Asylum Access is hiring a
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Community Engagement Officer (Livelihood)
About Asylum Access
We are human rights advocates who support forcibly displaced individuals and communities as they reclaim their rights, agency and power.
Our unique combination of legal empowerment, policy advocacy and global systems change creates conditions in which refugees can live safely, move freely, work legally and go to school. Our work transforms the traditional approach of endless humanitarian handouts to a sustainable solution that honors refugees’ freedom, dignity and autonomy, and equips them to make choices about their own lives.
Asylum Access’ global team and family of local civil society organizations advocate to make human rights a reality for refugees throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America. Our national organizations are led and staffed primarily by community members in those countries, and there is strong mutual trust and respect between us and our clients. On the international stage, we work with established institutions to shift the global system to better uphold and promote refugees’ human rights. We can help catalyze and lead systemic transformation because, uniquely among NGOs in the refugee response sector, we focus exclusively on rights and governance.
Department Description
The Community Engagement Team implements Asylum Access Thailand’s (AAT)’s empowerment and capacity building programs through various projects; Psychological First Aid (PFA), Refugee leadership, and Livelihood projects and working closely with refugee communities and business sectors.
Position Description
The Community Engagement Officer (Livelihood) supports the Community Engagement team to implement AAT’s Refugee Empowerment Group (REG) livelihood projects which shall include: CHAMALiiN, handicraft project, and Click Aroi, food project. The Community Engagement Officer (Livelihood) coordinates efforts with our implementing partners and local stakeholders to increase support of refugees’ income generation and sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Provide regular updates on progress and challenges of REG to the Community Engagement Team Lead and other colleagues as needed.
Coordinate with our implementing partners and refugee communities on a regular basis and organize REG events in collaboration with local stakeholders and social enterprises that contribute to increasing more refugees’ income generation.
Working closely with the communication officer to monitor Livelihood social network channels to boost REG products sales through marketing strategies with close consultation with CE Team Lead and our partners.
Oversee REG volunteers and support their capacities to support the livelihood projects.
Build connections and maintain good relationships with business partners and refugee communities.
Update monthly sales and revenues through our current database as well as provide quarterly reports through a marketing application.
Coordinate to provide support to REG’s Business training and any other relevant training to refugee communities.
Maintain and check stock on a monthly basis.
Any other work as assigned by a supervisor.
Additional Responsibilities
Reports to: Community Engagement Coordinator
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Salary and Benefits
Position comes with a competitive nonprofit salary, and a robust benefits package. The range of salary is between 33,000THB- 35,000THB.
Hours and Location of Work
The Community Engagement Officer (Livelihood) is a full-time and hybrid position based in our offices in Bangkok, Thailand. Candidates should be aware that some flexibility regarding working hours is required in order to take out of hours calls and meetings with international colleagues.
Asylum Access is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We value the expertise of those who have experienced displacement, and encourage people with such lived experience to apply.
For more information about our organization, visit www.asylumaccess.org_._