Advocacy Coalition Support Programme Intern

Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working together in 94 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. In Vietnam, Oxfam is recognized as one of the leading international NGOs, especially in rural development, disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response, civil society development, ethnic minorities, and women’s empowerment.

Oxfam offers an internship programme for young Vietnamese graduates who are passionate about Oxfam's mission of working with others to overcome poverty, suffering and injustice. Selected interns will provide administrative support to the team, gain essential office skills, and take part in project activities as well as a number of training opportunities. They will gain invaluable working experience that benefits their future employment. Internship contracts last for 08 months.

Oxfam wishes to promote diversity in our team: members of Vietnam's ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and members of other minority groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

We are currently seeking a Vietnamese national to fill internship position:

The Advocacy Coalition Support Programme Intern

The Advocacy Coalition Support Programme is a part of the Vietnam Empowerment and Accountability Program – VEAP of the UK Department for International Development (DFID). This is an initiative designed to increase opportunities for Vietnamese citizens to participate in decision-making, by supporting coalitions to engage in policy advocacy, monitoring the implementation process to ensure that the policies are relevant and responsive to people’s needs and expectations. By ‘coalitions’, we mean multi-stakeholder cooperation among Vietnamese NGOs, state agencies at different levels, media, universities and research institutes, and the private sector, bringing together influential elites and community perspectives.
Programme’s vision: State, social and professional organisations, and private actors, communities and individuals in Vietnam are better able to cooperate closely to better influence policy-making and implementation at local and national levels, leading to measurable changes in people’s lives.

Location:         Hanoi, Vietnam with periods of travel to other locations in Vietnam
Reporting line:      Report to: Programme Support Officer
Duration:        August 2015 – March 2016    
Allowance:     Based on OGB’s intern policies - USD 160 per month; when travel to project site required intern will receive the same travel allowance as full-time staff.

Specific Responsibilities:

1.Assist to prepare logistics for meeting, workshops and support in organising cross-learning events and activities among coalitions, including occasional regional or international visits. Support in contacting service providers and resource persons for logistical arrangements.
2.Provide general administrative support including filing documents, sending and circulating mail, fax; photocopying, travel booking, translating, helping to prepare float accounts etc.
3.Attending programme’s meetings, workshops, take notes and drafting meeting minutes/notes.
4.Assist to maintain programme files, contact lists and monitoring data.
5.Support contacting programme partners and other stakeholders.
6.Support Media and Communication specialist and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer in communication and MEL work as needed.
7.Interpreting and translating letters and project documents.
8.Travel to field when necessary.
9.Others tasks as reasonably assigned by programme staff.

Expected Competencies and skills:

1.Vietnamese citizen.
2.University degree, fresh graduate is preferred.
3.Good organizational and communication skills.
4.Ability to work independently or effectively as a team member
5.Good command of English, including interpretation and translation from Vietnamese to English and vice-versa.
6.Good computer skills (Windows, WinWord, Excel).
7.Some knowledge of development work, but not essential.

Behavioural competencies:

1.Supporting other; Communications (especially in working with people from different backgrounds).
2.Commitment in work.
3.Respect for others.

Learning opportunities:

1.Taking part in relevant programme events (internal training, programme meetings, workshops, etc.).
2.Taking part in project monitoring and evaluation as appropriate.
3.Gender and diversity sensitivity; and commitment towards working for diversity and gender equality.
4.Developing career development plan and review regularly with line-manager.

The Closing date for Application: 02nd August 2015

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply by sending a cover letter, CV, and copies of relevant degrees to:

Human Resource Department
Oxfam Great Britain, 22 Le Dai Hanh, Hanoi.
E-mail to both [email protected] and copy to [email protected]

Note: Please contact us via the above E-mail if any question, Telephone contact is not welcome.

We regret that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Oxfam is an equal opportunity employer