Senior Project Officer

MCC is a Northern American-based non-governmental organization that has been operating in Vietnam since 1954. In 1990, MCC was allowed to open its Representative Office in Hanoi working with partners to implement projects in agriculture, water and sanitation, women's and children's health, preschool education. MCC is currently looking for a qualified Project Officer (PO) to be mainly responsible for the Water and Sanitation project.

Reports To: The Senior Project Officer.
Location: Hanoi with travel to project sites.

Key Working Relationships:
Internal: Country Representative (CR), Senior Project Officer, Project Officer, Admin and Finance staff.
External: MCC partner organizations and consultants, Vietnamese agencies, INGOs, and local civil society.

Overall responsibility of PO:
Provide assistance to the senior project officer in the project monitoring and evaluation, coordination with partners, administration, and finance management to ensure smooth and effective
project implementation. The PO will work under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Officer (SPO).

Specific responsibilities:
- Assist the SPO in preparing / adjusting the annual work plan.
- Provide technical support and supervision to partners to make sure the quality of the activity implementation.
- Assist the SPO in preparing sub-contracts, following up on subcontracts, collecting reports and financial documents and drafting project reports.
- Conduct monitoring activities to project sites to ensure the activities are timely implemented and that project objectives met.
- Provide translation of technical materials and reports as needed.
- Support SPO in organizing and preparing the materials for workshops.
- Assist the SPO in budget estimation and tracking all project expenses to ensure that expenditures are in accordance with project budgets and follow MCC guidelines.

Qualifications required:
- University degree.
- Minimum three years working experience, preferably with local NGOs or international
- NGOs in development work.
- Knowledge and practical experience in water and sanitation, composting toilets is an advantage.
- Good organizational and computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, E-mail and Internet).
- Good verbal and written communication skills in Vietnamese and English
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to travel and spend time in the field
   
Application documents required:
Curriculum Vitae in English, with names and addresses of three references
Application Letter in English
Copies of diplomas, certificates and relevant documents
Please send completed applications to:
MCC
#1, Ngo 103, Pho Phao Dai Lang
Dong Da, Hanoi
Or
email: [email protected]
Deadline for Applications: March 19, 2010.