Special Project Assistant - Safer Internet, Safer Childhood Project

Job Title: Special Project Assistant - Safer Internet, Safer Childhood Project

Work Location: Thuong Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province

Tentative contract duration: 7 months (to cover maternity leave)

PURPOSE OF POSITION

To assist the Project Officer and matrix Manager in implementing and monitoring the project in the assigned sites to achieve the goal, outcomes, and outputs stated in the project design document and logical framework in compliance with donor requirements and World Vision principles and values.

ROLE DIMENSION/DESCRIPTION

1. Design and Planning

• All project activities are implemented and coordinated under the project logframe/design document, in light of the WVI Vietnam’s Child Protection Technical Program strategy.

• Coordinate and involve project staff, project partners and consultants to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate project activities according to the project’s plan and to ensure the sustainability of the project;

• Technical child protection materials, especially on online documents and data are searched, collected and used for the project objectives.

2. Project Activities Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting

• Assistance is provided to the Project Officer and matrix AP.

• Manager in project planning, implementation and review by developing and ensuring quality, realistic plans of action, budgets, and monitoring and evaluation of activities, outputs, and outcomes. This will be done in alignment with WV’s Learning through Evaluation with Accountability and Planning (LEAP) Framework.

• Work with local partners and others to ensure that planned targets of the project are achieved.

• Project implementation is carried out in close coordination and relation with other projects in Thuong Xuan AP to ensure integration.

• Project’s progress is kept track and information is updated in liaison and collaboration with other agencies.

• Assistance is provided to the Project Officer in developing project reports, including periodic narrative progress reports according to donor standards and WV M&E standards.

• Perform other administrative tasks as assigned by Project Officer and matrix AP Manager.

3. Organizational Learning

• Attend workshops, training and other capacity building activities and learn to be a trainer as required;

• Assistance is provided to the Project Officer and matrix AP Manager in documenting project best practices and project stories.

- Bachelor degree in Social Work or Social Related Areas

- Conceptual understanding of and commitment to development work, especially Christian, child-focused, community-based development concepts, approaches and processes;

- Community mobilisation skills, including networking/coordination among different local partners;

- Demonstrated training and group facilitation skills;

- Good time management and organizational skills;

- Good interpersonal and communications skills;

- Fair English, especially report writing and reading skills;

- Good computer skills in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and email;

- 1-2 years of work experience in the area of rural development/community development

- Experience in INGO-funded project planning and implementation.

- Work in a team environment;

- Willingness to work at the project sites (district level) with frequent travel