JOBS DESCRIPTION

Position: Disaster Risks Reduction & Humanitarian Responses Project Officer (Water, Hygiene and Sanitation section)

Quantity: 01

Location of work: Hochiminh City

Remuneration & Benefits:

• Salary: Negotiable
• Benefit package: 
• Insurance as Vietnam’s Labour codes,
• 20 days of annual leave per year,
• Annual health check
• Premium private healthcare insurance for employee and dependents
• Other incentives
• Training and development opportunities

Tasks and Accountabilities:

1. Management of KOICA funded DRR&WASH project

• Management of project activities 
• Oversee field implementation to ensure quality and timely delivery of project activities;
• Liaise and manage relationships and contracts with key project partners including provincial government agencies and local partners;
• Develop and review project workplanincluding that of partner organizations.
• 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;
• Manage project budgets including developing, reviewing, and monitoring project budgets and partners’ budgets, cash forecast, and phasing budgets;
• Reviewing monthly financial reports and listing of expenditures prepared by Finance Team. 
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Lead project-level M&E, including regular monitoring visits to the field;
• Lead development of case studies and other project materials;
• Compile reports from Project Officers for submission to senior managers and produce regular internal and donor reports.

2. Contribution to DRR&ER programme development

• Coordinate with other DRR projects in Southern region.
• Technical assistance 
• Provide technical assistance in terms of DRR and WASH to DRR&ER team members and to partners on approaches and implementation methods consistent with acknowledged good practice to achieve sustainable results;
• Actively participate in, and provide inputsto, 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 DRR&WASH.
• Coordination, representation, advocacy and networking 
• Support national level project activities, including advocacy and coordination;
• Serve as the main contact to represent the Project in participating provinces and 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.

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.

Requirements:

Essential

• University degree in community development, social development or related field;
• Minimum 4 years of project management experience, preferably in DRR and/or WASH projects;
• Experience of working with local government and partners;
• Experience writing donor reports;
• Solid experience inknowledge/experience of effective budget monitoring;
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude to team work;
• Working level of spoken and written English;
• Commitment to Save the Children’s values.

Desirable

• Familiarity with Mekong Delta.
• 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 completed application form, contact of three referees and a covering letter in English addressing the list of competencies to: jobs.for.ngo.hanoi@gmail.com.
• Deadline 20/7/2017

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