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Fairfood Manager Campaign Engagement in Thailand


Manager Campaign Engagement Thailand
Fairfood International is a non-profit global advocacy group with its head office based in Amsterdam and hubs located in several parts of the world. Fairfood encourages food and beverage companies worldwide to address socio-economic and environmental sustainability issues within their supply chains. Fairfood International envisions a future with a fair and sustainable food system, which is able to feed the world in a way that preserves the environment for future generations, respects human rights and secures a thriving economy for all.
Fairfood Advocacy Department is currently looking for a:
Manager Campaign Engagement Thailand
Full-time (40 hours)
Purpose of the position
Strategically, Fairfood International uses its advocacy interventions to encourage sustainable solutions through transparency, innovation and change in policies and practices from Food & Beverage companies. The Manager Campaign Engagement Thailand works closely with the Senior Manager Asia, Middle East, Europe & North Africa (AMEENA) and the other team members to implement Fairfood International’s global advocacy strategy with regards to the sustainability of the shrimp supply chains originating in Thailand.
Department
The Advocacy department is Fairfood’s programs unit. The department is composed of multidisciplinary teams working on Fairfood’s advocacy interventions focused on various regions (and countries) of the world (also referred to as “Hotspots”). These multidisciplinary teams are based locally and internationally, and are supervised by Senior Managers Advocacy with regional portfolios. The Manager Campaign Engagement Thailand is a member of the Thailand/Shrimp hotspot and reports to the Senior Manager Advocacy AMEENA.
Responsibilities
1. Design and implement the advocacy strategy
The Manager Campaign Engagement Thailand implements the engagement elements of the advocacy strategy for the Thailand/Shrimp hotspot intervention. The Manager Campaign Engagement understands the trends and the social and political factors that influence the hotspot intervention. The position is responsible for turning stakeholder and public engagement opportunities into action. The Manager Campaign Engagement Thailand engages with relevant companies and other actors that can make a change in the Thailand/Shrimp hotspot possible. This includes partners that assist Fairfood in realising its advocacy interventions. The Manager Campaign Engagement Thailand works closely with the Manager Campaign Communications Thailand and the Manager Campaign Research Thailand and acts as a Campaign Engagement advisor to the team.
2. Developing engagement instruments and tools
The Manager Campaign Engagement Thailand participates in the development of effective and innovative campaign engagement instruments and tools at Fairfood International. Therefore, the position takes part in regular workgroups including other managers campaign engagement in the organization. The position is also responsible for researching new and innovative campaign engagement instruments and tools.

Competences
- Able to design, implement and supervise campaign engagement tasks in a larger advocacy strategy
- Articulate and dedicated to achieving results in difficult negotiation dialogues
- Able to represent Fairfood in engagement conversations with various stakeholders
- Very approachable and has a coaching attitude when supervising volunteers
- Team player, with flexibility and ability to reach common agreement
- Able to multi-task and has proven ability to deliver results on time and within budget
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact well with corporate actors
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly, nationally and internationally
- Fluency in written and spoken English is a pre-requisite; Thai, Dutch, French and German are a pro.

Knowledge and experience
- University degree on Sustainability (preferably MSc), Development, Law or related discipline
- At least three years working in (corporate) engagement campaigns
- Proven experience in effective stakeholder (and especially corporate) engagement 
- Good knowledge of sustainability issues in the food supply chain and potential solutions
- Knowledge of the food industry and/or agriculture
- Knowledge of development issues in Thailand
What we offer
We offer a high-profile position within an international organisation, providing substantial opportunities to achieve results and impact. The position is full-time. Fairfood International remunerates its staff in line with industry standards, including a maximum gross salary of € 34,678.81, a personal budget in lieu of pension of € 2,774.30 and reimbursement of work-home travel. Fairfood strives to ensure that its management team is representative of its international workforce, comprising of both men and women from different backgrounds.

Interested?
If you recognize yourself in this function, we would like to meet you! Please send your motivation letter and CV to the Senior Manager AMEENA ioan.nemes@fairfood.org  and cc hr@fairfood.org  no later than 17 February 2013. Please indicate clearly in the subject line of your email the full title of the position you are applying for.