Project Officer – Waste No Waste Project

WORLD VISION VIETNAM

We are looking for Vietnamese competent candidates to fill the following vacancy:

WVV Project Officer – Waste No Waste Project

Work base: Ngo Quyen district, Hai Phong city

For detailed Job advertisement, Job description please find on WV Vietnam's career page:

WVV Project Officer – Waste No Waste Project

TERMS OF REFERENCE

WORK CONTEXT / BACKGROUND

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization working to improve the quality of life of people, especially children who are marginalized and living in poverty. World Vision (WV) helps all who are in need, regardless of their religion, race, ethnicity or gender. As a child-focused organization, WV’s work focuses on children, ensuring they are protected and their basic needs are met. World Vision Vietnam (WVV) has been funded from 13 support countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Funding of WVV consists of sponsorship program funding (70%) and Private Non-Sponsorship (PNS)/grants (30%). WVV employs about 430 staff, of which 93% are Vietnamese nationals.

WVV is operating in 4 zones: North 1 (Hoa Binh, Dien Bien), North 2 (Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Hai Phong), Central (Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri and Da Nang) and South (Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Thuan, Ho Chi Minh, Dak Nong). WVV’s Area Program (AP) usually focuses within one administrative district of a province which populated by ethnic minority people with high rates of poverty. A uniqueness of WVV’s Development Program Approach (DPA) is that AP team members are based at district level where the AP is located, which enables them to work closely with government partners and communities on a daily basis. Beside the APs, WVV is also implementing different Special and Grant Projects to meet the specific needs of vulnerable children in both AP and non-AP areas.

Similar many other urban areas in Vietnam, the treatment and management of plastic waste in Hai Phong city faces many difficulties, mainly due to people's awareness that garbage classification has not been done at the source; the waste collection infrastructure system and treatment technology have not met the requirements. Plastic waste is treated in four ways: burning at a temperature below 1000°C; partial recycling; landfill and indiscriminately disposed of into the environment. The above treatment methods all pollute the soil, water and air environment, affecting human health. Furthermore, children and adults’ knowledge and practices on solid waste, especially plastic pollution to marine are still limited; ii) Joint efforts to address marine debris as well as translating national policy into practice in the local is still quite low connected. In addition, there are many open markets in Ngo Quyen district and big fishing port in Cat Hai coastal district that is big source of waste disposal. The waste classification would be applied effectively here to contribute marine debris management.

WVV in partnership with Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ngo Quyen District and Cat Hai coastal District jointly propose a project on Marine Debris Clean-up which aims to enable key actors in Ngo Quyen district to effectively manage marine debris by enhancing partnership in Marine Debris clean-up and improving marine debris clean-up knowledge and practice.

WVI Vietnam implement Waste No Waste project during October 2022 to September 2023 with total budget of 150,000 USD. The project aims to enable key actors in Ngo Quyen district and Cat Hai coastal district to effectively manage marine debris through inclusion of vulnerable groups through (1) Strengthened management debris in Ngo Quyen district and Cat Hai coastal district and (2) Improved practices of 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) for local community and marine households.

PURPOSE OF POSITION

• To improve the natural resource management by community and therefore increase income for poor households that contribute to child wellbeing
• To carry out project activities in accordance with the work plan and budget plan approved by the donor with a view to the ownership of Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ngo Quyen District and Cat Hai coastal District and government when the project ends.

ROLE DIMENSION / DESCRIPTION

1.    Designing and Planning

• Appropriate intervention for target population in the impact area is designed
• Inputs for intervention strategy are made through developing research, designing data collection tools, carrying out research in the field, analysing data, and presenting finding to relevant audiences;
• Planning sessions are carried out with government counterparts and community ensuring the sustainability of the project.

2.    Project Activities Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting

• Project activities are implemented, monitored and evaluated with project partners as per plan to ensure the project’s progress and note the effect of the project activities in the community;
• Community project ownership is facilitated by conducting community participation activities to ensure that the resources of the project will create direct benefit to community members, specially towards to the poor;
• Project’s progress is kept track and information is updated in liaison and collaboration with project partners.  Monthly, quarterly and annual project reports on the progress of the project are prepared and information is shared with the AP manager, North 2– Livelihood technical program officer and District PMBs.
• Project activities are integrated with Ngo Quyen Area Program
• Follow strictly WVV and Donor finance procedures and guidelines. Ensure appropriate expenditures/utilization, transparency and integrity of all expenses.

3.    Relationship and Collaboration

• Project partners are able to maximize their resources for project achievements; solutions for improving project quality are discussed transparently, timely toward mutual agreement through effective partnerships with relevant agencies of Ngo Quyen district and Cat Hai coastal district.
• Integration between project activities and AP interventions are well performed by good collaboration with other AP staffs for supportiveness and openness
• Technical inputs from relevant technical program officer/specialist/manager were provided timely and sufficiently through a continued and constructive cooperation with WVV technical programs and relevant departments.

4.    Documentation

• Most Significant Change Stories, Lessons Learnt of every step are well written to share with all stakeholders.
• Project documentation film will be produced for scaling up purpose.

5.    Others

• Other tasks assigned by the manager to the team performance.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

1.    Required Professional Experience

• At least 2 years of relevant experiences in working with community development project or/and for a similar INGO-funded development project.

2.    Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• Bachelor degree in social science or related fields
• Motorbike driving licence

3.    Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Conceptual understanding of and commitment to development work in general and to Christian, child-focused, community empowered development concepts, approaches and processes in particular;
• Partnering- cooperation skills with different partners
• Demonstrated training and group facilitation skills;
• Good time management and organizational skills;
• Good interpersonal and communications skills;
• Good computer skills in Word, Excel, Power point and email;
• Documentation skills: story collection, meeting minute taking, photography.

Our contact details are:

People and Culture Department
World Vision International - Vietnam
Address: No. 444 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Tel: 024. 39439920

We give equal opportunity to every candidate, regardless of religion, race and gender.

A competitive salary, benefits and career development opportunity will be offered and commensurate with the experience, qualifications and responsibilities.