[general_devel] PARAFF secretariat seeking experienced monitoring specialist

[Lars Adermalm]

The PARAFF secretariat in Hanoi is seeking to hire an experienced 
Vietnamese national to fill the position of /“Monitoring Specialist for 
Grants and Capacity Development”/.

·The position is based in Hanoi, Vietnam with frequent travel in the 
provinces.

·The contract period is up to the end of December 2015. The position is 
expected to start as soon as possible and preferable by January 2014.

·A competitive salary package will be negotiated with the Fund Manager, 
NIRAS A/S (Denmark), in line with the successful candidate’s 
qualifications and experience.


The Public Participation and Accountability Facilitation Fund (PARAFF) 
is a sub-component of the “Good Governance and Public Administration 
Reform Programme, Phase II (GOPA II), agreed upon between the Government 
of Denmark and Government of S.R. Vietnam.

Under PARAFF, support is provided to Non-Governmental Organisations 
(NGOs) through a Grant Fund which will provide core and project funding 
to Vietnamese NGOs on an application basis, combined with a Capacity 
Building Facility for NGOs and key partners.

PARAFF provides support within the following areas:

·*Research*on key issues related to the legislative process, democratic 
governance and NGOs roles in promoting public participation and 
accountability.

·*Awareness raising*of NGOs and key partners regarding the rights and 
opportunities provided by the present legislation related to public 
participation and accountability.

·NGO lead initiatives on *monitoring of legislative processes*, 
implementation of government policies and budgets at national and 
sub-national levels and feedback to Government and Elected representatives.

·*Strengthened networking among NGOs*and other key stakeholders for 
enhanced engagement in legislative processes and policy dialogues with 
the National Assembly and the People’s Councils, and Government agencies 
at various levels.

·Institutional and organisation *capacity building* initiatives for 
enhanced NGO engagement in legislative and policy making processes and 
monitoring.


The /“Monitoring Specialist for Grants and Capacity Development”/ will 
be integrated within the PARAFF Secretariat in Hanoi and will together 
with the rest of the PARAFF team contribute to ensure that PARAFF 
fulfils its objective.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and 
experiences:

·A relevant university degree

·Relevant professional experience

·Fluent in Vietnamese and English

·Experience from donor supported projects and initiatives

·Sound knowledge of and documented experience with development of 
monitoring and evaluation systems appropriate to the nature of work of 
PARAFF, the size of grants and capacities of its grantees

·Experience in providing capacity building to NGO and civic society 
initiatives

·Experience from advocacy work will be an added advantage

·Knowledge of legislative processes will be an added advantage

A detailed Terms of Reference can be found at the PARAFF website 
www.paraff.org <http://www.paraff.org>.

Interested candidates are invited to send their application in English, 
including application letter, curriculum vitae and copies of relevant 
degrees, by e-mail to the PARAFF Secretariat at office.paraff at gmail.com 
<mailto:office.paraff at gmail.com> with copy to HOU at niras.dk 
<mailto:HOU at niras.dk>*before 09:00 on Wednesday 08 January 2014* 
(Vietnamese time).

Interviews will be conducted in the week of 13-17 January 2014. Kindly 
note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

For further information please contact the PARAFF Team Leader by e-mail 
at office.paraff at gmail.com <mailto:office.paraff at gmail.com>. Inquiries 
about the position by phone will not be answered.


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