Community Education Project Coordinator

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is a US non-governmental organization that has been operating in Vietnam for more than 15 years. CRS projects assist local counterparts to build capacity in the areas of Education, HIV/AIDS care and treatment, Emergency preparedness and response. Reflecting our commitment to carry out quality programming to benefit the poor, they are now seeking a dynamic Vietnamese candidate for the following position based in Ha Noi:

Title: Community Education Project Coordinator
Reports to: Community Education Program Manager
Supervision: Community Education Project Officer
Project site: Vinh Long and Quang Nam province

PRIMARY FUNCTION
Coordinate and oversee the project implementation and partner relationships for “Social resilience to Climate change in rural Viet Nam” project in Quang Nam and Vinh Long province. Participate in fundraising and strategy development for Climate change education program. This position is
based in Ha Noi with estimated 50% travel to project sites in Vinh Long and Quang Nam province.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal: Country Representative
Head of Programs
Community Education Program Manager,
Community Education Program staff
Administrative and Finance staff

External: Provincial and district partners
International and Vietnamese NGOs and civil society organizations
Climate Change Working group members
Project consultants
Project donors as assigned by PM, HOP and CR

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Programming
Project Planning: Develop Project Life Implementation Plan, annual and monthly activity plans for Climate Change education project, in coordination with CRS project team and local partners.
Project Implementation: Take leadership role in facilitating the implementation and monitoring of “Social resilience to Climate change in rural Viet Nam” project activities, with a focus on strengthening community resilience to climate change. Provide oversight and support to the project team in implementation of provincial and district level activities. 
Project Quality Management: Participate in development of program quality and monitoring quality indicators. Maintain M&E system and feedback mechanisms between CRS and local partners.
Technical support: Participate with external consultants to strategize training for community on climate change related issues, which includes: designing tools for assessing community Knowledge- Attitude-Practice, developing training plan and training materials; providing input to the development of awareness raising/advocacy materials; conducting and/or facilitating training process and; evaluating the impact of training at community level. Facilitate local action planning on climate change.
Field Monitoring: Make regular field visits to project sites to meet with project counterparts and participants and to monitor quality of activity implementation. Follow up with the implementation and monitoring plan. Coordinate the field trips schedules of staff and ensure effective implementation.
Reporting: Ensure regular recording of field trips and activity implementation. Support Program Manager in preparing donor reports, and other reports as required.
Documentation: Participate in compiling lessons learned, designing and implementing events for exchange of program experience. Ensure effective recording and dissemination of results of all experience sharing activities. Contribute to designing system to compile and disseminate best practices within and outside CRS.
Program Strategy Development: Contribute to strategic planning and program development within CRS/Viet Nam. Contribute to development of new projects and proposals as required.

Finances
Financial Oversight: Develop and monitor annual program budgets.  Maintain regular financial planning, review and adjustment. Ensure that the Climate Change education project documentation is recorded in a clear, accurate way. This includes, but not limited to coordination of advances, liquidation, payment requests and consultant payments.
Financial Reporting: Ensure effective tracking and reporting on budget expenses.

Personnel
Supervision: Supervise and coach Climate Change education project staff, including providing support for their annual performance plans; providing quarterly coaching sessions and completing staff’s annual performance appraisals.
Consultant Relations: Oversee development and management of technical assistance and consultancies for Climate Change education project. Ensure effective implementation of consultancy contracts, including development of scopes of work, supervising planning, work output and personnel management of consultants.

Partnership, Advocacy and Networking
Partner Relations: Maintain positive working relations with relevant government bodies, international organizations, civil society organizations and local partners.
Networking and Advocacy: Maintain positive relations with partners and relevant civil society organizations. Attend external meetings and networking activities related to climate change and civil society development.
Other: Troubleshooting and other tasks as necessary, education program activities / projects as requested by supervisor.

Qualification and Personal Skills:
1. Master degree in fields relating to Environment, Social Sciences and/or Education
2. At least five years professional experience, preferably with Vietnamese or international NGOs in the area of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Education.
3. Practical knowledge of environmental and climate change issues and policies in Vietnam is an advantage
4. Knowledge and practical experience in working with Civil Society organizations. 
5. Good organizational and computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, E-mail and Internet - required)
6. Excellent spoken and written English
7. Good communication and interpersonal skills
8. Confident, proactive and flexible in work duties
9. Ability to work independently as well as in a team
10. Availability to travel to project sites.

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:
The Human Resources Manager, Catholic Relief Services, No 1 Alley 7, Nguyen Hong Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi.
Or email: [email protected]
Deadline for applications: May 22, 2011.