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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:

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Coordinator for Protection Mainstreaming and under the overall guidance of the Project Coordinator, the Project Officer provides administrative support to the project staff ranging from assisting with training and organizing workshops to performing administrative and office support activities and providing translation and interpretation services as necessary in order to ensure that all administrative issues related to the project are clarified and completed to avoid confusion and interruption during execution of project. In addition, the Project Officer also performs a support role in establishing linkages and coordination between the project, community beneficiaries, Thai authorities, non-governmental organizations (NGO), community-based organizations (CBO), and other stakeholders.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Make logistic arrangements for meetings, presentations, seminars and trainings being organized and call the attention of the Supervisor to them where and when they are needed.
2. Performs administrative and office support activities including, but not limited to fielding telephone calls, receiving and directing visitors, preparing travel requests and travel claims, word processing, creating spreadsheets and presentations.
3. Resolves administrative problems by coordinating preparation of reports, analyzing data, and identifying solutions.
4. Provide accurate interpretation during counseling, workshops, forums and training sessions for beneficiaries, and provide interpretation support on protection services and access to justice to the Legal Advisory Officer and lawyers during the absence of the Legal Service Officer on access to justice services between the Thai Justice System (TJS), communities and civil society.
5. Provide accurate translation of related documents which will be used for training and workshop or for distribution to communities and related agencies, and translate correspondences in different contexts and operating environment between program staff, and community leaders, CBOs and related government agencies.
6. Assist program staff in establishing linkages and maintaining close cooperation with community leaders, local government authorities, CBOs and NGOs and clients, and contributes to team effort in legal case management, access to justice, rule of law and legal issues by accomplishing related results as needed.
7. Work together with his/her Supervisor, the Operations Team, and The Legal Service Officer as well as other project staff to prepare monthly activity plans and reports.
8. Respond promptly to project and stakeholder needs, solicit feedback to improve service, respond to requests for service and assistance, meet commitments.
9. Establish productive working relationships and to deal smoothly, effectively, and cooperatively with people at all levels. Listens without interrupting, keeps emotions under control.
10. Participate in professional training activities as required.
11. Perform other duties and assignments as needed.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:                 Deputy Coordinator for Protection Mainstreaming

Position directly supervises:     N/A

Indirect Reporting:                   Program Coordinator, Deputy Coordinator for Community and Government Liaison, Community and Durable Solutions Manager and Rule of Law and Legal Manager                                                                                               
Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal: Deputy Director for Programs, Program Unit, Project for Local Empowerment (PLE), Women’s Protection and Empowerment Program (WPE), Field Coordinators, Operations Unit, and Finance Unit

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

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education                        High School Certificate 

Work Experience             At least 3 years of experience in performing administrative duties and at least 3 years of experience in translating documents and interpreting between Burmese, Thai and Karen and/or English on legal case management, access to justice, rule of law and legal issues.

Demonstrated Abilities and Skills           

-              Ability to multitasks and handle sensitive issues professionally.

-              Ability to deal with traumatized people in an effective and compassionate way.

-              Computer literate.

Language(s)      

-              Demonstrated good reading, written and spoken Burmese, Karen and Thai and working knowledge of English.

Other

-              Knowledge of displaced persons both in and outside camp situations.

-              Awareness of political effect to quality of life.

-              Able to travel regularly along and across the Thai–Myanmar borders and able to travel to refugee camps and other project areas on a regular basis.

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: 18 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.