Programme Development Manager - Thailand

About the Company

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, Plan International addresses poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination and drives changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels. Plan International Thailand (PIT) has worked in Thailand since 1981 and focuses on marginalised groups including migrant and stateless children, indigenous and ethnic minorities, and conflict-affected populations. PIT operates in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Mae Sot, Greater Bangkok, Phuket, Phang Nga, the Deep South and other priority locations, and engages in cross-border and transboundary programming linked to migration, protection, labour rights, climate resilience and humanitarian needs.

About the Role

The Programme Development Manager leads the design and development (and implementation when required) of high-quality, evidence-based and results-oriented new programme initiatives. The role translates programme evidence, contextual analysis, partner and Plan priorities and donor requirements into compelling project designs using a results-based management (RBM) approach (Theory of Change, results frameworks, logframes, indicators, baselines, targets, risk analysis, sustainability and value-for-money). The post supports donor positioning and contributes to a strong and diversified funding pipeline by developing donor-ready concept notes and proposals, and by strengthening internal and partner capacity in project design and RBM.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the development of high-quality concept notes and proposals for development and, where relevant, humanitarian-development nexus projects.
• Apply results-based management principles to project design, including problem analysis, stakeholder analysis, Theory of Change, results hierarchy, logical frameworks, indicators, baselines, targets, assumptions and risks.
• Translate programme learning, evaluations, evidence and community/partner consultations into fundable project concepts and scalable programme models.
• Support donor positioning by developing tailored concept notes, pitch documents, capacity statements and donor presentations aligned with donor priorities.
• Coordinate cross-functional proposal teams, ensuring timely inputs from programme, MERL, finance, grants, safeguarding, GEDSI, communications and implementing partners.
• Contribute to the proposal pipeline and opportunity tracking in collaboration with resource mobilisation colleagues, National Offices and the APAC Regional Hub.
• Support the development of country, multi-country and regional funding opportunities aligned with Thailand programme priorities.
• Strengthen the capacity of programme staff and partners on RBM, concept note development, logframe design and donor-responsive proposal writing.

Additional Information

• Location: Bangkok, Thailand
• Type of Role: 1-year fixed-term contract
• Report to: Programme Director, Thailand Programme Unit (PU)
• Matrix line to: Head of Resource Mobilisation, Asia Pacific Regional Hub
• Closing Date: 22 June 2026 (applications reviewed throughout the advertising period; advert may close early)
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