Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children started our work in Vietnam in 1990, and implements programs in the key thematic areas: Education, Health and Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights and Governance, Child Poverty, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Response. At present, Vietnam Country Office has programs in 22 out of 63 provinces in Vietnam.
Save the Children in Vietnam continues to develop innovative programming that reflects the overall strategic goal of measurably improving the survival, health, protection and development of Vietnam’s poorest children by strengthening the capacity of women and children, caring adults, communities and partner organizations.
Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.
Child Safeguarding positioning statement:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
We are looking for a Vietnamese national for:
Vacancy: Award Manager [1] (also known as Grants Manager)
Based in: Hanoi
Main Responsibilities: To work with our Programme Development and Finance teams to submit high quality, well-costed proposals to donors as well as to make sure all our reporting to donors and award/grant management administration is of the highest quality and compliance. The job holder also supports the Country Director to identify and build relationships with external donors and within the global organization
Key Competencies:
Essential
- Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills: patient, flexible, able to improvise and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
- Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships at a distance, with culturally diverse stakeholders and colleagues throughout Asia and around the world
- Experience in award/grant management and knowledge of major donors’ compliance requirements. For example: European Union (DEVCO and ECHO), World Bank, USAID, UNICEF.
- Excellent problem solving skills, and ability to identify and implement solutions.
- Proven track record of contributing well to a senior management team.
- Experience of staff management and team supervision.
- Good attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Computer literate (i.e. Word, advanced Excel, Outlook, management information systems).
- Strong written communication and interpersonal skills in English.
Please send (in English):
- Curriculum Vitae updated
- Completed Application form [2] (template attached)
- Contact of three referees
- Covering letter addressing the list of competencies
to:
Save the Children International in Vietnam,
4th Floor, Machinco Building, No. 444 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi
or by Email: [email protected] [3]
The closing date for application is 5 pm on 12th September 2018.
Applications will be treated in confidence. Due to the volume of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted and CVs cannot be returned.
Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer. Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse, and our people are as diverse as the challenge we face. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, HIV/AIDS status, race, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.