Project Officer

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:
The Project Officer (PO) of Bulgari project is a member of Education Programs and is primarily responsible for the implementation of educational quality improving for deprived children in Dong Nai province.
The PO will assist to ensure that Save the Children Vietnam activities are consistent with SCI and Members’ programming principles and approaches, draw on good practices and lessons learned, enable children to attain their rights and are compliant with donor regulations.


SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Southern Area Manager
Staff reporting to this post: None.
Budget Responsibilities: None

Role Dimensions: The post holder will be designated as budget holder with main responsibility to management the project budget. The post holder will also serve as the main point of contact by our local implementing partners.

EY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Planning and Implementation
• Participate in Country Annual Planning and gather necessary information
• Develop Project Detailed Implementation Plan and provide support for partners in developing their respective Detailed Implementation Plan
• Revise the Detailed Implementation Plan as necessary during the project implementation
• Provide support and supervision to relevant partners to ensure quality, participatory, effective, efficient and cost-sensitive planning, implementation, monitoring/reviewing, reporting and evaluation processes of the project activities in the project areas, with and by partners
• Provide technical support to teachers and parents to apply the ELM approach in project schools.
• Field test and make recommendations on the quality of SC project materials including training manuals, documentation, and other project materials
• Maintain database, records for case studies, photos, and other data for project planning and documentation
• Provide inputs for communication materials development
• Work closely with the project team and relevant local partners to create and pilot innovative and effective models or approaches that can extensively replicated at provincial, regional, and national scope
• Support local partners to conduct advocacy effort promote the use of Emergent Literacy and Math Skills (ELM) in Early Childhood Development Program program at different levels.
• Coordinate all logistical issues for visits, project activities and other related things
• Contribute to the ECD program development effort by collecting data, information and providing inputs to proposal development.

Finance Management and Budget control
• Main responsible for sub-grants management of Dong Nai DOET. Monitor partners’ budget, burn rate, and advise Southern Area Manager and Education Program Manager of any anticipated problems.
• Comply SCI and donor requirements on expenditures and provide support to partners on compliance
• Prepare monthly cash projection, advance requests and expense claim

Monitoring, evaluation, reporting and capacity building
• Assist in developing needs assessment tools, designing training modules, and conducting training as necessary
• Monitor project activities conducted by partners to ensure project activities implemented as per work-plan
• Collect and submit monthly reports that compile the numbers trained and numbers reached in each project sites, achievements, challenges and lessons learned.
• Participate in, support and prepare logistics for research, surveys and other monitoring and/or evaluation activities in all project sites as needed.
• Propose solutions to address assessed needs and adjust implementation approaches to attain or maintain the highest quality based on assessment and ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide input into reports as requested by the Project Manager in a timely manner.
• Interview teachers, ethnic minority parents and children to prepare stories and/or activity reports and photos to show progress, lessons and challenges on a quarterly basis.
• Build local partner capacity by planning and coordinating the implementation of project activities, identifying training needs, developing training plans and providing training to develop needed capacity

Representational/Coordination/Networking
• Meet with local partners, Core teachers/facilitators a regular basis, record minutes, cooperate and collaborate on program design and implementation.
• Maintain collegial working relationships with all stakeholders through collaboration and cooperation
• Ensure effective communication in order that all partners are well informed on program objectives and activities
• Represent the project in workshops and meetings as requested by Southern Area Manager and Education Program Manager
• Actively collaborate with sectoral colleagues in SCI Vietnam to promote shared directions, exchange best practices, and provide assistance.

Staff management
• Provide direct supervision to Project Assistant to ensure the project team works productively in field implementation.
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience, including adjustment on job description.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the

Children values.
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• At least Bachelor’s degree in community develop, social work, environment or related field
• At least 2 years’ experience in an NGO environment, including experience implementing programs in related fields
• Experience in emergency relief especially in Cash transfer program, Food securities and/or water and sanitation in emergency is desirable.
• Good understanding of education challenges in Mekong Delta is desirable.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles/accountability frameworks, especially for work with vulnerable populations.
• Ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Well organized and good experience of effective budget monitoring, developing and management.
• Good skills in communicating in English and Vietnamese.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to and understanding of SCI aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
Desirable
• Prior experience working with Save the Children and familiarity with organization’s policies and procedures will be an advantage.

Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:
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.

Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

- Company's Policy
- Professional and active working environment
- Social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance according to Labor Laws

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