The Role

  • To work directly with Oxfam’s beneficiaries and partners to overcome poverty and suffering; To advocate and campaign for policy, knowledge, attitude and practice change to help achieve Oxfam’s strategic change objectives.
  • Programme Officer is not attached to a single project or to a specific donor, the person should be ready to work for different projects at same or different times. He/she is expected to gain thematic expertise but this does not mean working on one single project or type of projects.

Contract: Fixed term, 1 year with possible extension (depending on funding availibility and performance)

Reporting to: Senior programme manager

Based in: Hanoi with frequent travel

Key responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the annual planning and budgeting of the assigned projects
  • Support partners in program/project development and implementation through technical advice on decent work related issues i.e. social protection, labor right,…participatory community engagement, develop and maintain relationship with local partners and authorities.
  • Contribute to build capacities of partners, enterprises, workers and relevant stakeholders on social protection and labor right related topics.
  • Work closely with partners, enterprises, farmer/worker organizations to assess training needs, develop training curriculum in line with Oxfam and other tested training materials, facilitate training sessions and follow up with impact of the training. 
  • Contribute to writing programme learning documents, case studies, blogs, video clips and take part in policy advocacy for good practices, lessons, processes of the programme.
  • Actively contribute to fundraising activities of the programme.
  • Implement and review Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework of the programme, and work with partners for conducting baseline surveys, progress monitoring events, producing project reports.
  • Monitor programme spending, review financial reports prepared by partners, and facilitate auditing of fund usage.
  • Ensure internal and external reporting is done as per the agreed timeline and requirements.
  • Actively network with relevant working groups, government agencies to develop and implement joint initiatives and advocacy events at local or/and national level(s).
  • Act as Oxfam’s representative at provincial or/and national(s) level as required; 
  • Ensure the linkages and coherence of the assigned projects to the broader Oxfam in Vietnam’s decent work and private sector engagement strategy 
  • Contribute to create synergy with other components or projects/program of Oxfam in Vietnam, such as CSR standards, women economic empowerment and gender justice, SME development, etc
  • Ensure implementation of Oxfam’s and donor’s (where relevant) operational policies, procedures and guidelines in all aspects of Oxfam’s work. 

Skills, experience and knowledge 

Essential

  • University degree/post graduate, preferably in social science or/and management
  • Knowledge of development issues and familiarity with innovative approaches to address the related problems.
  • Knowledge of decent works and related issues
  • Sound experience in project management and negotiation with participatory approaches. 
  • Sound experience in resource management, e.g. finance, assets.
  • Practical knowledge and experience of projects design, fund raising, report writing, developing training and IEC materials, advocacy and inter-agency networking and coordination.
  • Sound experience in managing and monitoring development projects, including partnership management.
  • Good analytical thinking skills and abilities to influence others.
  • Good social and intercultural skills.
  • Good written and spoken English and Vietnamese.
  • Good computer skills (writing and spreadsheet programmes). 
  • Willingness to travel to remote areas of Vietnam. 

In addition, you need to

  • Be a team player;
  • Have good social and interpersonal skills;
  • Be able to work across boundaries and enable cooperation among different groups/actors;
  • Be able to work under pressure in response to changing needs. 

The closing date for application:  22nd March 2022

Please submit your proposal through this LINK 

We regret that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Oxfam is an equal opportunity employer

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