Project Officer/Specialist (GIZ)

Project Officer/Specialist in coordinating and mainstreaming of green investment policy

Duty station Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Duration: Starting ASAP for three years contract

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/vietnam.

About SHIFT project

With the Project “Shifting Investment Flows Towards Green Transformation in Viet Nam (SHIFT)”, GIZ directly links these priority areas with Viet Nam’s Green Growth Strategy as well as development finance in order to achieve lasting impacts in all sectors and facilitate Viet Nam’s progress towards a sustainable future. More specifically, SHIFT aims to reduce Viet Nam’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with low-carbon economic development and the energy transition through policies and investments for enhanced, national climate action, especially in the energy sector.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is SHIFT’s lead political partner and facilitates coordination with the main financial market regulators, i.e. Ministry of Finance (MoF), State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV), as well as main energy sector policy maker, i.e. Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). The Project is implemented through a partner consortium of international development agencies, i.e. Agora, SBV Banking Academy, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Main responsibilities

The provision of technical and process advice to the national counterparts in the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) in policies, regulation and instruments for green investment with a strong focus on gender, including support to long-term institutionalization of policies as well as instruments and mainstreaming into regulatory/sectoral guidelines
The preparation, coordination and implementation of nationwide project activities, amongst others the organization of technical trainings, workshops, consulting missions, research and drafting of documents, (e.g. reports, handbooks, guidelines, incentives, etc.) in cooperation with partners and project staff members
The preparation and establishment of existing and future cooperation between MPI and other centrally involved international and national stakeholders
Active facilitation, coordination and participation in exchange formats
The monitoring, evaluation, documentation and dissemination of the implementation of activities and their impact on public financial management reform
The support of other project-related activities, when required

Minimum requirements

University degree or higher in Public Administration, Public Policy, Economics or Law
A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the field of public administration or public pol-icy planning and coordination
Experience in working with relevant governmental institutions in Viet Nam preferably with the MPI, experience working with international development organizations would be an asset
Excellent understanding of the technical and organizational framework of Viet Nam’s political and regulatory system, a deep understanding of the national financial or energy system is a plus
Excellent leadership, cooperation and networking skills across different actors, institutions and personalities
Excellent communication, research, writing and presentation skills with a strong interest in international financial market development, financing the energy transition and sustainable finance.
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 creating 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 benefits packages, including additional health insurance and 24- hour accident insurance.
And good policy on training and development
Policy on flexible working time

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 20 October 2023.

Note: Please state “Application for the Project Officer/Specialist in coordinating and mainstreaming of green investment policy_SHIFT MPI” 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.