UN Women: National Consultant: Multimedia Capacity Building for a Survivor-Led Storytelling Project, Ending Violence Against Women, Bangkok, Thailand

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations (UN), 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. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the efforts of the UN system to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. UN Women provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.  

UN Women has a universal mandate that encompasses a normative, an operational/programmatic as well as a coordination role, all of which are closely linked with its unique structure. At the core of its mandate, UN Women plays a leading role in supporting governments in delivering on their gender equality and empowerment of women (GEEW) commitments in the SDGs. UN Women is mandated to stimulate and coordinate improved action on gender equality across the whole UN system. 

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is the most pervasive human rights violation worldwide. Nearly thirty years after the Beijing Platform for Action, despite unprecedented momentum and commitments to eliminate VAWG, the prevalence has remained persistent. Global emergencies, crises, and conflict have further intensified the drivers and risk factors of VAWG, and digitalization has exacerbated existing forms of violence and led to the proliferation of new forms. In addition, women and girls are likely to experience a continuum of gender-based violence at all stages of migration, which might include bullying as well as verbal, physical and psychological abuse, and sexual violence (including trafficking for sexual exploitation), which are rooted in deeply entrenched gender inequalities and harmful social norms. 

Under this framework, the UN Women Thailand office is implementing the Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia (PROTECT, Protection of the Rights of Women and Children in Labour Migration), a three-year (2024-2026) project implemented by the ILO (lead), UN Women, UNICEF and UNODC. The PROTECT project promotes decent work, while reducing the vulnerabilities of women and children in the context of labour migration, through preventing and responding to violence against women and children, human trafficking and migrant smuggling. It will do this through addressing legal, policy and institutional gaps and barriers faced by women migrant workers and children in the context of labour migration, including in the protection of fundamental principles and rights at work, as well as enhance their access to safe, orderly, and regular migration by addressing violence, exploitation, forced labour and trafficking. To ensure that laws and policies can be effectively implemented, the project will enhance national and regional capacities and mechanisms for policy implementation, service provision and prevention efforts, while empowering women migrant workers and children to strengthen their voice, knowledge, skills and access services.  

To be driven by the voices of women migrant workers (WMWs), UN Women is initiating a survivor-led storytelling project to amplify the voices of women migrant workers (WMWs) through participatory multimedia production. The project will focus primarily on Cambodian migrant communities in Rayong, Chonburi, and Trat provinces, which are the areas covered by UN Women’s implementing partner, Raks Thai Foundation. While the initial implementation will prioritize these provinces, the approach allows for possible expansion to other migrant communities in Thailand. The project aims to generate meaningful dialogues on safe migration, highlight the contributions of WMWs to their communities and society, and address the realities of violence against women, including information on available services. By documenting and sharing personal narratives, the project seeks to challenge discriminatory attitudes toward migrants, dismantle harmful stereotypes, and strengthen community support for the rights and protection of migrant women.

As part of the assignment, the consultant will design and conduct participatory photo and video workshops with 10-15 WMWs from the community who demonstrate an interest in photography or multimedia production. Participants will be trained to produce visual and narrative materials that reflect their lived experiences. The resulting products, including photographs, short videos, and a documentary film, will be used in advocacy and awareness-raising campaigns, such as the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, International Migrants Day, International Women’s Day and other relevant public outreach initiatives to end violence against women and girls. These outputs will serve as both empowerment tools for the participants and advocacy instruments to inform policy dialogues and influence broader public opinion.

This consultancy will contribute to the PROTECT project Output 3.3: Increased capacities and opportunities of peer networks of women migrants to advocate for and contribute to safe migration strategies and policies in destination countries and upon reintegration under the overall objective to protect the rights of women migrant workers and migrant children in Southeast Asia.  

Supervision

The consultant will be reporting to the Programme Analyst, PROTECT, Ending Violence against Women, UN Women, Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (ROAP), and will be supported by the Programme Associate, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.

Description of Responsibilities

The Consultant will be responsible for: 

Expected deliverables and timeframe

1. Draft and finalize detailed work plan for the assignment at beginning of assignment, and mid-way based on current needs.  

 Deliverables: 1.1 Submission of detailed workplan
 Timeframe : October 2025

2. Contribute to the development of zero draft of Concept Note/s, Agenda/s for capacity building and workshops on multimedia production, with contents around safe migration, strengths, and contribution of WMW to community and society, and violence against women, including service availability. Subsequently, incorporate feedback received from UNW in the notes and/or agenda for finalization and submission.
Deliverable:  2.1 Concept notes and agendas
Timeframe:  October – December 2025

3. Design and conduct at least three photo and video production capacity building workshop sessions with partner organization and women migrant workers (WMWs).    3.1 Submission of training curriculum and materials 
Deliverable: 3.2 Workshop reports
 Timeframe: October 2025 – March 2026

4. Document and develop a short film or documentary on lived experience of WMWs, as part of the process of creating this participatory capacity building program, focusing on dialogues around safe migration, strengths, and contribution of WMW to community and society, and on ending violence against women.   

Deliverable: 4.1 Short film or documentary (15-25 minutes) showcasing lived experience of WMWs and the process of the participatory media training program
Deliverable: 4.2 a promotional video (up to 3 minutes) of the documentary for social media campaigns
Timeframe: March 2026

5. Organize an exhibition and a panel discussion, as part of the ending VAWG campaigns.
a.    Support in organizing an exhibition including selection of multimedia products and review captions drawing from conversation with WMWs.
b.    Support logistic arrangement and the installation of multimedia products.
c.    Prepare discussion points and lead the discussion during panel.
d.    Map key stakeholders, including media outlets and private sector actors, to build partnerships and expand the reach and impact of the project
Deliverable: 5.1 Concept note detailing the exhibition and panel discussions organizing plan.
Deliverable: 5.2 Mapping of key stakeholders 
Deliverable: 5.3 An exhibition and panel discussion in Bangkok, Thailand.
Timeframe:  December 2025 – March 2026

6. Prepare a final report concerning the assignment achievements, learning, and noting recommendations.
Deliverable: 6.1 Final report
Timeframe:  March 2026

Duration of Assignment and Duty Station 

The duration of this assignment is tentatively from September 2025 to March 2026.

Schedule of Payments

Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of each deliverable and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed. Payments will not be based on the number of days worked but on the completion of each stated deliverable within the indicated timeframes

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy. The consultant may be required to travel on official mission, and in such case, the travel will be arranged by UN Women and the costs will be covered based on UN Women travel policy.

Required Qualifications

Education and Certification:

Experience:

Languages:

Excellent writing in English and Thai required.

How to Apply 

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Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.