Remote Child Rights Strategy Consultant

Jobgether; Australia; Remote; AUD 111,000 - 166,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote consultancy from Australia

Three-month assignment

Job summary

Partner Organization in Australia seeks a Consultant – Child Rights to strengthen stakeholder participation in Child Rights Situation Analyses. The role focuses on youth engagement, practical guidelines, and evidence-informed decision-making across diverse country contexts.

This remote assignment runs for three months, with outputs delivered in collaboration with country offices and partners. The consultancy aims to ensure children's voices inform organizational strategy, advocacy priorities,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in child rights, children's participation, youth engagement, international development, social research, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of Child Rights Situation Analyses, participatory methodologies, stakeholder consultation, and evidence-informed strategic planning.
• Research and analytical skills to assess published evidence, identify trends and information gaps, and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Guideline and resource development experience with clear, adaptable tools for diverse contexts.
• Experience advising on meaningful youth engagement, inclusive decision-making, and accountability mechanisms.
• Strategic thinking to connect research and community insights with organizational strategy, planning, advocacy, and resources.
• Excellent analytical writing and communication skills for varied audiences.
• Ability to manage deliverables, work plans, and deadlines independently in a time-limited assignment.
• Cultural sensitivity and inclusion across diverse contexts, representing children's and communities' perspectives.
• Expression of interest should include a technical proposal (≤3 pages), USD financial proposal, CV with references, and a sample of previous comparable work.
• Commitment to child safeguarding and SEAH policies, including background checks.

Responsibilities

• Develop Participatory Guidelines and Tools to strengthen stakeholder participation in Child Rights Situation Analyses across country contexts.
• Strengthen Stakeholder Engagement by enabling children, youth, communities, and others to review and enrich research findings.
• Identify Priority Issues, trends, evidence gaps, and opportunities for action from research and community perspectives.
• Promote Evidence-informed Decision-making, informing strategy, country planning, programming, advocacy, and investments.
• Ensure Practical Implementation with low-burden engagement processes adaptable to different environments.
• Strengthen Accountability and Feedback by communicating how stakeholder input influenced findings and decisions.
• Provide Technical Advice on Youth Voice for strategy development, including Terms of Reference and engagement processes.
• Deliver Consultancy Outputs within three-month period in collaboration with stakeholders.

Skills

Child rights

Youth participation

Participatory methods

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Research & analysis

Technical writing

Program management

Cross-cultural comms

Independent consultancy

Job description

Partner Organization in Australia seeks a Consultant – Child Rights to strengthen stakeholder participation in Child Rights Situation Analyses. The role focuses on youth engagement, practical guidelines, and evidence-informed decision-making across diverse country contexts.

This remote assignment runs for three months, with outputs delivered in collaboration with country offices and partners. The consultancy aims to ensure children's voices inform organizational strategy, advocacy priorities,