Young Pasifika Wayfinders Coordinator

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: Not Specified
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Deadline: 09/12/2025
  • Location: Fiji
Movement building Youth
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

How can you make a difference? 

The consultant will play a key role in coordinating the YPW group. This includes:
  • Having monthly update meetings with the UNICEF Child Protection & GBV Specialist to provide updates on progress, challenges, and opportunities.
  • The facilitation of online monthly meetings, bi-annual in-person workshops & providing consistent communication to members and partners.
  • Ensuring the advisory group operates in accordance with its Terms of Reference and with UNICEF’s Safeguarding Policy and procedures.
  • Supporting the co-facilitation and development of participatory workshop modalities and participatory group work for adolescent members, which includes critical reflection on gender socialization, masculinities, and adolescent mental health.
  • Development of creative workshop formats which provide skills training to adolescent members on advocacy, civic participation, public speaking and youth leadership.
  • Providing technical support to the YPW members on the development of Pacific positive masculinity frameworks and culturally appropriate positive masculinity initiatives and advocacy content in consultation and collaboration with adolescent boys.
  • Supporting the development of monitoring and evaluation processes for the Pacific Adolescent Boys Advisory group, in line with the UNICEF Gender and Adolescent Action Plan and UNICEF Pacific Gender & Adolescent Strategy. You should have strong organizational experience in managing events, regional workshops, including liaison and communication with venues, travel companies and partners.
  • Supporting YPW members to co-design adolescent advocacy initiatives and ‘call to actions such as social media campaigns (in line with the YPW annual Advocacy action plan). As well as supporting the review and adaptation of UNICEF IEC (Information, Education, and Communication) materials for adolescents. You should have experience in facilitating adolescent participation and a strong understanding of Pacific youth and gender identities, masculinities and gender socialization. You should also have in-depth experience in child safeguarding, informed consent processes, child participation, child-led codesign practices and adolescent participatory approaches.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

  • Bachelors degree in Social Work, Education, Gender, Psychology, social sciences, community development or relevant degree.
  • At least 5 years of professional experience in Gender, Social Work, Community development, Child Protection, Adolescent development, gender equality and gender socialization.
  • Understanding of adolescent and youth issues across Pacific Island country contexts.
  • Experience in group work facilitation with adolescent participants including leading interactive, engaging and creative group work.
  • Experience in working with adolescent boys, youth males, on topics related to gender identity, gender socialization, masculinities, mental wellbeing and self-esteem.
  • Experience designing and facilitating youth participatory frameworks, participatory youth action methodologies.
  • Lived experience in working within the Pacific region and cultural context.
  • Knowledge of gender and development, human rights and children’s issues across the Pacific.
  • Knowledge and understanding of GBV primary prevention interventions related to gender/social norms change
  • Experience with safeguarding risk assessments, child participation standards and child protection protocols.
  • Fluency in English is required

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