Policy and Research Adviser – UK Girls’ Rights
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Plan International UK
Hybrid- Career category: Research/ Data analysis
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: £20,000 GBP / Budget
- Deadline: 12/01/2026
- Location: United Kingdom
Introduction
This terms of reference forms part of the procurement exercise for the selection of a consultant(s) or consultancy to provide research activities to support Plan International UK’s influencing agenda on online safety. The research will investigate how children and young people in the UK engage with online platforms and Artificial Intelligence and examine how these interactions shape their negotiation of gender norms, stereotypes and experiences of misogyny. The document provides background and rationale for the research, an overview of the research questions, information about the evaluation criteria, selection and appointment process.
About Plan International UK
Plan International UK strives to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we're tackling the root causes of gender inequality and child poverty.
Plan International UK is seeking a consultant(s) to support new research that investigates how children and young people in all their diversity engage with online platforms and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The study will examine how these interactions shape children and young people’s negotiation of gender norms, stereotypes, and misogyny. It should also assess the role of platform and AI design in influencing these dynamics. It will identify gaps and barriers to safe online spaces and gather perspectives from multiple stakeholder groups – including children, young people, educators, industry experts, and policymakers – on what inclusive, empowering and gender equitable online environments that are free from misogyny, harmful gender norms and gender-based violence, look like.
In the context of the continued implementation of the Online Safety Act, the latest Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum guidance, and the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, this research will provide critical evidence of young people’s lived experiences online. Findings will inform Plan International UK’s efforts to tackle the root causes of gendered challenges facing girls and young people.
Expected Qualifications
Given the complexity and scope of this research, proposals must include a minimum of two consultants or a consulting team with proven expertise in gender and social research approaches. The team should demonstrate:
• Extensive experience in designing and delivering qualitative and/or quantitative research initiatives
• Ability to design and implement creative and innovative research methodologies including participatory and youth-centred approaches to generate impactful insights.
• Specialist knowledge of gender studies, social sciences and online safety expertise
• Proven ability to apply intersectional feminist and anti-racist analytical frameworks in research design and analysis
• Practical experience working collaboratively with diverse groups of young people, with a strong understanding of safeguarding and ethical best practices.
• Track record of producing high-quality research outputs and published reports.
• Exceptional analytical, research and writing skills to deliver robust and accessible findings.
This terms of reference forms part of the procurement exercise for the selection of a consultant(s) or consultancy to provide research activities to support Plan International UK’s influencing agenda on online safety. The research will investigate how children and young people in the UK engage with online platforms and Artificial Intelligence and examine how these interactions shape their negotiation of gender norms, stereotypes and experiences of misogyny. The document provides background and rationale for the research, an overview of the research questions, information about the evaluation criteria, selection and appointment process.
About Plan International UK
Plan International UK strives to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we're tackling the root causes of gender inequality and child poverty.
Plan International UK is seeking a consultant(s) to support new research that investigates how children and young people in all their diversity engage with online platforms and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The study will examine how these interactions shape children and young people’s negotiation of gender norms, stereotypes, and misogyny. It should also assess the role of platform and AI design in influencing these dynamics. It will identify gaps and barriers to safe online spaces and gather perspectives from multiple stakeholder groups – including children, young people, educators, industry experts, and policymakers – on what inclusive, empowering and gender equitable online environments that are free from misogyny, harmful gender norms and gender-based violence, look like.
In the context of the continued implementation of the Online Safety Act, the latest Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum guidance, and the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, this research will provide critical evidence of young people’s lived experiences online. Findings will inform Plan International UK’s efforts to tackle the root causes of gendered challenges facing girls and young people.
Expected Qualifications
Given the complexity and scope of this research, proposals must include a minimum of two consultants or a consulting team with proven expertise in gender and social research approaches. The team should demonstrate:
• Extensive experience in designing and delivering qualitative and/or quantitative research initiatives
• Ability to design and implement creative and innovative research methodologies including participatory and youth-centred approaches to generate impactful insights.
• Specialist knowledge of gender studies, social sciences and online safety expertise
• Proven ability to apply intersectional feminist and anti-racist analytical frameworks in research design and analysis
• Practical experience working collaboratively with diverse groups of young people, with a strong understanding of safeguarding and ethical best practices.
• Track record of producing high-quality research outputs and published reports.
• Exceptional analytical, research and writing skills to deliver robust and accessible findings.
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