Consultant: Global Study on Child Exploitation

at  Terre des Hommes Netherlands

Terre des Hommes Netherlands is seeking a research consultant who is experienced in survey methodology and analysis to conduct a global study to measure the aetiology and prevalence of child exploitation.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SERVICES REQUIRED

TdH NL is seeking professional support on generating a dataset to enhance the understanding of the magnitude and intersectional aetiology of child exploitation in the countries where TdH NL currently operates programmes and additional high priority countries. This survey will be distributed among a total of 30 countries.

This dataset should answer the following research questions:

• Among 18 year olds, what is the lifetime and past year prevalence of child labour and sexual exploitation of children (including, but not limited to, commercial, online and child early and forced marriage)?
• Which intersectional factors are associated with child exploitation?

This is a study that will be repeated toward the end of the strategic period as a method to track progress in the field of child exploitation, as well as the contribution of TdH NL to catalyse systemic change.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

The consultant should have the following:

• Demonstrable research experience; this could be evident via a PhD or equivalent, publication track record or research programme management
• Extensive experience undertaking similar studies, specifically in the field of violence against children (desired experience with child labour, sexual exploitation of children, or child exploitation in humanitarian settings).
• A comprehensive understanding of and commitment to safeguarding and ethical research practice.
• A track record of high quality statistical analysis.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, INTEGRITY AND CHILD SAFEGUARDING

We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas and challenge our thinking. We are especially interested in people whose lived experiences help us to see things we might otherwise miss, and enable us to do better work with and for children. Whether or not you meet 100% of the criteria, we want to hear from you, because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world.
TdH NL is committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation. We continue to learn about intersectional considerations and power distribution within our organisation and our work. We are dedicated to preventing and eradicating any type of misconduct including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, any other type of misuse of power, lack of integrity or financial misconduct.
Note: We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us, this includes a commitment to diversity and inclusion at all levels of our work. All offers of employment will therefore be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include a valid criminal record check, terrorism finance checks, and/or integrity screenings/references relating to misconduct and disciplinary actions in prior employment.
TdH NL is particularly committed to keeping children and vulnerable individuals safe, and has zero tolerance on (child) abuse. Every TdH NL employee is bound by the TdH NL Code of Conduct that describes the expected behaviour by staff, in particular with regards to Safeguarding children and (young) adults in our programmes. Child safeguarding measures are part of our selection and recruitment process. By submitting your application you accept that TdH NL will conduct such pre-employment screening for successful candidates. TdH NL participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

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