Climate Change and Partnership Project Officer

TITLE: Climate Change and Partnership Project Officer

CONTRACT TYPE: National

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Operation

LOCATION: Pattani Field Office

CONTRACT LENGTH: 30 months

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children will be implementing Creating an INclusive and TrAnsformative youth-Led climate Action Movement (CINTALAM). The overall objective of a three-year project in the Southern most is to enhance resilience, adaption, and mitigation capacity in the three southern border provinces of Thailand to address climate change and environmental degradation. The project will deliver on two of the priorities: 1) enhancing CSOs’ participation in tackling climate change, fighting against climate change scepticism, and raising awareness of the impacts of climate change and global warming for the environment and people’s lives, and 2) enhancing the voice of women and girls and/or youth to better engage in social, economic, and environmental policy-making and implementation.

Climate Change and Partnership Project Officer will be responsible for supporting the project implementation, partner engagement, monitoring and evaluation in the field. Climate Change and Partnership Project Officer will coordinate all project activities at the field level in coordination with project partners, Financial support to third parties (FSTP); CSOs, CBOs, youth groups, and local authorities in the region, while leveraging the organisational capacity development and thematic/technical expertise of SC and Geen South Foundation (GSF) to provide local climate groups with the tools, knowledge, and financial support to lead effective and sustainable action within their communities.

Climate Change and Partnership Project Officer will work closely with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team for data collection and consolidating data for learning and reporting purposes, and for administrative and finance support to the project coordinator and partners.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator

Staff reporting to this post: N/A

Budget Responsibilities: Supports budget planning and monitoring

Role Dimensions: The post holder will work with internal and external stakeholder; Green South Foundation (GSF), Implementing partners (FSTP), CSOs, CBOs and Youth groups. It also works with multi-sectoral representatives from regional (Generation Hope), national, provincial level such as National and Local government representatives.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Implementation:

• With support from Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator, develop, implement and monitor quarterly, monthly and weekly activity plans to achieve expected results. This includes planning of activities, budgets and procurement.
• Ensure that all planned activities are implemented on time, to quality measures and within budget as per the monthly plan. Where challenges arise, ensure that these are flagged early, communicated to Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator and addressed in a timely manner way.
• Assist in developing and revising the CINTALAM project management tools (PMM/PRIME) submit on timely basic.
• Lead the preparation of all procurement and administrative documents required for program implementation.
• Support the coordination and implementation of MEAL and learning component of the project as required
• Liaise with local stakeholders (Youth group/network, government, CSOs etc.) to ensure the smooth implementation of the project.
• Work with partners, CBOs, CSOs, Youth groups/network, communities and disseminate information about project issues and available services.
• Work with implementing partners (FSTPs) for effective implementation of the other aspects of the project.
• Support planning and logistics of capacity building training workshops for the project
• Keep proper records of field expenditures when appropriate and report on these to Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator
• Ensure that the project is implemented in ways that are responsive to communities and children, in line with SC’s principles, values and strategic plan and compliant with SC’s procedures.
• Support Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator with annual planning and review processes.

Planning, Reporting, Monitoring and Learning:

• Ensure that all project data is properly and regularly collected, check data and ensure that it is logically presented to Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator
• Collect and compile project databased on the standard formats and submit regular reports capturing learning and project indicator to Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator.
• Contribute to the preparation and provide input for Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator of internal and external reports.
• Participate in team reviews of results and program progress and/or project evaluation when and as requested.
• Provide input for Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator on budget forecasting and planning.
• Maintain a focus on achieving results and meeting the agreed objectives, and pro-actively solve problems support from line management.

Collaboration and Representation:

• Represent Save the Children in a professional manner.
• Liaise with other stakeholders, including schools, local leaders, and partners, and participate in relevant meetings.
• Collaborate with other team members across departments and projects to ensure synergies and consistency in our programming approaches.
• Represent programming with local government, NGOs, communities and within SC as appropriate.

Partnership Management Support

• Provide support to partners to collate good practices and evidence for showcasing at national and regional level.
• Support Climate Change and Partnership Project Coordinator in make sure that the projects’ partners are followed through with SCT standard in logistics, management and finance.
• Assist in provide capacity building and guidance on project and budget management and activity implementation to sub-grantees
• Support in monitor partners’ performance in accordance with the agreement and as required per Save the Children policies and donor’s compliance.

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.

Ambition:

• 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
• 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

• Thai nationality
• University graduated in one of these fields; Environment, Economics, Social Sciences and Climate Change.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essentials:

• Minimum of 3-5 years professional experience with related to or Climate Chage Actions.
• Experience implementing high quality training activities with CSOs, CBOs, Youth Groups, preferably related to organizational development.
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainable development approach.
• Strong understanding of the Deep south contextual situation related to Climate Change solutions.
• Experience in integrating Gender into project/program
• Ability to travel to the remote locations and work long hours at times.
• Fluency in Patani-Malay and Thai language required
• Strong interpersonal skills the ability to work collaboratively with others
• Strong monitoring and reporting skills
• Good computer skills (MS Office, including Outlook for email)
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches

Desirable:

• English language skills
• Experience in youth led initiative, Child participation & Child Right principles.
• Background in Emergency programming/communities-based approach is an asset.
• Experience working in an international development organization is an asset.
• Flexibility to adapt and Ability to relate well to a diverse range of cultures, and to work effectively as part of local, national and international team.

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 via the following link;

APPLY HERE

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”