Chantira Somboonkerd
Bangkok Thailand
Summary
- Dynamic and performance-driven business professional with high integrity, strong work ethic and great leadership skills. Meticulous and resourceful Business Manager with proven success leading productive teams, controlling budgets, networking to drive growth initiatives and marketing to maximize brand outreach.
- Experienced Fundraising Director sought to establish a robust fundraising platform and team, ensuring the National Association achieves self-sustainability within six years.
- Proficient in cross-regional fundraising initiatives within federations, with a track record in innovative campaigns and branding strategies.
- Can-do attitude / Proactive / Problem solving / Highly-motivated / Collaborative team leader.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy National Director
SOS Children's Villages Thailand
Bangkok
01.2009 - Current
- Lead strategic planning processes to ensure sustainability of National Association’s framework and support to endorse and implement the organization policy
- Build and maintain synergetic and collaborative working relationships & networks with key stakeholders; government, Promoting and Supporting Agencies, Executive Boards, Regional & International Office and potential partners for programme strategic framework.
- Participate and support the federation's cross-organizational projects
Communications & Fundraising Director
SOS Children's Villages Thailand
Bangkok
07.2010 - Current
- Develop and implement strategies to increase donor engagement and donations.
- Cultivate relationships with potential donors (corporate partnership, major gift, individual giving) through targeted outreach efforts.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key accounts; local, regional, multinational companies to identify opportunities for growth.
- Develop and implement comprehensive communications plans to reach target audiences and managed relationships with external partners, media outline and agencies
Education
Master of Arts - Cultural Management
Thammasat University
Bangkok THAILAND06-2009
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok THAILAND04-2000
Skills
- Leadership development & people management
- Partnership & Business Development
- Negotiation & communication skill
- Sustainable Development Goals: SDGs
- UN Convention on the rights of the child (UNCRC), Child Safeguarding, Women Empowerment
Certification
· 2016: Crisis communications
· 2017: Leadership Performance for Sustenance
· 2017: Master class - The essentials of major donor fundraising
· Fundraising & Communications SOS Global Skill Share in 2015, 2019
· International Fundraising Congress (IFC) in 2017, 2018
Affiliations
- Reading a novel, enjoy visiting museum, art and culture spots as well as exploring East Asian entertainment
Languages
Thai
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Chinese (Mandarin)
Beginner (A1)
A1
Timeline
Communications & Fundraising Director
SOS Children's Villages Thailand
07.2010 - Current
Deputy National Director
SOS Children's Villages Thailand
01.2009 - Current
Master of Arts - Cultural Management
Thammasat University
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts
Chulalongkorn University
· 2016: Crisis communications
· 2017: Leadership Performance for Sustenance
· 2017: Master class - The essentials of major donor fundraising
· Fundraising & Communications SOS Global Skill Share in 2015, 2019
· International Fundraising Congress (IFC) in 2017, 2018
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