Temporary Junior Project Assistant

Save the Children, the world’s largest independent organization for children, delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives all over the world.

Save the Children (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

The current programme focuses on the following core sectors: Health and Nutrition; HIV/AIDS prevention; Care and support; Education; Child protection; Child-focused emergency preparedness and response; Climate Change adaption Child rights agenda, including Civil society development, Economic opportunities, Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and practice.

Vacancy: Temporary junior project assistant – Northern Area Office
Based in Hanoi

We are looking for a Vietnamese national for the position of Temporary junior project assistant (6-month contract) to work for our Northern Area Office. The successful candidate will be based in Hanoi.

Main Responsibilities: Junior Project Assistant is to support the program staff in administrative, financial, and logistical issues to ensure the quality implementation of School Health and Nutrition project activities, with focusing on the field implementation of project in Hanoi. He/she will support in trainings, workshops, events and project monitoring with local partners. This should be done in close coordination with Line Manager and local partners

Key Competencies:

Essential

• University degree in education, health, nutrition, social sciences or other relevant field
• One year experience to work/assist for a health and nutrition program implementation
• Willing to travel to project sites
• Good English and Vietnamese written skills.
• Effective communication skills
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Experience in translation and interpretation from Vietnamese to English and vice versa
• Good computer skills

Desirable

• Ability to work in both team-orientated, consultative manner and independently.
• Working experience with teachers and students

Please send CV and a completed application form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: 4th Floor, Machinco Building, No. 444 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho District Hanoi or by Email: [email protected]

The SC’s application form and full job description are available at the website: http://savethechildrenvietnam.wordpress.com/vacancy

The closing date for application is 5 pm on 2nd October, 2015.  Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face.  We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.