Project Support Officer

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 20 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.

CS 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: Project Support Officer

Based in Hanoi

Main Responsibilities: The position will be responsible to implement all procurement activities for the projects in the Northern office and ensure that goods are purchased to meet identified project needs in quality and time; be in charge of assets/inventory management, warehouse management including TIM.

She or he will support Administration and Supply Chain Manager in development of relevant reports and other procurement and administration duties to ensure compliance and effective implementation of the SCI policies as well as smooth operation of Save the Children programme in Vietnam

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Key Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• 4 years in work experience in administration field, 2 working years with NGO is preferable

• Good understanding of local regulations on procurement and bidding procedures

• Good English written and verbal skills

• Computer literacy

• Good problem solving , compliance, negotiating and presentation skills

• Ability to establish priorities and plan, organize, and coordinate a variety of work activities.

• Ability to maintain accurate records and documents and to prepare written reports, conclusions, and recommendations.

Please send CV and a completed application form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: 4th Floor, Machinco Building, No. 444 Hoang Hoa Tham street, Tay Ho District Hanoi or by Email: [email protected]

The SC’s application form and full job description are available here (attached JD)

The closing date for application is 5 pm on 24th September 2017. 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.