United Nations Development Programme
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Media and Communication
Apply By: 15-03-2023
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination and violence 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. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programs and services needed to implement these standards.
In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) UN Women currently has a wide portfolio supporting government and CSO effort to end violence against women and girls (EVAW). With the financial support of Sweden and the EU, UN Women work has been anchored since 2016 in the normative framework the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (also known as the Istanbul Convention). Defined under the IMPACT 3 section in the UN Women Strategic Note 2021-2025, this work shall contribute to support enhancing legislative and institutional framework on protection from domestic violence (DV) in BiH, prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG) on individual and community level and availability and quality service provision across BiH in line with the Istanbul Convention.
For the purpose of supporting the EVAW portfolio in making visible the multitude of actions implemented in partnership with government and CSO counterparts, as well as communicating clearly and actively about all the results achieved for women and girls in BiH, UN Women is seeking to engage a National Communications Consultant to support the implementation of visibility and communications activities, including events, campaigns and development of knowledge products in the area of ending violence against women.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Required Skills and Experience:
Academic Qualifications:
Skills and Experience:
Source: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=111530