Project Officer

THE OPPORTUNITY - Project Officer

The Project Officer (PO) of the LGBT project in Southern region works under the guidance and supervision of the Project Manager, Program Manager, Southern Area Manager and in close coordination with partners to ensure effective, efficient and cost-sensitive operations of the “LGBT youth and children have access to education, health and social services” project in the assigned geographical locations.

The PO will assist to ensure that Save the Children Vietnam activities are consistent with SCI and Members’ programming principles and approaches, draw on good practices and lessons learned, enable children to attain their rights and are compliant with donor regulations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Management of CRG LGBT project:

• Management of project activities: support on project activities conducted by subgrant partner in Ho Chi Minh city;
• Support project partners on field directly and regularly;
• Liaise and manage relationships and contracts with project partners and support project partners working with other stakeholders.
• Develop and review project work-plan including that of partner organizations.
• Support local partners to conduct advocacy effort promote an inclusive civil society and empower it to create opportunities for LGBT groups to exercise their fundamental rights and actively participate in sustainable development;
• Take responsible to follow-up and push-up the project activities in responsible area

Staff management

• Work together with project team’s members to identify clear performance objectives for each member including capacity building, and support and motivate them to develop and implement their plans to achieve their objectives.

Financial management

• Ensure the effective and efficient use of all Save the Children resources in order to keep cost-efficiency of the actions;
• Manage project budgets including developing, reviewing, and monitoring partners’ budgets, support managers to develop, monitor project budgets, cash forecast and phasing budgets as required;
• Comply with SCI and donor’s requirements on expenditures; provide support to partners on compliance.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Lead project-level M&E, including regular monitoring visits to the field;
• Lead development of case studies and other project materials;

Contribution to CRG programme development

• Coordinate with other CRG and Child Protection (CP) projects in Southern region.
• Actively participate in, and provide inputs to, developing new concept notes/proposals and program strategies;
• Be updated on and follow recent and cutting-edge developments in the international and national community in regards to CRG.
• Collaborate with CRG team as well as partners to develop and disseminate appropriate promotional and dissemination of information and materials;
• Coordination, representation, advocacy and networking
• Support national level project activities, including advocacy and coordination;
• Serve as the main contact to represent the Project in participating provinces and maintain effective links with local partners at all levels to facilitate implementation, sustainability and scalability of the project;
• Maintain effective collaborations with other partners and organizations and related projects in the same provinces for better integration and coordination;

The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience, including adjustment on job description. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• University degree in community development, social development or related field

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Minimum 2 years of project management experience, preferably knowledge about SOGIESC;
• Experience of working with local government and CSO partners;
• Excellent English and Vietnamese, both written and verbal;
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude to team work;
• Good organisational skills, including time management, ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;
• Solid experience in knowledge/experience of effective budget monitoring;
• Fair experience writing/ preparing donor reports;
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles

Desirable

• Acceptable for staying at field
• Familiarity with Southern Region and Mekong Delta.
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness;
• Be both self-confident and humble;
  Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment.

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at: Job Description - Ho Chi Minh - LGBT Project Officer - National only (210008CR) (taleo.net)

Closing Date for Application: 7^th December, 2021

If you have any issues with applying via our system, please send email explaining your troubles to [email protected]

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

We believe that gender equality is a basic right for all people

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy