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Position:                      Project Officer, ECD Project (Re-posted)

Closing Date:               10^th  July, 2017

Organization:                    Right To Play Thailand Foundation

Department/Division:  Refugee Program

Work location:                 Mae Sot, Thailand                                                             

BACKGROUND:

Right To Play is a global organization, using the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through playing sports and games, Right To Play helps over one million children learn through play to create better futures, while driving lasting social change in more than 20 countries each week. Founded in 2000 by social entrepreneur and four-time Olympic gold medalist Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national fundraising offices in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Regional offices are in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Our programs are facilitated by more than 600 international staff and 14,400 local volunteer Coaches.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Project Officer will focus on developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Right To Play programming in Early Childhood Development (ECD) in 7 Temporary Shelters. The Project Officer will be expected to contribute towards the achievement of activities outlined in the Project Action Plan. The position will focus on coordinating Right To Play activities in the camp and working in close support with KRCEE’s Early Childhood Coordinator, camp based staff, teachers and leaders in implementing the project. The Project Officer will take a lead role in project management at the camp level, including delivery of the work-plan, monitoring through the Performance Measurement Framework, submitting regular reports to the Program Manager (PM) and accounting for project funds they will be entrusted within the course of their work

Location Description: 

The position is based in Mae Sot with regular travel to 7 Temporary Shelters. Thus, the successful candidate must be willing to travel as part of their daily duties due to the remote locations of the temporary shelters. The position is also expected to provide support to other Right To Play projects in Thailand from time to time, as deemed necessary by the PM or Country Director.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

• Contributes to the formulation of the project strategic plans feeding into the overall country strategic plan
• Prepares and leads the implementation plan of project activities from existing operational plan
• Guides field facilitators on executing the activities in each project location
• Ensures that activities are compliant with RTP methodologies and standards
• Oversees community events such as Play Days to promote topics/issues related to their needs
• Develops and strengthens understanding of our project management cycle with project staff and partners
• Compiles reports received from the field facilitators and submits monthly activity reports to PM
• Completes monthly budget projections and tracks expenditures
• Participates in the planning of budget and tracks activity expenses occurred against cash projections
• Procures project equipment (in coordination with logistics officer/assistant), within authorization levels set in the In-Field Authorization Levels Policy
• Coordinates facility upgrades based on the needs of the project site
• Arranges for storage and delivery of sport equipment to participating schools.
• Coordinates with other NGOs/CBOs to ensure participation in partner events
• Monitors security situation in project location and reports to the PM
• Follows up on logistics issues at project location and ensure assets, including project vehicles are maintained

2. TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Conducts performance appraisals for all direct reports and provides regular feedback on performance
• Oversees performance of any contract staff such as security guards where applicable
• Ensures staff understands and complies with policies of RTP
• Assesses training needs of all direct reports with input from project staff, partners and stakeholders
• Oversees training of coaches delivered by Field Facilitators and observes coaches’ performance for certification
• Follows existing systems to reasonably safeguard the overall health, welfare and security of the project staff

3. NETWORKING, REPRESENTATION, AND PARTNERSHIP BUILDING

• Shares activity plans with local NGOs, CBOs and partners and looks for synergies and opportunities to work together
• Maintains a positive working relationship with the Ministry of Interior and partners
• Ensures implementation of Memorandums of Understanding and agreements with local representation of government, UN agencies, and partner organizations
• Facilitates collaboration and networking with other organizations, government and other relevant institutions to enhance RTP visibility and project activities
• Coordinates planning meetings with partners and represents RTP in various platforms
• Coordinates on a weekly basis with the KRCEE, offering technical advice and support on Early Childhood Development.
• Facilitates participation of Athlete Ambassadors in project activities and events
• Conducts an assessment survey to determine the NGOs that RTP could partner with and initiates partnerships
• Ensures partners are in compliance with RTP Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding Policy

4. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• Visits project locations to oversee activities, events and collects information to report on performance outcomes
• Works with school Directors and teachers to develop their understanding of RTP’s monitoring and evaluation system as it relates to reporting on children and teachers actively involved in sport and play activities
• Ensures accurate collection and timely submission of quantitative and qualitative monitoring information according to RTP monitoring tools
• Submits regularly reports to PM and occasionally external stakeholders including Ministries, partners and donors
• Provides quarterly updates of lessons learned and best practices to project team, stakeholders and the PM

4. Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

Required (must have):

• University Degree, preferably in a related field;

Desired (an asset):

• Understanding of adult education principles
• Computer literacy in outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet
• Effective report writing
• Understanding of a community-led process
• Understanding of the concept of sport for development
• Understanding of child rights and child protection

EXPERIENCE

Required (must have)

Experience in early childhood development and education delivery is a must

Desired (an asset):

• Previous experience with an NGO;
• Experience in child development; and
• Experience with the Thai Refugee Setting
• Experience of working with community organizations
• Belief in and agreement with the Child Protection Principles outlined in the Right To Play Child Protection Policy and Implementation Guidelines;
• Belief in the importance of sport and play as an effective learning tool.
• Leadership skills;

LANGUAGES:

• Fluency in English, Karen and Thai
• Fluency in Burmese

Compensation:            We offer a competitive salary and benefits package

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to: thailandhr@righttoplay.com   and kindly include “Project Officer, Early Childhood Development”  and your name in the subject line. Please indicate your salary expectations in the cover letter.

For more information, please visit: www.righttoplay.or.th