Vietnam Pre-Launch Program Manager

Basic details
• Contract position
• Short-term (around 6 months), likely part-time (around 50%)
• Exact duration and days per week can be flexible to suit the right person
• Start in or soon after February 2023
• Competitive non-profit compensation, according to the individual's experience
• Depending on the outcome of this work, there may be an opportunity to continue into a longer-term role
Job description - key activities and roles
• Representative of Generation in Vietnam and main point of contact with Vietnamese partners: this will require becoming familiar with Generation (mission, methodology, systems, processes, etc.); you will be supported by a global and regional team (who may visit)
• Due diligence/pre-launch research, including on:
- Labour market (analyse supply and demand of workers in specific job roles)
- Employers (identify likely employers and understand their painpoints and needs; job activity mapping)
- Learners (identify target demographics and understand their preferences, aspirations, and challenges; identify pathways to reach target learners)
- Legal & financial & operational requirements for launch (e.g., legal entity, funds transfers)
This will involve desktop research, interviews, surveys, focus groups, etc.
• Project management of pre-launch phase: e.g., budgeting (working with us), stakeholder engagement plan
• Identifying potential partners and building relationships: e.g., employers, funders, government, training organisations, recruiters
• Fundraising: help find sources for long-term funding
• Training/uplifting capabilities of partner organisations: based on Generation's methodology and experience, work with us to prepare partner(s)'s staff to launch our programs