Terms of Reference
Title: Project Assistant
Location: Hanoi, FES office
Duration: 10 months, full time (40 hours a week, Monday-Friday), starting March 1st 2022 (March-December 2022)
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Vietnam is looking for a Vietnamese Project Assistant to support the work of FES Climate and Energy in Asia project.
About Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Vietnam
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is the oldest political foundation in Germany. With an international network of more than 100 offices worldwide, FES contributes to fostering the core values of social democracy - freedom, solidarity and social justice. Moreover, FES offices throughout the world have been promoting sustainable development models for many decades. In 2010, FES established a new global working line focusing on climate justice and social-ecological-transformation.
As one of the first international NGOs to work in Vietnam, FES has built a close cooperation with its partners in the Communist Party, Government, National Assembly, mass organizations, and civil society, engaging in a political dialogue and promoting participatory decision making in almost all essential policy fields - ranging from human rights, gender equality, and economic and financial stability to climate change and energy policy.
Since 2015, FES Vietnam has served as a regional hub in the field of climate change, energy, and the environment for FES Climate Change and Energy Project in Asia. The project aims to fostering a social-ecological transformation in Asia by promoting international and domestic climate justice and exploring solutions for a just transition, especially in the energy sector.
Purpose and benefits
The objective of this assignment is to support the preparation, implementation and administrative closing of projects and events implemented by the Climate Change and Energy Project Asia. The assistant will benefit from working with multi-national team of professionals with rich and diverse fields of expertise and learn about the administrative as well as conceptual work of FES. FES offers a competitive salary according to the experience of the candidate.
Key Tasks
The Assistant’s tasks include but are not limited to the followings:
Expectations of applicants:
Application procedure
Interested candidates should submit the following documents in English, stating “Project Assistant” as email title, to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Vinh, vinh.nguyen(at)fes-vietnam.org by 07.02.2022.
Short-listed candidates will be contacted within 1 week after the deadline.