Project Officer for Water and Environment

Position:   Quan Ba Project Officer for Water and Environment
Starting Date: 1st September 2012 (or as soon as possible)
Work Time (%): 100

Duties
- Ensure quality construction of the water systems in Quan Ba;
- Ensure sound and sustainable operation and management of all water systems by local communities (i.e. through specific trainings);
- Improve awareness of beneficiaries and authorities at village and commune levels on water use and water management;
- Improve awareness of local people and community on hygiene and sound environmental management;
- Ensure that the water and environment component of the project are well linked and integrated with other project components (i.e. tourism project component);
- Support to capacity development at village and commune level.

Qualifications
- Native Vietnamese-speaker, with at least two years working experience in development projects on community level, incl. fieldwork;
- Good knowledge and experience in the project cycle management and project implementation.
- Good technical knowledge in term of civil construction work;
- Good experience in the operation and management of gravity water systems in mountainous areas;
- Experience in checking technical design works, budget calculations and monitoring of construction works  - an asset.
- Good experience in environment and hygiene issues.
- Good experience and skills in facilitating village meeting and groups discussion;
- Firmness and team spirit;
- Willingness to travel to remote villages by motorbike in  mountainous areas;
- Willingness to take additional tasks when required;
- Good English writing and speaking skills;
- Good reporting and monitoring & evaluation skills;
- Ability to meet deadlines;
- Interest in the livelihoods of ethnic minorities and marginalised groups.

More information is provided in the attached Job description.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter clearly demonstrating your suitability for this position and a full CV in English to Caritas Switzerland in Vietnam at Email: [email protected]. Those who have sent applications do not need to submit again.

Closing date to apply for this position: 24th August 2012

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview. This is an urgent recruitment and we will invite qualified candidates for an interview as soon as we receive qualified application.

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Caritas Switzerland in Vietnam
Location: 
Ha Giang
Application Deadline: 
Fri, 2012-08-24