Development Worker (m/f/d) as Digital Ambassador for a Vocational College in Vietnam

Job Description

Our model for success is a better life for everyone and purposeful tasks for our employees. For more than 50 years, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as a company of the German Federal Government, has been supporting the implementation of development policy goals worldwide. Together with partner organisations in more than 130 countries, we are involved in a diverse range of projects. If you want to make a difference in the world and develop yourself in the process, you’ve come to the right place.

Job description

The Programme “Reform of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Vietnam” is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with the Vietnamese Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET) under the Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA). The Programme aims to better align TVET to the changing world of work which will be increasingly digital and green. The fields of activity include supporting the local partner organization in the Digital Transformation. One of the supported TVET institutes is the LILAMA 2 International Technology College in Dong Nai Province - a part of the programme in the modernisation of the training courses in “Mechatronics, Industrial Electronics, Metal Cutting and Construction Mechanics”.

Your tasks

• Support TVET institutes in developing strategies and operational plans for digital transformation
• Advise on the development of e-learning systems, digital platforms, cloud services, digital teaching and learning materials, and other modern learning and teaching methods
• Provide multipliers at TVET institutes with further training courses in digital literacy and e-pedagogy from basic to advanced levels
• Assist TVET institutes in strengthening their cooperation in TVET 4.0 with the business sector and integrating the requirements of Industry 4.0 into training programmes
• Support PR and communications staff in TVET institutes in the development and application of easily accessible digital information channels
• Advise on digital entrepreneurship and start-ups
• Advise the partners on digital transformation of legal frameworks
• Advise the partners on software and hardware structures

Your profile

• University degree or professional qualification related to IT and education
• Experience in the field of digital transformation and in the education sector
• Very good knowledge of information and communication technologies, e-Learning systems, and platforms such as Moodle, BBB, Atingi
• Strong communication, presentation, and moderation skills
• Ability to convey specialized topics and methods and to work participatively with the relevant stakeholders
• Networking skills, teamwork, structured working style with a high degree of self-organization, flexibility, and creativity
• Experience in working/living abroad, ideally in Asia and have Intercultural Communication skills
• Experience in the cross-cutting issues of gender and inclusion of people with disabilities
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Vietnamese and German is an advantage

Location information

We are pleased to offer you a first impression on topics such as climate, shopping and services, the school situation and health care in Vietnam.

 

At the site of operation, the particulate pollution occurs to be many time higher than the European acceptable limit. As part of the selection process and during the recruitment examination you will be informed of appropriate protective and behavioral measures.

Notes

GIZ’s Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.

Willingness to travel on a regular basis is required.

For general questions from dependent partners about local employment - please contact us at: map@giz.de

A prerequisite for the conclusion of the agreement is the lifting of the restrictions currently in force in the company on the possibilities for travel and business trips in order to contain the worldwide spread of the Covid-19 virus.

 

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About the Organization

We offer the opportunity to work in an innovative and worldwide operating institution related to development policy. Your competencies and qualifications are demanded on the spot in an interdisciplinary team. You advise governmental and civil society organizations at local or municipal level. The Development Service of GIZ offers a comprehensive service package. It includes a specific technical and personal preparation. The basis for the deployment of specialists in the development service is the German Development Workers Act (EhfG).

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.