Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Officer (CARE International in Vietnam)

Job Description

The WEE Officer provides support in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the program/projects with a particular focus on promoting women's economic empowerment, especially social norm change activities for different target groups of the Rural program.

Position: Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Officer

Location: Hanoi, with frequent travel to other project sites.

Application Deadline: 5 pm - 10 October 2023

About CARE

Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty and providing lifesaving assistance in emergencies. In 100 countries and territories around the world, CARE places special focus on working alongside poor girls and women because equipped with the proper resources, they have the power to help lift whole families and entire communities out of poverty. To learn more, visit www.care-international.org

CARE International in Vietnam (CVN) is a creative and dynamic organisation, which has worked with Vietnamese, and international partner organisations since 1989 in over 300 projects. We recognise that the key to achieving equitable development outcomes lies in addressing deeply rooted, structural underlying causes of poverty and injustices which contribute to the exclusion and vulnerability of particular groups in society. Our long term programme goals in Vietnam are that poor and marginalised ethnic minority and urban people of all genders, particularly women, equitably benefit from development, are resilient to changing circumstances and have a legitimate voice. To learn more, visit www.care.org.vn

CARE is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Women, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Main Responsibilities and Contributions

Work with Technical Advisors/Specialists and Portfolio Managers (PMs) to apply relevant and appropriate approaches, tools/ guidelines in project location.

Ensure the implementation of the project priorities in line with CVNs Rural priorities;

Carry out the assigned activities effectively with the guidance of relevant specialists/ advisors, with a focus on the participation of ethnic minority women;

Provide inputs/suggestions relevant to thematic priorities for project planning, implementation and monitoring;

Prepare individual work plans (including detailed activity plans, the provision of technical inputs to other interventions), and participate in teamwork planning, program planning, and other relevant planning processes (including review and approve local partners field work plan); and

Contribute inputs of technical areas in charge to relevant reports as required.

Take responsibility for implementing other relevant tasks that contribute to the program/project objectives assigned or delegated by the supervisor (e.g. implementing CBDRM, safe school, community-based small infrastructure management and operation, maintenance).

Experience and Qualifications

Have a relevant background and a minimum of three years of relevant experience in gender equity/ women's economic empowerment

Have relevant background and experience in inclusive governance and/or community behavior change communication is an advance

Proven experience in the project cycle, including monitoring and evaluation and finance management;

Demonstrated experience in following standard policies, procedures, and processes and ensuring the implementation of detailed transactions;

A willingness to learn about CARE, gender equality, and diversity ;

Demonstrated good interpersonal skills, sound judgment, planning, problem-solving; ability to work under pressure and to organize and manage workload to meet deadlines;

Good communication skills in Vietnamese and English; and

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and numeric skills.

Why should you apply

We invite Vietnamese candidate to submit expressions of interest to join our team. Please click the Apply button and complete online application form linked to the vacancy on our careers page https://www.careers-page.com/care-vietnam. Please ensure you attach your pdf file that including letter of interest and CV in English language before submitting.

Ongoing professional and personal development
A flexible, supportive and innovative working environment
Generous compensation package

CARE in Vietnam (CVN) will seek information from job applicants previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, and/or child abuse the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicants employment with that employer. By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CVN requesting the information specified above.

How to apply

CARE is calling for Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Officer, for more detailed works please refer to attached Advertisement. If you are interested in this job, please send your application via link: https://www.careers-page.com/care-vietnam