The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is seeking an experienced professional for a Violence Against Women Data and Knowledge Management Specialist assignment in Bangkok, Thailand. The opportunity is designed for a professional with strong experience in communications, knowledge management, donor reporting, research, international development programming, gender-based violence, or related areas.

The assignment will support UNFPA’s Asia and the Pacific Regional Office in strengthening how violence against women data and research are managed, communicated, shared, and translated into practical policy and programming action.

The successful UN Volunteer will contribute to the implementation of the kNOwVAWdata initiative, a regional initiative focused on improving the ethical collection, management, analysis, dissemination, and use of violence against women data across the Asia-Pacific region.

The assignment is onsite and full-time in Bangkok, Thailand, with an expected start date of 1 September 2026 and an initial duration of 12 months, with the possibility of extension.

Opportunity Overview

The assignment is hosted by UNFPA, the United Nations agency responsible for promoting sexual and reproductive health, advancing gender equality, supporting safe motherhood, and working toward a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

The Violence Against Women Data and Knowledge Management Specialist will work within the Asia and the Pacific Regional Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Practices team.

The position focuses heavily on knowledge management, communications, digital platforms, reporting, community engagement, research dissemination, and the translation of complex violence against women data into accessible and useful information for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders.

Assignment Details

• Assignment title: Violence Against Women Data and Knowledge Management Specialist
• Host organization: UNFPA
• Duty station: Bangkok, Thailand
• Work location: On UN premises
• Modality: Onsite
• Volunteer type: International
• Volunteer category: Specialist UCoS from April 2026
• Work schedule: Full-time
• Duration: 12 months
• Expected start date: 1 September 2026
• Possibility of extension: Yes
• Number of positions: 1
• Recruitment: Competitive recruitment
• Advertisement deadline: 19 August 2026 at 03:00
• Sustainable Development Goal: SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being
• Language required: English

About UNFPA and the Assignment

Violence against women remains a major global challenge. According to the assignment description, approximately one in three women experiences physical and/or sexual violence during her lifetime, with particularly high rates reported in the Asia-Pacific region.

Over the years, significant progress has been made in conducting violence against women prevalence surveys. However, important challenges remain in ensuring that data is understood, integrated across different sources, effectively communicated, and ultimately used to improve policies and programmes.

To address these challenges, the UNFPA Asia and the Pacific Regional Office, in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), is launching Phase III of the kNOwVAWdata initiative for 2026–2029.

The third phase builds on the ethical data collection foundations established during the first two phases. It places greater emphasis on creating comprehensive violence against women data ecosystems and ensuring that data and research are translated into meaningful policy and programming impact.

The initiative is structured around four major pillars:

1. Strengthening Capacity and Networks
2. Building Integrated Data Systems
3. Advancing Measurement
4. Strategic Partnerships

The successful volunteer will contribute to these objectives by managing knowledge platforms, supporting regional learning, strengthening professional networks, coordinating reporting, documenting impact, and making technical information more accessible.

Key Responsibilities of the Violence Against Women Data and Knowledge Management Specialist

The selected professional will undertake a wide range of responsibilities related to knowledge management, digital communities, communications, reporting, research, and evidence dissemination.

1. Platform Migration and Knowledge Management

One of the major responsibilities will be leading the transition and migration of the kNOwVAWdata community platforms into a more modern and accessible digital environment.

The volunteer will support the introduction and use of appropriate knowledge management tools to ensure that important resources can be easily accessed, organized, updated, and shared by members of the regional community.

This will involve ensuring that knowledge generated through the initiative is not lost and that stakeholders can effectively find and use relevant information.

2. Microsite and Resource Maintenance

The volunteer will oversee the regular maintenance and updating of the kNOwVAWdata community resources.

Responsibilities will include:

• Updating digital resources.
• Restructuring information where necessary.
• Maintaining technical resources.
• Ensuring online information remains current.
• Supporting the accessibility and usability of knowledge resources.
• Helping ensure that relevant research and technical materials remain available to the intended audiences.

This makes experience with web content management and digital communication particularly useful for the assignment.

3. Community of Practice Strategic Implementation

The specialist will play an important role in implementing a long-term strategy for the kNOwVAWdata Community of Practice (CoP).

