WVV Special Project Assistant (temporary) - Safer Internet, Safer Childhood Project

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization working to improve the quality of life of people, especially children who are marginalized and living in poverty. World Vision helps all who are in need, regardless of their religion, race, ethnicity or gender. As a child-focused organization, WV’s work focuses on children, ensuring they are protected and their basic needs are met. World Vision Vietnam (WVV) has been funded from 13 support countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Funding of WVV consists of sponsorship program funding (70%) and Private Non-Sponsorship (PNS)/grants (30%). WVV employs about 400 staff, of which 99% are Vietnamese nationals.

WVV is operating in 14 provinces including Hanoi, Dien Bien, Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Ho Chi Minh, Dak Nong. WVV’s Area Program (AP) usually focuses within one administrative district of a province which populated by ethnic minority people with high rates of poverty. A uniqueness of WVV’s Development Program Approach (DPA) is that AP team members are based at district level where the AP is located, which enables them to work closely with government partners and communities on a daily basis. Beside the APs, WVV is also implementing different Special and Grant Projects to meet the specific needs of vulnerable children in both AP and non-AP areas.

Over 70% of the Vietnamese population now has access to the internet. As of June 2021, 9.2% of Facebook users and 18.5% of YouTube users are children aged 13-17. Children use the internet from an early age but do not have enough knowledge and skills to protect themselves from the risk of being sexually abused via chat rooms, live streams, web cameras and smartphones.

WVI Vietnam is developing a project to help Vietnamese children to learn, entertain and grow in safe online and offline environments, with the tentative timeline from January 2022 to December 2024. The project and the positions required to deliver the project will commence upon confirmed funding from the donor.

To assist the Project Officer and matrix AP Manager in implementing and monitoring the project in the assigned sites to achieve the goal, outcomes, and outputs stated in the project design document and logical framework in compliance with donor requirements and World Vision principles and values.

1. Design and Planning

- Coordinate and involve project staff, project partners and consultants to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate project activities according to the project’s plan and to ensure the sustainability of the project.

- Technical child protection materials, especially on online documents and data are searched, collected and used for the project objectives

2. Project Activities Implementation, Monitoring  and Reporting

- Assistance is provided to the Project Officer and matrix AP Manager in project planning, implementation and review by developing and ensuring quality, realistic plans of action, budgets, and monitoring and evaluation of activities, outputs, and outcomes. This will be done in alignment with WV’s Learning through Evaluation with Accountability and Planning (LEAP) Framework.

- Work with local partners and others to ensure that planned targets of the project are achieved.

- Project implementation is carried out in close coordination and relation with other projects in Thuong Xuan AP to ensure integration;

- Project’s progress is kept track and information is updated in liaison and collaboration with other agencies.

- Assistance is provided to the Project Officer in developing project reports, including periodic narrative progress reports according to donor standards and WV M&E standards

- Perform other administrative tasks as assigned by Project Officer and matrix AP Manager.

3. Organizational Learning

- Attend workshops, training and other capacity building activities and learn to be a trainer as required;

- Assistance is provided to the Project Officer and matrix AP Manager in documenting project best practices and project stories.

• Bachelor degree in social work or social related field.
• Conceptual understanding of and commitment to development work, especially Christian, child-focused, community-based development concepts, approaches and processes;
• Community mobilization skills, including networking/coordination among different local partners;
• Demonstrated training and group facilitation skills;
• Good time management and organizational skills;
• Good interpersonal and communications skills;
• Fair English, especially report writing and reading skills;
• Good computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email;

• 1-2 years of work experience in the area of rural development/community development
• Experience in INGO-funded project planning and implementation.