Description of the mission

Overview of this role:

The Director provides overall leadership, strategic direction, people and resources management to the Labour Rights Foundation, ensuring the fulfillment of the Foundation’s missions and objectives, including workers organizing and empowerment, effective governance, financial transparency, accountability and sustainability, and a healthy, inclusive organisational culture aligned with the Foundation’s policies and values.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

Provide strategic leadership and direction for workers organizing and labour rights protections.
Lead and manage staff members, consultants, volunteers, and interns (10-15 full-time staff members)
Design and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy including communicating and generating relationships with donors.
Represent the Foundation with government, civil society, media, donors, and the global labour movement
Strengthen organisational systems, risk management, effective governance, in compliance with Thai laws and other requirements.
Build a healthy workplace culture rooted in safeguarding, wellbeing, equality, and integrate gender mainstreaming into organization policies and program operations.
Lead financial stewardship and long-term sustainability to demonstrate financial transparency and accountability.
Support good governance through regular communications and reporting to the Board of the Foundation

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Qualifications:

A minimum of 7 years work experience in leadership roles and management, preferable with experiences working with workers and migrant communities.
Experience in advocacy/campaign work and proven track record in developing and influencing policies and practices in a relevant field (e.g. human rights, workers rights, corporate accountability, community organizing, and international development)
Academic degree in a related field, such as law, economics, development studies, and human rights.
Proven in-depth understanding of and knowledge on migration and labour rights in both sending and destination countries.
Excellent analytical and conceptual skills with understanding of and commitment to diversity and gender equality with ability to integrate gender into programs and advocacy work
Advanced language proficiency in English and Thai is a requirement with proven excellent written and verbal communication skills. Intermediate Burmese language skills is an advantage.
Ability to think strategically and execute the operation in Thai legal, political social, and economic contexts
Ability to work ethically with integrity, creatively, prioritize, plan, mentor staff and organize work in a multi-cultural and diverse organisation setting.
Strong experience in organizational management, team leadership, and people management with excellent cross-cultural and inter-personal skills, emotional and culturally intelligent leader and manager of the team
Computer proficiency including Microsoft Words, Excels, Power Point, and email corresponding and online meetings.

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Labour Rights Foundation

LRF empowers migrant workers to organize themselves, raise their voices, and engage in a meaningful social dialogue with the government, employers and other stakeholders.

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Nonprofit organization
Between 15 and 50 persons
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Labour Rights Foundation

LRF empowers migrant workers to organize themselves, raise their voices, and engage in a meaningful social dialogue with the government, employers and other stakeholders.

Website
Nonprofit organization
Between 15 and 50 persons
Others

Labour Rights Foundation did not yet communicate its impact measurement.

This structure did not communicate to us the labels or certifications that it was able to obtain.

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