Program Officer in Public Debt Management (GIZ)

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;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.

TheProject “Strengthening Public Financial Management (PFM) in Viet Nam” is a co-financed action between the European Union and the German Government and is one component under the GIZ Macroeconomic Reforms/Green Growth Programme. The project is organized in three specific objectives: (i) State budget management and revenue forecasting is improved, (ii) Management of public debt is enhanced, and (iii) Tax environment and revenue mobilizationis enhanced.

The project is looking for a local qualified candidate to fill the following position:

• Program Officer in Public Debt Management
• Duty station: Ha Noi, Viet Nam
• Duration: ASAP until 30.09.2026

Main responsibilities

• The provision of technical and process advisory to the national counterparts in the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in the area of legal and regulatory framework for public debt management, operationalization of efficient public debt management and other related fields
• The preparation, coordination and implementation of nationwide project activities, amongst others the organization of technical trainings, workshops, consulting missions, international fact-finding missions, research and drafting of analysis and studies in cooperation with a team of national and international long-term project staff members
• The maintenance of existing and fostering of future cooperation and exchange between all involved international and local stakeholders
• The monitoring, evaluation, documentation and dissemination of the implementation of activities and their impact on public financial management reform
• The support of other project activities when required

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Economics, Public Finance, Law or similar relevant degree
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in Public Financial Management in a Vietnamese context
• Work experience in areas relevant for public debt management (e.g., public debt portfolio management, macro-fiscal analysis, statistical models and/or tools for public debt analysis and management, fiscal risk management) would be an asset
• Experience in working with relevant governmental institutions in Viet Nam, experience working with international development organizations would be an asset
• Excellent understanding of the political, administrative and legal framework of Viet Nam’s PFM system
• Excellent communication, research and presentation skills with a strong interest in international cooperation and development
• Excellent language skills in Vietnamese and English, knowledge of German would be an asset, excellent IT-skills are a must (e.g. Excel and other MS Office programmes)
• Willingness to travel, both within Viet Nam and possibly abroad

GIZ is committed to create an appreciative work environment, irrespective of age, ethnic background and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and worldview, sexual orientation and social background. We ensure human resource processes live up to the diverse competencies and talents of all employees, as well as satisfy our performance expectations.

What we can offer to the successful candidates

• Good working environment
• Competitive compensation and benefit packages such as contribution of all compulsory insurances, providing with the additional health care, the annual health check-up and the 24-hours accident insurance.
• Covering all travel expenses with travel allowances when traveling on business
• And good policy on training and development

Note: Please state “Application for theProgram Officer in Public Debt Management_SED C3” in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted within 4 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.