Senior Program Officer

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation is one of the most experienced and largest development organisations in Switzerland. As a politically and denominationally neutral association, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation is supported by over 100,000 members and sponsors, as well as 12 regional groups of volunteers. Active in 32 countries, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation has been working in Vietnam since 1994. Today, our Vietnam programs focus on governance, local planning, the reform of public administration, water and sanitation, rural economy, value chain of different commodities: cocoa, tea, handicraft, natural ingredients, etc. We are looking for 01 Senior Program Officer based in Ha Noi with frequent travels to provinces.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the management of SODIS/HWTS including planning, budgeting, supervising, monitoring and reporting; provide direct support to the project partners for the implementation; supervise the project staff and consultants;
• To supervise closely the implementation of LIVE project which is implemented by local partners in Cao Bang;
• To act as focal person for Gender & Social Equity for HELVETAS;
• To be responsible for the capitalization of lessons learn and facilitate the knowledge sharing;
• To participate in relevant program development and acquisition.

Required qualifications

• MSc or BSc in development studies and/or related fields;
• 5-10 years experience in development projects with good understanding of poverty reduction strategies, ethnic minorities, gender and social inclusion;
• Good knowledge of project management, logframe, results-based management, M&E, etc.;
• Excellent communication, inter-personal and facilitation skills (including writing skills for different target groups, presentation skill);
• Fluent in Vietnamese and in English;
• Good team and outcome oriented spirits.

Interested candidates should send applications (CV plus motivation letters and copies of diplomas) to Ms Nguyen Tu Anh, Human Resource Manager: [email protected] or post to HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation 298F Kim Ma Street, Hanoi by 10 March 2014. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.