Project Coordinator - TUI Academy 2 Project

The Organisation

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Background

International tourism plays a more important role in the global economy than ever, accounting for 10% of global GDP. While the worldwide growth of tourism can have multiple economic and social benefits, there is also a consensus about the risk of children being (sexually) exploited in tourism. The tourism sector has acknowledged their corporate social responsibility on this human rights violation.

This project is initiated by the TUI Group, one of the world’s leading tourism groups. The project focuses on child labour and child protection, in particular preventing (sexual) exploitation of children and youth (a worst form of child labour specifically targeted by ILO convention 182), through: promoting due diligence processes amongst the private sector; offering sustainable, decent economic opportunities to young women and men, in TUI and non-TUI Hotels & Resorts; building capacity of children and youth to become agents of change for child protection; and multi-stakeholder engagement.

Role Purpose

The Project Coordinator of the TUI Academy 2 Project will be a focal person to coordinate the collaboration between Plan International Thailand, Plan International Netherlands (NLNO) and other project key partners including the Robinson Club Resort as well as lead the implementation of project activities in target areas (Phang Nga and Phuket) in Thailand. The position is based in Phang Nga Office with a substantial amount of time traveling to field locations to monitor the project activities. The Project Coordinator may be required to travel to Thailand Programme Unit in Bangkok.

The person in this position will lead the field implementation of TUI Academy 2 Project with support and supervision from the SOYEE programme manager. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for supervising and monitoring deliverables delivered by consultants and vendors contracted to support the project implementation.

Successful implementation of the project’s activities which lead to expected outcomes and impact is the ultimate goal of this position. The person in this position will handle the coordination with relevant stakeholders, partners and resource persons in close coordination with Thailand Programme Unit, and Plan International Asia-Pacific. S/he will facilitate and manage the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project’s activities and other related activities, as well as ensuring timely submission of all related reports.

The Project Coordinator of the TUI Academy 2 Project will have to ensure an effective working relationship with relevant government agencies, partners and donors as well as providing technical support to ensure quality and timely program delivery. S/he represents Plan International Thailand on related issues in local, national and international fora.

Dimensions of the Role

The Project Coordinator of the TUI Academy project is responsible for project management, budget management, partnership management, and the overall implementation of the TUI Academy 2 Project to ensure the achievement of the project’s goals, objectives and overall impact and to meet all compliances of the donors’ requirements. Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Establish and maintain systems for managing project operations:

  • Develop detail implementation plan (DIP), annual and monthly project action plans and ensure the project is delivered according to the plan, donor requirements and P&IQP project cycle and annual cycle;

  • Develop Project Outline (PO) in SAP or PMERL system, update required information in Program Module regularly, and prepare project modification as needed;

  • Prepare detailed project budget and continuously monitor expenditures throughout the project period;

  • Strategically identify risks and risk mitigation actions to ensure successful project implementation;

  • Monitor the progress of the project, actual vs. planned (objectives, activities and expenditures), through analysing relevant data systematically collected over the lifetime of the project.

  • Review and validate the data presented in any reports before submitting to the Country Office.

  • Oversee the preparation and submission of required reports to donor, Global Hub (GH)/Regional Hub (RH) of Plan International and ensure quality and timely report submission.

  • Ensuring effective collaboration with project key partners including the Robinson Club Resort as well as related government agencies/vocational skills training institutes and other hotels.

    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

    ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

  • Manage the relationship with all partners/stakeholders in the TUI Academy 2 Project in order to deliver the efficient/effective results and achieve the project goals.

  • Maintain relationships with all project partners/stakeholders, including public, private and civil society partners to effectively build partnerships with them.

  • Provide oversight, coaching, technical support and leadership to the project’s consultants and ensure s/he applies appropriate project implementation strategies and approaches to achieve project outcomes indicated in the project documents.

  • Coordinate with program support team and resource mobilization (RM) team at Thailand Programme Unit to ensure effective collaboration in project operations and reporting.

  • Coordinate with Child Projection and Gender Specialist to ensure that all project’s activities are implemented in line with Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy and met the minimum standard of gender transformative programming and influencing approaches of Plan International.

  • Establish and maintain good working and learning relationships across Thailand Programme Unit.

  • Perform other tasks as assigned by the SOYEE programme manager.

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    Location: Phang Nga and Phuket Province

    Type of Role: One Year Fixed Term contract

    Reports to: Programme Manager - SOYEE

    Grade: C2

    Closing Date: 30 April 2025

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