VEPG Executive Officer

Position: VEPG Executive Officer

Type of contract: Consultant

Organisation: Stantec, on behalf of a Consortium implementing the EU - Viet Nam Sustainable Energy Transition Facility

Location: Hanoi, Viet Nam

Duration: 2024-2027

Application deadline: 12/05/2024

Context:

The Overall Objective of the EU – Vietnam Sustainable Energy Transition Facility (EVSET Facility) is to provide complementary support to the EU - Viet Nam Sustainable Energy Transition Programme (SETP) and the EU support to the energy sector in Viet Nam. The SETP is a EUR 142 million EU programme that follow-up the Energy Sector Policy Support Programme (ESPSP). The ESPSP ended in 2021 and the SETP will be implemented from 2022 to 2027.

Within the EVSET Facility, the overall objective of the Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) is to work towards effective and efficient international support to the government of Viet Nam and engage stakeholders to deliver the sustainable energy development transition in Viet Nam, in line with national law and international agreements of which Viet Nam is a member. VEPG specific objectives are:

• To provide a forum for high-level policy dialogue and technical dialogue between the Government of Viet Nam and Development Partners, as well as stakeholders in the energy sector.
• To provide a platform to facilitate alignment of Official Development Aid (ODA) with Viet Nam’s energy and climate change strategies and action plans as well as shared international commitments, and private investment in the energy sector.
• To provide a platform to facilitate implementation of development cooperation activities in the energy sector, and to reinforce coherence and effectiveness of international support while avoiding duplication and fragmentation of aid delivery.
• To enhance learning through information sharing and communication between national and international participants.

Further information can be found at the SETP website: https://setp.vn 

Task description:

In consultation with the EVSET Facility Team Leader and Key Experts 2 and 3, the VEPG Executive Officer will perform the following duties and outputs as part of the operation of the VEPG Secretariat activities:

• Organisation of Meetings/Policy Dialogues/Steering Committees/Stakeholders' Engagement (working groups, policy dialogue, etc.)
• Events and External Communications
• Energy Data, Statistics and Other Information
• Other tasks required by the Facility Team Leader in support of the Facility Team's activities, when needed

Requirements:

Qualifications and skills:

• At least Bachelor's degree in Energy Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Sustainable Development, Economics, or another relevant field;
• Fluency in both written and spoken English is essential;
• Fluency in both written and spoken Vietnamese is required;
• Excellent organisational and reporting skills.

General experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in development cooperation activities;
• Extensive work experience in the Vietnamese public energy sector and Institutions is required;
• Extensive experience working with various stakeholders, notably Donors, Public Authorities, and international organisations, Foreign Embassies, in a multicultural context is required.
• Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications.

Specific experience:

• Ability to balance multiple priorities and manage deadlines;
• Ability to work autonomously;
• Attention to detail and accuracy;
• Ability to quickly master complex and unfamiliar subjects;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and capacity to create and animate a network;
• High team spirit with the ability to work independently, results-oriented, and self-motivated;
• Willingness to travel on short trips within Viet Nam.

Interested candidates are invited to send their latest resume (see template attached in annex 1) and references by email to: [email protected] cc: [email protected], no later than the 12^th of May 2024. When applying please use the reference "VEPG Executive Officer - application" in your subject line.

Contact detail:

EU – Viet Nam Sustainable Energy Transition Facility (EVSET Facility)

Office address: SNV, Level 3, Building D, La Thanh Hotel, 218 Doi Can, Hanoi, Vietnam

Email: Ms. Do Thi Huyen, Trang, Facility Executive Assistant ([email protected])