Project Coordinator
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Employer: Italian Association for Aid to Children (CIAI Onlus)
Starting date: June 2010
Location: Hanoi with travels to target provinces
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Italian Association for Aid to Children (CIAI) is a Non Governmental Organization founded in 1968. It since has been working to promote the recognition of the child as a person and protect its fundamental rights to life, to health, to a family, to education, to play and to innocence, wherever it may be.
To protect and promote these rights, CIAI has chosen to operate on three interrelated levels: development cooperation, promotion of the culture of children’s rights and international adoption.
The conviction that every child has fundamental rights that must be guaranteed becomes practice through projects of development cooperation, which CIAI implements in 7 countries. This objective is pursued through the fight against poverty and marginalization, and by stimulating the creation of legal standards, including the development of local foster care and of domestic adoption systems. CIAI’s development cooperation activities also include a Sponsorship Programme.
CIAI works in the following countries: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Colombia, , India, Italy, Thailand, Vietnam and China.
CIAI VIETNAM
CIAI started working in Vietnam in 2000. We work in 5 provinces: Bac Giang, Ben Tre, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Vinh Long. Our activities include a sponsorship program, development projects in orphanages, development projects in the communities and inter-country adoption.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To implement the international adoption program in all its stages under the supervision of the Country Representative.
- To maintain communications and build relationships with local partners in the communities.
- To provide administrative and logistic assistance to the Country Representative
- To assist in writing regular progress reports to CIAI in Italy.
QUALIFICATIONS
- University graduate, preferably in social work or social sciences
- 1-2 years relevant or community development working experience an asset
- Strong interest in social issues with particular reference to issues related to children and families
- Good written and oral communication skills in English and Italian languages
- Good computer skills (word processing, excel)
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically
Deadline for application: 12 June 2010
Interested persons should send their application (detailed Curriculum Vitae plus Application Letter) via email to the following email address: [email protected]
Interviews will be held the week of the 14th of June 2010.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For more information about our organisation, interested candidates are invited to visit CIAI’s website: www.ciai.it, or contact our office in Hanoi:
Ms Hoa Anh
No. 18, Lane 31/46, Xuan Dieu Street, Hanoi
Tel: 04. 6296.1820, Email: [email protected]