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Raks Thai Foundation, a member of CARE International, are now seeking a goal-oriented and self-initiative individual for the position of PROGRAMME ASSISTANT to make substantial contributions to the HIV prevention program for Men who have sex with men (MSM) and Transgender Women (TG).

Position Title:             Program Officer 1   /   Program Assistant 1

Issue Area:                 HIV, Health, and Development among MSM and TG

Department:               Program Quality Department

Duty Station:              Based in Bangkok, with occasional travel to implementation sites

Type of Employment: Permanent

Deadline:                     Open until filled

Position Overview:

The Program performs an integral role in the Program Quality Department (PQD) and for the Stop TB and AIDS through RTTR (STAR) Program in 2018 – 2020. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with the other program staff, the PQD team, and program partners and stakeholders.

The primary responsibilities of this position are to; ensure effective programmatic and administrative management of the STAR Program focusing on program quality assurance and control from formulation to implementation; provide technical guidance and assistance on a range of program management and implementation issues to the program partners; monitor the implementation of the program activities by linking up with M&E team and Finance Department for tracking and reporting of program progress and results against the Performance Framework (PF) and budget plan; and assist the Program Officer (PO) in collecting, compiling, and analysing programmatic data and/or any information relevant to the MSM and TG for identifying gaps and development trends. The Program Assistant will, in addition, contribute to other functions or assignments as and when required.

Note: This position overview neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. The details shown herein should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Raks Thai reserves the right to review and revise these details at any time.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or any relevant discipline (New graduates with high motivation and a can-do attitude are welcome);
• Proficiency in written and spoken both Thai and English with excellent communication skills.
• Program Officer experience about 1-3 years.
• Program Assistant - Welcome for new graduates.

Critical Skills and Abilities:

• Computer and new social media literacy;
• Social skills with emotional intelligence;
• Sensitivity to gender issues as well as political and ethical issues;
• Comfortable to discuss about gender and sex-related issues;
• Creativity, adaptability, and agility;
• Keen analytical and complex problem-solving skills with critical thinking and cognitive flexibility;
• Ability to see thing as what is and what ought to be;
• Anticipate and create change with abundance mindset;
• Self-respect and value social diversity and development work.

How to Apply:

Interested candidate, please submit your application letter and a recent resume to valunyoou@raksthai.org, or contact Khun Besta at 081-8708993.