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Teach For Thailand is an independent charity with a mission to address educational inequity in

Thailand by enlisting our nation’s future leaders to teach in high-need schools. We believe in the value of

giving back, inspiring others, and using our knowledge to make a real impact to better the lives of the

future generations. At Teach For Thailand we plan to create an equitable education system with

placement of great teachers, in high need schools, who are committed to improve educational attainment,

raise aspiration and expand educational opportunity for all children. Overtime, with insights gained in the

classrooms we are committed to drive the impact of our network of alumni to become lifelong leaders in

education and across all sectors working to ensure excellent education for all.

The organization is seeking individuals who display superior leadership, analytical, communications and

interpersonal skills to join our team. Potential candidates should have the desire to work urgently in an

entrepreneurial, fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

Teach For Thailand is a partner in the Teach For All ( www.teachforall.org ) network. Teach For All is a

network of 46 social enterprises pursuing specific theory of change to end educational inequity in their

respective countries.

The Role: Head of External Relations

In Thailand there are over 10 million students in our public school system, and yet ~50% leave the system

without basic reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Unfortunately, most of them are from low income

families, so this contributes to growing injustices and weak human capital in our country. This is

unacceptable if we want our new generation to remain relevant and competitive and support an aging

society in the next 10 years. At Teach For Thailand , we are working to change this. We believe in the

potential of all children and are working to create a different future for kids growing up in low income

communities. Today, we have 73 participants in our two-year leadership development program, 114

ambassadors, and 15 team members who are committed to expanding educational opportunity through

their leadership in schools and across all sectors. Over the next 2 years, we aim to grow our movement to

150 participants who collectively will impact 30,000 children in classrooms, along with 200 ambassadors

and 25 staff serving as leaders to address systemic causes of educational inequity across all sectors. To

achieve this, we need a Head of External Relations to cultivate a community of champions and

partners across the public and private sectors to support Teach For Thailand in growing a

movement of leaders who are working together to improve educational equity and opportunity for

all children in Thailand.

As the Head of External Relations, you will be responsible for developing the vision and strategy to grow

and sustain the cross-sector partnerships necessary to support our vision and mission. To do this, you will

be managing and developing a growing team of professionals who lead the key work-streams involved in

your strategy, including but not limited to fundraising, government relations, policy, marketing and

communications, and over time you will be responsible for evolving the structures and roles on your team

to match the needs required to achieve your growing growth targets. This will require you to demonstrate

exceptional leadership and management skills, as well as strategic thinking, judgment, relationship

building, and strong execution and prioritization abilities.

As a member of Teach For Thailand’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will work closely with the

Board, CEO and SLT with strategic insights and knowledge from the education, social or private sectors.

You’ll be a creative and inspirational leader, accustomed to working with senior stakeholders both

internally and externally, and you will be someone who thrives when bringing about positive change and

achieving bold outcomes. This is an ideal opportunity for an enthusiastic, passionate and

relationship-driven manager and leader who is looking to take on a new challenge in a fast-paced,

results-oriented, socially-minded environment.

Key Outcomes and Responsibilities

Development:

• Increase revenue generation of our funding streams through diversification of our funding base,

from around ~1.3M USD in FY ‘19 to ~5M USD in FY 21 (annual increases of 20-30% annually)

• Develop, deliver, evaluate and continually refresh partnerships strategy in order to secure

necessary resources (financial and in-kind) for the organization to execute the program

• Engage current partners through different levers in a creative and systematic way with the results

that ~90% of current partners renewing their support in FY’19 (ie. establish corporate

volunteering program and etc)

• Establish a new income stream of individual donors to reach 10% of its annual budget in 2019

and gradually increase year on year to a third of the operating budget by 2021

Government Relations:

• Sustain and grow our school placements through partnerships with the Ministry of Education and

Local Administrative Areas, worth over ~500K USD in FY’19 and expected to grow significantly

• Establish and maintain strong relationships for current and future expansion of Teach For

Thailand to different provinces of highest needs.

• Collaborate with the local and national government (ie. Local Administrative Units, Ministry of

Education, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and etc), school leaders (public, private,

foundation schools), institutional partners (Chulalongkorn University and etc), to support the

organization in achieving to operate sustainably at an ambitious scale

• Maintain positive relationships with senior officials at two educational offices, 40 principals and

100 mentors in schools where our teachers are currently placed, ensuring their ongoing

satisfaction with Teach For Thailand, and cultivating them as advocates for our organization and

cause, anticipating to grow in size by at least 15% in this year

Marketing and Communications:

• Cultivate Teach For Thailand’s brand as a top-of-mind charitable organization through the

development and delivery of a top-notch marketing and communications strategy

• Set up and implement strategies to communicate our mission and approach through messaging

that is universally understandable and resonant across a diverse set of stakeholders, including:

media, corporate partners, government agencies/policy makers, foundation, other social

enterprises, and internal HQ and school based staff. Tailor messaging by constituency to

advance the organization’s points of view and drive constituencies to action.

• Ensure colleagues understand and support the work across teams by providing them with

material, resources and training them to be effective storyteller of the brand

• Manage reputational issues as needed

Team Management:

• Hire/Coach/Manage a team of 2-5 high-potential team members
• Build a strong team culture to ensure that the External Relations team is a great and sustainable

place for every team member to work with the goal of retaining high performing team members

over the next two years

Senior Leadership Team Member:

• Provide leadership for the organization and representing the vision, mission, and core values of

the organization both internally and externally

• Develop and oversee organization-wide strategic and operational plan; monitoring organizational

performance across the board

• Work on key strategic initiatives and issues to optimize the operations of the organization as well

as maximize impact

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, more advanced degrees preferred
• Minimum 10 years full time work experience, including at least 5 years of experience in

fundraising and/or government relations and/or sales preferred

• Demonstrated success in building and growing effective partnerships with government partners

and/or in fundraising preferred

• Thai fluency is mandatory (written and spoken) and good command of English

Skills/Knowledge/Mindset

• A deep commitment to education equity - a belief that all children can succeed regardless of their

Background

• Visionary leadership skills, with the personal drive and energy to inspire and motivate colleagues

and peers

• Ability to work effectively with ambiguity in an organisation transitioning out of its startup phase,

including the willingness to operate outside of one’s formal role to ensure the success of the

broader organization

• A learning orientation - commitment to learning and development and openness to feedback
• Excellent organizational and strategic planning skills and the ability to assess, prioritize and

manage a varied and demanding workload under pressure and with tight deadlines whilst

maintain a high bar for quality

• Exceptional relationship building, relationship management and negotiation skills, with

demonstrated ability to influence and persuade at all levels

• Ability to establish and manage authentic working relationships with people of all working styles
• Exemplary communication skills written and speaking