Founded in the United Kingdom in 1972, ActionAid (AAI) is a unique international organisation, working with over 25 million people in more than 40 countries for a world free from poverty and injustice.
ActionAid's head office is in Johannesburg. ActionAid is the only large international development organisation with head office based in Africa, with offices in Asia and the Americas connecting ActionAid's work in Europe.
ActionAid started working in Vietnam since 1989, established its Representative Office in Hanoi in 1992. Since then, it has been focusing the work to end poverty and promote sustainable development in mountainous, remote and difficult regions as well as poor urban areas across Vietnam. ActionAid works in partnership with local partners in different provinces in implementing development programmes and applies Human Rights Based Approach to all of its works.
Since 2005, ActionAid has started its 8th Local Rights Program in Thong Nong District, Cao Bang Province (LRP8) in order to implement AAV's long-term development programs in the areas. In 2011, in cooperation with Benoy Foundation, AAV and LRP8 started the project "Promoting youth participation in poverty reduction & disaster preparation" in parallel with other activities under 5 program priorities of the organization. This project has been working to improve the lives of ethnic minority communities living in Thong Nong district – an area where the high number of natural disasters pushes people back into poverty every year. It helps harness the power of young people and youth groups to become agents of change within their communities. Youth participates in developing sustainable livelihood models,and have been involved in small-scale infrastructure projects and trained to respond when a natural disaster hit.
Under the framework of this project, AAV is looking for qualified teams of consultants to deliver two following packages together:
- Project Documentation [1]; and
- Project Final Evaluation [2].
Details of job description and selection requirements of these position is in the attachment.
Starting date: As soon as possible
Written application in English, stating why you are suitable for the post, together with full curriculum vitae certified, copies of available degrees should be sent by 4th August 2014 at the latest with the consultancy package clearly mentioned in the Subject to:
Mr. Tran Van Tuan
Program Manager
ActionAid International Vietnam
14-16 Hàm Long, Hà N?i
Tel: 04 9439 866 (Ext: 110)
Email: [email protected] [3]