Switzerland: Senior Advisor, Policy & Partnerships, Violence Against Children

*Position location: Geneva, Switzerland or New York where WVI is registered to operate.

World Vision is a humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our 45,000+ staff members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

As Senior Advisor, Policy & Partnerships, Violence Against Children, you will lead World Vision external advocacy and play a critical role in our five year global advocacy campaign to end violence against children. They will be responsible for positioning child protection as a prominent priority within the global development agenda, advocating for policy changes at the multilateral level, developing policy briefings and collaborating with internal & external stakeholders to support change at the global, regional and national levels. You will also ensure World Vision's evidence base is utilised to position the organisation and influence external policy and funding outcomes.

Requirements include:

• Masters Degree in social work, international relations, international development or law, human rights law. Ability to write to a publishable standard.
• Strong analytical and research skills and proven ability to convert complex information into succinct, targeted briefings and other applied documents.
• At least 10 years experience in leading child protection work either within government, regional or multilateral institutions or in a peer NGO.
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English and preferably French.
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time.

Is this the job for you?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 18 February 2016. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.