Global Lead Child Labour at Rainforest Alliance

Job Description

Position summary:

• Provide dynamic and creative leadership and coordination for the development and implementation of Rainforest Alliance’s innovative child labor strategies;
• Co-lead innovative program, project, and proposal design and development for child labor interventions and support the implementation of field programs and projects within these areas of expertise;
• Support overall fundraising strategy, including cultivation and support for key partner, company and donor relationships;
• Work effectively with other theme leads and technical staff across the organization as well as externally to advance Rainforest Alliance’s overall mission and strategy.
• The Global Lead Child Labor will be part of the Huma Rights team where he/she will work together with the Global Leads on Forced Labor, Gender and Youth; he/she will report to the Team Lead Huma Rights, being, a/I, the Director of the Global Themes and Partnerships department.

Responsibilities:

• Actively engage in thought leadership, advocacy, strategy development, global engagement and leadership;
• Ensure strategic ambitions are embedded in sector, regional and advocacy strategies and that they are consistently applied across the organization;
• Support of the regions with regional strategy, project development and implementation and developing technical capacity on priority themes;
• Together with the Markets team (tailored programs), engage and support companies in the development and implementation of thematic strategies;
• Provide technical advice, evidence and lessons learned and feed back across the organization to regions, supply chains, markets, re-imaging certification and communications;
• Provide input and guidance to donor and partnerships development;
• Ensure continuous learning, knowledge management, coordination of communities of practices, awareness raising and technical capacity building across the organization;
• In coordination with advocacy and partnerships teams, represent the organization at events and conferences.

Required Skills

• Master’s degree or PhD in social studies or international development;
• A minimum of 7 years professional experience in program and project development, with demonstrated field experience developing impactful, innovative field programs around child labour, preferably in a developing country;
• Experience in advocating with governments, companies and/or civil society on issues related to sustainability standards, certification or similar;
• Experience in fundraising, including the design of complex proposals and projects, with bilateral or multilateral donor agencies and company partnerships;
• Strong writing capacity, including the ability to write for a diverse set of audiences, including local stakeholders, development practitioners, donors and the general public;
• Thought leader in a Human Rights area;
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Strong team-based orientation and demonstrated familiarity with project management within a team environment;
• Strong organizational skills and efficient management of multiple tasks and priorities
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written. Additional languages in particular French and/or Spanish are an asset;
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.

Salary:

• Commensurate with experience.