Project Assistant - Futuremaker

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Project Assistant (Futuremakers) will assistances to project coordinator in coordinating with related stakeholder both internal and external to ensure project implementation of the Futuremakers project is completed as project timeline. S/He will play a key role in building understanding among youth in targeted areas about the project and coordinating with local government agencies and other stakeholders to achieve project outcomes focusing on vulnerable youth’s access to decent work opportunities. S/He will coordinate with internal departments within Plan International Thailand to ensure that all transactions are in compliance with Plan’s policies and donor compliance requirements.  

Dimensions of the Role

 The person in this position works with the Futuremakers Project Manager and Project Coordinators to implement the Futuremakers Project in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces of Thailand. He/she will

• Assist the project coordinator in the implementation of project activities in the targeted area as assigned in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai province
• Assist the project coordinator with administrative tasks
• Ensure project implementation is completed as planned and agreed with the project coordinator
• Recruit youth in a targeted area to join the project
• Ensure that beneficiaries join the project interventions
• Assist the project coordinator in monitoring the achievement of project outcomes
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with the Plan’s policy and donor compliance.

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.

We strive for lasting impact

We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.

We work well together

We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.

We are inclusive and empowering

We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.

Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand

Type of Role: One Year Fixed Term contract

Reports to: Project Coordinator - Futuremakers

Grade: C1

Closing Date: 3 April 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.