The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. The IRC has been operating in Thailand since 1975 and currently provides assistance to displaced persons in Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, and Mae Hong Son provinces.
Established in 1975 to assist refugees from Vietnam, Loas and Cambodia, the IRC Thailand is one of the longest-running country programs. Operating from Mae Sot with a small representational office in Bangkok, the IRC is currently supporting the transition of residents of the Thai-Myanmar refugee camps to a life of self-reliance within Thailand. IRC also provides emergency assistance to people fleeing violence and unrest in Myanmar and supports the Royal Thai Government and local civil society to strengthen climate resilience in Thailand’s southern states.
The IRC Protection and Empowerment Program work to protect and promote the rights of crisis-affected and displaced populations along the Thailand – Myanmar border by ensuring people are safe in their homes and communities, receiving timely and appropriate support after experiencing harm, and are empowered to make free and informed decisions about their lives and futures. The program supports displaced populations to build self-reliance and future planning capacity, including through employability and life-skill development. It adopts a multi-sectoral approach, coordinating legal, medical, and psychosocial services to provide comprehensive and integrated protection assistance. Gender equality, diversity, and inclusion are mainstreamed across all activities, and the program is committed to strengthening the use of data for evidence-based decision-making and advocacy to improve protection system and outcomes for displaced population in Thailand.
Job Overview/Summary:
Under the direct supervision of Protection and Empowerment Coordinator, the Senior Protection Manager (System Strengthening) leads and support the delivery of high-quality programming, with a strong focus on system strengthening and service transition from CSOs to Thai Government mechanisms through institutional capacity strengthening, systems alignment, and strengthening workforce competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes), organizational systems, and enabling policy and coordination environments. The role oversees the development, implantation, and functionality of multi-sectoral referral systems, service mapping, and protection mainstreaming across sectors, while ensuring protection risks are systematically identified and addressed through effective coordination with partners, communities, and authorities and that services and referral systems are accessible, accountable, and responsive to affected populations through strengthened governance, accountability, and information management systems. The position plays a key role in operationalizing the Thai Government’s refugee transition strategy by contextualizing and supporting its implementation, contributing to protection service transition planning, and ensuring that all transition processes are inclusive, gender-sensitive and responsive to community needs.
Major Responsibilities:
Program Implementation
Program Management and Development
Program Strategy
Partnership and Coordination
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to Protection and Empowerment Coordinator
Position directly supervises: NA
Indirect Reporting: NA
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: DDP, MEAL team, Health team, Operations Team, Grants and Partnership team, technical unit in regional level
External: Sub-grant partners, and local stakeholders CBOs and community leaders (if necessary).
Job Requirements:
Working Environment: This position is based in the IRC office in Mae Sot with extensive travel to other field sites.
Standard of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding (including PSEAH, Adult Safeguarding and Child Safeguarding), Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 29 May 2026
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.