BACKGROUND

Women’s civil society groups and women environmental human rights defenders in the Philippines face significant challenges in political participation and influence, including deeply ingrained gender inequality, under representation in leadership, and tokenism. They are vulnerable to threats such as increased violence and impunity, with the Philippines having one of the highest rates of violence against environmental defenders globally. Additionally, they encounter harassment and red-tagging, often exacerbated by limited access to funding, legal aid and capacity-building opportunities. This is compounded by economic disparities that hinder their participation in environmental advocacy as society norms assign domestic responsibilities primarily to women.
Structural barriers like the weak environmental policy enforcement and under representation in decision-making processes, combined with intersectional challenges, further marginalize their efforts. Additionally, societal biases, media under representation, and the burden of unpaid domestic work hinder their ability to advocate effectively for a just green future. Addressing these issues requires comprehensive reforms, increased protection and greater public support for their critical roles in environmental and political advocacy.

To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the project has three major outputs.

• Output 1: Strengthened capacities and agency of civil society organizations, including women EHRDs, advocates and networks led by women in the Philippines to overcome barriers to political participation and influence

• Output 2: Women EHRDs and women climate CSOs empowered to build the evidence-based global advocacy for better protection and access to civil and political spaces by women environmental human rights defenders in the PhilippinesOutput 3: Women civil society organizations and women environmental human rights defenders’ priorities strengthened in political platforms at country, regional and global levels based on pilot countries experiences

• To support the implementation of the programme, UNDP is seeking a Project Assistant who is based in Manila and will provide administrative, logistics and financial management support for the day-to-day operations of the programme. The Project Assistant is expected to report daily to the Project Manager/Gender Analyst. Moreover, the Project Assistant shall work in close collaboration with the Institutions & Partnerships Team of the UNDP to successfully implement the activities under the programme.

5. SUPPORTS KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN THE CO, FOCUSING ON ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING RESULTS:

a. Support to organization of trainings and events
b. Support to documentation of meetings, and logging of minutes from project and partner meetings.
c. Support in preparation of Corporate Requirements including but not limited to annual work plan, quarterly report, and annual report.

MIN. ACADEMIC EDUCATION

Completion of secondary education is required.
First level university degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in Accountancy, Business Administration, Management, Finance or related field will be given due consideration but is not a requirement.

MIN. YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

A minimum of five (5) years (with secondary education) or two (2) years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in administrative, financial, procurement, and logistics support at the national or international level is required.
Knowledge on the use of basic information and communications technology (ICT) and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required.

DESIRED ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

At least one year experience in providing administrative, financial, procurement, and logistics support to gender-related projects.
Experience in the use of online enterprise risk management platforms is desirable.
Working experience with UN agency/mission, an NGO/INGO, or government is an asset.

RIGHT TO SELECT MULTIPLE CANDIDATES

UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

Please refer the Job description for details