Climate Change Project Officer

Save the Children, the world’s largest independent organization for children, delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives all over the world.

Save the Children (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The current programme focuses on the following core sectors: Health and Nutrition; HIV/AIDS prevention; Care and support; Education; Child protection; Child-focused emergency preparedness and response; Child rights agenda, including Civil society development, Economic opportunities, Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and practice.

Vacancy: Climate Change Project Officer

Based in Thua Thien Hue Province

We are looking for a Vietnamese national for the position of Climate Change Project Officer to work in our Emergency Team. The successful candidate can be based in Thua Thien Hue Province with travels to project sites.

Main Responsibilities

This position is responsible for the AusAID funded Community Based Adaptation Project activities, including: to implement climate change awareness raising activities, develop climate change adaptation community based model, build local government and partners’ capacity and prepare work plan and report.

Key Competencies:
• University degree in a related subject, e.g., environment, Food Security & Livelihood, community development, etc
• Minimum 1- 3 years of work experience in climate change adaptation, preferably with a NGO
• Experience of community awareness raising, climate change adaptation, and FSL
• Experience of working with local government and partners
• Experience of working with local government and partners
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude to team work
• Working level of spoken and written English
• Commitment to Save the Children’s values

Please send CV and a completed application form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: HR section, Save the Children - E3, Ngoai Giao Doan Trung Tu, 6 Dang Van Ngu - Dong Da, Hanoi or by Email: [email protected]

The SC’s application form and full job description are available at the website: http://savethechildrenvietnam.wordpress.com/vacancy

The closing date for application is 5 pm on the 22nd July 2012. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.