: Yunus Foundation
: Nonprofits / องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไร
: 3411
: 22 April 2025
9 May 2025
Apply before: 9 May 2025
Intended Start Date: 1 July 2025
Yunus Thailand (YT) works as a driving force for social business in Thailand, empowering entrepreneurs to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. YT was co-founded by Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions in the fight against poverty and inequality. Through his work pioneering modern microfinance and launching the social business movement, it is estimated that initiatives led by Professor Yunus have lifted more than 50 million people out of poverty, and the microfinance and social business concepts established with Grameen Bank have been replicated in nearly every country in the world. As a key organization within the global Yunus Social Business Network, YT is the coordinating mechanism and national touchpoint connecting Thailand with the world’s largest social business family. YT’s vision is a world of three zeros: zero net- carbon emissions, zero poverty, and zero unemployment through entrepreneurship.
Yunus Thailand was founded in 2020 as a non-profit foundation in Thailand, and is a registered Social Enterprise with a small but growing team. Operating as a financially self-sustaining social business with a team located across two offices in Bangkok and Satun, Yunus Thailand implements social business education programs; support programs for social and community entrepreneurs; develops social businesses; and conducts research and innovation projects.
By adopting a collaborative and programmatic approach to project implementation with a wide range of funding and implementation partners, Yunus Thailand has grown its portfolio of activities to date across various thematic areas. Specific program or activity areas include circular economy policy research and education, social business for inclusive sexual and reproductive health services, justice innovation, social procurement. Across these, Yunus Thailand engages partners and stakeholders at an ecosystem level, serving as an intermediary to harmonize and streamline collaborative action toward an inclusive, social business economy.
As Program Manager for Social Business Innovation, you will help drive continued and strengthened interventions supporting impact-driven entrepreneurship in the areas of circular economy, social procurement, and sexual and reproductive health, and other emerging opportunities for multilateral collaboration. Key responsibilities include:
Program Development and Implementation: (a) Leading the development and implementation of projects and programs including outreach, research, capacity development, and social business mentorship activities across key focus areas; (b) Ensuring that program, project, and activity timelines and deliverables are met through proactive support and guidance; (c) Collaboratively address implementation challenges and managing risks; (d) Liaise and coordinate with key stakeholders and project or program partners and; (e) Providing temporary capacity support to other project or program teams when gaps arise.
Risk Management: (a) Develop risk mitigation strategies for projects and programs; (b) Create and implement contingency strategies to address organizational risks.
Monitoring and Reporting: (a) Collect, analyze, and report data on implemented activities; (b) Provide regular updates to the leadership team on progress and impact metrics, while collaborating with the Marketing Manager to communicate outcomes to external stakeholders (c) Actively participate in strategic organizational development based on evaluation findings.
Organizational Program and Strategy Development: (a) supporting proposal drafting and donor engagement; (b) actively contribute to organizational program strategy formulation and continuous improvement.
Support team needs through other related duties.
Available work at least three days per week from the Yunus Thailand Head Office in Bangkok, Thailand.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Sustainability, International Development, or a related field. A master’s degree in a related field is considered a plus.
Five years of experience in project and program management, capacity development, preferably within the nonprofit or social enterprise sectors.
Strong understanding of social business principles and practices, community-led services (e.g., health, justice, education), and international cooperation for development, preferably in a Southeast Asian context.
Proficient knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and learning methodologies.
Excellent leadership, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in English and Thai (written and oral). Other regional languages are favorable.
Capacity to work under pressure and meet deadlines effectively.
Digital Technology Proficiency including Microsoft and Google Suites, and openness with emerging digital tools.
More important than experience, Yunus Thailand is looking for the right character to join the YT family. Here are some of the principles we follow which give a good idea of the work culture we practice and therefore the people we are looking for:
PURPOSE: More than a job, we are on a common mission to create meaningful impact and make a difference.
EQUALITY: Non-hierarchy, some people have more experience than others, but everyone has ideas and are equal in the organization to share them. Sometimes less experience means new perspectives.
ENTREPRENEURIAL: Pro-active and creative, we are constantly finding ways to provide value to those who we work with, whether that is social, environmental, or economic value to communities, clients, or partners. We also recognize we need to bring value to YT to sustain and then grow our impact.
SOLIDARITY: We strive to create an environment where all our team members are supported not only in their professional growth, but also in overcoming personal challenges. We are there for each other through struggles or successes, and the strength of our organization lies in this solidarity.
INNOVATION: We’re not looking to do the same old things better; we want to challenge the status quo and do new things in new ways.
EMPOWERING: Learning and career development is an internal social mission, where members of YT should be supported to go on to do great things.
Interested candidates are invited to send their CV and cover letter to us here.
