Jobs

For paid and volunteer vacancies see the list below. The VUFO-NGO Resource Centre also operates the Opportunities mailing list, which sends emails directly to subscribers. Subscribe here.

In order to post a job announcement on this page, members of the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre can simply send email to [email protected]. Use a subject line that describes the job, such as "Vacancy for IT advisor", and include a short description of the job in the email body. If possible use website hyperlinks rather than attaching documents. If you attach documents please use PDF or Word format. In total the attachments should not be more than 500 kilobytes in size.

Non-members can join our membership or “associated membership” and post unlimited number of job announcements in one calendar year. Please contact [email protected] to join the membership. Non-members can also choose to pay one-time contribution fee for each advertisement. Send email with your job vacancy to [email protected]. Upon receiving our invoice, make a payment of 25 USD (equivalent in Vietnamese Dong) and email us back with a scanned copy of bank transfer. Your job vacancy will be immediately uploaded on the website.

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Personal Assistant to the Defence Attaché

Application closing date: 14 February 2014

The British Embassy in Hanoi is part of a world-wide network of 230 posts, representing British political, defence, economic, trade, and consular interests around the world.  We are currently looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to the Defence Attaché.  This is an interesting role in a new and developing area of increased engagement for the UK in Vietnam.  The Personal Assistant will be one of four initial posts comprising the small and tight-knit Defence Section, working alongside other teams in the British Embassy.

Primary Roles

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
British Embassy
Location: 
Ha Noi
Application Deadline: 
Fri, 2014-02-14

International Volunteer: Wildlife Trade Support Officer

Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV) is looking for a mature and committed International Volunteer: wildlife trade support
officer to assist with coordination and oversight of activities relating to combatting illegal wildlife trade.

Visit our website to learn more about ENV and our efforts to combat wildlife crime: http://www.envietnam.org/

Primary duties will include:

  • Training and capacity building of ENV staff
  • Assist the manager with oversight of 3-5 staff
  • Daily communications to the management board
  • Research, analysis, and reporting

The following skills are required:

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
ENV
Location: 
Ha Noi
Application Deadline: 
Sat, 2014-03-01

Technical Specialist Positions

Chemonics seeks Vietnamese national candidates for the USAID-funded Governance for Inclusive Growth Program in Vietnam.  The program aims to support the Vietnam government's efforts to facilitate broad-based, sustainable growth. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world. We are seeking technical specialists for the following positions:

1.Senior Economist

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Chemonics International
Application Deadline: 
Fri, 2014-02-28

Legal, Regulatory & Competitiveness Director

Chemonics seeks candidates for the position of Legal, Regulatory & Competitiveness Director with the USAID-funded Governance for Inclusive Growth Program in Vietnam.  The program aims to support the Vietnam government's efforts to facilitate broad-based, sustainable growth. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world. We are seeking technical specialists for the following positions

Responsibilities include:

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Chemonics International
Application Deadline: 
Sun, 2014-02-16

Interpreter/Translator

Chemonics seeks up to three interpreter/translators for the USAID-funded Governance for Inclusive Growth Program in Vietnam. The program aims to support the Vietnam government's efforts to facilitate broad-based, sustainable growth. The interpreter/translator will ensure that program bilingual documents and events are linguistically and culturally appropriate in the Vietnamese context. Under the supervision of the operations and grants director, s/he will work closely with program staff for translations and interpretation. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:  

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Chemonics International
Application Deadline: 
Fri, 2014-02-21

Communication and Public Awareness Team Leader

About ENV

Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) was established in 2000 as Vietnam’s first non-governmental organization focused on conservation of nature and the environment. Our mission is to foster greater understanding amongst the Vietnamese public about environmental issues of local, national and global significance, ranging from protection of wildlife and natural  ecosystems to climate change. We employ creative and innovative strategies to influence attitudes and behavior, not only highlighting the need to protect Vietnam’s rich natural heritage and the living world around us, but also encouraging greater public participation in achieving this important and challenging task.

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
ENV
Location: 
Ha Noi
Application Deadline: 
Fri, 2014-02-28

Advocacy Specialist

CARE International in Vietnam is a Non-Government Organization representing the CARE International network in Vietnam since 1989. CARE in Vietnam’s Program Strategy is explicitly oriented around achieving impacts for particularly vulnerable and marginalised groups in Vietnam. To achieve this, we work with Vietnamese partners across sectors such as health services, rural livelihood development, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. We recognise that women’s empowerment is a critical pathway for poverty reduction and place women and girls from marginalised population groups at the heart of our programming efforts.

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
CARE International in Vietnam
Location: 
Ha Noi
Application Deadline: 
Fri, 2014-02-28

Project Assistant

Dong Thap Provincial Cooperative Alliance is implementing the project “Strengthening business capacities of co-operatives and developing services to members and farmers in project areas at Dong Thap province, phase 2014 – 2016” sponsored by We Effect. We are seeking for qualified candidate for the following position:

Position: Project Assistant
Location: Dong Thap province

Main job description:

  • Set up plans and organise meetings, workshops and training courses for the project; 
  • Translate and interprete Vietnamese – English for meetings, workshops, training courses and project documents;
  • Prepare reports including progress reports and other tasks assigned by the Project Manager.

Requirements:

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
We Effect
Location: 
Dong Thap
Application Deadline: 
Sat, 2014-05-10

Local Project Co-ordinator

VNFU is implementing the project “Establishment of new type of Agricultural Cooperative under new Cooperative Law 2012 to help farmers in poverty reduction and sustainable development in Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province, Vietnam” sponsored by We Effect, an NGO of Sweden which is supporting the cooperative movement in developing countries.

We are seeking qualified candidate for the following position:

Position: Local Project Co-ordinator
Location: Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
We Effect
Location: 
Nghe An
Application Deadline: 
Fri, 2014-02-28

Program Officer

Operation Smile Vietnam is part of a global alliance of Operation Smile Foundations and Resource Chapters dedicated to providing free treatment to children and adults suffering from cleft lips and cleft palates. Toward to our 25th Anniversary in November 2014, Operation Smile Vietnam is now looking for a qualified candidate for the position of Program Officer base in Ho Chi Minh City (JD is attached).

Candidate should send her/his CV and application in English to [email protected]  from February 10, 2014 to February 20, 2014.

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Operation Smile Vietnam
Location: 
Ho Chi Minh
Application Deadline: 
Thu, 2014-02-20