National Institutional Competitiveness Advisor; National Climate / Weather Advisor

Lux-Development, the Executing Agency for the Bilateral Co-operation Aid as financed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, through its project VIE/035 is supporting the IFAD Tam Nong Support Project (TNSP) in Tuyen Quang province by providing complementary technical assistance to Government line agencies, district authorities and the private sector. The TNSP seeks to sustainably improve livelihoods among ethnic minority and rural poor households in Tuyen Quang province within all six districts, 64 communes with 57 000 households.

The project started in early June 2014 with an implementation period until mid 2017. In this respect, project VIE/035 led by an International Project Implementation Advisor (IPIA) is currently looking for :

National Institutional Competitiveness Advisor (NICA) & National Climate / Weather Advisor (NCWA)

Duty station: Tuyen Quang Province

Duration of the contract: 3 months (for both NICA & NCWA)

Required qualification and experience for NICA:

• As minimum a Masters Degree in Business Management, Agribusiness or related field;
• At least 5 years work experience in organizational systems and private sector development; and
• Training experience
• prior working experience in international donor projects would be an advantage.

Required qualification and experience for NCWA:

• as a minimum a - Bachelor Degree in Meteorology and Hydrography, or related field;
• at least 10 years work experience in Meteorology and Hydrography;
• experience in at least 5 projects and a proven ability to plan and supervise implementation work plans; and
• at least participate 3 projects on climate and weather data collection, analysis, and update.

Applications in English and Vietnamese consisting of Curriculum Vitae, a photograph, and a covering letter must be forwarded by e-mail specifying in the Subject line “Application for VIE/035 National Institutional Competitiveness Advisor” or “Application for VIE/035 National Climate /Weather Advisor” to:

Lux-Development, Project VIE/035 - TNSP Office in Tuyen Quang

Email: [email protected]

Deadline for submitting application for the position is 2 March 2015. Job Description is available upon request to the above email address. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview(s).