Job Description
Pai Seedlings Foundation (PSF)
Pai Seedlings is a grassroot non-profit organization created in 2017 by Damien Masselis and Lyse Kong in Pai district, Mae Hong Son province, to develop environmental education, nature-based lifestyles and ecological restoration. PSF operates from it Permaculture Farm & Research Center and supports local farmers in the villages of Vieng Nuea and Muang Noi.
The projects include:
Project : Regenerative Agricultural Cooperative
This pilot project aims at supporting 16 farmers for 5 years, with the ambition to develop and implement an alternative agricultural model that can be replicated elsewhere. We want to prove that biological agriculture can generate better and more sustainable income/lifestyles than chemical based agriculture, whilst also restoring natural ecological functions (water retention and filtration, pollination, biodiversity) and protecting the farmers’ health (no chemicals, food security for the community).
The objectives are to regenerate :
Job Position : Director’s Personal Assistant
Project Manager: Damien Masselis, Pai Seedlings’ co-founder and president.
As Damien’s personal assistant you will have a privileged position in the organization: you will be his direct interface with the thai speaking community (language and culture). If you are passionate about ecological restoration, if you have organizational skills, and if you are a socially open minded person, this may be the job for you!
Missions & Responsibilities
1.Damien Masselis’ assistant.
a. Translate conversations, situations and documents: contexts range from conversation with farmers and business owners to contracts with lawyers and letters to government officials;
b. Online research for material, information and partners;
c. Write and edit activity reports.
2.Projects Coordination
=> Maintain the relationship with all partners and coordinate actions: farmers, lawyers and accountant, government officials, suppliers and clients, etc.
a. Call and message the farmers and managers to follow everyone’s work progress and report to Damien; inquire about everyone’s needs and eventual issues to make sure they are addressed in time;
b. Keep track of meeting agreements, deadlines and commitments.
c. Administrative tasks: weekly activity reports, bookkeeping, maintain the online collaborative workspace (notion.so).
3.Other responsibilities (optional)
a. As all other members of the organization, you may be expected to (sometimes) take part in a range of hands-on activities such as cooking, gardening & farming, education workshops, etc.
Qualification & Skills
Positive Mindset
Communication & relational skills
Technological skills
Digital: you must be computer literate and able to use (or learn) the following tools:
Salary & Benefits
Contact : admin@seedlings-foundation.org , โทร. 085 264 1331 (eng-fr) , 097 082 9422 (ไทย)