Regional Policy & Advocacy Adviser, Asia & Pacific

Contract type: Permanent

Salary & Benefits in Thailand: competitive salary plus pension allowance, medical cover for staff, 37 annual leave days including public holidays.

ntroduction to VSO

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

In Asia Pacific, VSO works in nine countries with partners across the region, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

It’s an exciting time to join VSO!

The role

You will ensure that the learning from VSO programming is captured and used to promote pro poor policy and that the voices of impoverished and marginalized people are heard in national and international policy fora.

Championing effective people first advocacy, you’ll lead the development and implementation of an effective advocacy and policy strategy in the region. That means working with a team across VSO to promote and support advocacy integration into programmes. You will be creating alliances and partnerships and raise VSO’s profile as a distinct policy actor in the region to influence greater impact and bring long lasting changes to the lives of poor people.

The applicant

Significant policy advocacy experience at national and international levels. 

Experience in development programming at community level. 

The ability to design, carry out, support, edit and write up research of publishable quality for policy advocacy purposes. 

Experience in implementing global advocacy programmes, including supporting people throughout the system to participate in joined up North-South advocacy.

How to apply

To find out more details and apply, please visit our website http://www.vsointernational.org/vso-today/careers-at-vso/ using the vacancy search function to find for the employee position and complete the online application form or click https://vso.secure.force.com/jobopportunities/Job_DetailsPage?jid=a0mD000000AllrZIAR

Before you apply, please download and read the job description for full details of the roles and person specification and application guidelines available on our website.

VSO is committed to a policy of equal opportunities, values inclusion and seeks to have a diverse workforce.