ThaiNGO

Supply chain Monitoring Manager

About Labour Rights Foundation

 Labour Rights Foundation, LRF is a migrant workers’ rights organization that empower migrant workers to protect themselves. LRF was known as a Migrant Workers Rights Network, MWRN which was founded on March 29, 2009 by a group of nine Myanmar migrant leaders who strongly believed that empowerment of migrants is the best way for migrants to protect themselves in their vulnerable situation. LRF's goal is to achieve quality of life of migrant workers and their families through access to justice and international rights and standards protections. In November 2020, MWRN successfully registered as an “association” under Thai Civil Code entitled “Labour Rights Foundation (LRF)”.

For the past ten years, the organization works to reduce labor and human rights violations and strengthening migrant workers community in Thailand through education and training migrant workers on labor rights and workers benefits, raising awareness of labor rights on social media platforms, and supporting workers' rights to association and collective bargaining.

As a grassroot organization, with several staff who speaking migrant's language, the organization has unfettered access to migrant worker communities and has received regular insights and grievances from migrant workers.

LRF's objectives are

1. To promote the organizing, educating and empowerment of Myanmar Migrant Workers and their families to achieve quality of life;
2. To promote enhanced protection of Myanmar Migrant Workers and their families by origin and destination countries' stakeholders;
3. To promote effective access to justice for Myanmar Migrant Workers and their families who are victims of rights violation.

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Contribute the development of the supply chain monitoring plans for monitoring workplace issues, monitoring of ethical recruitment programs, monitoring of factories for human rights due diligence compliance and more;
2. Manage all supply chain monitoring aspects of the LRF in collaboration with Program Managers and internal and external stakeholders to support program implementation;
3. Conduct investigation and collect strong evidence to make strong case of labour violation in supply chain.
4. Ensure that all worker related program operation risks are regularly evaluated and that key risks are comprehensively mitigated;
5. Collect and analyse qualitative and quantitative data and prepare monitoring reports to share with internal and external stakeholders;
6. Work with Director and Program Managers to help develop the monitoring and evaluation system and oversee that the M&E system is applied regularly throughout the project cycle;
7. Ensure transparency and correct project financial transactions and recordings;
8. Prepare a written quarterly project progress report and an annual project implementation report towards the project’s objectives, identifying areas for focus and improvement and those requiring follow-up to meet donors’ requirement to be approved by the Director;

Qualifications:

1. A minimum of 3 to 5 years of professional experience in supply chain monitoring activities, preferable in the non-profit organization working environment.
2. Professional experience in project management, people management, and leadership role in a multi-cultural setting.
3. Proven in-depth understanding of and knowledge on migration and labour rights in both sending and destination countries.
4. Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection methods especially workers’ rights documentation
5. Experience in project monitoring and evaluation roles, including preparing research reports and case studies/ lessons-learned.
6. Excellent analytical and conceptual skills with understanding of and commitment to diversity and gender equality with ability to integrate gender into programs and advocacy work
7. Ability to think strategically and creatively, prioritize, plan, and organize work in high-pressure environment.
8. Good written and verbal communication skills in Burmese, Thai and/or English for representing the organization at public events.
9. Highly organized, flexible, and adaptable to changing priorities and able to work well under deadlines with minimum supervision and ability to work in resource-constrained settings.
10. Ability to act as a critical team player, with excellent coordination and communication skills
11. Ability to travel to remote area within the country and outside the country as required by the project
12. A good command of computer proficiency including Microsoft Words, Excels, Power Point, and email corresponding.

How to apply:

We are looking forwards to hear from you! To apply, please click here to submit your CV, along with a cover letter indicating why you are suitable for this position. Closing Date for Application: 21 January 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacts. For those successful candidates, the reference checks will be performed. 

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct including Human Resource and Safeguarding policies and procedures.

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