Working environment
Baan Dek Foundation (BDF) is a non-profit, non-political and non-religious organization based in Bangkok & Chiang Mai. BDF supports access to essential services for more than 1,500 vulnerable children and their families living in construction sites and slums. Through specifically tailored educational programs and flexible individual support, Baan Dek Foundation protects endangered children, enables families to become self-sustainable and provides opportunities for a better future.
Your Mission
Responsibilities Of The Advertised Internship
Community empowerment program
- Support in facilitating the development of training modules for peer educators and beneficiaries in communities.
- Provide field support and support with activities (accompany CE staff to field activities or co-facilitate)
- Support the creation of content, VDO clips, and online activities in social media.
- Support program development and implementation to answer community needs by researching content, suggesting activities, contact networks etc.
- Support on data entry for community programs in CE tools & Salesforce.
- Attend meetings/related training to improve the community program
- Support other tasks as planned with the supervisor.
Experience/Skills Preferred
- Faire English skills, fluency in Thai
- Experience working with children and community
- Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint/experience using professional emailing/calendar system
- Facilitating activities
- Experience with non-profit organizations
- Understanding of child protection policy/safeguarding
Soft Skills Necessary
- Dynamic, creative, and demonstrates proven skills to work and engage with children and community.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a multicultural team.
- Ability to use initiative, keep overall goals in mind, leading where necessary to solve problems
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to provide/give constructive feedback.
- Reliable and respectful of local cultures.
Your Profile
Internship Description
Title
: Internship
Type of Contract
: Full-time, unpaid internship
Department
: Community Empowerment Program
Location
: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Expected Start Date
: Flexible date (Date required from university)
Important note
How To Apply
Please send CV in English via e-mail and the application platform only to:
or [Confidential Information] and [HIDDEN TEXT]
In the subject line of the email please write Community Empowerment Program Internship
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview in English. Baan Dek Foundation is an equal opportunity employer that selects candidates based on merit. To comply with Baan Dek Foundation Child Protection Policy, the selected candidate will be requested a copy of his/her criminal record. The successful applicant will be expected to comply with Baan Dek Foundation's Child Protection Policy.
Closing date for applications: None
More details on Baan Dek Foundation's projects on www.baandekfoundation.org
About Us
Baan Dek Foundation (BDF) is a non-profit, non-political and non-religious organization based in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. BDF's core mission is to provide access to education, health, and social services to the most vulnerable children living in urban slums and construction site camps in Thailand.
Over the last 10 years of grassroots work originating in Chiang Mai, Baan Dek Foundation established key partnerships with construction companies and real estate developers to build
sustainable impact in construction site camps and improve the lives and access to basic services of construction workers and their children.
Through the recent launch of the Building Social Impact initiative, BDF seeks to scale up and reach a wide adoption of this framework and tools in the construction sector.
Important Note
Before submitting your application, it is important that you acknowledge and accept the following information;
Equal opportunity: Baan Dek Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. The organization shall not resume discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in advertisements for employment, recruitment and other conditions of employment, preventing discrimination against any job applicant or employee on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Child Safeguarding: To comply with BDF's Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, the selected candidate will be requested a copy of his/her criminal record(or clearance certificate) and 2 professional references contact Adhering to BDF's policies means to comply with our Child Protection and Safeguarding, PSEA Policy, Anti-Corruption Policy.
More details on Baan Dek Foundation's projects is available at www.baandekfoundation.org.
