UNESCO Vacancy: Assistant Programme Officer – Education

Subject: FW: Vacancy notice
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:19:44 +0700
From: Nguyen Quang Trung <nq.trung@unesco.org.vn>

UNESCO Office in Viet Nam, Hanoi

Employment Opportunity


The UNESCO Hanoi Office is a country office for Viet Nam
based in Hanoi. Its programmes focus on Education for All
(EFA), sustainable cultural and natural heritage management,
and communication and information, with gender and youth as
priority mainstreaming areas. We seek to recruit two
Assistant Programme Officers in Education to participate in
the implementation of our expanding programmes. This is a
full-time position based in Hanoi.

Assistant Programme Officer – Education, REF:0601

Responsibilities:

- Gather, research, analyze, synthesize and disseminate
information on education; - Assist in developing and implementing education programmes
and projects;

- Perform English-Vietnamese translation and interpretation
tasks;

- Assist in liaising with national, provincial and
international partners;

- Maintain project and programme information, reporting and
filing;

- Assist in administrative and financial management.

Qualifications:

- University degree in relevant field (i.e. education;
development studies; social sciences; etc.)

- Two to ten years of work experience as programme/project
assistant in the relevant area;

- Excellent command of both English and Vietnamese (oral and
written);

- Versatile in using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and
communication softwares.

- Ability to handle multiple tasks in teamwork environment

Duration of Post:

Initial probational appointment will be for three months in
accordance with UNESCO personnel regulations. Further
extension is possible upon satisfactory performance, to one
year or longer.

Application Procedures

Interested persons should fill out and submit a UNESCO
Curriculum Vitae downloadable at
http://www.unesco.org.vn/news/news_vacancies.asp (or
available at the UNESCO Office from 8am to 11am) in an
envelope clearly marked reference number and title:
"Assistant Programme Officer in Education, REF 0601"

Office Manger
UNESCO Hanoi
23 Cao Ba Quat Street
Hanoi

Only short listed candidates will be invited for interview.
No telephone contact please.


Closing Date and time of Application
4 PM, 05 May 2006