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In our commitment to help those most in need in their right to education, Help without Frontiers Foundation Thailand is looking for a project assistant for our Education team.

We are looking for someone positive, active, and passionate about migrant education to join our busy team in Mae Sot. The candidate will support the Education Team with key processes that help to facilitate and monitor education provision for migrant students.

REPORTS TO: MLC Project Coordinator

LIAISES WITH: Project Coordinators, Education Programme Manager, Other HwF Managers and Staff

OBJECTIVE:

To support the MLC Project Coordinator to organise, facilitate, implement, and report on the 11 Ray of Hope Schools (Migrant Learning Centres) in Mae Sot and Phop Phra, overseen by Help without Frontiers.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Translate documents (reports, meeting notes, agendas etc.) in Burmese and English.

• Collect and update information from individual schools over the course of the school year, including student numbers and monthly reports.

• Organise and plan for teacher training and meetings.

• Communicate, share information and participate in meetings with partner organisations and Thai Ministry of Education.

• Assist the project coordinator and the programme manager in the reporting of activities and projects as well as project proposals.

• Assist the organisation with distribution of materials to MLCs and migrant communities.

TASKS:

The Project Assistant takes on a supportive role in the coordination of HwF's education programme with Migrant Learning Centres (MLCs). The Project Assistant helps the MLC Coordinator, the Education team and other HwF departments in various tasks.

Specific tasks to be performed in collaboration with the Education team:

• Support meetings with school Headmasters, bus drivers, and teachers.

• Support on school and dormitory renovation issues.

• Organise training of teachers and school Headmasters (trainer, venue, food).

• Collect regular information from schools including monthly reports and student statistics.

• Update student statistics in tracking form.

• Translate school reports and other documents from Burmese to English.

• Support preparations and facilitation of the Yearly Teacher Orientation conference.

• Visit schools and communities in Mae Sot, Phop Phra and Mae Ramat.

• Participate in school activities and ceremonies (opening and closing ceremonies, and others).

• Attend meetings with Education ministries and education partner CSOs.

• Support the Education Programme Manager in various other tasks where appropriate, and support other projects/programs within HwF (Rays of Youth, Health, Child Protection, Admin/Finance) when needed.

• Advance budget funds and clear expenses with the admin team.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 

• Good oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to speak, write, and report in Myanmar and English languages. Other languages such as Thai are also desirable.

• Proficiency in basic office computer programs, such as Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Ability to participate in team and professional development activities.

• Prior experience working with education projects.

• Ability to comply with all organisational policies and procedures, legislation and agreements, including reporting policy, child protection policy, and health and safety requirements.

• Ability to work collaboratively with HwF management and other members of staff to achieve continuous improvement in service delivery to migrant communities.

• Positive attitude and ability to collaborate with others well in the office as well as in the field, including with other NGOs, government bodies and community members.

• Can perform well under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Free to travel to field sites in and around the Mae Sot border area.

• Flexibility in planning and carrying out program activities, including occasional weekend work.

• Driver's license is an advantage.

To apply, please submit your CV, a cover letter, as well as 3 references (including email address and phone number) to recruitment@helpwithoutfrontiers.org by Sunday 27th February, 2022. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For additional questions, please contact Education Programme Manager at this email address: jonathan@helpwithoutfrontiers.org