Regional Coordination and Communications Specialist on Ending Violence against Women

Background/Context

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

In accordance with the UN Women Strategic Plan, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) works to advance social, economic, and political rights of women and girls, including the right to live free of all forms of violence. Ending violence against women is a priority area in UN Women’s strategic plan. 

UN Women’s focus on Ending Violence Against Women 

Violence against women (VAW) is one of the most widespread violations of human rights worldwide, globally affecting around one in three women in her lifetime. Regional evidence suggests that a similar rate applies in the Asia-Pacific region, with wide ranging differences in specific contexts and populations. VAW is a human rights violation resulting in immediate and long-term physical, sexual, economic, and mental health consequences for the survivors. The impacts of VAW goes beyond survivors affecting families, communities, and countries. However, research suggests that VAW is preventable. Elimination of VAW requires a holistic approach focusing on both response to and prevention of VAW at different levels from individual, community, institution, societal and governmental levels.

The work of Ending Violence against Women (EVAW) Section within UN Women’s ROAP maintains a comprehensive approach to ending violence against women. This includes gender transformative approaches to building environments and institutions that do not accept violence, that support gender equality, and that hold perpetrators of violence accountable. The approaches of the EVAW section focus on evidence and practice-based knowledge production and dissemination, informing legislation and policies, prevention and social norms change, ensuring quality essential services for survivors, creating safe public spaces in different settings and supporting women’s rights organisations and movements to end violence against women. 

The incumbent will work in close coordination with the UN Women EVAW team in ROAP, UN Women personnel at country, regional and global levels, as well as with the Asia-Pacific UNiTE working group. They will be responsible for liaising with internal and external clients to ensure the effective coordination, implementation and communications of EVAW and UNITE programming and campaign actions in the region; providing technical support to facilitate the monitoring, documentation and reporting on results and lessons learned at national and regional level; developing advocacy strategies, communications materials and strategic partnerships; maintaining and building relationships with partners to mobilize resources for EVAW; and organizing high-level functions and events to mobilize political will and resources to end VAW. Partners this role will liaise with include thematic units and country presence offices within UN Women, UN agencies, civil society networks and organisations, ASEAN, advocacy organizations, and private sector.

As part of this work, the Regional Coordination and Communications Specialist on EVAW will support the regional EVAW portfolio, including the Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in Labour Migration (PROTECT) Project, funded by the European Union, and the UN Joint Programme on Gender-based Violence Prevention in Southeast Asia, funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 

Description of Responsibilities:

       1.Guide coordination with UN and national partners and other stakeholders 

• Liaise with UN agencies, national counterparts, UN Women and partners to ensure the portfolio results are coordinated and communicated;
• Serve as Regional Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific UNiTE Campaign Working Group, currently co-chaired by UN Women and UNFPA; 
• Schedule regional inter-agency Asia-Pacific UNiTE meetings, following up on agreed action points as required; Coordinate the preparation, implementation and monitoring of the Asia-Pacific UNiTE Working Group Annual Work Plan, and support progress where relevant;
• Provide inputs to communications plans for the UNiTE initiatives and partnership work; Monitor, analyze and share results, in coordination with relevant colleagues in country offices;
• Prepare, review and/or coordinate documents/reports, briefs, speeches, presentations and other advocacy materials on UNITE strategies, actions and results as needed;
• Ensure quality documentation, reporting and monitoring of UNITE advocacy/campaign results, lessons learned and effective approaches in the Asia-Pacific region, including to update the Issue Based Coalition (IBC) group;
• Effectively engage with various media outlets in the region to ensure media coverage of key campaign and advocacy events, results and messages and to raise public awareness on issues of VAWG;
• Build and maintain close relationships with current and potential strategic partners, to coordinate action on key priorities needed to advance EVAW in line with UNITE;

      2. Coordinate the monitoring and reporting on the regional EVAW Portfolio

  • Support compilation, analysis and presentation of information necessary for monitoring and reporting on programmes and projects; 
  • Support preparation of quarterly reports
  • Provide inputs from EVAW programme activities and results to Regional Office and corporate/HQ reporting.

