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                Mine Risk Education (MRE) Project Officer

                         Vacancy announcement

Position:                Mine Risk Education Project Officer (one open position)

Handicap International (HI) seeks Mine Risk Education project officer, based in Mae Sot, Tak province, regular working in Nupo and Unpiem camp, in Tak province.

Closing date: 20^nd September, 2016

Handicap International (HI) reserves the right to not accept applications submitted after the deadline. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for testing and interview. Also, HI reserves the right to contact any shortlisted candidates before closing date.

Handicap International is an international non-governmental, non-religious, non-political and non-profit making organization specialised in the field of disability. It works alongside people with disabilities, offering them assistance and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant.  Since its creation, the organisation has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries worldwide and intervened in many emergency situations.  

Handicap International in Thailand is currently supporting projects along the Thailand - Burma border focusing on the following:

• Rehabilitation Project: provision of functional rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities or impairments in 5 temporary shelters (Tak and Mae Hong Son provinces),
• Disability and Social Inclusion Project: Social inclusion of People with Disabilities and mainstreaming disability into humanitarian services in 5 temporary shelters

             (Tak and Mae Hong Son provinces)

• Growing Together Project: in 5 temporary shelters (Tak and Mae Hong Son provinces) focusing on enabling vulnerable children including children with disabilities, to develop their full potential on an equal basis with other children and acquire fundamental educational and social skills, as well as support to their family members and/or caregivers and,

• Mine Risk Education Project: raising awareness activities on the risk of mines and explosive remnants of war are implemented in 9 temporary shelters (Tak, Mae Hong Son, Ratchaburi and Kanchanabui province)

MRE Project Officer’s General Mission

Qualifications required/ Desired Profile:

Education: Graduate from college/university or minimum education: higher school level with proven skills on capacity building/teaching/awareness raising sessions and communications.

Knowledge and skills required:

•   Knowledge and at least 2 years experience in project implementation / experience in working with local communities, migrants  and local authorities.

•   Experience in training / facilitating / coaching.
•   Experience in managing people / management.
•   Experience in coordinating with stakeholders.
•   Proficient using the Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and mail merges; email and web searches.
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Extra requirement:

• Working experience in INGOs, community/refugee or migrants context is an added value.
• Good level of writing reading and speaking Burmese and/or Karen, will be advantages.

Other qualifications: Good level of written, reading and spoken English and Thai. Good organizing, multi-tasks, able to work under pressure with multicultural environment, analytical skills & good decision making, good communications & team player, and flexible.

CONDITIONS:  Status: national working contract

Duration: 1 year, renewable

Start: from 1^st week of October, 2016, or the latest 2^nd week of October, 2016

Please address all applications (cover letter + CV + copy of Thai ID card / international ID card /passport & educational certificate) to

Handicap International (HI),

Human Resources Manager, Contact person: Ms. Patcharanis Pedtae

9/243 Intarakiree Rd., Mae Sot Villa,

(P.O Box 58), Mae Sot District, Tak Province 63110.

E-mail: bbpadmin@thailand-hi.org