Consulatant - Gender Equality, Social Inclusion and Protection
Tha Sai, Samut Sakhon
Summary
A Ph.D. In Economics with a strong academic foundation in business and psychology, this expert specializes in applied gender policy research, economic modeling, and fiscal analysis tailored to diverse Asia-Pacific contexts. They bring over a decade of experience in leadership, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and fundraising, with a proven ability to align regional programs with global priorities. Multilingual and DEI-driven, they excel in team mentoring, facilitating technical workshops, and building high-level partnerships with governments, donors, and international organizations. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Executive Director
Neurodiversity at Work Research Centre (NWRC)
Bangkok, Bangkok
12.2023 - 02.2025
Company Overview: Steps Social Enterprise, Co. Ltd.
Develop tools, roadmaps, and policy briefs for stakeholders and guiding Business strategies related to the inclusion workplace and social protection
Demonstrate success in advocating for safe learning environments through global and regional networks, influencing policies, and promoting sustainable interventions to uphold young disabilities rights
Write white papers, reports, and academic papers on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and different Business models
Develop high-impact proposals, secure funding, and establish partnerships with key stakeholders across public, private, and international sectors.
Ensure efficacy and responsibility for the planning, execution, and evaluation of projects and budgets
Nurture and mentor current and future team members
Oversee and support the implementation of data collection and analysis of both internal and external projects
Proficient in programming tools like Python, R, and SPSS with the ability to address data gaps, improve methodologies, and enhance statistical processes
Advanced data analysis and visualization skills that are essential for translating complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for business decisions
Implement data quality checks and governance protocols that enhance data integrity and compliance across the organization
Engage with other researchers to build strategic partnerships and opportunities for knowledge-sharing
Demonstrate ability to lead initiatives that enhance program quality through the effective use of MEAL data
Gender Consultant
UNICEF
Bangkok, Bangkok
12.2022 - 11.2023
Company Overview: East Asia & the Pacific Region (EAPR)
Improved the EAPR gender expenditures (14 countries) by 20% overall from analyzing all data
Managed complex, multi-country programs, ensuring strategic alignment, effective execution, and robust monitoring and evaluation processes
Integrated gender-sensitive approaches into education and employment programs, enhancing opportunities for adolescent girls and young women
Advocated for adolescent girls' rights by influencing policy in financial inclusion, education, and health, ensuring clear communication of strategies and outcomes to key stakeholders
Achieved a track record in advancing global advocacy efforts, sharing research insights, and driving best practices for youth skills and employability
Provided technical assistance to UNICEF Country Offices along the nine key GAP priority actions, including adolescent girls' well-being and leadership, gender integration across the life course, ending gender-based violence, and working with men and boys on masculinities
Committed to ethical data practices and inclusive approaches, integrating genderresponsive solutions to meet the needs of vulnerable populations in line with organizational standards
Liaised with consultants, partners, and local counterparts such as educational institutions, think tanks, and civil society organizations
Undertook a detailed quality assurance review of the country office annual report (narrative and quantitative progress on GAP indicators) and Emergency Preparedness Plan
Worked in close coordination with the regional and country offices adolescent and PME team to identify the best results to showcase in a regional gender annual report
Developed good practices from countries in the region working on the Skills4Girls portfolio, building a regional compendium of what works to address gender norms at various levels
Contributed towards the project coordination of the Skills4Girls portfolio across the EAPR region, country offices, Education and Adolescent teams, as well as HQ Gender and PPD team
Wrote case studies for gender programs, prepared presentations and brochures
Analyzed and evaluated the Emergency Preparedness Plan for EAPRO countries
Graduate Assistant
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Bangkok
01.2019 - 01.2023
Taught a course for the online thesis submission system and how to use EndNote
Assisted courses in Research and Methods (undergraduate course in Economics)
Assisted in running a regional economics conference
Edited submitted manuscript for publication in Southeast Asia Journal of Economics
Director
Girls Aspire! Program (GAP)
Mawlamyine , Myanmar
01.2013 - 01.2017
Company Overview: Mon State, Myanmar
Established the organization for the empowerment of girls
Created and managed programs and trained 12 staff members
Fundraised and wrote grant proposals
Liaised and established monitoring for donor organizations such as the US Embassy and USAID
Managed all financial and narrative annual reports for donor organizations
Monitored all contracts and ensured appropriate progress toward meeting goals and monitored program implementation to ensure meaningful accomplishments
Partnered with governments, NGOs, and girl-led organizations, managing crosssectoral collaboration to maximize resources and deliver cohesive programming
Created and delivered training and support programs that enhance the skills, knowledge, and leadership capacities of girls and women
Understood social norms, school-based violence, and social and behaviour change approaches, combined with the ability to develop resources such as toolkits and training materials for capacity building.
