About the opportunity

At Discova, we believe tourism can create real value — not just for travelers, but for the communities that make each destination unique.

We are looking for a Community Development Executive to help build and scale community-based tourism experiences that generate sustainable income while preserving local culture and identity.

This role combines community engagement, project management, stakeholder collaboration, and tourism product development. You will work closely with community leaders, local stakeholders, and internal teams to transform local culture, traditions, skills, and experiences into meaningful tourism products that generate sustainable income opportunities.

In the near term, you will play a key role in strengthening and expanding our community partnership while helping build a model that can be replicated across future community projects.

 

What you'll do

• Build strong relationships with community leaders, local stakeholders, and partners.

• Work collaboratively with communities to identify opportunities and develop sustainable tourism experiences.

• Design, coordinate, and implement community-based projects and initiatives.

• Support the development of tourism products and experiences that showcase local culture, traditions, and community strengths.

• Collaborate closely with Product, Sales, Marketing, and Operations teams to bring community experience to market.

• Manage project timelines, budgets, stakeholder expectations, and project outcomes.

• Monitor project performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Support Discova's sustainability and ESG objectives through community-focused initiatives and partnerships.

• Represent Discova in community meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagement activities.

 

About You

• Experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, CSR, ESG, sustainability, tourism development, partnership management, or related fields.

• Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills.

• Able to build trust and credibility with diverse stakeholders, including local communities, government representatives, business partners, and regional teams.

• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive projects forward.

• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.

• Comfortable balancing community needs, sustainability goals, and business objectives.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both Thai and English.

• Experience working with local communities, social enterprises, tourism initiatives, CSR programs, or sustainability projects would be an advantage.

• Regular travel to community locations is required. Comfortable traveling independently; have access to a vehicle is preferred.

Who will thrive in this role?

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with people, building partnerships, and turning ideas into meaningful projects.

You are excited by the opportunity to transform local culture, traditions, and experiences into sustainable tourism products that create long-term value for both communities and travelers.

You are passionate about creating positive impact, but you also understand how to manage projects, coordinate stakeholders, and deliver outcomes within a business environment.

Success in this role requires the ability to balance community needs, sustainability goals, and commercial realities to create long-term value for all stakeholders.

This is not a traditional NGO or charity role. Rather than working for communities, you will work alongside communities to create sustainable tourism opportunities that can eventually generate income independently and thrive beyond Discova's own customer network.

 

What You Will Enjoy

🎉 Culture: Join Discova and Flight Centre Travel Group—certified Great Place to Work® across multiple regions with a team culture like no other in the travel industry

🌏 Travel Discounts: Exclusive rates for you, family and friends on flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more

💎 Career Growth: Real opportunities across a global network of brands—we promote from within and invest in your development

🔧 Learning & Development: Access to LinkedIn Learning with 24,500+ courses; individualized development pathways

🎊 Recognition: Famous FCTG culture at Reward & Recognition events including Global Gathering and EOFY celebrations

👐🏽 Inclusive Workplace: We're an Equal Opportunity Employer welcoming diversity across race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and age

🙏🏼 Give Back: Corporate Social Responsibility program; paid parental and volunteer leave

💚 Sustainability: We're committed to protecting the environment essential to tourism's future

 

About Discova

As a DMC with 95% local staff, we pride ourselves on being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can thrive as their most authentic selves. These values are intrinsic to Discova’s DNA as a company, and we are committed to being an equitable workplace for all our employees regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation. We welcome you to our family as you are and who you are.

 

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Get in touch now and Discova a world of possibilities!