JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title
Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser (Trafficking and Exploitation)
Reporting to:
Head of Policy and Advocacy
Department/Team
Public Affairs
Location
Unicef House, 30a Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DU
Hours
35hrs per week (9.30am – 5.30pm)
Salary Band/Grade
Band 7UH: £36,282 - £43,193 per annum
Duration
Permanent
Position in the organisation
This post will be based in the Public Affairs Team
Purpose of Post
 Working across the international and domestic agendas, and in collaboration with policy
colleagues across the team, lead the development of robust and compelling policy analysis
and public policy asks on child trafficking and exploitation;
 Act as a policy expert representing Unicef UK at senior level meetings, managing and
influencing significant relationships with the policy community;
 Contribute to the delivery of the broader advocacy strategy on children on the move,
providing policy expertise to undertake high level influencing and campaigning
Responsibilities
Evidence base and public policy development
 Create a strong evidence base for Unicef UK’s advocacy work on child trafficking and
exploitation and children’s rights, undertaking research to help develop public policy
positions in close collaboration with the Head of Policy and Advocacy, the International
Programmes Engagement Team and Unicef New York;
 Lead the development of compelling and relevant policy asks to influence the UK
Government at the most senior levels;
 Write and edit a range of external policy publications and briefings in addition to drafting
and providing senior staff with clear briefings to undertake high level influencing;
 Commission and manage external research and analysis of the highest quality;
 Provide public policy advice and support to other teams within Unicef UK, other National
Committees and global Unicef as appropriate, including senior management
 Provide analysis and technical inputs to Unicef international reports, briefings and positions
as required, and maximise advocacy potential of these for Unicef UK by providing
compelling policy analysis on the relevance of the findings for the UK Government
The United Kingdom Committee for Unicef Company Limited by Guarantee
Registered Charity No. 1072612 England and Wales) and SC043677 (Scotland)
Registered Office: 30a Great Sutton Street London EC1V 0DU
President Lord Ashdown GCMG KBE PC
Executive Director David Bull
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Keep abreast of policy and political developments and trends to ensure Unicef UK’s policy
and advocacy work is responsive and relevant, including to critical emerging issues, and
represent the organisation as an expert in the field at a senior level
Relationship management and advocacy
 Represent Unicef UK at external events on relevant issues, to network and promote Unicef
UK’s positions, where appropriate
 Maximise support for Unicef UK’s advocacy demands among senior members of the policy
community, civil servants and other opinion formers with strong influencing reach
 Work with the government relations team to respond to government consultations and
parliamentary inquiries, and support other influencing activities as required
 Organise Unicef UK’s involvement in policy/research events focused on relevant issues
relating to trafficking, exploitation and children’s rights
 Represent Unicef UK in, and contribute to, advocacy coalitions on relevant issues, as
appropriate, building networks of allies to help achieve our policy and advocacy objectives.
 Liaise with Unicef’s offices in New York and Geneva, Innocenti Research Centre, Regional
and Country Offices and National Committees to ensure robust policy evidence and to
further Unicef UK’s advocacy goals
 Work with the campaigns and government relations teams to support dynamic and fastmoving campaigns on relevant issues and to enable Unicef UK to drive and respond to the
news agenda
 Support others to act as a spokesperson in relation to your issues and provide policy advice
and support on trafficking and exploitation to other teams in Unicef UK.
 Further build Unicef UK’s profile on children on the move by writing blogs and other
materials; and support the delivery of content that can be used across our channels to gain
traction with our target audiences
Internal collaboration
 Play an active role in the Public Affairs Team, including contributing to the development of
the work plan and advocacy priorities including the advocacy action groups
 Work closely with the other Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisers on children on the move
issues, and collaborate with other Unicef UK teams as appropriate
 Contribute to regular team reporting to Directors
 Oversee the work of consultants and others as required
Other
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Deputise for the Head of Policy and Advocacy as required
Manage own plan and delegated budget as appropriate
Contribute to regular team reporting to senior management
Some evening and weekend working may be required
Some short duration international travel will be required
PERSON SPECIFICATION
This section details the skills, behaviours and experience required for the role. All criteria in the
Person Specification are essential.
Effective Behaviours
Ability to…
Criteria 1:
Manage conflicting priorities to ensure that objectives are
achieved and deadlines met
Evaluate work, learn from results and adjust strategies to
provide the best results for children
Efficiency and effectiveness
Criteria 2:
Job knowledge and
competence
Criteria 3:
Collaboration
Criteria 4:
Negotiating and influencing
Criteria 5:
Communication
Criteria 6:
Positive relationships
Is considered an expert in their own field and is frequently
consulted by others externally. Uses in-depth knowledge to
anticipate issues that could affect the success of their or Unicef
UK’s work
Consult others and share expertise, know-how and ideas with
colleagues for best results
Value diversity, respecting and drawing on colleagues’ different
perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge
Use a range of approaches to gain commitment, tailoring
information in terms of content and format
Maintain a win-win approach by balancing achievement of both
UUK’s and our external partners’ objectives
Convey complex ideas using a variety of methods to engage an
audience and win understanding and support
Anticipate and respond to the needs of an audience, adapting
content, style, and language to deliver maximum clarity
Communicate policy to target audiences
Nurture professional relationships with colleagues at all levels
and with external contacts and partners to support the
achievement of objectives
Reflect on own thoughts, feelings and action, being aware of
own impact on relationships
Relevant Experience
Criteria 7:
Developing detailed evidence based policy positions on issues around trafficked or displaced
children
Criteria 8:
Providing policy expertise, proven track record in policy-influencing and making decisions
requiring precise judgment under pressure, strong networks in the relevant field
Specific Skills
Specific Knowledge
Criteria 9:
Criteria 10:
Anticipate, analyse and manage highly
complex and diverse public policy issues; able
to condense, summarise and make sense of
large amounts of information quickly, pulling
out salient points and spotting potential
weaknesses or problems
Role of UK both globally and domestically in
tackling child trafficking and exploitation;
understands global trends in international
development, trafficking and migration; aware
of key players in the field; understands
relevance of the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child to this policy agenda