Project Officer – Timber Legality and Sustainable Timber Supply Chains

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As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We work in a variety of fields and support our cooperation partners in designing strategies and meeting their policy goals. GIZ Viet Nam is currently engaged in three priority areas: 1) Vocational training; 2) Environmental policy and sustainable natural resource use; 3) Energy. For further information please visit our website: www.giz.de/viet-nam.

The priority area “Environmental policy and sustainable use of natural resources “is covered by the “GIZ Green Cluster”. The Green cluster currently comprises a total of five teams in the thematic areas of climate policy, coast and water, agriculture, biodiversity and forests as well as regional economic integration. The thematic area “biodiversity and forests” includes the project “Support to the implementation of the FLEGT VPA” in Vietnam.

The project is financed by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) with counter-part funds from the Vietnamese Government. It is jointly implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Vietnam Forestry administration (VNFOREST) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The project aims at enhancing the legal, institutional, and operational preconditions for the implementation of the FLEGT VPA. This includes activities related to capacity development for the various actors and setting up the FLEGT impact monitoring.

The project requires a qualified candidate for the position of

Project Officer – Timber legality and sustainable timber supply chains
Duty station: Hanoi, Viet Nam
Duration: ASAP until 30. September 2024

Main responsibilities:

• Provide technical advice to VNFOREST on timber legality and timber value chain control, VPA FLEGT implementation and VPA FLEGT impact monitoring
• Organize, manage and ensure smooth implementation of the activities related to VPA FLEGT policy advice, capacity development and impact monitoring
• Develop concepts and organise technical meetings, trainings, workshops and project communication activities with VNFOREST and other project partners
• Compile information for technical studies, researches and any technical briefs
• Ensure contract monitoring, reporting and follow up with local partners involved in the sustainable forest management activities
• Ensure timely, efficient and effective implementation of capacity development activities
• Supervise the monitoring and evaluation of the projects’ activities, prepares reports and presentation material
• Liaise, coordinate and network with key stakeholders relevant for the VPA FLEGT implementation and impact monitoring
• Ensure gender mainstreaming over all projects and service packages in the portfolio

Minimum requirements:

• Master’s degree in forestry, economics, natural resources management or related fields;
• Good digital literacy including knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and willingness to work with digital tools such as MS teams for day-to-day work
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Vietnamese and English
• 7 years of experience in the forest and timber processing sector;
• 5 years of experience of working with public institutions; such as MARD, VNFOREST FPD, customs
• 5 years of experience of working with private sector actors in the area of timber processing
• 5 years of experience in international and technical development cooperation related to the forestry and natural resource management;
• 5 years of experience in managing international and national consultants;
• 2 years of experience in timber supply chain control and impact monitoring in the forestry sector
• In-depth understanding of the Vietnamese context related to the forestry and timber sector
• In-depth understanding of the Vietnamese and international actor landscape with regard to VPA FLEGT aspects, timber supply chain control and due diligence;
• Willing to take on responsibility, work independently, and motivate one-self;
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to balance multiple priorities and manage deadlines;
• Constructive team player in multi-cultural environment,
• Willingness to travel to project sites for work within Vietnam and possibly for short trips abroad, if necessary
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management

Successful candidates will enjoy competitive benefits and compensation, a friendly and creative working environment, training and development.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the GIZ Application form in English (https://bit.ly/3fgNWHq), copies of relevant certificates and references, either by email (to [email protected]) or by post (to GIZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam), before 18 May 2022.

Note: Please state in the subject line or on the envelope the following: Application for the Project Officer - Timber legality. The short-listed candidates will be contacted within 4 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.

Please complete all the information in GIZ Application form with link download here: https://bit.ly/3fgNWHq.

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