Head of Programmes - Chiang Mai
Trócaire, Thailand
Job Description
Trócaire works in partnership with local organisations in developing countries, and with people in Ireland, to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice. Together, we create positive and lasting change.
Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
We have 5 Goals: Defend Human Rights; Achieve Climate amp; Environmental Justice; Ensure Women amp; Girls’ Protection, Voice amp; Influence; and Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice.
Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and in our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.
This is an exciting new opportunity to work with the growing Trócaire team to lead and develop a diverse portfolio of governance, women peace and security, GBV and women’s empowerment programming in Myanmar and Thailand. Based out of Trocaire’s new regional Thailand office in Chiang Mai, the right candidate will be a leader in the team, joining the Country Management Team and taking on responsibility for the delivery of our current programming and pushing the direction of our new programming.
The regional office in Chiang Mai delivers support to Trócaire’s work in Myanmar and Thailand. The Head of Programmes (Chiang Mai) will takes overall responsibility for the implementation of women, peace and security, GBV and women’s em-powerment programming in Myanmar. The role will also focus on supporting local and national civil society organisations to work in the changing environment in Myanmar.
The Head of Programmes (HoP) Chiang Mai is a senior and strategic role for the Trócaire team, leading our growing portfolio of partnership programmes and a newly restructured team. The HoP (Chiang Mai) will also work closely with his/her counterpart, the Head of Programmes (Yangon), who will be focusing on humanitarian preparedness and response and nexus programming in Myanmar. We currently work with 27 national and local civil society partners.
Reporting to the Country Director, this is a Fixed Term Contract of two years, with the potential to renew, and is based in Chiang Mai, Thailand but with frequent travel to the programme locations in Myanmar. The candidate will man-age a growing Programmes team based both in Thailand and Myanmar and including around 10 people. The HoP will directly manage 4 team members (GBV Coordinator, Women’s Empowerment Coordinator, Programme Officer, and the Women and Peace Programme Manager) a dotted line management relationship to the MEAL Manager based in Thai-land).
Safeguarding Pro-gramme Participants Policy: Trócaire is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives.
Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. All offers of employment will be subject to pre employment checks including satisfactory refer-ences and appropriate screening (e.g. police/garda vetting, counter terrorism and anti-trafficking).
Trócaire also participates in the InterAgency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and all employees will be subject to this as part of contract of employment.
Key Duties amp; Responsibilities
Programme Development and Management: