Senior Aid Policy and Program Manager

EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA
HANOI

TEMPORARY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Senior Aid Policy and Program Manager
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Embassy of Australia in Hanoi is looking for a talented and energetic individual to fulfil the temporary position of Senior Aid Policy and Program Manager (LE6).

Working for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Senior Aid Policy and Program Manager will be responsible for managing aid investments in the water and sanitation sector, climate resilience programming in the Mekong Delta and contributing to strategic aid policy advice, including engagement with relevant Vietnamese Government Ministries. This locally engaged staff (LES) position will be for a temporary contract period of seven months.

Applicants should have knowledge and experience working on water and sanitation sector and climate resilience programming in Vietnam, experience in aid program management with a bilateral or multilateral donor in Vietnam, and strong interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise with senior government representatives and agencies. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Vietnamese and English languages are essential, and experience conducting high-level interpreting from Vietnamese to English would be an advantage.

The successful applicant will be offered a fixed term LES employment contract for a 7-month period from February to September 2021. The Embassy will consider flexible work arrangements. The full-time monthly gross salary ranges from VND 50,518,572 to VND 55,860,899, depending on skills and experience.

For more information on the position, including the position selection criteria, please visit the Australian Embassy website at:
https://vietnam.embassy.gov.au/hnoi/careers-page.html.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications should be submitted through the online portal and not be sent via email. Information on how to apply for the job can be found in the “Employment Opportunities” under current job vacancies at the Australian Embassy website: https://vietnam.embassy.gov.au/hnoi/careers-page.html. Applicants should complete a maximum 650 words pitch outlining the applicant’s abilities and directly addressing each point of the selection criteria (no more than two pages typed). The selection process will be strictly merit-based. Applications that do not address each selection criteria will not be considered. Lodgement of applications are due on Tuesday, 5 January 2021, 11:30 pm (Hanoi time). Late applications will not be considered.

All position specific inquiries should be sent via email to [email protected].

THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER