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PROGRAM SPECIALIST

(SME Development and Trade Facilitation)

Position Title: Program Specialist (SME Development and Trade Facilitation)

Job Level:      M3

Reporting to: Director of Trade and Investment Facilitation (TIF)

Supervise:      Assigned Program Facilitators and other assigned support staff

Location:        Mekong Institute HQ, Khon Kaen, Thailand

About Mekong Institute

Mekong Institute (MI) is a regional inter-governmental organization of the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand and China) established in 1996. The institute provides human resource development programs and services to GMS government agencies and private sector involved in various regional development and cooperation activities under the GMS Economic Cooperation Program. The institute holds the distinction of being the only GMS-based training and research institute, owned by the six GMS Governments, offering standard and on-demand human resource development programs with focus on regional cooperation and transnational development issues. The Institute is located in Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Primary Responsibility:

The Program Specialist is responsible for designing, planning, managing and follow up Programs/Projects under his/her designated thematic area (SME development and Trade facilitation) and deputizing Director of Trade and Investment Facilitation Department of Mekong Institute (MI). MI carryout capacity building for regional cooperation programs in three interrelated models: Learning Program, Research and Policy Dialogue.

Qualification:

Master Degree or PhD in Economics, Business or Trade and related fields.

Minimum 8 years of experience preferably in capacity building and training and/or research in SME development and Trade facilitation.

Good understanding of issues related to SME development, WTO, Trade agreements, Trade Policy and GMS/ASEAN economy.

Proven experience in SME, Trade capacity building and research.

Excellent communication and presentation skills in written and verbal English.

Key Tasks:

Plan, lead and coordinate learning programs, workshops, structured learning visits and seminar under his/her assigned thematic area.

Develop/Formulate new SME development and Trade facilitation project concept, project proposals and budget.

Make continuous improvement of training packages under Trade facilitation  program; design and coordinate program delivery specifications to ensure that high quality training contents and methodologies are delivered together with qualified resource persons (session planning, resource persons, field visits sites, facilitators, on-line training packages, etc.)

As Team leader/lead facilitator, facilitate training sessions under his/her thematic area. This includes delivering technical session, preparing session plan and training materials, facilitating learning activities and making synthesis/evaluation of each training session/module.

In collaboration with MI local partners, conduct research on emerging issues related to his/her thematic area and develop case studies to be used in his/her training program.

In coordination with M&E officer, design evaluation form, administer pre-test, post-test and on-line evaluation system.

In coordination with Information and Knowledge Management Program, complete alumni database and consultant database.

Make project completion report, evaluation report and post training follow up activities in accordance with MI standard and/or as required by development partners.

Establish and maintain good relationship with MI Coordinating Agents in the GMS countries and concerned development partners and collaborating agencies.

Write SME and Trade related information for MI website and contribute to MI publication (Mekong Connection, Course Design Statement, Brochures, etc)

Other related tasks as assigned by Director, Trade and Investment facilitation or Executive Director of Mekong Institute.

Salary:

MI Offers competitive salary package and benefits.

How to apply:

Interested candidates may submit application along with updated CV with photograph and sample (s) of relevant research publications if any to hr@mekonginstute.org titled TIF Specialist by 15 June 2016.