Opportunities offer

Save the Children in Vietnam (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The current programme focuses on the following core sectors: Health and Nutrition; HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support; Education; Child protection; Child-focused emergency preparedness and response; Child rights agenda, including Child Development, Civil society development, Economic opportunities, Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly
development policy and practice.
Vacancy: Project Officer on Inclusive Education
Based in Hanoi

Within the frame work of the Development Cooperation between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the Royal Kingdom of Belgium, the Vietnam – Belgium Training Facility project (VB-TF) aims at supporting Vietnamese nationals to participate in education and training programs, seminars and workshops of international standard, organized in Vietnam or other ASEAN member states.
The VB-TF is seeking for a National consultant to support the Mid Term Review mission in February – March 2009. The National consultant is to work 2 weeks full time to collect information, provide advice on the local context as well as to assess the project achievements together with the international consultants. The work may require short travel within the country.

The Social Promotion of the Culture Foundation (FPSC) is a private, non-profit organisation, which since 1987 has worked to support human development and the promotion of culture. Through its programmes and projects FPSC tries to promote human, social and economic development that recognises and strengthens the dignity of the people it works with and respectful of the cultural identity of the peoples and social groups it supports. Its philosophy is expressed through its operational model of a “small, agile and independent organization”, which allows FPSC to strengthen and capitalize on its realized work and to respond to the future challenges of raising the capacity of management, optimizing the use of resources and maintaining cost economy.

For your information, the advertisement for the position  of Local Policy Support Officer (Climate Change), local ALD 2 level has been posted in UNDP/UN Viet Nam website and Viet Nam News.

 The deadline for submission of applications is extended to: 16 January 2009

 Please visit website: http://www.undp.org.vn/ for details of advertisement and Job Description.  

UNFPA would like to recruit short-term consultants in sexual and reproductive health working with UNFPA to assist national and provincial implementing partners to achieve desired objectives of the seventh country programs.

Please kindly see the TOR.

Kindly note that the deadline for applying is 30 Jan 2009.

East Meets West Foundation (EMW) is one of the largest and most productive humanitarian development non-government organizations in Vietnam. They are seeking 1 caliber national candidates to join their dynamic and professional teams to carry out a comprehensive program to support people with disabilities in Danang City and surrounding area.
The program will last for three years.

Position: 1 Project Officer

Main responsibilities:
Assists the Project Manager in managing the project in Da Nang to ensure efficient implementation and operation of the project to achieve the set objectives.

1. Project planning: successful candidate will support the project manager in implementing the project approved work plan.

Chemonics International, a global development firm based in Washington, DC, seeks an accountant for a USAID-funded project in Vietnam to help prevent HIV infection among high-risk individuals and to provide employment opportunities and services for people living with HIV/AIDS and other high-risk individuals.

The Accountant will be responsible for all financial matters relating to project – that is managing the project’s accounting transactions and books, monitoring project budget expenditures, and assuring proper financial reporting.

III. Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial Management:

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, creates opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives. We foster sustainable economic growth in developing countries by supporting private sector development, mobilizing private capital, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to businesses and governments.

IFC is looking to recruit a Receptionist for its Hanoi Office. Candidates should possess the following:

1. Required Qualifications:
- A university degree
- Fluency in English and Vietnamese, along with strong communication skills
- A minimum of two years relevant experience in an international environment
- Ability to work as a team member

Duty station: Hanoi, Vietnam
Duration: 12 months with possible extension

PROJECT BACKGROUND
As part of the cooperation between the Government of Vietnam (GoV) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in poverty reduction, especially for ethnic minority and mountainous areas, UNDP is supporting GoV through the Committee for Ethnic Minorities (CEM) under a technical assistance project for “Improvement and Implementation of the National Target Programs for Poverty Reduction” including support to Program 135-II (SEDEMA 2006 – 2010), usually called VIE/02/001/SEDEMA component and a newly set up project of “Capacity Strengthening for Ethnic Minority Policy Formulation, Implementation and Monitoring Project “(EMPCD) from 2008 - 2012.

GRET (Groupe de Recherche et d’Echanges Technologiques) is a French professional solidarity and international cooperation association that works to contribute to sustainable, fair development and alleviate poverty and structural inequalities in over 40 countries.

They are currently looking to recruit a female Vietnamese Project Manager for our project ComVaW  (Combating family-based Violence against Women) in the province of Hoa Binh.

For a full job description please visit: http://www.gret.org.vn/ (Jobs)
Closing date: 22 January 2009 – 5 pm.
Please apply in English only by sending your CV and letter of motivation to:
Mr Jean Sébastien CANALS - gretvn@gret.org.vn