Duty station: Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Duration: 1st of March 2026 – 31st of December 2028 with possible extension
Main responsibilities and tasks:
The Project Officer (PO) will be guided on technical topics by a backstopping team in Germany. He/she will perform the tasks in the areas of project development, coordination, as well as communication, knowledge management and monitoring, including:
Strategy Development
- Contribution to developing and periodically updating the country strategy and operational plan for PDP implementation in Vietnam.
- Continuous monitoring of and collecting information on legal framework, market trends, available financing mechanisms and stakeholder landscape for renewable energy (incl. green hydrogen), process heat solutions and energy efficiency in the C&I sector.
Stakeholder management
- Regular engagement and coordination of activities with German companies and other partners of the German Energy Solutions Initiative.
- Focused relationship management with Vietnamese companies and associations, regulators and financial institution.
Project Development
- Act as a facilitator for project development: Support and advise stakeholders and potential partners in the process of generating, structuring and formulating project ideas and concepts.
- Present results of project development to Vietnamese companies (off- taker).
- Coordinate with the PDP Team in Germany or third- party consultants on designing technical solutions and cash- flow modeling in the C&I sector using selected simulation tools.
- Conduct initial assessments of potential with regard to PDP eligibility criteria.
- Identify concrete project opportunities and future project partners with interest in cooperation and demand for the PDP relevant energy solutions (e.g. renewable electricity supply and storage, green hydrogen, process heat supply as well as energy efficiency).
- Provide or coordinate follow- up services to the Vietnamese off- taker, for instance tender preparation and evaluation, advisory on project financing etc.
Implementation of other project activities
- Operational management of PDP- related administrative procedures with the implementation manager and the GIZ country office, such as contracts with third parties, travel bookings, visa procedures and others.
- Plan, organise and implement target group specific activities for capacity development of local stakeholders and for facilitating market access for German companies identified in the operational plan contributing to KPI fulfilment and satisfaction of stakeholders, including a proper documentation and reporting.
- Identify Vietnamese- specific energy related tenders, which are relevant to German companies.
- Manage and aassist short- term experts / consultants assigned to projects/programmes in completing their tasks (e.g. auditors).
Communication, knowledge management and monitoring
- Prepare PR contributions, identify appropriate distribution channels in case of significant PDP events, and compile articles for newsletters.
- Represent PDP Vietnam in regional conferences, workshops, seminars and relevant events in collaboration with the PDP country manager.
Continuously updating project status on the digital Project Development Platform including contacts of relevant stakeholders
- Ensure a continuous up- to date documentation of all PDP Vietnam related documents in the respective GIZ and PDP data management systems.
- Compile an overview of programme activities, deadlines etc. as discussed in team meetings and present this regularly during the meetings.
- Prepare reports on all project activities undertaken in Vietnam (esp. events).
