Programme Officer On Climate And Disaster Risk Financing “DKTI”

· Acting as technical focal point for climate and disaster risk financing;

· Advising the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and provincial authorities on the improvement of the regulatory basis for climate and disaster – resilient protection of critical infrastructures and the selection and application of financial instruments to hedge climate and disaster risks;

· Ensuring close and effective cooperation and communication with relevant partners and stakeholders at national and provincial level during the implementation of the activities;

· Cooperating and advising in a multidisciplinary team colleague working on climate and disaster risk management and financing;

· Responsible for providing inputs to PR/communication, knowledge management and M&E;

· Ensuring that the activities are implemented in compliance with GIZ rules and regulations.

Minimum requirements:

• Master’s degree in economics, finance, disaster risk management, environment, natural resources management or closely related/relevant fields;
• Having at least 5 years of working experience in finance, insurance, public asset management, climate or disaster risk financing, preferably in development cooperation setting;
• Good knowledge and understanding about climate and disaster – resilient protection of critical infrastructure and financial instruments to hedge climate and disaster risks;
• Good knowledge and understanding about disaster risk management and financing in Vietnam, including existing regulatory basis and institutional capacities;
• Digital affinity and experience in developing and/or applying digital technologies and tools, preferably related to financing instruments;
• Good knowledge about private sector landscape and engagement in the areas of climate and disaster risk financing and insurance;
• Proven – working experience with and having good working relationships with governmental, ministerial, and provincial partners on climate and disaster risk protection, public asset management, financing, insurance or related topics;
• Excellent English proficiency, especially in presentation and writing;
• Capability to accompany and supervise multidisciplinary consultant teams;
• Good teamwork and interpersonal skills;

· Ability to travel frequently if required.

GIZ is committed to create an appreciative work environment, irrespective of age, ethnic background and nationality, gender and gender identity, physical and mental abilities, religion and worldview, sexual orientation and social background. We ensure human resource processes live up to the diverse competencies and talents of all employees, as well as satisfy our performance expectations.

What we can offer to the successful candidates:

· Good working environment;

· Competitive compensation and benefit packages, including the additional health insurance and the 24-hours accident insurance;

· And good policy on training and development;

· Policy on flexible working time.

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send the GIZ Application Form in English, copies of relevant certificates and references, either by email or by post (to GIZ Office Hanoi, 6th Floor Hanoi Towers, 49 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hanoi, Vietnam) before 29th August 2025.

Note: Please state “Application for the Programme Officer on Climate and Disaster Risk Financing_DKTI in the subject line or on the envelope. The short – listed candidates will be contacted within 4 weeks after the deadline. Telephone contact is not encouraged.

• Bachelor’s degree in textile and/or clothing technology, digital transformation, computer science, or equivalent with at least 5 years working in the field of textile  

• Experience in developing digital transformation roadmaps for textile enterprises

• Experience in implementing technologies for textile businesses in Vietnam, such as designing and implementing digital transformation projects (e.g. IT solutions, Automation, IoT, SCADA, etc.)

• Experience in linking business outcomes (reduced costs, efficiency gains) with climate goals (climate-neutrality, reducing energy and resource usage via data management)

• Experience in conducting energy audits and environmental impact assessments for manufacturing companies

• Experience in setting up, maintaining and monitoring carbon accounting systems and systems to monitor resource systems (such as energy, waste management systems, etc.)

• Experience in communications and employee engagement linked to the adoption of textile technology solutions

• Experience in developing strategies, setting up and executing transformation initiatives in textile SMEs

• Knowledge on current local and regional developments in the fields of technologies, solutions, as well as cost-benefit analysis for textile SMEs

• Experience managing external IT vendors

• Good knowledge of the digital transformation landscape in Vietnam

• Experience working with international donors is a plus

• Managerial and organisational competence

• Willingness to travel (abroad and domestically) regularly

• Very good knowledge of Vietnamese and English, German is a plus

• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management 

What we can offer to the successful candidates: 

• Good working environment 

• Competitive compensation and benefit packages such as contribution of all compulsory insurances, providing with the additional health care, the annual health check-up and the 24-hours accident insurance. 

• Covering all travel expenses with travel allowances when traveling on business

• And good policy on training and development 

• And policy on flexible working time 

• Qualification: Bachelor
• Age: Unlimited
• Job type: Permanent