The objective is to develop the Community of Practice into an active, sustainable and increasingly member-led professional network.

The volunteer will therefore help create an environment where members can:

• Exchange knowledge.
• Share experiences.
• Learn from one another.
• Discuss technical challenges.
• Develop professional connections.
• Exchange practical solutions.
• Contribute to regional knowledge.

The emphasis will be on creating an organic network where participation and knowledge exchange can continue beyond individual events or projects.

4. Facilitation of Technical Working Groups

Another important area of responsibility will involve moderating online forums and private interactive spaces for national survey teams.

The volunteer will help facilitate member-led technical working groups focused on emerging and important issues related to violence against women data and research.

Potential areas include:

• Technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
• Climate change and gender-based violence.
• Disability inclusion in violence against women data and research.
• Emerging methodological challenges.
• Data collection and measurement.
• Research and evidence utilization.

The role therefore requires strong online facilitation, communication, coordination, and stakeholder engagement skills.

5. Peer-to-Peer Learning and Regional Exchange

The specialist will plan, organize, and document regional learning activities.

These may include:

• Regional webinars.
• South-South Cooperation initiatives.
• Triangular Cooperation initiatives.
• Peer-learning exchanges.
• Knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Technical discussions between country teams.

The volunteer may interact with a wide range of stakeholders, including UNFPA Country Offices, national statistical offices, civil society organizations, researchers, and UNFPA implementing partners.

The role therefore requires someone who can communicate effectively across different professional, institutional, cultural, and geographical environments.

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6. Donor Reporting and Coordination

A significant component of the position involves supporting donor reporting.

The specialist will lead the drafting, compilation, and editorial review of high-quality narrative reports for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and other steering committees.

The responsibilities include ensuring that reports:

• Clearly communicate programme progress.
• Present results accurately.
• Meet relevant donor requirements.
• Are professionally written and edited.
• Effectively communicate achievements and challenges.
• Follow applicable donor communication guidelines.

Previous experience preparing donor reports is therefore highly relevant to this assignment.

Experience working with Australian DFAT reporting requirements would be considered a strong asset.

7. Impact Documentation and Storytelling

The successful candidate will also contribute to documenting the real-world impact of the kNOwVAWdata initiative.

This may involve:

• Conducting research.
• Interviewing stakeholders.
• Writing impact stories.
• Producing feature articles.
• Developing technical briefs.
• Translating complex data into accessible narratives.
• Communicating how violence against women data contributes to changes in policy and programming.

This is particularly important because the assignment requires the ability to transform complex statistical and technical information into clear and understandable content for audiences that may not have specialist technical backgrounds.

Professionals with strong writing, editorial, storytelling, communications, and content development experience may therefore find this aspect of the position particularly relevant.

8. Lessons Learned and Evidence Dissemination

The volunteer will support the documentation, packaging, and publication of technical and operational lessons learned from countries implementing national violence against women prevalence surveys.

This may include learning from:

• Dedicated national prevalence surveys.
• Modular surveys.
• Administrative data system changes.
• Data collection initiatives.
• Research methodologies.
• Technical implementation experiences.

The specialist will also contribute to regular e-bulletins that share new research, training opportunities, resources, and relevant developments with the regional community.

Broader Impact of the Assignment

The successful volunteer will contribute to strengthening the way violence against women data is produced, understood, communicated, and used throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

The assignment aims to contribute to several important outcomes.

Strengthening National Capacity

The initiative seeks to strengthen national capacity for the ethical production and use of violence against women data and research.

The specialist will contribute to knowledge sharing and capacity development that can help countries make better use of evidence when designing policies and programmes.

Building Integrated Data Ecosystems

The initiative also seeks to break down silos between different types of data.

This includes improving the integration and use of:

• Population surveys.
• Administrative data.
• Qualitative research.
• Other relevant evidence sources.

The ultimate goal is to create stronger and more comprehensive violence against women data ecosystems.

Improving Data Literacy

Another important objective is improving data literacy among:

• Policymakers.
• Advocates.
• Practitioners.
• Researchers.
• Other stakeholders.

Improved data literacy can help bridge the gap between simply producing data and actually using that data to influence decisions and action.

Advancing Inclusive Measurement

The programme also seeks to advance innovative approaches to measuring violence against women.

