The Role: Talent Acquisition Associate
At the core of Teach For Thailand’s unique model is our ability to inspire Thailand’s best talents to join the movement and become lifelong champions of educational inequity. The Talent Acquisition Team takes a unique approach in identifying, cultivating, and selecting Thailand’s future leaders to join our flagship “Leaders For Change” Fellowship program – the 2-year leadership development program for our country’s most promising young leaders. In 2024, the team will recruit 80-100 participants (“fellows”) to join the eleven cohort of the Fellowship program.
Outcomes for the role include, but are not limited to:
To achieve our mission, TFT is looking to recruit a Talent Acquisition Associate who will play a key role in creating an effective end-to-end recruitment activity. His/her duties will range from lead generation to onboarding 25 fellows for the recruitment year and managing interns. Goal-driven, strong communication skills, and resilience will be keys to success in this role. This position will report directly to the Talent Acquisition Manager.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Utilize various channels, including online platforms, networking events, and university partnerships, to identify and attract potential candidates.
- Craft compelling outreach messages to engage candidates, effectively communicating Teach For Thailand's mission and fellowship opportunity.
- Schedule and coordinate interviews, ensuring a seamless candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Participate in candidate interviews and assessments, evaluating candidates' alignment with Teach For Thailand's values and criteria.
- Cultivate strong relationships with university career centers, faculty, and student organizations to enhance recruitment efforts.
- Establish and maintain connections with potential candidates, building a pipeline for future fellowship cohorts.
- Plan and execute recruitment events, webinars, and workshops to attract and educate prospective candidates about Teach For Thailand's mission and fellowship program.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in recruitment systems, tracking progress and interactions.
- Generate regular reports on recruitment metrics, providing insights to inform strategic decision-making.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless transition of selected candidates into the onboarding process.
- Engage with the Marketing and Communications team to develop engaging content for recruitment campaigns.
Apply if you have:
- 2+ years of hands-on working experience with a proven track record of achievement
- Experience working in a target-driven environment, and prior experience as a sales or recruiter is a plus
- Possess a “can-do attitude”
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with candidates and stakeholders
- Ability to plan, analyze, organize, and solve problems to work effectively and efficiently
- Flexibility (able to travel and work on the weekend occasionally)
Skills/Knowledge/Mindset:
- A deep commitment to education equity - a belief that all children can succeed regardless of their background.
- Visionary leadership skills, with the personal drive and energy to inspire and motivate colleagues and peers.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills - ability to establish and manage authentic working relationships with people of all working styles with humility, empathy and respect to get things done.
- Exceptional organizational skills - ability to manage multiple complex projects independently to achieve results.
- A learning orientation with self-awareness and commitment to development for growth
- Good command of English and Thai fluency is mandatory (written and spoken)
- Exemplify Teach For Thailand’s core values: Mission Comes First, Grow Together, Sense of Possibility, and Act Like Owners.
Compensation and Benefits
We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team well! We offer:
- Competitive salary in the local non-profit sector. We benchmark our salaries against similar organizations and use a scale that considers job complexity and magnitude of responsibility to determine role levels and corresponding base salaries, as well as offer regular opportunities for salary increases.
- 15 days paid time off plus public holidays (we follow the Government calendar) – Your well-being is a priority.
- Flexible work arrangements within Thailand can be discussed and agreed by your direct manager based on the needs of the organization. At a minimum, attendance at the weekly team meeting, the monthly organization meeting in Bangkok, and important key events will be required.
- An organization with exceptional teams to support and develop you to the next level.
- The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on a high-impact organization.
To Appy:
To join us as a team member, apart from being well qualified, you need to believe as strongly as we do in our mission and vision to ensure the success of our organization.
Please send your resume and a one-page cover letter to careers@teachforthailand.org with the subject line of the position you are applying for. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.