Designed and implemented programs that promote gender equality and support women's economic advancement in alignment with global frameworks such as SDGs 5 and 8
Developed and executed programs that address the unique needs and vulnerabilities of girls, including initiatives focused on preventing child marriage, trafficking, and genderbased violence
Mon State, Myanmar
Deputy Director
Foundation for Education and Development
Phang Nga , Phang Nga
01.2007 - 01.2011
Company Overview: Phang Nga, Thailand
Assumed all duties of the Executive Director in his absence
Provided the strategic leadership for the organization and oversaw the development of programs
Managed 78 staff members and teachers in the organization
Proven ability to design, implement, and evaluate labour policy initiatives and migration programs for international organizations, NGOs, and governments.
Knowledge of anti-trafficking measures, forced labour prevention, and workers' rights protection mechanisms.
Communicated and coordinated the organization's strategic, programmatic, and financial activities with the Executive Director
Managed all day-to-day budgeting, accounting, forecasting, financial reporting, and cash-flow analyses
Managed all financial and narrative annual reports for the donor organizations
Coordinated fund-raising goals, strategies, and plans for prospective donors
Developed partnerships across sectors, engaging with governments, donors, UN agencies, and NGOs to advance education reform and child protection, particularly in preventing violence in schools
Monitored all contracts and ensured appropriate progress toward meeting goals, monitoring program implementation for meaningful accomplishments
Liaised and established monitoring for donor organizations such as Oxfam, Save the Children, UNICEF Thailand, Japan Volunteer Center (JVC), Comité Catholique Contre la Faim et pour le Développement (CCFD), Child's Dream, and Open Society Institute (OSI)
Deep understanding of migration, displacement, and demographic trends, with expertise in analyzing diverse datasets to inform policies, planning, and reporting in humanitarian and development settings
Liaised with other Thai organizations and Burmese organizations which were based in the border
Worked with a variety of Thai national and local governments and private entities to ensure coordination for various programs
Participated in regional conferences, international conferences, and networking meetings
Phang Nga, Thailand
Education Coordinator
Foundation for Education and Development
Phang Nga, Phang Nga
01.2006 - 01.2007
Company Overview: Phang Nga, Thailand
Supervised five learning centers serving over 700 children of migrant workers from Burma with over 40 teachers
Managed education programmes focused on policy development, planning, and monitoring, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic plan to address violence in schools and create safe, inclusive learning environments
Oversaw all financial transactions about the education program
Wrote grant proposals and oversaw projects from major donors such as Save the Children UK, Oxfam Novib, and UNICEF
Conducted the survey and census of migrant workers' children to assess needs and establish mobile learning centers for the first time in the region
Collaborated with local Thai schools to integrate migrant children into the Thai education system
Helped parents to understand the value of education for their children
Promoted child rights among the Burmese migrant workers' communities
Phang Nga, Thailand
Education
Ph.D. - Labour and Gender Economics
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
01.2019 - 1 2022
Master of Arts - Business Managerial Economics
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
01.2018 - 1 2019
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Yangon University of Distance Education
Yangon, Myanmar
01.2012 - 1 2016
A.A degree - General Education
Ohlone College
Fremont, California
01.2009 - 1 2011
Skills
Leadership & management skills
strategic program development
program monitoring/evaluation
internal & external program review
staff capacity-building
human resource management
Fundraising
grant-writing
financial report preparation
narrative report preparation
funder relations development
Research skills
computer skills
Power BI
Tableau
STATA16
R
SPSS
Python
Microsoft Office
Skills Expertise
Leadership & management skills that include strategic program development, program monitoring/evaluation, internal & external program review, staff capacity-building & human resource management
