Communication and Project Officer

The USAID Workforce for an Innovation and Start-up Ecosystem (WISE) Activity is USAID Vietnam’s effort to support innovative ways to develop the workforce readiness sector by supporting the country’s burgeoning market for training workers in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skill sets. The goal of the WISE activity is to pilot solutions that can improve Vietnam’s 4IR workforce readiness status. WISE seeks to collaborate with the private sector and not-for-profit training institutions, employers, and other relevant stakeholders to innovate, test, and expand market-driven, sustainable models for a more competitive workforce to facilitate Vietnam’s transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

The needs for digital professionals are increasing rapidly and creating a large gap for digital talent in local markets. WISE’s Training Partnership (TP) aims to bridge this gap by bringing together actors with regards to 4IR to: (i) supply (private or not-for-profit training institutions who produce skilled graduates); (ii) demand (employers and recruiters who seek to hire skilled workers); and (iii) intermediaries (financing partners, human resources firms, communications firms, and other stakeholders interested in building markets for 4IR skills in Vietnam) to increase the visibility of career pathway information. This involves increasing knowledge of what kinds of jobs are available, what the skills and training/education needs are, anticipated salary ranges, opportunities for certification for appropriate skills, and who are the employers seeking these workers, among other things.

To achieve the above goals, USAID WISE seeks to hire a Communication and Project Officer to (i) work with partners on designing and implementing communication plans to promote the work of WISE and partners in Vietnam; (ii) conduct analysis on digital jobs, skills, and trends to inform WISE intervention and work; (iii) support project implementation.

✅ Please refer to the attached scope of work for more information. Application should be submitted to Ms. Van Anh, vananh@mbi.net.vn

✅ Please use the subject line “WISE- Application for the Communication and Project Officer position”

✅ Deadline for application: 5:00 PM Hanoi time, June 15th, 2022