Coordinator

About the organization
The Flemish Association for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance, Belgium (VVOB) is currently implementing 2 programmes in Vietnam: a programme in basic education in North and Central Vietnam and a programme in agricultural extension in South Vietnam.
A third programme will be started up this year. The aim is to improve the quality of career guidance and the related common vocational education.
This programme has close ties with the education programme (quality of lower secondary education in 5 provinces of North and Central Vietnam (Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai) through an integrated support to the Active Teaching and Learning) and will be implemented in at least 2 of the same provinces.
Partners for the implementation are the Ministry of Education and Training, the Departments of Education and Training, selected schools and training centers, the National and provincial Women’s Unions in the 5 provinces.

Responsibilities:
The selected applicant will:
Be responsible for the implementation of the activities of the career guidance/TVET programme, by coordinating, organising, supporting and capacity building. Following are the main responsibilities:
- programme planning and budget activities
- Ensure good relationship with the partners;
- Responsible for development of career guidance materials and where relevant vocational education materials.
- advise officials, teacher trainers, principals and teachers in support of career guidance
- plan and organize training sessions for officials, teacher trainers, principals, teachers and others in the 5 provinces
- provide or organise training and assure the quality of the training sessions, including follow-up activities in the provincial educational institutions
- Report on project activities and results;
- sound financial management and care for administrative procedures
- Sound M & E system
- Other duties as required

Requirements and competencies
- This position is for Vietnamese citizens only
- Relevant Educational Diploma (Master degree), or similar through experience
- relevant and demonstrable experience – preferably related to career-guidance and vocational education -  in education and/ or teacher training and/or educational management and/or training facilitation skills
- minimum 5 years work experience in project management
- knowledge and experience in M&E
- knowledge of and experience in working with Vietnamese education system
- able to work independently and in a team;
- proactive, flexible and creative;
- at ease working with senior professors, managers, directors…
- excellent  knowledge and skills in English, both written and oral;
- excellent communication and social skills;
- able and willing to travel regularly

Duty station
This full time position will be located in Hanoi. Regular working trips to the 5 provinces are part of the assignment.

Remuneration and benefits
Salary and package benefit according to EU-UN cost norms 2009.

Starting date: 1/10/2011.
Duration: Up to 31/12/2013

Application
Candidates for the position are requested to submit letters of application and CV in English before 25th August 2011: email to [email protected] and [email protected] with the subject VVOB
coordinator application_your name

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.