Senior Project Officers; Administrative Assistant

As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH support 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 has been working in Viet Nam for more than 20 years. On behalf of the German Government, GIZ provides advisory services to the Government of Viet Nam and is currently engaged in three priority areas: 1) Vocational training; 2) Environmental policy and sustainable natural resource use; 3) Energy

The Project “Strategic mainstreaming of ecosystem-based adaptation in Viet Nam (EbA)” supports the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), its Institute for Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) and other main stakeholders to develop innovative strategies for ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change. EbA will especially be introduced into land-use and development planning. Project components will consist in (1) capacity building on EbA, (2) pilot measures and up-scaling experiences (3) national anchorage and financing EbA measures, (4) networking and learning. The project will work in Ha Noi and in the provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh.   

We are looking for qualified local candidates to fill the following three positions:

1. Senior Project Officer for knowledge management and capacity development

Duty station: Ha Noi with possibility for traveling in country and abroad
Duration: until March 2018

Main responsibilities:

• Support an efficient coordination and communication work of the project towards internal and external stakeholders at international, national and provincial levels and assure a regular information flow about progress, results of the project;
• Support the national counterparts in MONRE, ISPONRE as well as relevant provincial government agencies to planning, organization and implementation of activities in the field of awareness building and capacity development for ecosystem based adaptation;
• Support and provide technical assistance in developing of technical fact sheets, handouts and other publications; write press releases;
• Involve in the preparation, execution and documentation of knowledge management and capacity development related publications; manage a web-based inventory of publications, reports, etc of the project; ensure regular update and circulation of the project documents, reports, data to internal and external stakeholders at national and provincial levels;
• Organize events, meetings, workshops and other formats on climate change adaptation and EbA related topics in Viet Nam;
• Support with interpretation in meetings and translation of documents upon request;
• Conduct the project’s monitoring and evaluation, including data collection, analysis and elaboration of lessons learnt and report writing.

Minimum requirements

• University or master degree in a course related to forestry/ natural resource management/ environment, ecology, land management, laws, economics and social science;
• At least 10 years of relevant professional working experience in similar positions;
• Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English;
• Good working knowledge of modern telecommunication systems (including e-mail, fax, internet, social media, related software) and relevant computer applications (e.g. MS Office);
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrate team work ability, dynamic, self-motivated character and interest in development work;
• Willing to work hard and occasionally on weekends, travel and work in project locations.

2. Senior Project Officer for provincial technical advisory

Duty station: Ha Tinh province with possibility for traveling in country and abroad
Duration: until March 2018

Main responsibilities:

• Support an efficient coordination and communication work of the project towards internal and external stakeholders at provincial levels; support the activities and baseline studies in the pilot province Ha Tinh in close coordination and collaboration with the EbA team Hanoi and Quang Binh and consultant teams; assure a regular information flow about progress, results of the project;
• Maintain the excellent flow of communication with the project national counterparts in MONRE, ISPONRE, provincial Peoples Committee of Ha Tinh, Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE) of Ha Tinh, other relevant provincial department and agencies and other institutions and persons;
• Support the provincial counterparts to integrate and implement the EbA approach into climate change relevant provincial strategies, biodiversity master plans, land-use plans and development plans;
• Support the provincial counterparts to coordinate and implement pilot measures on ecosystem based adaptation and adaptation monitoring; to establish a provincial policy dialogue/ platform; to formulate proposals for EbA application and implementation EbA measures as well as to identify potential financial sources for implementation of the proposals;
• Support and provide technical assistance in developing of technical guidelines, manuals and procedures;
• Involve in the preparation, execution and documentation of knowledge management and capacity development related publications; ensure regular update and circulation of the project documents, reports, data in the team and with other stakeholders;
• Organize events and activities for GIZ and external target groups; coordinate training and capacity building on relevant topics;
• Support with interpretation in meetings and translation of documents upon request;
• Conduct the monitoring and evaluation for the assigned work field, including data collection, analysis and elaboration of lessons learnt and report writing.

Minimum requirements

• University or master degree in a course related to forestry/ natural resource management/ environment, biology, biodiversity conservation, ecology, land management, laws, economics and social science;
• At least 10 years of relevant professional working experience in similar positions;
• Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English;
• Good working knowledge of modern telecommunication systems (including e-mail, fax and internet, related software) and relevant computer applications (e.g. MS Office);
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrate team work ability, dynamic, self-motivated character and interest in development work;
• Willing to work hard and occasionally on weekends, travel and work in project locations.

3. Administrative Assistant for provincial technical advisory

Duty station: Ha Tinh province with possibility for traveling in country and abroad
Duration: until March 2018

Main responsibilities:

• Administer the overall smooth, uninterrupted functioning of the programme office, daily operational execution of all programme affairs including petty cash management, procurement, logistic support, travel arrangement, contract preparation, filing of documents etc., according to GIZ procedures;
• Support the Provincial Senior Advisor and Hanoi EbA colleagues in the flow of communication with the project national counterparts in MONRE, ISPONRE, provincial People Committee of Ha Tinh, Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE) of Ha Tinh, other relevant provincial department and agencies, and other institutions and persons; 
• Ensure good communication and flow of information within the project and with GIZ office;
• File documents in line with GIZ’s filing rules;
• Intensively participate in the preparation, organization of events, workshops, meetings, etc;
• Assume translation from Vietnamese into English and vice versa upon request;
• Support the technical advisor on admin and communication tasks.

Minimum requirements

• University degree in relevant field e.g. economics, finance, business administration;
• At least 01 year of professional working experience in a similar position, experience in similar position in a project/ programme of development cooperation is an asset;
• Basic knowledge of accounting software;
• Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English;
• Good working knowledge of modern telecommunication systems (including e-mail, fax and internet, related software) and relevant computer applications (e.g. MS Office);
• Detail oriented, excellent communication skills;
• Dynamic and self-motivated character, willingness to up skill as required by the tasks to be performed.

Successful candidates will enjoy good working conditions with a friendly and creative working environment, open corporate culture, competitive benefits and compensation and good policies of training and development.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the application in English, including 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 30 November 2014

Note: Please state “Application for the <you choose one: Senior Project Officer in Ha Noi or Senior Project Officer in Ha Tinh or Admin Assistant in Ha Tinh> – EbA project” in the subject line or on the envelope.

The short-listed candidates will be contacted within 4 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.

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