Vacancy Announcement

Lanna CRC's coordinator (1 position)

The Life Skills Development Foundation (TLSDF) as the secretariat of Lanna Child Rights Coalition (L-CRC) is currently seeking one Lanna CRC’s coordinator 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 upper northern Thailand 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 this position, 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, and Child Rights Connect.  

Role and responsibilities

Lanna CRC's coordinator's role is to coordinate and manage the project called ‘Strengthen and Empower the Lanna Child Rights Coalition (LCRC) as a network to advocate for Child Rights promotion and protection. Working with and for the LCRC member organizations as a secretariat team member to enable the child rights thematic working groups to conduct their individual and collective core missions that promote and protect child rights with inclusive participation of the child rights youth activists (CRYA).                                                      

His or Her main responsibilities are.

1. Set detailed activities to plan in carrying out LCRC secretariat tasks, and LCRC program's activities, follow up and evaluate its progress against the scheduled tasks and activities.

2. Coordinate with prioritized LCRC’s child rights thematic working groups and member organizations including child rights youth activist groups (CRYA) in organizing activities as planned.

3. Supervise other project personnel regarding LCRC secretariat tasks and the LCRC program's activities

4. Prepare all the required official letters and reports

5. Coordinate and operate with relevant government agencies regarding LCRC secretariat tasks, and the LCRC program's activities

6. Onsite monitoring with LCRC’s child rights thematic working groups and member organizations.

7. Provide designed sessions facilitation as planned                                             

8. Conduct training and facilitation sessions with LCRC’s secretariat team members as planned.

Requirements

·         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 3 years of specialized experience in the area of Child Rights and Human

Rightsprograms 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,

andresource management, readiness to follow administrative standards and procedures

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

Familiarizewith TLSDF’s planning and monitoring methods

·         Identification with TLSDF’s values and objectives

The first contract is offered from April 2023 until December 2023 with the possibility of to extend. 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 March 17^th, 2023. 

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We are looking forward to your application.