Program Officer

VACANCY ANNOUCEMENT

Position: Program Officer
Reports to: Policy Influencing Manager
Location: Hanoi
Team/Division: Policy Influencing
Position Type: Full-Time
Expected travel: Up to 10%.

Organization Background:

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that benefit nature and humanity. With more than a century of experience, long-term commitments in dozens of landscapes, presence in more than 60 nations, and experience helping to establish over 150 protected areas across the globe, WCS has amassed the biological knowledge, cultural understanding and partnerships to ensure that vibrant, wild places and wildlife thrive alongside local communities. Working with local communities and organizations, that knowledge is applied to address species, habitat and ecosystem management issues critical to improving the quality of life of poor rural people whose livelihoods depend on the direct utilization of natural resources.

WCS Viet Nam Program Overview:

WCS has been working in Viet Nam since early 2006 to strengthen the commitment and capacity of the Vietnamese government to combat wildlife trafficking. It has established a well-respected presence in the country, providing support to a range of government agencies. WCS Viet Nam have generated a wide range of reliable data on a number of related issues and trained about 1,200 law enforcement officers from a range of agencies in investigation and enforcement techniques, and distributed a number of technical handbooks and guides. It has assisted central agencies to review and propose criminal intelligence analysis systems, inter-agency agreements and cooperation, national legislation, and have supported bi-lateral dialogues to suppress the wildlife trade and strengthen Viet Nam’s enforcement response. Its wildlife health expertise has been leveraged in Viet Nam to address core conservation issues, like wildlife trade, through collaborative research, training, and policy development.

Job Summary:

The Program Officer (PO) will work as a key member of Policy Influencing team. The PO works under the supervision and supports the Policy Influencing Manager to achieve objectives of effectively planning, implementation, and monitoring of project activities.

This Job Description is progressive in nature and shall be reviewed and amended from time to time to meet WCS Viet Nam program needs.

Responsibilities:

A. Program implementation

• Involves in and provide input in grant development, implementation, monitoring, and budgeting;
• Coordinates the generation of grant performance reports, providing inputs and reviews to financial reports, contributing to ensure the compliance with donors’ policies and regulations;
• Facilitates and strengthen inter-agency and international cooperation to combat wildlife trafficking;
• Provides inputs in proposal development in both technical and financial aspects;
• Supports other fundraising activities, as requested;

B. Networking and Partnership

• Nurtures networks and maintain effective collaborative relationships with stakeholders and relevant program partners;
• Contributes to the management of partner databases.

C. Work plan and Budget Management

• Contributes to work plans, quarterly reports and all other requested reports;
• Supports the generation of grant performance reports, providing inputs and reviews to financial reports, contributing to ensure the compliance with donors’ policies and regulations;

D. Others

• Contributes to the development and implementation of WCS Viet Nam policies and strategies;
• Acts as WCS’s representative at provincial and national level/ meetings/ workshops as required;
• Performs other tasks as assigned by the direct supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor degree with at least 3-5 years of relevant experience in project management and/or program implementation.
• Excellent written communication skills, ability to draft a variety of documents and edit materials independently;
• Ability to work within tight deadlines and under pressure;
• Demonstrated capacity to multitask with minimal supervision;
• Excellent time management and organizational skills;
• Full proficiency in English, both written and spoken for translation tasks;
• Proficiency and prior experience in MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Application Process:

Interested candidates, who meet the above qualifications should apply by online via this link: https://goo.gl/forms/ZRclhzKV7AKMchIA3 latest by 17:30 of March 25, 2019.

WCS is an equal opportunity employer and the organization complies with all employment and labor laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in hiring and ensures that candidates from all backgrounds are fairly and consistently considered during the recruitment process. We are dedicated to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment and look for future team members who share that same value.

The organization provides equal employment opportunities for all qualified candidates. The organization does not discriminate for employment based on age, color, disability, gender identify, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by laws and regulations.

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview.