Project Assistant

German Red Cross (GRC) is part of the world wide Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. As a humanitarian organization, GRC assists victims of conflict and disaster as well as people affected by social or health related crisis. The Red Cross Movement provides assistance to vulnerable people without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions and adheres to the seven principles of the Red Cross movement: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality. In Vietnam GRC is supporting its local partner, the Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC), to implement projects in the field of Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation, Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation, Water & Sanitation and Capacity Building.

The GRC is currently looking for a “Project Assistant” (PA) who will support the cooperation with the Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) in a new disaster risk management (DRM) project which is a component of the “Flood Proofing for Medium Sized Cities in Vietnam” programme managed by the German International Cooperation Agency or Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in partnership with the Vietnam Ministry of Construction. The project is aimed at minimizing the impact of climate change in Vietnam’s coastal cities to adapt to more frequent and serious urban flooding.

Project: Flood Proofing for Medium Sized Cities in Vietnam

Sector: Disaster Risk Reduction / Climate Change Adaptation

Reporting to: GRC Disaster Risk Reduction / Climate Change Adaptation Delegate

Contract type and duration: Full-time position for the period of 1 (one) year with a possibility of extension

Location: The position will be based in Quy Nhon or Tuy Hoa, with frequent travels to other provinces

Required language proficiency: Vietnamese and English

Nationality: The position is opened for Vietnamese nationals only

Starting date: 6 January 2014

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support in planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the of the project particularly in administration and logistics aspects
• Maintain effective communication between partners and ensure good archiving of information
• Participate in regular monitoring visits to ensure quality of the project administration and financial management
• Support the Project Team in ensuring allocation of appropriate and sufficient humanresources for effective implementation of project activities
• Provide advise for partners on operational implementation of activities
• Provide translation and interpretation for project team

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience working with international organizations (e.g UN, NGOs, Red Cross)
• Understanding of DRR and community-based approach in the Vietnamese context
• Sound knowledge and commitment to participatory approaches in working with government and non-government officials as well as communities
• Good communication skills to interact with different level and multi-sector stakeholders
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation of programs
• Good writing skills in English and Vietnamese for various types of audience
• Sound knowledge and commitment to participatory approaches to working with communities
• Experience in capacity building, needs assessment, organising and coaching

Qualification

• University graduate in a relevant technical discipline
• Ability to write and speak in English fluently

Interested candidates are invited to send their applications in English consisting of a CV and a letter of motivation to: [email protected] (email only) by 20 December, 2013 at 17:00 (Hanoi time).

Please note that only applications which are submitted in English shall be considered. While German Red Cross appreciates all responses, only candidate under consideration shall be contacted.