ThaiNGO

Regional Policy & Advocacy Adviser, Asia & Pacific

Contract type: Permanent

Salary & Benefits in Thailand:   Circa THB 1,475,000 gross salary per annum (dependant medical allowance) plus pension allowance, medical cover for staff, 37 annual leave days including public holidays.

Introduction to VSO

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our new global programme and policy development and Asia regional team to make transformational changes to the lives of poor people in Asia.

The role

You will ensure that the learning from VSO programming is captured and used to promote pro poor policy and that the voices of impoverished and marginalized people are heard in national and international policy fora.

Championing effective people first advocacy, you will develop and coordinate global advocacy processes and raise VSOs profile as a distinct policy actor in the region.  We will call on you to work across VSO to promote and support advocacy integration into programmes.

The applicant

Significant policy advocacy experience at national and international levels. 

Experience in development programming at community level. 

The ability to design, carry out, support, edit and write up research of publishable quality for policy advocacy purposes. 

Experience in implementing global advocacy programmes, including supporting people throughout the system to participate in joined up North-South advocacy.

This role can be based in the regional office in Thailand or a country office in the Asia-Pacific region (Cambodia, Nepal, and Bangladesh). Candidates need the right to work in one of these locations.  National terms and conditions of those countries will be offered.

How to apply

To find out more details and apply, please visit our website http://www.vsointernational.org/vso-today/careers-at-vso/ using the vacancy search function to find for the employee position and complete the online application form or click   https://vso.secure.force.com/jobopportunities/Job_DetailsPage?jid=a0mD000000AllrZIAR

Before you apply, please download and read the job description for full details of the roles and person specification and application guidelines available on our website. 

VSO is committed to a policy of equal opportunities, values inclusion and seeks to have a diverse workforce.

Applications are welcome from people of all origins, age, religions, gender, ethnicities, sexual orientation and disability. Every application will be reviewed against the above requirement with the position only.

Due to a high volume of applications, only short listed candidates will be contacted.