Vacancy announcement
Project Officer, Open Government Partnership
Location: Hanoi
Starting Date: June/July2019
Job Summary: This position will coordinate the implementation of Open Government Partnership(OGP)project
Position Type: Vietnamese national post, full-time (5 working days/week)
Contract duration: 1year with possibility of extension (subject to funding and performance)
Towards Transparency (TT) [1] was established in November 2008 as a Vietnamese non-profit and non-state consulting company. In March 2009, TT became the official National Contact of Transparency International (TI) in Vietnam.
Transparency International (TI) [2] is the global civil society organisation working to stop corruption. TI works through National Chapters, National Contacts, and other partners in more than 100 countries. Its international secretariat is based in Berlin, Germany. In Vietnam, TT has supported the TI Secretariat in designing and executing the TI Vietnam Programmes 2009-2012, 2013 –2015 and the ongoing strategy 2016-2020. TI/TT’s activities aim at contributing to effective implementation of anti-corruption policies and practice in the public and private sectors and society towards reducing corruption in the country. TT has received increasing recognition from nationaland international stakeholders as a key civil society actor in promoting transparency and integrity in Vietnam.
For a number of years, TI/TT have spared our advocacy efforts in strengthening anti-corruption legislation and enforcement focusing on the Anti –corruption Law and the Law on Access to Information so that they are in line with international principles and standards.
From 2014, TI and TT have gradually introduced Open GovernmentPartnership (OGP) [3] in Vietnam to a number of concerned stakeholders from government and non-government agencies. OGP is an international, voluntary effort to improve government performance, encourage civic participation and enhance government responsiveness to people. It aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, and fight corruption and harness new technology to strengthen governance.
By the end of 2016, TT successfully conducted the first Feasibility Study on the prospect of Vietnam’s participation in OGP, which showed that OGP is highly relevant in Vietnam’s context. Indeed, elements of the open government model have been practiced for a long time in Vietnam, for instance in building e-government, executing administrative reform, passing the Anti-corruption Strategy 2020 and the Law on Access to Information as well as ratifying the United Nations Convention on Anti-corruption-UNCAC. It is foreseen that OGP would help Vietnam to ultimately improve governance, civic participation and enhance citizens’ trust in the State to deliver economic and social wellbeing for its citizens.
Purpose of the position
The position-holder will beresponsible for the overall implementation of the Project “Promoting Open Government Partnership as an Innovative Approach to Fighting Corruption in Vietnam”. Funded by the Embassy of Finland in Hanoi, this project aims to moveTT’sOGP work into the next phase with an increasedfocus onworking with state agencies to secure their interest in OGP.The project will also therefore focus on progressively advancing multi-stakeholder engagement in the OGP advocacy process in Vietnam, whereby citizens, CSOs, the media and the state will be brought together in a multi-stakeholder coalition to advocate for OGP participation.
Specifically, the position –holder will be the key person to implement the following project interventions approaches that include:
- Enhance civil society and other stakeholders’ engagement in the OGP process and their advocacy capacity;
- Increase state interest in OGP participation; and
- Advocate for anti-corruption secondary legislation to meet OGP criteria.
Position Title: Project Officer, Open Government Partnership
Key Responsibilities
- Leading of the implementation of the Project “Promoting Open Government Partnership as an Innovative Approach to Fighting Corruption in vietnam”. This includes making sure timely delivery of project activities; making bi-annual and annual project reports; managing internal and external project reviews;
- Supportingto fundraising to sustain the project post-2021 through identifying funding opportunities and providing technical inputs for development of project proposal/s;
- Primary responsibility for the organizational activities concerning advocacy with special focus on stakeholders from public as well as non-state and media agencies.
- Networking and relationships management with key concerned stakeholders from Vietnamese government, donor and international agencies and CSOs.
Reporting line: To Executive Director
People management responsibilityYes, a Project Assistant(who will work 30% of her/histime for the above OGP project).
Budget management responsibility: Yes. The position-holder will be responsible for the management of project budget.
Job Status: Full time: 5 working days/week (40 hours).
Job Requirements
Skills and requirements:
- Post-graduate or university degree in Political sciences, Public Policy or other relevant field;
- At least 5 years of work experience in relevant fields such as governance, public administration reform, preferably in NGO environment or donor-funded programmes/projects; Prior experience working in one of the OGP’s four eligibility criteria will be a plus.
- Demonstrable track record of accomplishments in policy and advocacy work;
- Proven knowledge and insights on governance challenges facing Vietnam; Having knowledge on OGP is a big advantage;
- Excellent skills and proven experiences in multi-stakeholderscoordination with a wide range of stakeholders from government, donor, media and CSOs actors;
- Strong communication, networking, facilitation and presentation skills;
- Ability to engage and persuade others;
- Excellent Vietnamese and English skills (written and oral);
- Proficiency in standard office software packages, especially MS Excel, Word and Powerpoint is required;
- Research and analysis experience (desired);
- Project management experience (required);
- International experience (desired); and
- Ability to travel, including international travel.
Personal qualities:
- Interest in and commitment to anti-corruption.
- A reputation for and commitment to personal integrity and honesty.
- An entrepreneurial, can-do approach.
- Willingness to learn, share and apply new concepts.
- A focus on quality and continuous improvement.
- A team player with strong interpersonal, inter-cultural and communication skills.
Annual Gross Salary package: 300,000,000 VND -350,000,000 VND depending on experience and qualification.
The package offered:
- inclusive of Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance contributed as well as personal income tax (PIT) paid by the employee;
- exclusive of Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance contributed by the employer.
Deadline and application details
Interested candidates should send their application (motivation letter, CV and contact details of 3 references) in English to: [email protected] [4]
The application should be clearly marked “ProjectOfficer, Open Government Partnership” in the email title.
The closing date for applications is 16 June 2019.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
This job description is intended as a guide and should not be viewed as an inflexible specification, as it may be adjusted from time to time in light of strategic developments, in discussion with the position-holder.