Project Officer/Green Growth And Green Finance Specialist For Mobilizing Green Investments

Duty station: Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Duration: ASAP until 31/01/2028

Main responsibilities:

• The management, coordination and implementation of project activities and outputs in the area of green finance policy as well as green financial system development with a particular focus on green bond framework, carbon credit exchange, and gender

• The provision of advisory services to the national counterparts in the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and other ministries mentioned above, with a focus on practical technical and legal aspects

• The technical support to the formulation of monitoring guidelines for green investment flows, and to the development of incentives mechanisms for public and private finance of green energy projects

• The promotion and establishment of policy cooperation between relevant ministries, e.g. MOF, SBV, MONRE, and other key stakeholders, as well as active facilitation and participation in those cooperation formats

• The close cooperation and collaboration with the GIZ-SHIFT team and the support to SHIFT’s management to coordinate, promote and establish close relationship with and collaboration among all consortium partners

• The monitoring, evaluation, documentation and dissemination of the implementation of activities and their impacts

• The support of other project activities whenever required.

Minimum requirements:

• University Degree or higher in Economics, Finance, Business or Law

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the field of green finance and mobilizing green investments with proven project management experience

• Experience in working with relevant governmental institutions in Viet Nam preferably with the Ministry of Finance and financial regulators. Experience working with international development organizations would be an asset

• Excellent understanding of the technical and organizational framework of Viet Nam’s financial and financial regulatory system with a strong focus on sustainable and energy finance especially for women

• Excellent, technical understanding of green bond frameworks, sustainable finance taxonomies and carbon market development

• Excellent cooperation and networking skills across different actors, institutions and personalities

• Self-driven and pro-active personality with excellent skills in organizing him-/herself

• Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills

• Excellent language skills in Vietnamese and English, knowledge of German would be an asset, excellent IT skills are a must (e.g. Excel and other MS Office apps)

• Willingness to travel, within Viet Nam and possibly abroad

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 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 23rd January 2026.

Note: Please state “Application for the Project Officer in policy and regulation for mobilizing green investments_SHIFT” 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.

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