Regional Programme Officer: Ending Violence against Women

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UN Women

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 28/09/2026
  • Location: Thailand 
GBV / VAWG Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Background:
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 global and regional strategic plan.

Assignment Background: 
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 go 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, including individual, community, institutional, societal and governmental levels.

The work of the Ending Violence against Women (EVAW) Section within UN Women’s ROAP maintains a comprehensive approach to ending violence against women. This includes 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 generation 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.


Required Qualifications
Education and Certification:
  • Master’s Degree in the field of social work, social science, public health, international development, international law, gender studies, or other related areas.
  • 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 professional experience in the area of programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting and implementation on ending violence against women and girls or gender-based violence. 
  • Experience working in the field of violence against women (VAW)/gender-based violence (GBV) in the development and/or humanitarian setting in the Southeast Asia region is an advantage.
  • Experience working in the field of prevention of VAW or GBV is an advantage.
  • Experience working in international settings is an advantage. 
  • Experience with writing concept notes, donor reporting and maintaining partnerships is an asset.

Languages:
Fluency in English, and strong English writing communication skills are required.

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