National Development / Planning Expert

Summary: Urban Solutions, a Dutch Consultancy (www.urban-solutions.nl) firm based in the Netherlands with Representative Offices in Hanoi and Hong Kong, provides advisory services and assistance for capacity building programmes in the urban sector in developing countries and transitional economies. They specialise in three key areas:     

- Inner City Revitalisation/Urban Cultural Heritage (ICR)
- Housing Policy & Finance (HP&F)
- Sustainable Urban Management (SUM)

They are now looking for a National Development/Planning Expert to work in their office in Hanoi.

Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years experience in the related field.
- Entrepreneurial
- Good knowledge of the development sector in Vietnam
- Good and wide network in the field.
- Perfect English language proficiency (speaking, reading and writing)
- Open minded and flexible and willing to work in an informal environment
- Knowledge of Urban Issues is preferred

Main Tasks:
- To develop and implement Urban Solutions’ Projects in Vietnam and in the region.
- To give lectures and design and facilitate training courses.
- To prepare project documents, proposals and Expressions of Interest
- To identify new opportunities for Urban Solutions in Vietnam and the region
- In the long run manage the Urban Solutions representative office

Interested candidates are kindly requested to send the application and CV including photograph in English to the following address by April 25, 2010:
URBAN SOLUTIONS Representative Office
5 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Or email: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]