Income Generation Officer (IG Officer)

RECRUITMENT FOR INCOME GENERATION OFFICER

Good Neighbors is an international, non-profit humanitarian organization that plans, implements and raises funds for the provision of services in child education, community development, health, sanitation, and disaster relief projects working in 42 countries.

Good Neighbors International in Vietnam (GNI) is implementing Community Development Projects (CDP) based on child sponsorship in 4 provinces: Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa. We focus on education, water & sanitation, income generation sectors in 6 different areas of Vietnam.

Job title: Income Generation Officer (IG Officer)

Effective date : November, 2020

Location : Mai Chau, Hoa Binh

Type of contract: Full time

Reports to: Project Manager, IG Officers/ Junior Manager in Head Office

1. KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Internal: Country Director, Junior Manager/Officers , Project Managers, Project Manager/Officers
• External: GNI’s Partners, Governmental Officials, INGOs, Communities

2. MAIN DUTIES

• Develop income generation programs for households:
  
  • Research and design household income generation, IG group (IGG) appropriated with actual situation of the project area;
  • Promote, develop operations collaborated with local partner for income generation of the project area;

• Implement income generation activity:
  
  • Survey to establish new IGGs in the project area; Carry out all procedures to establish new IGG, cooperatives;
  • Receive list of households who register to IGG, cooperatives, Household economic development fund (HED)
  • Support IGGs, cooperatives to build up constitution, business plan;
  • Guide registration procedures, document preparation of newly registered IGG members, HED fund members;
  • Regularly monitor and supervise operation of IGG, cooperatives; Collect feedback and check information received, support and promote activities of IGG;
  • Regularly visit, monitor the use of loan by HED fund members; ensure the loans are used for the right purpose, and reimbursement regulations;
  • Support IGGs, cooperatives, households, partners in the process of buildup proposals; Submit to Project manager for approval;
  • Support actively IGG, households and other beneficiaries implementing activities timely and effectively;
  • Counsel and assist IGGs, cooperatives, households making production – business plan, financial management plan when needed;
  • Coordinate with the Community Development Committee (CDCs), local authorities, the group management board to withdraw revolving fund from households;
  • Manage revolving fund and be responsible to project manager and Head Office about efficiency of revolving fund operation in the project;
  • Participate in preparation of Plan of Action for Income generation;
  • Actively search, contact with potential customers for selling IG products;
  • Deliver IG development policies, programs or projects from Head Office to target beneficiaries;
  • Record, track, store documents and data related to the IG activities; participate in evaluating the effectiveness, results of operations, report to project manager and HO;
  • Do other tasks assigned by Project manager and manager in HO.

3. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Education and Requirement

• College or University degree in Agriculture, Crop Science, Plant Protection, etc.
• Nationality: Vietnamese only

Work experience

• Minimum 1 year of similar role;
• Have experience and skill in making plan and implementing activity

Skills

• Work in group or work independently;
• Good communication and presentation skill;
• Able to work under high pressure;
• Prefer candidate with good computer skill and English

Attitude

• Enthusiastic in work;
• Friendly, honest and hard-working;
• Eager to learn

4. HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are invited to send their application (including a letter of motivation and a CV with salary desired and a portrait photo attached) to Human Resource Division via the email address [email protected] or to the Head Office address: Good Neighbors International in Vietnam, 17th Floor, Block A, Song Da Building, My Dinh I, Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi no later than 30th November, 2020. We are very sorry that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

GNI's Application Form