National Consultant, ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) Thailand

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UN Women

Remote (local)
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 23/03/2025
  • Location: Thailand 
Child protection/ Children’s rights Gender-based violence (GBV)
UN Women's focus on Ending Violence Against Women

UN Women is implementing an initiative funded by the EU, titled “PROTECT: Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in Labour Migration” in partnership with ILO, UNODC and UNICEF. UN Women programming is focusing on project implementation in Cambodia and Thailand, with ASEAN engagement.  The PROTECT project will promote decent work, while reducing the vulnerabilities of women and children in the context of labour migration, in particular through preventing and responding to violence against women and children, human trafficking and migrant smuggling. 

Within the PROTECT project, UN Women is leading the focus areas on response to and prevention of violence against women. This will include developing and supporting multidisciplinary response systems, national plans and strategies, and support cooperation among diverse stakeholders linking violence against women and children, labour migration and trafficking thematic areas. 

Description of Responsibilities and Scope of Work

Under the direct supervision of the Ending Violence against Women (EVAW) Programme Specialist in the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and in close coordination with the ACWC Thailand representative, the incumbent shall be responsible for the following tasks:

1.Facilitate and ensure close coordination with ASEAN in the domain of ending violence against women and girls, with a particular emphasis on the development of the forthcoming ten-year RPA on EVAW 2026-2035.

2. Provide technical support to prepare, facilitate and document key meetings and consultations. 

3. Coordinate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign and other initiatives related to both ASEAN and ACWC's efforts in the area of ending violence against women and girls.

4. Other Duties: 
  • Assist in the planning and organizing capacity-building activities, workshops, and consultations, including venue arrangements, participant coordination, preparation of event materials, and outreach for training sessions.
  • Facilitate the drafting and dissemination of knowledge resources on several media outlets, as per the request. 

Required Qualifications
  • Master’s degree or higher in the field of Gender Studies, Social Science, Law, Political Science, international relations, or related development fields is required;
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience, with demonstrable expertise in VAW response services and systems, including in project development/coordination, with advanced sound writing skills and proven track record of managing projects is required. 
  • Experience working on violence against women related to migrant workers is an asset. 
  • Experience of working with government, NGOs and civil society organizations related to ending violence against women is required.
  • Experience working with ASEAN or similar government institutions is required.
  • Excellent writing in English and Thai required.

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