Particular attention will be given to emerging and under-researched areas, including:

• Technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
• Disability inclusion.
• Older women.
• The relationship between gender-based violence and climate change.

The specialist will support knowledge management and communication around these emerging areas.

Supporting Sustainable National Systems

The initiative also aims to institutionalize national capacity and encourage domestic financing so that countries can maintain safe and ethical violence against women data systems over the long term.

UN Volunteer Responsibilities and Volunteerism

As part of the UN Volunteers programme, the selected volunteer will also be encouraged to integrate the principles of volunteerism into the assignment.

This can include developing knowledge about volunteerism through UNV and external publications, participating in UNV activities, and becoming familiar with traditional and local forms of volunteerism in the host country.

The volunteer may also be expected to:

• Provide annual and end-of-assignment self-reports.
• Document volunteer actions, results, and opportunities.
• Contribute articles and write-ups based on field experiences.
• Submit relevant content for UNV publications, websites, newsletters, and press releases.
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme.
• Promote online volunteering among relevant organizations and individuals where appropriate.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants should carefully review the eligibility requirements before applying.

Age

Candidates must be between 18 and 80 years old.

Nationality

The candidate must be a national of a country other than Thailand, because Thailand is the country of assignment.

Education

Applicants must have at least a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas:

• Health.
• Social Sciences.
• Gender-Based Violence.
• Communications.

A related academic background may also be relevant where supported by the candidate’s professional experience.

Professional Experience

The assignment requires significant professional experience.

The listing indicates a minimum of 5 years of specialized experience, preferably in an international context.

Relevant areas include:

• International development programming.
• Donor reporting.
• Strategic communications.
• Knowledge management.
• Gender equality.
• Gender-based violence.
• Research.
• Data and information management.
• Communications and advocacy.

The listing also indicates a general required experience level of at least three years, while the detailed skills and experience section specifies a minimum of five years of specialized experience. Applicants should therefore use the more specific five-year requirement when assessing their suitability.

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Language

Fluency in English is required.

The candidate should have excellent written and spoken English, particularly because the role involves producing reports, technical briefs, impact stories, articles, e-bulletins, and other professional communications.

Preferred and Desirable Experience

Although not every item listed below is mandatory, candidates with these experiences may have a stronger profile.

UN system experience

Prior experience working within the UN system is highly desirable, particularly experience related to:

• Gender equality.
• Gender-based violence.
• Demographic statistics.
• International development.
• The Asia-Pacific region.

Online Community Management

Experience establishing, moderating, and sustaining:

• Online communities of practice.
• Professional networks.
• Knowledge portals.
• Interactive online forums.

would be particularly valuable.

Editorial and Writing Skills

The role requires strong editorial judgment and the ability to turn complex technical information into clear and accessible content.

Applicants should be comfortable producing:

• Narrative reports.
• Technical briefs.
• Feature articles.
• Impact stories.
• E-bulletins.
• Knowledge products.
• Digital content.

Donor Reporting

Applicants with experience preparing high-quality donor reports are encouraged to apply.

Knowledge of Australian DFAT reporting guidelines is specifically identified as a strong asset.

Digital and Computer Skills

Strong computer literacy is required.

Experience with tools and platforms such as:

• Google Workspace.
• Microsoft Office.
• Email and internet platforms.
• Data and information management systems.
• Web content management systems.

is relevant to the assignment.

Design Skills

Knowledge of basic design and digital production tools is desirable.

Examples mentioned in the assignment include:

• Canva.
• Adobe Creative Suite.
• InDesign.

This could be useful when preparing report layouts, knowledge products, digital assets, and other communication materials.

Core Competencies

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate a range of professional and interpersonal competencies.

Professionalism

The candidate should demonstrate sound professional judgment, technical knowledge, discretion, diplomacy, and the ability to work independently.

The role requires someone who can take initiative, manage information objectively and confidentially, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and take ownership of responsibilities.

Integrity

Applicants should demonstrate commitment to UN values and ethical standards.

This includes acting professionally, resisting inappropriate pressure, exercising sound judgment, and responding appropriately to unethical or unprofessional conduct.

