Coordination Officer.

VACANCIES:  Coordination Officer (Full time)

Within the Program “Decentralized Trade Support Services for Strengthening the International Competitiveness of Vietnamese SME’s” funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), VIETRADE is seeking to recruit Coordination Officer.

This is a full-time, locally contracted position.

Starting date: 20 January 2016.

Assignment duration: one-year contract with possibility of extension based on the staff’s performance and funding availability.

Duty station: Hanoi with occasional travel to Regional hubs.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the NPD/DNPD to assume operational management of the Program in accordance with the Program document and SECO/UN policies and procedures;

• Together with, and assisted by the NPD/DNPD, prepare, monitor, review and update Program work plans and budgets (annual and quarterly) for submission to SECO;

• Ensure that all agreements with designated implementing agencies and sub-contractors are prepared, negotiated and agreed. Supervise and coordinate the implementation of these agreements;

• Together with, and assisted by the NPD/DNDP, prepare Terms of Reference for consultants (national and international) and for the various Program activities;

• Together with, and assisted by the STA, provide substantive comments on the  sectoral export development plans,  reports of Technical Working Groups,  future export potential assessments and all capacity development activities to be programmed during the next 2 years;

• Together with, and assisted by the NPD/DNPD, prepare various Program technical  reports for the annual National Steering Committees,for the mid-term review (early 2016) and for the terminal evaluation (mid-2017);

• Assist the NPD/DNPD in managing the program budget related to local inputs and expenses to ensure that:
  
  • Accounting records and supporting documents are well kept;
  • Financial reports are prepared;
  • Financial operations are transparent and comply with UN rules;
  • Records are in order for auditing at any time; and
  • The program physical resources (equipment) are well managed

• Report regularly to, and keep the NPD/DNPD, up to date on Program progress and problems.

Qualification Requirements:

• University graduation (preference given for Master graduation);
• At least 3-year-experience in working in NGO program/project in Vietnam; preferably program of trade promotion, export development;
• Strong skills in facilitation of development processes, including organization, mobilization and influence of partners and networking among different development partners (especially at provincial level);
• Fair knowledge of trade promotion, at macro and micro levels would be an asset;
• Strong critical and analytical thinking skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and well-developed written and oral communications skills in Vietnamese;
• Good computer skills (word processing, excel, power point, Internet tools)
• Fluency in English reading, writing and speaking.

Application process: Submit a current CV (max. 6 pages) in English and a one-page cover letter that describes best how you propose to fulfill those duties.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 15 January 2016. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.