Support research on Women Environment Defenders

Host entity: UNDP

Areas of expertise: Climate change, environment, Gender, women's rights

Application deadline: 24/11/2026

Mission and objectives

Established in 1965, UNDP is the United Nations’ global development network, operating in nearly 170 countries and territories. Its mission is to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and build resilience to crises and shocks. The Istanbul Regional Hub (IRH) is UNDP’s primary knowledge and advisory center for the Europe and Central Asia region.

Assignment context

The Gender Team is implementing a global initiative to strengthen the capacity, safety, and influence of women’s civil society organizations (CSOs) and women environmental human rights defenders (WEHRDs) in five countries: Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya, Uganda, and Iraq. It aims to build women’s leadership in climate and environmental action, protect civic space, and counter online disinformation and gender-based violence.

Task description

The Gender Team’s work involves research, mapping of relevant initiatives and stakeholders, and coordination of global activities. The Online Volunteer will support these efforts through desk research, information gathering and review of project documents and information. The Volunteer will document a repository of information of the research reports, videos, blogs, social media and photos from the project, in a dashboard or website ready format.

Skills and experience

- Familiarity with and interest in gender equality, climate change and sustainable development.
- Ability to conduct desk research, review project documents and reports, and identify relevant initiatives, organizations, and stakeholders.
- Experience with information and data collection, literature reviews, and mapping is an advantage.
- A degree in a related field is considered an asset.

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.