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POSITION TITLE:     Project Assistant

Location:                  Bangkok

PROJECT:                USDA Thailand Regional Agriculture Innovation Network (RAIN)

Reports to:              Chief of Party

Winrock International (Winrock) is a non-profit organization that works worldwide to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. The USDA Thailand Regional Agriculture Innovation Network (RAIN) is a five-year project, implemented by Winrock International, starting from 2022 to 2027, and aims to promote production, trade, and increase climate resilient in six agricultural value chain crops in Thailand, namely rice, cassava, coconut, durian, mangosteen, and longan. The project will be identifying climate-smart agricultural practices and technologies and will select and promote up to 30 technologies and services in the value chains focusing in 11 provinces in Thailand (Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chumphon, Chaing Rai, Chaing Mai, Khon Kaen, Lampoon, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Ratchaburi, and Samut Songkram). The project supports conducting studies, grants for developers, capacity-building programs, and financial mechanisms to promote the adoption.

POSITION SUMMARY:

RAIN is seeking an organized individual to join our team as a Project Assistant. The goal of this role is to support activities managed directly by the Chief of Party. The responsibilities include supporting the Chief of Party on technical coordination activities, stakeholder coordination, administrative work, and routine follow-up on assigned tasks. Candidates with excellent skills in handling administrative tasks, quick learners, and interested in being part of technology promotion in the agricultural sector are welcome to apply.

This position is open for Thai Nationals only.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Supporting the Chief of Party on systematic filing, information searching, contact arrangement, and real-time updates.
2. Supporting the Chief of Party on all coordination activities in the validation/ testing/ piloting process for responsible innovations in coordination with partners, arranging meetings, getting permission, finding contact and information, etc.
3. Support the Chief of Party on programs, ad-hoc activities coordination, and necessary administrative arrangements.
4. Liaison with government private partners in maintaining collaborative relationships and effective workflow.
5. Provide administrative and logistical support for field activities and events as the Chief of Party requires.
6. Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• An undergrad degree or graduate degree in Business Administration, Agriculture, Social Science, Political Science, or any other related field
• Good analytical skills, self-discipline, organized and proactive. 
• Excellent in time and resource management.
• Fluency in English in professional expression, reading, writing, and speaking.
• Working level of computer and internet literacy (MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, Canva, Cloud working platform, etc.)

Winrock is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes, and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We offer salary, provident fund, group health insurance, substantial leaves, and flexible working conditions. Our project is at Kasetsart University, Bangkok. We are working in a hybrid between office and home.

HOW TO APPLY:

Applicants should apply by emailing a cover letter and resume to job.rain@winrock.org by April 19, 2024. Please include “Project Assistant” in the subject line of the email. Winrock would like to thank all applicants for their interest, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted.