International Consultant To Facilitate Media Training On “stories That Move: Reporting On Gender And Migration” South Africa Posting Date06/08/2026 BE THE FIRST TO APPLY

Organizational Context

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. Following the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in 2018, UN Women has supported gender-responsive and human rights-based migration governance globally. Since 2019, UN Women has implemented the Germany-funded Making Migration Safe for Women (MMS) programme at global and country levels, aiming to strengthen gender-responsive migration policies, improve sex-disaggregated data, and generate evidence to advance migrant women’s rights. The MMS programme expanded to South Africa in 2025, recognizing the country’s cent

Job Purpose

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. Following the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in 2018, UN Women has supported gender-responsive and human rights-based migration governance globally. Since 2019, UN Women has implemented the Germany-funded Making Migration Safe for Women (MMS) programme at global and country levels, aiming to strengthen gender-responsive migration policies, improve sex-disaggregated data, and generate evidence to advance migrant women’s rights. The MMS programme expanded to South Africa in 2025, recognizing the country’s central role in regional migration dynamics. Gender shapes all stages of migration, with migrant women and migrants of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, expressions and characteristics (SOGIESC) facing heightened risks, including gender-based violence, trafficking, limited access to safe and regular migration pathways, and systemic discrimination. Media narratives on migration often reinforce stereotypes and fail to reflect these intersecting realities, contributing to misinformation and exclusionary public discourse. In response, UN Women and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) jointly developed the training module “Stories that Move: Reporting on Gender and Migration” under IOM’s Global Migration Media Academy (GMMA). The module aims to strengthen gender-responsive, ethical, and trauma-sensitive migration reporting by equipping media professionals with practic

Responsibilities

UN Women seeks to engage an international consultant to build on the 2025 pilot media training on gender and migration and further contextualize the programme to the South African media landscape. The consultancy aims to strengthen ethical, gender-responsive, trauma-sensitive, and human rights-based reporting on migration, with a particular focus on the experiences, leadership, and voices of migrant women. Objectives The consultancy will contribute to: - Strengthening the capacity of journalists, editors, and media practitioners to report on migration using gender-responsive, ethical, and trauma-sensitive approaches. - Promoting accurate, inclusive media narratives that reflect the agency and contributions of migrant women. - Strengthening newsroom-level editorial practices and leadership engagement to support sustained institutional change. - Consolidating and expanding gains achieved through the 2025 pilot media training. Specific Objectives (Building on 2025 Lessons) In close collaboration with UN Women South Africa and using existing tools and resources, the consultant will: - Broaden participation across media sectors, platforms, and geographic areas, including migration hotspots and border regions. - Deliver in-person training to strengthen engagement, skills development, and practical application. - Expand the training into a structured learning pathway, including introductory and advanced modules. - Strengthen experiential learning through practical exercises, including story development and editorial review. - Address emerging challenges related to digital risks, hate speech, online gender-based harms, and misinformation. - Ensure meaningful participation of migrant women leaders and advocates as contributors and resource persons. - Support the establishment of communities of practice to promote peer learning and sustain collaboration. Scope of Work 1. Training Design Building on the existing curriculum, the consultant will: - Adapt and strengthen training content on gender-responsive migration reporting. - Integrate ethical, trauma-sensitive, survivor-centered, and GBV-sensitive journalism approaches. - Address misinformation, digi

Work Experience

- Minimum five years’ working experience in Gender Studies, International Relations, Development Studies - Expertise in gender, migration, and media. - Proven experience in facilitating media training. - Strong communication and participatory facilitation skills

Skills

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