Girls' Education Programme Officer

Organization Profile
Room to Read was founded in 2000 and our mission is to provide under-privileged children with an opportunity to gain the life-long gift of education. The organization was founded on the belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one’s own life. They currently work in Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Nepal, Laos, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and South Africa.
Room to Read Vietnam currently operates the following programs: Reading Room Program (RR), Girls’ Education Program (GEP), Local Language Publishing (LLP), Computer Program (CR) and Literacy Program (LP) in five provinces of the Mekong Delta and two provinces in the North of Vietnam.

Position Overview
The GEP Program Officer’s overall responsibility is to manage the implementation of the New Enhanced Approach of the GEP in selected areas. She will be in charge of the management of the program, budget plan, monitoring and evaluation of the program and other tasked for the program assigned by the GEP Program Manager.

General Duties & Responsibilities:
The position will work under the direct management of the GEP Program Manager, specifically she will be responsible for:
- Overall implementation of the enhanced approach activities with girls, teachers and government partners in selected areas with the implementation of activities for Life skill Education, Mentoring, Academic support, Material support, Gender-Responsive
- Teaching, Infrastructure, Stakeholder engagement, Partnership with local government/other INGOs and Research, Assessment and Evaluation
- Overall budget management of and budget reporting on the program for the GEP
- Program Manager and local government partners
- Development of reports on program activities for the Program Manager and local government partners
- Participation in program planning and design for Enhanced Approach with the GEP team at the Country Office or with relevant Local Partners in provinces
- Closely work with local partners to make sure the program is running effective in project site.
- Recruitment of School mobilizers and provision of overall management of School mobilizers to ensure their productive performance for the program
- Training and other activities for target girls, school mobilizers, teachers and education authorities in target areas
- Regular visits to program sites to monitor and provide support with program activities for girls at schools
- Coordination with the GEP’s programs in Ho Chi Minh City, Long An and Tra Vinh (Tra Cu) and other programs by Room to Read Vietnam to enhance the quality of program implementation and program integration
- Development of term of references, consultancy contracts and their assignment of training, workshops and manual production for the program
- Coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation Team for the monitoring of and supporting to program activities, SMs training and data collection
- Input of the program data/information to Room to Read’s Global Statistics Data (GSD)
- Meetings, program events, study tours... of Room to Read Vietnam with governments, CO/RO/GO visitors, donors to program sites
- Provision of relevant information on the program to the Program Manager, key partners, other relevant governments and organizations.

Qualifications:
- A university degree in related fields: either sociology, women’s studies, social work, pedagogic management
- A minimum of 4 years of professional experience especially in girls’ education
- Prior experience working with schools, teachers, administrators and government officials
- Good knowledge and understanding of gender issues in education
- Strong planning, supervisory, and management skills
- Ability to travel frequently to target provinces
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Vietnamese
- Good working experience with education programs/projects
- Good working experience with local partners, government and other INGOs

The salary range for this position will be determined based upon the experience of the candidate hired.
Please send your Cover letter that addresses how you meet our expectation for the position’s qualification and Curriculum Vitae by email to
Ms. Mai Ngoc Diep at [email protected] by Aril 15 2011.
Please kindly note that the position is only available for woman candidates.
Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.