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 temporary shelter: Ban Mai Nai Soi and Ban Mae Su Rin , in Mae Hong Son province.
Closing date: 31st May, 2017
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.
- 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), and
- 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,
MRE Project Officer’s General Mission
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Implementing and manage Mine Risk Education (MRE) project activitiesin the field level under the supervision of his/her project manager and to enhance capacity of MRE Camp Based Staff to ensure the quality of MRE activities services.
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MRE Project Officer’s Responsibilities:
Responsibility 1: Plan, monitor, implement the MRE activites and ensure quality of works.
Aim: Ensure the activities are implemented on time with the quality of services.
Responsibility 2: Empower, build capacity and coach camp staff, community staff and other other agencies’s staff.
Aim: Build capacity of MRE community staff to be able to provide the quality of community MRE services.
Responsibility 3: Ensure communication, networking and coordination at field level for MRE activities
Aim: Ensure implementation of good practices and good communication.
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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:
- Thai citizen (Thai ID card holder)
- Knowledge and at least 2 years experience in project implementation / experience in working with local communities.
- Experience in training / facilitating / coaching / awareness raising or events organizing.
- Experience in managing people / management.
- Experience in coordinating with stakeholders.
- Proficient using the Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and mail merges; email and web searches.
Extra requirement:
- Working experience in INGOs, community/refugee or migrants context is an added value.
- Good level of writing reading and speaking English and Burmese and/or Karen
Other qualifications: Good level of written, reading and spoken Thai. Good organizing, multi-tasks, able to work under pressure with multicultural environment, analytical skills & good decision making, good communications & team player, and flexible.
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Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer.
People with Disabilities, women and people living with HIV are strongly encouraged to apply.
The successful applicant will be expecting to comply with Handicap International’s Child Protection Policy.
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All applications, please send cover letter, CV, copy Thai ID card and educational certificate, work certificate, to Handicap International; email address as below:
mreprojectmanager@thailand-hi.org –ผู้จัดการโครงการ MRE
(copy to hr.admin@thailand-hi.org – ผู้จัดการฝ่ายบุคคล/ธุรการ)
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