Project Officer “Social Inclusion”

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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 work in a variety of fields and support our cooperation partners in designing strategies and meeting their policy goals. GIZ Viet Nam is currently engaged in three priority areas: 1) Vocational training; 2) Environmental policy and sustainable natural resource use; 3) Energy. Gender equality is one of the key values of our company and of the work we do. Fostering gender equality in our project operation and our internal equal opportunity provisions are two strategic pillars of our corporate identity and policy.For further information please visit our website: www.giz.de/viet-nam.

Within the Sustainable Economic Development priority area, GIZ supports Viet Nam in fostering a greener, inclusive and digital economic growth with the focus on three key areas: Inclusive Economic policy and Legal advice, Sustainable Finance and Digital/Private Sector Development.

The Macroeconomic Reform/Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Growth Program provides technical assistance to its core partners including Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Finance, State Bank of Vietnam and Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) to promote better management of public and private resources for inclusive green growth in Vietnam. In the cooperation with MoLISA, the Social Inclusion Component of the Program is pursuing the goal of enhancing the successful integration of social dimension and gender equality into the implementation of national strategies in green growth, climate change response and sustainable development in Vietnam.  In this context, we are looking for a qualified candidate to fill the following position:

Project Officer “Social Inclusion”

(Maternity leave cover)

Duty station: Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Duration: October 2023 – May 2024

Main responsibilities:

• Conduct background research and networking to contribute to the development of the strategy on technical advisory services that GIZ can offer its partners in the area of integration of social dimension and gender mainstreaming as well as just transition in sustainable economic development and green growth of Viet Nam, with particular attention to the affect on population groups with disadvantages and women.
• Lead the implementation of the assigned portfolio in close liaison with other team members and government partners as well as other relevant stakeholders such as international development agencies, NGOs, businesses, etc.
• Manage the process of consultants recruitment, development of terms of reference (TORs) and contract, and quality assurance of their assignments.
• Work with the finance and admin team in organising the Programme’s activities and events.
• Contribute to the development of the Programme’s and the Component’s reports, M&E and knowledge management.
• Assist the Component Manager and substitute other team member in conducting the work of the Component/Macro Programme when required
• Translate documents (English - Vietnamese, Vietnamese - English), assume interpretation tasks at meetings and other tasks if required

Minimum requirements:

• A university degree or higher in public policy, development economics, law, social development or related fields.
• At least 3-5 years professional experience in a similar position in development projects or organizations (social organizations, think-tank or research institutes), or directly in charge of the coordination with development projects in the government agencies.
• Good project management skills and experience with development project’s design, planning and budgeting as well as execution and monitoring.
• Good understanding of Vietnam’s policy making and stakeholder engagement process in Vietnam, especially in the areas related to just transition, climate change and sustainable development.
• Experience in working with ministries and provincial governments, especially MoLISA and/or governance bodies in the energy, environment and climate change sectors, is an asset.
• Pro-active and self-driven individual with proven strong networking capability, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills, knowledge of German in addition would be an advantage.

GIZ is committed to create an appreciative work environment, irrespective of age, ethnic background and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and worldview, sexual orientation and social background. We ensure human resource processes live up to the diverse competencies and talents of all employees, as well as satisfy our performance expectations.

What we can offer to the successful candidates:

• Good working environment
• Competitive compensation and benefit packages, including the additional health insurance and the 24-hours accident insurance.
• And good policy on training and development
• Policy on flexible working time

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the GIZ Application Form in English, copies of relevant certificates and references, either by email (to [email protected]) or by post (to GIZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam) before 10^th September 2023.

Note: Please state “Application for the Project Officer for Social Inclusion” in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted within 4 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.

Please visit our page GIZ Viet Nam – Career Opportunities at https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/109163.html to download the GIZ Application Form.

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