Project Officer – Regenerative Farming For Climate and Health – REFCAH

REPORTS TO Project Manager (General Director) Start date: at the beginning of September or earlier Introduction to Keep Vietnam Clean (KVC) KVC is a legally registered Vietnamese social enterprise focused on improving environmental conditions in terms of land, air, and water quality in Vietnam. Main program areas include the following.

Beautification (cleanups, urban gardens, community artwork)
Education (public schools and general public)
Research and Policy development
Climate Health (regenerative agriculture and cool cities)
Eco-lifestyles (green fashion and zero waste lifestyles)
Responsible Business Practices

KVC is supported by thousands of volunteers and dozens of businesses and organizations. It is through these partnerships that KVC has a positive impact in the community. The REFCAH project is focused on promoting regenerative agriculture in Vietnam through demonstrating clean chemical free agriculture techniques and training farmers in how to use them. These techniques also help fight climate change (by sequestering carbon), make farms resistant to drought, reduce farming input costs, and increase food nutrient density. Position Overview The Project Officer position for REFCAH is a role responsible for working with the project manager to ensure the project completes all of its objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible. The Project Officer should have an understanding of environmental science, ideally sustainable agriculture, and also be comfortable working in a team environment with other experts, domestic and international. Responsibilities

Help manage the project schedule and critical tasks for completion of milestones
Procuring equipment for setting up a soil and compost testing laboratory
Procuring equipment for thermal compost processes
Support the technical team in selecting demonstration sites, including helping to coordinate site visits
Liaise with local farmers as partners
Help plan, organize, and implement online and offline farmer trainings
Manage training participant satisfaction surveys
Conduct farming site visits for implementation and quality control with partners
Learn and apply basic laboratory techniques for soil and compost testing
Help maintain records of all project activities
Support the marketing team with content for project communications
Attend and participate in meetings with partners and stakeholders such as donors (embassies), partner non-profit organizations, research institutions, and farmer organizations.
Provide basic translation support for the international technical team during meetings with local farmers.
Record hours worked

KPIs

Detailed project plan writing
Effective project stakeholder management
Effective and regular communications
Timely and cost effective completion of project deliverables

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field of study agricultural science, environmental science, microbiology, soil science, or similar
Project management experience a plus
Excellent English and Vietnamese language skills - written and verbal
At least 2 years proven working experience in project management
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
Critical thinking and problem solving
Resourceful, independent, and able to work in teams
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Job Details:

Full-time, 40 hours per week
This is a 5 month project with the possibility for extension through 2023 (pending funding)
Flex-time, may include both weekdays and weekends depending on event activities
Up to 50% travel in the province of Hanoi (for stakeholder meetings primarily)
Office location: KHC Office, located at 587 Lac Long Quan, Hanoi, and volunteer project sites

Compensation

Salary is negotiable but KVC is committed to paying a living wage

Please send your CV to info@keephanoiclean.org

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