The project Technical Assistance Support for Management of Program 135-II (SM-P135) is implemented by the State Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs (CEM) in collaboration with Niras Finland (consultant company), and under agreement between the Governments of Vietnam and Finland. The project works to improve management of the Program for Socio-economic Development of Extremely Difficult Communes in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas (P135) in order to alleviate ethnic minority poverty.
The project is now seeking applications from Vietnamese nationals for one of its Program Facilitator positions. Positions are based in Hanoi with travel to the project’s 8 partner provinces. Contract is offered for approx. 1 year with possible extension.
Main responsibilities:
- Provide facilitation and quality assurance support to CEM and its partners for preparation of activity proposals, budgets, ToRs and agreements
- Support CEM in the monitoring of activity progress and activity reporting by partners
- Support recruitment of providers of TA inputs for project activities
- Act as the project’s focal point for the preparation and implementation of province plans for selected partner provinces
- Act as the project’s focal point for selected central level partner agencies
- Provide management support and progress and financial reporting inputs for activities within each position’s activity portfolio
Requirements:
- Masters degree in relevant discipline (e.g. Public Administration, Rural Development)
- 5 years of relevant professional work experience
- Familiarity with Program 135 and/or other GoV poverty alleviation programs
- Experience and good conceptual understanding in several of the Project’s intervention areas, including: a) public administration and institutional development; b) public finance management; c) communication and information; d) monitoring and evaluation; e) participatory program management and implementation; f) human resource development and training of central and local GoV staff.
- Experience from ethnic minority support programs/knowledge of ethnic minority poverty issues
- Experience in co-coordinating and liaising with central and provincial agencies, other stakeholders and beneficiaries
- Participatory approach to collaboration with partners
- Awareness of equity and gender issues
- Good communication skills in verbal and written English and Vietnamese
Information about the project and details concerning the position can be obtained from Ms. Nguyen Thu Ha at [email protected] [1]. No phone inquiries please.
Please submit application including covering letter (maximum one A4 page) and a CV with names and contact details of 2 referees to Ms. Nguyen Thu Ha by email or by mail to: Niras Finland Oy, P.O. Box 69, Hanoi. Closing date for applications is 17 December 2009. Only short-listed applicants will be notified.