PROJECT ASSISTANT - RESTORING LANDS AND LIVELIHOODS IN VIETNAM (RESTORE PROJECT)
SNV
- Hanoi
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide overall project support to the Project Manager and team to ensure the project inception phase operate smoothly and effectively.
- Provision of administrative support e.g. drafting of letters to request official approvals for project activities, events, surveys etc.
- Preparation of detailed cost-estimates and budgets for project activities
- Organise travel and logistics for project events, missions, visitors, workshops/meetings etc.
- Provide English-Vietnamese interpretation/translation support as/if needed from time to time
- Identification, selection and management of service providers and suppliers (working with SNV Viet Nam’s Procurement Officer)
- Support in preparation, consolidation and management of contracts, partner contracts (in collaboration with advisors), program/ project documentation and correspondence.
- Together with advisors-in charge, follow-up on partner contracts and contract implementation, financial advances, reporting and clearance.
- Book-keeping and basic accounting (collection and compilation of receipts, evidence/records of expenditures, and settlement of payments, basic reporting on project expenses working with SNV Viet Nam’s Admin & Finance Officers)
- Provide projects with M&E support in line with the M&E plan assigned by the project manager and M&E advisor. Tasks include regular field monitoring to track progress, and collect data on results, targets, milestones, performance and changes in the lifetime of the projects; supporting the M&E adviser to enter and update data.
- Manage the filing storage (hard and soft copies), including consolidating and uploading project agendas, plans and reports to the appropriate SNV shared drives.
- Other appropriate supporting tasks assigned by the Project Manager.
- Bachelor’s degree in economics, development studies, business management, rural development, agro-forestry or similar fields
- At least 2 years’ experience working in agriculture and rural development and/or international organisation(s)
- Specific working knowledge and professional experience of agroforestry will be a distinct advantage.
- Understanding and experience of development projects, project management, M&E is preferable
- Passion for community development, business
- Keen to learn by doing, takes initiative and creative in solving problems
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Good organisational skills and interpersonal skills
- Good oral and written communication skills (English and Vietnamese)
- Good computer skills in MS-applications (Word, Excel, Internet, Email)
- Willing to travel to other provinces;
- Takes initiative and creative in solving problems.