Field Project Officer

Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children started our work in Vietnam in 1990, and implements programs in the key thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance, Child Poverty, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response. At present, Vietnam Country Office has programs in 20 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.

Save the Children in Vietnam continues to develop innovative programming that reflects the overall strategic goal of measurably improving the survival, health, protection and development of Vietnam’s poorest children by strengthening the capacity of women and children, caring adults, communities and partner organizations.

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.

Child Safeguarding positioning statement:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

We are looking for consultancy services for:

Vacancy: Field Project Officer
Based in Laocai Office

Main Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for support Sub-Impact Area Coordinator to manage and ensure implementation of high quality program of SCI, particularly Education; effective Sponsorship Field Operations and productive partnership in Lao Cai.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly...

Key Competencies:

Essential

1. Program Implementation

• Develop annual detail activity plan including those sub-granted to partners based on the general
• Coordinate with partners to implement program activities of high quality, timeliness and cost effectiveness, for an overall goal of the program ‘Deprived children are able to fully develop through high-quality and sustainable care and education’
• Support development of MEAL plan (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) and collaborate with MEAL focal person in implementation of MEAL plan

2. Sponsorship Field Operations

• Support community orientation, child enrolment, child eligibility tracking following Child Information, AFU and MYEC.
• Support communications between sponsors and sponsored children in coordination with Sponsorship Communication focal person in Hanoi Office, not limited to delivery and collection of letters, production of marketing materials, etc.

3. Partnership and Capacity Building

• Maintain strong partnership with local authorities and communities in program sites
• Monitor activity implementation and financial management, including burn rate of partners
• Building capacity for partners on SCI policy and procedure

Please send CV and a completed application form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: 4th Floor, Mercury Building, No. 444 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho District Hanoi or by Email: [email protected]

The SC’s application form and full job description are available here.

The closing date for application is 5 pm on 9th January 2017. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.