Call for Applications for
Interim Feminist Law and Practice
Programme Officer
(Short-term Consultancy Role)
Consultancy Duration: 7 Months (February – September 2026)
Application Deadline: 28 January 2026
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) is currently inviting WOMEN in all their diversities, including those belonging to minority and marginalised groups from Asia and the Pacific countries with relevant experience and skills to apply for a short-term position as Interim Programme Officer for the Feminist Law and Practice Programme.
This is an interim backfill consultancy role to cover for an employee who will be on maternity leave. The duration of the assignment is targeted for seven (7) months starting as early as February 2026.
The successful applicant will work with our committed Secretariat and membership to advance women’s human rights, women’s organising power, strengthening cross-movements solidarity and actions and advocate for Development Justice.
Role Description & Selection Criteria
The Consultant will oversee the work of the Feminist Law and Practice Programme. This Programme focuses on building the capacity of women’s rights advocates and organisations to transform discriminatory laws, policies and practices and increase women’s access to justice. The programme provides Feminist Legal Training and also instigates legal campaigns to advance women’s rights.
Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated commitment to the promotion of women’s human rights in Asia and the Pacific.
- In depth understanding and knowledge on political, economic, and socio-cultural environments in the region and its impact on women’s human rights.
- Minimum five (5) years experience in development work, women’s human rights and/or social movements at the national, regional or international levels.
- Experience and knowledge on the framework of Feminist Legal Theory is an asset. Those who have attended FLTP Training or TOT are highly encouraged to apply.
- A degree in social and political science, law, human rights, development or women’s studies.
- Experience in working with a movement-based organisation such as feminist movements, migrants, workers, indigenous peoples, farmers, fisherfolk, Dalits, LBTQI or other movements is an asset.
- Experience in coordinating cross-movement campaigns, solidarity actions or advocacy is an asset.
- Experience in research skills, and capacity to analyse and critique economic, social and development policies.
- Experience and knowledge of participatory data gathering and analysis and participatory facilitation with grassroots organisations and their communities is an asset.
- Strong coordination/teamwork skills both within and across teams.
- Knowledge of project management such as programme planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse, membership-driven network and its allies.
- Excellent command of English language, both oral and written; demonstrated ability to write for movements as well as programme reports and project proposals.
- Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to network in a multicultural environment and to develop strong professional relationships with members and other stakeholders.
- Proficient ICT, writing and editing skills including the ability to coordinate publication work from programme content to production work in various forms and media. Familiarity in using online shared platforms such as Google Suite is preferred.
- Must be able to travel overseas as required.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities of the Consultant
- Coordinates activities of the Feminist Law and Practice Programme as detailed in the programme’s plans (includes training, consultations, campaigns, advocacy).
- Lead the Coordination of National Feminist Legal Theory & Practice Training with partner organisations.
- Lead the Coordination and Implementation of Training of Trainers (TOT) on the Feminist Legal Theory and Practice (FLTP).
- Identifying opportunities and engaging in Advocacy spaces to support members in relation to the Programme goals.
- Liaises with focal people and organising committee of members to produce programme plans.
- Coordinate feminist legal strategising and responses in support of women human rights defenders at risk.
- Conducting regular check-ins within the team, joining regular meetings and collaborating with wider secretariat members and staff.
- With the Feminist Knowledge Learning and Publications Team and members, develop publications and advocacy materials related to her programme [which includes but is not limited to FLTP Manual and other material as per programme plan].
- Conduct monitoring and evaluation of the programme and coordinating closely with Programme Manager.
- Write programme reports for members and donors (including quarterly reports and other institutional documents).
- Assist the Finance Team with the preparation of financial reports related to the programme.
- Assist the Grants Manager with monitoring and evaluation of sub-grants related to the programme.
- Assist in the preparation of project proposals and budgetary requirements for donor agencies.
- Supervise programme interns, volunteers and other programme staff where needed.
Consultancy fee and duration
The consultancy fee for this position is 2,000 USD per month. This is a short-term position with a 7-month consultancy contract. The consultant will be based and work from her home country. This role requires frequent travel. All work-related travel costs will be covered by APWLD.
How to apply?
Interested applicants should submit the following:
- Resume
- Cover letter addressing the selection criteria
- Duly completed online Application Form here
- A sample of written work that demonstrates the applicant’s knowledge and analytical skills particularly in the area of women’s human rights and/or development policies at the country, sub-regional and regional levels (e.g. an article, research and project/programme report, programme plan, statements)
Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@apwld.org or visit www.apwld.org.
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Call for Applications for
Climate Justice Programme’s
Feminist Participatory Action Research
(FPAR) 2026-2027
Waves of Resistance Against Imperialism
and the Extractivism of Ocean Resources:
Strengthening Women’s Movement for Climate Justice
Deadline for Applications: 30 January 2026
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) invites grassroots women’s rights organisations and movements to apply for the Climate Justice Feminist Participatory Action Research (CJ FPAR) on challenging expansion of Imperialism and Extractivism of Ocean Resources, 2026-2027. Through this FPAR, APWLD will increase the capacity of feminists and grassroots women in Asia and the Pacific to document their lived realities and expose the impacts of expansion of imperialism and extractivism of ocean resources on women’s human rights to further influence climate policies and discussions from local to global level. It also aims to strengthen feminist and community-led monitoring of blue economy policies, shape governance instruments, and facilitate people’s mobilisation for climate and economic justice grounded in the realities, wisdom, and leadership of grassroots women.
