Regional Programme Development Specialist – Asia Pacific

Contract type: Permanent

Salary & Benefits in Thailand:   Competitive salary plus pension, medical insurance, 37 annual leave days including public holidays.

Application closing date:  31^st January, 2018

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.

It’s an exciting time to join VSO! 

Role overview

This role is to ensure that the quality of programme design and development improves across the Asia Pacific region by providing hands on methodological support and strategic oversight to programme/project development in Asia Pacific, ensure that our interventions are pro poor (anti poverty), address exclusions that result in poverty, are accountable and are based on the 3 elements of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental coherence). This involves working with the regional team, country directors and programme managers to support them in the adoption of VSO's new People First programme framework.

Skills, qualifications and experience

·         Highly experienced in the development, implementation and management of development programmes.

• Significant hands on experience of working through participatory development methodologies as a practitioner and as a strategist.
• Skills in facilitating a range of key development processes as a practitioner and a trainer e.g. Gender analysis, poverty analysis, stakeholder mapping, social exclusion analysis, value for money analysis, environmental impact assessment, social impact assessment, economic impact assessment and intervention analysis. Participatory rapid appraisal, participatory action research, participatory monitoring and evaluation and other participatory methodologies.
• Experience of working effectively with theories of change.
• Demonstrable capacity in communicating strategy, models and change processes visually, as presentations and as written narratives.
• Knowledge of the Asia Pacific’s social, economic and environmental context.
• Must be able to travel within the Region on a regular basis

This role will be based in Bangkok, Thailand. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN BANGKOK, THAILAND TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS POSITION. We will be unable to obtain a visa and work permit for those who do not have the right to work.

How to apply

If you're interested in applying for this role, please download the job description to read more details about the position and the skills and experience we're looking for at https://www.vsointernational.org/about/careers/jobs/regional-programme-development-specialist-asia-pacific-a0md000000brqfpiav To submit your application, click on  “Make an application” and complete all relevant fields on the online application form. 

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.

Interview/Assessment date(s):  TBC
Start date:  ASAP

Industry

Nonprofit Organization Management

Employment type

Full-time

Experience

Expert

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