Safe Online Data Analyst and Reports Writer, EVAC - Safe Online, NYHQ, remote. Req# 590702

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Consultancy: Safe Online Data Analyst and Reports Writer

Duty Station: EVAC-Safe Online

Duration: 15 March 2026 – 15 Jul 2026

Home/ Office Based: Remote

 

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:

From its inception in 2016 until December 2022, Safe Online has raised more than US$ 100 million for the Safe Online portfolio from the UK Home Office, Human Dignity Foundation, Technology Coalition, and the Oak Foundation. By December 2023, it has awarded nearly 100 million in capacity building, tools, programmes, and technologies to prevent and respond to online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA), through more than 120 projects with impact in over 100 countries. 

Safe Online has implemented the following funding rounds to date: 

• In 2019 and 2022, Safe Online invested US$15 million to develop Disrupting Harm, a holistic and innovative methodology and approach to conducting comprehensive assessments of online CSEA at national and regional levels in 25 countries. Disrupting Harm is a large-scale research project with multiple data collection components carried out by three international organisations that aims to better understand how digital technology facilitates the sexual abuse and exploitation of children, both online and in person. 
• To further invest in building the capabilities related to technology and innovation as outlined in the WeProtect Global Alliance Model National Response, Safe Online focused on channelling funding into potentially higher risk areas of investment such as technology solutions and innovation. The fourth funding round was launched in September 2019 through an Open Call for Solutions focused on cutting-edge technology tools for the global community to make children safe online. As a result of this Call, we welcomed a new cohort of 15 grantees, which were awarded a total of US$ 10 million for the development and scale-up of these tools.
• In January 2021, Safe Online and the Technology Coalition launched the Tech Coalition Safe Online Research Fund to expand knowledge of online child sexual exploitation and abuse and explore the most effective measures to prevent it. Through this collaboration, Safe Online is teaming up with the biggest players in the technology space as part of Technology Coalition’s Project Protect. Project Protect seeks to prevent and eradicate online CSEA through technology innovation, collective action, research, knowledge sharing, and increased accountability. This fund is an essential part of that process, supporting actionable research that will lead to real, lasting change for children’s digital safety. Eight new grants are expected to be awarded by the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, bringing the total number of grants in this Fund up to 13 for a total amount of US$ 1,600,000.

In September 2021, Safe Online launched two open calls for proposals through a US$ 15 million investment round focused on strengthening systems and technology solutions to enable more effective and coordinated efforts to tackle online CSEA. As a result of these two calls, 18 grants were awarded for the implementation of projects in Eastern and Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia, as well as globally

• In September 2022, a new round focused on evidence generation and scalable impact was launched among targeted organisations, for the development of project interventions building on existing project funded by Safe Online, with the objective of conducting as well evaluations
• Also in 2022, Safe Online launched a $4 million Call for generating crucial data and evidence to tackle online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). This initial investment will be followed by an additional $1.5 million for evaluations of the projects selected.
• In 2023, Safe Online launched a USD $2 million funding round focusing on innovative solutions to lev