Project Officer/Specialist (GIZ)

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

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 advisory services to the national counterparts in the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in the area of green finance policy as well as green financial instrument development with a particular focus on gender, including green bonds, green tax incentives, carbon credit exchange development, etc.
The preparation, coordination and implementation of nationwide project activities, amongst others the organization of technical trainings, workshops, research and analysis, in cooperation with partner and project staff
The technical support to the formulation of monitoring guidelines for green investment flows, and to the development of incentives mechanisms for public and private finance of green as well as energy projects
The preparation and establishment of policy cooperation between relevant ministries, e.g. SBV, MPI, MONRE, MoIT, and other key stakeholders, as well as active facilitation and participation in those cooperation formats
The monitoring, evaluation, documentation and dissemination of the implementation of activities and their impacts
The support of other project activities when required

Minimum requirements

University Degree or higher in Economics, Finance, Business or Law
A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the field of green finance and mobilizing green investments
Experience in working with relevant governmental institutions in Viet Nam preferably with the Ministry of Finance and financial regulators. Experience working with international development organizations would be an asset
Excellent understanding of the technical and organizational framework of Viet Nam’s financial and financial regulatory system with a strong focus on green and energy finance especially for women
Excellent, technical understanding of green bond frameworks, sustainable finance taxonomies and carbon market development
Excellent cooperation and networking skills across different actors, institutions and personalities
Excellent leadership, communication, research and presentation skills with a strong interest in international cooperation and development
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 policy enhancement and mainstreaming of green investment_SHIFT MoF” 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.