Eu Advocacy and Research Trainee: Online Sexual Exploitation of Children, Brussels

Are you passionate about children’s safety and rights? Would you like to learn new skills, while contributing to our work to stop child exploitation? Become a trainee with Terre des Hommes Netherlands

About Terre des Hommes

Terre des Hommes Netherlands aims to protect children by preventing and stopping child exploitation. And by empowering children to make their voices count. Terre des Hommes Netherlands focuses on (Online) Sexual Exploitation of Children, Child Labour and Humanitarian Action. For each of these forms of child exploitation, Terre des Hommes Netherlands is developing and implementing projects and programmes through local partners, mainly in Asia, Africa and Europe. Join us

What will you work on:
You will support our European Union (EU) advocacy work under our Down to Zero (DtZ) Stepping Up the Fight Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children (SUFASEC) programme. The DtZ Alliance is composed of Terre des Hommes Netherlands (lead), Plan International Nederland, Defence for Children - ECPAT, Free a Girl and ICCO Cooperation (part of Cordaid) work together aiming to end sexual exploitation of children in 12 countries in Asia and Latin America, together with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

You will support our ongoing EU advocacy work on online child sexual exploitation (OCSE). The specific tasks and projects will be defined in agreement with the trainee. Your tasks may include:

- Monitoring policy initiatives and developments at EU level relevant to online child sexual exploitation;
- Events attendance and reporting (e.g. policy conferences and workshops);
- Supporting the development and carrying out of lobby and advocacy initiatives at the EU level;
- Drafting advocacy papers and background documents on the issue of child sexual abuse and exploitation.

We are looking for a motivated and hands-on trainee, who:

- Has good oral and written communication skills in English;
- Master’s Degree in social sciences, human rights, child rights, gender studies, European studies, psychology, criminology, sociology, anthropology, international development studies, or any other relevant degree;
- Has knowledge on European institutions and EU policy-making;
- Has experience (studies or work) with EU advocacy and/or research analysis, writing and editing, experience with qualitative research methods and analysis is appreciated;
- Has good analytical skills;
- Has good organisational skills;
- We appreciate special interests in and knowledge of especially marginalised groups, LGBTQI+ or disability rights;
- Work well independently and in teams, self-starter;
- Must be legally able to work in the EU.

What do we have to offer?

Because Terre des Hommes Netherlands carries out programmes and projects itself, the difference is that the organisation, and therefore also your contribution, is visible and tangible every day. We offer:

- A traineeship where you can really make a difference for children;
- An organisation with enthusiastic and highly skilled colleagues;
- An easily accessible office in the middle of Brussels with flexible home working;
- A 6 month traineeship contract (‘convention d’immersion professionnelle’);
- The stipend is 1050 EUR per month based on 38 hours a week;
- Possible start date July or as soon as possible.

Interested?

Other information

Terre des Hommes aims to attract great talent that not only fits the job but also our high standard of values and principles, who shares and demonstrates Terre des Hommes commitment to prevent and eradicate any type of misconduct including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, any other type of misuse of power or lack of integrity and financial misconduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. We require a Declaration of Good Behaviour and Signature of our Child Safeguarding policy and our Code of Conduct.

Terre des Hommes is unfortunately not able to provide a work / residence visa for applicants outside the EU.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.