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.
Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region (2018-2022) is part of the multi-year EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence against Women and Girls. Safe and Fair is implemented by the ILO and UN Women. Safe and Fair delivers technical assistance and support with the overall objective of making labour migration Safe and Fair for all women in the ASEAN region. Safe and Fair engages with ASEAN Member States’ government authorities; ASEAN institutions; workers’ organizations; employers and recruitment agencies; civil society organizations; community-based organizations; families and communities; research institutions and academia, media networks, youth, and the general public and supports programming in ten countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam).
Safe and Fair works in close cooperation with governments and social partners to achieve three inter-linking specific objectives:
Specific objective 1: Women migrant workers are better protected by gender-sensitive labour migration governance frameworks;
Specific objective 2: Women migrant workers are less vulnerable to violence and trafficking and benefit from coordinated responsive quality services; and
Specific objective 3: Data, knowledge and attitudes on the rights and contributions of women migrant workers are improved
The Safe and Fair Programme mainstreams three cross-cutting topics: women’s voice and agency; rights-based approaches; and broad engagement of stakeholders. Safe and Fair ensures visibility, awareness raising and dialogue promotion on changing norms around violence against women throughout migration and strengthening rights-based approaches to Safe and Fair labour migration governance for women in the ASEAN region.
There is an on-going discussion with the Interagency Council against Violence against Women and their Children (IACVAWC) at the local and national level; together with the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA), etc. and other members of the National Project Advisory Committee (NPAC) to develop and/ or enhance referral mechanisms specific to women migrant workers who experience/ are subjected to VAW. The existing referral mechanisms for VAW do not have specific protocols for women migrant workers, while referral mechanisms for migrant workers also do not have specific protocols for women migrant workers subject to VAW.
Moreover, discussions surfaced the need to make migration statistics more gender responsive. An initial discussion has been held with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on integrating specific section in the data collection system on the number of women migrants who accessed support services (health, welfare, police, justice, etc.)
The national campaign plan of Safe and Fair Philippines, dubbed “Babaeng Biyahero” is a 3-year campaign that runs until 2022. Babaeng (Biya)hero (Woman Voyager and Hero) is a play on the term biyahe, meaning journey, and hero, which migrant workers are often regarded as. The entire migrant experience is taken as a journey, with the Filipina OFW as the main protagonist – or hero – in her own story. The Babaeng Biya(hero) Campaign recognizes women migrant workers’ inherent right and capacity to promote their voice, choice, and agency. Launched with a helpdesk and an exhibition, this public awareness campaign aims to support the Babaeng Biya(hero)’s fight against VAW and achieve a safe and fair migration experience particularly for women.
UN Women is looking for an Intern to support programme activities of UN Women Philippines implementation of the Safe and Fair Programme. The intern will contribute to the following activities of the Programme:
2.1.2 Multi-stakeholder national consultations and regional cross-sectoral consultations on legal and policy interventions that prevent and respond to violence against women migrant workers
3.2.2 Capacity building for collection and analysis of VAW data disaggregated by migratory status, in line with SDGs
Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinating, liaising and organizing meetings with Interagency councils on a) violence against women, b) trafficking and c) statistics and integrate data on women migrant workers
- Supporting the organization of activities implemented by UN Women or its partners, such as workshops, trainings, coordination meetings, media events, etc. Expected support will be in the form of: event organization and logistics; materials preparation and minute-taking as necessary; support to work of experts engaged for the activities, communicating and liaising with relevant stakeholders etc.;
- Coordinating, drafting inputs and ensuring regular updating of Safe and Fair Philippines in UN Women Asia Pacific website, knowledge database and dissemination of relevant products and publications to partners; and promote visibility of the programme through social media
Competencies
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 Core Values and Competencies:
Functional Competencies:
- Ability to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings;
- Good knowledge of technical area;
- Good organizational skills and ability to pay close attention to detail.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- University studies in one of the following disciplines: international development, social sciences, political sciences, communication, management or other similar subject at the university level or other relevant subjects is required.
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent); Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation, or Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements.
Language:
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
- Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.
Renumeration:
Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.
Application Information:
- All applicants must submit a completed and signed P.11 form with their application.
- Due to the high volume of applications received, we can ONLY contact successful candidates.
- Successful candidate will be required to provide proof of enrollment in a valid health insurance plan at the duty station of the internship, proof of school enrollment or degree, a scanned copy of their passport/national ID and a copy of a valid visa (as applicable).
Note:
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.