     

      3.Lead and facilitate communication and knowledge management on the regional EVAW portfolio

     

    • Lead the implementation of the EVAW communication outreach strategy, ensuring alignment with UN Women's regional priorities and global advocacy efforts, including production and dissemination of communication assets, ensuring quality, consistency, and strategic alignment across media and platforms.
    • Ensure donor visibility and recognition across all communications related to EVAW initiatives, in line with donor agreements and UN Women guidelines;
    • Oversee and manage communication for UN Women’s roles in flagship initiatives, such as the UN Joint Programme on Gender-based Violence Prevention in Southeast Asia and the PROTECT UN Joint Project (Regional and Thailand);
    • Identify and leverage strategic media opportunities, partnerships, and platforms to expand EVAW advocacy and increase visibility;
    • Prepare, review and/or coordinate substantive documents/reports, briefs, speeches, presentations, web and social media content, and other advocacy and communications plans and materials; 
    • Support implementation of the regional EVAW communications and advocacy strategy; 
    • Ensure documentation of the Programme implementation process and products produced are in accordance with UN Women guidelines;
    • Contribute to the exchange of information and knowledge products internally and externally of the Programme; 
    • Organize major advocacy campaigns, events, trainings, workshops and knowledge products.

      4.The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

      Key Deliverables Tasks and deliverables Target dates

      Monthly Status Report provided. This report to include updates on progress in the following areas of work:

      • UNiTE campaign coordination supported, including convening of inter-agency meetings and related tasks.
        • Strategic communications and advocacy materials developed, reviewed, and disseminated in alignment with UN Women corporate branding guidelines.
          • Communications products for EVAW (including the UN Joint Programme on GBV Prevention in Southeast Asia and PROTECT UNJP) produced and disseminated, including content production and performance tracking.
            • Media engagements and donor visibility requirements met through content development, and coordination with partners.
              • Technical inputs provided to speeches, reports, and donor communication materials to support high-level events and advocacy.
                • Support provided to country offices on regional and global campaigns.
                  • Communications[TB1]  focal point for Thailand  PROTECT  project, coordinating peer migrant photo story sub project and campaigns, and supporting EU visibility to strengthen outreach and alignment with PROTECT objectives. At the end of each month

                    Consultant’s Workplace 

                    The consultancy will be supervised by the EVAW Regional Programme Manager and expected to be full-time, office-based in UN Women’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand.

                    Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of each assignment and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed. As part of the official duty of this consultancy, the consultant may be expected to travel, which will be processed by UN Women, following the duty travel policy

                    Competencies :

                    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

                    ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

                    Core Values:

                    • Respect for Diversity 
                    • Integrity 
                    • Professionalism 

                      Core Competencies:

                      • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues 
                      • Accountability 
                      • Creative Problem Solving 
                      • Effective Communication 
                      • Inclusive Collaboration 
                      • Stakeholder Engagement 
                      • Leading by Example .

                        Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

                        Functional Competencies:

                        • Technical credibility on ending violence against women and girls; 
                        • Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
                        • Strong writing skills in English; 
                        • Strong coordination and networking skills;
                        • Ability to work independently to deliver agreed results and meet strict deadlines;
                        • Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively; 
                        • Ability to foster good relations with counterparts, UN agencies, donors, and private partners;
                        • Ability to command trust and authority from external and internal stakeholders

                          Required Qualifications:

                          Education and Certification:

                          • Master’s degree in the field of international development, law, gender studies, social sciences, communications, or other related area
                          • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

                            Experience:

                            • At least 5 years of progressive professional work experience at national or international level in ending violence against women and/or gender-based violence, and transformative approaches to building gender equality;
                            • Demonstrated experience in coordination and partnership building is required; 
                            • Proven track record in raising the visibility and influence of an organization through effective communication and advocacy strategies is required; 
                            • Demonstrated experience in organizing advocacy, public outreach and/or strategic partnerships initiatives and high-visibility events, preferably within a development or social change marketing context is required;
                            • Demonstrated experience in implementing, monitoring and reporting on development programmes focused on ending violence against women and girls is an asset; 
                            • Demonstrated experience in coordinating campaigns to achieve short- and long-term impact, including using social media is an asset;
                            • Demonstrated experience in the use of computers and office/audiovisual software packages is required;
                            • Experience with developing content for communication through social media/web/audiovisual production is an asset; 
                            • Work experience in the Asia and the Pacific is an asset;
                            • Familiarity with the UN system’s rules and procedures will be an advantage.

                              Languages:

                              • Proficiency in English is required
                              • Knowledge an Asian language is an asset.

                                How to apply

                                Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an electronic application no later than 5 September 2025

                                Submission of application 

                                • Personal CV or P11 (P11 can be downloaded from: P11)
                                • A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page)

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