Researcher/Adviser, Children and Young People’s Digital Rights At Amnesty International

ABOUT THE ROLE

Amnesty International is launching a highly ambitious programme of work to make the internet a healthy, safe space for children and young people. This programme is based on Amnesty Tech’s ground-breaking digital surveillance work and embedded in Amnesty’s new Global Children & Youth Strategy.

Are you interested in being part of this exciting project that works across the Amnesty Tech and Children & Youth Programmes? We’re looking for an outstanding and highly experienced researcher/adviser to develop Amnesty’s research, policy and advocacy on children and young people’s digital rights, especially in relation to health and well-being.

As well as delivering a global programme of work led by the IS, we are developing local projects in several countries and regions. In collaboration with a global community of activists, advocates and campaigners we will strive to enable real diverse children and young people’s leadership and protect their rights and well-being in the digital world.

To increase diversity and build an inclusive team we encourage applications from the global south.**

JOB PURPOSE

Working as part of the Children’s Digital Rights (CDR) team, the purpose of this post is to develop research (in cooperation with policy and advocacy colleagues) on the human rights impacts of digital technologies on children and young people’s digital rights, particularly in relation to their health and well-being. As part of the Amnesty Tech Programme, the overarching vision of this team is of a world where online platforms and other digital technologies are safe, healthy and supportive spaces for children and young people, helping them realize their human rights.

As a Children and Young People’s Digital Rights Researcher/Adviser, you will undertake desk and field-based research on the impact of digital technologies on children and young people’s rights; author position papers, reports, articles and other publications; represent Amnesty International externally and advocate for the promotion and protection of children and young people’s rights as they relate to digital technologies; and provide advice to the Amnesty movement on these issues.

ABOUT YOU

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES (not an exhaustive list)

• Undertake desk and field-based research on the impact of digital technologies on children and young people’s rights, particularly in relation to their health and well-being;
• Lead specifically on information-gathering, fact-finding, analysis and assessment of relevant children and youth rights concerns; prepare, where necessary, security assessments, political and other briefings related to the mission for IS management;
• Develop and implement advocacy strategies on children and young people’s rights in the context of the use of digital technologies;
• Represent Amnesty International externally, including in governmental, inter- governmental, and other fora, as well as with companies, news media, civil society organizations and others;
• Provide authoritative expert advice on children and young people’s rights and digital technologies to Amnesty International staff and the Amnesty International movement in order to ensure accuracy and relevance, and the integration of these issues into Amnesty International’s work;
• Write or contribute to the drafting of timely and effective reports, briefings, position papers, correspondence, action materials, press releases, and other internal and external documents in order to implement Amnesty International’s agreed strategies.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE (not an exhaustive list)

• Do you have specialist and in-depth knowledge of children and young people’s rights, and an in-depth understanding of the nature of key human rights concerns, as well as the relevant political, social, legal, economic, cultural, ethnic, racial and gender issues?
• Can you demonstrate significant expert knowledge — demonstrated through academic qualifications and/or substantial professional experience — of digital technologies and their intersection with the promotion and protection of human rights?
• Extensive professional experience of conducting high-quality research on human rights issues in international settings, in particular children’s and young people’s rights, and digital rights, as demonstrated in a range of publications;
• Have you expert knowledge of the international human rights legal framework, gained through at least five years’ experience working within or on the sector?
• Ability to represent Amnesty International to a variety of external stakeholders, to present ideas clearly, and advance compelling arguments;
• Excellent written and verbal English and the ability to produce clear, persuasive, and concise research documents, policy positions and strategy papers; in addition, the ability to work to a high professional level in another widely used language will be an advantage.