Project Manager

Save the Children, the World’s largest independent organization for children, delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives in over 50 countries through emergency relief and long-term development.

Save the Children in Vietnam (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The current programs focus on the following core sectors: Health and Nutrition; Education; Child protection; Child Poverty, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and practice.

Vacancy: Project Manager, Skills to Succeed
Based in Ho Chi Minh/Da Nang

We are looking for a qualified Vietnamese national for the position of Project Manager (PM) for Skills to Succeed project. The successful candidate will base in Chi Minh city or Da Nang with frequent travel to project site in Can Tho and Da Nang. Competitive remuneration package and opportunity for learning and development will be offered for this position.

Main Responsibilities

The PM ensures that Accenture funded Skills to Succeed project focusing on youth employment and entrepreneurship activities in Da Nang Can Tho are implemented to a high standard of quality, timing and within planned budget.

Key Competencies

Essential

• University degree in business administration or relevant disciplines
• Minimum 3 year working experience in community development, preferably in implementing youth employment or similar projects.
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude to team work
• Advanced level of spoken and written English and Vietnamese
• Committed to Save the Children’s values

Desirable

• Experience and/or knowledge of labor market, vocational training, job placement for youth in sectors including hostility, mechanic, trading, or agriculture processing
• Experience in managing youth employment or similar project
• Knowledge of soft skills, and financial education training is a plus
• Familiar with Facebook and communication through Facebook

The JD is attached.

Please send CV and a cover letter addressing competencies to:

HR section, Save the Children – No.66, Vo Van Tan, Da Nang or Email: [email protected]

The closing date for application is 5 pm on September 4, 2015. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and application dossiers cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.