Thai Speaking Program Assistant Intern

Manushya Foundation
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30 Jul 2019
20 August 2019

Internship – Manushya Foundation

Full time

Who We Are

The *Manushya Foundation: *Empowering Communities; Advancing Social Justice*. “Manushya” is a Sanskrit term being understood by many communities across Asia and in the world, meaning “humans”, “human being”, or even “human rights” (such as manusia in Bahasa or Malay).

The Manushya Foundation is an Asian regional organisation aiming at empowering local communities to advance Social Justice, Human Rights & Peace. The Manushya Foundation aims at connecting Humans across Asia to build capacities, share experiences, strengthen solidarity and become agents of change.

Since 2017, we have been implementing our three step 'bottom-up' empowerment approach to 'Engage - Mobilise - Empower' Agents of Change. As a women-led organisation, we apply a 'gender lens' to all our work and decided to invest our energy and develop innovative strategies to tackle the most alarming human rights challenges faced by women and marginalised communities in Asia, by working on these four thematic areas: 1. Business & Human Rights - to ensure governments put People over Profit; 2. UN Human Rights Mechanisms - to guarantee meaningful engagement of communities in International Accountability Mechanisms; 3. Women’s Empowerment - to promote women's leadership and ensure women lead human rights movements across Asia; and 4. Digital Rights - to uphold online freedom and push back on censorship in authoritarian regimes. We hope to enable change in those areas by supporting: (1) Capacity Development of local communities; (2) Community-led participatory Research & Advocacy; (3) Coalition Building of intersectional networks; and (4) Sub-granting to ensure communities have the means to fight for their rights.

*Manushya Foundation’s strategy lies on three pillars:**

ENGAGE communities by building their capacities on all UN human rights mechanisms to ensure their effective participation, and by providing them with the tools to efficiently build credible evidence and monitor the human rights situation on the ground (human rights documentation) to hold their government accountable on their human rights obligations.
MOBILISE communities around human rights movements, by building CSOs coalitions comprising all human rights issues, where communities are treated equally and can build solidarity and where all human rights are equal (civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights).
EMPOWER communities by ensuring they are at the center of the human rights response in their countries, engaging constructively and providing solutions to their government to improve the human rights on the ground. By applying a bottom-up approach, communities will own their issues, provide solutions and become the agents of change in their countries. Communities will bring back solutions at the local level to further empower their peers, ensuring no one is left behind.

The Manushya Foundation is a small NGO, with the advantages and constraints attached. Every staff member plays an important role and carries responsibilities. Dedication is key as it greatly impacts the work of the organisation. It is therefore necessary to embrace the vision and goals of the organisation and fully commit to its success.

Our Internship Programme

The Manushya Foundation offers the opportunity to interns to develop a unique experience of supporting local communities to access justice through UN human rights mechanisms and in improving the human rights situation on the ground.

Description of Duties & Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the director, the Operational Management of the Office Management Coordinator and the direct supervision of the Programme officer, the intern would be based with the Manushya Foundation, in Bangkok, Thailand, and would support translation of documents and communications about activities to be implemented in Thailand, the accounting and administrative processes and take part in the organization of meetings and events. The intern will undertake the following tasks:

Assist in translating documents and social media content from English into Thai and Thai into English;
Review and edit translations of documents and social media content in English and Thai;
Liaise with the rest of the team to ensure consistency across languages;
Update terminology databases and keep glossaries of technical term; Ensure quality of translations;
Assist in the making Financial reports for activities implemented by Manushya Foundation ;
Assist in the payment of services and goods purchased by Manushya Foundation ;
Assist in the payment and receipts administrative processes including monthly bookkeeping and reimbursement of expenses advanced by Manushya Foundation staff ;
Assist in visa processes for Manushya Foundation staff ;
Support all aspects leading up to consultations and workshops including collaborating with regional and national partners on the agenda and organisation of meetings, among other administrative tasks;
Assist in any other relevant tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Competencies

Attention to detail is crucial;
Good communication skills and be able to work in a multicultural and multilingual team;
Thai proficiency : mother tongue
Very good command of written and oral English
Interest in international human rights mechanisms and the United Nations system;
Experience working on human rights issues is a strong asset

Required Skills and Experience

Degree in translation, linguistics or communications-related field;
Experience in translation is a strong asset
Degree and/or experience in accounting is a strong asset

Internship conditions

The internship is full time for a period of three to six months. Less is also acceptable. The internship is not paid. However, the internship can develop into a volunteer position, which would be remunerated.