UN Women
Suva, Fiji
JOB DESCRIPTION
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.
The UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO) is based in Suva, Fiji, and works alongside over 20 other UN agencies in the region across 14 countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Under its Strategic Note 2023–2027, which is aligned with the UN Pacific Sustainable Development Framework and the 2050 Blue Pacific Strategy, the Fiji MCO guides gender equality and women’s empowerment efforts across these 14 Pacific Island countries and territories,...