Forestry IT Staff

Vacancy for Forestry IT staff

Title: Vacancy for Forestry IT staff

Project: Project on Enhancing Sustainable Natural Resource Management Phase 2 (SNRM2)

Location: Hanoi (with frequent travels to other provinces)

BACKGROUND

The Project on Enhancing Sustainable Natural Resource Management Phase 2 (SNRM2) is a bilateral technical cooperation project funded and assisted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with the project duration of four years from May 2021 to May 2025, to succeed the JICA funded Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project (SNRM, 2015 – 2020).

The JICA/SNRM2 consists of six key components, of which ‘Enhancing National Forest Resource Monitoring System’ (Component 4) is being promoted and implemented by the main consultant firm, the Japan Forest Technology Association (JAFTA), with two activities of ‘4-1 Assist in improving forest monitoring system.’ and ‘4-2 Build capacity of central and provincial government agencies on operation of forest resources monitoring system.’.

To accelerate and to expand the activities, JAFTA is seeking for a qualified forestry IT assistance with below recruitment conditions.

OBJECTIVES

The overall objective of this position is to provide technical supports to the VNFOREST’s FRMS users include training courses in the forms of Training of Trainers (ToT) or On-Job Training (OJT).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing technical support on daily operation of the VNFOREST’s FRMS (including FRMS Mobile, FRMS Desktop, FRMS Database) to its users at all levels;
• Providing capacity enhancement on operation of the VNFOREST’s FRMS through regular trainings at central and provincial levels;
• Assisting in optimization and/or bug-fixing of the VNFOREST’s FRMS;
• Other duties when required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor in Silviculture (University graduated) is a must;
• Fluency in both Vietnamese and English is highly prioritized;
• Good skills on Remote Sensing and GIS science are highly prioritized;
• Experiences in event and training organization are essential;
• Experiences in working as a trainer are preferred;
• Good knowledge about VNFOREST’s FRMS is a plus;
• Good knowledge about advanced programming languages is a plus;
• Cheerful attitude, detail-oriented, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work in a team;
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and take initiatives;
• Availability to start working and travelling in short advance notice is a plus.

BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCE

• Professional and international working environment;
• Competitive monthly salary with full social and health insurances;
• Attractive domestic travel allowance (if domestic travel required) following JICA’s travel policy.
• Chances to work overseas for other JAFTA’s project.
• Chances to be trained with the latest and most advanced forest technologies and become international Forestry RS/GIS expert.

HOW TO APPLY

This is Equal Opportunity Recruitment. Please note that this position is intended for Vietnamese nationals only. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will remain open until filled. Early applications by May 15^th, 2022 are strongly encouraged. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by Friday, May 20^th 2022 and the successful one can start to work right after.

CV and cover letter in English are required, additional verifiable documents to show experiences or knowledge and skills are also recommended.

All materials shall be in PDF format and applied online to email (Address: [email protected] with subject “Application for Forestry-IT staff”) and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.