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.

Through the International Climate Initiative (IKI), GIZ has been commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for the Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) with the project for Support to Viet Nam for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement II. The lead executing agency is the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), further implementing partners are MPI, MARD, MOT as well as the provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh.

The project aims to support Viet Nam’s development pathway and its consistency with a just net-zero transition in line with the Paris Agreement (PA), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. The project works with MONRE to address the Ministry’s specific capacity gaps regarding coordination mechanisms that continue to be a barrier to integrating climate and biodiversity considerations across key ministries and at the provincial level. The transport sector, which is an important contributor of GHG emissions, is supported in collaboration with MOT to promote a low-carbon transition of the freight sector. The agriculture sector is targeted in cooperation with MARD and selected provinces to boost capacity on Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation (NbSA). The project also serves as an interface for all projects in Viet Nam that are financed through IKI and in collaboration with MPI, the project promotes knowledge management and exchange, and the use of gender-responsive approaches in all instances and at all levels.

In the upcoming time of the project, GIZ is seeking a local qualified Intern for an internship position:

National Intern
Duty station: 14 Thuy Khue Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi
Duration: 6 months, starting as soon as possible

The Technical Intern will learn & practice by assisting the project staff in different activities:

• Provide general technical and administrative assistance for the project office.
• Assist the project team in research, data collection and analysis in the field of mitigation measures implementation, GHG emissions reduction models, etc.
• Support GHG transparency in relation to the Nationally Determined Contribution.
• Support the development of CC databases and NDC Portal.
• Assist with the development of briefings and related research.
• Support the project team in the planning and preparation of events, workshops, trainings, study tours and field trips.
• Assist the communication of the project, i.e. by researching and writing articles to be published through the communication channels of the project.
• Support on completion and dissemination of knowledge products, technical guidelines, reports, publications.
• Translate text from English into Vietnamese and vice versus.
• Perform other tasks depending on requests.

Minimum requirements:

• Academic background in environment, environmental protection, sustainable development, economics, or other related fields.
• Strong interest in climate change mitigation and technology transfer.
• Good knowledge of English and Vietnamese, written and spoken.
• Computer literacy and ability to use efficiently the basic Microsoft Office© software (World, Excel, PowerPoint) and communications tools (internet, email).
• High self-motivation, soft skills for interpersonal communication and an ability to work independently.
• Able to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks at once.
• Open-minded and keen to learn and work in a dynamic and intercultural environment.
• Strong interest in networking and international development cooperation.
• Be in the last year of their bachelor/postgraduate study or newly graduated students within 6 months upon commencement of the internship.
• Have right to work in Vietnam or be Vietnamese citizen.

Apart from a monthly internship allowance, successful candidates will enjoy professional and dynamic working conditions and good policies of training.

The Intern will work for the Project Office 8 hours/day from Mondays – Fridays starting as soon as possible. The internship will last for 6 months.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the application in English, including cover letter, CV, copies of relevant certificates and references, to [email protected], before 11 August 2024. In your cover letter, please explain your motivation to work in international development, on the above-outlined tasks and your previous experience relevant for the tasks.

Note: Please state “Application for an Internship – VN-SIPA II Project” in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted within one week after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.

Please visit our page at https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/109163.html for more internship and job opportunities.

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