Project Assistant

Save the Children, the world’s largest independent organization for children, delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives all over the world.

Save the Children (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The current programme focuses on the following core sectors: Health and Nutrition; HIV/AIDS prevention; Care and support; Education; Child protection; Child-focused emergency preparedness and response; Child rights agenda, including Civil society development, Economic opportunities, Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and practice.

Vacancy: Project Assistant

Based in Can Tho

We are looking for a Vietnamese national for the position of Project Assistant to join our Livelihoods team. The successful candidate will be based in Can Tho.

Main Responsibilities

The Project Assistant is responsible for assigned tasks among the implementation of Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs in the Mekong Delta project. The Assistant will provide regular field-based technical support to the projects in Ca Mau, Hau Giang, and Can Tho under the guidance and support of the Project Manager, particularly in the areas of surveys, researches and product development, performance monitoring, and skill training program design. He/She will also provide field-based technical support to explore and recommend linkages with service providers in BDS and agricultural production programs. This position will also be responsible for the training/capacity building activities under the guidance of the project manager of livelihoods program.

Key Competencies
• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Finance and Banking, or Development
• 1-3 years of experience working with poverty-focused projects, microfinance/banking sector or related fields
• Good training and facilitation skills
• Ability to communicate well, even on sensitive and difficult topics with local communities
• Experience with developing resource materials and manuals
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Good computer skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Please send CV and a completed application form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: HR section, Hochiminh City Office, No 4, Tran Quy Khoach Street, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Hochiminh City or by Email: [email protected].

The SC’s application form and full job description are available at the website: http://savethechildrenvietnam.wordpress.com/vacancy

The closing date for application is 5pm on the 26 May 2013. Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.