Save the Children tuyển Climate Change Project Assistant (29/09/2013)

JOB TITLE:  Climate Change Project Assistant
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Emergency
LOCATION:  Da Nang with frequently travel to Quang Nam
GRADE: C  POST TYPE: National

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
ROLE PURPOSE: 
To assist both the Project Manager and the Project Officer in project implementation and logistical works to ensure the quality of Save the Children work in Quang Nam Province.
SCOPE OF ROLE: 
Reports to: Project Manager
Staff reporting to this post: None
Budget Responsibilities: None
Working contact:  CBA Programme/Project Manager, Project officers and other SC staff in Central
office


KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 
1.  Project implementation, operation
Assist Project Manager and Project Office in:
o  Prepare monthly monitoring, quarterly project plan
o  Preparing progress reports, quarterly report
o  Project documenting and filling
o  Documenting best practices and case studies
o  Translation/interpretation
o  Maintaining effective communication and coordination with local partners and
team members
2.  Monitoring, Evaluation
Assist Project Manager and Project Officer in:
o  Making sure the partners reports submit on time (financial/narrative)
o  Data collection, data/information management
o  Conducting monitor some project activities in Quang Nam and give
recommends on the implementation
o  Participating in the midterm; annual or final evaluation
o  Keeping the team well informed on the progress, issues for the assigned task
3.  Finance
Assist Project Manager and Project Officer in:
o  Budget plan/revision of the partners
o  Ensuring all the expenditures are incompliant with SC, donor and government
policies

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability: 
Holds self accountable for making  decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving results together with children and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities  –  giving them the freedom  to deliver  in  the  best  way  they  see  fit,  providing  the  necessary  development  to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Creates a managerial environment in-country to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding
Ambition:
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility for own personal development and encourages team to do the same
Widely shares personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues, members, donors and partners
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Always acts in the best interests of children

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
University degree in a related subject, e.g., environment or Food Security & Livelihood or community development, etc.
Minimum 1 year of work experience in development sector especially in climate change adaptation, preferably with an NGO
Experience of community awareness raising, climate change adaptation,/ and Food Security & Livelihood
Experience of working with local government and partners
Good communication skills and a positive attitude to team work
Working level of spoken and written English
Commitment to Save the Children’s values
Desirable:
Familiarity with community based adaptation models
Familiarity with community based researches and assessments

Equal Opportunities 
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the Save the Children
International (SCI) Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Health and Safety
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies
and procedures.

Additional job responsibilities
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the Post holder may be
required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Please  send  CV  and  a  completed  application  form,  contact  of  three  referees  and  a  covering  letter in  English addressing the list of competencies to:  HR section, Save the Children, Central Office, Savico
Building, 66 Vo Van Tan street, Da Nang City or by Email: Vietnam.HR@savethechildren.org
The  SC’s  application  form  download here
The closing date for application is  5 pm on the  25 September  2013.  Applications will be treated in confidence. Due  to  the  volume  of  applications  we  receive,  only  short-listed  candidates  will  be contacted  and  CVs  cannot  be returned.