Focus areas of the research
For the Climate Justice FPAR 2026-2027, six organisations in Asia and the Pacific will work together with the community to conduct FPAR and document evidence approximately from April 2026 – August 2027 to focus their FPAR on the impact of expansion of Imperialism and Extractivism of Ocean Resources on women’s human rights and climate policies at the local or country level, specifically in these following streams:
- Fisheries and coastal communities – include the impacts of climate development projects in the marine and coastal areas on livelihood, food security, loss of marine biodiversity
- Climate Projects in Coastal and Marine areas – includes the impacts of reclamation projects, giant sea walls building projects, renewable projects, marine protected areas, industrial aquaculture
- Deep-sea and sand mining – includes extraction of critical minerals resources in the name of energy transition
- Conservation projects – includes Blue carbon projects and carbon trading schemes- displacing the coastal communities and impacting their food sovereignty and livelihoods. Besides it also includes marine conservation (which keeps mangrove areas and marine and coastal as conservation areas and traditional fisherfolk’s and sea indigenous peoples are excluded and their rights to go to sea are violated)
- Marine Geo-engineering – scientifically unproven and highly risky technologies, including carbon dioxide removal technologies, and carbon capture and storage which are dangerous distractions from urgently needed emissions reductions and gender just climate solutions leading to sea grabbing and harming marine ecosystems and livelihoods of coastal communities
APWLD believes in the power of local feminist movements
Under the guise of development, the blue economy is a new frontier for extractivism by imperialist countries, driven by trade liberalisation, deregulation and privatisation which covers ocean-based industries such as fisheries, tourism, shipping, and coastal resources. It has become a key part of national and global climate strategies. However, policies and investments in these sectors often prioritize profit and “green growth” over equity, sustainability, and human rights. This creates new risks of exploitation, displacement, and environmental degradation for coastal and island communities, particularly for women, small-scale fishers, and Indigenous peoples. While international frameworks such as the UNFCCC, Paris Agreement, and Green Climate Fund set global directions for climate action, national implementation through NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions), Blue Economy Strategies, and Gender Action Plans (GAPs) determines whether these commitments translate into justice and sustainability on the ground. Communities across Asia Pacific must be supported to build capacity to monitor their governments’ blue economy and climate commitments, and to meaningfully engage in decision-making that affects their livelihoods, ecosystems, and rights.
To address the need to increase evidence-based advocacy and the need to have women as vocal and effective organisers, advocates and campaigners in human rights, APWLD will provide FPAR support to six national and/or grassroots organisations led by women across Asia and the Pacific region with experience in challenging expansion of Imperialism and Extractivism of Ocean Resources in the Common Struggles for Climate Justice. APWLD will provide each partner organisation with a sub-grant not more than 14,000 USD throughout the FPAR journey. The small sub-grant should cover salary costs of a dedicated young woman researcher and activities to strengthen the capacity of women and their communities involved in the FPAR. Another flow of sub-grant, following the completion of the FPAR, will be provided to the partner organisations to conduct advocacy activities at local and national levels to support their FPAR journey.
Throughout this FPAR, the assigned mentors and young women researchers will be provided with opportunities to access high level capacity building programmes, climate related advocacy spaces particularly at regional and global levels, and networking with wider movements working on climate crises. FPAR modules will also be provided to the mentors and young women researchers to learn research skills including data gathering that are participatory with feminist lens of analysis.
The main language used during the FPAR journey will be English.
Selection Criteria
- Applicants must be non-governmental, non-profit, feminists and women’s human rights and/or women-led organisations in Asia and the Pacific that demonstrate the following:
- Experience in working with grassroots women and their communities;
- Familiarity with the context and reality of climate crises including the impact of expansion of Imperialism and Extractivism of Ocean Resources faced by women at local and national levels;
- Provide a dedicated mentor and young woman researcher throughout the entire FPAR period;
- Capacity to conduct participatory research methodologies that contribute to strengthen democratic leadership of feminists and grassroots women in Asia and the Pacific;
- Ability to produce and submit reports and various FPAR related documents in English.
Highly desirable partner organisations:
- Organisations from East Asia and the Pacific sub-regions;
- Recommended through a letter of endorsement from APWLD members where possible;
- Direct experience in conducting participatory research methods;
- Direct experience in advocacy and campaign work related to climate crisis and women’s human rights, particularly in challenging false solutions;
Submit your application:
Please send completed application form to Ranjana Giri, Climate Justice Programme Officer at ranjana2@apwld.org
(Please use the subject line: Application form_CJ FPAR_2026-2027_(name of your organisation) )
Please download the application form here.
For more details, please refer to the concept note.
Please note that WITCH FPAR calls for applications titled ‘Waves of Resistance Against Imperialism and the Extractivism of Ocean Resources: Highlighting Women’s Human Rights and Trade and Economic Justice’ which will be published in February 2026.
This WITCH FPAR will address the trade, militarism, corporate capture and the introduction of neoliberal policies to expand further and extract resources, and their impact on different communities, particularly women.