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About ACTED

ACTED is committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED endeavours to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential. The commitment of ACTED and that if our teams is guided by 4 core values: (1) Responsibility: we ensure the efficient and responsible delivery of humanitarian aid with the means and the resources that have been entrusted to us. (2) Impact: we are committed to having the most sustainable impact for the communities and the people with whom we engage. (3) Enterprising spirit: we are enterprising and engage in our work with a spirit that creates value and overcomes challenges. (4) Inspiration: we strive to inspire all those around us through our vision, values, approaches, choices, practice, actions, and advocacy.

ACTED Thailand

ACTED has been present in Thailand since 2012, with bases in Bangkok and Mae Hong Son. Through both emergency and longer-term resilience building programming in Thailand, ACTED seeks to work towards its global strategy of achieving a Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty world.

ACTED’s work in Thailand has focussed on supporting sustainable livelihoods and economic development, through integrated vocational training opportunities and a package to support access to income generation. In additional, ACTED works with civil society partners to implement emergency assistance to regufees on the border area while building the capacity of these partners to respond to the needs of vunerable populations through tailored capacity development programs.

However, in line with ACTED’s belief that – even in a crisis setting – every individual should be supported to achieve their creative and economic potential, all the emergency assistance we deliver in Thailand is implemented with a view towards restoring self-reliance to affected communities, and supporting them towards long-term recovery, right from the start of a crisis.

Acted Thailand is looking for a Field Officer in the fields of vocational training, protection and emergency distribution. The Field Officer ensures that the objectives/results of the vocational skills training and employment components of the project are met to the satisfaction of the beneficiaries. The job demands frequent interaction with the associates and provision of technical support to the camp based trainers. Additionally, the Field Officer is supporting the activities associated with local CBOs and CSOs in the Mae Hong Son region.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Supervise camp coordinators and camp based trainers.
• Supervise the awareness raising on trainings in the camps in coordination with partners.
• Logistical support to the field activities.
• Coordinate with the college partners with regards to the training activities.
• Liaise with partner organizations on the selection of training beneficiaries.
• Support Mae Hong Son Program Manager with training activities in collaboration with local partners.
• Coordinate the provision of vocational training materials and supplies that needed with the logistics department.
• Coordinate and monitoring the business grants beneficiaries and business implementation.
• Coordinate the training and support to women cooperatives for livelihood.
• Adhere to CoC & APP standards as set by Acted Thailand.
• Any other tasks as assigned by Mae Hong Son Program Manager.

Required Qualifications and Technical Expertise

"Thai Nationality Only"

• New Graduates are welcome. 
• 1-2 years of experience working with field coordination function in development or humanitarian context with INGOs.
• Excellent command of computer packages such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Fluent in Thai. 
• Basic in English. 
• Can communicate in Karen. 
• Can communicate in Burmese language skill is a bonus.

Personal Specification 

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent sensitivity and diplomatic skills in dealing with vulnerable people / refugees and sensitive to gender rights/equity.
• Willingness to go on field locations in Mae Hong Son provience.
• Be pro-active, self-motivated and able to organise work independently as well as be willing to work within a team.
• Flexible, reliable and trustworthy.
• Should be curious and enthusiastic about their work.
• Open to learning.
• Passion for community development, skills development and achieving results.
• Willingness to actively participate in programme delivery.
• Comfortable in flexible work environment
• A problem-solving mindset.

Join Us

Please send your application (CV, Letter of Motivation and 3 references) by email to thailand@acted.org including the email subject "MHS Field Officer - Your Full Name"

Please note that Acted will never charge a fees for the recruitment process.