver online training.
• Conduct accreditations and write developmental reports.

Skills

Knowledge of child rights education

ICT and communication skills

Teamwork and motivation

Job description

Professional Adviser (London) - Rights Respecting Schools Award

Apply by: 9am, Monday 26 January 2026

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a colleague within the Rights Respecting Schools Team.

With knowledge and experience of child rights education in school settings, you will play a key role in the implementation of the RRSA in London. Liaising with colleagues and London Boroughs, you will recruit schools to the Programme, currently funded for London state schools by the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit. You will support schools by delivering our online training, conducting accreditations and writing supportive and developmental reports.

The successful applicant will have:

• Excellent knowledge of the CRC, the UK education landscape and the challenges facing school leaders at this time.
• Well developed ICT and communication skills and a clear capacity to engage, motivate and support schools to progress on their rights respecting journey.
• High levels of personal drive and motivation with a proven commitment to effective teamwork and delivering positive change for children.

Please bear in mind that when you write your response to our application questions, you demonstrate your knowledge, skills, and understanding of the role requirements and how well UNICEF UK’s values and mission aligns with yours. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT to generate your answers, will automatically exclude your application from our recruitment process.

In order to complete your application, please download the following:

Job Description – this includes the criteria for the role, which you will need to respond to as part of your application

Our Shared Commitment – our organisational values. Please demonstrate how you meet these in your application.

Benefits – UNICEF UK salaries and benefits are benchmarked against other organisations in the charity sector.

Job Type Permanent

Location Working from home. The role will involve visits to schools across a range of London Boroughs.

Closing date 9am, Monday 26 January 2026

First Interview date Friday 6 February 2026 via video conferencing (MS Teams)