World Vision International – Vietnam (WVV) invites Vietnamese competent candidates for the following position:
TEMPORARY SPONSORSHIP JUNIOR ASSISTANT (7 month contract), work base: Hanoi.
WV Vietnam is a national office and does not directly raise funds for local sponsorship, however, is responsible for sponsor relations- creating effective communications and building relations between sponsors in support countries and registered children in Vietnam. Sponsors’ donations are used to improve the well-being of children, their families and communities. Every year, hundred thousands of letters from sponsors and replies from children are processed which has helped form meaningful and transformed relationships between sponsors and registered children and family. Participation of the communities in activities initiated by the sponsorship program are helping transform the community people in special ways.
WV Vietnam's sponsorship programme seeks to comply as much as possible to the Child Management Standard which requires RC to be physically seen and progresses in the areas of health, education is monitored and documented every 90 days. Updates of these data into STEP is prioritized and promoted wherever the processes are proven efficient in our context and as far as our current STEP centralized set-up could afford.
World Vision child sponsorship enhances the quality of World Vision’s transformation development and public awareness ministries by providing sponsors, children, and their families and communities with a service that allows sharing of other resources, hopes and experiences in a way that it can transform both. Child sponsorship provides the majority of resources for transformational development. Therefore, child sponsorship is a required core competency of World Vision.*
Reflecting Christ’s love for children, World Vision child sponsorship creates a special relationship between children, their families and communities, and sponsors that contribute to the transformation of all toward the wholeness of life with dignity, justice, peace and hope.**
World Vision Vietnam’s sponsorship program is implemented across all Area Development Programs (ADPs), In early 2013, a total of 69,000 registered children are in World Vision Vietnam's sponsorship program.
Purpose of the position:
To support WVV in building and enhancing Sponsorship Service Operations focusing on children’s well-being and the transformation of registered children, their families and communities and sponsors.
To provide administrative assistance to the Sponsorship Manager and Sponsorship Cluster Officer regarding to correspondence, child data and other sponsorship processes so that the Sponsorship Unit of NO is able to provide effective technical support to the ADPs in managing sponsorship project activities and fully meeting sponsorships operating standards.
Requirements:
- College Degree;
- Conceptual understanding of and commitment to development work, especially Christian, child-focused, community-based development concepts, approaches and processes would be an advantage;
- Good time management and organizational skills;
- Good interpersonal and communications skills;
- Preferably good English, especially email/letters writing skills;
- Good computer skills in Word, Excel;
- Experience in community development or with NGO would be desirable.
World Vision Vietnam is a Christian non-government organization. Applicants having working experience in a similar kind of organization will be an advantage.
Deadline for application: 10 August 2014
Application documents include:
+ Detailed Curriculum Vitae
+ WV Vietnam’s standard Application Form
For WV Vietnam’s standard application form [1] and detailed job description [2], interested candidates are invited to access www.wvi.org/vietnam [3] or contact:
Truong Mai Tinh
People & Culture Department
World Vision International - Vietnam
Address: 4th floor, the HEAC building, 14-16 Ham Long street, Hanoi
Tel: 04. 39439920 (ext.118). Email: [email protected] [4]
We give equal opportunity to every candidate, regardless of religion, race and gender.
A competitive salary, benefits and career development opportunity will be offered and commensurate with the experience, qualifications and responsibilities.
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization which works to improve the quality of life of people, especially children, who are marginalized and living in poverty regardless of religion, race and gender.
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*: Board Policy on Sponsorship – Approved by WVI Board
**: As above.