Thailand: Regional Coordinator East and Southeast Asia

The Regional Coordinator brings knowledge of the regional dynamics and trends and of the regional membership to ECPAT’s work globally and helps contextualise global developments and initiatives to the local and regional context. The Regional Coordinator will bring focus on regionally relevant issues relating to child sexual exploitation to organizational strategy and planning processes. They will help identify and verify strategic priorities in the region and oversee and inform the development, formulation and implementation of a regional strategy, ensuring that ECPAT’s advocacy, campaigning, programming, research and fundraising efforts are guided by and firmly based on the lived experiences of children in the region.

The ECPAT Regional Coordinator for East and Southeast Asia will be based in the region, preferably in the country of nationality or where they have a valid work permit. The position will report to Director of Network Development who is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Tasks and Responsibilities: 

Knowledge, Innovation and Learning: 

Generation and facilitation of knowledge from and into the region. Collective, institutional learning involves and benefits from knowledge in the region.

• Promote ECPAT perspectives in the region to ensure an aligned strategic approach within the membership
• Generate knowledge on SEC and membership in the region to inform Secretariat’s actions
• Facilitate transfer of knowledge from countries in the region for the benefit of the secretariat and other members within and across regions.
• Ensure mapping and assessment of the composition and functioning of the regional membership
• Organise regional network consultations with members and partners for knowledge transfer and joint planning; support the implementation of follow-up actions and commitments.

Advocacy and External Representation: 

The Regional Coordinator is the Secretariat’s regional advocacy focal point and may be leading, supporting or facilitating ECPAT’s advocacy and programming work against the sexual exploitation of children in the region.

• Coordinate and inform the development of an engagement strategy for ECPAT with the relevant regional intergovernmental organisations and other regional advocacy targets and partners.
• Develop and maintain relationships and facilitate ECPAT’s strategic engagement with the relevant regional platforms and international advocacy targets identified in the region.
• With the approval and in consultation with the Secretariat, represent ECPAT externally and in collaboration with the Communications team, liaise with media on behalf of ECPAT as needed.
• Ensure the regional membership is aware of and strategically engaged in regional advocacy efforts.
• Contribute to the development of evidence based, high quality and effective advocacy tools.

Network Development, Coordination and Support: 

Network development includes the strengthening of the collective effort of ECPAT through targeted and strategic engagement with members and other relevant CSOs in the region, both in countries where ECPAT has and does not have membership representation.

• Engage with the region through reaching out and being available and responsive to the regional membership.
• Inform the Secretariat’s work with the Credentials Committee of the ECPAT Board of Trustees on membership affiliations and disaffiliations in the region.
• Support capacity building of member organisations, including by providing technical support and facilitating training to ECPAT member organizations.
• Coordinate network communication within and across the region and the Secretariat.
• Facilitate member engagement in ECPAT research initiatives.
• Ensure ECPAT’s internal membership database of contacts is kept up to date on regular basis.
• Promote, and as needed facilitate, child participation in regional actions

Project Management and Delivery: 

• Manage and lead projects in countries in the region and ensure the effective planning and implementation of activities that may cut across different programmes, including but not limited to conducting advocacy activities, capacity building initiatives, data collection, dissemination activities, monitoring, learning and reporting.

Donor Relations, Proposal Development, Fundraising: 

• Involved in donor relation management and grant management, including report writing and submission.
• Proactive assessment of fundraising opportunities and inform and contribute to the development of project proposals.

Competencies and Qualifications: 

• Advanced university degree in law, human rights, international relations, or another related field;
• Minimum of five years’ experience in advocacy and programme management, with focus on the region.
• Knowledge of child rights and thematic areas related to ending sexual exploitation of children
• Ability to initiate external contacts and network effectively in order to have influence on policy and practice agendas;
• Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including the ability to think creatively, to innovate and to set priorities, create management work plans and evaluate progress;
• Demonstrated commitment to ECPAT’s mission and values;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in the English language; knowledge of other languages from the region is an advantage.

As a child-focused organisation, ECPAT has a strong commitment to child safeguarding and rigorous procedures. The successful candidate will be required to provide three referees and a criminal record from country of residence and country of origin (as applicable).

How to Apply: 

Applications can be submitted to: vacancy@ecpat.org

Please mention in the subject header your name and “RegCo East- Southeast Asia”.

Deadline: 28 February 2023