Team Leader: Support to the Government of Vietnam to enhance the regulatory environment for doing business

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EC Technical Assistance to support the Government of Vietnam to enhance the regulatory environment for doing business

Vietnam

Team Leader 

Project description:

The overall objective of this project financed by the EC is to foster sustainable development and inclusive growth in Vietnam by strengthening the business-friendly environment. This contract will provide capacity building support to the Ministry of Planning and Investment to strengthen the doing business environment to support the creation of an enabling environment for private sector growth through quality regulations and enforcement, more efficient factor markets (for land use rights and capital) and support to the development of a transparent procurement system. It will also support the Government of Vietnam to reap the benefits of new regional and bilateral trade commitments, with a focus on the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

The anticipated starting date is in the first quarter of 2019, with an implementation period is estimated to be 5 and a ½ years.

Job description:

The Team leader will be in charge of the strategic oversight of the project; and supervise and coordinate the input of the other key and short-term experts for the duration of the project. In addition, the Team Leader will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of all activities together with the EU and the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Experience

General professional experience 
 

• Advanced university degree in a relevant field (for example law, economics, accounting, procurement or similar) or hold equivalent professional qualifications and/or experience
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Excellent diplomacy and communication skills

Preferred requirements

• A minimum of 10 years professional experience in technical assistance projects in the field of private sector development, with a focus on supporting regulatory reform and a business enabling environment
• Previous experience in capacity building projects in developing countries, as well as working with governmental institutions, such as Ministry of Planning etc.
• Previous work experience in Vietnam or Southeast Asia

Specific professional experience and skills

• At least 10 years’ experience working on programmes in private sector development, business environment/regulatory reform, public procurement, investment promotion and law, competition policy
• At least 5 years’ experience in team leader positions, managing donor-funded projects in the fields of economic governance and other relevant areas

Please note that, even though some of the requirements are recommended, we would prefer candidates who complied with all the requirements