VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
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. On behalf of the German Government, GIZ currently provides advisory services to the Government of Viet Nam in three priority areas: Vocational training, Environmental policy and sustainable use of natural resources, and Energy. For further information, please visit www.giz.de/viet-nam [1] .
The Mekong Delta is home to more than 17 million people and is Viet Nam’s most important agricultural region. Producing 55% of the country’s rice, the Mekong Delta is the reason that Viet Nam, which once suffered from shortages, is now the world’s second largest exporter of rice. In addition, the Delta is the country’s third largest industrial region. Yet, the Mekong Delta is facing existential threats. Climate change is leading to rising sea levels, and according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Viet Nam, 38% of the Mekong Delta could be under water by the year 2100. The mangrove forests along the coast are in dramatic decline. At the same time, there has been a considerable increase in flooding, and there are rising levels of saltwater intrusion in the country’s waterways and soils. Improper agricultural practices are leading to ecological imbalances and contribute to higher CO2 emissions. The future of the entire Mekong Delta is threatened. However, the country’s institutions do not have sufficient capacities to halt these trends. A core challenge is that governmental institutions at national and provincial level lack the planning, technical and financial capacity to enable the Mekong Delta to be developed in a manner that is resilient to climate change and offers potentials for mitigation, respectively green growth at the same time. The Mekong Delta Climate Resilience Programme is designed to support the Vietnamese government at different levels to tackle with the above-mentioned issues and thus contributes to the sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta of Viet Nam.
The programme is looking for a national candidate to fill the following position:
Junior PR Officer
“MCRP”
Duty Station: Hanoi, Viet Nam
Duration: ASAP until 31 March 2020 with possible extension
Main responsibilities:
- Support communications-related tasks in the preparation, the conduct and appropriate post-processing of (high-level) workshops and events;
- Assist in the preparation, design, production and dissemination of communications materials such as fact files, success stories, videos, presentations, event-related materials, giveaways and others;
- Research, collect and prepare relevant data for communications work including social media;
- Provide support in translation of communications materials when needed (Vietnamese-English and English-Vietnamese);
- Monitor print and online media and produce press clippings;
- Distribute press materials in accordance with relevant target audiences, as well as provide regular press information;
- Support press events, press conferences, interviews, field trips, journalist visits, campaigns etc;
- Support other affiliated projects implemented by GIZ in the scope of Coast and Water in the Mekong Delta;
- Other tasks as assigned by the Head of Component or PR and Communications Officer.
Minimum requirements
- Vietnamese nationality;
- completed bachelor studies in media, communication, marketing or similar;
- at least 1 year working experience in different aspects of communications i.e. communications materials development (printed and multimedia), corporate branding, event organizations, digital and social media;
- initial experience in development cooperation relating to integrated coastal management, climate change or other relevant areas;
- thinking creatively and be able to use graphic design software and/or film editing software (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom and others);
- experiences in an intercultural and multi-lingual context gained by way of internships and/or academic exchanges;
- excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Vietnamese. German is an asset;
- strong organizational and analytical skills;
- willing to take on responsibility, work independently and travel to project sites for work if necessary;
- highly motivated to learn and to contribute to a young and dynamic team of international and national staff with the aim to sustainable development of the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam.
Successful candidates will enjoy good working conditions with a friendly and creative working environment, open corporate culture, competitive benefits and compensation and good policies of training and development.
Interested, qualified candidates are invited to send the application in English, including copies of relevant certificates and references, either by email (to [email protected] [2] ) or by post (to GIZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam), before March 1st , 2019.
Note: Please state: Application for Junior PR Officer “MCRP” in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.
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