Public – Private Sector Engagement Specialist - Lào Cai

Long-term contract
Localisation Lào Cai, Vietnam
No remote
From 5 to 10 yrs of exp.
Posted on 01-24-2025

GREAT Program

GREAT recognises the significant value of ethnic minority women’s participation and leadership in growing Vietnam’s economy.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support and build capacity and mechanisms for FPD to better engage and support cinnamon companies in implementing project activities;
  • Support and build capacity and mechanisms for FPD to strengthen their efforts to build operational and managerial capacity for cinnamon cooperatives;
  • Support FPD in strengthening the role and capacity of LCAA with a particular focus on identifying and prioritising LCCA tasks/mandate critical to project-related activities, including
  • developing and implementing LCAA capacity, operational framework and annual plans;
  • liaising with domestic and international associations for cooperation, building and promoting Lao Cai cinnamon brand in domestic and foreign markets,
  • developing relevant support services to its membership such as information sharing, membership expansion, fund raising etc.
  • Support FPD in identifying emerging project issues and opportunities in the cinnamon sector and project implementation and propose necessary approaches/activities to remedy
  • Support GREAT project technical management including:
  • managing the project. This includes to guide partner to develop and update annual workplan), prepare project progress reports
  • providing technical inputs to technical documents to be developed under project; maintain work relationship with relevant provincial departments such as Lao Cai DARD, Farmers’ Association for advocacy work; manage the consultants that may be involved in project assignments to assure work quality;
  • Other tasks as required.
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • At least a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Forestry, Economics, Finance or other relevant subjects.
  • In-depth knowledge in cinnamon sector
  • At least five (5) years’ experience working in development/value chain development projects.
  • Experience working with private and public sectors, business association
  • Experience working with ethnic minorities in the Northwest provinces is an advantage.
  • Good experience in consultant management
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Result-oriented;
  • Advanced level of English speaking and writing; and,
  • Able to travel and stay overnight as required;

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