Provincial VFD Assistants

01 Provincial VFD Assistant in Long An province and  01 Provincial VFD Assistant in Nam Dinh province

1. General introduction

The  USAID  Vietnam  Forests  and  Deltas  Program  (VFD)  was  awarded  to  Winrock International  by  the  United  States  Agency  for  International  Development  (USAID)  as  a Cooperative  Agreement  on  September  25,  2012.    Winrock  implements  the  program  in direct partnership with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and through sub?awards with the American Red Cross (ARC), the Center for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD), SNV – Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), and the Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC). On December 24, 2013, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development approved the “Detailed Project Document” by the decision 3040/Q??BNN?HTQT that provided legal status for the program to begin implementation.

The  specific  contribution  of  the  Vietnam  Forests  and  Deltas  project  to  the  long?term objective above will be delivered through three components. (1) Sustainable Landscapes, with  a  focus  on  mitigation  of  greenhouse  gas  emissions  from  the  forestry  sector;  (2) Adaptation, with a focus on addressing long?term climate change risks in Vietnam’s two major  river  deltas  and;  (3)  Coordination  and  National  Policy  development  and implementation support

The Adaptation Component’s objectives are to increase resilience of authorities and local people against natural hazards in short term and to take actions to build resilience to the long?term impacts of climate changes. The main interventions of this Component will be implemented in two focus provinces, Nam Dinh in the Red River Delta and Long An in the Mekong Delta. 

The  activities  of  this  component  include  Vulnerability  and  Capacity  Assessment  (VCA), capacity  building  on  Commune?Based  Disaster  Risk  Management  and  Commune  Action Plans for Disaster Response in selected communes. Climate Smart Livelihood is one of the main interventions that the Project are focusing on.

The VFD Adaptation Team included staff of Winrock International, SNV, ARC, VNRC and SRD works closely with national and local partners for the implementation of activities in
order to achieve its objectives.  

2. Positions

VFD  currently seeks 02 motivated  &  experienced Assisstants  to  work  full?time  with  our team in Long An and Nam Dinh as below:

  • Position: 01 VFD Assistant in Long An province and 01 VFD Assistant in Nam Dinh province
  • Working time: Full time
  • Duty station: VFD office in Tan An City, Long An and VFD office in Nam Dinh City.
  • Supervisor:  Under  direct  supervisor  of  Climate  Smart  Advisor/  Provincial Coordinator in Long An/Provincial Coordinator in Nam Dinh.

3. Required main responsibilities

a) Technical 

  • Assist relevant partners in implementing agriculture livelihood activities;
  • Assist  in  preparing  and  organizing  communication  campaign  on  Climate  Smart Agriculture for communities;
  • Assist local partners in documentation of successful agriculture livelihood models;
  • Conduct/Involve  M&E  of  activities  implemented  by  partners/consultants  as assigned;
  • Support in updating training data and M&E work;
  • Assist in preparing the monthly/ quarterly/ annual reports and annual plans.

b) Financial and Administrative

  • Provide  logistic  arrangement  (including  the  payment)  for  trainings,  workshops, meetings and other events;
  • Support  F&A  and  local  partners  in  preparing  and  clearing  advances  for  the implementation of activities;
  • Arrange transportation for travel in provinces and other project provinces for staff and partners when it is required;
  • Other  duties  as  required  by  Ha  Noi  VFD  Adaptation  Team  Leader  and  Long  An Climate Smart Advisor/ Provincial Coordinator; Provincial Coordinator in Nam Dinh.

4. Key required qualification and experiences

  • Bachelor degree in agriculture or economics or development subjects, preferably in crop or plant protection fields.  ? At least 3 year working experience in agriculture or development fields preferably having  experience  in  working  with  INGO,  ODA  projects/program  and  with  local government agencies (provincial, district and communal levels).
  • Sufficient English for reading and writing.
  • Computer skills in Microsoft Office processing such as word, excel and power point.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Desired behavioral competencies
  • Good  teamwork  and  dependence  in  managing  the  assigned  work  and  self?responsibility.
  • Be willing to learn and share information.

5. Contract duration

The contract will be for one?year with the possibility of extension that depends on performance and program duration.

6. Applications

Interested candidates with the right qualifications and motivation are invited to send letter of  interest,  a  full  CV  in  English  and  three  references  to  the  following  email  address: [email protected] with subject line of “Application for the position of VFD Assistant in Long An or Nam Dinh ” no later than 5 p.m on May 16 th , 2016. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Winrock International
Location: 
Long An; Nam Dinh
Application Deadline: 
Mon, 2016-05-16