Temporary full-time assistant to the local office of Flanders Investment & Trade/ Embassy of Belgium

Temporary full-time assistant to the local office of Flanders Investment & Trade/
Embassy of Belgium – Hanoi, Vietnam

Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) is the economic representation of the Flemish Region of Belgium abroad. The main task of Flanders Investment & Trade is to support Flemish companies exporting to Vietnam and Vietnam-based companies seeking to locate in Flanders.

About the project

GOOSE is an EU-funded project aiming at improving the access of SMEs to public procurements in non-EU countries with which the European Union has signed a bilateral or multilateral agreement covering public procurement. This project was jointly proposed by the Trade Promotion Organizations of Catalonia, Croatia, Estonia and Flanders. Flanders Investment & Trade will be responsible for the Vietnamese market and is in the process of building a network among the organizations and government agencies that work with public procurement. For more information about the project and the 4 sectors (Green Economy, Smart Health, ICT and Smart Cities) see https://projectgoose.eu/.

Job description

Flanders Investment & Trade is looking for an assistant (M/F) to the Head of Office for its office in Hanoi for 6 months. Please apply if you’re a reliable, hands-on team player who wants to be part of our dynamic team.

Main tasks

• Searching for public procurement tenders that might be interesting for European SMEs and sharing the public procurement information with European companies via the GOOSE platform.
• Organizing an incoming trade mission in March 2024.
• Identifying companies and contact details of Vietnamese companies that participate in public procurement tenders.
• Preparing detailed lists of companies that need to be contacted as well as of companies that have been approached.
• Assisting the Trade & Investment Counsellor in daily business operations.
• Reporting to the Trade & Investment Counsellor.

Required skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an university ideally specialised in economics or trade.
• Very good command of written and spoken Vietnamese and English as you have to report back in English.
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft environment and applications (MS Office, CRM Dynamics,...)
• Ability to manage the required tasks, schedule appointments and meet deadlines.
• Pay attention to detail, being conscientious and being willing to learn.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Working experiences in international organiations/companies.Experience with public procurement is considered a plus.

What we offer

• A temporary full-time 6 months contract to support the preparation and running of an EU project.
• A job in a dynamic international environment that covers all business sectors.
• A monthly gross salary of 1000-1500 USD dependent on experience.

Selection procedure

• Candidates should send a motivation letter and CV (both in English) to [email protected]. Please note that your application will only be considered if you include a cover letter and CV in English.
• Only selected candidates will be contacted and invited for an online test followed by a face to face interview. This test will likely be on 2 or 3 November and the interview during the week of 6 November 2023.

Application deadline is 31/10/2023.