Technical Intern (GIZ)

Duty station: 14 Thuy Khue, Hanoi
Duration: 6 months

About GIZ

As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We work in a variety of fields and support our cooperation partners in designing strategies and meeting their policy goals. GIZ Viet Nam is currently engaged in three priority areas: 1) Vocational training; 2) Environmental policy and sustainable natural resource use; and 3) Energy. Gender equality is one of the key values of our company and of the work we do. Fostering gender equality in our project operation and our internal equal opportunity provisions are two strategic pillars of our corporate identity and policy. For further information please visit our website: www.giz.de/viet-nam.

The Projetcs

To support the Vietnamese authorities on their path to sustainable development, Vietnam’s components of the regional project “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to Protect the Marine Environment and Coral Reefs” (3RproMar) (2020-2025) and the regional project “ASEAN Municipal Solid Waste Management Enhancement” (AMUSE) (2022-2025) are being implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and funded by the governments of Viet Nam and Germany, with case studies in the Mekong Delta and Da Lat city.

3RproMar’s objective is to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states in the improvement of implementation capacities for reducing land-based waste leakage to protect the seas. The project outcome includes four output areas: (1) enhancing the regional cooperation and knowledge management among the ASEAN working groups, (2) developing national measures for waste leakage reduction within the focal ASEAN member states (Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Viet Nam) as well as their transmission to strategies at the local level, (3) involving the private sector to develop approaches for waste leakage reduction along the value chain and (4) implementing pilot projects in selected municipalities.

AMUSE’s objective is to enhance the capacity of public and private agencies involved in optimizing the management and recycling of municipal waste in small and medium-sized tourist cities. The project outcome includes four output areas: (1) enhancing regional cooperation and knowledge management, (2) supporting medium-sized tourist cities in the implementation of sustainable waste management and (3) implementing pilot projects in Da Lat city, considering sustainability and gender sensitivity.

The Technical Intern will learn & practice by assisting the project staff in different activities

For Project Implementation

Provide general administrative and technical assistance for the project office
Support the impact-orientated monitoring of the 3RproMar project and the AMUSE project
Support on completion and dissemination of knowledge products, technical guidelines, reports, publications as well as other results of the projects.
Support translation of project documents
Others if required.

For communication

Assist in the preparation of promotional materials, such as promotional items, flyers, factsheets
Assist in the preparation of letters (EN, VN)
Support the project team in the planning and preparation of events, workshops and field trips
Others if required.

Minimum requirements

Vietnamese citizen, currently undertaking or recently completed within 6 months a bachelor/ postgraduate study in environment, tourism, waste management, environmental protection, sustainable development, economics, or other related fields
Strong interest in (plastic) waste management and sustainable tourism
Computer literacy and ability to use efficiently the basic Microsoft Office© software (World, Excel, PowerPoint) and communications tools (internet, email)
Good knowledge of English and Vietnamese, written and spoken
High self-motivation, soft skills for interpersonal communication and an ability to work independently
Open-minded and keen to learn and work in a dynamic and intercultural environment
Strong interest in networking and international development cooperation

Apart from a monthly allowance, successful candidates will enjoy professional and dynamic working conditions and good policies of training.

The Intern will work for the Project Office 8 hours/day from Mondays – Fridays starting on 20th October 2023. The internship will last for 6 months.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the application in English, including CV, cover letter, copies of relevant certificates and references, to Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc at email address ngoc.nguyen1@giz.de, before 6 th October 2023.

Note: Please state “Application for an internship (3RproMar & AMUSE)” in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted within 1 week after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.