[dmwg] National Adaptation Coordinator

[Yen Hai Vu]

To whom it  may concern,

 

The American Red Cross (ARC) seeks to prevent and alleviate human suffering
around the world by responding to disasters, building safer, more resilient
communities, and educating future humanitarians. In the coming years the
American Red Cross will deepen and expand its programming around the world
while also working to strengthen the global Red Cross Red Crescent network,
in order to deliver vital help and hope to some of the most vulnerable
communities.

 

Summary

The National Adaptation Coordinator is responsible for management of local
and provincial level activities as part of ARC's partnership with Winrock
International on the Vietnam Forest and Deltas program. The program is based
around community and school-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate
change adaptation (CCA) activities in northern and southern Vietnam. The
National Adaptation Coordinator will contribute to the development of the
overall program of activities, the scheduling of tasks and management
planning for supervision of province level teams. With support from team
members, including the Adaptation Team Leader and the Adaptation Technical
Advisor the primary function of this position will be to organize, manage
and inspire provincial managers and field operations staff to ensure high
quality technical standards and timeliness of implementation. At the local
level, implementation will be by undertaken by the Vietnam Red Cross Society
(VNRC) in cooperation with several NGOs who, in turn, will report to
provincial level managers.

 

Location: Hanoi with travel to project sites as required

Reports to: ARC's Resilience Delegate and Adaptation Team Leader  

Effective date: 1 July 2015

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

.          In consultation with the Adaptation Technical Adviser, support
program design and detailed programming of activities

.          Manage implementation of the provincially based program of
DRR/CCA activities according to agreed plans and budgets 

.          Inspire, energize and lead provincial and commune based staff.
Proactively identify problems, develop innovative solutions and strive to
maintain momentum 

.          Provide financial oversight and assure cost effectiveness of
program activities

.          Facilitate beneficiary accountability, participation and
ownership as part of program/project implementation

.          Actively network with other organizations and across sectors to
establish links, identify opportunities for cooperation and advocate the
main messages from the Vietnam Forests and Deltas program

.          Assist in identifying capacity building needs within the project
team. Collaborate on the design and conduct capacity building activities as
needed. This may include skills development in specific technical areas as
well as in reporting, program management, M&E and gender issues

.          Support local level implementation, including occasional workshop
facilitation as well as active participation in awareness raising events

.          Prepare regular reports on program implementation including
information on current and projected progress and expenditure

.          Assist with the development of the monitoring and evaluation
(M&E) system, including survey design and preparation of questionnaires.
Train provincial and field staff in the use of systems, collate, process and
report on M&E data. Report regularly on the achievement of M&E targets

.          Liaise with implementing partners and government counterpart
staff to coordinate activities and strengthen relationships

.          Identify opportunities and prepare descriptions of success
stories as part of overall communications

.          Facilitate arrangements for official visitors, host site tours
for official visitors.

Key Qualifications:

 

.          Bachelor's degree in a related field; Master's degree preferred

.          Minimum five years relevant experience including at least two
years of managing staff and managing complex work programs. International
work or study experience preferred

.          Demonstrated working experience with international projects
including work planning and implementation management 

.          Demonstrated leadership experience including supervising,
inspiring and mentoring staff as well as being able to show initiative,
think innovatively and proactively solve problems 

.          Proven record of effective teamwork across multiple organizations
and stakeholders at both local and national levels

.          Proven expertise in undertaking capacity building for local
partners, particularly government at provincial, district or commune levels 

.          Experience with the development and delivery of training and
participatory workshops

.          Experience with preparing information for monitoring and
evaluation (M&E) to international standards, including design of evaluation
materials, data collection and reporting 

.          Knowledge of DRR/CCA tools, training materials and activity
content not essential but is preferred

.          A background or experience in gender and gender analysis to take
into consideration the differing needs of men and women, would be an
advantage 

.          Ability to effectively manage complex programs and to meet or
exceed target objectives 

.          Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills
in English and fluency in Vietnamese 

.          Proficient in MS Office.

 

The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 

 

Applicants should send a scanned copy of the original degrees together with
a current resume and a cover letter containing the name and contact details
of three references, as well as salary expectations in English to
<mailto:amcrossvn at hotmail.com> amcrossvn at hotmail.com by close of business
24th June, 2015. 

 

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

 

Best regards,

 

Vu Hai Yen

Admin Intern

American Red Cross - Vietnam Delegation

7th Floor, 59 Quang Trung, Hanoi

Tel: 844 - 3942 2995 (ext 101) Fax: 844 - 3942 2994

Mobile: 84-988 456 179

Email:  <mailto:yen.vu at amcross.org.vn> yen.vu at amcross.org.vn

 

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