Asia Floor Wage Alliance

Title: Southeast Asia Coordinator

Location: Southeast Asia (with remote/ hybrid working)

Hours: 40 hours per week

Job Type: Fixed term

Starting date: Immediately

Organisational Profile:

Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA) is an Asian labor-led global labor and social alliance across garment-producing countries in Asia and consumer regions of USA and Europe. Founded in 2007, AFWA aims to build regional unity among Asian garment unions to overcome the limitations of country-based struggles in global production networks and holds global fashion brands accountable.

Job role:

AFWA is currently seeking a dedicated individual to join our team as a full-time Southeast Asia Coordinator. This dynamic role will require extensive regional travel, providing a unique opportunity to engage with diverse stakeholders. As the Southeast Asia Coordinator, you will collaborate closely with trade unions, civil society organizations, and various stakeholders throughout Asia. If you are passionate about fostering collaboration, building partnerships, and working towards positive change for workers and their families, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Foster collaborations among potential and current partners, while also expanding connections with civil society, including labour, feminist, student movements, etc. at the national and regional levels.

• Identify, analyse and monitor developments and emerging issues within the labour movement and garment supply chain of Southeast Asia
• Design, plan and implement advocacy strategies and campaigns in line with the AFWA’s overall vision
• Work within AFWA’s national teams in Southeast Asia to ensure overall coordination of programmatic initiatives and alignment at the national, regional and global levels
• Represent the organization in the social/labour/feminist movement circles, as well as with our leadership at external meetings or events

• Develop and coordinate targeted support to strengthen partners’ work in training, research, advocacy, and campaigns (as needed)
• Keep up to date on national and regional developments, reports, policies, etc. relevant to living wages, gender justice, corporate accountability and integrate insights into AFWA’s work
• Work within the AFWA International Secretariat and perform other relevant duties as required

Qualifications/Skills

• Master’s degree (development studies, public policy, labour studies, women’s studies) or equivalent
• At least 5 years of experience in program coordination, advocacy, network building with labour rights or human rights organizations
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen, communicate effectively, and build lasting relationships with civil society leaders, union partners, and program staff.
• Strong understanding of labour rights and economic justice in a global context
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently within agreed framework
• Excellent written and spoken English; fluency in Burmese, Bahasa Indonesia, Khmer or Vietnamese, a plus
• Ability to maintain focus in a multifarious work environment; comfortable with deadlines and field obligations
• Integrity, professional discretion, and ability to handle sensitive or confidential matters.
• Experience in research and writing on labour rights and global supply chains; and knowledge of labour movement, a plus.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

AFWA is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of all of whom AFWA engages with.

How to apply:

Please send your up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile to [email protected]