Netherlands: Online Sexual Exploitation of Children

Are you a student with good research skills, who is passionate about children’s (online) safety and rights? Would you like to learn new skills, while contributing to our work to stop child exploitation? Become an intern at the Research, Expertise and Influencing Team of Terre des Hommes Netherlands!

About Terre des Hommes: 

Terre des Hommes Netherlands aims to protect children by preventing and stopping child exploitation. And by empowering children to make their voices count. Terre des Hommes Netherlands focuses on (Online) Sexual Exploitation of Children, Child Labour and Humanitarian Action. For each of these forms of child exploitation, Terre des Hommes Netherlands is developing and implementing projects and programmes through local partners, mainly in Asia, Africa and Europe. Join us!

What will you work on:

You will be working on an international research project in Bangladesh, Bolivia and the Netherlands. The specific tasks and projects will be defined in agreement with the intern and will be based on interest, experience and skills. Your tasks may include:

• Supporting research interviews and focus groups in the Netherlands;
• Supporting the qualitative analysis of the data collected;
• Supporting the write up of the research report;
• Translating research into accessible, creative and easy-to-read products;
• Supporting the development and carrying out of lobby and advocacy initiatives on national or regional level;

If a thesis is a mandatory component of your studies, we are happy to discuss the possibility of combining this with your internship and looking for opportunities for you to contribute towards our research agenda.

We are looking for a motivated and hands-on intern, who:

• Has good oral and written communication skills in English;
• Studies towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, for instance in child rights, human rights, law, psychology, criminology, sociology, anthropology, international development studies, pedagogy, or any other relevant degree;
• Has knowledge on child rights, child protection, or child exploitation;
• Has experience (studies or work) with research analysis, writing and editing, experience with qualitative research methods and analysis is appreciated;
• Has good analytical skills;
• Has good organisational skills;
• We appreciate special interests in and knowledge of especially marginalised groups, indigenous, LGBTQI+ or disability rights.

What do we have to offer?

Because Terre des Hommes Netherlands carries out programmes and projects itself, the difference is that the organisation, and therefore also your contribution, is visible and tangible every day. We offer:

• An internship where you can really make a difference for children;
• An organisation with enthusiastic and highly skilled colleagues;
• An easily accessible office in the middle of The Hague;
• A 6 month internship contract;
• The stipend is 400 EUR per month based on 36 hours a week;
• Possible start date in January.

Other Information: 

Terre des Hommes is committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation. Therefore, people of all gender identities, sexes, sexual orientations, races, colours, religions, cultures, abilities, etc. are encouraged to apply for this position.

Terre des Hommes aims to attract great talent that not only fits the job but also our high standard of values and principles, who shares and demonstrates Terre des Hommes commitment to prevent and eradicate any type of misconduct including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, any other type of misuse of power or lack of integrity and financial misconduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. We require a Declaration of Good Behaviour and Signature of our Child Safeguarding policy and our Code of Conduct.

Terre des Hommes is unfortunately not able to provide a work / residence visa for applicants outside the EU.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

How to Apply: 

Do you like to become part of our Research Expertise and Influencing (REI) team? Please upload your application here before 8 December 2024. For more information please contact vacature@tdh.nl.