National Intern

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We work in a variety of fields and support our cooperation partners in designing strategies and meeting their policy goals. GIZ Viet Nam is currently engaged in four priority areas: 1) Vocational training; 2) Environmental policy and sustainable natural resource use; 3) Energy; 4) Sustainable Economic Development. Gender equality is one of the key values of our company and of the work we do. Fostering gender equality in our project operation and our internal equal opportunity provisions are two strategic pillars of our corporate identity and policy. For further information please visit our website: www.giz.de/viet-nam.

The project "Support to the implementation of the FLEGT VPA in Viet Nam" (FLEGT) is commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) and jointly implemented by the Forestry Protection Department (FPD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Deut?che Ge?ell?chaft für Internationale Zu?ammenarbei (GIZ) GmbH.

The project aims to support Vietnamese stakeholders, including law enforcement agencies and enterprises, in the implementation of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forestry Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA/FLEGT) between the EU and Viet Nam. The project’s overall objective is to achieve sustainable management of timber supplying forests and strengthen legal compliance and Rule of Law in Vietnam.

The project’s overall objective is: “necessary organizational and legal conditions to implement the VPA-FLEGT between Vietnam and EU is prepared”.

The project is expected to achieve its objectives by end of 2024 through the implementation of the three following outputs:

• Output 1: The legal requirements and the organisational setting for FLEGT VPA implementation are improved.
• Output 2: Selected jointly as VPA conform agreed (EU/Viet Nam) elements of the VNTLAS are operational.
• Output 3: The impact monitoring is conducted according to the M&E framework and action plan.

The project is looking for a qualified national intern to fill the following position of:

National Intern
Duty station: Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Duration: 06 months, starting July 2024

The National intern is expected to learn and practice by providing support and assistance to the project in various activities:

• Provide assistance in organization of the internal meetings, project events (preparation, taking minutes, coordinating the participation, logistic arrangement of the field mission, etc.) when needed;
• Assist in technical activities, including elaboration of ideas/concepts; drafting terms of references/minutes of meeting; data collection; desk research; presenting specific topics at the project’s technical exchanges;
• Provide translation and interpretation services when needed (English and Vietnamese);
• Support and organize meetings between the project and partners as required;
• Participate in the project weekly team meetings & technical exchanges;
• Participate in thematic meeting, workshops organized by partners and report back to the teams;
• Support in monitoring and implementation of the technical operation;
• Support implementation of carbon related activities, including compiling, collecting and developing forest carbon glossary; overview of forest carbon events and documents.
• Contribute to promoting gender equality and diversity in the project activities and among the team
• Perform other duties and tasks as required.

Requirements:

• Vietnamese nationality;
• Currently undertaking (at least third year of study) or has recently completed postgraduate/bachelor studies in forestry, environment, economics or related fields, no longer than six months from the date of graduation.
• Ability to arrange his/her timetable to take a full-time internship (40 hours/week)
• Has an interest in the forestry sector, in particular sustainable forest management is an asset;
• Previous experience in international development cooperation is an asset;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Vietnamese;
• Strong MS Office, organizational and analytical skills;
• Highly motivated to learn and willing to contribute to a sustainable forestry sector of Viet Nam in an international setting;
• Highly responsible, flexible, goal-oriented and constructive as a team member.

Apart from a monthly allowance, 24/7 accident insurance, 1.5 days annual leave per month, the successful candidates will enjoy professional and dynamic working conditions.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the following documents in English to Ms. Vu Ta Vi Khanh, [email protected] before 19th June 2024.

• Cover/Application letter explaining your motivation and qualification (max 400 words),
• Your CV
• Certificates (university and IELTS/or TOEFL) for evaluation

Note: Please state “Application for the Internship – FLEGT” in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.

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