Vietnam Country Representative

Church World Service (CWS) is recruiting a national Country Representative to lead development projects in Thai Nguyen and Lai Chau provinces, and to expand the agency’s portfolio.  Key requirements include significant experience and recognized leadership and management achievement in development and/or humanitarian work in Vietnam, plus excellent spoken and written English.

A summary of the job is outlined here, and a full Job Description is available upon request.

Title: Vietnam Country Representative (national position)                                         
Location: Hanoi, with significant in-country travel to remote locations
Supervisor: Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator (RC) (Bangkok-based)

Scope: CWS is an international non-government organization (NGO) headquartered in the US and working worldwide in humanitarian and development initiatives (www.cwsglobal.org).  CWS has worked in Vietnam periodically since 1954, and currently partners with communities and the Government to implement privately-funded rural development projects focused on household and community sanitation, including basic health and hygiene IEC activities, as well as basic education (infrastructure, classroom support) in Thai Nguyen and Lai Chau provinces. The Country Representative will work to ensure community, Government and donor satisfaction with current projects and to build the CWS country program in the current locations and, perhaps, others, in line with community needs and donor priorities.

Job purpose: To lead CWS work in Vietnam, particularly through (1) excellent project design and program development that is responsive to communities’ needs and donor priorities and (2) strong leadership and management of development initiatives as well as humanitarian (emergency response/recovery) when needed.  Also, support project implementation (operations) staff to ensure strong, positive CWS representation with communities and Government, plus other NGOs and donors.

Job summary: Work with Vietnamese and expatriate colleagues, including regional and US headquarters colleagues, to ensure (1) high quality program
a design / proposal development and budgeting for fundraising, and (2) excellent program / project / activity implementation and reporting.

Interested candidates are kindly requested to submit their CV and application letter to email: [email protected]

Deadline: 5.00PM Wednesday, 17th September 2014.

Contact details:

CWS Vietnam
Nha L, La Thanh hotel
218 Doi Can, Ba Dinh
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel. +84 4 38328569
Fax +84 4 38328629
www.cws.org.vn

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Church World Service (CWS)
Location: 
Hanoi
Application Deadline: 
Wed, 2014-09-17