ThaiNGO

As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the German government owned Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH operates on behalf of German Ministries, the governments of other countries and international clients. GIZ has a record of more than 60 years working in Thailand.  For the Thai-German Cooperation on Climate Change we are currently looking for an Advisor.

Advisor

Within the context of the Thai-German Cooperation on Climate Change, GIZ supports its main Thai counterpart, the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), as well as selected sector ministries in Thailand in the areas of climate change policy development and mainstreaming, capacity building and coordination. The support aims in particular at strengthening Thailand’s capacity to implement the commitments pledged in Thailand’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The project focuses on policy advice at the national and subnational level, climate change research, institutional and human capacity building, and the improvement of the international cooperation framework on climate change. In this respect, the support spans four key fields of action: Firstly, national level policy advice including on the overall climate change policy of Thailand as well as sectoral mainstreaming of climate change in priority sectors identified in the Thai Climate Change Master Plan; secondly, integration of climate change perspectives into subnational development and spatial planning in a selected number of areas; thirdly, Monitoring and Evaluation for climate change as well as Climate Finance; and lastly, the facilitation of international exchange on climate change management.     

To support project activities especially in the areas of policy advice and sectoral as well as subnational mainstreaming of climate change, the project wishes to hire a project advisor with the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

The Advisor will support all activities in accordance with the work plan of the project.
He / She will in particular

• Provide strategic input into project development/management and support project monitoring
• Provide project management support including in particular the setting up and management of contracts with external consultants
• Liaise with government officials in particular within ONEP, national sector ministries and provincial government departments
• Provide regular technical input, facilitate discussions with governmental partners and collect, document and analyze information with regards to the Climate Change Policy support
• Support the work processes at the subnational level and ensure synergies between the national and subnational level work streams
• Lead the planning, implementation and facilitation/moderation of meetings, training workshops and other project activities related to mainstreaming climate change into sectoral and subnational planning processes in the framework of the Thai-German Cooperation on Climate Change

We are looking for a candidate who preferably possesses (the equivalent of):

• Minimally 5 years of professional working experience in a similar position
• At least a Master’s degree in environmental studies, economic or spatial planning, social/political sciences or a related field with a relevant link to climate change mitigation or adaptation
• Good understanding or knowledge of climate change adaptation (science or policy) is an asset  
• Proven experience in project management / implementation, a proactive work attitude and the ability to integrate well into a team
• Experience in workshop moderation and facilitation is an asset
• Research experience in a field related to the project’s area of work as well as experience in working with government officials is desirable
• Excellent command of MS-Office

• Excellent command of Thai and English in writing and speaking; knowledge of German is an advantage.

The project works closely with government officials from ONEP, national sector ministries and subnational government departments. The successful applicant is expected to show a high level of political sensitivity and acumen. Within the context of the project’s work at the subnational level, the position may require frequent travels within Thailand.

This will be a fixed-term contract, starting as soon as possible and running until May 2019. As the project is likely to be prolonged, there is a strong opportunity to prolong the contract accordingly.

Please submit your application and CV to chattayada.pattaragulwanit@giz.de. The deadline for applications is Friday, 23^rd June 2017. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GIZ Office Bangkok

Mrs. Chattayada Pattaragulwanit

193/63 Lake Rajada Office Complex, New Ratchadapisek Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110