Two Value Chain Officers for Ca Mau and Tra Vinh

1. INTRODUCTION

The United States Agency for International Development Climate Resilient Agriculture in the Mekong Delta Project (CRM) works with the Government of Vietnam (GVN) to enhance the resilience of the Mekong Delta’s communities, ecosystems, and livelihoods. The overall goal of CRM is to advance low-emissions, climate-resilient, agricultural livelihoods combined with biodiversity conservation to support carbon sequestration, healthy ecosystems, and resilience of vulnerable communities in the Mekong Delta.

CRM works across five provinces of Dong Thap, Kien Giang, Ca Mau, Soc Trang, and Tra Vinh and focus on three interconnected objectives and one cross-cutting theme:

• Objective 1: Strengthen climate change resilience of the most vulnerable populations. CRM will engage stakeholders to assess and address vulnerability through enhanced climate information services, resilient livelihood, and safety net models, improved provincial plans, and increased access to finance.
• Objective 2: Strengthen management and restoration of natural ecosystems to provide ecosystem goods and services. CRM will take an inclusive participatory approach to identify entry points to support evidence-based transformation of legal and governance frameworks, improve management capacity, and incentivize natural resource conservation.
• Objective 3: Reduce methane emissions through low-emission and sustainable agriculture practices. CRM will work with GVN and stakeholders across value chains to assess gaps and opportunities and harness payment for environmental services schemes and other results-based finance mechanisms to reduce intensive rice farming and GHG emissions and drive transformation through a market systems approach.
• Cross-cutting focus: Develop and implement policies to advance climate actions and biodiversity conservation. CRM will also work with GVN and stakeholders to enhance development, harmonization, and implementation of policies, as well as to strengthen national and sub-national coordination. CRM will engage key stakeholders to influence and incentivize policy, practice, and behavior in favor of transformation.

CRM will be implemented during the period of 2023-2028 by Winrock International (WI) with a consortium of Vietnamese and international partners, including Netherlands Development Organization (SNV).  GVN counterparts are the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Management Board of Forest Projects (MBFPs).

2. COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) is a non-profit, international development organization founded 57 years ago, and now operating in 24 countries in Africa and Asia. Our global team of local and international advisors use their expertise in three sectors – Agri Food, Energy and Water systems as well as the cross-cutting topics of gender, social inclusion climate change and governance to contribute to solving some of the leading problems facing the world today. We work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organizations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

SNV has been working in Vietnam since 1995, and currently has over 60 national and international staff. SNV Vietnam operates from a head office in Hanoi and projects in over 50 provinces in the country, including in the poorest and most remote areas.

For more information on SNV, please refer to our website: www.snv.org

3. POSITION DESCRIPTION

Value Chain Officer will support private sector engagement across Climate Resilient Agriculture in the Mekong Delta’s (CRM) objectives through promotion of market-based approaches covering rice, aquaculture, and horticulture value chains and design and implementation of innovative financial instruments for low emission and sustainable agriculture practices and nature-based solutions.

Value Chain Officers based in Ca Mau and Tra Vinh will coordinate field operations in their respective regions, facilitating access to beneficiaries and supporting complete implementation of the program at decentralized level.

4. RESPONSIBILITIES

Project set-up and design

- Initiates implementation of the project plan in accordance with the SNV project procedures, relevant SNV structures, accounting principles, donor requirements and contracted commitments.

Project Implementation

- Coordinate the project team, partners and relevant stakeholders. Plans and work on deliverables and activities, reviews progress and addresses deviations in terms of timelines and quality, based on project planning, deliverables agreed and budget set.

- Direct contribution to SNV target commitments within USAID CRM.

Project quality assurance

- Takes responsibility for the technical content of a project in the province, ensures quality of the deliverables and ensures sufficient technical input to meet the quality standards.

- Provide technical assistance on value chain development, cooperatives support and private sector engagement for key commodities in respective province.

Analysis & Reporting

- Ensures collection, consolidation and review of project information, according to SNV’s and USAID’s monitoring, evaluation, and learning guidelines.

Contract Implementation & Project Accounting

- Manages and accounts for full compliance of administrative, finance and HR components of the project with SNV internal procedures and requirements specified in the donor, sub-grant, sub-consultancy, partner, consortium and in consultation with direct manager.

- Ensures that approval for, coding and booking of all expenditures is done according to the relevant procedures and authorization levels. Prepares, accounts for, manages and reports on project budget. Discusses security and (financial risk) mitigation (incl. due diligence). Fully understands procurement and comply with requirements and contracts.

People Relations & Teamwork

- Coordinate and motivates team members, consortium, and partners to deliver results.

- Work with SNV team, and consultants and partners, within guidelines and project budget.

- Other duties required by the line manager.

5. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• At least bachelor’s degree in specialized/relevant technical field of Agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, business administration, etc. 
• 3 to 4 years’ experience in development work and project implementation and coordination.
• Experiences in value chains development and private sectors engagement especially rice, shrimp, horticulture
• Experiences in ODA projects

Know how: Professional with knowledge and understanding of the core project implementation procedures and project coordination.  

Complexity: Provide project coordination within stable setting, known, straightforward and proven project approach/technology, clear requirements (e.g. grants) and a stable political and secure situation within one country.

Supervision: Work is supervised, procedures and work instructions are provided. Conflicts are identified and consulted with senior colleague.

Impact: Direct impact on country project delivery through project implementation, requiring financial proficiency and support.

Planning and organising: The ability to determine goals and priorities and to assess the actions, time and resources needed to achieve those goals.

Communication: The ability to communicate in clear language and to adjust one’s use of language to the audience’s level, making sure ideas and essence are understood by the audience. 

Problem analysis: The ability to detect problems, recognise important information and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.

Result orientation: The ability to take direct action to attain or exceed objectives.

Focus on quality: Setting high quality standards and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance.

6. SUPERVISOR

CRM applies a “One Team” approach, where staff hired by different consortium members are fully embedded within the CRM’s Office and staffing structure. Within this arrangement, the Value Chain Officer will follow a parallel management structure:

• As an SNV employee, for contractual and administrative matters, the Value Chain Officer will work under management of the Project Manager.
• For CRM activities and day-to-day work, the Value Chain Officer directly reports to the respectively CRM Provincial Project Manager.

7. HOW TO APPLY

If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and letter of motivation in English, mentioned prefer to be based in Ca Mau or Tra Vinh until 27th December 2024.

Applicants will be requested to provide us with the contact details of three people who are willing to act as a reference. We will only contact these references after your explicit permission.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should SNV wish to proceed with your application, two interviews with a Selection Committee will take place.

SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

8. WORKING AT SNV:

Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts. For more information, please visit our website: www.snv.org/careers.

SNV strives to be an inclusive employer, thriving on the diversity of its people and does not discriminate on the base of disability status, religion, ethnic origin, gender and sexual orientation, etc.

At SNV we prioritise safety and security for all employees. We conduct thorough background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for International determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment), the “Statement of Conduct". This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme. 

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