Regional Participation and Campaign Officer - LACR

at  World Vision International

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Key Responsibilities:
Location: Applications are welcome from any country in Latin America & the Caribbean where World Vision International or is registered to operate.
Application Language: All CVs should be submitted in English. Applicants with both English and Spanish professional proficiency are highly preferred.
Job Purpose
The Regional Officer for Child Participation and Campaigns is a dynamic and committed individual responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring child-led advocacy and campaigns. This role ensures meaningful child participation in decision-making, policy influence, and community engagement, working closely with children, youth, partners, and policymakers to promote children’s rights across Latin America and the Caribbean.
To ensure the meaningful and inclusive participation of children conducive to social change through policy change, behavioral change and awareness raising of children rights and their wellbeing. To design and implement powerful campaigns within the Regional Advocacy Plan to promote the protection and wellbeing of children. The position holder guarantees the empowerment and participation of children as subjects and owners of diverse, inclusive, representative and authorized voices, while rigorously observing World Vision’s safeguarding policies. This position creates solid links between Communications and Advocacy to deliver strategic outputs through:
Research and data collection on public policies. Preparation of reports and materials to evidence policy asks and advocacy wins. Develop capacities to facilitate the participation of children and adolescents in the advocacy process. Design, implement, monitor and evaluate campaigns and of children participation as a means to amplify impact.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND /OR CERTIFICATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science) with at least 3 years of experience.
• Proving strong foundation in social movements, community engagement, and policy, or Social Work, or Education.
• Understanding of child development, participation, and protection policies.
• Child Participation & Safeguarding Training/Courses on meaningful child participation and protection frameworks.
• Advocacy & Campaigning – Knowledge of advocacy strategies, movement-building, and campaign design at local, national, and regional levels.
• A full commitment to World Vision’s core values and humanitarian mandate.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Participation Frameworks – Understanding of child and youth participation models, such as “Hart’s Ladder of Participation” and other engagement methodologies.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Gender & Inclusion – Awareness of gender-sensitive approaches, intersectionality, and how to engage marginalized children (e.g., Indigenous, Afro-descendant, LGBTQ+, children with disabilities)
• Communications & Digital Engagement – Basic knowledge of storytelling, social media, and digital campaign tools to engage children and young people effectively
• Good understanding of geopolitical, economic and social issues in the LAC region (or the ability to acquire this understanding)
• Experience in coordinating and producing written-video content for donor/sponsor engagement, public advocacy and media relations purposes.
• Experience creating and implementing internal communications strategies
• Excellent understanding of social media and knowledge of virtual events platforms
• Child Rights and Protection – strong understanding of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), child protection policies, and safeguarding principles
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communications skills
• International Development & Human Rights – Understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how they intersect with child rights in LAC.
• Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) – Basic principles of impact measurement and feedback mechanisms to assess the effectiveness of campaigns.
• Extensive travel experience.
• Experience with professional photography and video editing. Content gathering in complex contexts is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills in multicultural contexts.

Language Requirements:

• Excellent speaking, writing and editing skills in English and Spanish. French and/or Portuguese will be an added advantage.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement:

• Work will be principally homeworking/remote.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 5-15% of the time.

We appreciate your interest in putting your talents for the most vulnerable!
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Onl

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