Interpreter

As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.

We have been working with our partners in Viet Nam since 1993 and are currently active in three main fields of cooperation: 1) Sustainable Economic Development and Vocational Training; 2) Environmental Policy, Natural Resources and Urban Development; and 3) Health.

We run projects commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). We also cooperate with the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the European Union (EU) and KfW Entwicklungsbank.

The GIZ Project Management of Natural Resources in the Coastal Zone of Soc Trang Province aims to improve the protection of the coastal wetlands and to ensure at the same time that poor local communities benefit both economically and ecologically from sustainable management and utilisation of coastal areas. To achieve this objective the project assists local authorities and stakeholders with adaptation to climate change, mangrove rehabilitation and management, co-management, income generation along value chains, environmental education and capacity building. All this is done within the framework of an integrated approach to coastal zone management.

To support these activities the GIZ Coastal Zone Management Project is seeking a qualified and experienced Vietnamese candidate for the following position: Interpreter

Duty Station: Soc Trang

Expected Start: June 2013

Duration: Initially until December 2013 with the option for extension until 2017

Main responsibilities:

- Interpretation during meetings, field trips and other occasions
- Translating documents 
- Participate in data entry and data analysis for monitoring of training and other project activities
- Closely cooperate/collaborate with project staff and consultants
- Assisting in the preparation of trainings/workshop materials and layout documents for project meetings

Minimum qualifications:

- University degree in English
- Good translation/interpretation skills for English and Vietnamese; specific knowledge of technical  terms used in development assistance is an asset.
- At least 3 years of working experience, ideally working with NGOs or ODA projects.
- Highly motivated and able to work under high pressure and within a limited time frame. 
- Good skills in IT Office applications such as WORD, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Excellent communication skills

Successful candidates will enjoy good working conditions with a friendly and creative working environment, open corporate culture, clear and promotive career path, competitive benefits and compensation and good policies of training and development.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send their application in English, including copies of relevant certificates and references, either by email or by post, to the following address before May 13rd 2013:

By post: GIZ CZM, 134 Tran Hung Dao, Ward 2, Soc Trang City.
By email:  [email protected]
Note: Please state “Application for Interpreter” on the envelope or in the subject line

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.
GIZ – YOUR PARTNER FOR A BETTER FUTURE
(For further information please visit our website www.giz.de and the project’s website  http://czm-soctrang.org.vn/)

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
GIZ
Location: 
Soc Trang
Application Deadline: 
Mon, 2013-05-13