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Kenan Foundation Asia, a regional non-profit development organization based in Bangkok, Thailand, working in partnership with companies, governments, academia, and committed individuals to empower people with the knowledge, technology, and skills necessary for a better future.

Kenan Foundation Asia (Kenan) is implementing the USAID-funded Chumchon Harapan Activity in Thailand’s Deep South region. Kenan is seeking applications for a Deputy Chief of Party to lead the project’s implementation, and will be based in Pattani.

DESCRIPTION OF THE USAID CHUMCHON HARAPAN ACTIVITY

The USAID Chumchon Harapan Activity (Chumchon Harapan) works to empower youth leaders to become community connectors across Thailand’s Deep South, with the aim of strengthening social cohesion and transferring ownership of community harmony to local institutions, leading to lasting peace in the communities. Through youth-led activities, the project brings together community members and key stakeholders, while also formalizing, strengthening, and sustaining the USAID Chumchon Harapan networks.

The project is focused on developing sustainable linkages by: 1) expanding the role of the project’s university network by integrating the Chumchon Harapan model into the university’s course subject; 2) increasing the role of schools to promote youth-led people-to-people community engagement by integrating the Chumchon Harapan model into the school curriculum; 3) expanding the identity and contribution of the youth alumni network in peacebuilding through a ‘peacemaker lab’.

POSITION DESCRIPTION/SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will be responsible for managing the project team to implement on-the-ground program activities in project operating areas (Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala), including community outreach, training, peacemaker lab youth camps, whilst leading on stakeholder and beneficiary engagement, and other activities as required to achieve project deliverables and expected results. In addition, the DCOP will support the Chief of Party (COP) on monitoring and evaluation activities to make sure progress and achievements are timely and properly monitored and reported. This position will be based in Pattani and will report to the COP.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project management

• Providing technical guidance to the project team, including the Regional Network Coordinator, Field Coordinator and Program Administrator, to ensure program activities are implemented based on the agreed workplan, and in accordance with USAID regulatory requirements
• Responsible for day-to-day management of project, finance/budget and monitoring

Stakeholder engagement

• Engage and maintain close, collaborative, and productive relationships with project partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries, including advisors, school principals, teachers, universities, government officials, CSOs, community and religious leaders
• Develop relationships with new stakeholders to enable project strategy priorities to be achieved in expanding the project’s model through other partnerships

Project strategy and development

• Identify and proactively seek out opportunities for increased program impact and/or scale by applying adaptive management principles, creating and making use of openings from changing context in the Deep South, and emerging interest in Kenan’s model of youth-centered social cohesion programming
• Pursue openings to connect Peacemaker Lab youth network into other platforms and forums, and explore strategies to sustain the Peacemaker Lab
• Provide strategic direction on working with new university partners to develop the university curriculum adopting the Chumchon Harapan model

Project reporting and representation

• In partnership with COP and M&E Specialist, develop annual workplans, quarterly and annual narrative reports, review MEL Plans and USAID program documents, providing inputs on required revisions to remain relevant to programmatic context
• Provide in-depth information for USAID on current status in the field operations, and participate in USAID field visits, government progress reporting meetings and other program relevant events as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in social science, public administration, or related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience in community engagement, social inclusion or peacebuilding programs
• Proven skills in engaging with a range of stakeholders from government, academic and community backgrounds
• Experience in working in the Deep South region preferred
• High degree of adaptability to varied working environments and good interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in Thai and strong working knowledge of English

Interested applicants are invited to send full resume indicating qualifications

and experience, and cover letter to: Recruitment@kenan-asia.org

Please kindly note that all applications will be stored in Kenan’s system for 1 year and will be kept strictly confidential.

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