Job Title: Project Manager (Women’s Economic Empowerment)
Program Director’s Office, Raks Thai Foundation
Location: Bangkok, with upcountry travels
Reports To: Program Director
Type of contract: Permanent
About Raks Thai Foundation
Working with Raks Thai (CARE Thailand) is an opportunity to be part of a global movement that brings communities together to solve complex problems and foster lasting change. We look for individuals who are passionate about development and sustainability, collaborate well with others, embrace learning and innovation, and deliver results.
Established in 1979 as CARE Thailand, Raks Thai Foundation became an independent Thai non-profit organization in 1997, while remaining a full member of the CARE International confederation. Raks Thai operates with full local governance under Thai law, with its mission to promote strong communities, women’s empowerment, and assist marginalized groups in society. We aspire to achieve meaningful social change in five areas: environment and climate change, women’s economic empowerment, youth learning and leadership, health of key populations, and disaster relief. We seek candidates who are creative problem-solvers, proactive communicators, and value collaboration, diversity, and continuous learning.
Raks Thai is an Equal Opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.
Position Summary: The Project Manager (Women’s Economic Empowerment) plays a pivotal role in advancing the Climate Adaptation and Women’s Economic Justice Program by driving integrated, results-oriented initiatives that strengthen women’s agency and leadership in climate-resilient livelihoods. The role focuses on developing inclusive and sustainable green value chains, assessing market opportunities, and facilitating access to innovative and climate-responsive financing to support community-led climate action plans. Working closely with partners and communities, the Project Manager ensures effective project delivery, adaptive management, and high-quality implementation of MEAL systems to track impact, generate learning, and inform evidence-based decision-making. This position requires a strategic and collaborative leader committed to gender equality, climate resilience, and inclusive economic development.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Climate-resilient and inclusive value chain development (70%) - Lead the design and implementation of climate-resilient, market-driven, and gender-responsive value chains that enhance women’s economic empowerment and support community adaptation to climate change.
- Conduct value chain and market systems analysis to identify climate-resilient, high-potential sectors aligned with local contexts and women’s participation.
- Facilitate the co-creation of inclusive value chain strategies with women producers, community groups, private sector actors, and local authorities.
- Strengthen women’s agency and leadership across value chains, including decision-making power, access to productive resources, and control over income.
- Promote climate-smart and environmentally sustainable production practices (e.g., regenerative agriculture, circular economy approaches, low-carbon processes).
- Support market feasibility assessments, product development, and quality improvement to meet market standards and demand.
- Build and strengthen partnerships with private sector actors to improve market access, fair pricing, and long-term sustainability.
- Facilitate access to financial services and innovative green financing mechanisms (e.g., blended finance, community funds, microfinance).
- Integrate risk analysis (climate, market, social) into value chain design and support communities to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies.
- Ensure value chain interventions are inclusive of vulnerable and marginalized groups, particularly women and youth.
- Monitor performance and impact of value chain interventions, generating learning to inform adaptive programming and scaling.
2. Project management and results delivery (15%)
- Lead end-to-end project planning, implementation, and delivery, ensuring alignment with program goals, timelines, budgets, and donor requirements.
- Establish and manage MEAL frameworks, tracking progress, expenditures, and impact, and ensuring evidence-based reporting and learning.
- Drive adaptive management by analyzing data, risks, and changing contexts to adjust strategies and improve results.
- Manage partnerships and stakeholder relationships, including contracts, coordination, and capacity strengthening to ensure effective collaboration.
- Oversee financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and compliance with donor and organizational standards.
- Ensure quality assurance, safeguarding, and timely reporting, while strengthening systems, tools, and processes for efficient and accountable implementation.
3. Program strategy and proposal development (15%)
- Identify strategic funding opportunities and generate innovative, program-aligned project ideas for internal go/no-go decision-making.
- Analyze donor priorities, grant requirements, and tender specifications to assess program fit, risks, and positioning.
- Lead or support the development of high-quality proposals, including Theory of Change, technical narratives, and budgets, in collaboration with program and finance teams.
- Coordinate across teams and partners to compile relevant data, evidence, and documentation to strengthen proposal quality and competitiveness.
- Conduct and integrate key assessments (e.g., gender analysis, partner capacity, environmental and climate risk) to ensure project relevance, feasibility, and compliance.
- Build and maintain strategic networks with donors, partners, and stakeholders to inform program design, foster collaboration, and position the organization for new opportunities.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Postgraduate degree in Social Sciences, Business, Sustainability, or a related field, with relevant experience in program implementation, enterprise development, or community-based initiatives.
- Demonstrated interest or experience in green or community enterprises, market development, value chains, or access to finance (experience in pitching or working with private sector is an advantage).
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with confidence to engage communities, partners, private sector actors, and donors.
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to spot opportunities, connect ideas, and turn them into action.
- Interest in climate change, sustainable livelihoods, and women’s economic empowerment; familiarity with related concepts (e.g., climate resilience, regenerative agriculture) is a plus.
- Ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams, while also taking initiative and working independently when needed.
- Good organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing contexts.
- Experience in proposal development, reporting, or using data to support decision-making is an asset, but not required.
- Fluency in Thai and English (spoken and written).
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly (up to 60%) to work closely with communities and partners.
Interested applicants may submit their application documents and resume to hrrecruit@raksthai.org
