Main responsibilities:

The Project Officer supports building up the network of partners. She/ he co-designs and implements projects activities that align with FABRIC’s objectives. The Project Officer works as part of a local and international team, with a high degree of personal responsibility. Travel to Ho Chi Minh City and potentially the wider region may occur on a regular basis.

The Project Officer will assume the following main tasks:

Project Management:

• Manage and develop activities, with a focus on output 5:

- Identification of potential collaboration areas and partners for project interventions, including international fashion brands

- Preparation, coordination, and implementation of project activities and technically instructing and controlling of service providers and assuming responsibility for the quality of work

- Cooperation with partners of FABRIC in the implementation of cooperation and facilitate the implementation of interventions

• Engage in management related to other outputs of FABRIC, also with a view to regional activities taking place in Viet Nam
• Responsible for provision of information/data on activities, objectives and results to the project`s internal monitoring and evaluation system
• Provide inputs for preparation of promotional and public relations (PR) materials (presentation slides, factsheets, etc.) to present the project and its results and impacts to different external audiences
• Document project results in the project´s knowledge management system

Communication and Networking:

• Develop and maintain networks with relevant stakeholders in the private and public sectors and ensure effective communication and collaboration between the project and stakeholders
• Represent GIZ/FABRIC at local stakeholder events, conferences, steering committee meetings, etc.

Minimum requirements:

• University degree in international business administration, economics, political or cultural science, textile engineering, environmental management, or another relevant field of expertise
• At least 6 years of professional experience in related fields of work, preferably in environmental consultancy and/or work in the textile and garment industry
• Strong project management skills and experience with the initiation, planning, budgeting, execution, monitoring of projects and other project management tasks
• Strong networking capability
• Experience in working with the privat sector
• Established network in the textile, garment and footwear sector is considered a strong asset
• Experience in working on capacity development of garment and textile production facilities and working with service providers is considered an asset 
• Expertise with environmental issues of the Vietnamese garment and textile sector is an asset, including an understanding of regulatory framework (e.g. environmental laws, emission control acts, sectoral guidelines with respect to environmental practices) as well as governance mechanism and institutions involved in its enforcement; understanding Environmental Management Systems and scoring systems, challenges and barriers for adoption of resource efficiency is as asset
• Pro-active and self-driven individual
• Ability to work individually as well as in a team; ability to work together with people from different sectors (e.g. private sector, ministries, international experts) and cultural backgrounds, in a sensitive context
• High-level proficiency of oral and written English and Vietnamese
• Solid computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office)
• Strong critical, analytical thinking and structured working abilities. Strong work ethic.

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 14^th December 2020.

Note: Please state “Application for a Project Officer - FABRIC” in the subject line or on the envelope. The short-listed candidates will be contacted within 4 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.

• Degree: Bachelor
• Job type : Permanent
• Age: Unlimited