: Save the Children
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: 12 April 2023
24 April 2023
THAILAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SAVE THE CHILDREN THAILAND FOUNDATION
BACKGROUND
Save the Children is the world’s first, and largest, independent children’s rights organisation. Our founder drafted the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1923, and we’ve worked to uphold it ever since. Today, we are working in over 100 countries worldwide to build a world where every child can thrive, grow up healthy, educated and safe, and look forward to a future full of promise.
Our ambition for 2030 is to create a world in which all children:
• Survive: No child dies from preventable causes before their fifth birthday
• Learn: All children learn from a quality basic education
• Are Protected: Violence against children is no longer tolerated.
To deliver on these 2030 breakthroughs for children, Save the Children operates in three-year strategy cycles, and has developed an ambitious strategy for 2022-24, focused on transforming and amplifying impact for and with children.
Since 2021, the climate crisis has worsened, the conflict in Ukraine has displaced millions of people and children, and the ripple effects and aftermath of the pandemic have resulted in a cost of living crisis and worsening global hunger crisis at an unprecedented scale. Globally, 426 million children live in conflict zones in constant fear, their childhoods stolen. We are witnessing the worst child rights crisis in decades. The needs are greater than ever before and so is the urgency for us to scale our impact.
Globally, we have over two million supporters worldwide and raised more than 2 billion dollars in 2021 to reach more children than ever before, in times of humanitarian crisis and through programs in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights.
We are comprised of 30 independent member organizations with program operations in over 120 countries who work together to campaign for better policies, build partnerships with communities, civil society, governments and the private sector and run world-class programs to save children’s lives and to give them a brighter future.
We are looking for a visionary and transformational executive to join Save the Children Thailand Foundation as the Executive Director (ED) and lead the organization in the execution of our ambitious strategy at a critical point in time for children.
Save the Children has been working in Thailand since 1979, and registered as a Thai foundation in 2021. At present, SCT’s portfolio is approximately USD $5 million consisting of both institutional and corporate donors as well as Member supported programs in the areas of: Education, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Child Poverty (livelihoods) and Disaster Risk Reduction/Climate Change Adaptation and Humanitarian Response. We have approximately 55 staff working in three offices in Bangkok, Pattani and Mae Sod.
The primary challenges for the new Executive Director is to work with the Board, SCI and SC Members to grow Save the Children Thailand Foundation to become the leading independent children’s rights organization in Thailand with a specific focus on: building a high performing organization, successfully mobilizing international/domestic resources; influencing the Royal Thai government on child rights; and extending quality support services to the SCI Sub-Regional Hub (and its associated programs) based in Thailand .
THE CEO POSITION
Reporting to the Board, the ED is Save the Children Thailand Foundation’s (SCT) visionary and leader, who will inspire and engage a wide range of stakeholders, from staff and volunteers, to government agencies, to corporate and philanthropic donors, to commit to our mission to prioritize children’s rights, their voices and their needs. The ED will build the capabilities required to accelerate impact and continue to build a strong reputation for SCT Foundation in a rapidly changing environment. As the public face of SCT Foundation, the CEO demonstrates commitment, involvement and engagement within Thailand and across stakeholders. Leading a child rights-based organization, the ED safeguards children’s rights and acts in the best interests of children at all times.
Key accountabilities include:
• Strategy: The ED develops, drives and delivers the organizational strategy for Save the Children Thailand Foundation, in alignment with Save the Children’s global strategy and priorities, ensuring the organization achieves annual targets in programming, advocacy, fundraising, marketing and communication.
• Impact for Children: The ED should ensure that Save the Children Thailand Foundation’s programming and advocacy activity is of a high quality and aligned with the Save the Children global standards, to deliver impact for those children facing the greatest inequities, at scale.
• Advocacy & External Relations: The ED is the chief advocate for child rights, influencing public debate, government policy and philanthropic investment. The ED needs to seek and build strategic partnerships with other organizations that can help Save the Children achieve its mission, including domestic service providers, international NGOs, government agencies, major donors and the media. The ED ensures the organization amplifies the voice and the rights of children.
• Brand and Reputation: The ED has overall responsibility for protecting and enhancing the profile and brand of Save the Children Thailand Foundation, via media appearances and top-level engagement with Government, business, the general public and other NGOs, where appropriate using online and mobile platforms to deliver key messages.
• Revenue Generation: The ED is expected to maintain and grow the revenue base of the organization, including unrestricted funding. This will require mobilizing investment to innovate and test new fundraising approaches and methods where appropriate while optimizing the existing revenue generation tools and ensuring the right mix of income to have a sustainable, effective organization. The ED will help build a network of institutional, corporate, celebrity, foundation, public and high net worth individual donors in Thailand.
