Head Partnerships – Thailand and Laos At Child’s Dream Foundation

Are you looking for a new, challenging job opportunity at a not-for-profit, development organisation in a fun team with a great passion for helping others? Child’s Dream Foundation in Chiang Mai, Thailand is seeking an ambitious

Head Partnerships – Thailand and Laos

Together as a team, we at Child’s Dream are here to empower people in the Mekong-Sub-Region. We do this by working in partnerships with communities to improve the health and education of their children, youth and young adults for sustainable development.

Our Partnerships Team – Thailand and Laos needs your support with the programme management of various education partnerships in Laos, Thailand and along the Thai – Myanmar border.

Your Duties and Responsibilities

Shape and develop our partnerships strategy

• Support the development and implementation of our partnerships strategy in Laos, Thailand and the border areas
• Ensure that the strategy is aligned to the organisation’s strategy and that existing and new partnerships contribute to our strategic goals

Partnership management

• Oversee and guide the team in managing their partnerships independently
• Manage and control budgets and the team’s administrative expenses in accordance with the budget approved and internal budget regulations
• Support the preparation of programme agreements for approval by the Country Director and Managing Director – Programmes
• Monitor and evaluate our partners’ activities, outputs and outcomes
• Build and maintain effective relationships with our partners
• Guide our partners and strengthen their capacity through close collaboration, open communication, and capacity building
• Provide regular feedback and updates on current or potential programmes to the Country Director and the Managing Director – Programmes
• Identify, initiate and evaluate new programmes and partnerships and defend proposals in Project Evaluation Committee
• Conduct field visits as part of monitoring, problem-solving and managing partnerships (30% of your working time)

Lead our partnerships team

• Lead the partnerships team by example and with empathy
• Build a strong team spirit
• Promote the capacity of each team member
• Develop and maintain a strong feedback culture in the team and with our partners

Maintain and grow a strong network

We are looking for a person with

• a strong passion for the empowerment of people in the Mekong-Sub-Region and for the NGO sector,
• a graduate diploma, bachelor’s degree or equivalent education,
• previous work experience of minimum 7 years as a programme manager in the NGO sector or related field,
• knowledge of the context and problems of education in Thailand and Laos,
• strong partnership management experience,
• advanced knowledge in programme cycle management and budgeting,
• great leadership skills to form a working environment where the team can perform at its best,
• the ability to accept, implement and give constructive feedback,
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
• great attention to detail and a critical mind,
• excellent organisational and time-management skills,
• ability to work in a diverse cultural and linguistic environment,
• highly proficient written and verbal English language skills,
• good command of Thai language,
• Burmese and other ethnic language skills are beneficial,
• a Drivers license.

What we offer

• a full-time position with an unlimited contract at our office in Chiang Mai
• a multicultural working environment with a team of more than 10 nationalities
• a working culture based on trust, constant exchange, lean hierarchy and constant learning and development