Junior Advisor
SNV Vietnam is looking for a Junior Advisor for the Market Acceleration of Advanced Clean Cookstoves in the Greater Mekong Sub-region projec, based in Hanoi with frequent travel (Employment Contract)
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation has been working in Vietnam since 1995. Using market based approaches, SNV is committed to reducing poverty by catalyzing environmentally sustainable solutions for the poor in agriculture, energy, water & sanitation, and REDD+.
SNV started working with Clean Cookstove projects in 2011 and is going to implement an Advance Clean Cookstove project in 3 countries Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia under the funding of EnDev. In this project, SNV will design the optimal Result Based Finance (RBF) approach based on market research and interaction with potential cookstove suppliers, develop and announce a pre-qualification process in the beginning of this project, and periodically throughout the life of the project, so that stove producers can prepare themselves for the tendering process. Moreover, SNV provides advisory on all related market components to the selected stove producers and develop general marketing materials to kickstart the improved cookstove market in Vietnam and support general market development.
We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated national candidate to fill in the position of Junior Advisor as part of the project team.
Responsibilities
The Objective of this assignment is to work together with senior advisors of Renewable Energy (RE) team to archive project’s goals:
- Develop the Vietnam specific RBF mechanism in close cooperation with SNV Cambodia and SNV Lao, and with the other team members in Vietnam;
- Support developing materials of the project such as training manuals, quality control materials, marketing materials, work plans etc.
- Conduct the pre-qualification process of stove (this includes stove testing) (training will be provided)
- Conduct calls and auctions of the project (where relevant)
- Support private sector in understanding calls and/or auctions before the actual events take place through workshops, information meetings, and etc
- Conduct marketing & awareness raising workshops
- Conduct quality controls at fields
- Visit companies and other fieldtrips
- Translate project’s materials
- Other assigned tasks
Expected outputs and deliverables
- Ensure the auctions and/or RBF calls of the project to operate smoothly
- Ensure the data of the project is documented
- Provide reports on fieldtrips per requirements
- Ensure the quality of distributed products and services
Candidate profile
- Vietnamese citizen
- Bachelor degree in the field of Energy, Management, Environment or other relevant fields. A master degree is an advantage
- Experience on cookstove projects is an advantage
- At least two years of relevant experience
- Experience working directly with partners are local government or companies
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently mainly inside Vietnam, potentially also to Lao PDR and/or Cambodia
- Excellent spoken and written Vietnamese and English
- Good computer skills in MS-applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, Etc.)
Contract Duration: SNV Vietnam offers one year employment contract with the possibility of extension.
Desired start date: 01 August 2015
How to apply?
Please send your application letter and CV, together with an indication of your current salary and compensation package, to [email protected] by 21st of July 2015.
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