Teamwork and Respect for Diversity

The specialist will work with people from different cultures, professional backgrounds, nationalities, genders, and institutions.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop respectful working relationships are therefore essential.

The candidate should demonstrate sensitivity to cultural and individual differences and a commitment to gender equality and inclusion.

Planning and Organization

The assignment involves managing multiple activities and potentially competing deadlines.

The successful candidate should be able to:

• Prioritize tasks.
• Organize activities.
• Manage multiple projects.
• Coordinate stakeholders.
• Monitor progress.
• Meet deadlines.
• Work effectively under pressure.

Communication

Excellent communication skills are central to the role.

The specialist should be able to communicate clearly with different audiences and prepare concise, high-quality written materials.

Presentation skills, stakeholder communication, knowledge transfer, and the ability to explain complex information to non-technical audiences are also important.

Commitment to Volunteerism

The candidate should have a genuine commitment to the principles of volunteer engagement, including solidarity, compassion, reciprocity, and self-reliance.

A commitment to the mission and values of UNFPA and the wider UN system is also expected.

Working Environment and Duty Station

The assignment will be based in Bangkok, Thailand and will be performed onsite on UN premises.

According to the assignment information, Bangkok is a highly developed modern city with a wide range of accommodation options, including apartments and houses.

The cost of living is described as relatively high compared with some other Asian capitals, although it remains lower than many cities in Europe and North America.

The city has well-developed health facilities and services and strong international connectivity, with regular flights linking Bangkok to major cities around the world.

Important Dates

Applicants should pay close attention to the recruitment timeline.

Expected start date: 1 September 2026

Assignment duration: 12 months, with possibility of extension

Advertisement end date: 19 August 2026 at 03:00

Because the recruitment process is competitive and only one assignment is available, interested candidates should avoid waiting until the final day to prepare and submit their application.

Why This Opportunity Could Be Valuable

This assignment offers an opportunity for an experienced professional to contribute to an important regional initiative addressing violence against women through better data, research, knowledge management, communications, and evidence use.

The role combines several professional areas, including:

• Strategic communications.
• Knowledge management.
• Digital community management.
• Research communication.
• Donor reporting.
• Data storytelling.
• Gender-related programming.
• Stakeholder engagement.
• International development.
• Regional knowledge exchange.

For a communications or knowledge-management professional interested in working within the UN system, the position provides exposure to regional programming and collaboration with UNFPA offices, national statistical institutions, civil society organizations, researchers, and other partners.

Application Considerations

Before applying, candidates should ensure that their CV and application clearly demonstrate relevant professional experience.

Applicants should particularly highlight evidence of:

1. At least five years of specialized professional experience.
2. Communications and strategic communications experience.
3. Knowledge management experience.
4. Donor reporting and report-writing experience.
5. Digital content and web management experience.
6. Online community or Community of Practice management.
7. Research and evidence dissemination.
8. Experience working with diverse stakeholders.
9. Strong English writing and editing skills.
10. Experience in international development, gender equality, GBV, research, or related areas.

Candidates with experience using Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and web content management systems should also make these skills visible in their applications where relevant.

Important Recruitment Warning

Applicants should be aware that the United Nations does not charge application, processing, training, interviewing, testing, or recruitment fees.

If anyone requests money in connection with this UN opportunity, applicants should treat the request as fraudulent and disregard it.

Applicants should also exercise caution when sharing personal information online because UN logos, names, addresses, and other identifying information can be copied and misused by scammers.

Conclusion

The UNFPA Violence Against Women Data and Knowledge Management Specialist assignment offers an opportunity for an experienced professional to contribute to regional efforts to improve how violence against women data is managed, communicated, shared, and used.

Based in Bangkok, Thailand, the 12-month international UN Volunteer assignment will focus on knowledge management, digital platforms, Community of Practice development, technical working groups, peer learning, donor reporting, impact storytelling, and evidence dissemination.

The role is particularly suited to professionals with strong backgrounds in communications, knowledge management, international development, research, donor reporting, gender equality, gender-based violence, or related fields.

With the application deadline set for 19 August 2026 at 03:00 and an expected start date of 1 September 2026, qualified candidates should carefully review the eligibility requirements and prepare an application that clearly demonstrates their relevant professional experience, communication skills, technical capabilities, and commitment to the values of the United Nations.

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