JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Junior Consultant
Department: Research & Consultancy Services
Location: United States
Reports to: Director of Global Child Rights and Business Consultancy Services
Type: Full-time consultant

ABOUT THE CENTRE FOR CHILD RIGHTS AND BUSINESS

The Centre for Child Rights and Business (The Centre) is one of the very few organisations in the world working exclusively on child rights issues in the business context. We operate as a social enterprise and our clients are international companies with global supply chains.

In the 10+ years of our journey to date, we have improved the lives of thousands of children, young people and working parents. We are also one of the few organisations working specifically on child labour prevention and remediation, including child labour risk assessments, and planning and execution of remediation programmes for child labour victims.

We are a friendly, diverse, and international team, united by a common passion: to improve the world for children by supporting businesses to understand and address their impact on children throughout their value chain.

This is a full-time position based in the US.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Centre is looking for a consultant/team of consultants based in the US that can support The Centre on the following tasks in the US:

• Assist with the implementation of child rights impact assessments in supply chains including onsite visits to collect data, write reports etc.

• Support the implementation of child labour remediation programme activities, such as onsite assessment, development and implementation of remediation programme including monitoring visits

• Support training delivery on child labour prevention and remediation for brands and supply chain factories/farms

• Supporting implementation of other child rights and business projects as required  

The Centre will provide tools and methodologies including training to the consultant/s on the above-mentioned services.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience, preferably with at least three years’ experience in a corporate social compliance, sustainability, human rights/child rights and business or a relevant field

• Prior knowledge and experience gained from working with vulnerable groups such as migrant children and families as well as private sector companies and actors

• Master’s degree in social sciences (or equivalent professional experience)

• Superior command of both verbal and written English (mother tongue level); working knowledge in Spanish (preferred)

• Good understanding of current business and human rights/child rights issues, ESG and supply chain issues in the US

• Good understanding of labour laws and regulations in the US

• Ability to work independently and with a high level of integrity and professionalism

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

• Highly trustworthy and capable of handling highly sensitive and confidential information

• Professional, innovative, creative, and a self-starter

• Passion for finding innovative ways to promote child rights in business operations

• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail, including proper spelling, grammar, and formatting of presentations and reports

• Strong organisational, time management and multitasking skills

• Ability to travel

For more information or application please contact  recruitment@childrights-business.org by May 31, 2024.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Intern in Shenzhen

Internship duration: 6 months

Working hours: Weekdays 9:00-18:00 (including 1 hour lunch break), able to work at least 3 days per week 

Location: Shenzhen: Nan Yuan Commercial Building, Longhua District, Shenzhen 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Support project implementation, including onsite assessment, monitoring surveys, and supporting onsite training

• Support communication and coordination with project stakeholders, including factory managers, external partners etc.

• Support project monitoring and evaluation work, including translating survey questionnaires, distributing and monitoring surveys, telephone interviews, onsite interviews, data collation and analysis, etc.
  

• Assist with the translation of project materials, desktop research, and drafting project reports

• Complete other tasks assigned by the team

REQUIREMENTS

• Able to travel 

• Educational: business, sociology, anthropology or public policy and other related backgrounds preferred

• Stable internship hours, must be able to work at least 3 days per week; proficiency in Word/Excel/PowerPoint and other Office software

• Proficiency in English, both reading and writing

• Strong communication skills, time management skills and ability to work independently

• Be responsible and patient in work, self-starter and a quick learner 

• Experience in research, consulting, NGO projects, and community work is an asset

BENEFITS

• Internship fee and travel expenses reimbursed if any business trips are made during the internship period according to our standards 

• International work environment, experience working on child rights and business projects, English-speaking work environment

• The Centre can help issue an internship certificate upon the completion of the internship period

Application with cover letter and CV should be sent recruitment@childrights-business.org , closing date: August 25, 2024.  Please also indicate your availability in your application email.

职位信息： 

项目实习生：深圳1人 

实习地点及期限： 

·       实习期间：6个月 

·       工作时间：工作日9:00-18:00（含1小时午休），每周可工作3天及以上。 

·       地点： 

o   深圳：深圳市龙华区南源商业大厦 

具体工作职责 ：

·       协助项目执行，包括现场评估、问卷调研、支持现场培训等。 

·       协助与项目相关方（包括工厂负责人、外部合作伙伴等）的沟通和协调工作 

·       支持项目的监测与评估工作，包括问卷翻译、问卷发放和收集、电话访谈、线下访谈、数据整理和分析等； 

·       协助项目材料的翻译工作，桌面研究，支持项目报告的撰写； 

·       完成团队布置的其他任务。 

职位要求： 

·       能够接受出差安排； 

·       教育背景：有商科、社会学、人类学或公共政策等相关背景者优先考； 

·       实习时间稳定，每周保证工作3天及以上；熟练操作Word/Excel/PowerPoint等Office软件； 

·       具备良好的英文读写能力； 

·       具备良好的沟通能力、时间管理能力及独立工作能力； 

·       对工作认真负责、细致耐心，能积极主动学习； 

·       具备调研、咨询、公益项目、社区工作经验者优先考虑。 

实习补助和机会： 

·       提供实习报酬，差旅费用按统一标准报销； 

·       国际工作环境，积累儿童权利相关和商业项目工作经验，英语工作环境； 

·       瑞联稚博可为完整完成实习协议期限者出具实习证明。 

申请方式： 

请仔细阅读招聘简章，此岗位需要确保能够出差，有意者请将个人中、英文简历发送至：recruitment@childrights-business.org