Project Officer “Agriculture and Climate Change”

Job Description

Main responsibilities

• Assist the programme management in achieving the programme´s objectives;
• Provide technical advice to MARD, MONRE and provincial government agencies on strategies and policies to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and address climate change impacts in the field of agriculture;
• Assist MARD, provincial government agencies and other partners with the systematic design, development, implementation and mainstreaming of nature-based solutions (NbS), climate-smart agriculture (CSA), agroforestry and regenerative agriculture;
• Support the development and implementation of Viet Nam’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and its agricultural targets;
• Lead the establishment of demonstration plots and the implementation of capacity building on agroforestry and regenerative agriculture practices in cocoa production in Dak Lak and Lam Dong;
• Contribute to the implementation of NbSA measures and capacity development in the provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh;
• Support the mainstreaming of agricultural targets from NDC, NAP and NBSAP in provincial planning processes;
• Contribute to the work of the IKI Interface component, connecting and enhancing synergies between IKI projects in Viet Nam, including writing articles for the quarterly IKI newsletter and organising thematic exchanges on agriculture and climate change;
• Track national and international developments, debates and agreements on agriculture and climate change and integrate them into GIZ’s advisory work;

Other tasks

• Assist MARD and other partners with the organisation of workshops, capacity development formats and external consulting;
• Assist the project management to coordinate and communicate with political partners (ministerial and provincial levels), other donor and implementation agencies, the private sector and civil society;
• Coordinate and cooperate closely with the other project officers working with MONRE, MARD and provinces, both within VN-SIPA II and related projects within the Cluster;
• Identify national and international financing options for the implementation of agriculture and climate change measures and support partners on national and local level in accessing them;
• Integrate project outputs into the legal and institutional framework of project partners;
• Support and contribute to the M&E system of the project, prepare reports and presentation material;
• Assist the project team and external consultants of the project in the design and implementation of its communication strategy and its knowledge dissemination in Viet Nam.

Job Requirement

• Master’s Degree ideally in a subject related to at least one of the following fields: agriculture, environmental sciences, natural resources management, environmental policy, political sciences or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional working experience in project implementation and management. Work experiences abroad is considered an asset.
• At least 3 years of professional working experience in a comparable position.
• Strong network within MARD.
• Profound knowledge through working experience of the Vietnamese agriculture policy, legislation, institutional landscape, relevant implementation structures, responsibilities and planning processes.
• Strong technical expertise in the area of development and implementation of agriculture and climate change projects.
• Good knowledge of the international agriculture discussions and negotiations as well as of relevant international agreements and practices in relation to climate change.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Vietnamese, with analytical capacities and ability to synthesise relevant findings.
• Excellent command of MS Office and good working knowledge of modern telecommunication systems.

• Excellent self-management and coordination skills.
• Creativity, proactivity and proper initiative towards the results of the programme.

• Excellent ability to share knowledge and experience, a good team player.
• Demonstrated ability to work and produce - sometimes under high pressure - high quality outputs.

GIZ is committed to create an appreciative work environment, irrespective of age, ethnic background and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and worldview, sexual orientation and social background. We ensure human resource processes live up to the diverse competencies and talents of all employees, as well as satisfy our performance expectations.

What we can offer to the successful candidates:

• Good working environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefit packages such as contribution of all compulsory. insurances, providing with the additional health care, the annual health check-up and the 24-hours accident insurance.
• Covering all travel expenses with travel allowances when traveling on business.
• And good policy on training and development.
• And policy on flexible working time.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the GIZ Application Form in English, copies of relevant certificates and references, either by email or by post (to GIZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam), before 6th December 2024.

Note: Please state “Application for Project Officer in Agriculture and Climate Change” in the subject line or on the envelope. Short-listed candidates will be contacted within 4 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.