ThaiNGO

Location: Bangkok,Thailand

Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term until 31 December 2020

Application Deadline: 30 June 2019

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have at least 3 years of experience in gender-direct or gender mainstreaming projects?

Do you have strong knowledge of gender equality and women transformative leadership and good knowledge of gender in Islamic and deep south contexts?

Do you have at least 3 years of strong experience in institutional donor project management in a medium size project? If the answer is yes, then would like to hear from you

The Role

The Gender Programme Officer will lead the implementation of the ongoing “Women Networks Increasing Accountability of Religious and Governmental Institutions to Reduce Violence Against Women in the Deep South” project supported by the European Union until December 2020.  The overall objective of the job is to strengthen advocacy capacity and actions of the women networks in the Deep South and manage the project accountability system. The Gender Programme Officer will work closely with the project partners, academics, Islamic leaders, multidisciplinary team, provincial and national policy makers to drive the improvement of women counselling in the provincial Islamic offices, referral system to the state services and facilitate the discussion of gender norms that support the intensity of domestic violence.

What we are looking for

• Ability to work in Deep South of Thailand 
• At least 3 years of experience in gender-direct or gender mainstreaming projects
• Strong knowledge of gender equality and women transformative leadership. Good knowledge of gender in Islamic and deep south contexts
• Strong institutional donor project management experience of no less than 3 years in a medium size project. Strong at budget monitoring and outputs tracking. Trained in or strong at knowledge of programme/project quality standards, monitoring and evaluation
• Good facilitation skills (workshops, dialogues). Good judgement and analytical skills to support advocacy work of the women networks with the duty bearers
• Ability to plan knowledge management
• Agile, enabling and comfortable with complexities and uncertainty
• Strong English and Thai oral presentation and written communications
• High in team spirit, self-motivated and responsibility
• Wide network with women’s rights organizations and networking skills

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply: If this sounds like you and you would like to learn more about this impactful role please complete online application at https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/programme-officer-violence-against-women-project-int5689/10822/description/

Job Profile attachment for all of the details; https://www.thaingo.org/jobs/files/Job Profile_Programme Officer,Violence Against Women Project.pdf

**Please note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted**

About us

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.