Human Rights Due Diligence Project Manager @Unknown

• Contract Type: Consultancy (up to 12 days a month) 
• Location: Remote – Candidates must be based in Nepal or Thailand.
• Duration: initially, fixed-term consultancy contract until 31 March 2027
• Closing Date: Friday 14th August 2026

About WIEGO

Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) is a global network supporting the movement of workers in informal employment, especially women and people living in poverty. We believe all workers should have equal economic opportunities, rights and protections. WIEGO works to expand research and statistics on the informal economy, promote change through policy advocacy, and build collective voice by supporting, strengthening and connecting organizations of workers in informal employment.

About HomeNet International (HNI)

HomeNet International (HNI) is a global network of membership-based organisations representing more than 1.5 million home-based workers across 30 countries. HNI works to increase the visibility and recognition of home-based workers, strengthen solidarity across its global network, and use the collective voice of home-based workers to influence governments, employers and global policy. Through collaboration with regional networks and affiliates, HNI supports organising, capacity building and advocacy to improve the livelihoods, working conditions and rights of home-based workers worldwide.‌

The Project

WIEGO and HNI have long collaborated on research, capacity building, and advocacy to advance homeworkers’ labour rights, including advocacy on the European Union Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Recent changes to the regulatory landscape have prompted a shift in our strategy towards strengthening human rights due diligence for subcontracted homeworkers.

With funding from SIDA, this project seeks to address key barriers to extending due diligence beyond tier 1 suppliers, including limited data on home-based work; a lack of practical worker-centred guidance, few scalable approaches to addressing subcontracting; and varying advocacy capacity among homeworker organisations. The project will strengthen the evidence base, pilot cluster-based governance approaches in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and promote global corporate accountability frameworks that better reflect the realities of home-based work.

WIEGO and HNI will carry out the project jointly, along with national partners: Labour in Informal Economy (LIE) in Bangladesh and Home-Based Women Workers’ Federation (HBWWF) in Pakistan. It includes a number of activities at the national, regional and global level, aimed at:

National level experimentation – in Bangladesh and Pakistan, the project will support organizations of homeworkers in global garment supply chains to (a) build evidence of the prevalence and conditions of home-based work through spatial mapping of production clusters and (b) design and pilot cluster-based governance models.

Regional level movement building – across South Asia and Southeast Asia, the project will facilitate learning between HNI affiliates, through online exchanges and a regional training workshop in Nepal, in order to develop and test practical worker-centred proposals for how to extend due diligence to homeworkers.

Global level advocacy – engaging corporate accountability advocates and due diligence decisions makers on solutions for extending due diligence to women homeworkers, working towards an interactive toolkit for due diligence decisions-makers.

The Role

This is an opportunity to lead the coordination and delivery of this ambitious international project aimed at strengthening human rights due diligence for women homeworkers in global garment supply chains.

Working in partnership with HomeNet International (HNI) and national partners in Bangladesh and Pakistan, you’ll coordinate activities across multiple countries, support collaboration between a diverse range of stakeholders, and ensure the successful delivery of a Sida-funded project spanning research, movement building and global advocacy.

The role combines project management, partnership working, donor reporting and financial oversight. You’ll work closely with colleagues across WIEGO, HNI and partner organisations to ensure activities are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.

Responsibilities

1. Project Planning and Coordination
   • Maintain the overall project workplan and implementation schedule.
   • Coordinate activities across WIEGO and partners.
   • Monitor progress against agreed milestones and deliverables.
   • Track decisions, action points and implementation commitments.
   • Identify implementation risks and support teams to resolve bottlenecks.
   • Ensure effective communication and coordination across the project.
2. Partner Coordination and Support
   • Act as the primary coordination focal point for project partners.
   • Organise regular partner meetings and learning exchanges.
   • Support partners in planning, implementation and reporting.
   • Facilitate information-sharing across countries and pathways.
   • Follow up on agreed actions and deliverables.
3. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
   • Maintain project monitoring and results-tracking systems.
   • Track progress against indicators, outputs and outcomes.
   • Support collection of evidence, learning and stories of change.
   • Coordinate internal project reviews and reflection processes.
   • Work with technical leads to document project results and lessons.
4. Donor Reporting and Compliance
   • Coordinate narrative reporting to Sida and facilitate regular liaison and periodic meetings with the Sida Team.
   • Compile and review partner reports and project updates.
   • Maintain project records and reporting documentation.
   • Monitor compliance with donor requirements and reporting deadlines.
   • Support preparation of annual work plans and progress reports.
5. Financial and Administrative Oversight
   • Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets.
   • Support budget tracking and forecasting processes.
   • Coordinate contracts and consultant management processes.
   • Liaise with Finance staff regarding financial reporting requirements.
   • Monitor implementation risks relating to budgets and contracts.
6. Meetings, Events and Communications
   • Coordinate project meetings, workshops and learning events.
   • Prepare agendas, minutes and action trackers.
   • Support dissemination and communications activities.
   • Ensure documentation and knowledge products are appropriately managed and shared.

About You

Essential Criteria

• Degree in Project Management, International Development, Law, Social Sciences or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• At least five years’ experience managing complex, multi-partner projects, preferably in an international context.
• Demonstrable experience of coordinating projects involving multiple organisations, stakeholders and countries.
• Experience of developing and managing project workplans, budgets, risk registers and project reporting.
• Experience of preparing reports for institutional donors and ensuring compliance with donor requirements.
• Experience of organising and facilitating meetings, workshops and learning events involving multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of home-based workers, human rights due diligence, labour rights, corporate accountability or global supply chains.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare high-quality reports and project documentation.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver agreed objectives to deadline.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Must be based in Nepal or Thailand and undertake international travel as required.

Desirable Criteria

• Project Management qualification.
• Experience managing Sida-funded or other institutional donor-funded projects.
• Experience working with international NGOs, membership-based organisations or civil society organisations.
• Experience working with organisations of informal workers or workers’ organisations.
• Experience of monitoring, learning and evaluation (MLE) systems and approaches.

What we offer

The role will commence in September 2026 and will initially be offered with a three month trial period and if passed a fixed-term consultancy contract until 31 March 2027. Subject to satisfactory performance and the continuation of project funding, it is anticipated that the contract will be extended in line with the project, which is expected to run until 31 March 2029.

Fees will be agreed according to qualifications and experience in line with our Remuneration Policy and will be paid monthly on submission of an invoice and timesheet.

This is a home-based role. The successful candidate will need access to suitable computer equipment and a reliable, high-speed internet connection.

‌‌Next Steps

To apply for this position, please complete the form below and include your resume and cover letter explaining your motivation and how you fulfil the requirements by the deadline. Applications close at 11.59 pm BST (UK time) on Friday 14th August 2026. Please note interviews are likely to be held 25th to 28th August 2026