This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and dynamic individual to join our team as the representative in New York. With staff in Vienna, Brussels and Geneva, the Liaison & Advocacy Department represents SOS Children’s Villages internationally, develops international advocacy initiatives and steers the strategic development of advocacy for the organization.
Your responsibilities
- Represent SOS Children’s Villages at the United Nations in New York
- Represent SOS Children’s Villages in NGO working groups and contribute to their advocacy activities (e.g. NGO Committee on UNICEF and its working group on children without parental care)
- Monitor and analyze international trends in the field of child rights and child care
- Participate in the global advocacy work of SOS Children’s Villages (e.g. Contribute to the development of tools, resources, newsletters…and support some of the capacity-building activities)
Your profile
- Master degree or equivalent professional qualification in human rights, political sciences, development, social sciences or social work
- Minimum of 5 years working experience
- Very good knowledge of UN systems and procedures
- Excellent advocacy, networking and communication skills
- Ability to work independently with a virtual team
- Fluency in English; working knowledge of another UN language is an asset
- Commitment to children’s rights and the values of SOS Children’s Villages
- Authorization to work in the United States is required
You will be reporting to the Head of the Liaison & Advocacy Department who is based in Vienna.
If you are interested in this position, please send your application including curriculum vitae, an application letter and salary expectations by January 25, 2013 at the latest to personal@sos-kd.org SOS Children’s Villages International, Innsbruck, Austria
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