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Baan Dek Foundation (BDF) is a non-profit, non-political and non-religious organization based in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. BDF supports access to essential services for more than 2,000 vulnerable children and their families living in construction sites and urban slums every year. Through tailored educational programs and flexible individual support, BDF protects at-risk children and enables families to become self-sustainable to provide opportunities for a better future. 

BaanDek foundation developed a set of 12 recommendations, and a tool kit to support construction companies in the adoption of better practices in construction camps toward safety and access to services for children and families living in construction camps. 

Job Description: 

Job Title: Trainer and Project Assistant

Type of Contract: Full-time employment position for 12 months (with possibility of extension) 

Department: Programs

Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand 

Expected Start Date: ASAP 

Responsibilities of the advertised position: 

The Trainer and Project Assistant will be in charge of training targeted beneficiaries and community representatives on the content of knowledge prepared. She/He will provide follow up technical support to the trained peer educators and community members/ leaders, local services and company representatives for the implementation of the company action plan aiming at improving general standards to the beneficiaries living in construction site camps. 

Role and responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Improve existing training material, contents and develop new ones to respond to community needs

• working with the team, program manager and beneficiaries to implement the project actvities 

• Train the BDF team on the training packages

• Deliver the training package to beneficiaries/ construction company relevant staff 

• Support the trained peer educators and community members/ company representatives to link with key service providers such as schools, health centers, and other NGOs

• Conduct on-field sessions with community members to accompany them in developing and working on action plans 

• Propose solutions to the community members and company representatives to overcome challenges faced to grant access to essential services to children living in camps

• Engage service providers to ease the access of children living in camps to essential services such as education and health

• Monitor progress of the communities/companies  toward their action plan to improve wellbeing of children in camps and access to services.

• Collect data and analyze data in the construction camps for monitoring and evaluation purposes. 

• Identify and communicate to the management team challenges faced with communities/ companies or service providers and participate in a lesson learnt process. 

• Support in the promotion of a constructive and productive working environment among the team

• Actively support information sharing, transparency, and dialogue among the staff and partners

• Support the Management Team in day-to-day missions and projects. The staff shall observe the organization’s values and objectives and will commit to facilitate all procedures and field activities to ensure the sound management of Baan Dek Foundation’s programs

Qualifications -  Experience

Education

• Graduate qualifications (or a combination of undergraduate and relevant work experience) in a related discipline – health and safety, training, social and community development, social work, social sciences, education,  law or a similar discipline

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of working experience including 1 year demonstrated experience as  trainer,  trainer of trainer

• demonstrated experience in developing training modules and training handbooks. 

• Strong interest in human/ child rights based approach and social development, 

• Strong interest in collaboration with the private sector and corporate. 

• Knowledge on SDG’s, ESG’s, social sustainability and  incentives for engagement of Private Sector is an asset 

• Experience with non-profit organizations or in the humanitarian sector is an asset 

Language requirements: Fluent in Thai, good verbal and written proficiency in English 

Other skills and competencies: 

• Interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate, including experience in a cross-cultural environment and an international setting 

• Stakeholder engagement skills and ability to collaborate effectively, including in cross-cultural or multicultural environments 

Working hours: Full time - Monday to Friday with occasional weekend and evenings 

Salary & Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications. BDF offers an opportunity to join a dynamic team and contribute to a meaningful and motivating programme.

How to Apply: 

Please send all applications in English (CV and Cover letter/2 professional references) via email to: recruit@baandekfoundation.org, NangSP@baandekfoundation.org

In the subject line of the email, please write - Apply for “ Trainer and Project Assistant - Your Name” 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview in English. Baan Dek Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. The organization shall not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in advertisements for employment, recruitment and other conditions of employment, preventing discrimination against any job applicant or employee on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. 

To comply with BDF’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, the selected candidate will be requested a copy of his/her criminal record. Adhering to BDF’s policies means to comply with our Child Protection and Safeguarding, PSEA Policy, Anti-Corruption Policy. 

Candidate’s applications whose profiles do not match this vacancy’s criteria but match criteria for other current or future vacancies will be kept in BDF’s CV database and will be redirected accordingly. 

Closing date for applications: 30 September 2022

Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will remain posted until a qualified candidate is selected.

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)