{"id":17743,"date":"2020-06-08T12:41:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T04:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?p=17743"},"modified":"2020-09-01T12:42:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T04:42:16","slug":"vacancy-announcement-project-coordinator-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=17743","title":{"rendered":"VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Project Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Mekong Migration Network is looking for a PROJECT COORDINATOR (Roles of Countries of Origin Project) to join our team. Please see the job announcement below.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mekong Migration Network in coordination with the Foundation for Migrants from the Mekong Neighbourhood (MMN Foundation) is looking for a full-time PROJECT COORDINATOR (Roles of Countries of Origin Project). The successful applicant will be based at the MMN Secretariat office in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and work for 5 days a week. The position requires the successful applicant to travel to Burma\/Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam frequently. There is no special support (i.e. support for relocation costs, etc.) for people applying for this position from overseas or other provinces. This initial contract is for one year which is renewable depending on job performance and funding availability.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deadline for application<\/b>: 15 June 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Reports to:\u00a0<\/b>Regional Coordinator
\nJob location:\u00a0<\/b>Chiang Mai, Thailand
\nSalary and Benefits:\u00a0<\/b>Local NGO rate subject to qualifications and experience.
\nStart Date:\u00a0<\/b>1 July 2020 (negotiable)
\nContract Duration:<\/b>\u00a0One year contract (subject to 119 days probation at the beginning of contract); renewable depending on work performance and funding availability.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Mekong Migration Network<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

MMN is a sub-regional network of civil society organizations and research institutes working on migration issues in Mekong countries. MMN\u2019s joint areas of work include advocacy, information monitoring, research, capacity building and networking. Please visit our website:\u00a0www.mekongmigration.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for further information about MMN.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overview of the Project:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Since its foundation in 2003, MMN has carried out various collaborative research and advocacy projects looking at policies and issues affecting migrants not only in destination countries but also in their countries of origin. In 2015, MMN launched a new project titled Roles of Countries of Origin in Protecting Migrants\u2019 Rights and started renewed efforts in highlighting the roles that countries of origin must play in protecting their national migrating abroad. The findings of the study were published in a report titled\u00a0Safe from the Start: Roles of Countries of Origin in Protecting Migrants<\/i>. Please find below a link to the PDF:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Safe-from-the-Start_English.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

From 20-21 July 2017, MMN organised a Policy Dialogue on Roles of Countries of Origin in Yangon, Myanmar. Representatives of the Cambodian and Myanmar governments, along with representatives from the Philippine Embassy in Yangon, private recruitment agencies, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and CSOs from Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and the Philippines, gathered to hear the research findings and recommendations. The Policy Dialogue also provided space for various stakeholders to discuss the roles countries of origin could increasingly play in protecting their nationals migrating abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the Policy Dialogue Governments of Cambodia and Myanmar agreed to meet again to discuss a common country of origin agenda, and expressed their hope that other countries of origin in the Mekong will join in discussion in the future. To learn more about the Policy Dialogue, please find below a link to the PDF of the proceedings:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/RoCoOPolicyDialogueProceedings.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Following this success, MMN has carried out the second phase of the project. The second phase of the project focused on the roles played by countries of origin in enabling their citizens to benefit from social protection schemes while abroad and upon return.\u00a0The findings of the collaborative research was published as the Social Protection Across Borders: Roles of Mekong Countries of Origin in Protecting Migrants\u2019 Rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please find below a link to the PDF:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Proceedings-of-the-Second-Policy-Dialogue-3.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, in light of the growing trend in migration from Mekong countries to destination countries beyond the GMS and the evident gap in knowledge and limited support systems for migrants in these countries, the scope of the second phase of the project was expanded to investigate roles of countries of origin in protecting migrants in the following migration corridors:<\/span><\/p>\n