ThaiNGO

SEA Project Coordinator position:

Post Title: Southeast Asia Project Coordinator

Type of contract: Full-time permanent position with an initial 6 month probation period.

Salary range: Based on experience

Location: Bangkok based with need to travel as required.

This position is open to Thai citizens only.

Benefits:

Annual leave of 33 days (including Thai public holidays) increasing by 2 days each year; 1 personal day per year; additional paid leave over Songkran period.

Health insurance plan.

Job details:

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is a UK-registered non-profit organization working internationally to protect natural environments and the human rights of people who depend on them.

EJF is working in Thailand to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and human rights abuses on fishing vessels and actively promote improvements to policy- making, corporate governance and management of fisheries.

EJF is seeking to employ a ‘SEA Project Coordinator’ to help EJF deliver its campaign objectives in combatting IUU fishing and human rights abuses in Southeast Asian fisheries. This position will involve working with a diverse team of EJF staff based across the region, coordinating and managing campaign targets and deliverables and conducting campaign advocacy to facilitate EJF campaign objectives.

Successful candidates should be comfortable working independently and be confident in: managing staff workstreams, helping deliver outputs according to deadlines, engaging with a range of partners across varied campaign areas and conducting high-level meetings to secure campaign objectives. Candidates should also be prepared to travel within the region, potentially at short notice.

Please note that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic this position and its core duties and responsibilities are subject to change.

Essential skills and experience:

• Fluency in Thai and English language

• A degree in any relevant discipline (journalism, social science, environmental science, business, etc)

• Relevant work experience (journalism, NGOs, private sector, etc)

• Superb interpersonal, communication and writing skills

• Demonstrable experience forming and maintaining relationships with various stakeholders

• Demonstrable experience engaging in high-level advocacy meetings and campaigns

• Adept at using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, etc) for administration purposes

• Experience in conducting desk-based and/or field-based investigations or research projects.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Ability to work independently

• Fluency in additional Southeast Asian languages (Khmer, Indonesian or Burmese) an asset

• Car driving license

Please send your CV and cover letter explaining why you are the right person for this job to: recruitment@ejfoundation.org

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date for applications: Applications will be received on a rolling basis

Contact : recruitment@ejfoundation.org; marina.tornorsam@ejfoundation.org