Project Manager
ActionAid is an international social justice organization striving for a world free from poverty and injustice with presence in 75 countries. With the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA), ActionAid aims to strengthen the capacity of people living in poverty and exclusion to assert their rights. We believe in the power of people to bring about change for themselves, their communities, and entire societies. ActionAid has been working in Thailand since 2001 and was registered as ActionAid International (Thailand) Foundation (AAIT) in 2011 as a local non-profit organization. ActionAid works throughout Thailand with communities, civil society organizations, small school networks, government entities, academia, and the media to support changing the lives of the poorest and the most disadvantaged.
Thailand has witnessed a significant economic and social transition since the 1980s. However, development benefits have not been evenly distributed. Those who are most marginalized in society are not adequately accessing state services and natural resources, especially healthcare, social welfare, and social protections, which is a major hindrance to their sustainable development. This includes many stateless people, small-scale farmers, sea gypsies (Chao Lay), and highland ethnic minorities. Supported by the European Union (EU), AAIT and partners are implementing the project “Building Capacity of Civil Society Organizations on Supporting Marginalized Populations to Access Public Services and Respond to Global Warming” to strengthen CSO and local networks’ capacity to support marginalized populations to access public services and respond to the impacts of climate change, increase their participation and influence in policy design and implementation, and promote and scale community-led projects that focus on inclusive socio-economic development and natural resource management.
Location: Bangkok, Thailand (with travels to project areas)
Responsibilities:
The primary role of this position is to manage the EU-funded project “Building capacity of civil society organizations to support marginalized populations to access public services and respond to global warming.” The Project Manager will work closely with partners and team members to ensure that project quality meets the project's objectives and goals. This includes overseeing project implementation and expansion, as well as Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) processes to ensure full compliance with donor requirements and AAIT standards.
Strategy Development and Implementation
- Design and implement a strategy for a project on natural resource management and climate change response at the country level.
- Ensure the effective implementation of the project-related work in accordance with AAIT’s Country Strategic Plan.
- Ensure project staff and partners strategically implement project activities as planned.
Project Implementation
- Lead the development of a strategic project implementation plan in collaboration with partner organizations and networks and ensure effective coordination.
- Extend full support to partner organizations in implementing the project in accordance with contractual requirements.
- Manage and resolve any obstacle to deliverables by linking the project and partners to appropriate support, even outside the project specifications, e.g., AAIT’s mission objectives, impact assessment, etc.
- Ensure all project activities are sensitive and responsive to changes in the political, social, and economic environment in project areas.
People Management
- Be involved in the recruitment of project staff.
- Provide induction, training, coaching, mentoring, and advice to project staff and partner organizations to ensure that they understand and fulfill their responsibilities effectively.
- Conduct comprehensive performance appraisal of project staff, including coordination of such with project partners and provide/obtain feedback if required by donor.
- Provide appropriate training for project staff, partner staff, target groups, and volunteers when necessary.
Partnership Management
- Support in building partnerships and maintaining good relationships with local government officials, local authorities, and other influential stakeholders to support project activities.
- Maintain regular contact with partners to seek feedback for continuous improvement of the organization.
- Ensure that the relationship with partners is in accordance with contract requirements and that the principles of partnership and accountability are maintained throughout project implementation.
- As a service to partners, ensure that there is no duplication of activities through coordination with other local agencies.
- Coordinate with government offices and other related agencies.
- System, policy, and procedure management.
- Familiarize self with all donor contract conditions and ensure partners and their project management team understand donor rules and requirements.
- Ensure that the project meets all AAIT’s internal and external statutory requirements.
- Support in policy advocacy and campaigning.
- Comply with approved organizational policies and procedures.
Fundraising
- Maintain and update donor communications on project status and/or changes.
- Represent and promote the project nationally.
- Link the project with new and related initiatives to promote new funding sources and AAIT’s fundraising activities.
Annual Planning and Budgeting
- Monitor progress against the activity workplan to ensure that the project attains its objectives as cost-efficiently as possible.
- Provide inputs to annual budgeting and planning development.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting
- Ensure maintenance of the Management Information System related to documentation of the project, including timely delivery of donor financial and narrative reports.
- Prepare and submit reports to AAIT, ActionAid International (AAI), donors, and relevant government agencies in related fields.
- Maintain all project documentation and archives.
Finance Management
- Manage project budget and approve requisitions, advances, and expenses.
- Control of expenditure and disbursement of resources of the budget in charge to ensure compliance with the financial policy of partners, AAIT, and the donor.
Audit and Crisis/Risk Management
- Support the project audit and organizational audit.
- Report any risk in own area of work that does not comply with organization policy, procedures, and donor requirements.
- Maintain an awareness of any crisis or risks to the organization’s funding and donor relations and develop plans that will provide for such contingencies.
Qualifications:
Education
- Master’s degree in social science, economics, social development studies, and other related fields.
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) experiences are an advantage.
Essential Experience
- At least 5 years’ relevant experience in a multi-cultural working environment, preferably an INGO.
- Experience in public service and social welfare issues and in disaster risk reduction, climate change response, and resilience planning.
- Experience in participatory methodologies.
- Experience in project management and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL).
Essential Knowledge
- Extensive knowledge of systems, policies and issues related to marginalized populations, human security, social welfare, public services, sustainable agriculture, food security, climate change, resilience, and gender justice.
- Knowledge of the Human Rights-based Approach and policies related to poverty reduction and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Essential Skills
- Extensive administrative and organizational skills.
- Excellent presentation and communications.
- Excellent people management skills.
- Excellent English and Thai communications: speaking, reading, and writing skills.
- Good research and analytical skills.
- Good people skills.
- Documenting, report writing, and project training proposal skills are preferable.
Abilities
- Work on own initiative with minimum supervision and to stay on task.
- Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Able to travel in project fields.
Other qualities
- A committed, mature, detail-oriented, and decisive self-starter with high level of integrity and affability.
- Thai nationality.
How to apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume with two referees and a cover letter indicating the date of availability and salary expectation to jobs.thailand@actionaid.org by July 12, 2026.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
