To support program delivery in Vietnam, GGGI is seeking for a Program Assistant to execute administrative and project-related tasks. The Program Assistant is responsible for ensuring the effective operation of administrative activities including organizing events, travel arrangements, supply chain recruitment, procurement, managing office assets and other administrative services.
The Program Assistant will work under the supervision of the Senior Program Assistant supporting Vietnam programs and as well as other team members in the Vietnam office.
The position is to execute operation tasks, with emphasizes on logistical and coordination services, financial administration at the activity and outcome level and other administrative services.
Coordinate tasks related to GGGI country programs in Vietnam; this role will perform:
The tasks include but are not limited to the following areas of work:
About GGGI
Based in Seoul, The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is an intergovernmental organization founded to support and promote a model of economic growth known as “green growth”, which targets key aspects of economic performance such a poverty reduction, job creation, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. GGGI works with countries around the world, building their capacity and working collaboratively on green growth policies that can impact the lives of millions. The organization partners with countries, multilateral institutions, government bodies, and private sector to help build economies that grow strongly and are more efficient and sustainable in the use of natural resources, less carbon intensive, and more resilient to climate change.
GGGI has a diverse portfolio of programs in developing countries around the world. These in-country programs, together with global products and services, focus on delivering results through an integrated approach of evidence-based green growth planning and implementation aligned to countries’ development priorities. GGGI’s work cuts across from the development of policies through to sector planning and the identification and financing of projects.
The organization also focuses on knowledge development and management activities which build a strong theoretical and empirical basis for green growth, while providing concrete options and guidance for policymakers, as well as building the conditions for public and private green infrastructure investments.
Since 2012, GGGI has worked with the government of Viet Nam, in the planning and investment sectors with MPI, in green bonds with Ministry of Finance, urban green growth with the Ministry of Construction (MOC), renewable energy and energy efficiency with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), urban cooling with Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), and agriculture and landscape with Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). GGGI works to provide strategic policy advice as well as prioritization and development of bankable projects. GGGI and MPI published the 2016-2020 Country Planning Framework (CPF) for Viet Nam and are developing the 2021-2025 CPF for Viet Nam, which confirm GGGI’s partnership with the government will focus in the urban, finance and energy sectors to enable Viet Nam to achieve its ambitious development goals in a green and inclusive way.
Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.