Programme Officer in Just Transition (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 four priority areas:

1) Vocational training;
2) Environmental policy and sustainable natural resource use;
3) Energy;
4) Sustainable Economic Development. 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.

Within the Sustainable Economic Development priority area, GIZ supports Viet Nam in fostering a greener, inclusive and digital economic growth. We focus on three key areas: Inclusive Economic policy and Legal advice, Sustainable Finance and Digital/Private Sector Development.

In this context, we are looking for a local qualified candidate to fill the following position:

Programme Officer in Just Transition

Duty station: Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Duration: ASAP until mid-2026

Main responsibilities:

Contribute to the development of a strategy on technical advisory services that GIZ can offer its partners in the area of just transition in economic development of Viet Nam, with particular attention to the affect on population groups with disadvantages and women.
Lead the implementation of the assigned portfolio in close liaison with other team members and government partners as well as other relevant stakeholders such as international development agencies, NGOs, businesses, etc.
Manage the process of consultants recruitment, development of terms of reference (TORs) and contract, and quality assurance of their assignments.
Work with the finance and admin team in organising the Programme’s activities and events.
Contribute to the Programme reports, M&E and knowledge management.
Translate documents (English - Vietnamese, Vietnamese - English), assume interpretation tasks at meetings and other tasks if required.

Minimum requirements:

A university degree or higher in public policy, economics, law, social development, environmental science... or related fields.
At least 3-5 years professional experience in a similar position in development projects or organisations, social organisations or think-tank, research institutes.
Good project management skills and experience with development project’s design, planning and budgeting as well as execution and monitoring.
Good understanding of Vietnam’s policy making and stakeholder engagement process in Vietnam, especially in the areas related to just transition, climate change and sustainable development.
Experience in working with ministries and provincial governments, such as the Ministry of Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and/or governance bodies in the energy, environment and climate change sectors, is an asset.
Pro-active and self-driven individual with proven strong networking capability, interpersonal and communication skills.
Excellent verbal and written English language skills, knowledge of German in addition would be an advantage.

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.

Successful candidates will enjoy good working conditions, competitive benefits and compensation and good policies of training and development.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the GIZ Application Form in English, copies of relevant certificates and references, either by email (to hr-giz@giz.de) or by post (to GIZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam) before 15th April 2023.

Note: Please state “Application for the position of Programme Officer in Just Transition” 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.

Please visit our page GIZ Viet Nam – Career Opportunities at https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/109163.html to download the GIZ Application Form.

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