Program Officer

Join Us as a Program Officer

Location: Chiang Mai | Travel: Up to 40% of work time | Report to: Senior Program Coordinator                    Status: Independent Contractor

Are you a professional passionate about making a difference? CPI is seeking a Program Officer who will support organizing and delivering partner capacity-building, emergency preparedness, safety, security, and thematic training while supporting the Senior Program Coordinator with grants management, coordination, networking, meetings, and safety and duty-of-care guidelines.

Summary of Job Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

• Organize the risk assessment and mitigation workshops, essential emergency preparedness response sessions, humanitarian negotiation training, and emergency response refresher courses.
• Deliver capacity-building training to partners covering Project Cycle Management (PCM), Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), Grants, Finance and Leadership, Procurement, and Safeguarding, etc.
• Conduct cross-cutting thematic training to partner organizations.
• Assist the Senior Program Coordinator in formulating safety and security guidelines for partners, deliver safety and security training, and conducting regular reviews, reflections, and evaluations of safety protocols.
• Assist the Senior Program Coordinator in development, review, and continuous reflection process for operational Duty of Care guidelines.
• Organize, participate in, and facilitate regular coordination meetings.
• Assist the Senior Program Coordinator for the grants management, partner communication, coordination with trainers, and networking, as needed.
• Other relevant tasks to assist and support the Senior Program Coordinator as needed.

Regular Responsibilities

• Conduct regular activities to perform the primary responsibilities
• Record the training participants database, training report, and support the smooth training session
• Develop the workplan together with Senior Program Coordinator and track the progress to meet the set annual targets
• Working with the local partners following humanitarian principles, international humanitarian standards, and ‘Do No Harm’ principle
• Maintain strong coordination with partner organizations to ensure timely and effective project implementation.
• Facilitate communication among partners, donors, and stakeholders.
• Represent the organization in meetings with partners, donors, government authorities, and relevant stakeholders.
• Facilitate the capacity building and technical training for partner organizations.
• Assist the supervisor for the data collection, partner communication, documentation, reporting, and coordination with other departments
• Any other tasks assigned by the Senior Program Coordinator

Partner Support

• Work closely with partner organizations to provide technical assistance such as project management and other relevant supports to partners.
• Facilitate coordination between partners, donors, and other stakeholders.
• Assist in performing regular communication with partners to explore the challenges and needs in project implementation and partner organization.

Capacity Building and Supporting other Staff

• Participate as a facilitator, co-facilitator, or assistant while conducting the training
• Assist in preparing for conducting training, and arranging meetings or conferences
• Record the training activities and submit the training reports in cooperation with the supervisor.

Operations and Administration

• Maintain the security of documents and information on projects by following the organization’s protocol for storage of documents, emailing information, and sharing information.
• Create and maintain a team spirit of mutual collaboration and respect with due regard to gender and cultural sensitivities.
• Coordinate with different departments of REACH to deliver the desired outputs and outcomes effectively and efficiently

About Community Partners International (CPI): [Website:

Community Partners International (CPI) is a U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to empoweringvulnerable communities in Asia to meet their essential health, humanitarian and development needs. Founded byU.S. doctors in 1998, the organization has grown to serve more than one million people each year.Community Partners International focuses on helping communities affected by conflict, violence, anddisplacement, in remote and hard-to-reach contexts, and marginalized by poverty and exclusion.

What We’re Looking For:

• University degree with at least – 2 years’ experiences working for health and emergency projects
• Bachelor’s degree, health, and humanitarian assistance related preferable
• Previous working experience with local organizations, such as Community-based Organizations (CBOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Ethnic Health Organizations, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and International Non-Government Organizations (INGO)
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English is essential
• Demonstrated skills in coordination and collaboration with variety of partner organizations
• Good communication and facilitation skills. Ability to work independently with strong organizational skills
• Good software skills for M.S. word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to establish priorities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with strong attention to consistency, detail and quality.
• Comfortable working with variety of partners and navigating complex relationships
• Flexibility to allow for travel (up to 40% of work time), variable working hours, and some modifications of tasks and responsibilities as team and project needs change.

Apply Now:

We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, including those outside the NGO sector,who demonstrate a strong learning curve, adaptability, and a passion for humanitarian work.

To apply, send your Motivation Letter and CV to: [email protected].

In your Motivation****Letter, please include the following:

1. Why you’re passionate about joining CPI.
2. How your experiences and skills can contribute to this role and CPI’s mission, even if your background isoutside the NGO sector.
3. What your current and expected salaries are
4. Your current visa status in Thailand (for non-Thai applicants).

**Applications will only be considered if both a resume and a motivation letter addressing all of the abovequestions are submitted.

** Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email for the next stage of the recruitment process.

Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, Monday, 5th October 2026