UNICEF
Readvertised: National Consultant - Senior Child Rights Advisor (6 Months - Part-Time)
- Duty station
- 🇬🇲 Gambia
- Country / area
- Gambia
- Region
- Africa
- UN system
- Fund/Programme
- Closes
- today Source: 23:55, Jun 04, 2026 Africa/Banjul
About this role
UNICEF is seeking a Senior Child Rights Advisor to work part-time at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare (MoGCSW) in The Gambia. The role involves strengthening the Ministry's technical capacity to advance child rights across law, policy, and practice, ensuring compliance with international human rights obligations. The consultant will support the Ministry in fulfilling its commitment to uphold every child's inherent dignity and fundamental rights without discrimination. This is a 6-month part-time consultancy position requiring strategic expertise in child rights advocacy and policy development.
Key requirements
- 5+ years professional experience in child rights advocacy
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Social Sciences, or related field
- Fluency in English
Nice to have
- Master's degree in relevant field
- Experience with international human rights frameworks
- Knowledge of Gambian legal system
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Requirements at a glance
Distilled by AI from the posting- Min. experience
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in child rights advocacy, policy development, or related field.
- Required degree
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Social Sciences, Education, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
- Languages
- English
UNICEF Gambia is recruiting for a Senior Child Rights Advisor who will be posted at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare (MoGCSW) on a part-time consultancy basis. This strategic placement aims to strengthen the Ministry’s technical capacity to advance child rights across all spheres of law, policy, and practice, ensuring that The Gambia fulfills its obligations under international human rights law and that every child in The Gambia enjoys their inherent dignity and fundamental rights without discrimination. Applicants who submitted an application under the previous announcement do not need to reapply, as their applications remain valid. Location: Gambia Deadline: 4 Jun 2026 11:55 PM
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