Project Officer “Adaptation to Climate Change”

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

Main responsibilities
• Assist the project management in achieving the objectives of the VN-SIPA project;
• Provide technical advice to the MONRE, other line ministries and provincial government agencies on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA);
• Support the systematic integration of strategies and methods for EbA into national and local adaptation and planning processes and policies;
• Support in the identification of necessary changes in the legal framework, in relevant strategies and other policy documents in order to promote the implementation of EbA approaches;
• Capacity development and technical advice to line ministries during the development and implementation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP);
• Support the systematic integration of the NAP process into Viet Nam´s NDC (and vice versa);
• Assist the project management to coordinate and communicate with the political partners (ministerial and provincial levels and line agencies);
• Identify national and international financing options for the implementation of EbA measures and support partners on national and local level in accessing them;
• Support the implementation of EbA pilots in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh;
• Prepare project outputs and experiences for upscaling at national level;
• Integrate project outputs into the legal and institutional framework of project partners;
• Support and contribute to the M&E system of the project, prepare reports and presentation material;
• Assist the project team and external consultants of the project in the design and implementation of its communication strategy and its knowledge dissemination in Viet Nam;

Minimum requirements
• Master’s Degree ideally in a subject related to at least one of the following fields: climate change, environmental sciences, natural resources management, or similar.
• At least 8 years of proven working experience in climate change policy, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Biodiversity or similar;
• At least 6 years of professional working experience in a comparable position;
• 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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