Background:

The Paintbrush Foundation is a non-profit organization born out of a passion to create positive social change through arts education. Based in Bangkok, Thailand, the Paintbrush Foundation teaches the arts for free to the underprivileged children of the Khlong Toey slum community.

More than a school, we strive to be a safe space where children can make friends, dream, and express their creativity while using their free time productively. Besides our teaching programs, we also support our older kids in identifying what they want to be in the future and following their own path through education.

Job Overview/Summary:

The executive manager works under the supervision of the foundation director. They are responsible for a wide range of tasks, from overseeing the school’s day-to-day operations, to co-organizing events, being the focal point of partnerships, and so much more. Our organization is a small and growing structure, we all juggle with different responsibilities, so we are looking for someone who can adapt and is willing to help and grow with us. Our organization works exclusively with children, so the candidate should also have good contact with kids.

Key responsibilities:

Manage/coordinate various projects and assist in organizing events
Coordinate with the organization’s team and external partners/stakeholders to make sure the projects/events run smoothly
Oversee the day-to-day operations of the foundation
Come up with and implement fundraising strategies
Build and maintain long-term relationships with key donors and potential donors
Be the main point of contact for Thai people (phone, emails, FB messages)
Come up with and implement communication strategies
Responsible for hiring staff as needed
Translate documents/various contents in Thai when needed
Assist the director in various tasks as needed
Come up with and implement ideas to expand/improve our organization

Work experience and qualification:

Ability to take initiative, act independently and direct one’s own work
Excellent organizational skills
Good at problem solving
Demonstrate commitment to the vision and mission of the Paintbrush Foundation
Flexible, can adapt to the structure of the organization
Eager to learn, grow with the organization and improve yourself
Ability to work collaboratively and build effective relationships with key stakeholders, Paintbrush staff and director, and external partners
Ability to effectively present and execute on innovative ideas
Be friendly and outgoing, good communication skills
Good contact with children
Good command of spoken/written English
Strong written communication skills (Thai) (able to write proposals, translate documents from English to Thai, reply to corporate emails, proofread documents etc).
Minimum 5 years of work experience
Experience coordinating events or managing projects is necessary

Working hours/location: Mon-Fri, 13.00-19.00 + one extra hour per day from home

Location: Paintbrush Foundation https://goo.gl/maps/nwL7r5PYcb5ebhXf6

Possibility of working on Sat/Sun or evenings, once in a while when we have events (in which case can take time off during weekdays)

Salary: 45,000THB/month

How to apply:

Interested applicants are encouraged to send their CV and cover letter (English only) at gigi@paintbrushfoundation.org, with subject title: “Application: Executive coordinator”.

Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted.