Viet Nam: Project Manager, Civil Society Support Project, Vietnam

The International Development & Exchange Programs of World Learning is recruiting for a Program Manager, Civil Society Support Project (CSSP) for one year to be based in Vietnam (preferably Hanoi)*. Recruitment contingent upon successful award of the project.*World Learning is an 83-year-old global non-profit organization with operations in 77 countries. Through its award-winning international education programs – The Experiment in International Living, the SIT Graduate Institute, SIT Study Abroad and the International Honors Program (IHP) – World Learning fosters global citizenship by connecting over 3,000 young ambassadors annually across cultural differences and social barriers. Through its International Development & Exchange Programs, World Learning practices what it teaches, undertaking community-driven international development, training and exchange projects in sixteen countries. For more information visitwww.worldlearning.org

Please transmit: CV or resume not to exceed 3 pages; cover letter (in English) with the post title on the subject line explaining why you are best qualified for this position; and three references within the last 3 years with current contact information (phone, mail address and email address). Vietnamese nationals are highly encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates must apply as soon as possible as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

The CSSP Project Manager (full time position) will be responsible for the overall on-site management of the project. Responsibilities are:

Organizational Capacity Assessments / Organizational Development

· To conduct in-depth organizational capacity assessment of applicants for Civil Society funding, using standard templates and reports – to include organizational and governance structures necessary to receive, manage, expend and report funding in a manner that is transparent and efficient; sound financial management and integrity, etc.; and

· To support CSOs to strengthen systems and/or develop organizational capacity plans when necessary.

Monitoring of Civil Society funded projects

· Develop Monitoring Frameworks (monitoring of activities, outputs and outcomes which contribute to the achievement of projects’ objectives) for discussion and approval by Irish Aid;

· Develop Quarterly Monitoring Plan for CSO projects, as well as recommend field trip plan for Irish Aid management;

· Conduct monitoring visits and meetings with grantees (at least one visit a year to a project);

· Prepare monitoring reports and meeting notes for Irish Aid;

· Review bi-annual and annual project reports to highlight outstanding issues and recommendations for Irish Aid;

· Maintain the database and online Results Framework to record projects’ results;

· Conduct Monitoring and Evaluation training for Irish Aid’s grantees when required;

· Maintain contact with grantees to update the projects’ progress and to review projects’ Results Frameworks;

· Accompany Irish Aid delegation to visit project when required;

· Prepare briefings and reports on projects when required; and

· Attend meetings with Irish Aid on Monitoring and Evaluation.

Capacity building and networking

· To support Irish Aid grantees with M&E capacity and systems development as required;

· To provide institutional development support for Civil Society Organization grantees, including development of strategy, capacity building, training etc.; and

· Conduct organizational development training for Irish Aid’s grantees as required (over the last years, training workshops focused on advocacy and networking, communication strategy, working with the media, leadership skills for leaders of CSOs, financial management and auditing etc.)

Required Qualifications:

· Post-graduate degree in economics, social development, organization management or related fields;

· Knowledge and experience of result-based management, as well as participatory monitoring and evaluation methodologies and approaches;

· Knowledge and experience of organizational development, capacity building, result-based management, as well as strategic planning;

· Experience in providing strategic recommendations for human resource and organizational development;

· Experience in providing strategic recommendations for development of programming/ strategies;

· Experience in advocacy, communication and media, NGO branding;

· Experience in working with development partners, NGOs, and central and local government;

· Demonstrated analytical, communication and report writing skills;

· Training and facilitation experience;

· Fluency in written and spoken Vietnamese and English;

· The candidate should not have been involved in the project design or implementation of projects funded by Irish Aid in any form; and

· The position will be based in Vietnam (preferably Hanoi) and retain their availability and flexibility to undertake the tasks from January to December 2016.

Contact: development@worldlearning.org

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