Project Officer, Child Focused HIV/AIDS Prevention Program

Save the Children, the world’s largest independent organisation for children, delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives all over the world.
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; 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 Officer, Child Focused HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
Based in Ho Chi Minh City

They are looking for a qualified Vietnamese national for the position of Project Officer for Child-focused HIV/AIDS Prevention project in the South of Vietnam, which has been implemented in HCMC, and Ca Mau province.

Job Purpose:
The Project Officer will provide direct technical and administrative supports to the implementation of Child-focused project in two districts in Ca Mau Province and also support the implementation of Child-focused project in HCMC. This position will report to the Project Manager in Hanoi.

Key Competencies
- BA Degree in a relevant discipline, e.g., social sciences.
- At least 3 years working experience.
- Understanding of HIV and AIDS and children’s issues is preferable
- Experience in working directly with people/children living with HIV and AIDS (care and support or counselling)
- Familiar with Government, UN and NGOs’ work in Vietnam
- Presentation, facilitation and training skills
- Previous experience in project administration required.
- Financial management experience with local partners preferred.
- Proven capacity to build and maintain effective partnerships with local partners and staff.
- Excellent teamwork skills.
- Good interpersonal, communicational and organizational skills
- Good computing skills (word processing, spread sheets, email).

Please send CV and a completed application form, details of three references and a covering letter addressing the list of competencies to: Admin/HR section, Save the Children – 04 Tran Quy Khoach Street, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City or by Email: [email protected].

Full job description and application form are available upon request. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

The closing date for application is 5 p.m on 17th March 2011. 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.