Junior Consultant

Position description

Geneva Call is a neutral and impartial non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting respect for international humanitarian norms in armed conflict and other situations of violence. Geneva Call’s mission is to ensure that AGDAs respect International Humanitarian Law and basic humanitarian principles in the areas where they fight, or they control.
Geneva Call consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, and opinions. Geneva Call is an inclusive working environment for all its staff. Applications are particularly encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Role

As part of its thematic project on the protection of children and education in armed conflict, Geneva Call, together with Save the Children, is organising a roundtable on the operational engagement of armed groups on the protection of education. A result of this workshop is the production of a summary report that can be shared with all participants. The junior consultant will play a key role in supporting the preparation of this report and related tasks.

Duties and deliverables

The junior consultant will transcribe the presentations and discussions during the roundtable on June 5, 2025 and clean up the notes. S/he will provide a draft summary report of the workshop, focusing on key action points and recommendations identified during the report, and finalise the summary report based on feedback received by Save The Children – Geneva Call focal. The Junior consultant will also assist in proofreading of other outputs associated with the roundtable (research brief and policy brief).

Deliverables

The deliverables of the note taker are:

• A comprehensive and verbatim notes of the roundtable, taken during the roundtable, on June 05, 2025.
• A summary of the report of the roundtable, focusing on recommendations and action points identified during the roundtable.
• Proofread full versions of the child protection research brief and policy brief.

 

Qualifications

• Experience with note taking during high level humanitarian events or similar workshops.
• Familiarity with humanitarian protection, ideally humanitarian engagement, and the Safe School Declaration.

Language Skills

• Excellent comprehension and writing skills in English.

Conflict of interest

Any candidate affiliated to, or openly supporting, one or more interest groups opposed to the Foundation’s principles and values, or whose previous position could engender safety issues for co-workers at Appel de Genève / Geneva Call, will be excluded from this selection process.

 

Application instructions

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