• Internal relationships: The ED will foster positive and collaborative working relationships with Save the Children International and with other Save the Children members, and will ensure that the organization actively participates in the global Save the Children movement and meets the standards required. In particular, the ED will work closely with the SCT Senior Management Team and staff to ensure that SCT provides quality services and support to the SCI Sub-Regional Hub in Bangkok with its affiliated programs.
• Board and Chair: The ED will establish a strong relationship with the Board of Directors, and in particular - the Board Chair, reporting key developments to the Board in a timely manner and seeking support and advice when appropriate. Together with the Chair, the ED should enable the Board to maximize its potential and fulfil its functions and ensure that the Board receives appropriate and timely information and advice in all relevant matters.
• Management and Financial Oversight: The ED has overall responsibility for the organizational management, financial performance, compliance and accountability of Save the Children Thailand Foundation. The ED will ensure that the organisation adheres to all relevant national laws as well as legal agreements with national and international affiliates.
• Building the Team and Change Leadership: The ED will inspire, develop and motivate a high-performing team, leading and engaging existing senior managers while also attracting new talent to the organization. The ED leads a strong senior management team to deliver an ambitious agenda and create an effective, diverse and inclusive culture
CANDIDATE PROFILE
The ideal candidate is a person of integrity worthy of being the head of Save the Children Thailand Foundation. Specifically, he/she must be honest in everything and to everyone, and have high ethical standards – not engaging in any harassment or noncompliance. She/he should lead with integrity and commitment to accountability and transparency and engender trust, collaboration and support.
The ideal candidate is an experienced leader with a strong combination of strategic communications - both in Thai and in English, and relationship management skills combined with strong and practical experience of managing people, resources and ideally programmes to achieve results.
He/she should commit and live with the principles of the Rights of the Child as well as the Values of Save the Children and promote our vision and values across diverse stakeholders. The candidate should also recognize the importance of Save the Children becoming a learning organization. The ED would be expected to model this behavior and encourage his/her team to share and adapt best practice across Save the Children and with partners.
Competencies
Candidates should display the following core behavioral competencies:
• Strategist: Strategic, intellectual, conceptual and analytical skills as well as the necessary level of sector knowledge (including an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that face the organization) in order to develop and deliver on organizational goals and shape the vision and strategy of Save the Children Thailand.
• Collaborator: Highly developed interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to inspire and collaborate with a wide range of different institutions, interest groups and stakeholders and deliver results through a networked leadership model. Experience in roles requiring extensive networking, relationship and alliance building, and comfort operating in culturally diverse organizations with multiple external and internal stakeholders. Ability to operate with credibility, tact and diplomacy.
• International operator sensitive to cultural diversity: Highly international, comfortable operating in a culturally diverse organization and in developed and less developed countries of the world. Extensive experience working successfully in multiple locations, across multiple cultures and with multiple external and internal stakeholders.
• Change agent: Inspires and drives change and transformation needed to continue to grow the organization. Proven ability to communicate a clear direction for the organization, manage risks, and engage with individuals internally and externally throughout the change process to keep people aligned and maintain commitment.
• People and organization builder: Proven ability to identify, manage, motivate, develop and retain a highly professional and multicultural staff. Brings out the best and personally invests in the success of others. Leadership style should be collaborative, team-oriented, enthusiastic and motivational, and they should be able to create an open, respectful, accountable, non- threatening feedback culture.
• Compelling communicator: Ability to represent SC Thailand with the media, government, donors and other stakeholders, and to convince them to align resources with our mission and vision to bring about greater change for children while enhancing SC Japan’s brand.
• Delivers results: Highly driven, effective at achieving results, and focused on organisational and individual performance. Energised by challenges, keeps focused on key objectives and the core principles of the organisation, setting performance targets and ensuring the operational ability to implement strategy, policy, procedures, systems and programmes.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
• An advanced university degree in international development, humanitarian assistance, business or public administration / management or a related discipline.
Experience:
• Over 15 years of professional experience in increasingly responsible roles of which at least 7-10 years in high level managerial / leadership roles.
• Proven experience in rights-based work.
• Proven experience and track record in resource mobilization and/or innovative financing.
• Proven experience and track record in management, including financial management, budgeting, administrative and operational support for a global organization.
• Experience working in a complex governance environment.
• Experience in organizational results planning and management.
• Experience in designing and leading organizational reform, development and change.
• Experience in the international development and/or humanitarian affairs highly desirable.
• Understanding of government and how to influence policy.
Languages:
• Fluency in Thai and English is required.
IMPORTANT; Save the Children does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks. The successful candidate will be requested to submit a written statement on her/his past criminal record as well as disciplinary measure(s) taken by previous employers.
LOCATION
The position will be based in Bangkok, with fairly frequent international and domestic travel.
Application Information
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers
If you have trouble accessing the link of https://www.savethechildren.net/careers/taleo/details?jid=95679, please direct the CVs to Recruitment.Asia@savethechildren.org . In your email, please mention the position title as subject line of the email.
Closing Date for Application: 24 April 2023
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
