Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Employment type: temporary, fixed-term (8 month) consultancy
Deadline: 30 April 2021
SEI Asia, based in Bangkok, has a diverse team of multinational experts that integrates scientific research with participatory approaches to co-develop and share knowledge, build partnerships, and influence policy for resilient development. It focuses on gender and social equity, climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, water insecurity and integrated water resources management, transitional agriculture, renewable energy and urbanization.
SEI Asia is an affiliate of Chulalongkorn University (CU), Thailand. SEI and CU have inked a long-term agreement to foster innovative scientific research combined with effective policy engagement on development and environmental challenges in Asia.
SEI Asia is seeking a multi-talented, intellectually curious, and process-minded Project Assistant. This role is essential to ensuring the smooth activities of our research team. You will work closely with researchers in the Water Cluster and mainly support the Water Beyond Boundaries (WBB) research team. This high-profile project is focusing on introducing new ways of thinking about sustainable water planning in both the Mekong and Magdalena (Colombia).
The role will be multi-faceted but will support teams in policy analysis and implement on-ground stakeholder management in Northern Thailand and perform innovative multi-interest, multi-scale participatory approaches in water. You will also undertake field work logistics, data collection, policy analysis and input to hydrological water modelling.
Be directed by and contributing to the SEI Initiative on Water Beyond Boundaries:
We are looking for an individual who is highly organized and with a keen interest in the work of an international research institute like SEI. You should be able to support the research teams to conduct multiple-tasks – but with a focus on stakeholder engagement. You should have strong interpersonal skills and excellent English and Thai language skills. Experience of data field collection and creating questionnaire surveys will be an advantage.
This vacancy is archived.