Summary Description:

Working with the Foundation's Representative for the Vietnam and Thailand and a team of professionals based in Hanoi, and in coordination with a worldwide staff, the Program Officer will be responsible for advancing a program and negotiating grants in the fields of social science, education and the relationship between cultural representation and social and economic change. The Program Officer will advance existing work to strengthen and diversify the social sciences. He or she will also develop a new initiative in educational reform which promotes solutions to problems of access and quality in secondary and tertiary education and explores alternative structures and policies to permit and encourage students to remain in school. The Program Officer will also continue work that contributes to the stabilization of the economic and institutional infrastructure for arts and culture in Vietnam. In addition, the Program Officer communicates program lessons and outcomes, encourages collaboration between grantees, coordinates Foundation activities with those of other donors, and participates in the Foundation's worldwide discussions of program goals and strategies.

Required Qualifications:

Doctoral level work in the social sciences, preferably with a focus on education; ability to work fluently in English; demonstrated understanding of educational and cultural issues and of their relationship to social change; contacts and knowledge of resources outside Vietnam relevant to the work; demonstrated knowledge of principles of gender equity; ability to analyze programmatic issues and to interpret institutional dynamics in the Vietnam context; ability to work effectively as a member of the Hanoi office program team and with colleagues from diverse disciplines and perspectives; strong conceptual, organizational, public speaking and writing skills; willingness to learn Vietnamese after appointment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of Vietnam's society, history and culture; fluency in spoken Vietnamese; experience in community development or local governance; prior experience in program development or project management.

Location:Hanoi, Vietnam

Target Date: October 1, 2001

Salary is based on experience and the Foundation's commitment to internal equity. A generous benefits package is included.

To apply for employment, please send resume, cover letter, and brief writing sample (5-20 pages of original work) to Ms. M. Baldwin at the above address or by e-mail to [email protected] by August 6, 2001.

Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at The Ford Foundation, where employment and promotional opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation/affectional preference, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law.

Annex

The Ford Foundation in Vietnam