ThaiNGO

Senior Consultant, Business & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

About Kenan Foundation Asia

Kenan Foundation Asia believes in a world where everyone has the right to build a better life for themselves, their family, and their community. Every day, we are working in Thailand and the region to inspire students, develop skilled people, and grow strong leaders by empowering them with the knowledge, technology, and skills necessary for a better future. Whether it’s an entrepreneur, a teacher, a student, a community leader, or non-profit manager, we conduct tailored, engaging activities to train, coach and equip them so they can achieve their dreams.

Our Values                                  

Partnership           We collaborate with our stakeholders to co-create and deliver services and programming that address the real challenges facing the people of the region.

Inspiration             We are passionate about creating a sustainable future and take action to make it happen. Through our actions, we inspire others to act and do the same.

Leadership             We are leaders in the field of social and economic development. We empower courageous, adaptable people to succeed in solving the challenges of globalization and provide opportunities and dignity for everyone.

Integrity                  We care deeply about our work and our reputation. We do not compromise our ethics, our values, or our professionalism. We take personal responsibility and use good judgement to drive our values in everything we do.

Job Description

Kenan Foundation Asia, a non-profit development organization working in partnership with companies, governments, academia, and committed individuals to empower people with the knowledge, technology, and skills necessary for a better future, is seeking a senior professional for the position of Senior Consultant – Business and Economic Development. This position is responsible for managing projects, conducting analysis, providing a consulting and delivering a training course for business and economic development projects; contributing to project design and business development; and developing positive client relations and collaboration with all stakeholders to ensure project success.  Senior Consultant reports directly to the Technical Manager.

Job Description

• Assisting on project design, developing of proposal and client relationship management
• Conducting the project management in Business and Economic development practice area
• Implementing projects by providing necessary actions such as workshop training, research, analysis and consulting
• Analyzing the Project strategy using qualitative and quantitative data
• Conducting an industry analysis on small and medium size enterprise and entrepreneurship development, community economic development, and/or financial literacy issue
• Participating in representing to key stakeholders and sharing knowledge in areas of expertise
• Coaching project’s team member
• Other assignment as instructed

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Business Administration, Economics or related fields
• Managing/developing project experience is essential
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Business Analysis, Research or Business & Economic Development is preferable
• Having a certification in financial planner – AFPT or CFP is a plus
• Having the business mindset and experience working with government agencies, multilateral organization and/or corporate clients is an advantage
• Good interpersonal skills and good teamwork
• Fluent in Business English

Interested applicants are invited to send full resume indicating qualifications

and experience, and cover letter to: ChontichaT@kenan-asia.org