Intern or Volunteer -  Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL)

Background

The fundamental principle of Raks Thai Foundation’s work has been engaging targeted communities or populations to build local capacity in responding to developmental or vulnerability issues that they are facing. Raks Thai Foundation has an origin of pioneering and testing new paths of civil society engagement in the development sector, with all work custom-designed on a project-by-project basis through comprehensive situation and problem analyses, and the application of appropriate and innovative evidence-based interventions.  In most cases Raks Thai project staff are qualified persons selected from the regions where the community programs are located. This allows Raks Thai to implement socially acceptable, locally-driven projects not limited by cultural or language barriers.

Raks Thai has focused on five programmatic areas that include environment and natural resources (also including community adaptation to climate change), health (focusing on selected communicable diseases and reproductive health), livelihood (with a strong emphasis on women’s economic empowerment), children and youth (leadership and occupation skills, fighting forms of violence), and humanitarian response.

The Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL) team is an independent team that is outside of direct project management. The role of the DMEL team is to provide technical advice to project leads and ensure that accurate evidence is collected and recorded for decision making and reporting purposes. Additionally, the DMEL team is leading the organization-wide capacity building for DMEL activities with an emphasis on cross-programme learning.

The primary initiative of the DMEL team is called the Participatory Learning Platform, which is a mixed method capacity building platform for all staff at Raks Thai. It includes training content, project data, staff experiences and opportunities for engaging across various sectors.

Position

The Intern position will primarily support the roll-out of the Participatory Learning Platform, focusing specifically on creative content and engagement of Raks Thai Foundation staff.

Responsibilities include:

• Support the DMEL team by developing creative content (videos, infographics, and images) for online learning and capacity building of Raks Thai Foundation staff.
• Support with translation of evidence-based resources, including those from CARE International, from English to Thai.
• Assist with organizing and facilitating training sessions related to project cycle, proposal development, data collection and analysis.
• Support project tracking and follow-up with respective project leads to collect reports and data.

Qualifications and Competencies include:

• Proven experience with developing creative content including video editing and infographics
• Excellent command of written English and Thai including ability to provide accurate translations
• Experience with information or knowledge management
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook) and at least one type of video editing software
• Attention to detail, particularly relating to data and information management
• Demonstrates initiative in decision-making and actions, and has willingness to engage in professional self-development
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and cooperate effectively with various stakeholders including those from different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Interest in various social issues, international development or local community development and willingness to work with key populations including men who have sex with men, transgender persons, migrants and people who inject drugs.

Learning includes:

The DMEL team is committed to supporting the Intern’s professional development. To qualify for this Internship, you should have a particular interest in both of the following:

• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of development and humanities projects in Thailand and the Greater Mekong Subregion.
• Interest in social issues, global development and community development, particularly for key populations including migrants, people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men and gay men, and transgender persons.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in Thai and working proficiency in English.

Contact : alistair@raksthai.org / nisanee@raksthai.org / valunyoou@raksthai.org / 02-0147322 ต่อ103