Vacancy Notice

The ICRC Bangkok Regional Delegation seeks to fill the following position:

Thai Speaking Field Officer

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Duty station: Pattani

Under the supervision of the Protection Team Leader in Pattani, the successful candidate will contribute to the overall delivery of the ICRC’s activities in relation to the situation of unrest in Southern Thailand.  

Job purpose:

• Contributes to a further expansion of an integrated response to the needs and the vulnerabilities of the civilian population, particularly, but not exclusively, within Buddhist communities 
• Maintains contact with the ICRC’s interlocutors
• Assists in the preparation, coordination and conduct of field activities
• Monitors news reports and shares analysis of any developments in the region
• Promotes the ICRC’s activities in the southernmost provinces of Thailand

Other duties:

• Carries out Thai verbal interpretations and written translations into English and vice versa
• Acts as a contact point with ICRC beneficiaries, answers their phone calls and receives visitors at the office

Your education and experience:

• University degree
• Good command of written and spoken English
• Excellent command of Thai, including professional correspondence
• Experience of preparing official letters would be a strong advantage
• Very good computer skills
• In-depth understanding and knowledge of the Buddhist faith
• Good knowledge of the geographically assigned environment

Competencies requirements:

• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Capacity to integrate and implement ICRC policies and procedures
• Good analytical and communication skills
• Strong motivation for humanitarian work

We offer:

• Dynamic and challenging work environment in the humanitarian and international context
• A competitive salary with benefits with initial one-year of employment contract 

Preferred starting date: 16^th December 2019 for handover with the incumbent

Qualified applicants are requested to submit their comprehensive CV and letter of motivation in English, as well as salary expectations, by email only to:  ban_recruitment_services@icrc.org (specify position name at your email title) Attn: Human Resources Department

Deadline for applications: 29^th November 2019

Kindly note that only short-listed candidates will be invited for the interview