Project Officer (Safe and Supportive Semi Boarding School Project)

ChildFund Vietnam is looking for the qualified candidate for the following position:

Project Officer (Safe and Supportive Semi Boarding School Project)

Full-time, 3-year contract, based in Cao Bang
Closing date: 10 July 2022

As the Project Officer (PO) for Safe and Supportive Semi Boarding School project (SBS), you will be responsible for providing technical and management inputs as well as ensuring the quality and timely delivery of project within budget across the projects in your assigned area.

You are also responsible for the systematic and consistent application of program approaches, program descriptions, topics and technical models in the project cycle management, contributing to the reputation of the ChildFund in Vietnam’s work as a thought leader in its specialist areas of focus: child rights and child protection, education, health and wellbeing for children.

I. KEY DUTIES

Responsible for project planning, coordinated implementation and financial management supported by the SBS Project Coordinator, Project Team Leader, Technical Specialists, and Provincial Manager.
Work with Project Officers across sectors, with key stakeholders and partners to ensure the delivery of project planning, implementation, and monitoring according to the project agreement, annual work plan and budget and the program “minimum standards”, including project reports, data collection, writing case studies about projects’ impacts and its lessons learnt, etc.
Work with key specialists, Provincial Manager and stakeholders to analyse and select technical solutions/interventions during project development and implementation.
Responsibility for the annual review of and quarterly reforecasting of the project budget, timely disbursement and facilitation of all financial reports in coordination with the partner’s process and systems. Ensure this information is entered into the required ChildFund management systems
Be in charge of the SBS project's M&E activities, collaborating closely with the MEL team, and supporting M&E work in the Cao Bang office. Organise, lead and participate in periodic review meetings with partners to improve the project activities in a timely manner and adjusts project implementation appropriately;
Promote ChildFund partners’ capacity building through the facilitation of exchange visits, training opportunities, mentoring and technical support and facilitate productive working relationships with partners, contractors and communicate ChildFund's policies to partners and project beneficiaries, ensuring their strict compliance of ChildFund’s working principles and methodology in all stages of a project cycle;
Represent ChildFund Vietnam at relevant workshops, establishing appropriate information-sharing and learning networking in Vietnam.

II. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

College/University qualification in education or relevant fields
At least 3-year experience participating in relevant projects
Good demonstrated experience in project management, human resource mobilisation and coordination;
Experience in working with children and/or youth in community development.

III. DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS& EXPERIENCE

Knowledge of overall context of development activities in Vietnam as well as the latest stipulations and laws related to development area.
Understanding of living conditions in different areas of Vietnam

Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Child Safeguarding Policy.

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