Youth Employability Project Coordinator

TITLE: Youth Employability Project Coordinator

CONTRACT TYPE: National

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Operations            

LOCATION: Bangkok, Thailand

CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year with possible extension

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children Thailand is implementing the Youth Employability Project in Bangkok to equip local youth with vocational training, enhance life skills, and improve employment opportunities while addressing barriers to decent work in Thailand.

The Project Coordinator will lead the implementation of project activities, including youth recruitment, adaptation, and delivery of the Vocational & Life Skills for Success curriculum in collaboration with local partners, vocational institutions, and the private sector. The role also involves overseeing the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) plan, preparing youth for internship placements, and collaborating with New Business Development (NBD) on donor stewardship activity. Additionally, the post holder will ensure that young people are empowered to access and retain decent employment by leveraging existing networks and pathways while maintaining a gender-sensitive and inclusive approach that considers the diverse vulnerabilities within the target communities.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Director of Programmes and Humanitarian

Staff reporting to this post:  1 Project Officer (with the potential for additional team members as the program evolves and funding allows)

Budget Responsibilities: Approximately 500,000 USD per year

Role Dimensions: Work closely with the Director of Programmes and the Strategic, Program Quality, and Impact (SPQI) team to ensure high-quality program operations. Collaborate across functions to enable effective implementation. Contribute to program strategy, implementation planning, and stakeholder coordination while fostering strong partnerships for meaningful impact. This role requires approximately 30% travel to field locations.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Project management:

• Manage the project’s grant, ensuring donors’ compliance through proper tracking of reporting on activities, training, and monitoring of project delivery and quality.
• Manage the project budget, ensuring efficient resource utilization and effective project implementation. Maintain and regularly update project management tools to monitor progress, report on challenges, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Lead the implementation of project activities, ensuring timely execution within budget while maintaining close coordination with project partners to align on goals, progress, and a shared vision.
• Lead in the preparation of deliverables required by donors, including the project work plan, monitoring and evaluation plan, impact stories, quarterly and annual progress reports, and other required reports or products. Provide timely reports on project outcomes and financial status.
• Act as the focal point for the Youth Employability Project, regularly engaging with partners and local government to provide updates, collaborate on deliverables, and consult on strategic approaches.

Team management:

• Establish clear and compelling objectives with team members; provide constructive feedback to team and thrive for high performance.
• Serve as a role model to the team by promoting a positive, supportive, and inclusive work culture that aligns with SCT policies and values.
• Demonstrate flexible and positive leadership by adapting to the needs of the team and the situation, while maintaining a strong focus on achieving results and meeting objectives. Proactively address challenges and solve problems independently. Identify performance development needs and plans for the team through regular constructive reviews.

Reporting and Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL):

• Monitor and evaluate the project activities in line with the internal M&E plan and in coordination with MEAL team.
• Liaise with relevant team members to collect information to ensure timely and quality reporting of project activities in line with donor and internal requirements.
• To maximize continuous learning, ensure timely and quality documentation of project activities, including collection of case studies and documenting of lessons learned, best practices and challenges.

Collaboration and Representation:

• Establish and nurture partnerships through multi-sector partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders, including technical and vocational education and training centres, government agencies, NGOs, educational institutions, businesses, and potential donors.
• Collaborate closely with New Business Development (NBD) to design and produce compelling communication strategies and materials that effectively showcase program progress and impact to donors. Develop and implement a plan for donor engagement and stewardship activities to strengthen relationships and sustain support.
• Contribute to a project business model that would be self-sustaining in the long term, including working with the NBD team to develop new proposals.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

Ambition:

• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: public relations, international relationships, communication, marketing, social sciences, or a field(s) relevant to development work.
• Thai Nationality

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Proven track record of at least 5 years in INGOs/NGOs managerial role, with a focus on children’s rights, migrant issues, or community development
• Passion for community engagement, localization and making a meaningful impact on the lives of marginalized individuals
• Strong network within non-profit sectors, local businesses, and corporate sectors.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong partnerships.
• Program management skills and advanced level of IT skills.
• Fluency in the local language/s and English.
• An outstanding service-oriented attitude and a can-do mindset.

Desirable

• Proven track record of delivering high-quality training in at least one of the following areas: customer service, vocational skills, life skills, digital literacy, or career guidance.
• Quickly adapt to new topics, grasp concepts on the go, and synthesize information efficiently.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically as assigned including in the Deep South

Additional Job Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the Save the Children Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding Our Staff

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the Save the Children anti-harassment policy.  

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with Save the Children Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Interested candidates should apply and submit a motivational letter, comprehensive CV, expected salary and details of at least 3 referees.

Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

“We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse”

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