Project Officer

Save the Children, the world’s largest independent organisation for children, delivers immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives in over 50 countries through emergency relief and long-term development. 
Save the Children in Vietnam (SC) works to promote every child’s rights to survival, protection, participation and development as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  The current programmed focuses on the following core sectors: Health and Nutrition; HIV/AIDS prevention; Care and support; Education; Child protection; Child-focused emergency preparedness and response; Child rights agenda, including Civil society development, Economic opportunities, Child poverty Research, and Advocacy for child-friendly development policy and practice.

Vacancy: Project Officer for HIV/AIDS Program
Based in An Giang/Can Tho

They are looking for a qualified Vietnamese national for the position of Project Officer on HIV/AIDS prevention, based in An Giang/Can Tho Province.

Job Purpose:
The Project Officer will be responsible for overseeing, monitoring and providing technical support to local partner sub-agreement management and implementation of activities in An Giang/Can Tho for male and female street youth. H/She will provide technical assistance to the local partner staff, Street Educators and Peer Educators in An Giang/Can Tho to ensure that programming meets intended targets and results and also adapt and apply SC evaluation guidelines to the project in An Giang/Can Tho.

Key Competencies:
- BA, preferably post graduate degree in a relevant discipline, e.g., social sciences, social work, public health.
- Proven capacity to build and maintain effective partnership with provincial and local partners.
- At least 3 years experience implementing and monitoring HIV prevention programming for most-at-risks persons, preferably street youth.
- Sound knowledge about BCC, social work case management and counseling.
- Strong facilitation and good interpersonal, communicational and organizational skills.
- Willingness to take on new challenges, to learn and share experiences with colleagues, partners, and supervisors.
- Preference to candidate who has experiences on project management and effective problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
 
Full job descriptions are available at the website:
http://www.savethechildren.net/vietnam/vacancies/index.html
Please send CV and a completed application form, details of three references and a covering letter addressing the list of competencies in to:

Admin/HR section, Save the Children – 04 Tran Quy Khoach, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City or by Email: [email protected].

The closing date for application is 5 pm on 26th November 2010. 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.