*** Duration: Starting ASAP for a 2-year contract, with the possibility of extension
*** Project Officer for Agriculture Team
*** The project is looking for a local qualified candidate to fill the following position:
*** Duty station: Ha Noi, Viet Nam
*** Main responsibilities:
Partially placed at DCRD’s premises in Hanoi, the PO takes on knowledge management tasks in DCRD’s and GIZ’s mutual interest, following regular coordination between the SPO and the counterparts at DCRD. As a result of the PO’s support to knowledge management, the possibility to follow-up and report on all activities under GIC for DCRD is ensured, and day-to-day coordination between the partners facilitated.
The Project Officer’s responsibility is to assist the GIZ agriculture team in Vietnam in supporting project, event, and knowledge management tasks between GIZ projects, MARD’s Department for Cooperatives and Rural Development (DCRD) and other, Hanoi-based central agencies and international actors for the three projects GIC (50% workload) SRECA (25% workload) and AgriTrade (25%).
Under the responsibility of the team leader for agriculture (TL) in GIZ Vietnam, and in permanent coordination with a) the Senior Project Officers (SPO) for Policy Advice and Cooperation, for the GIC project, and b) the Senior Project Officer for Agricultural Trade, for SRECA and AgriTrade, the Project Officer executes the tasks assigned in the respective operational plans of the GIC, SRECA, and AgriTrade projects. In the domain of project management, he or she contributes to the organization of events and appraiser assignments, as well as to reporting requirements. In the field of event management, she ensures a proper preparation – content- and logistics-wise - of workshops and other types of events and encounters. In the field of knowledge management, he or she collects, structures, and presents information relevant for GIZ’s projects and staff, as well as for the partner’s staff.
• Specifically, the Project Officer in Knowledge Management supports:
• Contribute to the implementation of regional activities, ensuring the achievement of outputs at regional level
• Planning and implementation of internal & external delegation’s visits to project provinces and provides support to visitors.
• Facilitation of the participation of national counterparts in regional activities
• Preparation of meetings/events between the projects implemented by the Agriculture Team at central level, and other parties.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and management within GIZ’s regional team.
• Coordination and gathering information for follow-up by DCRD and GIZ.
• Updates of the progress of implementation activities by national and provincial partners.
• Field trips to ensure appropriate coordination between implementation levels, and to capture experiences and evidence for the knowledge management tasks
• Contribute to the PR work of projects at national level and regional PR plan: develop factsheet, brochures, prepare social media news and publish reports, etc
