Field Support Officer (SNV VIETNAM)

📌General information

• Location: Dalat, Lam Dong, Vietnam
• Full-time
• Contract type: National employment contract
• Contract Duration: 8 months, full-time, with possibility of extension
• Expected Start Date: ASAP

📌Job Description

Field coordination 

Establishing and strengthening relationships 

Organising project activities/field work 

• The Field Support Officer needs to develop detailed implementation plans e.g., for improving knowledge and techniques of tree planting for communities, value chain actors, communes, with target villages or groups of beneficiaries/stakeholders.
• The Field Support Officer will plan, organise and monitor project activities and field work (such as surveys, interviews, trainings, agricultural-forestry extension, and community development) with local partners and communities on the ground. This will involve basic administrative tasks such as preparing permission letters, identifying venues for workshops/meetings, or other suppliers of goods/services that the project may need in line with relevant SNV procedures and cost norms under guidance by relevant SNV colleagues and Project Manager.
• Supporting the implementation of project activities/field work such as accompanying consultants, local experts, and other project staff on field visits and, facilitating project events, acting as a resource person for surveys, interviews, meetings, workshops, or other project activities in the field.

Accounting, financial management and reporting 

• Work closely with the project assistant and finance department on basic project financial accounting, monitoring, and reporting tasks
• Prepare reports to project managers on the progress and results of project activities in charge.

Technical assistance and other tasks 

• Provide regular supervision and recommendations for the activities implemented by consultants and partners in the provinces.
• Participate in public-private-producer partnerships for inclusive value chain analysis and development.
• Contribute to the planning and development of communication products.
• Preparation of brief reports on project activities.
• S/he will report on any issues, challenges/risks to the Project Manager.

Other tasks as required by the National Project Manager 

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, rural development, or similar fields
• At least 3 years’ experience working in agriculture and rural development
• Specific working knowledge and professional experience of agroforestry and/or the Central Highlands region will be a distinct advantage

📌Other requirements 

• Understanding of project implementation, execution, procedures, administrative systems, M&E systems, and finance processes
• Experience in organizing and deploying field activities such as training, agriculture extension, community development activities.
• Field work experience with iNGOs is an advantage.
• Adequate understanding of financial and accounting procedures
• Ability to work independently and be a good team player.
• Good communication skills in English and Vietnamese
• Good computer skills in MS-applications (Word, Excel, Internet, Email, Power Points).
• Takes initiative and creative in solving problems.
• Willing to travel to districts and neighboring provinces.

📌HOW TO APPLY 

• Submit your application until 5PM, July 15th, 2024. At SNV, we value your privacy, and rest assured that all your information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
• Applicants will be asked to give us the contact details of three people willing to act as a reference. We will only contact these references after your explicit permission.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should SNV wish to proceed with your application, two interviews with a Selection Committee will take place.
• Applicants will be reviewed, and interviews conducted on a rolling basis to identify appropriate candidates as soon as possible.
• SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Working at SNV:

• SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. We offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts. For more information, please visit our website: www.snv.org/careers.
• SNV strives to be an inclusive employer, thriving on the diversity of its people and does not discriminate on the base of disability status, religion, ethnic origin, gender, and sexual orientation, etc.
• At SNV we prioritise safety and security for all employees. We conduct thorough background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for International determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment), the “Statement of Conduct". This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.