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Senior Project Assistant

: The International Organization for Migration (IOM)

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: 8 May 2023

22 May 2023

 

 

Open to Internal and External Candidates

 

 

Position Title               :  Senior Project Assistant

Duty Station                :  Bangkok, Thailand

Classification              :  General Service (G-6, THB 90,432.33 per month)

Type of Appointment  :  One Year Fixed-Term Contract

                                       Initial 12 months with possibility of extension

Desired Start Date      :  As soon as possible

Closing Date               :  22 May 2023

Reference Code          :  VN036/2023

 

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

 

 

1.ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE:

 

IOM Thailand implements a range of national and regional projects aimed at addressing migration challenges and delivering increased protection and assistance to migrant workers and vulnerable migrants in a whole-of-society approach.

 

IOM Thailand’s Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion (LMI) unit works to foster the synergies between labour migration and development, and to promote legal avenues of labour migration as an alternative to irregular migration. Moreover, LMI aims to facilitate the development of policies and programmes that are in the interest of migrants and society, providing effective protection and assistance to migrant workers and their families.

 

Under its Migration, Business and Human Rights (MBHR) portfolio, IOM works closely with various stakeholders, including government, private sector and civil society stakeholders. Under a unique and innovative programme, IOM carries out projects and initatives in partnership with private sector actors. Such interventions include, but are not limited to, policy advice and capacity-building in labour migration management; labour migration process mapping assessments; information-sharing and awareness-raising, and engaging in policy advocacy. These interventions aim to enhance migrant workers’ access to their human and labour rights and promote their fair and ethical recruitment and employment.

 

Under the overall supervision of the Head of Labour Mobility and the direct supervision of the National Project Officer in Bangkok, the successful candidate will be responsible for private sector coordination, engagement, and smooth implementation of IOM’s short-term cooperation private sector partnerships.

 

 

2.RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

 

• With overall guidance of the National Project Officer and Programme Officer, provide overall coordination of IOM’s short-term cooperation private sector partnerships, working directly with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs). This will include oversight of partnership-specific budgets, workplans, activities, and consultants.
• Assist in supporting outreach and engaging with potential private sector actors, including Thai SMEs or MNEs with supply chain in Thailand, to gauge their interest to engage in short-term cooperation partnerships. This includes development of communications materials, in close collaboration with IOM’s communications team, and pro-actively approaching the business community.
• Assist in the effective implementation of activities carried out under IOM’s unique and innovative programme. This includes liaising with private sector partners, and planning and organizing activities, such as factory assessments, trainings on ethical recruitment, decent work and remediation providing technical advisory on corporate policies, processes and procedures deemed necessary during the course of the implementation.
• Assist proactively with research, collect and analyze relevant information on the priorities of private sector actors in relation to management of recruitment and employment of migrant workers, and MBHR issues in Thailand.
• Assist in preparation of short-term cooperation proposals and budgets, and provide administrative coordination to maintain and update project documentation as required, including updating and revising relevant project documents on PRIMA.
• Participate in meetings, conferences and other events on MBHR, especially in relation to the involvement of the private sector in addressing MBHR issues.
• Undertake duty travel relating to project implementation, project assessments, outreach, liaison and engagement with counterparts, etc.
• Perform such other duties as may be required.

 

 

3.QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

 

EDUCATION

 

• High School with six years of relevant professional experience; or
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Business Development, Corporate Responsibility, Marketing, Human Rights, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant professional experience

 

 

EXPERIENCE

 

• At least five years of relevant professional experience working on business and human rights, preferably in the context of labour migration, is required;
• Experience liaising with private sector actors is required;
• Experience in organizing events and delivering capacity building to private sector actors counterparts is required;
• Experience in managing complex portfolios of projects, fast-changing interventions spanning across diverse thematic fields is a strong asset.

 

SKILLS

 

• Knowledge and understanding of key issues and players pertaining to business and human rights, labour migration, policy development, ethical recruitment and human trafficking in Thailand is required;
• Strong project management skills are required;
• Ability to multi-task is required;
• Liaising with private sector counterparts, is required;
• Excellent writing, planning and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and to write clearly and accurately;
• Ability to work in a multicultural team and with counterparts at different levels;
• Team work oriented but with a capacity to work independently;
• Computer literate.

 

 

4.LANGUAGES

 

• Fluency in English and Thai is required (oral and written).
• Working knowledge of Burmese is desirable.

 

5.DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES:

 

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:

 

Values

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated

 

 

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators level 2

• Teamwork: displays a high level of cultural awareness, sensitivity to different ways of working and leverages individual strengths in order to build a better team.
• Delivering results: monitors own and others’ work in a systematic and effective way, ensuring required resources and outputs.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: encourages knowledge-sharing across units/departments and ensures that knowledge is captured, recorded and disseminated appropriately.
• Accountability: plans and organizes work with a clear and deliberate focus, ensuring commitments are easily identified and progress is widely communicated.
• Communication: seeks to share information with others, with due respect for diversity and the confidentiality of specific sensitive information.

 

 

Other

 

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

 

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment and verification of residency, visa and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.

 

Only candidates residing in either the country of the duty station or from a location in a neighboring country that is within commuting distance of the duty station will be considered. In all cases, a prerequisite for taking up the position is legal residency in the country of the duty station, or in the neighboring country located within commuting distance, and work permit, as applicable.

 

How to apply:

 

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications to the IOM Bangkok Human Resources Unit at e-mail bkkrecruitment@iom.int by May 22, 2023 at the latest.

 

Kindly indicate the reference code VN036/2023 followed by your full name in the subject line.

 

Applications should include:

 

a) a cover letter, indicating the dates of availability;

b) a curriculum vitae;

c) a duly completed IOM Personal History Form which can be downloaded from https://thailand.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl1371/files/Vacancies/Form/iom-personal-history-form-270122.xls.

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

 

Posting period: From 08.05.2023 to 22.05.2023

Contact : bkkrecruitment@iom.int

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