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. 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 [1].
With the “Macroeconomic Reforms/Green Growth-Programme”, GIZ directly links these priority areas of activity with Viet Nam’s Green Growth Strategy in order to achieve lasting impacts in all sectors and facilitate Viet Nam’s progress towards a sustainable future.
The Project “Strengthening Public Financial Management in Viet Nam” is a co-financed action between the European Union and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and is one component under the GIZ Macroeconomic Reforms/Green Growth Programme. The project is organized in three specific objectives: (i) State budget management and revenue forecasting is improved, (ii) Management of public debt is enhanced, and (iii) Tax environment and revenue mobilization is enhanced.
Under specific objective (i) “State budget management and revenue forecasting is improved” the project aims to support the Ministry of Finance to improve the annual and multi-annual forecasting of taxes and other government revenues through advisory on methodologies for macro-fiscal-revenue forecasting and strengthening the capacities of MoF-staff responsible for revenue forecasting.
The project is looking for a local qualified candidate to fill the following position:
Program Officer
in Tax and Government Revenue Forecasting
Duty station: Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Duration: ASAP up to 30.09.2026
Main responsibilities:
- The provision of technical and process advisory to the national counterparts in the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in the area of macro-fiscal-revenue forecasting in the public sector, medium-term-fiscal frameworks and related fields
- The preparation, coordination and implementation of nationwide project activities, amongst others the organization of technical trainings, workshops, consulting missions, international fact-finding missions, research and drafting of analysis and studies in cooperation with a team of national and international long-term project staff members
- The maintenance of existing and fostering of future cooperation and exchange between all involved international and local stakeholders
- The monitoring, evaluation, documentation and dissemination of the implementation of activities and their impact on public financial management reform
- The support of other project activities when required
Minimum requirements:
- University Degree or higher in Economics, Public Finance or Law or similar relevant degree
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in Public Financial Management relevant for government revenue forecasting (e.g. Macro-economic forecasting, Revenue and expenditure forecasting techniques, input-output models, microsimulation techniques)
- Experience in working with relevant governmental institutions in Viet Nam, experience in working with international development organizations would be an asset
- An academic or practical background in econometrics would be an asset
- Excellent communication, research and presentation skills with a strong interest in international cooperation and development
- Excellent language skills in Vietnamese and English, knowledge of German would be an asset, excellent IT-skills are a must (e.g. Econometric Software, Excel and other MS Office programmes)
- Willingness to travel, both within Viet Nam and possibly abroad
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.
Successful candidates will enjoy good working conditions, competitive compensation and benefits and good policies of training and development.
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] [2]) or by post (to GIZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam) before 7th January 2023.
Note: Please state “Application for the Program Officer in Tax and Government Revenue Forecasting at the Macro PFM Component” 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 [3] to download the GIZ Application Form.
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