Mapping Gender Responsive Tourism Fiscal Value Chains and Outcomes in Pacific
Organizational Context
The UN ESCAP Subregional Office for the Pacific, established in 1984 and relocated to Suva in 2005, supports Pacific island developing countries in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and aligning with regional priorities like the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS. It covers numerous Pacific nations and territories, focusing on climate change, ocean management, regional integration, social inclusion, and data coherence. The office engages in research to address development challenges, particularly for SIDS.
Job Purpose
This role supports ESCAP's research on gender-responsive tourism fiscal value chains in the Pacific. The assignment aims to deepen understanding of how tourism-related revenues are collected, allocated, and utilized, and whether fiscal instruments yield gender-responsive and climate-resilient outcomes. The work will involve evidence review and mapping of selected tourism fiscal instruments in Fiji and Palau. The ultimate goal is to build ESCAP's evidence base for identifying practical entry points for more gender-responsive tourism public finance and policy in the region, contributing to inclusive economic development and climate resilience.
Responsibilities
The Online Volunteers will contribute to mapping the tourism fiscal value chain through a gendered analysis, focusing on who pays, where revenues go, and who benefits. This involves conducting literature reviews to identify knowns and unknowns regarding gender and distributional impacts of tourism taxation and public finance in the Pacific. Volunteers will structure analysis around four key questions: Who pays? Who benefits? Who has a voice? Who is protected? They will identify knowledge, Pacific evidence, and data gaps. Additionally, two volunteers will map the use and beneficiaries of specific levies (PPEF in Palau, ECAL in Fiji), detailing revenue collection, expenditure, beneficiaries (including women and local businesses), allocation decisions, climate/resilience outcomes, and implicit gender impacts. The analysis will distinguish explicit gender-responsive design from indirect outcomes and identify factors influencing these outcomes.
Work Experience
A minimum of two years of relevant experience is required. This includes experience in research, literature reviews, evidence synthesis, policy or fiscal analysis, gender analysis or gender-responsive policy research, and research in tourism, public finance, taxation, climate finance, or development. Experience in data collection, mapping, or analysis is also beneficial.
Skills
Strong research and analytical skills are essential. The ability to identify and synthesize evidence from multiple sources, organize findings systematically, and identify evidence and data gaps is crucial. Excellent written English and report-writing skills are required. Familiarity with gender-responsive analysis is considered an advantage.