Job Opening For English-speaking Thai Lady

[Indo-Siam]

Well, someone on this board may be able to help "match-make"

My company has a contract to support an overseas-based charitable foundation on the ground in Bangkok.

I am in need of a Thai woman between ages of 22 and 30 to provide support - mostly verbal translation support - during interviews between English speaking foundation representative, and Thai receivers of program benefits. Most such interviews will be on Saturdays and Sundays - for 4-6 hours on each of these days. Probably one weekend "off" per month. Company will also reimburse all job-related expenses.

This job could be just Friday through Monday - so, a four day work week - and probably only six-hour workdays most days. Starting salary would be 16,000 baht per month - higher, if they can work additional days on other work. For outstanding performer, salary could rise by 50% within a few months. Most work will be "in the field," somewhere along the BTS or subway route.

The primary requirement is to have strong English-language skills, to be dependable, and to be able to translate between Thai teenagers and a 65-year old foreign representative.

I welcome referrals of Thai candidates who might be appropriate and interested in such work. They should contact me at [email protected].

Steve Sykes

Managing Director

Indo-Siam Group

[email protected]

www.bangkokstaff.com

[steve101]

good afternoon i am a thai woman 30 years of age and i have been living in the uk for the past 6 years

i currently work as a care assistant in kent in a large ressidential home for the elderly

my husband is moving to thailand very soon with me as he wants to have a carrer in scuba diving

is the job still open?

[Indo-Siam]

Hello -

I have received several preliminary inquiries via direct e-mail, but none of the people to whom I responded have followed up.

This position must be filled during June - really within the next 10-12 days.

This position requires excellent English and Thai language skills - both spoken and written. Main role will be to assist with screening interviews and progress interviews, starting with simple biographical info sheet in Thai, and then assisting western representative with creating and developing case files via series of interviews - all at a static location convenient to mass transport system in Bangkok.

Position will generally involve no more than six or seven hours per day. Work will typically involve both weekend days for three weekends per month, plus typically one or two additional work days during each work week.

There is a second job tied in with this job - and the new hire could perform both roles, at a higher salary - but this would involve probably 16-18 week days, plus six weekend days per month. The weekend days would mostly be static, indoor work, at an interview location. Most of the weekdays would be "field" work - largely visiting high schools. An energetic person could fulfill both roles - the good news is that workdays would remain fairly short - probably averaging 6.5 hours per day. If new hire orchestrates program to run smoothly, after several months, this "combined" position could possibly fall back to 25 or fewer hours per week - at same salary - in which case the worker would be clearing in the neighborhood of 240 baht per hour. If employee is sharp enough to engineer this outcome, has very high quality written English skills, and wants additional work, I can supply more work (unrelated to initial progrqm - probably written translation work, which can be accomplished anywhere that has a computer) to raise total compensation solidly above 30,000 baht per month.

The keys:

1. Bangkok area only

2. Core work is weekends, with one weekend per month "off"

3. Short workdays - 6-7 hours, but varying (some mornings, some evenings)

4. Requires strong English and Thai skills - but does not require 100% grammatically perfect English (base position does not involve formal verbatim written translation).

5. There is an aspect to this position that effectively involves being admin assistant to a western Foundation representative - with main role being to minimize his frustration level when things go haywire in Thailand. So - a sense of humor, ability to fill in time gaps with distracting conversation, etc. may be very useful. This position will involve teen-aged program participants showing up for interview appointments in Bangkok - which may mean frequent time gaps.

6. You must have ability to keep track of time and reimbursable expenses daily, using an Escel spreadsheet

7. Job must be filled by 18 June - 25 June at latest.

After initial confusion, this should become fairly happy work - you will be helping to "give away" fairly valuable health and welfare benefits to qualifying low-income students - including funding for specific health care activities, school uniforms, books and supplies, proper nutrition, and possibly other funding benefits.

For more information, please contact me via personal e-mail.

Steve Sykes

Managing Director

Indo-Siam Group

Bangkok

[email protected]

www.bangkokstaff.com