Programme Intern

Position: Programme Intern
Contract duration: 1 year (extendable)
Supervisor: Head of Programme Development
Duty station: Hanoi
Key working relationship:All ActionAid - AFV staff and others as required
Commencement date: As soon as possible
Working time:Full time (9 hours per day, from Monday to Thursday)
1. Background
Founded in the United Kingdom in 1972, ActionAid is an international federation, working with over 25 million people in more than 40 countries for a world free from poverty and injustice. ActionAid's head office is in Johannesburg. ActionAid is the only large international development organisation with head office based in Africa, with offices in Asia and the Americas connecting ActionAid's work in Europe.
ActionAid started working in Vietnam since 1989, established its Representative Office in Hanoi in 1992. Since then, ActionAid Vietnam (AAV) has been focusing the work to end poverty and promote sustainable development in over 20 provinces in mountainous, remote and difficult regions as well as poor urban areas across Vietnam. The organization is well recognized as one of the leading INGOs significantly contributed to the poverty reduction and community empowerment in Vietnam.
Aid for social protection program Foundation Vietnam (hereinafter referred as AFV) was established under the Law of the Social Republic of Vietnam according to the Decision No. 633/QĐ-BNV dated 11 April 2016. The Ministry of Home Affairs recognized the Foundation eligibility for operation and its members of Board of Trustees according to the Decision No. 1729/QĐ-BNV dated 4 July 2016. AFV operates as a non-profit, social foundation aiming to provide support for poverty reduction programs and projects, job generation, community development, and sponsorship, to help the poor, the unprivileged, children living in difficult conditions according to the law. ActionAid and AFV maintain cooperation as long - term strategic partnership.
To deliver ActionAid - AFV's commitments made in Country Strategy Paper 7 (CSP7) and to cope with the transition in recruitment process for some vacant positions in Programme department, there is a need of an Intern to support the programme team to handle the workload and improve the programme/project management. This position holder is expected to provide support to works related to specific project of Programme Department. This will be done in consultation with Head of Programme Development and in line with Human Resource and Organization Development policy manual