Research & computer skills, including Power BI, Tableau, STATA16, R, SPSS, Python, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier, Lightroom, InDesign)
UN/UNICEF Completed Courses: Foundations of Gender-Transformative Approaches; Gender-Responsive Monitoring & Evaluation; Gender-Transformative Approaches to Adolescent Girls Programming; I Know Gender: An Introduction to Gender Equality for UN Staff; COVID-19 Integrating Gender-based Violence Risk Mitigation; Programmatic Approaches to Positive Gender Norms and Socialization; BSAFE; Fraud Awareness; Ethics and Integrity at UNICEF (2020 Update); General Information Security Awareness Course; PSEA; Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority (2021 Version)
Fluent in Burmese, Mon, and English (reading, writing, speaking, and general communication skills); Adequate in Thai (general communication)
Country Of Birth
Burma (Myanmar)
Publications
"Did 'Burmese Way to Socialism' Create Jobs Equitably?", Thailand and the World Economy, 42, 1, 01/08/2024, pp.148-173, https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TER/article/view/263441
"Gender Inequality across Time and Space in Myanmar", Thailand and the World Economy, in press
Occupational Options of Labor Force in Myanmar: A Historical Analysis, Thammasat Review of Economic and Social Policy, prepared for publication
Training Workshop Conference
12/2024, IDEAs - Chulalongkorn University Young Scholars Workshop - Development policy in a financially integrated world: Addressing contemporary challenges, Bangkok, Thailand
11/2024, GenderPro Credential - The Global Women's Institute, The George Washington University
05/2024, CITI Program in Human Subjects Research - Social-Behavioral-Educational (SBE) Foundations
06/2023, 15th International Burma Studies Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, presenting the paper titled 'Did 'Burmese Way to Socialism' Create Jobs Equitably? Job Creation under the Military Regime in Myanmar'; supported by Burma Studies Conference
05/2023, Gender/Adolescent Regional Network Meeting for UNICEF
12/2022, 7th Asian Historical Economics Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
08/2022, Singapore Economic Review Conference, Singapore, presenting the paper titled 'Did 'Burmese Way to Socialism' Create Jobs Equitably? Job Creation under the Military Regime in Myanmar'; supported by the Department of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
06/2022, Society Interdisciplinary Business Research Annual Meeting, Seoul, South Korea, presenting the paper titled 'Gender Inequality across Time and Space in Myanmar'
01/2014, Women Leadership Development Training by Gender Equality Network (GEN), Yangon, Myanmar
05/2013, CEDAW TOT training by NGO Gender Group, Yangon, Myanmar
10/2011, Seminar for Dawei Seaport on mitigation and adaptation, Phang Nga, Thailand
07/2011, Workshop on Project Cycle Management (PCM) and proposal writing by European Union, Bangkok, Thailand
03/2011, Media and Advocacy by Burma Partnership (BP), Mae Sot, Thailand
01/2009, Interpreter Training by Newcomer Health Program, San Francisco, California, USA
05/2008, International Women's Network Conference, Italy
02/2008, Lenten Campaign sponsored by Comité catholique contre la faim et pour le développement (CCFD), France
03/2007, Workshop for Burmese Migrant Children Education by Unicef, Bangkok, Thailand
05/2006, Impact Assessment on project training by Save the Children UK, Phuket, Thailand
02/2006, Mental Health & Counseling training by Basis Need, Colombo, Sri Lanka
11/2005, Internship Program to learn about Conflict in Maluka, Maluku Island, Indonesia
08/2005, Conference on International Law and Migrant Workers by Diplomacy Training Program, Dhaka, Bangladesh
03/2005, Community Organizing Training by HREIB, Chiang Mai, Thailand
02/2004, Transitional Justice Program Truth by HREIB, Mae Sot, Thailand
09/2003, Leadership Training by HREIB, Mae Sot, Thailand
08/2003, Children's Rights Training by Human Rights Education Institute of Burma (HREIB), Mae Sot, Thailand
03/2003, Basic Art Training, Mae Sot, Thailand
12/2002, Workshop of Basic Children Rights & School Health Education, Chiang Mai, Thailand
08/2002, Teacher Training for Burmese Teachers (TTBT), Chiang Mai, Thailand
02/2002, Women Exchange & Youth Exchange Workshop, Sangkalaburi, Thailand
07/2002, Management Training by National Health Education Committee (NHEC), Sangkalaburi, Thailand
06/2002, Women and Peace Building Workshop by Mon Women Organization (MWO), Sangkalaburi, Thailand
11/2001, Women Rights Training Workshop by MWO, Kaloakane, Thailand
09/2001, Women's Empowerment Workshop by MWO, Kaloakane, Thailand