For your information, the advertisement for the following national position has been posted on the UNDP Job Site: Local Security Assistant – UNDSS (RE-ADVERTISEMENT)
USAID’s “Avian and Pandemic Influenza Initiative” aims to strengthen Vietnam’s public and private capacities to prevent, rapidly detect, and respond to avian and pandemic influenza (API) and other zoonotic threats; and to begin preparing for a possible human influenza pandemic. The technical focus of the project (with special emphasis on USAID’s focus provinces of Hung Yen, Ha Nam, Quang Tri, Can Tho and Kien Giang) includes: (1) Prevention of AI transmission among animals; (2) Prevention of AI transmission to and among humans; (3) Development of pilot activities to improve bio-security practices and overall supply chain bio-security, including adapting and expanding model rural slaughterhouses; and (4) Improved quality of human case management and infection control.
Oxfam is implementing the programme “Support to effective disaster risk management and sustainable livelihood mechanism in the context of climate changes in Quang Tri province”. They are looking for local consultant to carry out the study on Climate Change Adaptation Model in Agriculture.
The Project: “Strengthen Capacity for implementing and monitoring Policies on ethnic minorities ” (EMPCD) funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for 2008-2012 to improve capacity for CEMA and Department of Ethnic Minority Affairs (DEMA) of Lai Chau, Quang Nam and Binh Phuoc in formulating, implementing and monitoring policies on ethnic minorities. The project’s activities are based on the performance result of the VIE02/001 project which supports the “National Target Program for Poverty Reduction” and “the Socio-economic development program for Ethnic Minorities and mountainous areas- Program 135-II”. The project will focus on 3 capacity-related aspects: institutional development; strengthen leadership capacity and strengthen staff capacity.
Overview: ISET is an international research organization working to integrate science and policy research with on-the-ground activities and projects through innovative action research programs. For more than a decade ISET has been working to address disaster risk reduction, water scarcity, eco-system management, and climate change adaptation issues in South and Southeast Asia. Most recently, ISET has taken a leadership role in theorizing and laying practical groundwork for climate change adaptation, or climate “resilience” in the regions where it works. For more information, please visit: http:/www.i-s-e-t.org.
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 through education. Their 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.
For more details about what they do, visit their website:
Institute of International Education (IIE), one of the world’s largest and most experienced non-profit organizations in the field of international education is seeking enthusiastic and motivated candidates to fill the following vacancy: Testing/Office Assistant – 01 full-time post based in Hanoi Office
JOB DESCRIPTION Principal Responsibilities: Assisting with testing activities and managing the front desk operations 1. Assist the Testing Officer on all aspects of testing throughout the year as needed (75%), including providing test information to students and institutions, working with hotels and institutions for test site set-up, and proctoring tests as needed
