Vacancy Announcement

Project coordinator and Project officer

For ‘B.O.L.D. – Policy: Building Organisations & Local actors Dialogue (for) – Policy’

(2 positions)

The Life Skills Development Foundation (TLSDF) as the secretariat of Lanna Child Rights Coalition (L-CRC) is currently seeking one project coordinator and one project officer for an action supported by European Union called ‘B.O.L.D. – Policy: Building Organisations & Local actors Dialogue (for) – Policy’. The two positions place in TLSDF’s office in Chiang Mai, Thailand. By becoming part of our team, you can work with a strong child rights-focused CSO network and several groups of child rights youth activists (CRYA) in three Upper northern provinces, Maehongson, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai supporting them to advocate for their entitled rights as prescribed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) and its three optional protocols. In these positions, you can also engage in a fruitful exchange of child rights expertise in National and International innovative and progressive networks such as CRC Thailand, CRC Asia, other International NGOs, and relevant UN agencies.   

Role and responsibilities

TLSDF B.O.L.D. project coordinator's role is working closely with partners and target groups under the Action, carrying out field monitoring visits, supporting training sessions for partners, facilitating meetings with stakeholders, where applicable support the implementation and results of the contracted FSTP, ensuring the Action has sound implementation.

TLSDF B.O.L.D. project officer’s role is to support the coordinator function, a project officer will oversee the work in the field with target groups, ranging from the youth networks, the CRYAs and LCRCs and Thai government department staff members and maintain sound relations with stakeholders and collect field data for reporting. TLSDF B.O.L.D. project officer has responsibility to report to TLSDF B.O.L.D. project coordinator.   

The TLSDF B.O.L.D. project coordinator has responsibility to report to the project manager who function to support the executive director and the coordinator to carry out monitoring, provide support for field work as needed and oversee the quality of implementation, results and reporting while the executive director will take final responsibility for the implementation of the grant for TLSDF. He or She will coordinate meetings, and provide line management to the staff employed by the Action in TLSDF, coordinates the work with Diakonia who is the lead applicant, support donor relations and ensure achievement of the Action’s outputs.

His or her main responsibilities are;

For TLSDF B.O.L.D. project coordinator

1. Approve the set detailed activities plan of B.O.L.D. project in aligning with LCRC program's activities, follow up and evaluate its progress against the scheduled tasks and activities.

2. Coordinate with B.O.L.D. project partners under the Action in organizing activities as planned.

3. Coordinate with other project personnels regarding B.O.L.D. project tasks

4. Prepare all the required official letters and project progress reports

5. Conduct training and facilitation sessions according to the approved plan of action with technical support from B.O.L.D. action's management

6. Carrying out field monitoring visits, supporting training sessions for partners with TLSDF B.O.L.D. project officer

7. Provide support the implementation and results of the contracted FSTP, ensuring the Action has sound implementation

8. Represent the project manager, TLSDF’s executive director liaisons with partner agencies and organizations that have the potential to support the implementation of TLSDF’s various projects.

For TLSDF B.O.L.D. project officer

1. Set detailed activities plan of B.O.L.D. project's activities, follow up and evaluate its progress against the scheduled tasks and activities.

2. Coordinate with B.O.L.D. target groups under the Action in organizing activities as planned.

3. Coordinate with other project personnels regarding B.O.L.D. project activities

4. Prepare target groups information to support TLSDF’s B.O.L.D. project coordinator preparation for all required official letters and project progress reports

5. Assist the TLSDF’s B.O.L.D. project coordinator to conduct training and facilitation sessions according to the approved plan of action with technical support from B.O.L.D. action's management

6. Carrying out field monitoring visits, supporting training sessions for partners with support of TLSDF B.O.L.D. project officer

7. TLSDF’s B.O.L.D. project coordinator to provide support the implementation and results of the contracted FSTP, ensuring the Action has sound implementation

COMPENSATION: 

-For TLSDF B.O.L.D. project coordinator: Range from 20,000 to 30,000 baht per month.

-For TLSDF B.O.L.D. project officer: Range from 15,000 to 20,000 baht per month.

TLSDF will cover 5% national insurance to match 5% from your salary with additional group health insurance and you will have 18 days annual leave per year. Typically, annual pay rises are from 2.5% to 7.5%. You will receive travel allowance 400 baht/day when you are working on the project field sites.

Requirements

For TLSDF B.O.L.D. project coordinator

• ·         University degree in any field relevant to the work described above
• ·         High proficiency in written and spoken Thai and intermediate level in listening,

                      speaking, reading, and writing English.

• ·         Minimum of 5 years of specialized experience in the area of Child Rights and Human

                      Rights programs with CSO/NGO are a strong asset

• ·         Strong interest in cross-cut gender, environment, and conflict into all aspects of work
• ·         Proven ability to think strategically, use own initiative and act responsibly
• ·         Excellent presentation and networking skills, facilitation skills are an asset
• ·         Strong organizational skills and reliability in time management, schedule organization,

                     and resource management, readiness to follow administrative standards and   procedures

•         Skilled in project cycle management, monitoring & evaluation, and readiness to

                    Familiarize with TLSDF’s planning and monitoring methodology and tools

• ·        Identification with TLSDF’s values and objectives

For TLSDF B.O.L.D. project officer

• ·         University degree in any field relevant to the work described above
• ·         Good relationship and communication skills in local dialects and central Thai
• ·         Minimum of 1 or 2 years of experience working with CSO/NGO in three Upper  

           northern provinces, Maehongson, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai

• ·         Learning person in the human rights perspective
• ·         Good presentation and networking skills, facilitation skills are key assets
• ·         Good organizational skills and reliability in time management, schedule organization,

and resource management, readiness to follow administrative standards and   procedures

•      Working experienced in project cycle management, monitoring & evaluation are advantaged.
•       Ready to comply with all TLSDF’s existing policies

The first contract is offered from 1 January 2024 until December 2024 with the possibility of to extend for 3 years. The duty station is in Chiang Mai. 

Please send your application consisting of a letter of motivation and a CV indicating your salary expectations to: tlsdfrd2021@gmail.com by December 27^th, 2023. 

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

The Life Skills Development Foundation (TLSDF)

Contact address in Chiang Mai

159/114 Anusarn Villa T. Padeat A. Mueang Chiang Mai 50100 Thailand.
Tel: +66 53 212 757 Fax: +66 53 212 758
Email: tlsdfrd2021@gmail.com, www.rakdek.or.th,