Programme Officer, Youth Integrity
Job Description
Programme Officer, Youth Integrity
Job title: Programme Officer, Youth Integrity
Location: Hanoi
Starting Date: December 2020/January 2021
Key responsibilities: To support TT’s Youth Integrity Programme (in year 1) and lead the Programme implementation (from year 2)
Position Type: Vietnamese national post, full-time (5 working days/week)
Contract duration: 3 years (years 2 and 3 to be confirmed subject to funding and performance)
Background information
Towards Transparency (TT) is a Vietnamese non-profit consultancy company founded in 2008 to contribute to prevention and fight against corruption. In March 2009, TT became the National Contact of Transparency International (TI) in Vietnam. TI is the global civil society organization working to stop corruption. TI works through National Chapters, National Contacts and other partners in more than 100 countries. Its international secretariat (TI-S) is based in Berlin, Germany.
Currently, TT is looking for a dynamic, passionate and professional candidate to fill the position of Programme Officer, Youth Integrity to join TT to implement a fast growing Youth Integrity programme. Currently, the Programme is comprised of the following three- interlinked projects:
- The on-going 4-year project “Empowering Youth in Promoting Integrity in Vietnam” funded by Irish Aid, January 2018 - December 2021;
- The 3-year project “LIFT Vietnam: Youth Leaders of Integrity for a more Transparent Vietnam”, funded by European Union, November 2020 – October 2023 (waiting for donor’s final approval); and
- The 1- year project “Empowering Youth in Promoting Integrity in Vietnam through improving Integrity Education in Vietnam”, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, November 2020- Oct. 2021.
The key component of the above projects include:
- Youth Integrity Survey (YIS) 2021: This 4th YIS edition will provide insights into young people’s understanding of integrity, their concrete experiences and challenges when exercising integrity in daily life. YIS 2021 will provide recommendations for different stakeholders to enable youth to choose and practice integrity.
- Vietnam Integrity Schools (VIS) 2021-2023: VIS creates a peer-to-peer learning and integrity-building environment for young people to learn about and practice integrity. TT has organized 6 integrity schools to date with the participation of more than 300 motivated youths from across Vietnam. VIS Alumni not only have increased knowledge and understanding of integrity but also take concrete action to promote integrity in their community. Since 2019, VIS has been organized by VIS Alumni with TT’s coordination, coaching and support (VIS team).
- Exchanges between Vietnamese and European youths: A group of youth integrity champions (YIF team) will join a learning exchange in Europe in 2021 in order to organize the Youth Integrity Forum in Vietnam (YIF) in 2022, a forum for youth integrity leaders, influencers, organization/network representatives from Vietnam and EU. These activities aim to build bridges between the EU and Vietnam in terms of understanding and knowledge on integrity values.
- VIS Mini Grant 2020-2023: Annually, TT provides technical and financial support to VIS Alumni to initiate and implement integrity-promoting initiatives. This activity provides space for VIS Alumni to practice what they learn from VIS and to spread the integrity value to the wider community; and
- Integrity Teaching guide and Policy Dialogues: To strengthen the results of and bring TT’s youth work, especially VIS to the next level contributing to policy changes. To that end, TT will develop an innovative Integrity Training Guide targeting teachers, VIS participants and other interested users and provide evidence-based policy recommendations to strengthen government’s integrity education programme.
The expected position will be primarily responsible for the implementation of the 3 -year EU Project, she/he is expected to provide support for the implementation of all other areas of work under the Youth Integrity Programme.
This position provides an exciting career development path with the possibility of taking over the Programme Coordinator’s position from year 2 onward. We expect a highly motivated and conscientious candidate, combining youth empowerment, programme support, and project management skills to deliver an inspiring youth work. The position also offers stimulating opportunities for learning and self?development.
Position Title |
Programme Officer, Youth Integrity |
Responsibilities |
1. Programme Management:
2. Event Organization Support:
3. Administrative and Logistics Support:
4. Other Responsibilities:
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Reporting line |
To Programme Coordinator, Youth Integrity (year 1) To Executive Director (from year 2) |
Job Requirements |
Personal qualities:
Skills and Qualifications:
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Gross Annual Salary package |
300,000,000 VND – 385,000,000 VND depending on experience and qualification. The package is:
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Deadline and application details |
Interested candidates should fill out the form at the link below by 16th November 2020: http://bit.ly/YouthIntegrityPO Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. |