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Position:  Comprehensive Safe School & Disaster Risk Management Project Manager

Location: Chiang Rai

Assignment duration: 1 Year Fixed- Term Contract

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years and are now active in more than 80 countries.

Job Purpose:  

The primary objective for this position is to spearhead the management of Plan International Thailand's disaster risk management (DRM) initiatives, with a focus on the comprehensive management of the Safe School program. This role entails the integration of disaster preparedness and responsive actions in collaboration with Plan International Thailand's partners and key stakeholders, aligning with the strategic directives of the Country Strategy Program and the broader global DRM strategy of Plan International. The role encompasses the design, execution, and supervision of project operations of safe school and DRM within the designated areas, ensuring continual engagement with principal stakeholders at both the local and national level.

Additionally, the role is tasked with leading, managing, and providing technical assistance to staff and partners to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of DRM initiatives, specifically the Safe and School program, employing Plan's Child Centred Community Development (CCCD) methodology.

Dimensions of the Role:

This role is an integral part of the Project Team, line managed by the Programme Innovation and Impact Director, and coordinate with Technical/Key Programme Leads, and the Learning and Evidence Base Manager. The objective is to manage and ensure the attainment of the DRM initiatives, particularly Safe School project's goals with an emphasis on delivering the project outputs and outcomes of the highest quality. This position is also line managed the staff in the Safe School Project Team.

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If you are interested, please apply for this position to janjira.sribanbark@plan-international.org

Closing Date:    14 February 2024

Reference & background checks will be performed for successful candidates including clearances on child related offences in conformity with Plan’s Child Protection Policy. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.