Program Manager - Future Pathways In Electricity and Automotive Industries

1. Set up the Operations
Within the general objectives of SEED program, in close partnership with the project's partners, you
will:
- Outline the project plan of actions to meet the project's KPIs, taking into account the specific context
and needs of vocational training program and labor market in Vietnam
- Coordinate and ensure a smooth implementation of the action plan, focusing on the main project's
pillars:
+ Implementation of a 3-month short course training on automotive and electricity energies with
a strong focus on Green energies.
+ In close collaboration with the local partner and the sponsors, source and coordinate the
setup of the workshops' equipment, to provide quality conditions for the students technical
training with the support of the technical experts
+ Support and improve the existing Career orientation center to build bridges between students,
schools and companies with the support of the Life skills and Career orientation teacher
+ Training of the trainers, to improve their technical skills and pedagogical practices
- Follow-up the implementation of the activities and ensure their evaluation and continuous
improvement
- Advise the project team and project partners on project implementation on a weekly basis.
- Attend meetings and update the IECD Vietnam representative and support team in Paris about the
project implementation progress
- Promote the methodology transfer to the partner schools
- Coordinate with external expertise (national or international) to ensure the smooth implementation
of the project and achieve the objectives set
- Contribute to capitalization activities within the team in Vietnam and within the worldwide team
- Organize impact studies, schools' diagnosis and other surveys or research related to the project
2. Project management
You will be responsible for the general management of the project in Vietnam, including:
- Human resources:
+ Participating in the recruitment of a project team for the project launch
+ Managing a dedicated team of 3 staffs dedicated to the project (a project officer, a life skill
teacher and a technical teacher)
+ Identifying, coordinating and engaging external resources: experts, volunteers, interns,
contractors
- Partnerships:
+ Maintain good relationships with the partners of the project: training centers, companies,
NGOs etc.
+ Maintain good relationship with the financial partners of the project
+ Develop new partnerships with corporates and employers along with the development
opportunities
+ Initiate an action plan for an institutional partnership, aiming to ensure the sustainability and
the replication of the program
- Follow-up and steering of the project and the team
- Administration
- Finance management (budget planning and budget updating)
- Reporting: internal & external
- Fundraising
- Evaluation and continuous improvement
- Communication: internal & external
3. Project Development
As a way to increase the project's impact, in close collaboration with the local and international
vocational training ecosystem, you will identify and analyze new project opportunities, as for example:
- New partnership with local schools, local authorities, companies etc.
- New operating methodologies to scale-up the program in Vietnam and regionally (Thailand,
Philippines)
- New beneficiaries target groups