Vacancy Announcement

Diakonia is a Swedish non-profit and non-political organization for international development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. Diakonia supports more than 400 partner organisations in 25 countries – in Africa, Asia. Latin America and the Middle East. The base for Diakonia’s work is people’s will to improve and change the world. Fundamental thematic areas for Diakonia are democracy, gender equity, human rights, conflict and justice and social and economic justice.

The Asia Regional Office is located in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Diakonia Asia Regional Office is recruiting a Regional PME and Programme Development Officer

Placement: Chiang Mai, Thailand, international travel will be required.

Duration: Permanent

Planned starting date: February 2021

Report to: Regional Director

Are you the one we´re looking for?

We believe that you are a skilled and experienced to provide planning, monitoring, evaluation and programme development support to projects and programmes implemented in Asia. You will be working in the regional office to support the Regional Director, the Asia Senior Management Team as well as programme colleagues working in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand. This includes working with the administrative and international departments in the head office in Stockholm, Sweden as the link between regional PME and the global PME structure of Diakonia.

The work is under delegation and supervision by the Regional Director and part of the regional team.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure project staff implement the project management, monitoring and evaluation in accordance with Diakonias’ PME guidelines and instruction in the PME handbook.
• Provide technical supports, PME guidance and materials, including capacity building for project staff to ensure the quality of project monitoring and evaluation at the country level
• Facilitate knowledge management and sharing among the country offices within/across the region
• Assist the project team in drafting and reviewing proposals and other relevant documents from the HO, Regional and Country offices upon the request, and provide substantive feedback and inputs to the team.  
• Support the country team for project, programme, and annual reporting according to donor’s requirements.

Competence and Experience:

• Bachelor degree or higher in relevant field.
• Experience in programme development and implementation including planning, monitoring, reporting and evaluation activities.
• Thematic knowledge and experience of working with Human Rights, Democracy, Gender Justice or Environment.
• Distinct ability to think strategically and conceptually
• Experience in facilitating workshops.
• Excellent English writing and speaking skills
• Competent in the use of IT applications.
• Good social skills and experience from working in a multicultural setting.

This position is open to Thai nationals and Thailand based expatriates.

How to apply

Please download Application Form to be filled in English and submitted to chutima.sungkumpa@diakonia.se no later than January 1, 2021.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

Diakonia is an equal opportunity employer.

All Diakonia Representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of Child Abuse. In addition, it is Diakonia’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of Child Abuse.