Youth Advocacy Officer at Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for - and respond to - crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Youth Advocacy Officer

Location: Globally, Flexible
Type of Role: Fixed term role from April to September 2025.

The Opportunity

• This is a Fixed term role from April to September 2025, this could be considered a secondment opportunity.
• In this role as the Youth Advocacy Officer you will deliver the She Leads activities for Plan International within the global level programme. This includes facilitating opportunities for GYW-led groups to engage at the Geneva level (under the “Change Agents” objective of the UN Strategy) and advocating for girls’ and young women’s participation to be included in relevant policy documents (under the “Changing Policy”. Specifically, this role is responsible for the smooth running of the She Leads UN Youth Cohort.
• The role will also work with other functions within the UN Team, to integrate key She Leads programme activities into the work and priorities of the team, supporting colleagues in identifying opportunities to further GYW-led advocacy as part of the broader work of the UN Team. Furthermore, the role will work together with key internal teams (GH Policy Advocacy Campaigns Engagement (PACE), LEAD Network, among others).
• The role will contribute to monitoring and evaluation requirements for the She Leads project, as well as monitor expenses related to the cohort.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge

• Good understanding of the UN system and its human rights mechanisms in particular, including how these can advance national level advocacy;
• Knowledge of gender equality, women’s, children’s and girls’ rights, feminist principles, and familiarity with the Sustainable Development Agenda;
• Previous experience with conducting multilateral advocacy;
• Able to influence human rights system through strengthening language and use of mechanisms;
• Knowledge of current political trends and events affecting children’s and girls’ rights;
• Ability to communicate complex issues in an accessible and simple manner;
• Excellent writing skills – especially for policy-related documents;
• Good understanding of youth activism, advocacy and young feminist organizing;
• Excellent level of oral and written English;
• Good organisational, and project and time management skills;
• Skilled and confident user of Microsoft Office applications (including Excel);
• Desirable - completion of a Master’s degree programme in human rights, political science, gender studies, international law, international development or any other specific field relevant to Plan International’s work.

Salary

• We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.

Application Closing Date
16th March, 2025. (UK midnight).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.
• Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
• We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
• We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
• Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.