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Position : Deputy Chief of Party, OperationsPublish on Nov 20, 2014 | Viewed 2,984 |
Job information
- Reference Id: Bkp_0001734
- Company: EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC (EDC)
- Position name: Deputy Chief of Party, Operations
- Job location: Bangkok
- Non-Thais allowed: No
- Job type: Permanent
- Vacancy: Several positions
- Gender: Male or Female
- Age: non definite age
- Job level: Early-level management
- Experience: N/A
- Education: Bachelor's degree - Doctoral degree
- Monthly salary range: Negotiable
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Job field(s):
Founded in 1958, EDC is an international non-governmental organization that works to build bridges between educational research, policy and practice. EDC’s headquarters is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, with additional offices in New York City, Washington, DC, Nairobi, and Bangkok. EDC manages 250 projects in 35 countries with more than 1,350 employees worldwide.
Job description
EDC is beginning to implement a new workforce development project that will strengthen universities and vocational centers in the Lower Mekong sub-region. This project seeks to bridge the gap between the private sector, universities and vocational centers in order to ensure the supply of skilled workers meets the demands from local businesses.
EDC is looking for technical and operations staff with a variety of skills to work in its Bangkok office.
General Qualifications:
- Experience with donor-funded projects strongly preferred;
- Prior experience working for an international NGO preferred;
- Experience working with international donors, as well as counterparts and beneficiaries;
- Able to work independently and effectively in a team environment;
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
- Strong proficiency in English and Thai.
Responsible for providing direct supervisory support to administration, human resources, and finance functions, including providing on-going planning support, monitoring and performance evaluations of each of these units. S/He will ensure compliance with and adherence to donor regulations and procedures including maintenance of internal control and accountability for EDC resources. S/He will assist in the facilitation of Project’s monthly partner meetings, joint planning and implementation meetings and technical working group mechanisms.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree; Master’s Degree or PhD preferred;
- Specific technical, financial, and operations expertise relevant to program;
- Capacity to work in difficult conditions and function well under pressure;
- Extensive international experience and experience in a developing country required
- Experience in the Lower Mekong sub-region preferred.
To Apply:
Applicants interested in applying may send a resume and cover letter to COMET_Jobs@edc.org. Please list the position to which you are applying in the subject line of the email. No phone calls please.