Liaison Project Officer

Duty Station: Hanoi, Vietnam
Duration of Assignment: ASAP until June 2022

Main responsibilities
• Provide strategic guidance and contribute to the development of the vision and strategy of the VN-SIPA project;
• Liaison to and with the Project Steering Committee, Project Management Board (PMB) particularly among the Focal Point Persons from related line ministries/ provinces as well as respective facilitation of the cooperation;
• Represent the projects in various fora as requested;
• Support PMB and GIZ in developing the TORs for project activities;
• Support PMB and GIZ in implementing tasks related to joint project activities such as preparation of annual work plans, reporting and M&E;
• Support PMB and GIZ in fulfilling the reporting requirements (particularly financially) in line with the existing regulation of Vietnam;
• Support research and study activities on relevant climate change topics that will benefit the further development and innovation of the joint project activities as well as that of the long-term development of the VN-SIPA project;
• Facilitate the communication and cooperation between PMB and GIZ with regard to the implementation of the German ODA-funded technical cooperation projects;
• Ensure and maintain close and effective cooperation among PMB members, cooperation between PMB and project implementation team, as well as cooperation with international/ national experts and project partners;

Minimum Requirements
• Minimum a master’s degree in Environment, Political Sciences, or Economics
• At least 8 years of experience in the climate change sector
• At least 8 years of experience in international project setting, preferably experience with ODA projects
• At least 8 years of proven working experience in climate change policy, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Biodiversity or similar;
• Profound knowledge through working experience regarding climate change and adaptation policy, private, academic and non-governmental institutions in the climate change and adaptation field in Viet Nam, relevant implementation structures, responsibilities and planning processes;
• Sound knowledge of the national and international public and private financial institutions and their financing mechanisms and instruments regarding climate financing;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, with analytical capacities and ability to synthesise relevant findings;
• Excellent command of MS Office and good working knowledge of modern telecommunication systems.
• Excellent self-management and coordination skills;
• Creativity, proactivity and proper initiative towards the results of the programme;
• Excellent ability to share knowledge and experience, a good team player;
• Demonstrated ability to work and produce - sometimes under high pressure - high quality outputs;

Successful candidates will enjoy good working conditions with a friendly and creative working environment, open corporate culture, competitive benefits and compensation and good policies of training and development.
Interested, qualified candidates are invited to send the application in English, including copies of relevant certificates and references, either via Vietnamworks or by post (to GIZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam), before 30th September 2019.

- Professional, dynamic working environment
- Competitive salary and bonus
- Social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance according to Labor Laws

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