Project Manager

Save the Children, the world’s largest independent organization for children, delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives in over 50 countries through emergency relief and long-term development.

Save the Children in Vietnam (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; Climate Change Adaption, Child rights agenda, including Civil society development, Economic opportunities, Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and practice.

Vacancy: Project Manager, Youth Economic Opportunities; Based in Da Nang or Ho Chi Minh City

We are looking for a Vietnamese national for the position of Project Manager, Youth Economic Opportunities.The successful candidate will be based in Da Nang city or Ho Chi Minh City with frequent travels to project sites. The successful candidate will be offered competitive remuneration package and opportunity for learning and
development.

Main Responsibilities

The post holder ensures that Accenture funded Skills to Succeed project youth employment and entrepreneurship activities in Da Nang/Can Tho are implemented to a high standard of quality, on time, and within budget.

Key Competencies

Essential
• University degree in business administration or relevant disciplines
• Minimum 3 years of project management experience, either in private sector or with an NGO
• Minimum 1 year implementing youth employment and/or entrepreneurship
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude to team work
• Advanced level of spoken and written English and Vietnamese
• Strong leadership skills
• Commitment to Save the Children’s values

Desirable
• Experience and/or knowledge of labour markets, particularly emerging ones including hostility, IT, accounting, etc.
• Experience of vocational trainings
• Experience of behaviour change and capacity building
• Experience of designing and implementing KAP surveys using cluster sampling, and qualitative assessments
• Experience in project facilitation, training, program planning, design, monitoring and evaluation including need assessment and project review
• Experience of managing consultants

Please send CV and a completed application form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to:
by Email: [email protected]
or HR section, Save the Children – SAVICO Building – 66 Vo Van Tan – Thanh Khe district, Danang city
or HR section, Save the Children – No.4, Tran Quy Khoach Str., Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, HCM city

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

The candidates should note the location they would like to base in the application form.

The closing date for application is 5pm on 09th March, 2014. 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.