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Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. The IRC has been operating in Thailand since 1975 and currently provides assistance to displaced persons in Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Mae Hong Son provinces.

Promoting Sustainable Protection Measures for Vulnerable Displaced People across the Thailand-Myanmar Border project promotes the rule of law and access to justice for Burmese Displaced People in Thailand. Established in July in 2016 in coordination with, and building on the Legal Assistance Center and the Project for Local Empowerment (PLE), this protection project will serve displaced people both in the camps and along the Thai-Myanmar Borders, and focuses on maintaining and expanding sustainable and equal access to justice as well as strengthening cross border protection coordination to ensure safety of the most vulnerable displaced people through different activities.

Job Overview /Summary:

The Deputy Coordinator for Protection Mainstreaming supervises and provides technical support to the Community and Durable Solution Manager and the Community Durable Solution Senior Officer to ensure that comprehensive designing of activities to support protection mainstreaming and information sharing focusing on refugee return and durable solutions to displaced people. The Deputy Coordinator for Protection Mainstreaming will also supervise program officers in IRC offices in both Mae Sot (MST) and in Mae Hong Son (MHS) provinces to ensure inclusive and effective, high quality program support to all displaced people beneficiaries, as well as in the provision of coordination to all sector and Program Unit to ensure effectiveness and high quality of project proposal, report and evaluation.

In addition, The Deputy Coordinator for Program Mainstreaming will working closely with The Deputy for Community and Government Liaison and PLE protection to develop and improve the project of Community Legal Volunteer in coordination closely with Chiang Mai University and relevant stakeholders including community beneficiaries, CBOs, NGOs, Thai authorities, Thai civil society organizations and other related organizations in promotion of sustainability on access to justice for displaced people along Thai-Myanmar Borders.

Major Responsibilities: Under the Supervision of the Program Coordinator, the Deputy Coordinator for Protection Mainstreaming provides technical oversight and ensure coordination and collaboration of the project protection activities in all sites as well as monitor the project budget, pipelines and overall spending. Major responsibilities include:

1. Leading program design and development on protection mainstreaming and information sharing focusing on rule of law and access to justice particularly with regards to preparation for return and durable solutions.
2. Leading and providing oversight to the Community Legal Volunteer activities in coordination with the Project for Local Empowerment (PLE), Chiang Mai University (CMU) and other cross border relevant bodies.
3. Providing oversight and management of program staff in Mae Sot and MHS provinces
4. Serving as the overall liaison and representation with the Royal Thai Government (RTG) in Mae Sot town, Tak province and in Mae Hong Son Province on protection mainstreaming as required.
5. Cultivating networks with both RTG agencies, including civil society in Thailand and in Myanmar at the field and policy levels and where possible integrate these agencies within IRC’s protection work.
6. Attending Bangkok meetings and other management meetings as necessary.
7. Assisting the Program Coordinator in representing the project to donors where requested.
8. Working closely with the Program Unit (PU) and the Program Coordinator in preparation of proposals, reports and program evaluations, and ensure that monthly activity plans and reports (e.g. the report to the Ministry of Interior) are produced with good quality and timely.
9. Conducting monitoring visits and monitoring the project budget, pipelines and spending in Mae Sot, Tak and in Mae Hong Son.
10. Participating actively in program planning, IRC’s Strategic Action Plan (SAP) setting, including contributing to the SAP implementation plan and policy development.
11. Participating in program staff, volunteers and interns selection, hiring, promoting and dismissal processes as necessary, and participating in capacity building for program staff
12. Participating in the identification of areas for research and advocacy in the refugee camps and cross borders.
13. Performing other duties as requested by the supervisor and other senior management.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Program Coordinator

Position directly supervises: Community and Durable Solutions Manager, Program Assistant in IRC Mae Hong Son and Mae Sot offices

Indirect Reporting: Deputy Director for Programs, Mae Sot and Mae Hong Son Field Coordinators, Deputy Coordinator for Community and Government Liaison

Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal: Deputy Director for Programs, Program Unit, PLE Protection Program, WPE Program, Field Coordinators, Finance Departments, and Operations Department.

External: UN agencies, Civil Society, RTGs, CBOs, NGOs and other relevant partners

Position Requirements:

Education           

-              University degree in Law or related areas

Work Experience and/or Demonstrated Abilities            

-              At least 5 years of experiences and demonstrated management skills in a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary setting

-              Demonstrated supervision skills 

-              Knowledge of  Thai laws and Thai Judicial system

-              Knowledge of  human rights law

-              Knowledge of budget preparation and oversight

Skills

-              Excellent communication skills

-              Ability to handle multi-tasks and sensitive issues

-              Ability to travel

-              Computer literate

Language(s)      

-              Thai and English language proficiency (written and oral) is essential

Other

-              Knowledge of displaced person both in and outside camp situations

-              Awareness of political effect to quality of life

-              Able to travel regularly within Thailand, along and across the Thai–Myanmar borders

HOW TO APPLY:

Application letter and most recent CV in English stating qualifications and experience should be submitted to the IRC Human Resources Department at:Thailand.HR@Rescue.org All applications will be treated confidentially and not returned. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Application deadline: 11 November 2016

The IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, national origin, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or physical or mental disability. The IRC is an equal opportunity employer.