Good Neighbors is an international, non-profit humanitarian organization that plans, implements and raises funds for the provision of services in child education, community development, health, sanitation, and disaster relief projects. Currently Good Neighbors has been operating in 37 countries, supporting approximately 17 million people, including about 10 million children.

Good Neighbors International in Vietnam (GNI) is implementing Community Development Projects (CDP) based on child sponsorship in 3 provinces; Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, and Thanh Hoa. GNI is working in main areas as child sponsorship and education, water and sanitation, income generation, etc. in 6 CDPs and is managing about 10,000 sponsored children.     

Job title: Child Protection Officer   

Effective date: September, 2017

Department: Sponsorship Services Division (SSD)

Location: Hanoi – Head office

Reports to: CP Team Leader, SSD Manager

Type of contract: Full time

1. KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal: Country Director, Managing Director, OD Manager/Officer, SSD Manager/Officer, AD-FD Manager/Officer, PM, Project Officers

External: GNI’s Donors, Partners, Governmental Officials, INGOs, Communities, Sponsored children, Communities

1. Work management:

• Be in charge of the effeciency of activities related to Child right education (Child empowerment services, Child right awarness, Puppet show on child abuse prevention); Child participation (Child clubs…), Child protection system.

In details:

• Design:

• Overall building Project’s Plan of Action (POA) for child protection program; ensure to meet the deadlines and high efficiency;

• Actively proposing ideas to develop CP progarms as well as boost the effeciency of implementing activities

• Working with involved partners & participants to ensure the effeciency of jointly holding activities

• Submiting to SSD manager, team leader proposals, progress and result reports for all activities which include in POA and other special funds

• Supporting CP staffs at CDP level in terms of making and checking submitted activity proposals

• Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Be in charge of monitoring implementation process of all the CP activities to to ensure to meet the deadline, high quality and high efficiency;

• Making reports (regular or as required) on CP implemented activities.

• Managing and promoting the process of disbursement as planned

2. Networking

• Building up relationship with specialists, consultants who are working on the field of the team, with specific organizations or agencies (governmental agency, other organizations, individuals, etc.) in order to enhance the quality of project implementation;

• Guide and ensure that partners, participants properly follow GNI regulations during the activities

3. Internal communication

• Regularly reporting on activities/events or when required to the PIC of activities

• Keep contact and frequently support the CP staff at CDP level in terms of activity

• Actively consulting other teams, department for efficiency and adjustment of the activities/programs (if any)

• Cooperating with other divisions (AD, FD...) in the office to implement the activities effectively

• Other tasks by line managers

3. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Education

• University degree in Social Works and other relevant field

Work experience

• At least 1- year relevant working experience

• Experience in working with children

• Experience in community development or with NGO

Skills

• Ability to gather and analyse statistical data and generate reports

• Good English skills

• Good skill in computer use

• Abilitty to work independently and with the team

• Good organizing skills and interpersonal skills  

Attitude

• Sociable, responsive, committed working with GNI at least 1 year.   

• Teamwork

• Accountable

Nationality: Vietnamese

4. HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are invited to send their application (including a letter of motivation and a CV with salary desired and a portrait photo attached) to Human Resource Division via the email address [email protected] or to the Head Office address: Good Neighbors International in Vietnam, 17th Floor, Block A, Song Da Building, My Dinh I, Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi no later than 25th September, 2017. We are very sorry that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.