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.

We are looking for one Vietnamese national for:

Position: Child Right Governance Senior Project Officer

Quantity: 01

Location of work: Hanoi

Remuneration & Benefits:

• Salary: Negotiable
• Benefit package:

• Accident Insurance,
• 20 days of annual leave per year,
• Other incentives
• Travel per-diem
• Training and development opportunities

Tasks and Accountabilities

1. Management of Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP) Component and Support for Program Implementation of SIDA funded Project

Management of project activities

• Oversee field implementation to ensure quality and timely delivery of project activities;
• Directly manage the Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP) component and ensure quality and timely delivery of project activities;
• Provide support for sub-grants management of CSOs partners in Northern Area/Central Area and in other locations as required to ensure effective program implementation;
• Liaise and manage relationships with key project partners including local partners;
• Develop and review project work-plan including that of partner organizations; 
• Liaise with other Area Offices as required to ensure effective coordination of project implementation.

Staff management

• Provide direct supervision to Project Officers and/or Assistants to ensure the project team works productively in field implementation;
• Work together with project team’s members to identify clear performance objectives for each member including capacity building, and support and motivate them to develop and implement their plans to achieve their objectives.

Financial management

• Ensure the effective and efficient use of all Save the Children resources in order to keep cost-efficiency of the actions;
• Monitor partners’ budgets, burn rate and advise Program Manager of any anticipated problems;
• Support Program Manager to develop and monitor project budget, cash forecast and budget phasing as required;
• Comply with SCI and donor’s requirements on expenditures; provide support to partners on compliance.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Lead project-level M&E, including regular monitoring visits to partners to ensure project activities are implemented as per work-plan;
• Lead development of case studies and other project materials;
• Compile reports from partners, Project Officers and/or Assistants for submission to Program Manager and support to produce regular internal and donor reports.

2. Contribution to CRG programme development

Technical assistance

• Provide technical assistance in terms of CRG to CRG team members and to partners on approaches and implementation methods consistent with acknowledged good practice to achieve sustainable results;
• Actively participate in, and provide inputs to, developing new concept notes/proposals and program strategies;
• Be updated on and follow recent and cutting edge developments in the international and national community in regards to CRG.

Coordination, representation, advocacy and networking

• Support national level project activities, including advocacy and coordination;
• Maintain effective links with local partners at all levels to facilitate implementation, sustainability and scalability of the project;
• Maintain effective collaborations with other partners and organizations and related projects in the same provinces for better integration and coordination;
• Build and maintain effective partnerships and networks with relevant technical groups, civil society groups, NGOs, and UN agencies for effective implementation and scalability of the project;

Regularly coordinate and collaborate with other sector/thematic teams to strengthen programmatic synergies and impact.

Requirements

Essential

• University degree in community development, social development or related field;
• Minimum 3 years of project management experience, preferably in CRG projects;
• Experience of working with local government and CSO partners;
• Excellent English and Vietnamese, both written and verbal;
• Good experiences in materials developments, materials translation and editing;
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude to team work;
• Excellent organisational skills, including time management, ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure;
• Solid experience in knowledge/experience of effective budget monitoring;
• Experience writing/ preparing donor reports;
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles

Desirable

• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness;
• Be both self-confident and humble;
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment.

How to apply:

• Please send CV and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: jobs.for.ngo.hanoi@gmail.com.
• Deadline 16/8/2017
• Title: “Save the Children_Senior Project Officer HN_Full name”

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. Any question, please contact 0243.8265118 (Ms. Tram)