VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE POST OF 

PROGRAMME OFFICER - DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (Group I)

ECHO BANGKOK REGIONAL OFFICE

The European Commission’s Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) funds relief operations for victims of natural disasters and conflicts outside the European Union. For humanitarian aid, the Commission works with about 200 operational partners, including United Nations agencies, the Red Cross/Crescent movement and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Humanitarian Aid is channelled impartially, straight to victims, regardless of their race, ethnic group, religion, gender, age, nationality or political affiliation.

ECHO Regional Office in Bangkok announces a position for a Programme Officer–– Disaster Risk Reduction for its office based in Bangkok. This position is open to all nationalities.

DG ECHO applies a policy of equal opportunities. Our recruitment policy is based on respect of diversity, maintaining the gender balance, as well as the balance between professional and private life, and support for training and developments opportunities.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Programme Officer carries out activities to ensure that effective humanitarian response is delivered. He/She conducts assessments; develops strategies and represents DG ECHO at technical level when appropriate. He/She may be asked to run an antenna/office and supervise staff in the absence of a TA (Technical Assistant) or, when in a RO (Regional Office), be in charge of regional overview tasks.

Time allocation:

Disaster Preparedness (DP) -75% of time allocation

• Monitor the situation and the response of the geographical area.


• Works across the DP workstream as assigned by the Thematic Expert.


• Leads on any internal Regional Office Bangkok DG ECHO DP related information management system.

Operations -25% of time allocation

• Monitor the humanitarian situation of the geographical area and assist the Rapid Response Coordinator with emergency response activities when required.

Geographical coverage:

Responsible for the Mekong countries (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) and the Pacific. This may be subject to change depending on priorities and workload.

A detailed Terms of Reference (including competencies required and more detailed information on the tasks) is available at: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/thailand/vacancy-programme-officer-echo-regional-office-bangkok_en

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• A relevant second level university degree or equivalent professional experience.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at national or international level in managing programme/project operations, including at least 2 years of experience with an NGO' donor or national/international organisation;


• Very good knowledge of the EU humanitarian aid system;


• Very good knowledge of International NGOs, UN Aid Agencies and Red Cross Movement;


• Very good understanding of Humanitarian Aid principles, policies and standards;


• Experience in humanitarian response in the disaster preparedness;


• Excellent drafting skills;


• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).

Languages:

• An excellent knowledge of English (verbal & writing).


• A good knowledge of Thai is an advantage.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications MUST comprise of:

• a cover letter (maximum of 1 page) setting out the candidate’s motivation and suitability for the position.


• a detailed CV in the attached European CV standard format only. No other format will be accepted.


• Academic and relevant employment certificates certified true copy by the applicant.


• The name, position and contact number/details (telephone, e-mail) of three references (including HR department and the supervisor), one of them being a recent employer.

Applications should be uploaded at https://ats.flexi-personnel.com/jobs until 25/10/2024 at 17:00hrs (local time). The vacancy reference REF: “ECHO/Programme Officer/BKK must be clearly indicated in the subject line.

Note: Flexi Personnel Limited has been contracted by ECHO to handle the recruitment process of this position. Candidates MUST abstain from contacting the ECHO Bangkok Regional office for information on the selection process or for any other purpose. Any form of canvassing, soliciting, or influencing will be treated as grounds for disqualification.

Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted. They will have to bring the full supporting documentation in original with them at the interview stage.

THE EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

The contract is initially for one year with possibility of renewal subject to a successful completion a  4- month probationary period and following a positive annual evaluation.

As an indication, the monthly basic salary is on average approximately THB. 173,766 which corresponds to five years of the minimum required experience and will be adapted according to the exact duration of relevant professional experience supported by a work certificate.  Besides the basic salary, the employee will receive disability / retirement allowance, a 13th salary, transportation allowance, as well as a medical coverage. (The salary is subject to local taxes).

ECHO employees observe the National Staff code of Conduct which is available on the link:

https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/who/about-echo/field-network_en

“Any processing of your personal data will be done in accordance with the applicable EU legislation (Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data.”

The privacy statement can be found on ECHO website.

https://ec.europa.eu/echo/system/files/2020-01/privacy_statement_recruitment_ns_final_version.pdf

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