We are looking for our Headquarter in Lausanne for a

Global Learning and Advocacy Advisor Juvenile Justice Programme

Context:

By 2020, Terre des hommes aims to contribute significantly and sustainably to improving access to justice for children in contact with the law globally. Terre des hommes seeks to become a leading worldwide reference on restorative juvenile justice, to contribute to developing and improving justice systems by enhancing the restorative approach and in particular by promoting alternatives to trials, detention and specialized custodial care for children, better prevention and reintegration, and synergies in contexts of legal pluralism. To that end, Tdh’s strategic plan creates a comprehensive framework for action that combines axes on operations, advocacy, research and quality and accountability.

Main responsibilities:

The objective of the advocacy component of the strategic plan is to support key juvenile justice stakeholders to take decisions and engage in actions that promote the restorative approach and help to promote children’s access to effective justice, fight against institutional violence against children in juvenile justice systems, increase the number of children receiving non-custodial sentences and strengthen the role and participation of children, their families and community. Therefore, each individual advocacy activity put for-ward in the strategic plan, from the organization of multi-agency campaigns and interdisciplinary spaces for dialogue, to supporting children’s advocacy initiatives, should, ultimately, contribute to creating lasting and meaningful change in the lives of children in contact with the law.

Between 2009 and 2018, Tdh has organized three major international events on justice for children: in 2009 in Lima, in 2015 in Geneva, and in Paris in May 2018, gathering thousands of experts including academics, policy-makers, governmental agencies and civil society representatives. These experiences have been seminal moments in the life of Tdh’s juvenile justice programming, whereby Tdh has demonstrated its ability to bring together global specialists in juvenile justice theory and practice alongside national counterparts to share best practices and lessons learned in upholding the rights of children in justice systems and encouraging a restorative approach. Increasingly, as was the case with the Paris Congress, these events present opportunities for Tdh to play a leading role within interagency networks amongst peer organizations, to promote a spirit of partnership and complementarity and galvanize a sense of unity in tackling common goals. The organization of these international events requires significant investment in terms of time and resources, not just in terms of logistics but also in terms of ensuring top-quality content to make them attractive and appealing to a high-caliber audience. Importantly, the efforts required to put on such events are comparable to the energy and commitment needed to continue to develop and nurture the relationships and deepen the collaboration with the wide range of stakeholders who attend international or regional conferences to encourage them to implement new learning in their practice. If we are to ensure that the connections, ideas and motivation generated by Congresses effectively catalyze and amplify changes in the lives of children in contact with the law across the world, then it is imperative to consider the work done in between the events as being as important as the work done during the events themselves. The role of the Global Learning and Advocacy Advisor for the Juvenile Justice Programme aims at ensuring the advocacy activities that create multidisciplinary spaces for dialogue and learning are in line with its strategy of creating sustainable change for children. To that end, the position will be responsible for the organization of international and regional juvenile justice events while, at the same time, ensuring that the momentum created by these events is sustained over time through the development of communities of practice, with a view to changing behaviors towards more rights-based and restorative approaches to children in contact with the law. By combining expertise in the organization of JJ events with knowledge of digital tools to bolster participation and capacity building, the role is crucial to ensuring that Tdh retains its competitive edge as an organization that promotes innovative solutions to make a difference for children worldwide.

Function details: Under the direct responsibility of the Juvenile Justice Research and Advocacy Manager, the Global Learning and Advocacy Advisor will be responsible for: Organizing and coordinating international congresses on juvenile justice (every 2-3 years), including, inter alia:

• Ensuring relevant and high-quality content and dynamic, interactive formats

• Developing strategic partnerships (with NGOs, academics, youth groups, etc)

• Fundraising

Organizing and coordinating regional congresses or round tables to prepare the international events, involving Tdh teams at country level and regional coordination mechanisms

Developing, implementing and managing an Access to Justice for children and youth (A2J) knowledge hub as an interactive space for sustaining A2J communities of practice at regional and international levels:

• Initially, at the level of Latin America in 2018-2019

• Potentially in other geographical areas in 2019-2020.

• Creating and curating content to feed into the A2J knowledge hub, including:

• Capacity-building resources (for example, training packages on key thematic A2J topics)

• New research, innovative practices and emerging trends with respect to A2J for children and youth, including documenting lessons learned and case studies

• Briefing notes, factsheets and other resources to strengthen the community of practice

Developing and consolidating strategic interpersonal networks (government, academic, experts, etc.), including:

• Representing Tdh during events related to juvenile justice

• Developing and maintaining updated contact lists

Ensuring regular communication with key contacts in order to:

• Promote technical offers developed by Tdh (for consultancy with the States)

• Keep up to date on the activities of other partners and identify potential synergies

• Collaborate with experts to intervene for different events

Promoting alignment between these activities and the strategic priorities of the juvenile justice programme, including with respect to quality and accountability by developing tools to monitor activities, outputs and outcomes.

Profile:

• Minimum 5 years experience in a position with similar responsibilities

• Advanced university education in law, sociology, politics or related field

• Proficiency in English and French; Spanish an asset

• Mastery of the basic computer tools (Word, Xcel, PPT etc)

• Knowledge and control of international and regional conventions, legislation, policies and strategies related to child protection and juvenile justice

• Good knowledge of networks active in justice-related areas, such as migration and development, child protection, child exploitation and ending violence against children

• Skills in using social networks (Twitter) and other digital platforms an asset

• Acts as a consultant on the field of specialization on a partnership basis and is open to and promotes participatory approaches

• Pays attention to the best practices and develops the professional practices related to the field of work or area of responsibility

• Capitalizes knowledge and good practices; makes connections; integrates research. Strategic spirit and capacity for innovation

• Ability to federate and create trusting relationships

• Excellent communication (quality writing and presentation, strategic content)

• Ability to generate, maintain and develop networks

• Respect for institutional values, processes and rules

• Ability to negotiate and constructively manage conflict

• Excellent management of time and priorities

• Autonomy, flexibility, adaptability and ability to make decisions

This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.

Swiss Nationality or valid work permit

Position Start Date: Beginning of October

Duration: CDI

Activity rate: 100%

Location: HQ Lausanne, with flexibility depending on profiles identified

Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled

Child Safeguarding Policy:

• Raising awareness within the Foundation on violence against children

• Providing guidance to employees and others and defining expectations when it comes to preventing, raising, denouncing and responding to issues of child abuse

• Reducing the risk of child abuse by selectively recruiting employees and others

• Reducing the risk of child abuse by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children

Procedure:

Please postulate on our website: http://www.jobs.net/j/JlYikEdY?idpartenaire=20007

We will only consider complete online applications corresponding to the required profile.

Your application must include a complete CV and a covering letter. Additional documents such as diplomas and work certificates will only be required in case of an interview.

If you are not shortlisted, your file will be destroyed by us, according to the rules on data protection.

If you face difficulties in applying online, please contact our HR department: rh@tdh.ch

Terre des hommes provides equal working conditions for men and women. Furthermore, for candidates with equivalent qualifications and for positions with responsibilities, applications from women are strongly encouraged.

The recruitment and selection procedures of Terre des hommes reflect our commitment for child security and protection.

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How to apply:

http://www.jobs.net/j/JlYikEdY?idpartenaire=20007

We will only consider complete online applications corresponding to the required profile.