Project Coordinator

Enfants&Développement is a French not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation implementing development programs in France, Asia and Africa in the field of Health, Education, Child Protection and Early Childhood Development, and social accompaniment. 

Job context :

E&D has been conducting projects in Vietnam since1992. Since 2010 E&D is implementing a Family Development Project in HCMC. The purpose of this project is to identify and assist particularly vulnerable families : to improve their capacity to respond by themselves to their basic needs, and to facilitate their access to existing services.The family development concept is a development approach, it follows a no dole-out policy and it aims at supporting poor families’ capacities to solve problems on their own in order to progress towards increased autonomy, stability and reduced poverty. E&D is also underway to define a vocational training and job placement project to be launched in 2013.

For more details on the association: http://www.enfantsetdeveloppement.org   

E&D is looking for: Family Development Project Coordinator in HCMC.

Tasks and responsabilities :

Family Development Project Management :
- Oversee the implementation of all the project activities according to the Family development methodology and approach.
- Supervise the project team, evaluate, and conduct recruitments if necessary.
- Supervise and monitor the project’s indicators of achievements as well as project activities.
- Maintain collaborations with institutional and operational partners.
- Responsible for the administrative management of the project, the budget monitoring, financial management and expenses control including compliance with E&D and donor requirements and ensuring that the necessary systems are in place.
- Ensure proper and timely financial and narrative reporting in compliance with internal and external reporting requirements including procurement.
- Develop, in collaboration with the local authorities and local actors, a new project related to vocational training and employability of vulnerable populations.

Fundraising :
- Identify local and regional potential donors
- Proposal writing.
- Maintain regular contacts with donors.

Representation/Liaison :
- Act as representative for E&D in Vietnam towards local authorities, donors, partners, and international and local NGOs.
- Develop partnership agreements.

The Project Coordinator, only expatriate for E&D reports directly to the Desk Officer based in France.

Experiences :
- At least five years of previous work experience as Project Coordinator in developing countries.
- Experience in the field of vocational training.
- Extensive project management experience

Education :
- Master Level education in a relevant field

Langages / country:
- Fluent in oral and written French and English
- Previous experience in Vietnam imperative

Qualities :
- Strong negociation and Interpersonal skills, adaptability, diplomacy.
- Dynamism, discipline and patience.
- Excellent sense of organization.
- Project cycle management knowledge.
- A taste for challenges and on-the-ground work
- Excellent writing skills.

Country : Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City

Status : Volunteer (French Law)

Contract Duration :  5 months (Maternity leave replacement)

Indemnity : monthly indemnity + living allowance paid on the field + health insurance

Starting date : October 1st, 2012

Interested candidates please send applications (CV + Cover Letter) to: [email protected] and [email protected] before September 15, 2012