Job Summary:
This position supports the program of Samaritan’s Purse under the direction of the Project Manager and/or the Lead Project Coordinator. He/she is responsible to support project activities including initiating, planning, execution, monitoring/evaluation, and conclusion of activities.
Samaritan’s Purse Vietnam’s projects are being implemented in Hanoi, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Quang Nam, and Tra Vinh, where the majority of people are from ethnic minority groups, often the most vulnerable or marginalized sections of the population. The current projects include health, education, relief, protection, water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in schools, and livelihood projects.
Duty Station: Hanoi with frequent travel to project locations
Key Responsibilities:
Project Implementation: Support Project Manager and Lead Project Coordinator(s) with project implementation including conducting activities, coordination, trainings, assessments, monitoring, and evaluation.
Procurement: Utilize established office procedures to ensure the project has the necessary products and/or services to complete work in a timely manner. File and organize procurement documents in the shared drive. Keep inventory of project supplies in storage.
Training: Assist with training, development of supporting materials, and reviewing partner’s training for accuracy and applicability.
Logistical Arrangements: Prepare logistical arrangements including transportation, accommodations, meals, and supplies for project activities and distributions.
Scheduling: Manage timely completion of the project activities under the direction of the Project Manager in coordination with partners.
Work Environment: Nurture a positive work environment and foster a commitment to Samaritan&039;s Purse values and ethics.
Financial management: Follow internal financial procedures to ensure timely completion of activities in accordance with approved budgets and donor requirements. Collect accurate receipts and supporting financial documents. Create regular financial expense reports for activities. Review partner financial reporting for compliance with internal requirements.
Communication: Ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, control, monitoring of project communication, including impact stories.
Other responsibilities: Samaritan&039;s Purse works as a team to carry out programming and additional responsibilities will be assigned as needed.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Monitor project activities conducted by Samaritan’s Purse and partners. Utilize survey, interview, discussion, and other data collection methods to monitor and evaluate project activities. Ensure activity and project outputs meet defined scope and quality.
Stakeholder, Partner, and Government Relations: Assist the Project Manager and/or Project Coordinator(s) with meetings, communications, and related documentation.
Reporting and Data Entry: Data is compiled from surveys, questionnaires, and activities to create summary of information for input into reports including data software, monthly, and annual reports for review by the Project Manager.
Quality: Oversee activities to ensure they meet the quality needs for which it was approved.
Education/Experience Needed:
Bachelor’s Degree in development- related field, social sciences, public health and/or other relevant field.
At least one year of relevant professional work experience
Samaritan&039;s Purse Application form (as attached) to hrspvietnam@samaritan.org referencing “Generic Project Assistant Opportunity” in the subject title. Application Deadline: April 15, 2024.
