Vietnam Country Director (AOP)

Job Description

Job title: Vietnam Country Director
Reports to: Asia Regional Director
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Hours: Full Time
Duration: Ongoing
Deadline: 10/02/2024

Purpose

The Vietnam Country Director at Action on Poverty (AOP) plays a pivotal role in advancing our mission through excellence in program development and administration, development of new global support services, and the fostering of national leadership. This position has four primary objectives:

Leading Development Excellence: Make Action on Poverty a leading development organization in Vietnam through robust connections with community, government, private, and philanthropic stakeholders.
Business Development and Quality Assurance: Develop relationship with shared value partners and ensure high-quality project design to support fundraising goals and financial sustainability of AOP in Vietnam. Support and ensure the delivery of impact to the satisfaction of key customers, and compliance with AOP’s policies and the donor’s financial standards and monitoring protocols;
Leading Research and Development centre: Develop systems that harness office capacity, it’s personnel, and relationships to act as Action on Poverty’s Research and Development arm to try various development interventions in Vietnam and use the learnings to help address global poverty issues.
Vietnam Office Nationalisation: Support and facilitate the nationalisation of the Vietnam office, ensuring an appropriate legal structure and registration to enable a wide range of activities while enhancing the skills and experience available within the budget.

Through these four objectives, the Vietnam Country Director will guide AOP in achieving its vision of making a meaningful and lasting impact on poverty alleviation, and thus contributing to a more equitable, just, and prosperous world for all. This role is an integral part of AOP's commitment to fostering positive change, empowering the changemaker, and driving effective, evidence- based development practices.

Key Selection Criteria

Essential

A strong background in organisational leadership and international development with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience;
Sound understanding of legal framework for operations of foreign non-governmental organisations and international aid in Vietnam;
Values-driven approach to life and work;
Minimum of Masters degree in a relevant field;
Strong business acumen and track record of strategic leadership
Outstanding project management skills to oversee multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Expertise in building and managing strategic partnerships with academic institutions, donors, and other key stakeholders.
Strong leadership and team management capabilities to motivate and develop a high-performing team.
Highly developed intuition for cross-cultural communication and leadership;
Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a high-performing team.
Proficiency in developing and implementing systems and strategies to optimise operations.
Highly creative, yet detail-oriented, flexible, and able to handle multiple concurrent tasks within strict deadlines.
Strong commitment to learning, adapting, and staying up-to-date with the latest developments in the field of international development.
Ability to travel locally and internationally as required

Policy & Conduct

All employees of Action on Poverty make a personal commitment to the organisation’s mission and values, and indicate this by signing Action on Poverty’s Staff Code of Conduct. It is expected that personal and professional conduct will be consistent with all expectations set out in Action on Poverty’s policies and Employee Manual. AOP is an:

An equal opportunity employer
A child-safe organisation; and,
All successful candidates are subject to reference checks, a police check, and a working with children check.

How to apply

Please find attached the Job Description for more information. Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and cover letter in English with the subject line of “VN Country Director –Your name” to recruitment@actiononpoverty.org.vn by/before 10 February 2024. While we appreciate all responses, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.