Senior Project Officer

Senior Project Officer

Lux-Development, the Executing Agency for Bilateral Co-operation financed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is supporting the Government of Viet Nam with its strategy for the securities market development through the project VIE/032 – Capacity Building in Finance Sector.The VIE 032 has a development objective which is: “Consolidate a dynamic economic growth based on a sound financial sector” and follows one specific objective: “To support the Vietnam Securities Market in line with the Government Strategy for the Securities Market Development in the period 2011 - 2020”

The project has commenced in January 2016 and planned to be closed by end of 2019. Project Support Office for the project VIE/032 led by Chief Technical Advisor is looking for a qualified candidate for the position of Senior Project Officer as described below:

Position: Senior Project Officer

Duty station: Ha Noi

Duration of the contract: 01 year with possible extension

Key responsibilities:

• Perform research into issues and needs.

• Provide technical assessment and advice (in general).

• Facilitate integration and communication with local counterparts, including especially the project partner, SSC, and reinforce the communication link between the personnel of the PMU and the CTA for all project management issues, including monitoring and evaluation.

• Ensure timely briefing of and compliance with local rules and requirements for the benefit of CTA, all experts and any other project related personnel.

• Provide advice to CTA on all matters of local interest and provide responses to the planning, organisational, management and technical implementation related to the project.

• Provide guidance to the committees and boards involved in programme management and supervision.

• Assist and advise the CTA to prepare terms of reference, identify candidates, and participate in the recruitment process of consultants.

• Actively contribute to policy and strategy discussions in the sphere of the project intervention areas.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A master degree preferably in finance, economics or other relevant subject, with further training in development planning and management.

• Multi-area knowledge of and experience in the financial sector, including securities, funds, banking.

• Excellent accomplishment in participatory planning and mobilisation of groups, advancement of local government agencies and the private sector.

• Well-proven leadership skills, with good representation and reporting abilities.

• People and team management skills.

• Excellent performance in cross-cultural development situations is required, through personal skills, multicultural sensitivity and effective communication, listening and presentation skills.

• Proven ability to deliver projects within the deadlines, work under pressure as a self-starter with commitment and persistence.

• Ability to manage conflict in a constructive and diplomatic manner and reach solutions.

• Fluency of English is required.

Deadline for Submitting Applications for the positions is 18 August 2017 at 16:00 h

How to apply: Applications in English consisting of a covering motivation letter with availability, a Curriculum Vitae in English and, minimum two referee’s contacts must be forwarded by e-mail to: [email protected] specifying in the subject line “Application for the position of Senior Project Officer”

The detailed job description and further information can be provided upon request to the above email address. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview(s).