Enterprise Advisor, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Job description :
Responsibilities: 1. Independently conduct enterprise assessment of labor standards and management systems at the enterprise level 2. Independently produce high standard reports in English on (i) assessments findings, (ii) recommendations for improvement, (iii) enterprise improvement plans and (iv) progress reports on implementation 3. Review the reports of other advisors as part of the peer review Better Work quality assurance system 4. Provide high quality enterprise level consultancy services designed to improve enterprise performance including coaching, facilitating management and union improvement committees, providing technical advice and conducting classroom based training 5. Select and adapt and contextualise Better Work products for use at the individual enterprise level based on needs 6. Provide technical advice and input into the development of Better Work research, products and strategies 7. Have a good understanding of a range of remediation training and capacity building initiatives including classroom-based training activities for improvement purposes 8. Actively contribute to the project’s monitoring and evaluation strategy, research agenda and knowledge management strategy 9. Contribute to the financial sustainability strategy of the project including encouraging the participation of enterprises in project activities, a strong outcome focus, and effective time management of consultancy services 10. Supervise project support staff as required 11. Other duties as required by the supervisor.

Qualifications :
Job Requirement: A recognized university degree in human resource management, adult education, international development, law or other relevant fields, or equivalent in experience. Required Competencies 1. Good communications skills, both oral and written 2. Good analytical skills 3. Good knowledge of the Vietnamese labor law and regulations 4. Good group facilitation, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills and capacity to deliver classroom training. Experience in industrial relations and building of social dialogue between management and worker representatives at the workplace an advantage 5. Understanding of enterprise level human resource, production and quality systems 6. Good understanding of corporate social responsibility and labor compliance issues in global supply chains 7. Ability to monitor the effectiveness of training and capacity building initiatives undertaken by partner organizations/consultants 8. Good understanding of principles of gender equality and principles of equal opportunity and how these can be promoted as part the responsibilities of the post 9. Self-motivated and ability to work independently in an outcomes-based work culture as well as contributing to the work of a team; and 10. Capacity to sensitively liaise and network with a range of stakeholders including staff, donors, international buyers, government officials, management, unions and NGOs.

Experience :
• At least three years of professional experience in social dialogue, capacity building in the private sector in developing countries, corporate social responsibility (particularly in the field of labour standards compliance and remediation) or other relevant field. • Excellent command of English. A working knowledge of the Vietnamese and/or of one or more of the language spoken by the workers in the export apparel industry would be an advantage.

Job information :
This job offer is open to foreigners and expatriates applicants.

Job location :
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Contract type :
Full Time

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