ThaiNGO

Manager - Job description

Position: Manager

Type of contract: Full-time employment, 1 year contract, possibility of renewal

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: Khlong Toey, Bangkok, Thailand

Background:

The Paintbrush Foundation is a non-profit organization born out of a passion to create positive social change through arts education. Our foundation teaches music and arts for free to the underprivileged children of the Khlong Toey slum community.

Job Overview/Summary:

The manager works under the supervision of the foundation director. They are responsible for a wide range of tasks, from organizing events, to leading various projects, being the focal point of partnerships in Thailand and 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/lead various projects as assigned by the foundation director

• Organize/help coordinate events

• Coordinate with the organization’s team and external partners/stakeholders to make sure the projects/events run smoothly

• Proactively look for events and come up with new projects that could benefit the organization

• Build and maintain long-term relationships with local sponsors and potential donors

• Look for and implement ways to raise funds for the organization

• Help oversee and support the various teaching programs at the school

Work experience and qualification:

• Ability to take initiative, act independently and direct your 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

• Good contact with children, empathetic toward others

• Good communication skills

• 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: 

Working hours: Full-time work (35h/week), flexible hours

Working days: Mon-Fri

Office location: Paintbrush Foundation https://goo.gl/maps/nwL7r5PYcb5ebhXf6 from Tue-Fri, 3.30-7pm, remote the rest of the time

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: 38,000THB/month

How to apply:

Interested applicants are encouraged to send their resume and cover letter (English only) to m@paintbrushfoundation.org, with subject title: “Application: Manager”.

Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted.

More information about our organization: 

Website: https://paintbrushfoundation.org

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PaintbrushFoundation/